Prep baseball, softball, track, tennis, ECHL
5/26/2005HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL
City League Playoffs
Saturday at University of Toledo
Varsity semifinal
Central vs. St. Francis, noon
Junior varsity championship, 3 p.m.
Monday May 30
Varsity championship, Noon
Varsity semifinal, yesterday
Whitmer 040 241 4 15 12 2
Start 310 300 5 12 8 4
WP Andrews. LP Anderson. Nyitrai (S), 2-3, 4 RBI.
Regular season
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WP Crewson. LP Pheils. Woodard (N), 2-2, RBI.
Erie Mason 000 00 0 3 3
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WP Ford. LP Owens. Faulkner (B), 2-3.
Blissfield 101 000 1 3 5 0
Erie Mason 300 100 x 4 8 0
WP D. McDonald. LP Klump. Mosley (EM), 2-2, 2B.
Whiteford 030 029 14 12 6
Ida 310 000 4 7 5
WP Weible. LP Heller. Ritzenthaler (W), 3-3, 4 RBI.
Southview 300 200 1 6 10 0
Anthony Wayne 000 020 0 2 9 1
WP Best. LP Picciano. Jones (S), 3-4, 2 RBI.
Regionals
DIVISION I
At Dublin Coffman HS
Dublin Scioto (23-6) vs. Dublin Coffman (22-7), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Lewis Ctr. Olentangy (19-8) vs. Cin. Elder (24-1), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Eastlake Ballpark
N. Royalton (27-1) vs. Medina (22-5), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Mentor (22-3, vs. Canton GlenOak (16-10), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At University of Cincinnati
Cin. Moeller (24-5) vs. Cin. La Salle (20-10), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Miamisburg (21-8) vs. Cin. Princeton (20-8), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Shelby HS
Start (22-2) vs. Avon Lake (19-6), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Lakewood St. Edward (20-10) vs. Findlay (14-11), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
DIVISION II
At Gant Memorial Sta., Zanesville
Vincent Warren (23-4) vs. Zanesville (14-7), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Hebron Lakewood (28-2) vs. Dover (16-9), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Galion Heise Park
Defiance (28-1) vs. Lexington (20-7), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Norton (17-9) vs. Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit (23-1), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Hudson HS
Mentor Lake Cath. (25-3) vs. Poland Seminary (16-9), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Canton South (19-5) vs. Parma Padua Franciscan (21-7), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Xenia HS
Hamilton Badin (21-6) vs. Powell Olentangy Liberty (24-5), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; New Richmond (22-3) vs. Bellefontaine (25-3), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
DIVISION III
At Elida MS
Clear Fork (12-15) vs. Archbold (23-4), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Patrick Henry (25-3) vs. Marion Pleasant (22-5), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Wright State University
Cin. Hills Christian Acad. (24-3) vs. Sparta Highland (21-5), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Casstown Miami E. (21-9) vs. Spring. Kenton Ridge (19-10), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At VA Memorial Stadium, Chillicothe
Sugarcreek Garaway (18-6) vs. Gnadenhutten Indian Valley (14-12), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Proctorville Fairland (21-3) vs. Frankfort Adena (22-6), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Massillon Washington HS
New Middletown Springfield/Youngs. Mooney vs. Sullivan Black River/Loudonville, Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Rootstown (23-4) vs. Warren Champion (22-4), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
DIVISION IV
At Bowers Field, Lancaster
Lancaster Fisher Cath. (23-7) vs. Reedsville Eastern (20-5), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Toronto (18-10) vs. Franklin Furnace Green (21-2), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Ely Stadium, Elyria
Dalton (19-4) vs. Fairport Harbor Harding (18-6), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Windham (12-9) vs. Norwalk St. Paul (14-10), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Patrick Henry HS
Edgerton (17-10) vs. Ottawa Hills (21-7), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; Kalida (23-5) vs. Gibsonburg (10-16), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
At Wayne HS
New Madison Tri-Village (10-10) vs. Arcanum (15-7), Tomorrow, 2 p.m.; New Bremen (15-9) vs. Jackson Ctr. (19-5), Tomorrow, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, 2 p.m.
