Prep basketball, ECHL, bowling, college hockey
3/10/2005HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys regionals
DIVISION I
Regional Semifinals
At University of Toledo
Solon (24-0) vs. Scott (20-4), tonight, 6:15 p.m.; Lakewood St. Edward (17-6) vs. Mansfield Sr. (23-1), tonight, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At University of Akron
Cle. Glenville (20-5) vs. Hudson (19-5), tonight, 7 p.m.
Finals
Can. McKinley (24-1) vs. Cle. Glenville-Hudson winner, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At University of Dayton
Trotwood-Madison (21-4) vs. Centerville (23-2), Thursday, 6:15 p.m.; Troy (14-9) vs. Cin. St. Xavier (19-5), Thursday, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Columbus Fairground Coliseum
Cols. Brookhaven (21-4) vs. Cols. Mifflin (17-4), tonight, 7 p.m.
Finals
Cin. Moeller (21-3) vs. Cols. Brookhaven-Cols. Mifflin winner, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION II
At Canton Civic Center
Painesville Harvey (24-1) vs. Wooster Triway (22-3), Saturday, 3 p.m.
At Ohio University, Athens
Zanesville (14-10) vs. Cols. Linden McKinley (10-14), Saturday, 7 p.m.
At University of Dayton
Cin. Taft (22-3) vs. Day. Dunbar (21-4), Saturday, 3 p.m.
At University of Toledo
Akr. SVSM (18-6) vs. Upper Sandusky (24-0), Saturday, 3 p.m.
State Tournament Pairings: Canton vs. Athens; Dayton vs. Toledo.
DIVISION III
At Canton Fieldhouse
Loudonville (20-3) vs. Leavittsburg LaBrae (20-4), tonight, 6:15 p.m.; Rootstown (20-3) vs. Cle. VASJ (21-2), tonight, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Wright State University, Fairborn
Cin. N. College Hill (23-1) vs. New Albany (18-6), tonight, 6:15 p.m.; Reading (19-4) vs. Middletown Fenwick (20-4), tonight, 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
At Ohio University, Athens
Bellaire (19-5) vs. Carroll Bloom-Carroll (16-6), tonight, 6:15 p.m.; Ironton (23-0) vs. Chesapeake (22-1), 8 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 1 p.m.
At Bowling Green State University
Archbold (22-1) vs. Woodmore (21-2), tonight, 6:30 p.m.; Cuyahoga Falls CVCA (17-6) vs. Elmwood (18-5), tonight, 8:15 p.m.
Finals
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
DIVISION IV
At Canton Fieldhouse
Zanesville Rosecrans (23-2) vs. Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. (19-5), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
At University of Dayton
Lockland (23-2) vs. Minster (20-4), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
At Bowling Green State University
Tiffin Calvert (20-4) vs. Continental (21-3), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
At Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Cols. Africentric (24-1) vs. S. Webster (23-1), tomorrow, 7:30 p.m.
LAST NIGHT
DIVISION I
Can. McKinley 61, Bedford 48
Cin. Moeller 76, Galloway Westland 73
DIVISION II
Upper Sandusky 83, St. Marys Memorial 74
Akr. SVSM 70, Parma Padua 44
Cin. Taft 85, Whitehall-Yearling 62
Cols. Linden McKinley 67, Greenfield McClain 53
Day. Dunbar 54, Chaminade-Julienne 36
Painesville Harvey 72, Tallmadge 57
Wooster Triway 71, Poland Seminary 46
Zanesville 63, Uhrichsville Claymont 40
LAST NIGHT
St. Marys 23 14 18 19 74
Upper Sandusky 21 16 27 19 83
MEMORIAL: Clark 10-4-5-37, Johns 3-1-7, Vossler 3-2-8, Burke 4-2-0-14, Steinke 3-2-8. Totals: 23-6-10-74.
UPPER SANDUSKY: Micheli 2-2-0-10, England 2-0-4, Jo. Diebler 11-4-3-37, Ja. Diebler 1-4-5-19, Wetherell 2-2-1-11, Sebenoler 1-0-2. Totals: 19-12-9-83
Girls
State tournament
DIVISION I
At St. John Arena, Columbus
Youngs. Boardman (22-3) vs. Cin. Mt. Notre Dame (24-2), Tomorrow, 6 p.m.; Northview (25-1) vs. Day. Chaminade-Julienne (23-2), Tomorrow, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 8:30 p.m.
