Prep baseball, softball, tennis, ECHL

5/24/2005

PREP BASEBALL

Regionals

DIVISION I

At Dublin Coffman HS

Dublin Scioto (23-6) vs. Dublin Coffman (22-7), Friday, 2 p.m.; Lewis Ctr. Olentangy (19-8) vs. Cin. Elder (24-1), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Eastlake Ballpark

N. Royalton (27-1) vs. Medina (22-5), Friday, 2 p.m.; Mentor (22-3, vs. Canton GlenOak (16-10), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At University of Cincinnati

Cin. Moeller (24-5) vs. Cin. La Salle (20-10), Friday, 2 p.m.; Miamisburg (21-8) vs. Cin. Princeton (20-8), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Shelby HS

Start (22-2) vs. Avon Lake (19-6), Friday, 2 p.m.; Lakewood St. Edward (20-10) vs. Findlay (14-11), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

DIVISION II

At Gant Memorial Sta., Zanesville

Vincent Warren (23-4) vs. Zanesville (14-7), Friday, 2 p.m.; Hebron Lakewood (28-2) vs. Dover (16-9), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Galion Heise Park

Defiance (28-1) vs. Lexington (20-7), Friday, 2 p.m.; Norton (17-9) vs. Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit (23-1), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Hudson HS

Mentor Lake Cath. (25-3) vs. Poland Seminary (16-9), Friday, 2 p.m.; Canton South (19-5) vs. Parma Padua Franciscan (21-7), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Xenia HS

Hamilton Badin (21-6) vs. Powell Olentangy Liberty (24-5), Friday, 2 p.m.; New Richmond (22-3) vs. Bellefontaine (25-3), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

DIVISION III

At Elida MS

Clear Fork (12-15) vs. Archbold (23-4), Friday, 2 p.m.; Patrick Henry (25-3) vs. Marion Pleasant (22-5), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Wright State University

Cin. Hills Christian Acad. (24-3) vs. Sparta Highland (21-5), Friday, 2 p.m.; Casstown Miami E. (21-9) vs. Spring. Kenton Ridge (19-10), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At VA Memorial Stadium, Chillicothe

Sugarcreek Garaway (18-6) vs. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (14-12), Friday, 2 p.m.; Proctorville Fairland (21-3) vs. Frankfort Adena (22-6), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Massillon Washington HS

New Middletown Springfield/Youngs. Mooney vs. Sullivan Black River/Loudonville, Friday, 2 p.m.; Rootstown (23-4) vs. Warren Champion (22-4), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

DIVISION IV

At Bowers Field, Lancaster

Lancaster Fisher Cath. (23-7) vs. Reedsville Eastern (20-5), Friday, 2 p.m.; Toronto (18-10) vs. Franklin Furnace Green (21-2), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Ely Stadium, Elyria

Dalton (19-4) vs. Fairport Harbor Harding (18-6), Friday, 2 p.m.; Windham (12-9) vs. Norwalk St. Paul (14-10), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Patrick Henry HS

Edgerton (17-10) vs. Ottawa Hills (21-7), Friday, 2 p.m.; Kalida (23-5) vs. Gibsonburg (10-16), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

At Wayne HS

New Madison Tri-Village (10-10) vs. Arcanum (15-7), Friday, 2 p.m.; New Bremen (15-9) vs. Jackson Ctr. (19-5), Friday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.

Regular season

Elmwood 441 004 13 9 2

Otsego 100 010 2 5 4

WP Rothenbuhler. LP Getz. Tyson (E), 2-2, RBI.

Hudson 100 007 1 9 8 0

Bedford 211 000 0 4 8 3

WP Bailey. LP Fritz. Sawyer (B), 2-3, 2 RBI.

Hudson 000 00 0 3 1

Bedford 002 50 7 9 0

WP Boggess. LP Freeman. Gauthier (B), 2-2, 2B, 2 RBI.

TENNIS

French Open

Paris

Men s singles, first round

Radek Stepanek (16) d. Paradorn Srichaphan 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1.

Robin Vik d. Kevin Kim 6-4, 7-6 (6), 7-5.

Xavier Malisse, Belgium d. Mardy Fish 6-2, 6-1, 6-1.

Carlos Moya (14) d. Alberto Martin 5-7, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2.

Mario Ancic (18) d. Marcos Daniel 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (4).

Sebastien Grosjean (23) d. Juan Monaco 7-5, 6-3, 6-1.

