Prep and college basketball, bowling, ECHL
3/1/2005HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys districts
TONIGHT
DIVISION IV
AT WAPKONETA
Minster vs. Hardin Northern, 6:15
Fort Recovery vs. Ada, 8
AT ELIDA
Fort Jennings vs. Columbus Grove, 6:15
Ottoville vs. Arlington, 8
AT LIBERTY-BENTON
Continental vs. Cardinal Stritch, 6:15
Van Buren vs. Toledo Christian, 8
AT NAPOLEON
Antwerp vs. Holgate, 6:15
Hicksville vs. Stryker, 8
AT FOSTORIA
Colonel Crawford vs. Mohawk, 6:15
Fostoria St. Wendelin vs. Tiffin Calvert, 8
AT WILLARD
Fremont St. Joseph vs. Lucas, 6:15
Danbury vs. Mansfield St. Peter, 8
TOMORROW
DIVISION II
AT BGSU
Van Wert vs. Napoleon, 6:15
St. Marys Memorial vs. Wauseon, 8
AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY
Norwalk vs. Willard, 6:15
Port Clinton vs. Upper Sandusky, 8
THURSDAY
DIVISION I
AT WILLARD
Mansfield Senior vs. Tiffin Columbian, 7
AT LIBERTY-BENTON
Lima Senior vs. Findlay, 7
AT U OF TOLEDO
Scott vs. Libbey, 6:15
St. John s vs. St. Francis, 8
DIVISION III
AT OHIO NORTHERN U.
Delphos St. John s vs. Archbold, 6:15
St. Henry vs. Liberty Center, 8
AT WAITE
Evergreen vs. Elmwood, 6:15
Delta vs. Liberty-Benton, 8
AT ONTARIO
Woodmore vs. New London, 6:15
Western Reserve vs. Wynford, 8
FRIDAY
DIVISION IV
AT WAPKONETA
Minster-H. Northern vs. Ft. Recover-Ada, 7
AT ELIDA
Ft. Jennings-Columbus vs. Ottoville-Arlington, 7
AT LIBERTY-BENTON
Continental-Stritch vs. Van Buren-Tol. Christian, 7
AT NAPOLEON
Antwerp-Holgate vs. Hicksville-Stryker, 7
AT FOSTORIA
Col. Crawford-Mohawk vs. St. Wendelin-T. Calvert, 7
AT WILLARD
Fremont St. Joe-Lucas vs. Danbury-Mans. St. Pete, 7
SATURDAY
DIVISION I
AT OHIO NORTHERN U.
Mansfield Sr.-T. Columbian vs. Lima Sr.-Findlay, 1
DIVISION II
AT BGSU
Van Wert-Napoleon vs. St. Mary s Memorial-Wauseon, 8
AT ASHLAND UNIVERSITY
Norwalk-Willard vs. Port Clinton-U. Sandusky, 7
DIVISION III
AT OHIO NORTHERN U.
Del. St. John s-Archbold vs. St. Henry-L. Center, 7
AT WAITE
Evergreen-Elmwood vs. Delta-L. Benton, 7
AT ONTARIO
Woodmore-N. London vs. W. Reserve-Wynford, 7
SUNDAY
DIVISION I
AT U OF TOLEDO
Scott-Libbey vs. St. John s-St. Francis, 2
STATE SCORES
Tournament
DIVISION I
Centerville 52, Clayton Northmont 34
Cin. LaSalle 58, Cin. Princeton 56
Cin. Moeller 74, Cin. Winton Woods 39
Cols. Brookhaven 72, Reynoldsburg 60
Dublin Coffman 58, Grove City 40
Troy 81, Fairborn 52
DIVISION III
Cle. St. Joseph 61, Burton Berkshire 55
W. Salem NW 61, Rittman 48
Michigan districts
CLASS A
Bedford 20 8 16 19 63
Tecumseh 10 12 12 22 56
BEDFORD: Jablonski 1-0-2, Osentoski 0-2-0-6, Sergent 5-1-8-21, Winter 1-0-2, Simpson 3-2-4-16, Seymour 7-2-16. Totals: 17-5-14-63.
