Prep basketball, wrestling, CCHA, ECHL, bowling
2/28/2006
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Final boys statistics
NOTE TO COACHES
Final statistics for the regular season should be faxed (419-724-6110) or sent by e-mail (sports@theblade.com) by Thursday at noon. Statistics should be for the regular season only. Do not include tournament games.
Boys Sectionals
Tonight
Division I
At Willard
Sandusky vs. Marion Harding, 6:15
Mansfield Madison vs. Ashland
At Liberty Benton
Maumee vs. Findlay, 7
At Waite--Sectional 1
Whitmer vs. Rogers, 7
At Central Catholic--Sectional II
Waite vs. Northview, 7
Tomorrow
At Liberty Benton
Bowling Green vs. Celina, 6:15
Anthony Wayne vs. Lima Sr.
At Waite
Southview vs. Libbey, 6:15
Start vs. Springfield
At Central Catholic
St. John s vs. Bowsher, 6:15
Woodward vs. Clay
Friday
At Willard
Mansfield Sr. vs. Sandusky-Marion Harding winner, 6:15
Fremont Ross vs. Mans. Madison-Ashland winner
At Liberty-Benton
Perrysburg vs. Maumee-Findlay winner, 6:15
Bowling Green-Celina winner vs. Anthony Wayne-Lima Sr. winner
At Waite
Scott vs. Whitmer-Rogers winner, 6:15
Southview-Libbey winner vs. Start-Springfield winner
At Central Catholic
St. Francis vs. Waite-Northview winner, 6:15
St. John s-Bowsher winner vs. Woodward-Clay winner
Division II
Tonight
At Lima Senior
Van Wert vs. St. Marys Memorial, 7 (split)
At Anthony Wayne
Bryan vs. Rossford, 7
At Sandusky High
Clyde vs. Norwalk, 6:15
Perkins vs. Bellevue
At Mansfield Senior
Shelby vs. Clear Fork, 6:15
Tomorrow
At Lima Senior
Wapakoneta vs. Lima Bath, 6:15, split
Kenton vs. Lima Shawnee
At Anthony Wayne
Wauseon vs. Eastwood, 6:30
Napoleon vs. Defiance
At Sandusky High
Tiffin Columbian vs. Fostoria, 6:15
Port Clinton vs. Oak Harbor
At Mansfield Senior
Upper Sandusky vs. Galion, 6:15
Lexington vs. Ontario
Friday
At Lima Senior
Elida vs. Van Wert-St. Marys Memorial winner, 6:15, split
Wapakoneta-Bath winner vs. Kenton-Shawnee winner
At Anthony Wayne
Central Catholic vs. Bryan-Rossford winner, 6:15
Wauseon-Eastwood winner vs. Napoleon-Defiance winner
At Sandusky High
Clyde-Norwalk winner vs. Perkins-Bellevue winner, 6:15
T. Columbian-Fostoria winner vs. Port Clinton-Oak Harbor winner
At Mansfield Senior
Willard vs. Shelby-Clear Fork winner, 6:15
U. Sandusky-Galion winner vs. Lexington-Ontario winner
Divison III
Tonight
At Elida
Parkway vs. Coldwater, 6:15
Lima CC vs. Delphos Jefferson
At Lima Central Catholic
Bluffton vs. Paulding, 7
At Napoleon
Ayersville vs. Fairview, 6:15
Delta vs. Tinora
At. Sylvania Southview
Otsego vs. Swanton, 6:15
Lake vs. Woodmore
At Norwalk High
Milan Edison vs. Margaretta, 6:15
Ashland Crestview vs. New London
At Old Fort
Seneca East vs. Bucyrus, 6:15
Lakota vs. Elmwood
Friday
At Elida
St. Henry vs. Parkway-Coldwater winner, 6:15
Spencerville vs. Lima CC-Delphos Jefferson winner
At Lima Central Catholic
Ottawa-Glandorf vs. Bluffton-Paulding winner, 6
Convoy Crestview vs. Wayne Trace
At Napoleon
Patrick Henry vs. Ayersville-Fairview winner, 6:15
Archbold vs. Delta-Tinora winner
At. Sylvania Southview
Genoa vs. Otsego-Swanton winner, 6:15
