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The Bird Island fireballer did it in the Region 4C tournament against Starbuck with a one-hit, 15-strikeout performance that put the Bullfrogs into the championship game. And against Dilworth in the second round of the Class C state tournament, Nissen was looking for a repeat.

“I always felt like if I can go out there, give it my all in that first inning and set a tone the rest of the game, I know my guys will be there and follow behind me,” Nissen said.

Striking out the side in just 10 pitches to open state, yeah, that tone was set.

While Nissen kept the Raildogs at bay, the Bullfrogs strung together 14 hits in a 10-0 eight-inning victory on Saturday night.

“It’s really big building off the momentum we had from the (region) playoffs,” said Bird Island left fielder Logan Swann. “If Logan Nissen keeps throwing like that, we’re going to be a tough team to beat.”

Bird Island shortstop Dylan Gass makes a throw to first base during Saturday's Class C state baseball playoff game against Dilworth in Milroy. Joe Brown / West Central Tribune

Before Saturday’s contest, Nissen was able to get some insight after Dilworth’s first-round matchup.

“I have a few college teammates that played for St. Clair and they played Dilworth last weekend,” Nissen said.

St. Clair has five players that were teammates with Nissen at Bethany Lutheran: Ben Anderson, Alec Gratz, Brandon Freitag, Nick Shubert and Ben Hopper.

“All week, I was talking to them about these guys’ tendencies and what they do right away. It was really helpful … so I was mixing my stuff like I usually do, maybe in different variations. Also, we had a very good executed plan by my catcher James (Woelfel). He’s been fantastic all season. … I knew they weren’t getting onto what I was throwing.”

He finished the outing with eight strikeouts, giving up just one walk and four hits. No Dilworth player advanced past second base.

“I was really worried about Dilworth’s bats. St. Clair had a very good pitcher and they hit them pretty hard,” said Bird Island manager Mike Nagel. “But not many people are going to be able to pitch like Logan Nissen.”

It was on the Bullfrogs’ offense to deliver. And the second time through the order, Bird Island found its way onto the scoreboard. Woelfel opened the scoring with an RBI single in the third, followed by a one-run single by Swann in the fourth.

Bird Island's Logan Swann connects with the ball for a single during Saturday's Class C playoff game against Dilworth in Milroy. Joe Brown / West Central Tribune

While every Bullfrog got a hit in the victory, Swann had the biggest night, going 4-for-4 with four RBIs, a run and a stolen base.

“Hitting’s contagious,” Swann said. “Once a couple hits started coming, runs started coming across the board and everyone starts loosening up.”

Bird Island also got aggressive on the bases with five steals, including a double steal in the sixth that allowed Colten Minkel to swipe home.

“When we watched them, if there was an issue with Dilworth, it was their defense,” Nagel said. “So I decided we’re going to be aggressive (on the bases) and in this game, it worked out.”

Nagel added, “With Nissen on the mound, when we had a two-spot, I knew we were in good shape. And when we got to five, that pretty much took the wind out of their sails.”

Reaching the final weekend for the first time since 2012, Bird Island will square off against Watkins at 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 in Springfield. The Clippers reached the final 16 on Sunday after beating Fergus Falls 6-0.

“We know Watkins really well,” Nagel said. “These guys played against them in high school and legion, and we were in their region for five years. We’ve beat them once but for the most part, they’ve had our number.

“If we play like we did tonight, we’ll be in pretty much every game.”

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Hitting - Dilworth: Matt Fiechtner 1-3, Connor Robley 1-3 Austin Skjefte 1-3, Jake Salentine 1-2 bb… Bird Island: James Woelfel 2-5 2b r rbi sb, Jordan Sagedahl 1-5 r, Tyler Hebrink 1-5 rbi, Dylan Gass 1-4 r-2 rbi bb, Trent Athmann 1-3 r bb, Colten Minkel 2-3 2b r-3 sb, Logan Swann 4-4 r rbi-4 sb, Shawn Dollerschell 1-4 rbi sb, Trevor Nissen 1-4 r sb

Pitching (ip-h-r-er-bb-so) - Dilworth: Bryce Venaas (L) 6-9-5-4-0-4, Andy Pugliano 1-1-3-3-2-2, Robley 0.1-4-2-2-0-1… Bird Island: Logan Nissen (W) 8-4-0-0-1-8

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Five more local residents succumb to COVID-19 virus as cases rise in tri-county area - Villages-News

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Five more local residents have died of COVID-19 as new cases continue to be reported in and around The Villages.

