COLLEGE BASKETBALL..............
Men
AP Top 25
.....Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Duke (43)..............20-1..............1,765..............1..............
2. Stanford (27)..............20-0..............1,753..............2..............
3. Saint Joseph s (2)..............20-0..............1,659..............3..............
4. Pittsburgh..............22-1..............1,502..............4..............
5. Connecticut..............19-3..............1,499..............5..............
6. Mississippi St...............19-1..............1,405..............7..............
7. Gonzaga..............19-2..............1,392..............8..............
8. Kentucky..............16-3..............1,281..............9..............
9. Louisville..............17-3..............1,189..............6..............
10. Oklahoma St...............17-2..............1,166..............13..............
11. Texas..............16-3..............1,156..............11..............
12. Kansas..............15-4..............879..............20..............
13. Cincinnati..............16-3..............846..............10..............
14. North Carolina..............14-6..............723..............17..............
15. Georgia Tech..............17-5..............705..............15..............
16. Arizona..............14-6..............667..............12..............
17. Wisconsin..............15-4..............646..............14..............
18. Texas Tech..............17-5..............415..............19..............
19. Utah St...............19-1..............349..............24..............
20. Wake Forest..............13-6..............333..............16..............
21. N.C. State..............14-5..............327..............–..............
22. Florida..............14-6..............294..............21..............
23. S. Illinois..............18-2..............219..............–..............
24. Providence..............15-5..............215..............23..............
25. South Carolina..............19-4..............200..............25..............
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Others receiving votes: Syracuse 187, Memphis 71, Air Force 62, Seton Hall 55, Dayton 54, Oklahoma 46, Michigan St. 42, LSU 41, Florida St. 40, Illinois 40, Charlotte 39, W. Michigan 33, Vanderbilt 24, Hawaii 23, Marquette 14, Maryland 14, Kent St. 12, UTEP 7, Creighton 5, Boston U. 4, Vermont 2.
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USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Duke (24)..............20-1..............766..............1..............
2. Stanford (6)..............20-0..............748..............2..............
3. Saint Joseph s (1)..............20-0..............714..............3..............
4. Pittsburgh..............22-1..............678..............4..............
5. Connecticut..............19-3..............640..............5..............
6. Mississippi State..............19-1..............603..............7..............
7. Gonzaga..............19-2..............591..............8..............
8. Kentucky..............16-3..............547..............9..............
9. Louisville..............17-3..............506..............6..............
10. Oklahoma State..............17-2..............500..............13..............
11. Texas..............16-3..............491..............14..............
12. Cincinnati..............16-3..............431..............10..............
13. Kansas..............15-4..............399..............17..............
14. Wisconsin..............15-4..............355..............11..............
15. Arizona..............14-6..............291..............12..............
16. Georgia Tech..............17-5..............279..............16..............
17. North Carolina..............14-6..............228..............19..............
18. Wake Forest..............13-6..............187..............15..............
19. Texas Tech..............17-5..............186..............18..............
20. Florida..............14-6..............150..............21..............
21. Providence..............15-5..............109..............23..............
22. South Carolina..............19-4..............103..............24..............
23. Utah State..............19-1..............98..............–..............
24. Southern Illinois..............18-2..............92..............–..............
25. Syracuse..............14-5..............75..............20..............
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Others receiving votes: N.C. State 63, Dayton 62, Oklahoma 43, Air Force 36, Western Michigan 18, Memphis 16, Vanderbilt 15, Creighton 13, Hawaii 11, Charlotte 9, Michigan State 7, Illinois 4, Seton Hall 4, UTEP 2, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2, Kent State 1, Manhattan 1, Nevada 1.
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Mid-American Conf.
LAST NIGHT
Cent. Michigan 83, N. Illinois 74
TOMORROW
N. Illinois at Toledo, 7 p.m.
Ohio at Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Kent St., 7 p.m.
E. Michigan at Marshall, 7 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) at Akron, 7 p.m.
W. Michigan at Ball St., 7 p.m.
SATURDAY
Akron at Ohio, 2 p.m.