Evergreen vs. Lake-Woodmore winner
At Norwalk High
Western Reserve vs. Milan Edison-Margaretta winner, 6:15
Huron vs. A. Crestview-N. London winner,
At Old Fort
Gibsonburg vs. Seneca East-Bucyrus winner, 6:15
Liberty Benton vs. Lakota-Elmwood winner
Division IV
Tonight
At Coldwater
Marion Local vs. Ft. Recovery, 6:15
Minster vs. Waynesfield-Goshen
At Kenton
Hardin Northern vs. Ridgemont, 6:15
Upper Scioto Valley vs. Allen East
At Wan Wert
Delphos St. John s vs. Ft. Jennings, 6:15
At Lima Bath
Cory Rawson vs. Lima Temple Christian, 6:15
Pandora-Gilboa vs. Riverdale
At Ottawa-Glandorf
Leipsic vs. Miller City, 6:15
McComb vs. Van Buren
At Sylvania Northview
Northwood vs. Maumee Valley, 6:15
Stritch vs. Monclova Christian
At Bryan
Montpelier vs. North Central, 6:15
Edon vs. Antwerp
At Wauseon
Pettisville vs. Hilltop, 6:15
Stryker vs. Liberty Center
At Riverdale
Wynford vs. Arcadia, 6:15
Vanlue vs. Colonel Crawford
At Hopewell-Loudon
Bettsville vs. Tiffin Calvert, 6:15
Old Fort vs. St. Wendelin
At Port Clinton
Monroeville vs. Norwalk St. Paul, 6:15
Fremont St. Joe vs. Danbury
At Lexington
Crestline vs. Mansfield Christian, 6:15
Lucas vs. Mansfiels St. Pete
Friday
At Coldwater
New Bremen vs. Marion Local-Ft. Recovery winner , 6:15
New Knoxville vs. Minster-Waynefrield Goshen winner
At Kenton
Ada vs. Hardin Northern-Rigemont winner, 6:15
Lima Perry vs. U.S.V.-Allen East winner
At Wan Wert
Kalida vs. Del. St. John s-Ft. Jennings winner, 6:15
Ottoville vs. Lincolnview
At Lima Bath
Columbus Grove vs. Cory Rawson-Lima Temple winner, 6:15
Arlington vs. P-Gilboa-Riverdale winner
At Ottawa-Glandorf
Continental vs. Liepsic-Miller City winner, 6:15
North Baltimore vs. McComb-Van Buren winner
At Sylvania Northview
Toledo Christian vs. Northwood-Maumee Valley winner, 6:15
Ottawa Hills vs. Stritch-Monclova Christian winner
At Bryan
Edgerton vs. Montpelier-North Central winner, 6:15
Hicksville vs. Edon-Antwerp winner
At Bryan
Holgate vs. Pettisville-Hilltop winner, 6:15
Fayette vs.Stryker-Liberty Center winner
At Riverdale
Hopewell-Loudon vs. Wynford-Arcadia winner, 6:15
Carey vs. Vanlue-Colonel Crawford winner
At Hopewell-Loudon
New Riegel vs. Bettsville-T. Calvert winner, 6:15
Mohawk vs. Old Fort-St. Wendelin winner
At Port Clinton
Sandusky St. Mary s vs. Monroeville-Norwalk St. Paul winner, 6:15
South Central vs. Fremont St. Joe-Danbury winner
At Lexington
Plymouth vs. Crestline-Mansfield Christian winner, 6:15
Buckeye Central vs. Lucas-Mansfield St. Pete winner
Boys regular season
(Games at 7:30 unless noted)
Southeast Michigan
Tri-County
TONIGHT
Britton-Macon at Agape Christian
Summerfield at Deerfield
Lenawee County Athletic Assoc.
TONIGHT
Blissfield at Dundee
Ida at Clinton
Erie Mason at Onsted
Sand Creek at Hudson
Other SE Michigan
TONIGHT
Monroe at Tecumseh
Girls Districts
THURSDAY
Division I
At Willard
Marion Harding vs. Mansfield Senior, 7 p.m.
At Bowling Green High
Findlay vs. Anthony Wayne, 7 p.m.
At Clay
Scott vs. Southview, 7 p.m.
At Central
Waite vs. Northview, 7 p.m.
Division II
At Anthony Wayne
Maumee vs. Sandusky Perkins, 6:15 p.m.
