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8A THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ◆ THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011WORLDBUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINAOutsiders’ land buys targetedPresident Cristina Fernandez urgedArgentina’s lawmakers Wednesday toquickly approve a 2,500-acre limit onrural land ownership by foreigners.She said the legislation she is sendingto Congress won’t affect propertiesalready in foreign hands, because shedoesn’t want to change the rules of thegame to harm those who bought land ingood faith.The bill also would create a singleregistry for rural properties so it’s easierto know who owns what. Currently, eachof Argentina’s 23 provinces keeps its ownregistries, which aren’t easily searchable.Fernandez said the proposed law isbased on strong legal limits on foreignland ownership in Brazil, Canada, UnitedStates and France.CARACAS, VENEZUELAWages expected to boost inflationPresident Hugo Chavez’s decision toincrease the minimum wage 25 percent isexpected to elevate Venezuela’s already highinflation, economists and opposition lawmakerssaid Wednesday.Chavez’s decree involves a 15 percentboost in pay at the beginning of May, thena 10 percent rise Sept. 1. The wage hikeannounced Tuesday will benefit more than 6million people, who will earn $360 a monthonce the full increase is phased in. Chavezalso gave public employees a 45 percentraise.Government officials said they hope tokeep inflation in check despite wage hikes.Labor Minister Maria Iglesias suggestedgreedy businessmen are partly responsiblefor Latin America’s worst inflation, accusingthem of unjustifiably inflating prices.BY BEN HUBBARDThe Associated PressHYDERABAD, INDIAMAHESH KUMAR A./The Associated PressAn Indian worker rests on mangoes Wednesday at a fruit marketin Hyderabad. India recognizes the mango as its national fruitand is the world’s largest mango producer with about 13 milliontons each year, far exceeding other countries.LONDONThatcher’s handbag at auctionFormer British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has donated one of herfamous handbags to a charity auction.Christie’s auction house said Wednesdaythe boxy black leather Aspreybag will be sold on June 27 at an auctionhosted by author Jeffrey Archer.The bag was on Thatcher’s arm duringCold War negotiations with formerU.S. President Ronald Reagan and SovietUnion leader Mikhail Gorbachev.The former Conservative leader wasfamously responsible for originating theterm “handbagging,” which referred toher uncompromising style.The auction house said Thatcher haselected to donate the proceeds of thesale to a British charity working withpeople with a genetic skin condition.NATO jets stop attack on port in LibyaSANG TAN/The Associated PressA police dog searches through the flowers Wednesday brought intoWestminster Abbey in London during preparations for the royal weddingof Kate Middleton and Britain’s Prince William.Royal wedding guests facethorough security sweepsBY PAISLEY DODDSThe Associated PressBY DEBBY WUThe Associated PressTAIPEI, Taiwan — A populartourist train overturned inTaiwan’s southern mountainsWednesday, killing five Chinesevisitors, the island’s Office ofDisaster Management said.President Ma Ying-jeou hadearlier put the death toll atsix.The Government In formation Office said the crashinjured 61 other people, 23seriously. There was no immediateinformation on theirnationalities.Ma said a large tree fell intothe path of the oncomingtrain.“I feel very grieved by theLONDON — It’s not thetype of welcome most weddingguests expect before theyget into church — backgroundchecks, ID verification and asecurity sweep.But then again, PrinceWilliam and Kate Middleton’swedding on Friday is no ordinaryaffair.Britain hasn’t seen a royalwedding of this size sincePrince Charles married Dianain 1981 — there were actually200 more police on dutyfor that wedding, which hada longer procession route anda guest list of some 3,500 people,including foreign royalsand heads of state.Friday’s wedding will offermuch of the same pomp andcircumstance with its 1,900invited guests, but it also presentsa modern security nightmarefor the 5,000 U.K. policeofficers on duty. Police willbe on the look-out for Irishdissident terrorists, Muslimextremists, anti-monarchistsand protesters.Scotland Yard Police CommanderChristine Jones saidWednesday there has been nonew terror threat but considerableInternet chatter.