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Major League Baseball-Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Indians, Noon (WGN); Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins, 7 p.m. (FXSP)

WNBA Basketball-Playoffs, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)

Minor League Baseball-AAA National Championship Game, 7 p.m. (VERSUS)

TODAY

HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

South Dakota

Aberdeen Roncalli at Northwestern, 8 p.m.

Brandon Valley at Sioux Falls Roosevelt

Eureka-Bowdle at Sully Buttes

Great Plains Lutheran at Wilmot

Groton at Warner

Hitchcock-Tulare at Iroquois

Ipswich at Gettysburg

Langford at Britton-Hecla

Redfield-Doland vs. Deuel at Clear Lake

Stanley County at Miller

Sunshine Bible at Plankinton

Timber Lake at McLaughlin

Wakpala vs. Hoven-Edmunds Central at Hoven

Webster at Tiospa Zina

Yankton at Brookings

North Dakota

Strasburg-Zeeland at Ellendale

HIGH SCHOOL CHEER/DANCE

Aberdeen Central at Huron Invitational, 5:30 p.m.

POLLS

High school

football

Here is the South Dakota Sportswriters Association's high school football poll. Teams are listed with first place votes in parentheis, record, totals points and previous rank.

Record Pts Pv

CLASS 11AA

1. Sioux Falls Roosevelt (9)É4-0 45 1

2. SF O'GormanÉ3-1 34 2

3. SF LincolnÉ3-1 27 3

4. YanktonÉ4-0 17 T5

5. SF WashingtonÉ2-2 11 T5

Also receiving votes: Mitchell 3-1 (fourth last week).

CLASS 11A

1. Dell Rapids (9)É3-0 45 1

2. Dakota ValleyÉ4-0 31 4

3. West CentralÉ3-1 26 5

4. HarrisburgÉ3-1 17 2

5. Belle FourcheÉ3-0 7 NR

Also receiving votes: Todd County 4-0, Milbank 2-1 (third last week), Little Wound 3-0.

CLASS 11B

1. Winner (8)É4-0 43 1

2. Tri-Valley (1)É4-0 36 2

3. GrotonÉ4-0 22 5

4. St. Thomas MoreÉ3-1 13 4

5. FlandreauÉ3-1 9 3

Also receiving votes: Wagner 3-0, Custer 4-0.

CLASS 9AA

1. Clark-Willow Lake (4)É3-0 40 1

2. Bridgewater-Emery-Ethan (5)É2-1 39 2

3. Leola-FrederickÉ3-0 28 3

4. DeubrookÉ3-0 16 4

5. Great Plains LutheranÉ4-0 7 NR

Also receiving votes: Kimball-White Lake 3-1, Miller 2-1, Newell 2-1. (Note: Gettysburg-Hoven was fifth last week, but did not receive any votes this week).

CLASS 9A

1. Canistota (9)É3-0 45 1

2. Corsica-StickneyÉ3-0 32 2

3. (tie) WallÉ3-0 13 5

3. (tie) HansonÉ2-2 13 3

5. (tie) Irene-WakondaÉ4-0 9 NR

5. (tie) Herreid-Selby AreaÉ3-0 9 NR

Also receiving votes: Colman-Egan 3-0, Eureka-Bowdle 2-1 (fourth last week), Faith 3-0.

CLASS 9B

1. Avon (9)É4-0 45 1

2. Viborg-HurleyÉ4-0 34 2

3. Waverly-South ShoreÉ3-0 20 3

4. Sully ButtesÉ3-0 18 4

5. Harding CountyÉ4-0 11 5

Also receiving votes: Langford 3-0, Castlewood 3-0, Jones County 3-0.

STANDINGS

Football

Northern Sun

Intercollegiate Conference

Team (Overall)

W L

Bemidji State (3-0)É2 0

Minnesota State, Mankato (2-1)É2 0

Winona State (2-1)É2 0

Wayne State (2-1)É2 0

University of Mary (2-1)É1 1

St. Cloud State (2-1)É1 1

Concordia-St. Paul (2-1)É1 1

Upper Iowa (2-1)É1 1

Minnesota-Duluth (2-1)É1 1

Southwest Minnesota State (1-2)É1 1

Minnesota State-Moorhead (1-2)É0 2

Northern State (1-2)É0 2

Minnesota-Crookston (1-2)É0 2

Augustana College (0-3)É0 2

Upper Midwest

Athletic Conference

Team (Overall)

W L

Westminister (Mo.) (3-0)É2 0

Minnesota-Morris (2-1)É0 0

St. Scholastica (2-0)É1 0

Eureka College (1-1)É1 0

Northwestern (1-2)É1 1

Crown College (0-2)É0 1

Greenville (0-2)É0 1

MacMurray (0-2)É0 1

Presentation College (0-2)É0 1

Martin Luther (0-3)É0 2

Missouri Valley

Football Conference

Team (Overall)