Cent. Michigan at Buffalo, 3 p.m.
Ball St. at N. Illinois, 3 p.m.
Bowling Green at Kent St., 4 p.m.
E. Michigan at Toledo, 7 p.m.
SUNDAY
W. Michigan at Marshall, 2 p.m.
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Central Michigan 83, Northern Illinois 74
N. ILLINOIS (7-14): Sanders 1-2 7-11 9, Peterson 3-10 0-0 8, Hughes 1-1 0-1 2, Thompson 2-2 0-0 4, Smith 3-6 4-6 10, Maestranzi 7-10 1-2 19, McKinney 2-7 4-9 8, Sewasciuk 0-0 0-0 0, Paulsen 5-10 2-2 14, Byrd 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 24-51 18-33 74.
CENT. MICHIGAN (4-18): Bowne 8-12 1-2 19, Dentlinger 2-4 5-9 9, Brigitha 1-4 2-2 4, Nelson 5-10 0-0 15, Carr 1-5 1-2 4, Barrett 0-1 3-6 3, Sevalia 2-3 0-0 4, Meerman 2-6 2-2 7, Harris 0-0 0-0 0, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Hoskins 6-10 1-4 18. Totals 27-55 15-27 83.
Halftime–N. Illinois 43, Cent. Michigan 38.
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Big Ten
SUNDAY
Illinois 79, Minnesota 69
TONIGHT
Michigan St. at Illinois, 9 p.m.
TOMORROW
Indiana at Penn St., 6 p.m.
Michigan at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Wisconsin at Iowa, 8 p.m.
Northwestern at Purdue, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Minnesota at Michigan St., 12:15 p.m.
Penn St. at Northwestern, 2 p.m.
Michigan at Iowa, 2:30 p.m.
Indiana at Purdue, 4:30 p.m.
Ohio St. at Wisconsin, 7 p.m.
Women
AP Top 25
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Record..............Pts..............Pvs..............
1. Texas (29)..............21-2..............1,154..............3..............
2. Connecticut (18)..............18-2..............1,143..............4..............
3. Tennessee..............19-2..............1,067..............1..............
4. Duke..............18-3..............1,014..............2..............
5. Purdue..............19-2..............1,013..............6..............
6. Louisiana Tech..............17-2..............863..............8..............
7. Texas Tech..............20-3..............862..............9..............
8. Penn St...............18-4..............844..............5..............
9. Kansas St...............17-3..............835..............10..............
10. Minnesota..............18-3..............798..............13..............
11. Stanford..............17-5..............620..............7..............
12. Colorado..............18-3..............613..............11..............
13. DePaul..............20-2..............597..............15..............
14. Auburn..............18-5..............511..............19..............
15. North Carolina..............18-4..............496..............12..............
16. LSU..............18-4..............463..............14..............
17. Michigan St...............18-4..............390..............20..............
18. Baylor..............17-5..............357..............17..............
19. Georgia..............16-6..............260..............16..............
20. Florida..............16-5..............255..............24..............
21. Virginia Tech..............17-4..............250..............21..............
22. TCU..............18-4..............218..............18..............
23. SW Missouri St...............19-1..............131..............25..............
24. Arizona..............18-5..............120..............–..............
25. Houston..............19-3..............94..............–..............
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Others receiving votes: Miami 90, Utah 58, Boston College 40, Notre Dame 30, Oklahoma 25, Arizona St. 21, West Virginia 14, Villanova 11, Montana 5, George Washington 4, Marquette 4, Chattanooga 2, Vanderbilt 2, UC Santa Barbara 1.
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Mid-American Conf.
TONIGHT
Northern Illinois at Akron, 7
TOMORROW
Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 7
Bowling Green at Ohio, 7
Ball State at Western Michigan, 7
Kent St. at Buffalo, 7
Marshall at Miami, 7
SATURDAY
Bowling Green at C. Michigan, 2
Marshall at Toledo, 4:30
Akron at Buffalo, 1
Ball State at Kent State, 2
Eastern Michigan at Northern Illinois, 7
SUNDAY
Western Michigan at Miami, 4
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PREP BASKETBALL..............