“Our operation has beenmeticulously planned, andwe have thought through andplanned for a huge range ofcontingencies,” she said.Anxious crowds wrappedin Union Jack flags watchedlate Wednesday afternoon asa convoy of cars arrived atWestminster Abbey. Secondsafter, the soon-to-be royalcouple arrived at the cathedralfor a final wedding rehearsal.Middleton’s parents andPrince Harry, the best man,also attended, St. James Palacesaid.The Associated PressNarrow-gauge train carriages lie on their side Wednesday afterbeing struck by a falling tree on the mountainous tourist destinationof Alishan, southern Taiwan.Train overturns, kills visitorsaccident,” he said, adding thatit would be investigated thoroughly.TV footage showed at leastthree carriages overturnedalong a slope and rescuerstending to victims.The Alishan rail line, runningeast from the southern city ofChiayi, corkscrews throughsteep mountains and has longbeen one of Taiwan’s premiertourist attractions. Most of theline has been closed since adevastating typhoon struckTaiwan in August 2009, but asmall portion near the top hasbeen reopened and is wherethe accident occurred.Alishan has been especiallypopular among Chinese tourists.MISRATA, Libya — NATOwarplanes pounded forces loyalto Libyan leader MoammarGadhafi attacking the rebelheldcity of Misrata, blastingfighting vehicles advancingon the port that serves as thebesieged city’s sole lifeline, aNATO spokeswoman said onWednesday.The battle for Misrata hasbecome the focal point of theuprising against Gadhafi’sregime, and the near-constantshelling of the city by governmenttroops over the past twomonths has spurred calls formore forceful internationalintervention to stop the bloodshed.In Brussels, the EU commissionerfor humanitarian aidsaid the shelling of the Misrataport has worsened the alreadybad humanitarian situation inthe city and that the 27-nationgroup has set aside more than100 million euros ($146 million)to address pressing humanitarianneeds.“The port shelling hampersvessel rotation and thereforehinders further evacuations,”said Commissioner KristalinaGeorgieva. “The delivery ofBY DEB RIECHMANNThe Associated PressKABUL, Afghanistan — Aveteran Afghan military pilotsaid to be distressed over hispersonal finances opened fireat Kabul airport after an argumentWednesday, killing eightU.S. troops and an Americancivilian contractor.Those killed were trainersand advisers for the nascentAfghan air force. The shootingwas the deadliest attack by amember of the Afghan securityforces, or an insurgent impersonatingthem, on coalitiontroops or Afghan soldiers orpolicemen. There have beenseven such attacks so far thisyear.Although the individual circumstancesmay differ, theincidents of Afghans turningagainst their coalition partnersseem to reflect growing antiforeignersentiment independentof the Taliban. Afghans areincreasingly tired of the nearlydecade-long war and thinktheir lives have not improveddespite billions of dollars ininternational aid.The Taliban, who are currentlystaging their opening salvosof the spring fighting season,boasted that the gunman inWednesday’s airport attack wasa militant impersonating anarmy officer.This claim did not seemcredible, however.Defense Ministry spokesmanGen. Mohammad ZahirAzimi said the gunman wasan officer who had served asa pilot in the Afghan militaryDARKO BANDIC/The Associated PressIn this photo taken Wednesday on a government-organized tour, students rally in support of Libyan leaderMoammar Gadhafi, at a schoolyard in the Tarhouna district of Libya.food, medical supplies andother relief items has beeninterrupted, and it is close toimpossible for our humanitarianpartners to evacuate thewounded and civilians by sea.”A resident in Misrata said thecity’s food stocks were dwindling,and that relief suppliesbrought by U.N. aid agencieswere not enough to meetfor the past 20 years. The gunman— identified as AhmadGul, 48, of Tarakhail district inKabul province — died in anexchange of fire that followedhis attack.The gunman’s brother insistedhe was not a Taliban sympathizer.