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cross-country
The Cross Country Semi State is Saturday in Brown County.  Several local runners will be competing.    The Barr-Reeve Lady Vikings came in second at Prides Creek last weekend to advance as a team into Saturday for the 4th consecutive year at Brown County.  Also moving on as a team with Barr Reeve will be South Knox who finished 3rd, and Pike Central who made the cut finishing fifth.  Also advancing as an individual was Lily Vandermel of North Daviess.
On the boys side Barr-Reeve’s Bryce Murphy finished in 14th place in the regional and will run at semi-state at the Brown County Course.  The South Knox boys ended in third place enough to move on as a team.  Joining Bryce individually at semi state this Saturday will be Isaac Gray of Washington, Parker Mullins of Vincennes, and Ijaa Chambers and Draven Huff of Pike Central.
Jose Altuve (al-TOO’-vay) had a two-run homer taken away due to fan interference in the first inning of Game 4 of the American League Championship Series on Wednesday night. The call wound up costing the Houston Astros dearly as the Boston Red Sox rallied for an 8-6 triumph that gives them a three-games-to-one lead in the series.  Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts was trying to make a leaping catch when Astros fan Troy Caldwell appeared to have made contact with Betts’ glove before the ball ricocheted onto the field. Crew chief Joe West made the interference call, which stood following a replay review of 3 minutes, 13 seconds.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from back-to-back trips to the World Series for the first time in 40 years.  Clayton Kershaw worked seven masterful innings and the Dodgers grabbed a three-game-to-two lead in the National League Championship Series by downing the Milwaukee Brewers, 5-2.
Red Sox manager Alex Cora says lefty ace Chris Sale is still feeling weak and won’t start in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series against Houston.  Cora says his lanky hurler lost weight because of the stomach illness that led to him spending a night in a hospital after starting the ALCS opener. Sale hasn’t thrown a bullpen session since rejoining the team Tuesday.
 Bojan Bogdanovic scored 19 points and Victor Oladipo (oh-lah-DEE’-poh) added 16 in the Pacers’ 111-83 rout of the Grizzlies. Domantas Sabonis finished with 14 points and 15 rebounds in Indiana’s most lopsided season-opening win since entering the NBA in 1976.