Boys regular season
(All games at 7:30 unless noted)
CITY LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Lima Sr. at Scott
NORTHERN LAKES LEAGUE
LAST NIGHT
Perrysburg 61, Anthony Wayne 59
TONIGHT
Springfield at Bowling Green
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE
LAST NIGHT
Eastwood 67, Genoa 49
TONIGHT
Lima Bath at Eastwood
Hopewell-Loudon at Elmwood
Swanton at Lake
Lakota at Otsego
TAAC
TONIGHT
Maumee Valley at Stritch
Emmanuel Baptist at Ottawa Hills
Wauseon at Northwood
MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Upper Scioto Valley at Tiffin Calvert
SANDUSKY BAY CONF.
TONIGHT
Margaretta at Oak Harbor
BLANCHARD VALLEY
TONIGHT
Pandora-Gilboa at Columbus Grove
Kalida at Van Buren
Vanlue at Lima Temple Christian
PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Ottoville at Ft. Jennings
Holgate at Miller City
GREEN MEADOWS CONF.
TONIGHT
Fairview at Wayne Trace
OTHER NW OHIO
TONIGHT
Bellevue at Tiffin Columbian
Shelby at Fostoria
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
LENAWEE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
TONIGHT
Summerfield at Blissfield
Blissfield at Tecumseh
Columbia Central at Onsted
Clinton at Sand Creek
Whiteford at Erie Mason
Jonesville at Hudson
Ida at Deerfield
TRI-COUNTY.
TONIGHT
Adrian Madison at Lenawee Christian
Ida at Deerfield
AA Greenhills at Whitmore Lake
TOMORROW
Whitmore Lake at Britton-Macon
OTHER SE MICHIGAN
TONIGHT
Addison at Reading
Dexter at Adrian
Bedford at Ypsilanti Lincoln
Monroe at Willow Run
Monroe Jefferson at Riverview
Milan at Monroe St. Mary CC
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..............AW..............15..............13..............11..............20..............–..............59..............
..............Perrysburg..............18..............15..............11..............17..............–..............61..............
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ANTHONY WAYNE: Bayus 3-1-2-11, Cramer 1-0-2, Papenfuss 3-3-0-15, Schmidt 0-1-0-3, McVicker 7-1-4-21, Zacharias 1-0-2, Kirby 1-3-5. Totals: 16-6-9-59.
PERRYSBURG: Dhondt 5-3-12-31, Konz 3-5-11, Perkins 0-2-2, Andrews 0-1-1, Winkleman 3-10-16. Totals: 11-3-30-61.
JV: Perrysburg, 54-53.
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..............Genoa..............14..............14..............13..............8..............–..............49..............
..............Eastwood..............13..............14..............24..............16..............–..............67..............
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GENOA: Schlagheck 2-0-4, Edens 5-0-10, Moritz 1-1-2-7, Alt 1-3-0-11, Diekman 7-3-17. Totals: 16-4-5-49.
EASTWOOD: Schulte 0-3-0-9, Albright 0-1-0-3, Speck 3-4-10, Mulder 2-0-4, Leady 6-2-5-23, Snyder 7-0-14, Dierker 2-0-4. Totals: 20-6-9-67.
JV: Genoa, 71-64.
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..............Green Hills..............14..............10..............10..............13..............–..............47..............
..............Mau. Valley..............6..............20..............15..............20..............–..............61..............
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AA GREEN HILLS: Matthews 2-4-0-16, Wang 1-0-2, Quanneville 2-1-3-10, Smedley 1-1-0-5, Dorris 1-1-3-8, Sahoni 1-0-2, Bartscht 0-1-1-4. Totals: 8-8-7-47.
MAUMEE VALLEY: O Connell 2-1-5, Sackmann 1-0-2, Afridi 1-3-5, Sheares 11-3-25, Choka 7-1-0-17, Fish 0-1-0-3, Bush-Arnold 2-0-4. Totals: 24-2-7-61.
JV: Maumee Valley, 40-30.