DIVISION II
Dresden Tri-Valley (24-1) vs. Cols. Eastmoor (24-2), Today, 1 p.m.; Mentor Lake Cath. (18-8) vs. Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (23-3), Today, 3 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 10:45 a.m.
DIVISION III
Patrick Henry (24-1) vs. Waynesville (23-3), Tomorrow, 1 p.m.; Ironton (24-1) vs. S. Euclid Regina (23-3), Tomorrow, 3 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 5:15 p.m.
DIVISION IV
Berlin Hiland (26-0) vs. Mansfield St. Peter s (20-5), Tonight, 6 p.m.; Xenia Christian (23-1) vs. Ottoville (22-3), Tonight, 8 p.m.
Final: Saturday, 2 p.m.
MS. BASKETBALL WINNERS
2005 Maria Getty, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, 5-foot-9, senior. Averaged 14.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.0 assists per game while shooting 43 percent on 3-pointers. Leads team to third state tournament in her four years. Three-time first-team All-Ohioan. Point guard for No. 2-ranked team. Signed with Villanova.
2004 Mel Thomas, Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame, 5-9, sr. Averaged 20.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 3.5 steals per game. Shot 43 percent from 3-point range, four-year starter. Team unbeaten and ranked No. 2 in final regular-season poll. Connecticut.
2003 Brittany Hunter, Columbus Brookhaven, 6-3, sr. Averaged 23.4 points, 17.6 rebounds, 6.0 blocks and 2.0 steals for team that reached the state semifinals. Scored fewer than 15 points in only one game all season. Duke.
2002 Barbara Turner, Cleveland East Tech, 6-1, sr. Averaged 23.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 4 steals a game. Led team to three straight state tournament semifinals. Connecticut.
2001 Michelle Munoz, Mason, 6-1, sr. Averaged 24.0 points and 9.0 rebounds a game. Finished her high school career with a 94-8 record in four years as a starter. Tennessee, transferred to Ohio State.
2000 Michelle Munoz, Mason. Averaged 20.5 points and 7.9 rebounds a game while hitting 61 percent of her shots from the field. Led team to second consecutive perfect record in the regular season and second straight No. 1 ranking in Associated Press poll.
1999 LaToya Turner, Pickerington, and Kaayla Chones, Eastlake North (tie). Both were 6-4 seniors. Turner averaged 19.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 4 steals, 4 blocked shots and 1.5 steals for the Pickerington team that ended up No. 1 in USA Today s national rankings. Chones averaged 26.6 points, 18.2 rebounds and 7.3 blocked shots a game.
1998 Tamika Williams, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, 6-1, sr., 18.8 points, 11.6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals a game while shooting 63.4 percent from field and 77.4 percent at line. A three-time All-Ohioan. Connecticut.
1997 Semeka Randall, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 5-10, sr., 32.4 points, 16.8 rebounds, 7.6 steals, 5.7 assists, 2.8 blocked shots per game; four-year average of 25.6 ppg. Trinity 99-10 with her in lineup, won two state championships. Tennessee.
1996 Semeka Randall, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 5-10, jr., 30.7 points, 8.4 rebounds, 8.8 steals, 6.2 assists per game; 47.1 percent field goals, 31.3 percent 3-pointers, 71.7 percent free throws.
1995 Beth Ostendorf, Pickerington, 6-0, sr., 21.5 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals per game; 60.2 percent field goal, 80.4 percent free throw; on two state championship teams, one runner-up, one semifinalist; teams went 104-8 in her career.
1994 Na Sheema Hillmon, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 6-2, sr., 18.7 points, 13.8 rebounds, 4.7 steals, 4.4 assists, 3.1 blocked shots per game; 54 percent field goal, 68 percent free throw. Vanderbilt.
1993 Marlene Stollings, Beaver Eastern, 5-10, sr., Beaver Eastern, 42.5 points, 8.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists per game; 67 percent 2-pointers, 46 percent 3-pointers, 86 percent free throws; Ohio s career scoring leader with 3,514 points in 96 games (36.6 per game); scored 1,022 points in just the 24 games her senior season. Ohio State.
1992 Katie Smith, Logan, 5-11, sr., 30.2 points, 7 rebounds, 7.2 assists per game, 56.7 percent field goal, 80 percent free throw; first in her class academically. Ohio State.
