SPORTS B Mexico, U.S. square off in Gold Cup / B3 Sports editor: Dan Ruthemeyer 360-416-2133 / [email protected] Section Sunday, June 26, 2011 By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England — Ser- ena Williams has been known to say she isn’t satisfied with this or that aspect of her game, even after easily winning a match, say, 6-3, 6-2. So it was somehow refreshing to hear Williams actually praise herself after a victory by that very score over 26th-seeded Maria Kirilenko at Wimbledon on Saturday. Yes, only five matches since returning to the tour after nearly a full year off because of a series of health scares, Williams produced a performance worthy of the 13-time Grand Slam champion that she is. And then Williams talked the talk of someone finally ready to con- cede that British bookmakers might very well have been right to make her the pre-tournament favorite. Asked whether she was surprised by the odds, the seventh-seeded American smiled widely and said: “I wouldn’t bet against me.” After hitting 10 aces and compil- ing a 32-9 edge in winners against Kirilenko, Williams termed the showing her “best I’ve played since I came back.” “I was a little more consistent, and I played my game more,” said Williams, trying to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1991-93 to win three consecutive Wimble- don titles. “Wasn’t as tight and ner- vous and uptight. I was able to relax more today.” She was part of a parade of past By DON RUIZ The (Tacoma) News Tribune Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid says the statistic most relevant to determin- ing the winner of a soccer game is time of possession. But maybe not in the way you’d expect. “The team that has the most possession usually loses,” Schmid said. “That’s what has historically hap- pened in our league.” The appropriate use and reading of soccer statistics became a fresh topic for Major League Soccer fans this week as the MLSsoc- cer.com website introduced what it calls “Chalkboard,” a statistical tool that reveals what each team and each indi- vidual player did through e v e r y moment of the match. Teams, individual players or selected groups of players can be charted in seven categories, includ- ing shots, passes, set pieces, fouls and goalkeeper move- ments. Then each category can be subdivided: Shots, for example, can be fined- tuned to goals, shots on or off target, shots blocked, etc. And all that can be iso- lated for any period of the game: before and after a specific substitution, for example; or to chart the specific buildup leading to a particular goal. “The goal is really to allow fans who are inter- ested to really dive into the game and do analysis,” said Chris Schlosser, general manager MLS Digital. “Not just on, ‘Oh, Seattle had however many shots last night,’ but where were they taken, what was the result, who was creating the most actual dangerous chances, not just shooting 60 yards out over the goal.” This new statistical resource will give fans the same kind of information MLS coaching staffs use to determine their game tactics. So, assistant coach Brian Schmetzer was asked Friday what info is most useful to Sounders FC though its Match Analysis data. Part of his answer (edit- ed for length and clarity): “When I do the pregame editing ... I can find out the possession percentage for ◗ TODAY New England at Seattle, 1 p.m. (KONG 6) ◗ TUESDAY U.S. Open Cup Seattle vs. Kitsap, 7 p.m. MLS fans now able to study statistics ‘Chalkboard’ tool charts players in various categories See SOUNDERS, Page B3 Serena Williams leads past champs into 4th round See WIMBLEDON, Page B2 Alastair Grant / AP Serena Williams reacts Saturday at Wimbledon. By LYNSI BURTON Staff Writer B URLINGTON — Darrel Jones and Reidar Ytgard started pitching horseshoes in the 1940s, as neighbors and schoolchildren in Sedro-Wool- ley, using shoes they found at their family farms. Decades later, still friends, they play competitively with the Skagit Valley Horseshoe Club. They were among the 44 pitchers from Washington and Canada aiming for “ringers” at the club’s Strawberry Open Saturday. For the first time, the club is hosting two tournaments in one weekend at Skagit River Park — the second being the John Byfield Memorial Open today — in hopes of attracting more people who will stay in the area for two days of horse- shoe. Jones and Ytgard said pitchers typically get started on their family farms, but the sport attracts people from all sorts of backgrounds. “There is a rural connec- tion with horseshoes, but a lot of the people that lived in the city started picking up horse- shoes during picnics,” Jones said. Everson resident Gene Kuiken, a member of the Bellingham Horseshoe Club, got started using the water pipes in his backyard as a child, “from the time I was old enough to fling a horseshoe.” Or, like club President Jon Turnbull of Day Creek, some people discover their knack for pitching a horseshoe more serendipitously. Turnbull attended a local cultural fair in 2005 with exhibits hosted by seventh- and eighth-graders. One student presented his grand- father’s horseshoe