CHICAGO — No mat-
ter how the playoffs turn
out for the Chicago Cubs,
manager Joe Maddon
wanted to know one thing.
“How can you possi-
bly be disappointed with
anything our players
have done this year?” he
wondered.
The emergence of sev-
eral young prospects
helped elevate the Cubs
to their first postseason
appearance in seven years
despite finishing third in
their division. They visit
Pittsburgh on Wednesday
night for a matchup of
two of the majors’ best
teams in the NL wild-card
game.
“Fast forward from
a year ago, we put our
organization in a great
position top to bottom for
success,” All-Star slugger
Anthony Rizzo said. “Now
it is on us players to go out
and repeat that success.”
Jake Arrieta gets the
ball against Gerrit Cole
and the Pirates, hoping
his dominant run contin-
ues into the postseason. If
they win, the Cubs meet
St. Louis in the division
series. Otherwise, it’s on
to next year.
Given the youth and the
strides this team made,
NEW YORK — For
Dallas Keuchel, pitch-
ing on three days’ rest
for the Houston Astros
in the American League
wild-card game is just one
more chance to prove a
season’s worth of doubters
wrong.
“I play with a chip on
my shoulder,” Keuchel
said Monday at Yankee
Stadium. “I think a lot
of the guys do in there
as well. And we’ll always
carry that.”
Before they take on a
pitcher who shut them
out twice this season, the
New York Yankees faced
another difficult chal-
lenge: Clubhouse leader
CC Sabathia is not going
to be with the team in the
postseason because he is
checking into an alcohol
rehabilitation center.
“For tomorrow, not just
for the team, but maybe
we can get the win for CC
as well,” Yankees starter
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2015 | WEST HAWAII TODAY
LONG ODDS OF REACHING MLB FOR HAWAII GRADS
| PAGE 2B
B
SHORTHOPS
MLB PLAYOFFS
Astros have
something to
prove against
Yankees
BY HOWIE RUMBERG
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Legendary
names
from
IRONMAN’s
past gathered at King
Kamehameha’s Kona
Beach Hotel for an event
that celebrated incred-
ible accomplishments
and moments in the
sport, while also giving
visitors a overview of
Hawaii’s history.
Mark Allen, a six-
time IRONMAN World
Champion and member
of the IRONMAN Hall
of Fame, was among the
endurance sport icons
on hand.
Allen’s accomplish-
ments in the sport speak
for themselves, but he
will always be remem-
bered for the 1989 race
known as “Ironwar”
against fellow hall of
famer Dave Scott. Allen
and Scott raced shoulder
to shoulder for a large
chunk of the race. Both
ended up crushing the
previous world record
mark and crossed the
finish line a mere 58 sec-
onds apart — Allen in
front.
Allen dominated on
the Big Island after that,
reeling off his other five
wins, the last coming in
1995 at the age of 37.
Paula Newby-Fraser
was also introduced as
one of the IRONMAN
Heroes. Newby-Fraser
broke barriers and
changed the perception
for female endurance
athletes during her title
run from 1986 to 1996.
Her 1988 Ironman
finish — when she
crossed as the 11th over-
all finisher — has been
called the “greatest per-
formance in endurance
sports history.”
The “Queen of Kona”
finished her storied
career with eight world
championships.
Heather Fuhr, who
will be inducted into
the IRONMAN Hall of
Fame on Wednesday,
was another hero in
attendance.
Fuhr, originally from
Alberta, Canada, is con-
sidered one of the best
runners in the sport of
triathlon. Throughout
her
professional
career, she captured 15
IRONMAN titles from
around the world. In
1997, her seventh time
racing in Kona, she
captured the title, and
became
IRONMAN
world champion.
Three-time
IRONMAN
World
Champion and two-
time IRONMAN 70.3
World Champion Craig
Alexander also took the
stage as a hero. The man
known affectionately
as “Crowie” last won in
2011, when he set the
current course record
with a time 8:03:56.
LEGENDS SPEAK
World Champions Craig Alexander, Paula Newby-Fraser, Heather Fuhr and Mark Allen celebrate
their accomplishments at IRONMAN Heroes of Hawaii
.