1991 Vonda Ward, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 6-6, sr., 23.8 points, 13.7 rebounds, 4.4 assists, 3.5 blocks, 2.6 steals per game; 59 percent field goals, 74 percent free throws. Tennessee.
1990 Vonda Ward, Garfield Hts. Trinity, 6-6, jr., 22.1 points, 13.6 rebounds, 5.4 blocked shots, 3.8 assists per game.
1989 Carol Madsen, Reading, 6-0, sr., 24.2 points per game.
1988 Janet Haneberg, Cincinnati Seton, 6-3, sr., 15.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4 blocked shots per game; 57 percent field goals, 59 percent free throws.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Seton Hill 000 000 0--0 7 4
Owens 000 200 x--2 7 1
WP-Nietrzeba. LP- Patton. Nietrzeba 2-3, 2B, HR.
Owens 014 040 0--9 7 5
Seton Hill 100 225 x--10 13 1
WP-Mara. LP-Bockbrader. Wingate 2-4, HR, 4 RBI.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Toledo 101 030 000 - 5 7 3
Mercer 140 000 30x - 8 10 1
WP-Bedrosian. LP-Ellis. Pilewski (UT), HR.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
MAC Tournament
First Round
Monday
Bowling Green 75, Ball State 73
Kent 91, Central Michigan 60
Akron 78, Eastern Michigan 66
Buffalo 73, Northern Illinois 66
Ohio 72, Marshall 66
At Gund Arena
Cleveland
Quarterfinals
Today
Toledo vs. Buffalo, Noon
Western Michigan vs. Akron, 2:30 p.m.
Miami vs. Bowling Green, 7 p.m.
Ohio vs. Kent State, 9:30 p.m.
Semifinals
Tomorrow
Miami Bowling Green winner vs. Ohio Kent State winner, 7 p.m.
Toledo Buffalo winner vs. Western Michigan Akron winner, 9:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.
Big Ten Tournament
At The United Center
Chicago
First Round
Today
Northwestern vs. Michigan, Noon
Iowa vs. Purdue. 2:30 p.m.
Ohio State vs. Penn State, 5 p.m.
Quarterfinals
Tomorrow
Illinois vs. Northwestern-Michigan winner, Noon
Minnesota vs. Indiana, 2:30 p.m.
Michigan State vs. Iowa-Purdue winner, 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Ohio State-Penn State winner, 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday, March 12
Illinois Northwestern-Michigan winner vs. Minnesota-Indiana winner, 1:30 p.m.
Michigan State Iowa-Purdue winner vs. Wisconsin Ohio State-Penn State winner, 4 p.m.
Championship
Sunday, March 13
Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
Atlantic 10 Conference
First Round
Dayton 78, St. Bonaventure 48
Fordham 65, Duquesne 53
La Salle 70, Massachusetts 64, OT
Richmond 68, Rhode Island 60
Big East Conference
First Round
Georgetown 56, Seton Hall 51
West Virginia 82, Providence 59
Rutgers 72, Notre Dame 65
Big Sky Conference
Championship
Montana 63, Weber St. 61
Big West Conference
First Round
UC Irvine 80, Idaho 67
Conference USA
First Round
DePaul 81, Tulane 71
Memphis 79, Saint Louis 59
TCU 60, Marquette 57, OT
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Delaware St. 66, Bethune-Cookman 43
Hampton 81, Florida A&M 72
NAIA Division II Tournament
First Round
Cedarville 98, Minot St. 90, 2OT
Mid-Am Nazarene 71, Taylor 66
Newman 85, Huntington 76
Oregon Tech 67, Mayville St. 60
St. Vincent 89, Johnson & Wales 75
William Jewell 84, Tenn. Wesleyan 57
Northeast Conference
Championship
Fairleigh Dickinson 58, Wagner 52
Women
MAC TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals, Gund Arena
Yesterday
Marshall 68, Toledo 56
Bowling Green 84, Miami 68
Eastern Mich. 72, Ball State 64
Kent 93, Ohio 74
Semifinals
Tomorrow
Bowling Green vs. E. Michigan, Noon
Kent State vs. Marshall, 2:30 p.m.