W L

Youngstown State (2-1)É1 0

North Dakota State (2-0)É0 0

Indiana State (2-1)É0 0

Northern Iowa (1-1)É0 0

Southern Illinois (1-1)É0 0

South Dakota State (1-2)É0 0

Western Illinois (1-2)É0 0

Missouri State (0-3)É0 0

Illinois State (1-2)É0 1

Great Plains

Athletic Conference

Team (Overall)

W L

Dakota Wesleyan (3-0)É2 0

Doane (3-0)É2 0

Midland (3-0)É2 0

Morningside (2-1)É1 1

Nebraska Wesleyan (2-1)É1 1

Hastings (1-1)É1 1

Concordia (1-2)É1 1

Briar Cliff (1-2)É0 2

Dordt (1-2)É0 2

Northwestern (1-2)É0 2

Great West

Football Conference

Team (Overall)

W L

South Dakota (2-1)É0 0

Southern Utah (2-1)É0 0

North Dakota (1-2)É0 0

Cal Poly (1-2)É0 0

UC Davis (1-2)É0 0

Dakota Athletic Conference

Team (Overall)

W L

Mayville State (3-1)É0 0

Valley City State (2-1)É1 0

Dickinson State (1-3)É1 1

Jamestown College (1-2)É0 1

Volleyball

Northern Sun

Intercollegiate Conference

Team (Overall)

W L

Minnesota-Duluth (11-0)É3 0

Concordia-St. Paul (10-0)É2 0

Southwest Minnesota State (9-3)É2 0

Winona State (8-5)É2 1

Minnesota State-Moorhead (5-5)É2 1

Minnesota State, Mankato (9-2)É1 1

Wayne State (10-4)É1 1

St. Cloud State (5-5)É1 1

Northern State (7-5)É1 2

Upper Iowa (7-6)É1 2

Bemidji State (4-7)É1 2

University of Mary (2-9)É1 2

Augustana College (6-6)É0 2

Minnesota-Crookston (4-7)É0 3

Upper Midwest

Athletic Conference

Team (Overall)

W L

Northwestern (11-2)É0 0

Minnesota-Morris (7-3)É0 0

St. Scholastica (10-5)É0 0

Crown College (4-4)É0 0

Martin Luther (6-7)É0 0

Bethany Lutheran (4-6)É0 0

Northland College (1-7)É0 0

Presentation College (1-12)É0 0

Soccer

Northern Sun

Intercollegiate Conference

Team (Overall)

W L T

Minnesota State, Mankato (4-1-1)É2 0 0

University of Mary (4-2-0)É2 0 0

Winona State (3-2-1)É1 0 0

Minnesota State-Moorhead (5-0-1)É1 0 1

Bemidji State (2-3-1)É1 0 1

Northern State (4-3-0)É1 1 0

Augustana College (3-3-0)É1 1 0

Southwest Minnesota State (2-3-0)É1 1 0

Concordia-St. Paul (2-4-0)É1 1 0

Minnesota-Duluth (1-3-1)É1 1 0

Wayne State (2-3-1)É0 2 0

Upper Iowa (2-3-0)É0 1 0

St. Cloud State (1-4-0)É0 2 0

Minnesota-Crookston (1-6-0)É0 2 0

VOLLEYBALL

High School

SOUTH DAKOTA

Alcester-Hudson def. Freeman Academy, 25-6, 25-9, 25-8

Bridgewater-Emery def. Colman-Egan, 25-19, 25-16, 24-26, 22-25, 15-13

Crow Creek def. Lower Brule, 25-13, 25-10, 25-20

Ethan def. Mitchell Christian, 25-12, 25-17, 25-17

Groton Area def. Faulkton, 25-5, 25-12, 25-22

Herreid/Selby Area def. Wakpala, 25-9, 25-3, 25-10

Howard def. Castlewood, 25-15, 25-16, 18-25, 25-19

Langford def. Wilmot, 25-21, 25-16, 25-16

Lemmon def. McLaughlin, 25-15, 25-16, 25-11

Little Wound def. Takini, 25-12, 25-8, 25-14

Mobridge-Pollock def. Ipswich, 25-20, 25-13, 25-8

Oldham-Ramona/Rutland def. Flandreau, 25-7, 25-19, 25-16

Parker def. Irene-Wakonda, 25-10, 25-18, 25-9

Rosholt def. Tiospa Zina Tribal, 25-20, 25-13, 22-25, 18-25, 15-8

Sisseton def. Leola/Frederick, 18-25, 25-20, 20-25, 25-20, 15-9

Viborg/Hurley def. Menno, 25-5, 25-12, 25-21

Waverly-South Shore def. Waubay, 20-25, 25-23, 25-14, 25-16

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Lincoln HI, Minn. vs. Deubrook, ccd.

