Scoreboard
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
NCAA Tournament
FINAL FOUR
ALAMODOME, San Antonio
Semifinals
Saturday
Oklahoma State (31-3) vs. Georgia Tech (27-9), 6:07 p.m.
Duke (31-5) vs. Connecticut (31-6), 8:47 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday, April 5
Semifinal winners, 9:18 p.m.
NIT
SEMIFINALS
Tuesday
Madison Square Garden
Rutgers 84, Iowa State 81
Michigan 78, Oregon 53
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tonight
Rutgers (20-12) vs. Michigan (22-11), 7 p.m.
TUESDAY
MICHIGAN 78, OREGON 53
OREGON (18-13): Crosswhite 5-8 2-2 12, Jackson 7-11 3-3 17, Platt 0-5 0-0 0, Brooks 2-4 2-2 7, Joseph 3-9 0-0 8, Anderson 1-3 0-0 2, Davis 1-7 0-0 3, Zahn 0-4 2-2 2, Lincoln 1-3 0-0 2, Kent 0-3 0-0 0, Short 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-58 9-9 53.
MICHIGAN (22-11): Robinson Jr. 5-10 3-4 13, Sims 2-5 0-0 4, Brown 4-7 1-4 9, Harris 5-10 1-2 14, Horton 5-11 1-2 15, Hunter 2-2 5-6 10, Abram 4-6 0-1 9, Petway 2-2 0-1 4, Harrell 0-0 0-0 0, Mathis 0-2 0-0 0, Ba 0-0 0-0 0, Andrews 0-0 0-0 0, Dill 0-0 0-0 0, Bell 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 29-55 11-21 78.
Halftime–Michigan 46-32. 3-Point Goals–Oregon 4-19 (Joseph 2-7, Brooks 1-2, Davis 1-6, Crosswhite 0-1, Jackson 0-1, Kent 0-2), Michigan 9-19 (Horton 4-8, Harris 3-7, Hunter 1-1, Abram 1-2, Robinson Jr. 0-1). Fouled out–None. Rebounds–Oregon 42 (Zahn 9), Michigan 39 (Horton 6). Assists–Oregon 8 (Brooks, Davis 3), Michigan 18 (Horton 9). Total fouls–Oregon 17, Michigan 12. A–12,630
Women
NCAA Tournament
EAST REGIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday
Civic Center, Hartford, Conn.
Connecticut 66, Penn State 49
MIDEAST REGIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday
Constant Center, Norfolk, Va.
Minnesota 82, Duke 75
MIDWEST REGIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday
Noble Center, Norman, Okla.
Tennessee 62, Stanford 60
WEST REGIONAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
Monday
Bank of America Arena (Seattle)
LSU 62, Georgia 60
THE FINAL FOUR
New Orleans
SEMIFINALS (Sunday)
Connecticut (29-4) vs. Minnesota (25-8), 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Tennessee (30-3) vs. LSU (27-7), 7 or 9:30 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP (Tuesday, April 6)
Semifinal winners, 8:30 p.m.
WNIT
CHAMPIONSHIP
Tuesday
Creighton 73, Nevada-Las Vegas 52
ECHL
LAST NIGHT
Mississippi 4, Columbus 3, SO
Atlantic City 4, Toledo 0
Idaho at Bakersfield, late
Alaska at Long Beach, late
Las Vegas at San Diego, late
TUESDAY
South Carolina 3, Augusta 0
Trenton 3, Atlantic City 1
Mississippi at Columbus, ppd., poor ice conditions
Gwinnett 4, Greensboro 3, SO
Pensacola 5, Texas 4, OT
Idaho 4, Las Vegas 1
Fresno 3, Alaska 2, SO
TONIGHT
Columbus at Augusta
Gwinnett at Florence
South Carolina at Greenville
Pensacola at Louisiana
Mississippi at Texas
PREP TRACK
Boys
ROSSFORD 110, LAKE 18
Shot- Semenski (R) 46-9; Discus- Semenski (R) 113-63/4 ; Soltis (R) 5-8; Long jump – Heidebrink (R) 18-8; 3200 Relay-Rossford (Duly, Wray, Nagsetty, Ogdaht), 9:09.5; 110 hurdles- Soltis (R) 17.6; 100- Gold (R) 12.3; 800 Relay –Rossford (Wagner, Wainright, Pollack, Semersey), 1:39; 1600- Wray (R) 5:04; 400 Relay- Rossford (Wagner, Wainright, Pollack, Semersey), 47.0; 400- J. Duly (R) 55.6; 300 hurdles- Coopman (L) 42.3; 800- Ogdhal (R) 2:09.6; 200- Wagner (R) 25.0; 3200- Nagisetty (R) 11:38.2; 1600 Relay- Rossford (Duly, Kleeberger, Wainwright, Ogdahl), 3:48.5
Girls
ROSSFORD 70, LAKE 53
Shot- Snyder (L) 28-0; Discus- Voland (R) 85-71/4 ; High jump- Buehler (R) 4-8; Long jump- Holada (R) 14-4; 3200 Relay- Lake (Miner, Lowry, Smith, Sample), 12:53; 100 Hurdles- Linthicum (R) 19.5; 100- McPherson (L) 13.7; 800 Relay- Rossford (Soltis, Thiesoff, Sowle, Holada), 2:01; 1600- Shilaku (R) 5:08; 400 Relay- Rossford (Soltis, Thiesoff, Sowle, Holada), 58.3; 400- Soltis (R) 68.1; 300 Hurdles- C. Miller (L) 57.2; 800- Cietly (R) 2:46.4; 200- McPherson (L) 28.6; 1600 Relay- Lake (McPherson, Greenelse, McCloskey, Sample), 4:43.1
COLLEGE HOCKEY
NCAA Division I
THE FROZEN FOUR
Fleet Center, Boston
Semifinals
Thursday, April 8
Boston College (29-8-4) vs. Maine (32-7-3), noon or 6 p.m.