Championship
Saturday, March 12
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS
TOURNAMENT
America East Conference
First Round
Boston U. 85, Stony Brook 74
Northeastern 49, UMBC 48
Big 12 Conference
Quarterfinals
Baylor 70, Missouri 52
Texas 65, Oklahoma 59
Texas Tech 61, Iowa St. 59
Big West Conference
First Round
UC Irvine 75, Utah St. 63
UC Riverside 63, Cal St.-Fullerton 37
Colonial Athletic Association
First Round
Va. Commonwealth 53, N.C.-Wilmington 4
Mountain West Conference
First Round
New Mexico 81, San Diego St. 52
UNLV 64, Wyoming 59
Utah 63, Air Force 42
Western Athletic Conference
Quarterfinals
Fresno St. 71, SMU 53
Louisiana Tech 81, Boise St. 68
ECHL
LAST NIGHT
Wheeling 3, Atlantic City 2, OT
Dayton 7, Trenton 1
Mississippi 5, Pensacola 1
Idaho 5, Victoria 4
TONIGHT
Columbia at Pee Dee
Idaho at Victoria
LOCAL BOWLING
300 Games
John Bond III, Swanton SC 300-237-279-816
Paul Schmidt, Southwyck 300-244-202-746
Men
(750 or better)
John Bond III, Swanton SC 790
Justin Hegedus, Toledo SC 780
Dana Fairchild, Westland 751
Tom Bird, Westland 750
Kevin Onweller, Swanton SC 750
Women
(650 or better)
Judy Leu, Eastern 678
Jennifer McKee, Bay Center Rec 674
Wendy Erdmann, Bay Center Rec 667
Penny Keeler, Eastern 657
Judy Leu, Eastern 652
NOTES
PLAYERS NEEDED for an adult men s baseball league. Call Chris at 419-389-0907.
The GENOA LITTLE LEAGUE will be holding a tournament July 1-4 for players 14-and under and 12-and under. Entry fee is $150 per team. Contact Lee Nissen at 419-855-1071.
The Hoop will hold AAU BASKETBALL TRYOUTS March 12 from 10 a.m. to noon for its 9-13-year boys and girls teams. One parent must attend the tryout session and the coast is $150. Contact John Tooson at 419-726-0597 for more information.
The Riverby Hills Golf Club in Bowling Green is now forming a new LADIES GOLF LEAGUE. The league will play May through August. For more information call 419-878-5941.
14-under baseball semi-travel team is looking for two players for about 35 games this summer. Please call Don at 419-699-5860 for more information.
BASEBALL
Exhibition
YESTERDAY
N.Y. Yankees vs. Cleveland at Winter Haven, Fla., ccd., rain
Detroit (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., ccd., rain
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., ccd., rain
Boston vs. Florida at Jupiter Fla., ccd., rain
Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., ccd., rain
Toronto vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., ccd., rain
L.A. Dodgers vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., ccd., rain
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., ccd., rain
St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., ccd., rain
Texas 6, Chicago Cubs 5
Colorado 6, Milwaukee 3
Oakland 5, San Francisco 1
Kansas City 6, Seattle 0
L.A. Angels (ss) 16, Arizona 2
Chicago White Sox 7, San Diego (ss) 3
L.A. Angels (ss) 2, San Diego (ss) 1
Houston vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., ccd., rain
TODAY
Detroit vs. Cincinnati at Sarasota, Fla., Noon
Cleveland (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at St. Petersburg, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Washington (ss) vs. Cleveland (ss) at Winter Haven, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Houston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Baltimore at Fort Lauderdale, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Washington (ss) at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Colorado at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. Arizona at Tucson, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Toronto vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:15 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
CHICAGO WHITE SOX Reassigned C Jonathan Aceves, OF Tony Alvarez, RHP Enemencio Pacheco, 1B Jorge Toca and RHP Eduardo Villacis to their minor league camp.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS Reassigned RHP Tim Corcoran, RHP Gerardo Garcia, RHP Jimmy Haynes, RHP John Webb, LHP Joe Beimel, C Paul Hoover, C Dan Massiatte, INF Brandon Larson, INF Earl Snyder, OF Brian Buchanan and OF Damon Hollins to their minor league camp. Optioned RHP Carlos Hines and LHP Jon Switzer to Montgomery of the Southern League.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Named Scott Cunningham director of game entertainment.
NEW YORK METS Reassigned RHP Bobby Keppel, INF Aarom Baldiris, INF Craig Brazell, RHP Joe Nelson, C Andy Dominique, INF Danny Garcia and INF Anderson Hernandez to their minor league camp.