NORTH DAKOTA

Benson County def. Adams-Edmore, 25-19, 13-25, 25-12, 25-18

Glen Ullin-Hebron def. Wilton-Wing, 25-12, 25-15, 14-25, 24-26, 15-7

NFL

Monday's Game

N.Y. Giants 28, St. Louis 16

Giants 28

Rams 16

St.LouisÉ6 0 10 0-16 N.Y.GiantsÉ7 14 7 0-28

First Quarter

StL-FG Jo.Brown 21, 9:14.

NYG-Nicks 3 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), 5:47.

StL-FG Jo.Brown 25, 3:21.

Second Quarter

NYG-Boley 65 fumble return (Tynes kick), 10:58.

NYG-Hixon 22 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), :21.

Third Quarter

StL-FG Jo.Brown 27, 11:49.

NYG-Jacobs 9 run (Tynes kick), 6:19.

StL-Alexander 19 pass from Bradford (Jo.Brown kick), 1:18.

A-78,290.

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StL NYG FirstdownsÉ14 22 TotalNetYardsÉ367 300 Rushes-yardsÉ19-59 38-119 PassingÉ308 181 PuntReturnsÉ2-29 3-17 KickoffReturnsÉ4-90 2-51 InterceptionsRet.É1-0 0-0 Comp-Att-IntÉ22-46-0 18-29-1 Sacked-YardsLostÉ2-23 3-19 PuntsÉ7-44.7 7-46.0 Fumbles-LostÉ4-2 0-0 Penalties-YardsÉ8-85 5-55 TimeofPossessionÉ25:48 34:12

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-St. Louis, C.Williams 13-36, Bradford 3-15, Norwood 3-8. N.Y. Giants, Bradshaw 15-59, Jacobs 16-50, Ware 3-22, Manning 4-(minus 12).

PASSING-St. Louis, Bradford 22-46-0-331. N.Y. Giants, Manning 18-29-1-200.

RECEIVING-St. Louis, Sims-Walker 6-92, B.Gibson 4-52, Salas 4-27, Alexander 3-122, C.Williams 3-4, Kendricks 1-26, Hoomanawanui 1-8. N.Y. Giants, Bradshaw 5-45, Manningham 3-56, Nicks 3-15, Hixon 2-29, Cruz 2-17, Jacobs 1-17, Ballard 1-13, Hynoski 1-8.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-None.

WNBA

Playoffs

Monday's games

Indiana 72, New York 62; Indiana wins series 2-1

Phoenix at Seattle, N

Today's Games

San Antonio at Minnesota, 7 p.m.; series tied 1-1

CONFERENCE FINALS

Eastern Conference

Indiana vs. Atlanta

Thursday: Atlanta at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Sept. 25: Indiana at Atlanta, 2 p.m.

x-Sept. 27: Atlanta at Indiana, TBD

BOWLING

GROTON COFFEE CUP LEAGUE

Standings: Farm Girls 7, K&L Cabin 5, Ken's 4, Jungle Lanes 3, Jungle Cats 3, JVT 2.

High Scores: Mavis Rossow 185, Joyce Sanderson 182, Darlene Morton 180.

High Series: Mavis Rossow 513, Audrey Miller 469, Darlene Morton 465.

ADAM & EVE LEAGUE

Standings: Wolf Stop 8, Burger's Place 6, Keeley's II 4, Budget Furniture 3, The Newbees 2, Spares A Lot 1.

High Games: (men) Todd Bakke 254, Wayne Weig 247-224-206, Josh Halsey 224, Milt Kolb 208; (women) Sarah Johnson 188, Sylvia Ford 179, Mary Kolb 178, Diane Randall 178.

High Series: (men) Wayne Weig 677, Todd Bakke 635, Milt Kolb 562; (women) Sarah Johnson 512, Sylvia Ford 499, Judy Johnston 499.

SUNSET MIXED LEAGUE

Standings: Jason's Ninjas 10, Just Our Luck 9, The Go Getters 8, CMW 7, 100 Percent Skill 7, Hot Shots 6, Bumpin' Uglies 4, King Crabs 4, Wild Fire 4, Spare Time 3, The Dude Abides 1.

High Games: (men) Jason Schaunaman 238-224-208, Daryle Hein 230, Barry Parkin 225-222, Mike Herbert 222, Dan Streifel 221-209, Db Garber 214, Floyd Siebert 213, Paul Hopfinger 210; (women) Jenny Pelzl 223-200-193, Missy Hill 223, Kim Schneider 201, Jan Kearns 200-175, Dolores Streifel 199-182, Amanda Ronke 199.