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Girls
LAST NIGHT
..............Northwood..............7..............6..............17..............12..............–..............42..............
..............Wauseon..............14..............21..............11..............13..............–..............59..............
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NORTHWOOD: Flick 3-1-7, Ziegler 4-1-9, Jardy 7-1-15, Bogart 3-2-8, Smith 1-1-3. Totals: 18-6-42.
WAUSEON: K. Hill 3-1-2-11, A. Hill 4-0-8, Roth 3-4-10, Warneke 0-1-1, Fry 4-1-9, Moxim 2-0-4, Gleckler 1-0-2, Cain 1-0-2. Totals: 21-3-8-59.
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..............Ottawa Hills..............8..............3..............19..............14..............–..............44..............
..............Woodmore..............11..............8..............3..............9..............–..............31..............
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OTTAWA HILLS: Stancati 2-1-5, Lorkowski 1-2-4-12, Hajjar 3-1-0-9, Trickey 1-0-2, Sterling 1-2-4, Garber 2-0-4, Jamieson 3-2-8. Totals: 13-3-9-44.
WOODMORE: Garcia 1-0-2, Netcher 2-2-6, Bouttavong 0-1-1, Wright 2-1-5, Noe 1-2-4, Abbey 2-1-0-7, Brown 3-0-6. Totals: 11-1-6-31.
JV: Woodmore, 38-37.
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..............Evergreen..............14..............11..............7..............15..............–..............47..............
..............Fayette..............11..............16..............20..............18..............–..............65..............
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EVERGREEN: Stong 4-2-2-16, Beer 4-4-12, Skeldon 2-1-1-8, Ford 3-0-6, Keller 1-1-0-5. Totals: 14-4-7-47.
FAYETTE: Bird 7-2-6-26, Lichtenwald 7-0-14, Wentworth 1-0-2, Stambaugh 1-1-0-5, McCord 4-2-10, Schaffner 1-2-0-8. Totals: 21-5-8-65.
JV: Evergreen, 44-41.
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..............Tol. Christian..............22..............13..............12..............13..............–..............60..............
..............Old Fort..............8..............10..............7..............9..............–..............34..............
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TOLEDO CHRISTIAN: Schweer 4-8-16, Toth 2-3-7, Barlage 6-1-1-16, Cellier 1-3-5, Beauch 2-0-4, Emmenecker 3-6-12. Totals: 18-1-21-60.
OLD FORT: Ortiz 0-3-3, Kline 5-2-12, Nye 2-0-4, M. Magers 1-0-2, W. Magers 3-1-1-10, Rapp 0-1-0-3. Totals: 11-2-6-34.
JV: Old Fort, 43-24.
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..............Fostoria..............14..............13..............17..............16..............–..............60..............
..............Carey..............10..............2..............10..............13..............–..............35..............
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FOSTORIA: Mendoza 1-0-2, Echelberry 3-1-1-10, Pessell 2-1-1-8, Lee 0-1-1, Peyton 3-0-6, McQueen 6-1-13, DeCesare 1-9-11, Downing 3-1-7, Boff 1-0-2. Totals: 20-2-14-60.
CAREY: Boes 2-0-4, Hempfling 1-0-2, Jacoby 1-2-4, Spurlock 2-0-4, Vaughn 1-0-2, Putnam 0-2-2, Orians 0-4-4, Roseman 0-1-1, Hill 2-0-4, Brodman 2-3-7, Swerlein 1-0-2. Totals: 12-11-35.