Rafael Nadal (4) d. Lars Burgsmuller 6-1, 7-6 (4), 6-1.

Tomas Berdych d. Jeff Morrison 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

Fernando Vicente d. Hugo Armando 7-6 (2), 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3.

Roger Federer (1) d. Dudi Sela 6-1, 6-4, 6-0.

Florent Serra d. Andrei Pavel 6-2, 6-2, 6-3.

Peter Wessels d. Ricardo Mello 6-4, 6-1, 6-3.

Janko Tipsarevic d. Dominik Hrbaty (17) 6-7 (5), 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6.

Davide Sanguinetti d. Thierry Ascione 3-6, 5-7, 6-0, 6-3, 6-4.

Nicolas Almagro d. Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-6 (4), 6-4, 6-3.

Oscar Hernandez d. Daniel Gimeno-Traver 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-3, 6-4.

Luis Horna, Peru, d. Jerome Haehnel 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-3.

Fernando Gonzalez (25) d. Michael Llodra 7-6 (3), 6-3, 6-2.

Tim Henman (7) d. Juan Pablo Brzezicki 6-2, 6-1, 6-4.

Richard Gasquet (30) d. Daniele Bracciali 3-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

David Ferrer (20) d. Jiri Vanek 2-6, 7-6 (8), 6-4, 6-0.

David Nalbandian (10) d. Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.

Olivier Patience d. Gilles Simon 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Tomas Behrend d. Christophe Rochus 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.

Gaston Gaudio (5) d. Julien Benneteau 7-5, 6-0, 6-1.

Felix Mantilla d. Tomas Zib 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.

Dmitry Tursunov d. Stefan Koubek 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-1.

Victor Hanescu d. Michal Tabara 6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Juan Ignacio Chela (31) d. Rainer Schuettler 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3.

Jiri Novak (26) d. Bjorn Phau 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.

Robin Soderling (33) d. Fernando Verdasco 1-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3.

Lee Hyung-taik vs. Alex Calatrava 6-4, 2-6, 5-7, 7-6 (4), susp., darkness.

Women s singles, first round

Lindsay Davenport (1) d. Katarina Srebotnik 3-6, 6-2, 6-2.

Kim Clijsters (14) d. Meilen Tu 6-1, 6-0.

Shinobu Asagoe (19) d. Julia Schruff 7-5, 6-2.

Daniela Hantuchova (20) d. Michaella Krajicek 6-3, 6-1.

Jelena Kostanic d. Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-0, 6-1.

Catalina Castano d. Denisa Chladkova 6-1, 6-2.

Peng Shuai d. Mailyne Andrieux 6-0, 6-1.

Sesil Karatantcheva d. Alyona Bondarenko 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.

Arantxa Parra Santonja d. Shenay Perry 3-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Elena Dementieva (4) d. Barbora Strycova 6-3, 6-3.

Akiko Morigami d. Angela Haynes 7-5, 6-4.

Ludmila Cervanova d. Aiko Nakamura 4-6, 6-2, 6-1.

Karolina Sprem (31) d. Maria Elena Camerin 6-4, 6-2.

Marta Domachowska d. Stephanie Cohen-Aloro 6-3, 6-3.

Mary Pierce (21) d. Vera Douchevina 6-2, 7-5.

Virginie Razzano d. Dinara Safina (25) 6-3, 6-3.

Elena Likhovtseva (16) d. Yuliana Fedak 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.

Sanda Mamic d. Lisa Raymond 6-2, 6-4.

Silvia Farina Elia (18) d. Anne Kremer 7-5, 6-2.

Maria Sanchez Lorenzo d. Anastasia Myskina (5) 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.

Patty Schnyder (8) d. Cho Yoon-jeong 6-3, 6-4.

Eva Birnerova d. Maria Kirilenko 2-6, 7-5, 6-3.

Mariana Diaz-Oliva d. Sophie Ferguson 6-4, 3-6, 6-1.

Emmanuelle Gagliardi d. Tatiana Perebiynis 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

Sandra Kloesel d. Mara Santangelo 7-6 (5), 6-1.

Emilie Loit d. Claudine Schaul 6-3, 6-0.

Fabiola Zuluaga d. Libuse Prusova 6-1, 6-0.

Flavia Pennetta (32) d. Jill Craybas 6-3, 6-4.

Clarisa Fernandez d. Tatiana Panova 6-3, 6-2.

Venus Williams (11) d. Marta Marrero 6-3, 6-2.