All five of the latest fatalities are from Marion County. They were described Sunday by the Florida Department of Health as:

• 64-year-old woman who tested positive Aug. 3;
• 96-year-old man who tested positive Aug. 13;
• 89-year-old woman who tested positive Aug. 19;
• 88-year-old woman who tested positive Aug. 19; and
• 65-year-old man who tested positive Aug. 19.

Thirty-five new COVID-19 cases were reported in and around The Villages. Those include:

• The Villages up five for a total of 534;
• Leesburg up 19 for a total of 1,020;
• Wildwood up five for a total of 345;
• Summerfield up three for a total of 338;
• Lady Lake up two for a total of 241; and
• Oxford up one for a total of 108.

Below is a breakdown of COVID-19 activity in the local area:

TRI-COUNTY AREA

• Cases: 16,702 – increase of 101
• Men: 7,274
• Women: 9,181
• Non-residents: 60
• People listed as unknown: 187
• Deaths: 345
• Hospitalizations: 1,364

SUMTER COUNTY

• Cases: 1,848 – increase of 16
• Men: 943
• Women: 883
• Non-residents: 60
• People listed as unknown: 187
• Deaths: 50
• Hospitalizations: 50
• Area/cities with most cases: The Villages (500), Wildwood (345), Coleman (280), Bushnell (270) and Oxford (108).

LAKE COUNTY

• Cases: 6,385 – increase of 40
• Men: 2,954
• Women: 3,274
• Non-residents: 38
• People listed as unknown: 119
• Deaths: 116
• Hospitalizations: 409
• Cities with most cases: Clermont (1,618), Leesburg (1,020), Tavares (698), Eustis (525) and Mount Dora (457).

MARION COUNTY

• Cases: 8,469 – increase of 45
• Men: 3,377
• Women: 5,024
• Non-residents: 13
• People listed as unknown: 55
• Deaths: 179
• Hospitalizations: 747
• Cities with most cases: Ocala (6,642), Summerfield (338), Belleview (308), Dunnellon (273) and Citra (161).

All told, Florida is reporting 621,586 COVID-19 cases – an increase of 2,583 from Saturday to Sunday. Of those, 614,753 are residents. There have been 11,263 deaths and 38,410 people have been hospitalized across the Sunshine State.

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The Yankees and Mets packed 10 innings of excitement into an eight-inning game Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium. In Game 1 of their doubleheader, the Yankees mounted a five-run comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning to send the game to extras, then walked it off in the eighth inning (NYY 8, NYM 7).

Aaron Hicks brought the Yankees, who'd lost seven of their previous eight games, back from the brink with a game-tying, two-run home run against Edwin Diaz in the seventh inning. The Yankees scored all five seventh inning runs with two outs.

The seventh-inning rally started with a throwing error by Mets third baseman Andres Gimenez. That put the leadoff runner on base. Also, Yankees infielder Thairo Estrada was dead to rights at third base going first-to-third on Luke Voit's two-run single. The throw was in time and J.D. Davis slapped the tag on Estrada, but the ball popped out of his glove. It would have been the final out of the inning.

Reliever Chad Green, who blew two late-inning leads earlier this week, struck out all three batters he faced with the automatic runner at second base in the top of the eighth inning. That set up Gio Urshela for the two-out, two-strike walk-off single in the bottom half.

The Mets had a 99.8 percent chance to win Sunday's game after Urshela flew out for the second out of the seventh inning, according to the win probability data at FanGraphs. At that point the Yankees were down five with a runner on first. The next four batters reached base to tie the game, then the Yankees won it the next inning. For the Yankees, it was a 1-in-500 comeback.