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CITY LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Rogers at Libbey
TOMORROW
Waite at Bowsher
Central Catholic at St. Ursula
Clay at Rogers
Libbey at Start
Notre Dame at Whitmer
Scott at Woodward
SATURDAY
Notre Dame at Sandusky
NORTHERN LAKES LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Bowling Green at Anthony Wayne
Maumee at Rossford
Northview at Perrysburg
Springfield at Southview
THURSDAY
Anthony Wayne at Northview
Rossford at Bowling Green
Springfield at Maumee
Southview at Perrysburg
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Genoa at Port Clinton
Hopewell-Loudon at Gibsonburg
THURSDAY
Eastwood at Elmwood
Otsego at Genoa
Gibsonburg at Lakota
Woodmore at Lake
SATURDAY
Elmwood at Lake
New Riegel at Lakota
TAAC
TONIGHT
Danbury at Sandusky St. Mary
THURSDAY
Maumee Valley at Stritch
Danbury at Nothwood
Emmanuel Baptist at Ottawa Hills
SATURDAY
Stritch at Northwood
Maumee Valley at Danbury
Ottawa Hills at Toledo Christian
NW OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE
TONIGHT
Archbold at Defiance
Bryan at Hilltop
North Central at Montpelier
Patrick Henry at Leipsic
THURSDAY
Bryan at Swanton
Wauseon at Delta
Evergreen at Montpelier
Liberty Center at Patrick Henry
SATURDAY
Fairview at Bryan
North Baltimore at Patrick Henry
OTHER NW OHIO
TONIGHT
Sandusky at Cleveland Rhodes
THURSDAY
Marion Harding at Findlay
Sandusky at Fremont Ross
Napoleon at Lima Sr.
SATURDAY
Dayton Chaminade-Julienne at Findlay
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ECHL..............
LAST NIGHT
No games scheduled
SUNDAY
Peoria 3, Toledo 2, SO
Florida 3, South Carolina 1
Charlotte 4, Augusta 1
Johnstown 5, Cincinnati 3
Louisiana 3, Florence 1
Pensacola 4, Greensboro 2
Bakersfield 4, Trenton 2
Alaska 3, Las Vegas 2
TONIGHT
Alaska at Bakersfield
Peoria at Cincinnati
Florence at Columbus
Roanoke at Greensboro
Columbia at Greenville
Florida at Gwinnett
Texas at Mississippi
Long Beach at San Diego
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TRANSACTIONS..............
BASEBALL
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS – Signed INF Jose Offerman to a minor league con- tract.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Agreed to terms with LHP Ron Villone on a one- year contract.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
LOS ANGELES LAKERS – Signed G Maurice Carter to a second 10-day contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS – Recalled D Mike Weaver from Chicago of the AHL.
DALLAS STARS – Recalled G Dan Ellis from Utah of the AHL.
FLORIDA PANTHERS – Announced Rick Dudley will step down as coach but will remain general manager. Named John Torchetti interim head coach. Recalled C Mike Green, D Kyle Rossiter and D Lukas Krajicek from San Antonio of the AHL.
NEW YORK RANGERS – Recalled D Fedor Tyutin from Hartford of the AHL.
ST. LOUIS BLUES – Traded D Eric Weinrich to Philadelphia for 2004 fifth- round draft pick.
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS – Recalled G Mikael Tellqvist from St. John s of the AHL.
ECHL
ALASKA ACES – Released F Mike Forsland.
ATLANIC CITY BOARDWALK BUL- LIES – Released F Evan Wax and F Ryan Moynihan. Announced F Jon Cullen has been returned from Hershey of the AHL.
COLUMBUS COTTONMOUTHS – Announced F Jean-Francois Plourde and D Mathieu Roy have been assigned by Toronto of the AHL and F Christian Larrivee has bee reassigned by Hamilton of the AHL.
GREENSBORO GENERALS – Signed F Paul Strand.
ROANOKE EXPRESS – Released D Dan McNeill. Signed D Kevin Hansen.
TEXAS WILDCATTERS – Released D Wes Swinson. Signed D Rob David-? son.
WHEELING NAILERS – Released F Stefan Brannare.
COLLEGE
FORDHAM – Announced the resig- nation of Megan Gamble, volleyball coach.
MICHIGAN STATE – Named Matt Gianiodis swimming and diving coach. Promoted Kathleen Milloy to associate head swimming and diving coach coach.
ST. PETER S – Named Jana Burton women s track and field and x-country coach.
COLLEGE HOCKEY..............