Vera Zvonareva (9) d. Yvonne Meusburger 6-3, 6-1.

Amy Frazier (27) d. Meghann Shaughnessy 7-5, 5-7, 7-5.

PREP SOFTBALL

Regionals

DIVISION I

At OSU Buckeye Field

W. Chester Lakota W. (25-4) vs. Delaware Hayes (23-7), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Hilliard Davidson (19-5) vs. Pickerington N. (22-4), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At University of Akron

Youngs. Austintown Fitch (15-9) vs. Uniontown Lake (24-3), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Painesville Riverside (21-2) vs. Akron Ellet (22-5), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At Clyde HS

Parma Hts. Valley Forge (13-13) vs. Elyria (25-3), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Perrysburg (23-5) vs. St. Ursula (26-2), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At University of Dayton

Fairfield (24-5) vs. Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (11-18), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Harrison (21-8) vs. Loveland (26-3), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

DIVISION II

At Clayton Northmont HS

Urbana/Cin. McNicholas vs. Hebron Lakewood (24-4), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Kings Mills Kings/Hamilton Ross vs. Spring. Kenton Ridge/Trenton Edgewood, Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, 1 p.m.

At Bucyrus HS

Springfield (23-4) vs. LaGrange Keystone (23-6), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Elida (22-3) vs. Lexington (22-3), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At Pickerington Central HS

Richmond Edison (20-8) vs. Delaware Buckeye Valley (26-4), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Thornville Sheridan (15-9) vs. New Concord John Glenn (20-3), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At Akron Firestone HS

Poland Seminary (25-3) vs. Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit (18-5), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (18-5) vs. Akron Springfield (23-4), Thursday 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

DIVISION III

At Brookside Park, Ashland

Martins Ferry (20-4) vs. Mohawk (27-2), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Elmwood (23-2) vs. Loudonville (22-6), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At Genshaft Field, Massillon

Burton Berkshire (22-6) vs. Youngs. Mooney (18-8), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Wellington (21-5) vs. Leavittsburg LaBrae (13-6), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At Lancaster HS

Chillicothe Zane Trace (26-1) vs. Richwood N. Union (21-6) Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Portsmouth W. (24-4) vs. Cols. Ready (24-2), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At Wright State University

Waynesville (27-4) vs. Versailles (16-9), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Blanchester (21-2) vs. Rockford Parkway (17-7), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

DIVISION IV

At Findlay HS

Fremont St. Joseph (15-13) vs. Gibsonburg (17-7), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Convoy Crestview (25-0) vs. Antwerp (18-4), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At Wayne HS

Bradford (21-8) vs. New Bremen (18-7), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; N. Lewisburg Triad (22-2) vs. W. Liberty-Salem (20-4), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At Kent State University

Cortland Maplewood (18-3) vs. Cleve. Cuya. Hts. (23-3), Tomorrowy, 5 p.m.; Berlin Ctr. Western Reserve (19-6) vs. Bellaire St. John (25-2), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

At Pickerington Central HS

Glouster Trimble (24-3) vs. Willow Wood Symmes Valley (25-4), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.; Newark Cath. (18-10) vs. Crestline (27-3), Thursday, 5 p.m.

Championship: Saturday, noon

FOOTBALL

Arena Football League

SUNDAY

Tampa Bay 78, Columbus 53

Chicago 45, Nashville 21

Arizona 49, Las Vegas 42

Orlando 51, New Orleans 40

Dallas 77, Philadelphia 63

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

SUNDAY

FC Dallas 5, CD Chivas USA 2

TOMORROW

MetroStars at Kansas City, 8

San Jose at Colorado, 9:30

Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30

SATURDAY, MAY 28

FC Dallas at D.C. United, 7:30

Colorado at New England, 7:30

MetroStars at Columbus, 7:30

San Jose at Kansas City, 8

Chicago at Real Salt Lake, 9:30

Los Angeles at CD Chivas USA, 10:30

WNBA

LAST NIGHT

No games scheduled

SUNDAY

Detroit 78, New York 71

Connecticut 69, Washington 67

Indiana 68, Charlotte 58

Houston 79, Minnesota 65

TONIGHT

San Antonio at Detroit, 7:30

Phoenix at Indiana, 8

HOLE IN ONE

DAVID DePRISCO, No. 14 at Brandywine, 152 yards, 9-iron.

SPORTLIGHT

May 24

1935 In the first major league night game in Cincinnati, the Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 before 25,000 fans.

