Hockey news
Finally, some good news on the local hockey front!
In a interview with 62andeven.com this morning, former Iowa Stars Head Coach Davey Allison made it official:
“July 1, I start with the Bucs (Des Moines Bucaneers of the USHL). I got the kayak on the roof, a six-pack of Coke and a half-pack of smokes (cigars) and headed to Chicago”, said Allison.
Allison says he’s ‘thrilled’ to be working with GM J.P. Parise and expects to be back in Des Moines in early August.
Allison says he welcomes the challenges of heading coach at the USHL level….”winning is still very important.”
Casey at the All-Star bat?
Casey Blake is quietly making a charge for the All-Star ranks out in Southern Cal. Marty discusses Casey tonight on Mouth of the Midwest. Catch it during Late Night with David Letterman, 10:35pm on KCCI Channel 8.
Iowa State vs. Duke in Chicago
Coach McDermott will take the Cyclones to the United Center Jan. 6, 2010 to play Duke.
Iowa State’s newest edition, Chicago prep star Chris Colvin, will play in Chicago three times next season.
Jared DeVries pulled from practice
Detroit Lions veteran defensive end Jared DeVries was pulled from the practice field this morning and informed by Lions officials pulled Jared DeVries from the practice field this morning to break the news that his high school coach had been killed.
“We found out during practice and what we did is got him off the practice field … and informed him of that and let him start to deal with that,” said Lions head coach Jim Schwartz. “That’s a tragedy. There are special relationships in life, there are fathers and sons, there’s sisters and brothers and things like that and there’s a special relationship between a coach and a player. Particularly in high school when boys are developing into men. Everybody’s going to have to be there for Jared to help him get through this.” [From mlive.com]
Aaron Thomas in Des Moines helping kids last week
Waukee Varsity Basketball coach Matt Woodley spent time just last week with his former teammate and roommate at Drake – Aaron Thomas, Ed Thomas’ son.
” I’m devastated”, said Woodley. “His dad was a legend.”
Aaron Thomas coaches basketball at Union High Scool in Laporte City, Iowa
Motive in Thomas shooting
Sources tell 62andeven.com the older brother of a Aplington-Parkersburg senior football player is the gunman from this morning’s fatal shooting of football coach Ed Thomas.
The assailant in his ‘ 30s’ fired one shot, left and returned and unloaded four more shots.
Our sources say the brother was miffed that Thomas meted out unfair discipline to his brother and was way too tough on him and singled him out.
Mouth of the Midwest
What will Phil do next? Did Lefty let another US Open slip away? Marty breaks it down on 62andeven.com and ESPN 1700am The Champ. Take a listen…
Phil Mickelson
Pardon the Interuption
Have you ever had one of those days when no matter what you try everything seems to slap you in the face? Monday was one of those days.
Our web host, temporary, had a server go down and it decided to take 62andeven.com with it for a long weekend. We are putting pieces back together and working to make sure that nonsense doesn’t happen again.
Anyway, we’re getting back and there is a lot to catch up on.
Even with the site down, Marty continued to be the hardest working man in Des Moines sports talk putting out a morning show and afternoon show. You should have seen it, serious you should have. Well not to worry, you still can.
Mouth of the Midwest – Marty and Tommy covered the final round of the US Open and more. Catch a reply of the whole show below:
Mad Dog Marty in the Morning – Marty breaks down the US Open, (spoiler Lucas Glover wins), MLB baseball and takes a look the upcoming schedule for the Cubs, Cards and Brewers. Click here to watch.