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.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
YESTERDAY
Kansas City 1, MetroStars 0
San Jose 1, Colorado 0
Columbus at Los Angeles, late
SATURDAY
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
TUESDAY, MAY 31
Chicago at MetroStars, 6:30
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
Kansas City at CD Chivas USA, 10:30
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
CD Chivas USA at Chicago, 4
Kansas City at New England 7:30
FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 10
MetroStars at Los Angeles, 10
D.C. United at San Jose, 10:30
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL
Regular season
Rossford 000 000 001 1 2 8 3
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WP Everitt. LP Vogtsberger. Everitt (R), 4-5, 2 2B.
Regionals
DIVISION I
At OSU Buckeye Field
Hilliard Davidson (19-5) vs. Pickerington N. (22-4), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: W. Chester Lakota W. (26-4) vs. Hilliard Davidson-Pickerington N. winner, Saturday, noon
At University of Akron
Painesville Riverside (21-2) vs. Akron Ellet (22-5), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Uniontown Lake (25-3) vs. Painesville Riverside-Akron Ellet winner, Saturday, noon
At Clyde HS
Perrysburg (23-5) vs. St. Ursula (26-2), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Elyria (26-3) vs. Perrysburg-St. Ursula winner, Saturday, noon
At University of Dayton
Fairfield (25-5) vs. Liberty Twp. Lakota E. (11-18), Wednesday, 5 p.m.; Harrison (21-8) vs. Loveland (26-3), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Fairfield (25-5) vs. Harrison-Loveland winner, Saturday, noon
DIVISION II
At Clayton Northmont HS
Hamilton Ross (25-4) vs. Trenton Edgewood (17-9), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Urbana (28-2) vs. Hamilton Ross-Trenton Edgewood winner, Saturday, 1 p.m.
At Bucyrus HS
Elida (22-3) vs. Lexington (22-3), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: LaGrange Keystone (24-6) vs. Elida-Lexington winner, Saturday, noon
At Pickerington Central HS
Thornville Sheridan (15-9) vs. New Concord John Glenn (20-3), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Delaware Buckeye Valley (27-4) vs. Thornville Sheridan-New Concord John Glenn winner, Saturday, noon
At Akron Firestone HS
Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (18-5) vs. Akron Springfield (23-4), Today 5 p.m.
Championship: Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit (19-5) vs. Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin-Akron Springfield winner, Saturday, noon
DIVISION III
At Brookside Park, Ashland
Elmwood (23-2) vs. Loudonville (22-6), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, noon
At Genshaft Field, Massillon
Wellington (21-5) vs. Leavittsburg LaBrae (13-6), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Youngs. Mooney (19-8) vs. Wellington-Leavittsburg LaBrae winner, Saturday, noon
At Lancaster HS
Portsmouth W. (24-4) vs. Cols. Ready (24-2), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Chillicothe Zane Trace (27-1) vs. Portsmouth W.-Cols. Ready winner, Saturday, noon
At Wright State University
Blanchester (21-2) vs. Parkway (17-7), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Versailles (17-9) vs. Blanchester-Parkway winner, Saturday, noon
DIVISION IV
At Findlay HS
Convoy Crestview (25-0) vs. Antwerp (18-4), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Gibsonburg (18-7) vs. Convoy Crestview-Antwerp winner, Saturday, noon
At Wayne HS
Lewisburg Triad (22-2) vs. W. Liberty-Salem (20-4), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: New Bremen (19-7) vs. Lewisburg Triad-W. Liberty-Salem winner, Saturday, noon
At Kent State University
Berlin Ctr. Western Reserve (19-6) vs. Bellaire St. John (25-2), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Cortland Maplewood (19-3) vs. Berlin Ctr. Western Reserve-Bellaire St. John winner, Saturday, noon
At Pickerington Central HS
Glouster Trimble (24-3) vs. Willow Wood Symmes Valley (25-4), Wednesday, 5 p.m.; Newark Cath. (18-10) vs. Crestline (27-3), Today, 5 p.m.