1936 Tony Lazzeri of the New York Yankees drives in 11 runs with a triple and three home runs two of them grand slams in a 25-2 rout of the Philadelphia A s.

1967 The AFL grants a franchise to the Cincinnati Bengals.

1980 Bobby Nystrom s overtime goal gives the New York Islanders a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 6 for their first Stanley Cup.

1981 The Indianapolis 500 ends in controversy when Mario Andretti, who finished second to Bobby Unser, is declared the winner because Unser broke a rule during a slowdown period near the end of the race. The decision is reversed, giving Unser credit for the victory, but he is fined $40,000.

1986 The Montreal Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames 4-3 in Game 5 to win their 23rd Stanley Cup. That puts the Canadiens one ahead of the New York Yankees for the most titles in major league team sports.

1988 The fourth game of the Stanley Cup finals between the Edmonton Oilers and Boston Bruins is postponed with the score tied 3-3 and 3:23 left in the second period when a power failure hits Boston Garden.

1990 The Edmonton Oilers win their fifth Stanley Cup in seven seasons by beating the Bruins 4-1 in Game 5. Goalie Bill Ranford, who limited Boston to eight goals in the series, wins the Conn Smythe Trophy for most valuable player in the playoffs.

1992 Al Unser Jr. wins the closest finish at the Indianapolis 500, beating Scott Goodyear by 43-thousandths of a second, barely half a car length. Lyn St. James, only the second woman to race at Indy, finishes 11th.

1995 Oakland s Dennis Eckersley becomes the sixth pitcher to record 300 saves, in a 5-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles.

2001 Jon Lieber of the Chicago Cubs tosses a 79-pitch, one-hit shutout in a 3-0 blanking of the Reds. It s the first shutout of the Reds in an NL-record 208 games.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders

Through May 14

POINTS

1. Jimmie Johnson, 1,562. 2. Greg Biffle, 1,521. 3. Jeff Gordon, 1,438. 4. Elliott Sadler, 1,413. 5. Kurt Busch, 1,407. 6. Tony Stewart, 1,397. 7. Ryan Newman, 1,370. 8. Kevin Harvick, 1,364. 9. Jamie McMurray, 1,351. 10. Mark Martin, 1,344.

11. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 1,333. 12. Rusty Wallace, 1,290. 13. Carl Edwards, 1,289. 14. Dale Jarrett, 1,264. 15. Kasey Kahne, 1,261. 16. Jeremy Mayfield, 1,257. 17. Michael Waltrip, 1,235. 18. Jeff Burton, 1,228. 19. Sterling Marlin, 1,168. 20. Joe Nemechek, 1,112.

MONEY

1. Jeff Gordon, $3,288,730. 2. Kurt Busch, $2,816,810. 3. Jimmie Johnson, $2,590,840. 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,194,070. 5. Greg Biffle, $2,190,820. 6. Tony Stewart, $1,993,450. 7. Ryan Newman, $1,818,110. 8. Kevin Harvick, $1,705,260. 9. Kasey Kahne, $1,697,030. 10. Scott Riggs, $1,608,460.

11. Elliott Sadler, $1,607,560. 12. Michael Waltrip, $1,590,960. 13. Matt Kenseth, $1,561,550. 14. Rusty Wallace, $1,537,230. 15. Dale Jarrett, $1,532,010. 16. Mark Martin, $1,478,380. 17. Jamie McMurray, $1,471,090. 18. Jeremy Mayfield, $1,469,420. 19. Sterling Marlin, $1,461,830. 20. Bobby Labonte, $1,455,820.