TECUMSEH: Henkel 2-0-4, Mitchell 1-0-2, Coleman 5-5-15, Fox 1-0-2, Matson 1-0-2, Patterson 6-1-0-15, Hughes 0-2-0-6, Sailus 4-2-10. Totals: 20-3-7-56.
Girls regionals
DIVISION I
At Canton Civic Center
Tonight
Stow-Monroe Falls (23-1) vs. Cle. JFK (17-4), 6:15
Youngs. Boardman (20-3) vs. Mentor (20-4), 8 p.m.
Friday
Final, 7:30.
At Otterbein College, Westerville
Tonight
Westerville N. (20-4) vs. Cols. Brookhaven (21-2), 6:15 p.m.
Pickerington N. (19-5) vs. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (22-2), 8 p.m.
Friday
Final, 7:30.
At Norwalk High School
Tonight
Northview (23-1) vs. Elyria (22-1), 6:15 p.m.
N. Royalton (17-6) vs. Findlay (21-2), 8 p.m.
Friday
Final, 7:30.
At Wright State
Tonight
Cin. Colerain (17-6) vs. Cin. St. Ursula (10-13), 6:15 p.m.
Kettering Fairmont (22-2) vs. Day. Chaminade-Julienne (21-2), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, noon
DIVISION II
At Zanesville High School
Tonight
Warsaw River View (21-2) vs. Thornville Sheridan (17-6), 6:15
Dresden Tri-Valley (22-1) vs. Washington C.H. Miami Trace (19-4), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 7:30 at Vandalia Butler High School
Tonight
Kettering Alter (18-5) vs. Cols. Eastmoor (22-2), 6:15 p.m
Morrow Little Miami (20-3) vs. St. Bernard Roger Bacon (22-2), 8 p.m..
Saturday
Final, 7:30.
At Barberton High School
Tonight
Mentor Lake Cath. (16-8) vs. Navarre Fairless (22-2), 6:15 p.m.
Medina Buckeye (17-6) vs. Youngstown Rayen (19-4), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 7:30.
At Ontario High School
Tonight
Garfield Hts. Trinity (22-1) vs. Upper Sandusky (23-0), 6:15 p.m.
Ottawa-Glandorf (24-0) vs. Akr. Hoban (19-5), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 7:30
DIVISION III
At Lexington High School
Tomorrow
Fairview (19-5) vs. Patrick Henry (22-1), 6:15 p.m.
Castalia Margaretta (19-4) vs. Orrville (17-6), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 1:30
At Vandalia Butler High School
Tomorrow
Sidney Lehman (20-4) vs. Cin. Hills Christian Academy (22-1), 6:15 p.m.
Waynesville (21-3) vs. Newark Cath. (23-1), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 1:30.
At Lancaster High School
Tomorrow
Ironton (22-1) vs. Plain City Jonathan Alder (23-1), 6:15 p.m.
Oak Hill (23-0) vs. Zanesville W. Muskingum (21-3), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 1:30.
At Cuyahoga Falls High School
Tomorrow
Cle. Cent. Cath. (23-1) vs. Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown (13-10), 6:15 p.m.
S. Euclid Regina (21-3) vs. Youngs. Ursuline (19-3), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 1:30.
DIVISION IV
At Pickerington North High School
Thursday
Cols. Africentric (19-4) vs. Berlin Hiland (24-0), 6:15 p.m.
Glouster Trimble (22-1) vs. Richmond Dale SE (17-5), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 1:30.
At Massillon Perry High School
Thursday
Lowellville (21-3) vs. Kirtland (19-4), 6:15 p.m.
Mansfield St. Peters (18-5) vs. E. Can. (19-5), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 1:30.
At Vandalia Butler High School
Thursday
Pitsburg Franklin Monroe (19-5) vs. Maria Stein Marion Local (23-0), 6:15 p.m.