Denver (25-12-5) vs. Minnesota Duluth (28-12-4), noon or 6 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, April 10
TBA, 7 p.m.
NOTES
Springfield High School will host the North American Youth Sports SUMMER REGIONAL YOUTH BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT June 18-20. The cost is $250 and will feature girls and boys teams in grades 5 to 12. For more information call Mark Malinowski at 419-729-2908.
Springfield High School is hosting a SHOOTING CAMP June 28-July 1 for grades 4 to 6 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. for grades 7 and 8. Another shooting camp is scheduled for July 5-8 . Grades 7 and 8 meet from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and grades 9 to 12 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Fayette High School will host the third of these shooting camps. It runs July 12-15. Grades 4 to 8 meet from 9 to 11 a.m. and grades 9 to 12 from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. For more information on the camps call Tim Reiser at 419-867-5625, Mark Malinowski at 419-215-7187, or Kirk Lehman at 419-782-9737.
Notre Dame Academy has an opening for a JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER COACH. Interested applicants should call Pam Edgell at 419-475-9359 or send resumes to Edgell at Notre Dame Academy, 3535 Sylvania Ave, Toledo, 43623.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES – Optioned C Geronimo Gil to Ottawa of the IL. Reassigned INF Eddy Garabito and LHP Rob Ramsay to their minor league camp.
BOSTON RED SOX – Placed SS Nomar Garciaparra, RF Trot Nixon, RHP Byung-Hyun Kim and RHP Reynaldo Garcia on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26. Released INF Terry Shumpert.
CLEVELAND INDIANS – Acquired LHP Jeriome Robertson from the Houston Astros for OF Luke Scott and the rights to OF Willy Taveras.
DETROIT TIGERS – Assigned LHP Eric Eckenstahler to Toledo of the IL. Reassigned INF Jason Smith and OF Andres Torres to their minor league camp.
KANSAS CITY ROYALS – Optioned LHP Chris George, LHP Jaime Cerda, RHP Joe Dawley, RHP Ryan Bukvich and OF David DeJesus to Omaha of the PCL. Placed RHP Mike MacDougal, RHP Miguel Asencio, RHP Runelvys Hernandez, RHP Kyle Snyder and RHP Kevin Appier on the 15-day DL. Assigned RHP Zack Greinke and RHP Rudy Seanez to their minor league camp.
SEATTLE MARINERS – Optioned RHP J.J. Putz to Tacoma of the PCL. Re-assigned C Pat Borders, INF Mickey Lopez, INF Jose Lopez and OF Hiram Bocachicato to their minor league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS – Claimed RHP Sean Douglass off waivers from the Minnesota Twins. Placed RHP Bob File on the 15-day DL, retroactive to March 26.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS – Optioned LHP Jung Keun Bong and INF Tim Hummel to Louisville of the IL. Assigned LHP Mike Matthews, OF McKay Christensen, UT Jermaine Clark and OF Jacob Cruz to their minor league camp.
COLORADO ROCKIES – Released INF Benji Gil.
FLORIDA MARLINS – Released OF Brian Banks.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS – Released OF Bubba Trammell.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES – Released LHP Joe Beimel.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS – Placed RHP Jesse Foppert on the 60-day DL. Designated RHP Ryan Jensen for assignment. Claimed LHP Kevin Walker off waivers from San Diego.
