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Derek Martlnez & Nathan Volk, leading the baseball team b y example t
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was mcrea]am, rasing by just a mw runs, aaaea more this year but he s looking Volk, Martinez and the LT things witl happen'
age them to relax and have fun.
You have to have a loose trigger.
The Lions are hovering around Volk. "We've been in almost pretty solid, he's pitching our Lions' battinglineup are averag- in play."
Don't just go up there and look at
three pitches go by you."
Volk and Martinez have been
playing baseball together since
they started going to Lone Tree
junior high together. Despite the
fact that they share duties on the
mound and at shortstop, they're
both pretty laid back and don't
have any competition going.
Martinez's personal highlight
was a game against Mediapolis
last season when he dueled with
Mepo pitcher Matthew Schul-
te. Martinez finishing with 14
strikeouts while Schulte notched
15 and the Bulldogs won 4-2.
Martinez who pitches a lot of
'junk' including a knuckleball,
sliders and curves, said the most
fun thing about baseball is get-
ting the 'K'.
"Most fun is when I'm pitching
and striking people out. That's
an accomplishment and just fun
to do," said Martinez.
Martinez uses different pitch-
es to get the strikeout.
"Different stuff, just whatever
they don't expect," said Marti-
nez. "Depending on the count,
usually curveballs or fastballs.
There are certain people that
you know what part of the plate
to put it on. You know what they
can hit, what they like to hit,
and knowing the field and where
they're probably going to hit it
just helps out."
Volk said he's struggled with
hitting in high school, but this
season has been different. Over-
coming that challenge at the
plate has been the most reward-
ing part of the game for him.
"Hitting has kind of been a
struggle for me in my career, so
this season has been fun," said
Volk. "I've had some pretty good
games this year and my batting
average has been better than
what it has been, where I'd like
it to be."
Volk's highlight came when he
blasted two homeruns during a
home game against local rivals
Highland - including a walk-off
grand slam homer.
"I haven!t hit a
runs in my career. I'm
came against our rivals," said
Volk. "Hitting it like that was
.500 with their record this sea-
son, so Volk and Martinez own
their share of the losses too.
"The most difficult thing is
being a pitcher on the loosing
end," said Martinez. "We don't
have many relief pitchers so if
you're loosing you just have to
stick with it. You don't really
every game we've lost this year,
being up there and pitching and
being so close but just not get-
ting that victory is hard."
Volk and Martinez are "just-
do-it" style leaders who lead
by being solid players for the
team. They're sharing that atti-
tude with the many underclass-
non-conference games this year
and he has some pretty good
stuff," said Volk of their sopho-
more teammate. "If he gets his
confidence up there, he'll go
pretty far."
"Harry Miller pitches some
varsity games and he's got the
stuff," added Martinez. "He's got
ing .323 at the plate this season.
"Hitting for the future looks
pretty bright hecause five out
of nine of tim starting positions
are underclassmen and our team
batting average is over 300," said
Volk. "We have younger guys
stepping up to the plate that
might be a little intimidating to
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Next Week to urchase l00,pes of Coins
Ily DAVID MORGAN
STAFF WRITER
ICCA will be placing ads in newspapers, radio and running television spots
this week asking people to bring in any old silver and gold coins made
before 1965. Those that bring in their coins will be able to speak with
collectors one on one and have their coins looked by a specialist. With the
help of these ICCA members, offers will be made to those that have coins
made before 1965. Offers will be made based on silver or gold content and
the rarity of the coins. All coins made before 1965 will be examined and
purchased including gold coins, silver coins, silver dollars, all types of nickels
and pennies. Those that decide to sell their coins will be paid on the spat.
If you are like a lot of people you might have a few old coins or even a
coffee can full lying around. If you have ever wondered what they are worth
now might be your chance to find out and even sell them if you choose.
They could be worth a lot according to the International Coin Collectors
Association also known as ICCA. Collectors will pay a fortune for some
coins and currency for their collections. If it is rare enough, one coin could
be worth over $100,000 according to Eric Helms, coin collector and ICCA
member. One ultra rare dime, an 1894S Barber sold for a record $1.9
million to a collector in July of 2007. While that is an extreme example,
many rare and valuable coins are slashed away in dresser drawers or
lock boxes around the country. The ICCA and its collector members have
organized a traveling event in search of all types of coins and currency. Even
common coins can be worth a significant amount due to the high price of
silver and gold. says Helms. Washington quarters and Roosevelt dimes can
be worth many times their face value. Recent silver markets have driven the
price up on even common coins mode of silver. Helms explains that all hall:
dollars, quarters and dimes made before 1965 contain 90% silver and are
sought after any time silver prices rise. Right now it's a sellers market he said.
The rarest coins these collectors are looking for include $20, $10, $5
and $2 1/2 gold coins and any coin made before 1850. These coins
always bring big premiums according to the ICCA. Silver dollars are also
very sought after nowadays.
Other types of items the ICCA will be purchasing during this event include
U.S: currency, gold bullion, investment gold, silver bars, silver rounds, proof
sets, etc. Even foreign coins are sought after and will be purchased.
Also at this event anyone can sell their gold jewelry, dental gold or
anything made of gold on the spat. Gold is currently trading at over
$1,400.00 per ounce near an all time high. Bring anything you think might
be gold and the collectors will examine, test and price tt for free. If you
decide to sell, you will be paid on the spat - it has been an unknown fact
that coin dealers have aays paid more for iewelry and scrap gold than
other jewelers and pawn brokers.
So whether you have one coin you think might be valuable or a large
collection you recently inherited, you can talk to these collectors for free and
if your're lucky you may have a rarity worth thousands. Either way there is
nothing to lose and it sounds like funl
For more information on this event visit the ICCA website at:
WWW.INTERNAliONALCOflHCOLLECTORS,€OM
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Am/and all coins made before 1965, rare coins, entire
collections, Silver Dollars, Half Dollars, Quarters, Dimes, Half
Dimes, Nickels, Three Cent Pieces, Two Cent Pieces, Cents,
Large Cents, Half Cents and all others.
PAPER MONEY
All denominations made before 1934.
GOLD COINS
Including $20, $10, $5, $4, $3, $2.5, $1, Private Gold,
Gold Bars, etc.
INVESTMENT GOLD
Kruggerands, Canadian Maple Leafs, Pandas, Gold Bars,
U.S. Eagles and Buffalos, etc.
KIP GOLD
Broken and unused jewelry, dental gold.
JEWELRY
Diamond rings, bracelets, earrings, loose diamonds, all gem
stones, etc.
PLATINUM
Anything made of platinum.
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Flatware, tea sets, goblets, jewelry, etc. and anything
marked sterling.
• Gather items of interest from your attic, safe deposit.@t]
garage, basement, elc. There is no limit to the amOU
items you can bring ,
• No appointment necessary
• If interested in selling, we will consult oul
database to see if a buyer exists. 90% of all items
offers in our database
• The offer is made on the spot on behalf of our
collectors making the offer
• If you decide to accept the offer, we will pay you on
spot!
• You get 100% of the offer
with no hidden fees