“He was under economicpressures and recently he soldhis house. He was not in a normalframe of mind becauseof these pressures,” said thebrother, Dr. Mohammad HassanSahibi. “He was goingthrough a very difficult periodof time in his life.“He served his country foryears,” Sahibi told Tolo, a privatetelevision station in Kabul.“He loved his people and hiscountry. He had no link withTaliban or al-Qaida.”Sahibi said his brother waswounded four or five times duringhis military service — onceseriously when his helicoptercrashed.The shooting took place at10:25 a.m. at Kabul’s airport.The gunman opened fire at ameeting in an operations roomrequirements. The resident,who did not want to be namedbecause he feared retribution,said locals were suffering froma shortage of drinking water.The NATO airstrike, whichtook place Tuesday night andsent giant plumes of smokeinto the air, helped repulsean attack by Gadhafi’s forceson the city’s vital port complex,alliance spokeswomanCarmen Romero said, also inBrussels.“NATO forces moved quicklyto break up a force advancingon Misrata port,” Romero said.“Several NATO aircraft weredirected to the area, and followingcareful assessment ofthe risk to civilians, our pilotsstruck.”Afghan officer opens fire, kills 9 AmericansMUSADEQ SADEQ/The Associated PressAn Afghan soldier holds his rifle Wednesday outside a gateway toKabul’s airport following the shootings.at the Afghan Air Corps followingan argument with foreigners,Afghan defense officialssaid.It was unclear what the argumentwas about.“Suddenly, in the middle ofthe meeting, shooting started,”said Afghan Air Corps spokesmanCol. Bahader, who usesonly one name. “After the shootingstarted, we saw a number ofAfghan army officers and soldiersrunning out of the building.Some were even throwingthemselves out of the windowsto get away.”Five Afghan soldiers wereinjured. At least one Afghansoldier was shot — in the wrist— but most of the soldiers sufferedbroken bones and cuts,Bahader said.338839
SPORTS1B THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ◆ THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011AndreEthierROUNDING SECOND, HEADING FOR HOMEHOME RUN IN 10TH SINKS MARLINS, 3BSPORTS SHORTSJACK DEMPSEY/The Associated PressDenver Broncos linebacker Jason Hunter,shown during a game last season, wasstabbed Wednesday and taken to ahospital, according to Detroit police,who revealed no other information. Thestabbing comes only days after Miami’sBrandon Marshall, a former Bronco, wasstabbed with a kitchen knife by his wife,according to Miami police.Mariners March 5K Run/WalkSaturday at Mary ImmaculateThe Mariners March 5K Run/Walk will beheld, beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, at MaryImmaculate School, 700 Truman Ave., KeyWest, with all proceeds going to the school’sTuition Assistance Program. The course windsthrough Old Town Key West to South Street,then follows the Atlantic Ocean to White StreetPier and back to the school.After the race there will be an awards ceremonyand raffle drawing at the front circleof the school. Centennial Bank will have itsWeenie Wagon, serving free hot dogs andhamburgers. There will be a DJ playing tunesbefore and after the race and there will becold refreshments of beer, water, etc., for therunners.There will also be a half-mile kids Fun Runwhich will be open to children 9 and under.There is no charge for the participants in theFun Run, which will begin after the conclusionof the 5K Run/Walk.For more information, visit southernmostrunners.comor contact Race Director-BascomGrooms at 305-304-7444.KEYS CALENDARTODAY IN THE KEYSPREP BASEBALLDistrict 16-4A Championship game BelenJesuit Prep at Key West, 7:30 p.m.District 16-2A Championship game: Marathonvs. Mater Lakes Academy at WestminsterChristian, 4 p.m.TODAY ON TVCYCLINGVERSUS — Tour de Romandie, stage 2, atRomont, Switzerland (same-day tape), 4 p.m.GOLFTGC — European PGA Tour, Ballantine’sChampionship, first round, at Seoul,South Korea (same-day tape), 9 a.m.TGC — LPGA, Avnet Classic, firstround, at Mobile, Ala., 12:30 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, firstround, at Avondale, La., 3 p.m.MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLSUN — Tampa Bay at Minneapolis, 1:10 p.m.MLB — Toronto at Texas, 2 p.m.MLB — Chicago