Canadian-American League
BROCKTON ROX Sold the contract of LHP Keith Ferguson to the Washington Nationals.
Golden Baseball League
SAN DIEGO SURF DAWGS Signed RHP Nathan Staggs.
SURPRISE Acquired C Jon Marshall from Mesa for a player to be named.
YUMA SCORPIONS Acquired LHP Cory Campos from Mesa for a player to be named.
Northern League
EDINBURG ROADRUNNERS Agreed to terms with RHP Julio Ruiz.
EL PASO DIABLOS Claimed 1B Joe Dusan off waivers from Shreveport.
JACKSON SENATORS Agreed to terms with LHP Jermaine Shack and LHP Adam Cox.
SHREVEPORT SPORTS Released OF Adam Thompson and 1B Derek Henderson.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
GREEN BAY PACKERS Re-signed OL Brad Bedell.
HOUSTAN TEXANS Signed CB Lewis Sanders, FB Jarrod Baxter, DE Corey Sears and S Jason Simmons.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS Re-signed TE Jermaine Wiggins to a five-year contract.
Arena Football League
NEW YORK DRAGONS Signed QB Ronnie Gordon.
HOCKEY
American Hockey League
HARTFORD WOLF PACK Recalled C Dwight Helminen from Charlotte of the ECHL.
MANCHESTER MONARCHS Recalled RW Dan Welch from Reading of the ECHL.
ECHL
ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK BULLIES Announced F Brad Both has been returned to the team from San Antonio of the AHL.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
ANAHEIM STORM Released F Michael Watson and F Athen Yuen.
ARIZONA STING Traded D Bill Greer and two conditional draft choices to Anaheim for D Chris Seller.
MINNESOTA SWARM Signed G Mike Attwood and F Travis Hill. Released F Trent Smalley.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS STATE Signed Dickey Nutt, men s basketball coach, to a three-year contract extension.
CAL STATE-LOS ANGELES Announced the retirement of Dave Yanai, men s basketball coach.
BELHAVEN Announced the resignation of Dale Hatcher, men s basketball coach.
BUFFALO Named Jim Lodes women s volleyball coach.
MARSHALL Announced the retirement of Bob Pruett, football coach.
NYC TECHNOLOGY Named Dee Perez women s softball coach and Frank Torres women s assistant softball coach.
OHIO STATE Signed Thad Matta, men s basketball coach, to an eight-year contract.
ROCKHURST Named John Dodderidge sports information director.
TEMPLE Named Paul Lounsberry offensive line coach.
College Hockey
CCHA Tournament
First Round
(Best-of-3)
Tomorrow
Notre Dame at Michigan
Ferris St. at Ohio St.
W. Michigan at N. Michigan
Lake Superior St. at Nebraska-Omaha
Alaska-Fairbanks at Bowling Green
Miami at Michigan
Saturday
Notre Dame at Michigan
Ferris St. at Ohio St.
W. Michigan at N. Michigan
Lake Superior St. at Nebraska-Omaha
Alaska-Fairbanks at Bowling Green
Miami at Michigan
Sunday
Notre Dame at Michigan
Ferris St. at Ohio St., if necessary
W. Michigan at N. Michigan, if necessary
Lake Superior St. at Nebraska-Omaha, if necessary
Alaska-Fairbanks at Bowling Green, if necessary
Miami at Michigan, if necessary
SIGNING
Perrysburg High School TYLER WINKLEMAN has signed a national letter of intent to play basketball at Grace College in Winona Lake, Ind. in the fall. Winkleman at 6-8 , was a second team all Northern Lakes League, District 7, and Wood County selection and led Perrysburg to a 13-1 league record and 17-5 overall recond and the NLL title this past season. He also carried a 3.801 grade point average and was named to the National Honor Society.
COLLEGE GOLF
Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate
DORADO, PUERTO RICO
TEAM STANDINGS: Kentucky 851; Georgia Southern 853; Georgia State 857; Indiana 877; Southern Miss 877; Baylor 884; Toledo 890; Wofford 909; Old Dominion 916.
UT GOLFERS: Hull 216 (tied 10th); McAleavey 222 (tied 31st); Bertsch 225 (35th); McTernan 228 (tied 43rd); Riley 228 (tied 43rd); Langevin 237 (tied 51st); Demeter 239 (tied 53rd); Trivisonno 241 (55th).