hobby, and the grandfather invited Turn- bull to join the Horseshoe Club. “I’ve been incredibly hooked ever since,” he said. Within two years of com- petitive pitching he ranked among the top three in the state. Now he’s even a horse- shoe salesman. The horseshoes used in competition are different from those used by Jones and Ytgard as kids on the farm. Information ■ What: Skagit Valley Horseshoe Club ■ When: 6 p.m. Tuesdays ■ Where: Skagit River Park in Burlington, the horse- shoe court off Whitmarsh Road ■ Features: Extra horse- shoes available. Attendees play five games of 30 shoes apiece. Photos by Jordan Stead / Skagit Valley Herald Skagit Valley Horse Shoe Club member Nick Nickolson (right) of Sedro-Woolley practices his throw during a tournament Saturday at Skagit River Park in Burlington. Nickolson has been part of the Skagit Valley Horse Shoe Club for two years. Darryl Olson, of Abbotsford, B.C., Canada, gauges his next toss during a tournament hosted by the Skagit Valley Horse Shoe Club. Olson has played competitively for more than twelve years. “Once I hit 65, I started losing all con- trol in my throw,” Olson said, “so I started throwing at the 30-foot mark instead of the 40-foot. Some guys have too much pride to do that.” CLOSE COUNTS ... unless you’re these guys Skagit Valley horseshoe tournament features world’s No. 1 senior See HORSESHOES, Page B4 Kevin P. Casey / AP Seattle Mariners pitcher Jason Vargas bats in the sixth inning Saturday against the Florida Marlins. The Associated Press SEATTLE — Chris Volstad drove in a run in an AL ballpark and pitched into the seventh inning to win for the first time since April in the Florida Marlins’ 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners Saturday night. In the game moved from Miami because of an upcoming concert at the Marlins’ stadium, Volstad (3-7) batted for himself because the game was played under NL rules. He also kept the ice-cold Mariners to two runs on five hits before leaving with two outs in the seventh. It was Volstad’s first victory since April 26 and only the third Florida victory in the month of June. Leo Nunez pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 21st save of the season. Jason Vargas (5-5) gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings for Seattle. Volstad hit his RBI single in the ◗ SATURDAY Florida ......... 4 Seattle ........ 2 ◗ TODAY Florida (Ani. Sanchez 6-1) at Seattle (Fis- ter 3-8), 7:10 p.m. (ROOT TV, 1430 AM, 102.1 FM) Volstad helps Marlins top M’s See SEATTLE, Page B3
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SPORTS BMexico, U.S. square off in Gold Cup / B3Sports editor:DanRuthemeyer360-416-2133/[email protected]
Section
Sunday,June26,2011
By HOWARD FENDRICHAPTennisWriter
WIMBLEDON, England Ser-ena Williams has been known to say she isnt satisfied with this or that aspect of her game, even after easily winning a match, say, 6-3, 6-2.
So it was somehow refreshing to hear Williams actually praise herself after a victory by that very score
over 26th-seeded Maria Kirilenko at Wimbledon on Saturday.
Yes, only five matches since returning to the tour after nearly a full year off because of a series of health scares, Williams produced a performance worthy of the 13-time Grand Slam champion that she is. And then Williams talked the talk of someone finally ready to con-cede that British bookmakers might
very well have been right to make her the pre-tournament favorite.
Asked whether she was surprised by the odds, the seventh-seeded American smiled widely and said: I wouldnt bet against me.
After hitting 10 aces and compil-ing a 32-9 edge in winners against Kirilenko, Williams termed the showing her best Ive played since I came back.
I was a little more consistent, and I played my game more, said Williams, trying to become the first woman since Steffi Graf in 1991-93 to win three consecutive Wimble-don titles. Wasnt as tight and ner-vous and uptight. I was able to relax more today.
She was part of a parade of past
By DON RuIzThe(Tacoma)NewsTribune
Sounders FC coach Sigi Schmid says the statistic most relevant to determin-ing the winner of a soccer game is time of possession.
But maybe not in the way youd expect.
The team that has the most possession usually loses, Schmid said. Thats what has historically hap-pened in our league.
The appropriate use and reading of soccer statistics became a fresh topic for Major League Soccer fans this week as the MLSsoc-cer.com website introduced what it calls Chalkboard, a statistical tool that reveals
what each t e a m a n d each indi -vidual player did through e v e r y moment of the match.
T e a m s , i n d i v i d u a l players or s e l e c t e d g r o u p s o f players can be charted
in seven categories, includ-ing shots, passes, set pieces, fouls and goalkeeper move-ments. Then each category can be subdivided: Shots, for example, can be fined-tuned to goals, shots on or off target, shots blocked, etc.
And all that can be iso-lated for any period of the game: before and after a specific substitution, for example; or to chart the specific buildup leading to a particular goal.