Championship: Saturday, noon
YESTERDAY S RESULTS
DIVISION I
Elyria 7, Parma Hts. Valley Forge 1
W. Chester Lakota W. 4, Delaware Hayes 0
Uniontown Lake 11, Youngs. Austintown Fitch 1
Fairfield 7, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 2
DIVISION II
LaGrange Keystone 2, Springfield 0
Urbana 4, Hebron Lakewood 0
Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit 7, Poland Seminary 2
Delaware Buckeye Valley 3, Richmond Edison 2
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WP Malinkey. LP Hubbard. Zappone (S), 2B.
DIVISION III
Mohawk 4, Martins Ferry 3
Youngs. Mooney 7, Burton Berkshire 2
Chillicothe Zane Trace 2, Richwood N. Union 1
Versailles 4, Waynesville 1
DIVISION IV
Gibsonburg 7, Fremont St. Joseph 2
Cortland Maplewood 5, Cle. Cuyahoga Hts. 2
New Bremen 6, Bradford 5
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Gibsonburg 300 040 x 7 6 0
WP Warren. LP Dickman.
SCHEDULES NEEDED
COACHES, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, AND LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS at the leagues and schools listed below are asked to submit their complete 2005 football schedules to Bob Bates, The Blade Sports Dept., PO Box 921., Toledo, 43697-0921 or fax the schedule to Bates at 419-724-6116.
Contact Robert Bates at:
Rbates@theblade.com
or 419-724-6110
TOLEDO AREA ATHLETIC CONF.: Danbury
NW OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Archbold, Liberty Center, Montpelier, Patrick Henry, Wauseon
MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Fremont St. Joe, Mohawk, North Baltimore, Seneca East
SANDUSKY BAY CONFERENCE: Clyde, Edison, Huron, Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, Sandusky Perkins, Sandusky St. Mary
BLANCHARD VALLEY CONF.: Arcadia, Arlington, Cory-Rawson, Hardin Northern, Leipsic, McComb, Pandora-Gilboa, Van Buren, Vanlue.
GREEN MEADOWS CONFERENCE: Antwerp, Edgerton, Fairview, Hicksville, Holgate, Tinora
OTHER NW OHIO: Columbus Grove, Edon, Fremont Ross, Ottawa-Glandorf, Tiffin Columbian
SOUTHEAST 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, Monroe, Monroe Jefferson, Monroe St. Mary CC, and Tecumseh
LOCAL GOLF
Inverness Senior/Mid-Amateur Tournament
SENIORS: 1. Russ Berkoben, 223, $600; 2. Chuck Parsons, 227, $500; 3. Paul Schlachter, 227, $400.
MID-AMATEUR: 1. Danny Green, 219, $600; 2. Tripp Davis, 225, $400; 3. Miller Baber, Steve Mitchell, 227, $187.50.
TDGA Fraser Cup
Catawba Island Club
LOW GROSS: 1. John Hills, Inverness, 73; 2. Mark Atkins, Highland Meadows, 74; 3. Bob May, Inverness, 78.
LOW NET: 1. David Belden, Catawba, 69; 2. Jeff Early, Stone Oak, 71; 3. Dave Peterson, Fremont, 74.
TDGA Two-Man Scramble
Plum Brook Country Club
LOW GROSS: 1. Buck Baumann, Rob Hall, Fremont, 60; 2. John Hills, Alan Fadel, Inverness, 62; 3. Craig Soule, Mark Stiwald, Plum Brook; Justin Kruse, Jeff Blank, Sylvania, 63.
LOW NET: 1. Angelo Hoty, Kerry Allen, Plum Brook, 56.2; 1. Hoosh Mahnami, Steve Miely, Plum Brook, 58.8; 3. Alan Kuzell, Jim Thom, Plum Brook, 59.4.
FOOTBALL
Arena League
Playoffs
DIVISIONAL ROUND
Sunday
American Conference
San Jose at Colorado, 3:30 p.m.
Chicago at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.
National Conference
Tampa Bay at Georgia, 3:30 p.m.
Orlando at New York, 3:30 p.m.
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Saturday, June 4
TBA
Sunday, June 5
TBA
PREP TRACK
Regionals
DIVISION II AT FOSTORIA
Boys
3200 relay- 1. Woodmore (Schroeder, Dean, Rosenberger, Schlea), 8:08.37; 2. Bluffton, 8:08.58; 3. Liberty Benton, 8:15.24; 4. Arlington, 8:17.64.