Xenia Christian (22-1) vs. Ft. Loramie (23-1), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 1:30.
At Elida High School
Thursday
Ottoville (20-3) vs. Fayette (20-3), 6:15 p.m.
Fremont St. Joseph (22-1) vs. Hopewell-Loudon (18-6), 8 p.m.
Saturday
Final, 1:30.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Illinois (72) 28-0 1,800 1
2. North Carolina 24-3 1,727 2
3. Kentucky 22-3 1,596 5
4. Wake Forest 24-4 1,546 6
5. Boston College 23-2 1,467 3
6. Duke 21-4 1,435 7
7. Kansas 21-4 1,331 8
8. Oklahoma St. 20-5 1,283 4
9. Louisville 24-4 1,159 11
10. Washington 23-4 1,133 14
11. Arizona 24-5 1,055 9
12. Gonzaga 22-4 1,003 12
13. Syracuse 24-5 894 15
14. Michigan St. 20-5 888 10
15. Connecticut 19-6 843 17
16. Utah 24-4 716 13
17. Pacific 23-2 583 19
18. Charlotte 21-4 512 21
19. Villanova 19-6 486 23
20. Oklahoma 21-6 453 22
21. Alabama 21-6 445 16
22. Cincinnati 22-6 288 24
23. Wisconsin 18-7 252 20
24. Pittsburgh 18-7 158 18
25. Nevada 22-5 153 25
Others receiving votes: S. Illinois 65, LSU 23, Florida 19, Texas Tech 16, Texas 13, Maryland 12, Wis.-Milwaukee 12, Georgia Tech 8, New Mexico 4, Old Dominion 3, Texas A&M 3, Vermont 3, Holy Cross 2, Miami (Ohio) 2, Saint Mary s, Calif. 2, West Virginia 2, George Washington 1, Minnesota 1, Penn 1, UCLA 1, Winthrop 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Illinois (31) 28-0 775 1
2. North Carolina 24-3 742 2
3. Kentucky 22-3 691 5
4. Wake Forest 24-4 673 6
5. Boston College 23-2 648 3
6. Duke 21-4 579 10
7. Kansas 21-4 555 7
8. Oklahoma State 20-5 542 4
9. Louisville 24-4 524 11
10. Washington 23-4 499 13
11. Arizona 24-5 480 8
12. Michigan State 20-5 431 9
13. Gonzaga 22-4 376 16
13. Syracuse 24-5 376 15
15. Utah 24-4 354 12
16. Connecticut 19-6 276 19
17. Pacific 23-2 272 18
18. Charlotte 21-4 226 21
19. Alabama 21-6 210 14
20. Oklahoma 21-6 184 23
21. Cincinnati 22-6 175 22
22. Villanova 19-6 135 24
23. Wisconsin 18-7 125 20
24. Pittsburgh 18-7 86 17
25. Southern Illinois 24-6 43 NR
Others receiving votes: Nevada 25; Florida 16; Maryland 11; Holy Cross 10; LSU 6; Texas 6; Wisconsin-Milwaukee 6; St. Mary s (Calif.) 4; Old Dominion 3; Texas Tech 3; DePaul 2; New Mexico 2; George Washington 1; Minnesota 1; Texas A&M 1; Texas-El Paso 1.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
SUNDAY
Bowling Green 57, Miami 56
N. Illinois 70, Ball St. 67
TOMORROW
Bowling Green at W. Michigan, 7
Toledo at N. Illinois, 8
Marshall at Akron, 7
Ball St. at E. Michigan, 7
Kent St. at Miami, 7
Buffalo at Ohio, 7
SATURDAY
W. Michigan at Ball St., 1
E. Michigan at Toledo, 2
Cent. Michigan at Bowling Green, 2
Akron at Buffalo, 2
Miami at Marshall, 7
Ohio at Kent St., 7
BIG TEN CONFERENCE
SUNDAY
Indiana 78, Michigan St. 74
Wisconsin 64, Ohio St. 56
TONIGHT
Indiana at Wisconsin, 9
TOMORROW
Ohio St. at Iowa, 8