According to YES Network stats guru James Smyth, Sunday's comeback was the first five-run comeback in the final inning for the Yankees since July 16, 2000, against the Phillies. In that game the Yankees scored five runs in the ninth to tie the game, then gave up two runs in the top of the 10th, then scored three runs in the bottom of the 10th to win.  

Diaz was tagged with the blown save, his fourth of the season and third since returning to the closer's role following Seth Lugo's move back into the rotation. He's been very good overall this year (2.25 ERA with 28 strikeouts in 12 innings), and he inherited a mess Sunday, but the bottom line is he has not been the lights-out closer the Mets need him to be. Sunday was another rough one.

"We still trust him," Mets manager Luis Rojas told reporters, including MLB.com Anthony DiComo, following the game. "We still love his stuff. And that's when he's going to get the ball, when there's tight situations."  

The Yankees and Mets had last weekend's series at Citi Field postponed because the Mets had two positive COVID-19 cases. They're playing five games in three days this weekend and they have been action packed. Friday night the Yankees became the first team in over 100 years to give up a walk-off homer in their own park, then Saturday they won on a walk-off wild pitch.

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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland police officers responded to five shootings in a less than 3-hour window overnight Saturday into Sunday, according to police logs.

Four of the five shootings had male victims, according to Cleveland police. Each of the shootings occurred on the city’s East Side, but all in different neighborhoods. Cleveland police provided the following information about each shooting Sunday morning:

9:51 p.m.: A 20-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his thigh. He was taken to University Hospitals in a private vehicle. He told police at the hospital that he was shot near the intersection of East 36th Street and Quincy Avenue, in Cleveland’s Central neighborhood.

11:07 p.m.: A 30-year-old man was shot in the head near the intersection of East 93rd Street and Harvard Avenue in the city’s Union-Miles neighborhood, Cleveland police say. He was taken to MetroHealth by paramedics. His current condition is unknown.

11:23 p.m.: A 23-year-old man was shot in the back at a home on the 1000 block of East 71st Street, in the city’s St. Clair-Superior neighborhood. The man was taken to University Hospitals by paramedics, police say. He was listed as critical when he was transported, but his current condition is unknown.

12:25 a.m.: A 45-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen. He was shot at the Willson Apartments, at the corner of East 55th Street and Chester Avenue, bordering Cleveland’s Goodrick-Kirtland Park and Hough neighborhoods. The man was taken to University Hospitals by paramedics.

Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority police are handling the shooting investigation, since Willson Apartments is their property, Cleveland police said.

12:26 a.m.: A 58-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to her leg, police say. She was shot at a house on the 10700 block of Hathaway Avenue, in the city’s Glenville neighborhood. She was taken to MetroHealth for treatment.

Cleveland police has not named any suspects or announced any arrests in the five shootings as of Sunday afternoon. This post will be updated if more information becomes available.

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Five More Questions with Ally Barbaro - The Zebra

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Ally Barbaro’s AmeriCorps position as the Hunger Free Alexandria coordinator ends in September, and she is seeking a career in the nonprofit sector (photo courtesy of Ally Barbaro).

ALEXANDRIA, VA – On Wednesday you heard Ally Barbaro answer “10 Questions” from Z-TV guest host Jane Hess Collins about herself, her work with Hunger Free Alexandria, and how Alexandrians can get involved in our great city during our Z-TV LIVE! show. But do you know what food Ally hated as a kid? Find out that and more:

“They are unstoppable!” (Who is Ally talking about? Read below):

1. Have you met any families or people who needed meals that changed your life in particular?

I can’t think of anyone in particular but sometimes during meal distribution you would see older kids grabbing bags of food for their families. It always impacted me when middle or high school kids would take on that burden for their families. Any time I see kids on their own like that,  that would be touching to me and a reminder of the issue we’re working to solve.

2. Do you have any stories about any of the kids or people you met doing this work?

I’ve been amazed by the people who work at ALIVE, especially Ann [Patterson, food program director] and Jennifer [Ayers, executive director]. My position doesn’t have an office and I’ve been working out of their office. They both welcomed me in and helped me understand the food landscape. The work they’ve done throughout the pandemic has blown me away. They are unstoppable! They have quadrupled the food distribution in this community. It was awesome getting to know them and watch them work.