Discus- 1. Blaine Maag (Columbus Grove), 184-08; 2. Ream (Bluffton), 163-08; 3. Kortokrax (Antwerp), 163-06; 4. Moore (Montpelier), 159-08.
Long jump- 1. Ron Diaz (Lakota), 21-3.50; 2. O Dell (Crestview), 21-3.25; 3. Messmer (Riverdale), 21-1.25; 4. Busching (Liberty Benton), 21-01.00.
Pole vault- 1. Shane Shockey (Bluffton), 14-09; 2. Pittman (Woodmore), 14-0; 3. Nichols (Seneca East), 13-9; 4. Patterson (Cory-Rawson), 13-0.
Girls
3200 relay- 1. Seneca East (Nagel, Barrell, McConnell, Kessler), 9:34.33; 2. Liberty Benton, 9:42.71; 3. Lincolnview, 9:45.85; 4. Old Fort, 9:47.78.
High jump- 1. Kristen Meister (Maumee Valley), 5-5; 2. Weimerskirch (Mohawk), 5-4; 3. May (Columbus Grove), 5-4; 4. King (Columbus Grove), 5-2.
Shot- 1. Stacey Wannemacher (Ottoville), 43-5; 2. Reinhart (Mohawk), 40-6.75; 3. Patrick (Western Reserve), 40-01.25; 4. Vorst (Spencerville), 39-04.25.
WNBA
LAST NIGHT
Minnesota 68, Los Angeles 65
TUESDAY
Detroit 74, San Antonio 65
Indiana 83, Phoenix 76
TONIGHT
Phoenix at Charlotte, 7
Los Angeles at Washington, 7
Indiana at New York, 7:30
LATEST LINE
Baseball
National League
CHICAGO CUBS 9-11 Colorado
FLORIDA 61/2 -71/2 Ny Mets
Pittsburgh Even-6 CINCINNATI
San Diego 51/2 -61/2 ARIZONA
SAN FRANCISCO P La Dodgers
American League
Oakland Even-6 TAMPA BAY
BALTIMORE 61/2 -71/2 Seattle
CLEVELAND Even-6 Minnesota
NY YANKEES 8-9 Detroit
Boston 51/2 -61/2 TORONTO
TEXAS 11-13 Kansas City
LA ANGELS Even-6 Chi White Sox
NBA Playoffs
Saturday
Western Conference Finals
San Antonio leads series 2-0
SAN ANTONIO 51/2 Phoenix
Home team in CAPS
NOTES
The Sandusky County YMCA will run a SUMMER MEN S 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL LEAGUE starting June 13. Games will be played on Monday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. Registration is $75 per team. Information: Rob Ritzler, 419-332-9622.
Clay High School is hosting a VOLLEYBALL SKILLS CAMP June 4 from 9 to 11 a.m. for grades K through 8. Registration is $15. Information: Brad Morrison, 419-351-5039.
The Perrysburg Soccer Club will hold TRYOUTS June 6-8 for U-8 to U-14 youths interested in playing competitive travel soccer in the 2005-06 season. Specific times and dates for each age group is available online at www.perrysburgsoccer.com Information: 419-872-0405.
LACROSSE
Regional finals
St. Ursula plays Walsh Jesuit for champ-ionship today in Mentor, Ohio.
HOLE IN ONE
CAROL LEUPP, No. 14 at Stone Oak, 125 yards, 7-wood.
TENNIS
French Open
Paris
Men s singles, second round
Gaston Gaudio (5) d. Dmitry Tursunov walkover.
David Nalbandian (10) d. Tomas Berdych 6-3, 6-2, 6-1.
Victor Hanescu d. Juan Ignacio Chela (31) 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5.
Sebastien Grosjean (23) d. Davide Sanguinetti 6-0, 6-3, 6-2.
Felix Mantilla d. Jiri Novak (26) 6-2, 0-6, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
Radek Stepanek (16) d. Florent Serra 6-3, 6-4, 6-1.