High Series: (men) Jason Schaunaman 670, Barry Parkin 624, Dan Streifel 605, Db Garber 585; (women) Jenny Pelzl 616, Dolores Streifel 540, Jan Kearns 534, Missy Hill 526, Gisela Thill 510, Amanda Ronke 509.

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES MIXED LEAGUE

Standings: Lager's 12, Schwan's 11 , Heartland Players Club 9 , Team 11 9 , Adam & Eve Styling Salon 9, P's & K's 8, Brew Crew 8, Gourneau Construction 8, Frantastics 8, PM Auto and Truck Repair 7, Mind in the Gutter 6 , Pierson Ford 6, Wild Turkeys 5, Electricians 5.

High Games: (men) Brandon Kakwitch 280-222, Ryan Konsor 264-248-210, Tyler Pomplun 258-226, Nate Lafferty 247-222, Todd Bakke 243, O.J. Whitney 241-201, Brandon Bartolo 240-226, Larry Papke 236, Derek Brewer 224-213, Todd Christians 222-203, Dick Kraft 219, Mike Lammle 218, Cliff Kuckelburg 214-202, Marv Bingham 213, Eric Rieker 212, Lynn Hardie 201; (women) Whitney Joseph 246-199, Cathy Papke 210, Sarah Johnson 210-201, Shanda Rieker 194, Gisella Thill 193.

High Series: (men) Ryan Konsor 722, Tyler Pomplun 676, Brandon Kakwitch 667, Brandon Bartolo 648, Nate Lafferty 633, Larry Papke 620, Todd Bakke 620, Cliff Kuckelburg 601; (women) Whitney Joseph 622, Sarah Johnson 593, Gisella Thill 505, Shanda Rieker 487.

TRANSACTIONS

Baseball

AMERICAN LEAGUE

CLEVELAND INDIANS-Recalled RHP Zach McAllister from Columbus (IL). Assigned RHP Jason Rice outright to Columbus (IL).

DETROIT TIGERS-Promoted Dave Owen to director, player development. Named Al Nipper minor league pitching coordinator.

SEATTLE MARINERS-Named Joe McIlvaine special assistant to the general manager.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Selected the contract of RHP Jarrod Parker from Mobile (Southern). Designated INF Tommy Manzella for assignment.

CHICAGO CUBS-Selected the contract of C Steve Clevenger from Iowa (PCL). Recalled RHP Rafael Dolis from Tennessee (SL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES-Activated INF Chase Headley from the 15-day DL.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

EL PASO DIABLOS-Released RHP Oliver Olde.

GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS-Released RHP Travis Minix, RHP Andy Shipman, RHP Ryne Reynoso, LHP Alain Quijano, OF Cristian Guerrero and OF Toddric Johnson.

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CAPTAINS-Traded RHP Osvaldo Rodriguez to El Paso to complete the an earlier trade.

WICHITA WINGNUTS-Traded OF Mitch Einertson to Maui (NAL) to complete an earlier trade.

WINNIPEG GOLDEYES-Released LHP Luis Villarreal and OF Fehlandt Lentini.

CAN-AM LEAGUE

NEWARK BEARS-Released RHP Casey Gaynor, RHP Doug Jennings, RHP Greg Lane, RHP Kyle Snyder, INF Tyler Benzel, INF Chase Fontaine, INF Brad Jackson, INF Ramon A. Nivar, OF Tim Raines, Jr., OF Danny Santiesteban and OF Brandon Watson. Traded RHP Chris Rollins to Camden (Atlantic) for a player to be named.

Basketball

NBA DEVELOPMENT LEAGUE

RIO GRANDE VALLEY VIPERS-Named Nick Nurse coach.

CANADIAN LEAGUE

HALIFAX RAINMEN-Signed G Rodney Buford and G-F Eddie Robinson.

Football

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

NFL-Fined Atlanta CB Dunta Robinson $40,000 for his hit on Philadelphia WR Jeremy Maclin in a Sept. 18 game.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Placed RB Jamaal Charles on injured reserve.

College

WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE-Announced Cal State Bakersfield's and Dallas Baptist's baseball programs will join the conference as affiliate members in March 2013.

IOWA-Announced senior LB Bruce Davis has left the team, citing personal reasons.

NORTH CAROLINA-Announced it will vacate all 16 football victories from the 2008 and 2009 seasons, and will cut three scholarships for each of the next three academic years as part of self-imposed penalties following an NCAA investigation into the football program. The football program was placed on two years of probation as a result of the probe into athletes accepting improper benefits and academic misconduct.

NORTHWESTERN STATE-Named Adam Malloy women's cross country coach.

OKLAHOMA-Signed football coach Bob Stoops to a seven-year contract extension through 2018.

UCLA-Reinstated senior G Jerime Anderson to the men's basketball team with a two-game suspension, an exhibition game and the season opener.