White Sox at N.Y.Yankees, 7 p.m.WGN — Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.NBA FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFSNBA — Game 6, Orlando at Atlanta,7:30 p.m.TNT — Game 6, L.A. Lakers at NewOrleans, 8 p.m.TNT — Game 6, Dallas at Portland,10:30 p.m.NFLESPN, NFLTV — Draft, round 1, at New York, 8p.m.NHL PLAYOFSVERSUS — Playoffs, conferencesemifinals, game 1, Nashville atVancouver, 9 p.m.FLORIDA LOTTERYCash 3: Afternoon drawing: 5-5-1Evening drawing: 1-6-4Play 4: Afternoon drawing: 1-9-2-7Evening drawing: 2-0-3-7Fantasy 5: 11-23-29-33-36PowerBall: 4-24-40-44-55Power Play: 2 Power ball: 5BY J.W. COOKECitizen Staff WriterPREP SOFTBALL REGION 4 QUARTERFINAL: CARDINAL GIBBONS 8, KEY WEST 2Power OutageChiefs out-slug Conchs in playoff openerBY RON COOKECitizen StaffKEY WEST — There was not much thatcould be said after the Key West High softballteam lost, 8-2, to Cardinal Gibbonson Wednesday night in the Region 4-4Aquarterfinals at the Back Yard.Going into the game, third-year coachNBA: HEAT 97, 76ERS 91WILFREDO LEE/The Associated PressMiami’s Mario Chalmers (15) goes up for a shot againstPhiladelphia’s Lou Williams during Wednesday night’splayoff game in Miami. Chambers scored 20 points.Nothing is easy,Miami advancesBY TIM REYNOLDSThe Associated PressMIAMI — Not easy. But over.For the first time since 2006, the Miami Heathave won a playoff series — and, finally, can startthinking in earnest about another showdown withthe Boston Celtics.Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, Chris Boshadded 22 points and 11 rebounds, and the Heatadvanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals bytopping Philadelphia, 97-91, on Wednesday nightand ousting the 76ers in five games.Mario Chalmers scored 20 points off the benchand LeBron James finished with 16 points, 10rebounds and eight assists for Miami. Joel Anthonymade a pair of free throws with 16.8 seconds leftfor the Heat, who will face Boston starting Sundayafternoon in Miami.It’s the first series win for the Heat since the 2006NBA finals.“We’re going to be ready,” Wade said. “Philly gotus ready.”Gone FishingStomberg ran away from hometo become an angler in Key WestKEY WESTMost kids run away to jointhe circus, but for Capt.Bobby Stomberg, he ranaway from Peoria, Ill., to become afisherman in Key West.“When I was 13 years old I ranaway from home and I had thechoice between Hawaii or KeyWest,” said Stomberg. “Key Westwas a lot better looking thanHawaii and the first place I endedup was here on Stock Island workingon a lobster boat where I nowrun a charter boat, so I guess Iknew then I was hooked for life.”It was in the late 1960s thatStomberg made the decision toSteve Wells said his team’s one weaknesswas on offense and it showed.Plus, Gibbons came out swinging fromthe first and never stopped.“You’ve got to hit to win. We weren’tgetting those power shots like they were,”Wells said. “They hit several extra-basehits. They did make some good plays onSee SOFTBALL, page 3BConchs seek first district titlesince ’05 tonight at Rex WeechBY WILLIS JACOBSONAssistant Sports EditorKEY WEST — A day after clinching their returnticket to the state playoffs, the members of theKey West High baseball team got in a quickpractice on Wednesday before heading over tothe high school to watch the Conchs’ softballteam hostits playoffopener.If all goesas plannedfor the baseballteamtonight, itwill alsobring thestate playoffsdown toKey West.T h eConchs,who toppedM a t e rAcademy, 8-6, on Tuesdaynight in aDistrict 16-4A tournamentsemifinal,will lookto capturetheir firstdistrict titlesince 2005with a wintonight at 7:30 over Belen Jesuit, the tournament’stop seed. Key West, the No. 4 seed, will again bethe designated “visiting” team tonight, but wina win would have a true home-field advantagemove to Key West, and after lobstering,he gradually made themove to shrimp fishing beforeeventually in 1971 he began charterfishing as a mate aboard the originalFurlong with Capt. Ted Smith.