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Show SPORTS 0.,,,-,V,,,,P- Blackhawks give up to team three goals as Blues pull away for 3 win Base, all ) ) 116 -- yearn-old omore criminal justice major from Oceanside, California, said he and three other players had the opportunity to get to know Jackson on a more personal level. "We first met Jackson early last year and we have been able to keep in contact with him since then through emails and messages which has really helped us in getting to know him more and helped him feel more comfortable," Gonzalez said. He said he felt that getting to know the team and being close with the guys is a big part of the team dynamic and he wanted Jackson to be a part of that. BY ALLISON KITTELL kittellrn National Signing Day season for the 2019-202- 0 doesn't happen for most NCAA athletes until early in 2019, however, for one very special player, it came early. Jackson Keith, an with cystic fibrosis, signed his Letter of Intent to become an official part of Dixie State University's baseball team during a ceremony on Oct. 18. Jackson became involved with DSU last year through a nonprofit organization and has spent time with the team and attended practices and games. "Jackson came to us through Team Impact," Baseball Head Coach Chris Pfatenhauer said. "Which helps place kids with terminal illnesses or tremendous obstacles in their life with universities to help give them an outlet and something to look forward to." Pfatenhauer said he felt Jackson had been a big part of the team and felt it was time to make him an official member of the Trailblazer baseball family. Jack Gonzalez, a soph "He's a t great kid," Gonzalez said. "He loves sports, , he's athletic and energetic, he loves going to school and hanging out with his friends. He's honestly just a normal kid with some extraordinary circumstances and it's been great to get to know ri . il n flit-i1 sic" ns him and now to have him as an official part of our 7-- team." During the press conference, Jackson said: "I'm not really sure how I'm going to contribute because you're all way better at baseball than me. I'm not the best but on the bench, I want to help out the best I can." Jackson's father, Nate Keith, also said it was a super cool experience for all of them. "Jackson's always been really good at doing things for other people," Nate Keith said. "So its awe- BY JIMMY GREEN FIELD CHICAGO TRIBUNE TNS A head coach on the hot seat. Salary cap hell. A season going nowhere. It wasn't too long ago the Blackhawks checked off every one of those unwanted items. Well, things have changed. Joel Quenneville has been pushing all the right buttons to get his team to play inspired hockey, general manager Stan Bowman maneuvered to get $zt million in cap space to work with and the Hawks are one of the NHL's best stories in the early going of this season. Now let's take a look at the Blues: Head coach on the hot seat. Salary cap hell. A season going nowhere. Check, check, check. After 10 games, the Hawks and Blues appeared to have undergone a wholesale swap of how their seasons were expected to go. But beware, circumstances can change again. They already might be changing. Vladimir Tarasenko had a pair of goals and Ryan O'Reilly scored 18 seconds into the game as the Blues some to see him become a part of a team that has been so supportive of him." Jackson said he would be at as many games and practices as he could and couldn't wait for this year's season to officially start in the spring. "We are so excited to have Jackson as part of our family," Pfatenhauer said. "The ceremony was awesome not only for him and his family, but for my other guys to be a part of too. We are all looking forward to having him out here with us." ii(1,grv , E'odo P Fa 1P 'WI r f4.111r1 1 ,1 (I 0 com- ing out and being ready to start is what we expect and knowing that we have to make sure we take care of our own game and be ready for a really hungry and dangerous opponent." Using the same lineup for the third straight game, the Hawks were not ready at the start. O'Reilly shoved a pass from Zach Sanford just past Corey Crawford to put the Blues up on their first shot on goal. The Hawks also scored with their first shot on Blues goalie Jake Allen when Patrick Kane's shot 1- -0 space, changes aren't like1 to come. That still may be just fine. I 1.1 1 4-- 2. 4:20 to go in the game before Alex Pietrangelo and Alexander Steen wrapped up the scoring in the final two minutes. f 1 ''t' nu, 2 ,,,,' r la 414 pr11111 tLi 1:11iirJE11111111 4 k , i Ie. 1 fitri I 141111 t r t i t ittt i, ' 'I lianNitiltNtr4"4".""F" :1111..1UP" 7101;;;i, rIlltistgr; OA. I 1 r I i, 1 , 5 i " 91 1 ILI pug - le 11........,,: .,. , i ,,;Tlillotwr.11111:111.11.1ir 1 t 1; Etilarrulis i - ,, r . t t ....1 4g f f r li, k $ I - . t . , ., ' rS ill . I 11 it i I ' , a pill - , 'I' E: 'r ;I a I a ... . , , . 1 ;!i Y 1 ' ' .''' - T -it H E is.1411 4 III : 7 R t I V I 1 ,t, 2 Tarasenko's power-pla- y goal, his fourth of the season, and Bozak's secon( early in the second period And put the Blues up Tarasenko's second came 16 ,,,,ot '''..111. playoff mentality, . 11 ; -3 points. Eft tio El au ME PM friltifim 1-4,1 e) 2-- 17 Allen left the game late in the second after Zacli Sanford, who scored the Blues' second goal, hit hirr in the head while defending Brandon Saad'.s rush to the net. Entering the season the Blues were considered a playoff lock. They had signed free agents Tyler Bozak and David Perron, and made a widely praised trade for O'Reilly. Along with superstar Tarasenko, the pieces seemed to be there but victories haven't followed. And with no cap rilr-lri- Frio 47- 7-- through traffic went in at the 16 minute, 13 second mark for his 10th goal. Kane added his llth late in the second and also had an assist on Artem Anisimov' first period goal to give hin i, 11LtillWliilli,-:..7,' ILT.,16 i i4 7-- ri-71c1(F- -- Gi loos& Tnrui 171111Pditil: pulled off a desperately needed 3 victory over the Hawks on Saturday night at the Enterprise Center. Embattled Blues coach Mike Yeo had a long team meeting after Thursday night's 4 loss to the Blue Jackets, a game they led 0 before coming unglued over the final two periods. and in last They were Diviin Central the place sion entering Saturday's game against the Hawks. "Definitely when a team has those types of discussions they're going to be excited," Quenneville said. "It's going to be like that 0 C i I t , c; I |