South Atlantic League
LAKE COUNTY CAPTAINS – Named Jeff Hull director of group sales.
Frontier League
ROCKFORD RIVERHAWKS – Named Dawn Plock director of community relations and Gabby Gillett director of merchandise and office manager.
Northern League
JOLIET JACKHAMMERS – Signed RHP Nathan Kent and INF Kevin Brand.
LOUISIANA TECH – Named Patrick Higgins special teams and tight ends coach.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA – Fined Denver G Jon Barry $7,500 for verbally abusing game officials in a March 27 game. Named Scott O Neil senior vice president of marketing and team business operations.
MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES – Signed G Darrick Martin. Placed G Troy Hudson on the injured list.
TORONTO RAPTORS – Activated F Robert Archibald from the injured list. Placed F Jerome Moiso on the injured list.
National Basketball Development League
COLUMBUS RIVERDRAGONS – Signed F Reed Rawlings. Waived G Adam Harrington.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS – Signed CB Aaron Beasely.
NEW YORK GIANTS – Signed WR Amani Toomer to a five-year contract.
NEW YORK JETS – Signed P Toby Gowin.
NFL Europe
COLOGNE CENTURIONS – Terminate RB Rodnick Phillips.
Canadian Football League
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS – Signed WR Ricky Lloyd and DB Rashad Faison.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS – Signed D Nick Kuiper.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS – Recalled RW Tim Jackman from Syracuse of the AHL.
FLORIDA PANTHERS – Recalled C Kamil Piros from San Antonio of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS – Assigned RW Scott Barney and D Tim Gleason to Manchester of the AHL.
American Hockey League
GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFITHS – Signed C Eric Himelfarb.
HARTFORD WOLF PACK – Announced G Steve Valiquette has been returned to the team by the New York Rangers of the NHL.
HERSHEY BEARS – Announced D Brett Clark has been assigned to the team by the Colorado of the NHL.
LOWELL LOCK MONSTERS – Announced F Tomas Kurka has been returned to the team by Carolina of the NHL.
MANCHESTER MONARCHS – Announced D Tim Gleason and RW Scott Barney have been returned to the team by Los Angeles of the NHL.
SYRACUSE CRUNCH – Announced RW Tim Jackman has been recalled by Columbus of the NHL.
UTAH GRIZZLIES – Announced LW Brett Draney has been reassigned from Idaho of the ECHL.
COLLEGE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY – Named Michael Lynch athletic director.
GEORGE MASON – Signed Jim Larranaga, men s basketball coach, to a two-year contract extension, through the 2008-09 season.
LINCOLN, PA. – Named Garfield Yuille men s interim basketball coach.
PENNSYLVANIA – Named Brett Sawyer tight end coach.
SAM HOUSTON STATE – Named Mike Hudson defensive coordinator.
UCLA – Announced the resignation of Betsy Stephenson, associate athletics director to take position of director of athletics and recreation at Emory.
WIDENER – Announced the resignation of Diana Felkner, women s volleyball coach.
SCHEDULES NEEDED
COACHES, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, AND LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS at the leagues and schools listed below are asked to submit their 2004 football schedules to Bob Bates, The Blade Sports Dept., PO Box 921., Toledo, 436978-0921 or fax the schedule to Bates at 419-724-6116.
CITY LEAGUE: Bowsher, Central Catholic, Clay, Libbey, Rogers, Scott, Start, St. Francis, St. John s, Waite, Whitmer, Woodward
NORTHERN LAKES LEAUGE: Anthony Wayne, Bowling Green, Maumee, Northview, Perrysburg, Rossford, Springfield, Southview.
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE: Eastwood, Elmwood, Genoa, Lake, Lakota, Otsego, Woodmore
NORTHWEST OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Archbold, Bryan, Delta, Evergreen, Liberty Center, Montpelier, Patrick Henry, Swanton, Wauseon
TOLEDO AREA ATHLETIC CONF.: Cardinal Stritch, Danbury, Northwood, Ottawa Hills, Toledo Christian
MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Carey, Fostoria St. Wendelin, Fremont St. Joe, Hopewell-Loudon, Mohawk, North Baltimore, Seneca East, Tiffin Calvert.
SANDUSKY BAY CONFERENCE: Clyde, Edison, Huron, Margaretta, Sandusky St. Mary, Sandusky Perkins
BLANCHARD VALLEY CONFERENCE: Arcaida, Arlington, Cory-Rawson, Hardin Northern, Leipsic, Liberty-Benton, McComb, Pandora-Gilboa, Van Buren, Vanlue.