“That got me into charter andsport fishing,” Stomberg said abouthis older teenage years he spentworking with Smith.Stomberg went on to workclosely with Andy Griffiths Sr., andwhen things double in the Griffiths’fleet size the family sent Stombergto school for his captain licensesand he said, “It’s just been on fromthere.”Nowadays, Stomberg still runsthe 42-foot boat he helped GriffithsSr. build in 1992, which is nowowned by Fish Quest Charters.FISHINGRON COOKE/The CitizenCardinal Gibbons third base Nicole White tags Key West’s Leci Archeralbeit too late in the bottom of the second. Archer made it to thirdwith one out, but the Lady Conchs could not drive her home.PREP BASEBALL: BELEN JESUIT AT KEY WEST, 7:30 P.M.Capt. Bobby Stomberg at the dock on Old Island Marina.One of a series onKeys fishing guidesand captains.“When the company bought theboat Andy Sr. told them, ‘Bobbyprobably knows more aboutthe boat than anybody,’” saidDISTRICT 16-4A CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEWho: Key West vs. Belen Jesuit PrepWhen: 7:30 p.m.Where: Rex Weech FieldFuture: Winner advances to face Distict 15-4Arunnerup; loser plays at District 15-4A champion,in state playoffsROB O’NEAL/The CitizenKey West senior Johnny Monsalvatge takes a cut during battingpractice Wednesday at Rex Weech Field. The Conchs will look tokeep their momentum going into tonight’s District 16-4A titlegame against rival Belen Jesuit.in at least theregional openeron Tuesday andpossibly morehome playoffgames afterward.With aloss tonight, theConchs wouldopen the stateplayoffs on theroad.Key Westcoach MiguelMenendez saidhe and thecoaches won’ttry to put toomuch focus ontonight’s game,although winninga districttitle was theteam’s initialgoal cominginto the season.“I just told(the players)the best thingabout today is that we got another day topractice,” Menendez said at Wednesday’spractice. “We’re going to treat itSee CONCHS, page 3BJ.W. COOKE/The CitizenStomberg. “So they came to me andI get to do what I’m good at.”Chartering out of Old IslandMarina on Stock Island, Stombergand Fish Quest Charters generallyrun three-day charters on the ninebunkfishing vessel.“About 75 percent of our chartersSee GUIDES, page 3BKEYSNEWS.COM — AND SPORTS TOO
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SPORTS1B THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ◆ THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2011AndreEthierROUNDING SECOND, HEADING FOR HOMEHOME RUN IN 10TH SINKS MARLINS, 3BSPORTS SHORTSJACK DEMPSEY/The Associated PressDenver Broncos linebacker Jason Hunter,shown during a game last season, wasstabbed Wednesday and taken to ahospital, according to Detroit police,who revealed no o<strong>the</strong>r information. Thestabbing comes only days after Miami’sBrandon Marshall, a former Bronco, wasstabbed with a kitchen knife by his wife,according to Miami police.Mariners March 5K Run/WalkSaturday at Mary ImmaculateThe Mariners March 5K Run/Walk will beheld, beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, at MaryImmaculate School, 700 Truman Ave., <strong>Key</strong><strong>West</strong>, with all proceeds going to <strong>the</strong> school’sTuition Assistance Program. The course windsthrough Old Town <strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong> to South Street,<strong>the</strong>n follows <strong>the</strong> Atlantic Ocean to White StreetPier and back to <strong>the</strong> school.After <strong>the</strong> race <strong>the</strong>re will be an awards ceremonyand raffle drawing at <strong>the</strong> front circleof <strong>the</strong> school. Centennial Bank will have itsWeenie Wagon, serving free hot dogs andhamburgers. There will be a DJ playing tunesbefore and after <strong>the</strong> race and <strong>the</strong>re will becold refreshments of beer, water, etc., for <strong>the</strong>runners.There will also be a half-mile kids Fun Runwhich will be open to children 9 and under.There is no charge for <strong>the</strong> participants in <strong>the</strong>Fun Run, which will begin after <strong>the</strong> conclusionof <strong>the</strong> 5K Run/Walk.For more information, visit sou<strong>the</strong>rnmostrunners.comor contact Race Director-BascomGrooms at 305-304-7444.KEYS CALENDARTODAY IN THE KEYSPREP BASEBALLDistrict 16-4A Championship game BelenJesuit Prep at <strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong>, 7:30 p.m.District 16-2A Championship game: Marathonvs. Mater Lakes Academy at <strong>West</strong>minsterChristian, 4 p.m.TODAY