Ally decided to join AmeriCorps after volunteering with Camp Kesem GW as a student at George Washington University (photo courtesy of Ally Barbaro).

3. How can parents help their kids learn about and appreciate food?

I wasn’t exposed to the value of food until I was older. Two things come to mind. First, teach kids that everything you eat comes from the earth. Food involves so much labor, time, sunlight, earth, and water. I think kids can grasp that concept but they need to be taught this. Some schools have community gardens and that’s a great way to remind them where food comes from.

Second, bring your kids along if you volunteer at a meal program or food pantry, as long as the organization allows kids to participate. Kids are smart and they will grasp any opportunity to help.

4. You graduated from George Washington University in 2019. What was it like when your friends and peers had a virtual graduation this year?

It was weird. My friends and I worked so hard in college and at graduation we could officially say, “We did it.” Now it’s this weird limbo thing. It feels less clear and it made me feel grateful that I got to have that closure.

5. Were there any foods you hated as a kid but like now?

It’s a broad category but when I was a kid I refused to eat seafood. I was afraid of it. And that’s dumb because I grew up on Long Island. Now I’ll try any seafood that crosses my path and I typically enjoy it. But when I was a kid I thought it was gross because it came from the ocean.

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Five Below Has Some Big Questions to Answer for Investors This Week - Motley Fool

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Investors' attitudes about Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE) have improved sharply in the last few months. While the stock is still trailing the market in 2020, its losses are much improved from the 60% declines Wall Street saw in mid-March.

The retailer's subsequent rally will be put to the test this week, when the chain reports fiscal second-quarter results and comments on its inventory, cash, and sales trends heading into the key holiday shopping season.

Let's take a closer look at what to expect from that announcement, set for Wednesday, Sept. 2.

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Sales trends

The chain is still likely to see an impact from its COVID-19-related store closures that started on March 20. Its locations began reopening in late April and nearly all stores were welcoming customers by early June. Yet a significant portion of its base was closed for part of the quarter, which runs from early May through early July.

Look for Five Below to improve on the 52% slump it reported last quarter. Most investors who follow the stock are predicting only modest sales losses this week, with revenue dropping just 2% to $410 million. CEO Joel Anderson and his team said back in June that executives were "very pleased" with early sales trends as stores reopened. However, retailers including TJX Companies have recently announced that growth tapered off following an initial growth surge. We'll learn on Wednesday whether Five Below's business was hurt by the same challenge.

Pricing challenges

Five Below likely endured several negative trends that pushed its profitability lower over the last few months. Besides the soft customer traffic, the chain surely had to cut prices on inventory that had missed its prime selling window in April and May. Those inventory challenges could have been amplified by industry peers all seeking to slim down their holdings at the same time.

The metrics to watch in this area include gross profit margin, which dove to 10% of sales last quarter from 33% a year ago. A quick rebound would imply Five Below is in a strong inventory position today. Another soft result, on the other hand, suggests bloated inventory heading into the key holiday shopping season.

Looking ahead

Management probably isn't in a position to reinstate any kind of short-term growth outlook given the questions around back-to-school shopping, additional COVID-19 outbreaks, and the economic health of consumers. Industry peers including Target and Walmart all declined to issue new operating forecasts in recent weeks.

But Anderson and his team should have enough information by now to narrow down Five Below's wide range of contingency plans for late 2020. If the biggest financial risks have passed, look for the retailer to announce more aggressive investments into business, including a plan for stepped-up store launches beginning in 2021.

The chain's most attractive growth avenue is its potential to reach at least 2,500 stores over time, compared to less than 1,000 today. Investors will be eager to see signs that Five Below can continue marching toward that ambitious goal with at least 100 new locations added to the base each fiscal year.

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A violent night in Jacksonville as five overnight shootings are being investigated by police. Reporter Brittany Muller joins us to tell us the details. If you have any information on any of the shootings, please contact JSO or Crime Stoppers 1-866-845-TIPS.

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