Michigan St. at Northwestern, 8
THURSDAY
Purdue at Illinois, 9
SATURDAY
Iowa at Michigan, 12:15
Purdue at Wisconsin, 2:30
Northwestern at Indiana, 4:30
Penn St. at Michigan St., 8
SUNDAY March 6
Illinois at Ohio St., 2
NATIONAL
LAST NIGHT
EAST
Drexel 66, Towson 60
Pittsburgh 72, Boston College 50
SOUTH
Middle Tennessee 91, Fla. International 81
Oakland, Mich. 86, Centenary 60
MIDWEST
Creighton 64, Illinois St. 59
Drake 79, Bradley 69
N. Iowa 67, Wichita St. 66
Oral Roberts 79, Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 72
S. Illinois 60, Indiana St. 52
SW Missouri St. 76, Evansville 68
UMKC 80, Valparaiso 79
W. Illinois 64, Chicago St. 53
FAR WEST
Gonzaga 87, N. Colorado 60
TONIGHT
EAST
Saint Joseph s at George Washington, 7
St. John s at Providence, 7:30
SOUTH
Virginia Tech at Clemson, 7
MIDWEST
Massachusetts at Dayton, 7
SOUTHWEST
Mississippi St. at Arkansas, 7
FAR WEST
Texas-Pan American at New Mexico St., 9
Women
AP Top Twenty Five
Record Pts Pvs
1. LSU (45) 27-1 1,125 1
2. Stanford 26-2 1,061 3
3. Ohio St. 27-3 976 4
4. North Carolina 24-3 920 8
5. Tennessee 23-4 915 5
6. Duke 26-3 909 2
7. Baylor 23-3 887 6
8. Michigan St. 25-3 881 6
9. Rutgers 22-5 796 9
10. Notre Dame 24-4 746 10
11. Texas 19-7 618 13
12. DePaul 24-3 603 12
13. Texas Tech 21-5 568 14
14. Connecticut 19-7 534 11
15. Minnesota 22-6 500 15
16. Temple 24-3 462 16
17. Kansas St. 20-6 344 17
18. Vanderbilt 21-6 331 20
19. N.C. State 20-6 314 19
20. Iowa St. 21-5 257 21
21. Georgia 21-8 216 18
22. Boston College 18-8 164 24
23. Penn St. 18-9 148 22
24. Gonzaga 25-2 106 25
25. Maryland 18-8 63 23
Others receiving votes: Florida St. 52, Wis.-Green Bay 42, New Mexico 25, Virginia 16, Arizona St. 12, Oregon 7, Louisville 6, Mississippi 6, Houston 5, Chattanooga 3, TCU 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Iowa 1, SW Missouri St. 1.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
TONIGHT
E. Michigan at Toledo, 7
Bowling Green at N. Illinois, 8
Akron at Marshall, 7
Buffalo at Kent St., 7
Miami at Ohio, 7
Ball St. at Cent. Michigan, 7
ECHL
LAST NIGHT
Las Vegas at Victoria, late
SUNDAY
Reading 2, Toledo 0
Atlantic City 4, Dayton 2
Charlotte 5, Pee Dee 2
Trenton 3, Johnstown 2, SO
Gwinnett 6, S. Carolina 2
Augusta 3, Greenville 2, SO
Florida 7, Louisiana 5
Mississippi 2, Texas 1
Pensacola 5, Columbia 3
San Diego 3, Idaho 2
Alaska 4, Fresno 3, SO
TONIGHT
Bakersfield at Fresno
Florida at Mississippi
Johnstown at Reading
NOTES
Men s ADULT BASEBALL LEAGUE seeking players for the 2005 season. Call Chris at 419-389-0907.
TICKETS for Thursday s district boys semifinal basketball game between Libbeyand Scott at UT are on sale today and tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and on Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Libbey Smart Office. Students are $4 and adults $5.