ON TVCYCLINGVERSUS — Tour de Romandie, stage 2, atRomont, Switzerland (same-day tape), 4 p.m.GOLFTGC — European PGA Tour, Ballantine’sChampionship, first round, at Seoul,South Korea (same-day tape), 9 a.m.TGC — LPGA, Avnet Classic, firstround, at Mobile, Ala., 12:30 p.m.TGC — PGA Tour, Zurich Classic, firstround, at Avondale, La., 3 p.m.MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLSUN — Tampa Bay at Minneapolis, 1:10 p.m.MLB — Toronto at Texas, 2 p.m.MLB — Chicago White Sox at N.Y.Yankees, 7 p.m.WGN — Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:30 p.m.NBA FIRST ROUND PLAYOFFSNBA — Game 6, Orlando at Atlanta,7:30 p.m.TNT — Game 6, L.A. Lakers at NewOrleans, 8 p.m.TNT — Game 6, Dallas at Portland,10:30 p.m.NFLESPN, NFLTV — Draft, round 1, at New York, 8p.m.NHL PLAYOFSVERSUS — Playoffs, conferencesemifinals, game 1, Nashville atVancouver, 9 p.m.FLORIDA LOTTERYCash 3: Afternoon drawing: 5-5-1Evening drawing: 1-6-4Play 4: Afternoon drawing: 1-9-2-7Evening drawing: 2-0-3-7Fantasy 5: 11-23-29-33-36PowerBall: 4-24-40-44-55Power Play: 2 Power ball: 5BY J.W. COOKE<strong>Citizen</strong> Staff WriterPREP SOFTBALL REGION 4 QUARTERFINAL: CARDINAL GIBBONS 8, KEY WEST 2Power OutageChiefs out-slug Conchs in playoff openerBY RON COOKE<strong>Citizen</strong> StaffKEY WEST — There was not much thatcould be said after <strong>the</strong> <strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong> High softballteam lost, 8-2, to Cardinal Gibbonson Wednesday night in <strong>the</strong> Region 4-4Aquarterfinals at <strong>the</strong> Back Yard.Going into <strong>the</strong> game, third-year coachNBA: HEAT 97, 76ERS 91WILFREDO LEE/The Associated PressMiami’s Mario Chalmers (15) goes up for a shot againstPhiladelphia’s Lou Williams during Wednesday night’splayoff game in Miami. Chambers scored 20 points.Nothing is easy,Miami advancesBY TIM REYNOLDSThe Associated PressMIAMI — Not easy. But over.For <strong>the</strong> first time since 2006, <strong>the</strong> Miami Heathave won a playoff series — and, finally, can startthinking in earnest about ano<strong>the</strong>r showdown with<strong>the</strong> Boston Celtics.Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, Chris Boshadded 22 points and 11 rebounds, and <strong>the</strong> Heatadvanced to <strong>the</strong> Eastern Conference semifinals bytopping Philadelphia, 97-91, on Wednesday nightand ousting <strong>the</strong> 76ers in five games.Mario Chalmers scored 20 points off <strong>the</strong> benchand LeBron James finished with 16 points, 10rebounds and eight assists for Miami. Joel Anthonymade a pair of free throws with 16.8 seconds leftfor <strong>the</strong> Heat, who will face Boston starting Sundayafternoon in Miami.It’s <strong>the</strong> first series win for <strong>the</strong> Heat since <strong>the</strong> 2006NBA finals.“We’re going to be ready,” Wade said. “Philly gotus ready.”Gone FishingStomberg ran away from hometo become an angler in <strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong>KEY WESTMost kids run away to join<strong>the</strong> circus, but for Capt.Bobby Stomberg, he ranaway from Peoria, Ill., to become afisherman in <strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong>.“When I was 13 years old I ranaway from home and I had <strong>the</strong>choice between Hawaii or <strong>Key</strong><strong>West</strong>,” said Stomberg. “<strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong>was a lot better looking thanHawaii and <strong>the</strong> first place I endedup was here on Stock Island workingon a lobster boat where I nowrun a charter boat, so I guess Iknew <strong>the</strong>n I was hooked for life.”It was in <strong>the</strong> late 1960s thatStomberg made <strong>the</strong> decision toSteve Wells said his team’s one weaknesswas on offense and it showed.Plus, Gibbons came out swinging from<strong>the</strong> first and never stopped.