CCHA
OVERALL RECORDS: Michigan 19-8-1, Miami 18-9-3, Notre Dame 13-11-4, N. Michigan 14-12-2, Michigan St. 18-13-1, Ohio St. 17-13-0, W. Michigan 15-13-3, Ferris St. 14-13-3, Alaska-Fairbanks 13-14-1, Bowling Green 8-14-7, Lake Superior St. 6-15-5, Neb.-Omaha 6-17-5.
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FRIDAY
Ferris State at Notre Dame
Lake Superior St. at Bowling Green
Miami at Michigan
Michigan St. at Alaska-Fairbanks
Nebraska-Omaha at Ohio St.
N. Michigan at Wayne, Mich.
SATURDAY
Ferris St. at Notre Dame
Lake Superior St. at Bowling Green
Miami at Michigan
Michigan St. at Alaska-Fairbanks
Nebraska-Omaha at Ohio St.
N. Michigan at Wayne, Mich.
BOWLING HONOR ROLL..............
300 games
R. Poindexter, Wstlnd.............. 300-198-189-687
Tony Poindexter, Wstlnd.............. 168-188-300-654
Men (750 or better)
Gary Walsh, Lido.............. 787
James Proctor, Westland.............. 763
Women (650 or better)
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Sue Patchen, Interstate.............. 674
NOTES..............
The Northwest District Track Officials Association will hold TRACK & FIELD OFFICIATING CLASSES Feb. 17, Feb 24, March 2 and March 9 at Rogers High School from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The cost is $35. Contact Bill Gilbert at 419-475-3363.
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The Sandusky County YMCA is hosting a BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT April 16-18 for girls in grades 5-6. Call Steve Walker at 419-332-1531.
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TICKETS for Friday s St. John s-Bowsher boys basketball game at UT s Savage Hall will go on sale tomorrow, Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the St. John s associate principal s office.
PREP HOCKEY..............
Northwest Conference
STANDINGS
Red Division: Bowling Green, 10-0-0, 20 points; St. John s, 7-2-0, 14; St. Francis, 4-5-0, 8; Findlay, 4-5-0, 8; Northview, 2-7-0, 4; Southview, 0-8-0, 0.
White Division: Clay, 7-1-1, 15; Whitmer, 7-2-0, 14; Maumee, 5-5-0, 10; Perrysburg, 4-4-1, 9; Central, 4-5-0, 8; Anthony Wayne, 0-10-0, 0.
Blue Division: Ottawa Hills, 7-1-0, 16; Start, 6-1-0, 12; Lake, 2-6-0, 4; Springfield, 1-8-0, 2.
SCHEDULE
THURSDAY
Lake vs. Start, 9 p.m., TAM-1
FRIDAY
St. Francis vs. St. John s, TAM-1, 7 p.m.
Southview vs. Findlay, HRC, 7
Lake vs. Ottawa Hills, TAM-2, 8:30
Perrysburg vs. Whitmer, TAM-1, 9
SATURDAY
Southview vs. Northview, TAM-1, 7
Springfield vs. Start, TAM-2, 8:30
Clay vs. Central, TAM-1, 9
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SUNDAY
BOWLING GREEN 2, ST JOHN S 1
BG: Adler, Culbertson. SJ: White. Goalies: Marcson (BG) 21 saves; Gerhardinger (SJ), 32 saves.
Tournament
AT TAM O SHANTER
LAST NIGHT
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Ottawa Hills 5, Lake 2
Northview 10, Anthony Wayne 0
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TONIGHT
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Start vs. Perrysburg, 5:30
St. John s vs. Clay, 7:30
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SUNDAY FEB. 15
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Southview vs. Maumee, 2:30
St. Francis vs. Springfield, 4:30
FEB. 16
Whitmer vs. Central, 5
Bowling Green vs. Ottawa Hills, 7
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NORTHVIEW 10, ANTHONY WAYNE 0
Hurst 3, Stark 2, Myers, Hershfeld, Belkolfer, Kasper 2. Saves: Sundheimer (N) 2; OH (AW) 47.
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OTTAWA HILLS 5, LAKE 2
OH: Kalb 2, Kozy 2, Wesoldwski. L: Lawlor, Espinosa. Saves: Sawan (OH) 22; Stahl (L) 24.