TICKETS for Woodmore s boys district semifinal basketball game on Thursday evening can be purchased from 7 a.m . to 4 p.m. through Thursday in the school s main office.
The HOOP BASKETBALL & FITNESS ACADEMY will hold AAU Basketball tryouts for boys and girls 9 to 13 years of age March 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. At least one parent or guardian must attend the tryout with their child. For more information call John Tooson at 419-726-0597. The Hoop is also looking for volunteer coaches for these teams and also need need volunteer coahes for its 17-17 travel teams. Call Tooson March 3 between the hours of 6 and 8 p.m. if interested.
Delta High School has an opening for an ASISTANT TRACK COACH that specializes in sprinting, handoffs, and long jump. Call the school at 419-822-8247 ext. 3114.
BOWLING HONOR ROLL
300 Games
Dick Zwyer, Ottawa 300-215-192-707
Men (750 or better)
Joe Brumfield, Bay Center Rec. 816
Brian Sexton, Ottawa 770
Mark Buganski, Ottawa 768
P.J. Sadowski, Twin Oaks 766
Ed Stange, Twin Oaks 757
George Sparks, Eastern 753
Women (650 or better)
Penny Keeler, Eastern 713
Lora Brooks, Imperial 675
Sue Pinski, Interstate 662
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX Agreed to terms with RHP Jon Adkins, RHP Jeff Bajenaru, LHP Neal Cotts, RHP Felix Diaz, RHP Kris Honel, RHP Bobby Jenks, LHP Arnie Munoz, LHP Paulino Reynoso, RHP Matt Smith, RHP Sean Tracey, INF Joe Crede, INF Ross Gload, INF William arris, INF Pedro Lopez, INF Casey Rogowski, INF Wilson Valdez and OF Joe Borchard on one-year contracts.
CLEVELAND INDIANS Signed Chris Antonelli and Neal Huntington, assistant general managers; John Mirabelli, scouting director; and John Farrell, director of player development to two-year contract extensions. Signed Steve Lubratich, player personnel director, through 2007. Promoted Mike Chernoff to assistant director of baseball operations.
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS Agreed to terms with INF Willy Aybar, INF Hee-Seop Choi, INF Joe Thurston, OF Henri Stanley, OF Chin-Feng Chen, OF Jason Grabowski, C David Ross, RHP Joel Hanrahan, RHP Yhency Brazoban, RHP Edwin Jackson, RHP Duaner Sanchez, LHP Derek Thompson, LHP Frank Brooks and LHP Orlando Rodriguez on one-year contracts.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES Agreed to terms with C Humberto Cota, LHP Dave Williams, RHP Ryan Vogelsong and C Ronny Paulino on one-year contracts.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Agreed to terms with RHP Zach Day and INF Henry Mateo on one-year contracts.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS Signed G Cory Alexander. Waived C Jahidi White. Placed F Bernard Robinson on the injured list.
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Activated F Anderson Varejao from the injured list. Placed F Scott Williams on the injured list.
NEW YORK KNICKS Signed G Jermaine Jackson. Placed C Jackie Butler on the injured list.
Women s National Basketball Association
CONNECTICUT SUN Signed Mike Thibault, coach, and Scott Hawk and Bernadette Mattox, assistant coaches, to contract extensions through the 2008 season. Re-signed F Le Coe Willingham and G Jennifer Derevjanik.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS Released S Cory Hall, DE Travis Hall and DT Ed Jasper.
CHICAGO BEARS Released WR David Terrell.
CLEVELAND BROWNS Released S Robert Griffith. Named Mike Haluchak linebackers coach.
DETROIT LIONS Agreed to terms with C Dominic Raiola on a five-year contract.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Released LB Roman Phifer.
HOCKEY
ECHL
GREENVILLE GRRROWL Announced G Jeff Drouin-Deslauriers has been recalled by the Edmonton of the AHL.
COLLEGE
OHIO STATE Named Paul Haynes defensive backs coach.