LATEST LINE

Baseball

National League

FLORIDA 6-7 Philadelphia

Washington 51/2 -61/2 CINCINNATI

ATLANTA 61/2 -71/2 Ny Mets

MILWAUKEE 6-7 Colorado

Houston 6-7 CHICAGO CUBS

ST. LOUIS 71/2 -81/2 Pittsburgh

San Diego Even-6 ARIZONA

SAN FRANCISCO 61/2 -71/2 La Dodgers

American League

BALTIMORE 7-8 Seattle

CLEVELAND 51/2 -61/2 Minnesota

NY YANKEES 9-11 Detroit

TORONTO Even-6 Boston

TAMPA BAY Even-6 Oakland

TEXAS 61/2 -71/2 Kansas City

LA ANGELS 51/2 -61/2 Chi White Sox

NBA Playoffs

Western Conference Finals

San Antonio leads series 1-0

PHOENIX 4 San Antonio

Home team in CAPS

PREP TENNIS

State pairings

DIVISION I

Singles

Phil Oernoe, Parma vs. David Koppel, Gahanna Lincoln; J.T. Torbeck, Cin. St. Xavier vs. James Davis, St. John s; Bo Young, Lakewood St. Edward, vs. John Allare, Kings Mills Kings; Dylan Schrode, Solon, vs. Sumanth Chittajallu, Upper Arlington; Mike O Connell, St. Francis vs. David Peyton, Kettering Fairmont; Mike Scott, Dublin Coffman, vs. Jordan Buehler, Westlake; Arthur Cheng, Cols. St. Charles, vs. Brad Noel, Wooster; Jim Vogelsang, N. Canton Hoover, vs. Doug Matthews, Kings Mills Kings.

Doubles

Brett Hoch/Brad Bahnsen, Lancaster, vs. Ryan Eckstein/Justin Greenlee, Shaker Hts.; Sandy Berry/Carl Bernstein, Cin. Sycamore vs. Zach Perry/Paul Boslet, Hudson; Evan Hunter/Curtis Mitchell, Medina vs. Patrick Bandy/Marc Pretorius, Cin. St. Xavier; Ryan French/Brian Widdoes, Reynoldsburg, vs. Josh Adams/Drew Bolesky, Lexington; Matt Allare/Ra ees Ismail, Kings Mills Kings, vs. Ryan Carpenter/Casey Eck, N. Canton Hoover; Patrick Tweel/Doug Watson, Upper Arlington vs. Jason Chamoun/Sean McPhillips, Cleve. St. Ignatius; Brad Seymour/Craig Lods, Chillicothe vs. Dustin Delelles/Tyler Sbrocchi, St. John s; John Drosick/Kris Mehan, Cin. St. Xavier, vs. Adam Margolius/Matt Khanna, Shaker Hts.

DIVISION II

Singles

Gui Schils, Hunting Valley Univ. School vs. Brian Dredge, Urbana; Diego Arteaga, Milan Edison vs. Will Petrie, Cols. Acad.; Jeremy Dominik, St. Marys Memorial vs. Ryan Dodd, New Albany; Matt Royer, Mentor Lake Cath. vs. Stephen Havens, Cin. Hills Christian Acad.; Bryce Warren, Cols. DeSales vs. Adam Greenes, Pepper Pike Orange; Toby Auwerter, Hunting Valley Univ. School vs. Andrew McCarthy, Cin. Indian Hill; Kyle Bower, Norwalk vs. Glen Medcalf, Ironton; Christopher Herrlinger, Cin. Country Day vs. Brett Tobin, Hunting Valley Univ. School.

Doubles

Teddy Dahmus/Ryan Shidler, Cin. Hills Christian Academy vs. Don Somers/Chad Ruehs, Poland Seminary; John Smetona/Zak Kelm, Hunting Valley Univ. School vs. Chris Collen/Pat Lafferty, Granville; Aaron Weisman/Ryan Rauck, Cols. Bexley vs. Ben Isaacson/Ben Hurtuk, Chagrin Falls; Landon Neuman/Jason Hilborn, Elida vs. Jared Dunnmon/John (Cody) Steele, Cin. Summit Country Day; Justin Cecil/Sean Keough, Cuy. Falls CVCA vs. Nick Koulermos/Skyler Engel, New Albany; Craig Choka/Abi Pai, Maumee Valley vs. Esh Ramadas/Nathan Matthews, Cin. Indian Hill; Billy Strunk/Vinod Mahalingam, Cin. Indian Hill vs. Ben Bischoff/Adam Fausey, Napoleon; Pat Boyd/Vivek Varma, Cols. Acad. vs. Alex Campanelli/Devin Vrabel, Canton Cent. Cath.

NOTES

PLAYERS NEEDED with college baseball experience for a men s baseball team. Information: call 419-509-6981 and leave name and a contact number.

Gibsonburg High School has openings for TWO ASSISTANT FOOTBALL COACHES. Information: Kirk Katafias, 419-637-7401.

Male basketball players 40-and older NEEDED for Masters basketball team. Information: Bill Drake, 419-360-8491 or 419-882-3909.

Deshler, O. Memorial Park will host a 10-and under and a 12-and under GIRLS FAST PITCH TOURNAMENT June 4 and 5. Information: Dave Seemann at 419-278-0285 or Kent Seemann at 419-278-2460.

