A project to highlight one of Fort Scott native Gordon Parks' most notable films is moving forward after an important step took place Wednesday at the Gordon Parks Museum on the campus of Fort Scott.
Riding high on PBR tour
Deckerville grad hopes to make bull riding full-time profession
Troy A. Bruzewski, troy.bruzewski@hearstnp.com
May 21, 2021
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Hunter Ball is working hard in an effort to avoid hard work.
Ball a Carsonville native and Deckerville High School grad is working his way up the Professional Bull Riders ladder in hopes of making that his full-time profession. Those hopes recently became more realistic when the 22-year-old Ball elevated to the top 50 in world points standings.
“It would be a nice way to avoid hard work,” said Ball, referring to the possibility of being a full-time competitor in bull riding. “You just want to make sure you’re doing well and not wasting your time or money, because it costs a lot to go each week.”
Credit: AP Photo/Ted S. Warren
John Means, a 2012 member of the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, struck out 12 batters to throw the Orioles first individual no-hitter since 1969.
Posted: May 6, 2021 12:03 AM
Updated: May 6, 2021 12:08 AM
Posted By: Spencer Davidson
SEATTLE, WA - Baltimore Orioles pitcher made history, Wednesday, becoming the first alumni of the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs to pitch a no-hitter in the major leagues.
Means kept zeroes across the board in the O s 6-0 win over the Seattle Mariners, striking out 12 batters on 113 pitches.
His gem is the first no-hitter in Baltimore franchise history since 1991, when four pitchers combined for the feat, but the first individual no-hitter since Jim Palmer did it in 1969.
Congratulations to former Mohawk Valley DiamondDawg John Means, who on Wednesday tossed a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles, and narrowly missed the rarest of the rare, a perfect game.
Means, who spent one summer in Herkimer County as member of the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, retired all 27 Seattle Mariners he faced in Wednesday s game, a 6-0 Orioles win, and the first individual no-hitter for the O s in over 50 years!.
A couple of follow up notes on the above sentence. First off, Means would have hurled a perfect game had it not been for a wild pitch. He actually struck out Sam Haggerty in the third-inning, but that third strike got away from the catcher, allowing Haggerty to advance to first base. Soon after, he was thrown out trying to steal second, which is how Means was able to face the nine-inning minimum of 27 batters. Had that third strike not gotten away , it would have been a perfect game, something that s only been done 23 times in MLB history.
Congratulations to former Mohawk Valley DiamondDawg John Means, who on Wednesday tossed a no-hitter for the Baltimore Orioles, and narrowly missed the rarest of the rare, a perfect game.
Means, who spent one summer in Herkimer County as member of the Mohawk Valley DiamondDawgs, retired all 27 Seattle Mariners he faced in Wednesday s game, a 6-0 Orioles win, and the first individual no-hitter for the O s in over 50 years!.
A couple of follow up notes on the above sentence. First off, Means would have hurled a perfect game had it not been for a wild pitch. He actually struck out Sam Haggerty in the third-inning, but that third strike got away from the catcher, allowing Haggerty to advance to first base. Soon after, he was thrown out trying to steal second, which is how Means was able to face the nine-inning minimum of 27 batters. Had that third strike not gotten away , it would have been a perfect game, something that s only been done 23 times in MLB history.