The goal is really to allow fans who are inter-ested to really dive into the game and do analysis, said Chris Schlosser, general manager MLS Digital. Not just on, Oh, Seattle had however many shots last night, but where were they taken, what was the result, who was creating the most actual dangerous chances, not just shooting 60 yards out over the goal.
This new stat i s t ica l resource will give fans the same kind of information MLS coaching staffs use to determine their game tactics. So, assistant coach Brian Schmetzer was asked Friday what info is most useful to Sounders FC though its Match Analysis data.
Part of his answer (edit-ed for length and clarity):
When I do the pregame editing ... I can find out the possession percentage for
TODAYNewEnglandatSeattle,1p.m.(KONG6) TuESDAYu.S. Open CupSeattlevs.Kitsap,7p.m.
MLS fans now able to study statisticsChalkboard tool charts players in various categories
SeeSOuNDERS,PageB3
Serena Williams leads past champs into 4th round
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Alastair Grant /AP
Serena Williams reactsSaturdayatWimbledon.
By LYNSI BuRTONStaffWriter
B URLINGTON Darrel Jones and Reidar Ytgard started pitching horseshoes in the 1940s, as neighbors and schoolchildren in Sedro-Wool-ley, using shoes they found at their family farms.
Decades later, still friends, they play competitively with the Skagit Valley Horseshoe Club. They were among the 44 pitchers from Washington and Canada aiming for ringers at the clubs Strawberry Open Saturday.
For the first time, the club is hosting two tournaments in one weekend at Skagit River Park the second being the
John Byfield Memorial Open today in hopes of attracting more people who will stay in the area for two days of horse-shoe.
Jones and Ytgard said pitchers typically get started on their family farms, but the sport attracts people from all sorts of backgrounds.
There is a rural connec-tion with horseshoes, but a lot of the people that lived in the city started picking up horse-shoes during picnics, Jones said.
Everson resident Gene Kuiken, a member of the Bellingham Horseshoe Club, got started using the water pipes in his backyard as a child, from the time I was old enough to fling a horseshoe.
Or, like club President Jon Turnbull of Day Creek, some people discover their knack for pitching a horseshoe more serendipitously.
Turnbull attended a local
cultural fair in 2005 with exhibits hosted by seventh- and eighth-graders. One student presented his grand-fathers horseshoe hobby, and the grandfather invited Turn-bull to join the Horseshoe Club.
Ive been incredibly hooked ever since, he said.
Within two years of com-petitive pitching he ranked among the top three in the state. Now hes even a horse-shoe salesman.
The horseshoes used in competition are different from those used by Jones and Ytgard as kids on the farm.
InformationWhat:SkagitValleyHorseshoeClubWhen:6p.m.TuesdaysWhere:SkagitRiverParkinBurlington,thehorse-shoecourtoffWhitmarshRoadFeatures: Extrahorse-shoesavailable.Attendeesplayfivegamesof30shoesapiece.
Photosby Jordan Stead /SkagitValleyHerald
Skagit Valley Horse Shoe Club member Nick Nickolson (right) of Sedro-WoolleypracticeshisthrowduringatournamentSaturdayatSkagitRiverParkinBurlington.NickolsonhasbeenpartoftheSkagitValleyHorseShoeClubfortwoyears.
Darryl Olson, of Abbotsford, B.C., Canada, gauges his next tossduringatournamenthostedbytheSkagitValleyHorseShoeClub.Olsonhasplayedcompetitivelyformorethantwelveyears.OnceIhit65,Istartedlosingallcon-trolinmythrow,Olsonsaid,soIstartedthrowingatthe30-footmarkinsteadofthe40-foot.Someguyshavetoomuchpridetodothat.
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Skagit Valley horseshoe tournament features worlds No. 1 senior
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Kevin P. Casey /AP
Seattle Mariners pitcher Jason Vargas batsinthesixthinningSaturdayagainsttheFloridaMarlins.
The Associated Press
SEATTLE Chris Volstad drove in a run in an AL ballpark and pitched into the seventh inning to win for the first time since April in the Florida Marlins 4-2 win over the Seattle Mariners Saturday night.
In the game moved from Miami because of an upcoming concert at the Marlins stadium, Volstad (3-7) batted for himself because the game was played under NL rules.
He also kept the ice-cold
Mariners to two runs on five hits before leaving with two outs in the seventh.
It was Volstads first victory since April 26 and only the third Florida victory in the month of June.
Leo Nunez pitched a perfect ninth inning for his 21st save of the season.
Jason Vargas (5-5) gave up four runs and eight hits in six innings for Seattle.
Volstad hit his RBI single in the
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