RICK WINTERS/
WEST HAWAII TODAY
HEROES OF HAWAII EVENT
PUTS HISTORY IN FOCUS
IRONMANWORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
WEST HAWAII TODAY
SEATTLE — With
one big punch, Kam
Chancellor showed his
importance to the Seattle
Seahawks.
And once again, the
Seahawks may have
received another Monday
night break from the offi-
cials in the same end zone
where the infamous “Fail
Mary” took place.
Chancellor knocked the
ball free from Detroit wide
receiver Calvin Johnson
at the 1-yard line when it
appeared the Lions were
going to take the lead, and
Seattle held on for a 13-10
win.
With Detroit on the
verge of capping a 91-yard
drive with the go-ahead
touchdown with less than
Seattle strong safety Kam Chancellor (31) knocks the ball loose from
Detroit receiver Calvin Johnson (81) for a touchback in the second
half
.
ELAINE THOMPSON/
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Chancellor’s big play allows Seattle to beat Detroit
NFL
BY TIM BOOTH
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEE
NFL
PAGE 4B
Konawaena basketball
camp and tournament
Konawaena basketball
will be running a basketball
camp next week from Oct.
5-9 from 9 a.m. to noon at
the Konawaena Gym. The
cost is $20 per day and reg-
istration starts at 8:30 a.m.
daily. Contact coach Bobbie
Awa at 896-6433 for more
information.
In support of the “Cats
to the Capital” fundraising,
the Wildcats will be hosting
a 3-0n-3 tournament with
youth and adult divisions
from November 14-15 at
Kekuaokalani Gymnasium
in Kona.
Teams are requested to
register by Oct. 16, but can
register later with an addi-
tonal fee.
For more information,
contact Kevin Yamasaki at
960-3545, Tory Guillermo
at 345-7987 or Awa at 896-
6433 or coachbawa@yahoo.
com.
UnitedHealthcare
IRONKIDS Fun Run
and Keiki Dip-n-Dash
UnitedHealthcare
is
teaming up with IRONKIDS
for the second IRONKIDS
Keiki Dip-n-Dash, aimed at
inspiring and motivating
young people to lead active,
positive and healthy life-
styles.
The UnitedHealthcare
IRONKIDS Fun Run and
Keiki Dip-n-Dash will take
place Oct. 6 at 4 p.m. at
Kailua Pier.
Onsite
registration
begins at 3 p.m., and each
athlete will receive a race
bib, T-shirt, goodie bag
and finisher medal. The
course for “triathletes to
be” will take place along
portions of the IRONMAN
World Championship, which
begins later in the week.
The cost for registra-
tion and to participate is
$10 for kids ages 2 to 15.
All participants must be
able to swim 150 yards in
open water, and no flotation
devices are allowed. The dis-
tances include a Keiki Run
(ages 2-14): ¼ and 1 mile,
and Keiki Swim-Run (ages
6-14): 150 yard swim/1 mile
run. Registration details are
available IRONKIDS.com.
Multiple Parks and
Recreation youth
leagues and clinics
The
Department
of
Parks and Recreation Kona
District will be holding a
Biddy Basketball League for
girls and boys 5-8 years old.
League play is scheduled for
Oct. 13 to Dec. 8. The league
is also looking for volun-
teers, coaches and officials.
The Department of Parks
and Recreation is also hold-
ing a Age Group Basketball
League for ages 9-14.League
play is scheduled for Oct.
21 to Dec. 9. The league is
also looking for volunteers,
coaches and officials.
There will also be a youth
tennis clinic hosted at the
Kailua Park Complex from
ages 10-17. The program
is scheduled for Thursday
evenings from 6-7:30 p.m.
Oct.15 to Dec. 10. Each par-
ticipant must submit a new
can of regular tennis balls
with registration to partic-
ipate.
Registration forms for all
activities are available at
Kekuaokalani Gym, Monday
to Thursday from 12:30-
2:30 p.m. For more informa-
SEE
SHORT HOPS
PAGE 3B
Cubs take
aim at Pirates
after making
postseason leap
BYANDREW SELIGMAN
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
SEE
NL
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