GREEN MEADOWS CONFERENCEAyersville, Edgerton, Fairview, Hicksville, Holgate, Tinora
OTHER NORTHWEST OHIO: Columbus Grove, Defiance, Edon, Findlay, Fostoria, Fremont Ross, Hilltop. Napoleon, Oak Harbor, Ottawa-Glandorf, Port Clinton, Sandusky, Tiffin Columbian
MICHIGAN TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE: Adrian Madison, Britton-Deerfield, Morenci, Sand Creek, Summerfield, Whiteford, Whitmore Lake
LENAWEE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOC.: Blissfield, Clinton, Dundee, Erie Mason, Hudson, Ida, Onsted
OTHER SE MICHIGAN: Addison, Adrian, Bedford, Hillsdale, Monroe, Monroe Jefferson, Monroe St. Mary CC, Tecumseh.
Contact Robert Bates at:
Rbates@theblade.com
or 419-724-6110
PREP TENNIS
ARCHBOLD 4, ROSSFORD 1
Redd (A) d. Saleh, 6-0, 6-0; Sanford (A) d. Willingham, 6-0, 6-0; Moody (A) d. Craig, 6-0, 6-1; Ulrich-Wyse (A) d. Jones-Baird, 6-2, 7-5; Kanary-Ivoska (R) d. Manahan-Rupp, 6-1, 6-4.
LOCAL BOWLING
300 games
Tom Denstedt, Forestview 300-246-256-802
Ralph Lewandowski, Ottawa 300-299-203-802
Don Whetsel, Twin Oaks 279-300-211-790
Terry Swartz, Interstate 224-300-189-713
Honor Roll
HIGH SERIES
MEN (750 OR BETTER)
Randy Miller, Toledo SC 805
Reed Sours, Timbers 797
Tom Gehr, Toledo SC 794
Andy Ruetz, Toledo SC 791
John Bond III, Swanton SC 790
Lyle Hawkins, Swanton SC 790
Jeff Fisher, Interstate 783
Jim Wood, Ottawa 779
Aaron Richardson, Forestview 766
Rick Egger, Forestview 762
Rocko Vasko, Toledo SC 762
Andy Geller, Toledo SC 761
Bill Kowalski, Forestview 761
Randy Modrynski, Forestview 759
Kenny Rice Jr., Forestview 759
Hal Shortridge, Forestview 758
Tim Karcher, Forestview 757
Chris Hayward, Forestview 756
Carl Wilson, Forestview 756
Johnnie Betts, Ottawa 756
Doug Rechtine, Ottawa 753
Corey Rischman, Forestview 751
Domonic Petruso, Forestview 750
Gary Tillman, Ottawa 750
WOMEN (650 OR BETTER)
Maria Griswold, Interstate 684
Shanelle Turner, Interstate 672
Lisa Eicher, Swanton SC 659
Tina Kreuz, Ottawa 655
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Miami 410 62 – 13 14 0
Toledo 000 01 – 1 3 6
WP-Poggendorf. LP-Moore. UT leaders: Lehman 1-2, RBI; Moxim 1-1.
Marshall 003 000 1 – 4 8 2
Bowling Green 000 110 0 – 2 5 3
WP-Nielson. LP-Vrabel. BG leaders: Zirkle 1-2, RBI, HR; Rango 1-4, RBI, 2B.
Marshall 000 154 – 10 8 2
Bowling Green 000 100 – 1 2 5
WP-Chamberlain. LP-Johnson. BG leaders: Rango 1-3, RBI, HR.
PREP SOFTBALL
Notre Dame 100 030 0 – 4 10 2
Southview 100 200 2 – 5 9 2
WP-Denman. LP-Dumas. Somogye (S), 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI.
Northview 052 052 – 14 13 2
Central 000 012 – 3 3 3
WP-Kern. LP-Mikolajczyk. Zechman (N), 3-3, 3 RBI.
PREP BASEBALL
Bettsville 000 004 – 4 4 7
Gibsonburg 110 303 x – 8 5 3
WP-Witte. LP-Weller. Milleson (G), 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
Anthony Wayne 260 50 -13 7 3
Fremont Ross 000 00- 0 1 7
WP-Bergfeld. LP-Decker. Verbosky (AW) 2-3, 2B, 4 RBI.
St. John s 001 22(10) – 15 15 0
Springfield 000 000 – 0 0 4
WP-Connor Graham, no-hitter, 9 strikeouts, 2 walks. LP-Duenas. Breininger (SJ), 3-5, 2B, 3 RBI.