“You’ve got to hit to win. We weren’tgetting those power shots like <strong>the</strong>y were,”Wells said. “They hit several extra-basehits. They did make some good plays onSee SOFTBALL, page 3BConchs seek first district titlesince ’05 tonight at Rex WeechBY WILLIS JACOBSONAssistant Sports EditorKEY WEST — A day after clinching <strong>the</strong>ir returnticket to <strong>the</strong> state playoffs, <strong>the</strong> members of <strong>the</strong><strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong> High baseball team got in a quickpractice on Wednesday before heading over to<strong>the</strong> high school to watch <strong>the</strong> Conchs’ softballteam hostits playoffopener.If all goesas plannedfor <strong>the</strong> baseballteamtonight, itwill alsobring <strong>the</strong>state playoffsdown to<strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong>.T h eConchs,who toppedM a t e rAcademy, 8-6, on Tuesdaynight in aDistrict 16-4A tournamentsemifinal,will lookto capture<strong>the</strong>ir firstdistrict titlesince 2005with a wintonight at 7:30 over Belen Jesuit, <strong>the</strong> tournament’stop seed. <strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong>, <strong>the</strong> No. 4 seed, will again be<strong>the</strong> designated “visiting” team tonight, but wina win would have a true home-field advantagemove to <strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong>, and after lobstering,he gradually made <strong>the</strong>move to shrimp fishing beforeeventually in 1971 he began charterfishing as a mate aboard <strong>the</strong> originalFurlong with Capt. Ted Smith.“That got me into charter andsport fishing,” Stomberg said abouthis older teenage years he spentworking with Smith.Stomberg went on to workclosely with Andy Griffiths Sr., andwhen things double in <strong>the</strong> Griffiths’fleet size <strong>the</strong> family sent Stombergto school for his captain licensesand he said, “It’s just been on from<strong>the</strong>re.”Nowadays, Stomberg still runs<strong>the</strong> 42-foot boat he helped GriffithsSr. build in 1992, which is nowowned by Fish Quest Charters.FISHINGRON COOKE/The <strong>Citizen</strong>Cardinal Gibbons third base Nicole White tags <strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong>’s Leci Archeralbeit too late in <strong>the</strong> bottom of <strong>the</strong> second. Archer made it to thirdwith one out, but <strong>the</strong> Lady Conchs could not drive her home.PREP BASEBALL: BELEN JESUIT AT KEY WEST, 7:30 P.M.Capt. Bobby Stomberg at <strong>the</strong> dock on Old Island Marina.One of a series on<strong>Key</strong>s fishing guidesand captains.“When <strong>the</strong> company bought <strong>the</strong>boat Andy Sr. told <strong>the</strong>m, ‘Bobbyprobably knows more about<strong>the</strong> boat than anybody,’” saidDISTRICT 16-4A CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEWho: <strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong> vs. Belen Jesuit PrepWhen: 7:30 p.m.Where: Rex Weech FieldFuture: Winner advances to face Distict 15-4Arunnerup; loser plays at District 15-4A champion,in state playoffsROB O’NEAL/The <strong>Citizen</strong><strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong> senior Johnny Monsalvatge takes a cut during battingpractice Wednesday at Rex Weech Field. The Conchs will look tokeep <strong>the</strong>ir momentum going into tonight’s District 16-4A titlegame against rival Belen Jesuit.in at least <strong>the</strong>regional openeron Tuesday andpossibly morehome playoffgames afterward.With aloss tonight, <strong>the</strong>Conchs wouldopen <strong>the</strong> stateplayoffs on <strong>the</strong>road.<strong>Key</strong> <strong>West</strong>coach MiguelMenendez saidhe and <strong>the</strong>coaches won’ttry to put toomuch focus ontonight’s game,although winninga districttitle was <strong>the</strong>team’s initialgoal cominginto <strong>the</strong> season.“I just told(<strong>the</strong> players)<strong>the</strong> best thingabout today is that we got ano<strong>the</strong>r day topractice,” Menendez said at Wednesday’spractice. “We’re going to treat itSee CONCHS, page 3BJ.W. COOKE/The <strong>Citizen</strong>Stomberg. “So <strong>the</strong>y came to me andI get to do what I’m good at.”Chartering out of Old IslandMarina on Stock Island, Stombergand Fish Quest Charters generallyrun three-day charters on <strong>the</strong> ninebunkfishing vessel.“About 75 percent of our chartersSee GUIDES, page 3BKEYSNEWS.COM — AND SPORTS TOO
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