Luis Horna, Peru, d. Tim Henman (7) 7-5, 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4.
Mario Ancic (18) d. Oscar Hernandez 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3.
Richard Gasquet (30) d. Peter Wessels 6-3, 7-6 (1), 6-1.
Fernando Vicente d. Janko Tipsarevic 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3.
Lee Hyung-taik d. Robin Soderling (33) 6-2, 6-3, 6-4.
Carlos Moya (14) d. Robin Vik 7-6 (6), 6-7 (4), 6-3, 6-1.
Roger Federer (1) d. Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 7-6 (0), 6-2.
Rafael Nadal (4) d. Xavier Malisse 6-2, 6-2, 6-4.
Fernando Gonzalez (25) d. Tomas Behrend 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.
David Ferrer (20) d. Olivier Patience 6-3, 7-6 (5), 7-5.
Women s singles, second round
Akiko Morigami d. Karolina Sprem (31) 7-5, 6-3.
Emilie Loit d. Amy Frazier (27) 6-4, 6-4.
Venus Williams (11) d. Fabiola Zuluaga 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Elena Dementieva (4) d. Sanda Mamic 7-6 (7), 6-2.
Mary Pierce (21) d. Jelena Kostanic 6-1, 6-0.
Sesil Karatantcheva d. Shinobu Asagoe (19) 7-5, 6-2.
Vera Zvonareva (9) d. Eva Birnerova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0.
Flavia Pennetta (32) d. Marta Domachowska 6-4, 6-3.
Emmanuelle Gagliardi d. Maria Sanchez Lorenzo 6-3, 6-3.
Kim Clijsters (14) d. Ludmila Cervanova 6-2, 6-1.
Daniela Hantuchova (20) d. Catalina Castano 6-4, 6-3.
Virginie Razzano d. Clarisa Fernandez 6-1, 6-1.
Lindsay Davenport (1) d. Peng Shuai 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0.
Elena Likhovtseva (16) d. Mariana Diaz-Oliva 6-1, 7-6 (3).
Silvia Farina Elia (18) d. Arantxa Parra Santonja 7-5, 6-2.
Patty Schnyder (8) d. Sandra Kloesel 6-2, 6-3.
Men s doubles, first round
Tomas Cibulec and Mariusz Fyrstenberg d. Gilles Muller and Christophe Rochus 6-3, 6-3.
Robbie Koenig and Alberto Martin d. Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut 6-4, 7-6 (2).
Rainer Schuettler and Mikhail Youzhny d. Feliciano Lopez and Fernando Verdasco 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
Julian Knowle and Jurgen Melzer d. Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett (5) 7-5, 3-6, 6-2.
Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Gilles Simon d. David Skoch and Jim Thomas 6-0, 6-3.
Alex Calatrava and Ricardo Mello d. Enzo Artoni and Mariano Puerta 2-6, 6-4, 8-6.
Giorgio Galimberti and Paradorn Srichaphan d. Graydon Oliver and Jared Palmer 6-4, 6-7 (1), 9-7.
Mark Merklein and Vince Spadea d. Ashley Fisher and Chris Haggard 6-3, 6-4.
Marcin Matkowski and Alexander Waske d. Kenneth Carlsen and Ivo Karlovic 6-3, 1-6, 10-8.
Lucas Arnold and Martin Garcia d. Victor Hanescu and Jan Hernych 6-2, 6-4.
Simon Aspelin and Todd Perry (9) d. Jean-Francois Bachelot and Arnaud Clement 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Massimo Bertolini and Filippo Volandri d. Paul-Henri Mathieu and Cyril Saulnier 7-6 (5), 6-1.
Frantisek Cermak and Leos Friedl (10) d. Robby Ginepri and Brian MacPhie 7-5, 6-2.
Gregory Carraz and Antony Dupuis d. Rick Leach and Travis Parrott 6-4, 6-4.
Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjic (6) d. Florian Mayer and Rogier Wassen 6-3, 4-6, 6-2.
Wayne Arthurs and Paul Hanley (8) d. Thierry Ascione and Jean-Rene Lisnard 6-3, 6-4.
Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor (1) d. Robert Lindstedt and Tom Vanhoudt 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Nicolas Devilder and Marc Gicquel d. Jordan Kerr and Sebastian Prieto 4-6, 7-5, 11-9.
Women s doubles, first round
Anabel Medina Garrigues and Dinara Safina (9) d. Laura Granville and Marissa Irvin 6-0, 6-2.
Bryanne Stewart and Samantha Stosur (10) d. Milagros Sequera and Meilen Tu 6-0, 6-3.
Evgenia Linetskaya and Galina Voskoboeva d. Youlia Fedossova and Violette Huck 6-4, 6-1.
Anna Chakvetadze and Sania Mirza d. Kristina Brandi, Puerto Rico, and Nana Miyagi 6-2, 6-3.
Yan Zi and Zheng Jie (16) d. Denisa Chladkova and Ruxandra Dragomir Ilie 6-1, 6-2.
Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez (1) d. Jennifer Hopkins and Mashona Washington 6-4, 6-3.
Vera Douchevina and Barbora Strycova d. Mailyne Andrieux and Pauline Parmentier 6-2, 6-4.
Maria Kirilenko and Maria-Emilia Salerni d. Rika Fujiwara and Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-1.
Marion Bartoli and Anna-Lena Groenefeld (14) d. Florence Haring and Virginie Pichet 6-1, 6-3.
Maria Elena Camerin and Tathiana Garbin d. Dally Randriantefy, Madagascar, and Anna Smashnova 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.
Gabriela Navratilova and Michaela Pastikova d. Alina Jidkova and Tatiana Perebiynis 6-7 (9), 6-3, 6-4.
Gisela Dulko and Maria Vento-Kabchi (11) d. Tatiana Golovin and Anastasia Myskina 3-6, 6-0, 6-2.
Li Ting and Sun Tian Tian d. Yulia Beygelzimer and Julia Schruff 6-2, 7-6 (5).
Marta Domachowska and Silvija Talaja d. Sandrine Testud and Roberta Vinci 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.
Lourdes Dominguez Lino and Nuria Llagostera Vives d. Martina Navratilova and Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES Placed C Javy Lopez on the 15-day DL. Announced C Sal Fasano cleared waivers, elected free agency and agreed to terms on a one-year contract.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Activated OF Nick Swisher from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Britt Reames from Sacramento of the PCL. Designated INF-OF Jermaine Clark for assignment. Optioned OF Matt Watson to Sacramento.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS Activated INF Todd Walker from the 15-day DL. Placed LHP Mike Remlinger on the 15-day DL.
CINCINNATI REDS Placed RHP Paul Wilson on the 15-day DL. Moved RHP Josh Hancock from the 15-to the 60-day DL. Purchased the contract of OF Jason Romano from Louisville of the IL.
WASHINGTON NATIONALS Placed RHP John Patterson on the 15-day DL.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BUFFALO BILLS Signed OL Greg Jerman.
DENVER BRONCOS Signed WR Jerry Rice to a one-year contract.
National Football League Europe
COLOGNE CENTURIONS Signed DB Art Smith.
HORSE RACING
MARYLAND JOCKEY CLUB Announced the resignation of Jim Gagliano, executive vice president of Maryland racing operations.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
COLUMBUS CREW Acquired M Chris Henderson from Colorado to complete a three-way trade with D.C. United, which received a partial allocation for D Mike Petke.
COLLEGE
IOWA STATE Announced the resignation of Darryl Sharp, men s assistant basketball coach.
ROGER WILLIAMS Announced the resignation of Ben Heroux, women s volleyball coach.
TULSA Announced the resignation of Christy Connoyer, softball coach.
ECHL
KELLY CUP FINALS
Florida vs. Trenton
Sunday
Trenton 2, Florida 1, Trenton leads series 2-0
Tomorrow
Florida at Trenton
Saturday
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
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Mid-American Conference Tournament
Bowling Green 000 001 011 10 4 11 1
Ball State 010 000 101 11 5 15 0
WP Morrison. LP Hundley. BG leaders: Reimold 1-4, 2 RBI; Wasserman 3-5, RBI, 3B.
OTHER SCORES
Miami 2, Akron 0
Central Michigan 5, Western Michigan 4