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Phillies Manager Manuel suspended

NEW YORK (AP) Phillies manager Charlie Manuel was suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for aggressively arguing with an umpire in a game last week. Manuel will serve the suspension Tuesday, when the Phillies open an interleague series against the Baltimore Orioles.

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MLB Batting Leaders

NL – BATTING- Garciaparra, Los Angeles, .362; Holliday, Colorado, .353; FSanchez, Pittsburgh, .351; MiCabrera, Florida, .347; Rolen, St. Louis, .341; Wright, New York, .336; Eckstein, St. Louis, .320. AL- BATTING- Mauer, Minnesota, .368; ISuzuki, Seattle, .359; Jeter, New York, .336; Matthews, Texas, .332; Nixon, Boston, .332; MYoung, Texas, .326; Cano, New York, .325.

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Local youth get taste of British soccer

By ROB NUNLEY Sports Editor for the Southern Standard Challenger Sports instructor Scott Norris is the ?monster? trying to take the ball from Carsyn Pedigo during a game of ?Monster Tag,? one of the special games designed for younger players at last week?s camp. The meadows behind Hickory Creek Elementary School took on an international…

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Coach pitch league sees busy Saturday

By DALE STUBBLEFIELD Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard The 7-8 girls coach pitch league was busy Saturday afternoon as six games were on the schedule. In the first game of the day Security Federal defeated RIMCO 18-11 as Security Federal pounded out 34 hits in the victory. Sarah Panter, Ella Hale, Madison Mason, Emma…

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Coach pitch

Dale Stubblefield photo Security Federal?s Madison Mason makes her way around the bases during her team?s 18-11 win over RIMCO on Saturday. Mason collected five hits on the day.

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