ECHL

KELLY CUP FINALS

(Best-of-7)

Florida vs. Trenton

Sunday

Trenton 2, Florida 1; Trenton leads series 2-0

Friday, May 27

Florida at Trenton

Saturday, May 28

Florida at Trenton

Monday, May 30

Florida at Trenton, if necesssary

Wednesday, June 1

Trenton at Florida, if necesssary

Friday, June 3

Trenton at Florida, if necesssary

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

National League

CINCINNATI REDS Designated RHP Danny Graves for assignment. Purchased the contract of LHP Randy Keisler from Louisville of the IL.

National League

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Purchased the contract of RHP Greg Bauer from Newark of the Atlantic League and assigned him to Clearwater of the FSL.

Atlantic League

NEWARK BEARS Signed RHP Reggie Harris.

Can-Am League

BROCKTON ROX Released INF Cullen Maumus and LHP Bryce Bednarczyk.

GRAYS Released RHP Carlos Gomez and RHP Jarame Beaupre.

NEW JERSEY JACKALS Traded 1B Bill Greenwell to Quebec for future considerations.

NORTH SHORE SPIRIT Traded RHP Greg Conden to the Grays for a player to be named.

WORCESTER TORNADOES Released INF Derek Barrows and INF Jose Ovalles.

Central League

COASTAL BEND AVIATORS Released C Lance Rankin.

FORT WORTH CATS Released RHP Wes Cain.

PENSACOLA PELICANS Signed RHP Shane Arthurs and OF Bernard Caston.

SAN ANGELO COLTS Released RHP Joe Kantz and OF Steve Sherman.

SHREVEPORT SPORTS Signed C Kevin Webster.

Frontier League

CHILLICOTHE PAINTS Released INF Eric McNail and RHP Dave Gordon.

EVANSVILLE OTTERS Released OF Kevin House.

GATEWAY GRIZZLIES Signed RHP Jarrett Sues and OF Nick Bohnenstiehl. Released RHP Josh Minor, RHP Joey Phillips, 1B Justin Greiner, C Bryan Mulhern and SS Ging Aaron.

KALAMAZOO KINGS Signed RHP Brad Blackwell. Released INF Kenny Poniwaz. Traded 3B Tim Baywal to Richmond.

MID MISSOURI MAVERICKS Signed LHP Jaime Saldana, P Frank Mendible and Augustine Rodrigues.

OHIO VALLEY REDCOATS Signed 1B-OF Jud Richards, RHP Eric Holt, RHP Tom Davidson, LHP Tom Cochran. Released RHP Jason Halstead, RHP Dajuan Kennedy, RHP Jacob Clinton, INF Jim Lipinski and C Jason Wuerfel.

WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS Signed INF Clemente Donilla. Released SS Juan Moreno and RHP Aaron Bolton.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association

ORLANDO MAGIC Announced the resignation of John Weisbrod, general manager and chief operating officer.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Fired Jim O Brien, coach. Named Maurice Cheeks coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

CHICAGO BEARS Released DB R.W. McQuarters.

DENVER BRONCOS Signed OL Cameron Spikes. Waived DL Randy Garner.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Signed TE Mark Wood. Waived WR Huey Whittaker.

MIAMI DOLPHINS Signed DT Keith Traylor to a two-year contract. Waived LB Billy Strother.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Signed WR Troy Brown.

NEW YORK JETS Signed G-T Ethan Brooks and QB Bill Whittemore.

HOCKEY

American Hockey League

PORTLAND PIRATES Announced a five-year affiliation agreement with Anaheim of the NHL.

COLLEGE

ANDERSON, IND. Named Tom Slyder men s basketball coach.

FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON Named Brian Stanchak women s assistant basketball coach.

GENEVA Named Leta Gramlich women s soccer coach.

ILLINOIS-CHICAGO Signed Lisa Ryckbosch to a three-year contract extension through the 2008-09 season.

LEHIGH Named Troy Triaciani assistant football coach. Promoted Gerard Wilcher to defensive coordinator.

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN Promoted Natalie Damian to assistant athletic director, compliance and internal operations/senior woman administrator.

TEXAS A&M Fired Mark Johnson, baseball coach.

UNC-GREENSBORO Named Siri Mullinix women s assistant soccer coach.

WAKE FOREST Named Emily Ruth women s assistant field hockey coach.