Defiance vs. Port Clinton, second game
At Findlay
St, Marys vs. Lima Bath, 6:15 p.m.
Van Wert vs. Ottawa-Glandorf, second game
At Mansfield Senior
Clear Fork vs. Clyde, 6:15 p.m.
Lexington vs. Willard, second game
Division III
At Defiance High
Coldwater vs. Archbold, 6:15 p.m.
Delphos St. John s vs. Swanton, second game
At Perrysburg
Genoa vs. Columbus Grove, 6:15
Rossford vs. Elmwood, second game
At Shelby
Margaretta vs. Colonel Crawford, 6:15 p.m.
Western Reserve vs. Upper Sandusky, second game
Division IV
At Coldwater
Fort Recovery vs. New Bremen, 6:15 p.m.
Marion Local vs. Upper Scioto Valley, 8 p.m.
At Elida
Ottoville vs. Miller City, 6:15 p.m.
Delphos Jefferson vs. Patrick Henry, 8 p.m.
At Liberty-Benton
Hopewell-Loudon vs. Arlington, 6:15 p.m.
Van Buren vs. Allen East, 8 p.m.
At Archbold
Edon vs. Holgate, 6:15 p.m.
Stryker vs. Ayersville, 8 p.m.
At Fostoria
Ottawa Hills vs. Danbury, 6:15 p.m.
Toledo Christian vs. New Riegel, 8 p.m.
At Lexington
Mansfield St. Peter s vs. Monroeville, 6:15 p.m.
Mansfield Christian vs. Plymouth, 8 p.m.
SATURDAY
Division I
At Univ. of Findlay
Willard site vs. Bowling Green site, 2 p.m.
At Perrysburg
Clay winner vs. Central Catholic winner, 7
Division II
At Anthony Wayne
Winners play, 7 p.m.
At Findlay
Winners play, 7 p.m.
At Mansfield Senior
Winners play, 7 p.m.
Division III
At Defiance
Winners play, 7 p.m.
At Perrysburg
Winners play (1 p.m. afternoon)
At Shelby
Winners play, 7 p.m.
Division IV
At Coldwater
Winners play, 7 p.m.
At Elida
Winners play, 7 p.m.
At Liberty Benton
Winners play, 7 p.m.
At Archbold
Winners play, 7 p.m.
At Fostoria
Winners play, 7 p.m.
At Lexington
Winners play, 7 p.m
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L T Pts GF GA
Reading 32 14 7 71 193 156
Wheeling 32 17 4 68 179 141
Toledo 29 17 5 63 176 148
Johnstown 24 20 11 59 172 188
Trenton 26 25 2 54 131 151
Dayton 18 31 5 41 156 201
South Division
W L T Pts GF GA
Gwinnett 35 11 7 77 227 160
Florida 34 17 3 71 194 165
Greenville 33 17 3 69 187 142
Charlotte 27 24 5 59 184 192
S. Carolina 22 19 11 55 157 172
Augusta 24 26 4 52 164 193
Columbia 19 30 7 45 156 221
Pensacola 17 30 6 40 145 217
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 42 8 4 88 222 117
x-Las Vegas 38 9 6 82 194 134
Utah 32 20 5 69 202 184
Idaho 29 18 7 65 204 181
Victoria 18 30 6 42 154 204
Phoenix 18 31 3 39 121 184
Pacific Division
W L T Pts GF GA
x-Fresno 30 10 10 70 163 148
Long Beach 30 18 6 66 159 150
Bakersfield 24 19 5 53 141 161
San Diego 23 23 5 51 158 155
Stockton 8 32 11 27 121 195
x-clinched playoff spot
LAST NIGHT
Fresno at Bakersfield
SUNDAY
Toledo 4, Reading 2
Johnstown 4, Trenton 3
South Carolina 3, Charlotte 2
Utah 4, Phoenix 0
San Diego 5, Stockton 2
TONIGHT
Gwinnett at Pensacola
Greenville at Reading
South Carolina at Florida
Las Vegas at Fresno
San Diego at Stockton
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas 4 1 0 .800 270 239
New York 3 2 0 .600 277 295
Philadelphia 3 2 0 .600 245 221
Columbus 2 3 0 .400 184 206
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Austin 4 1 0 .800 258 220
Georgia 3 2 0 .600 272 206
Orlando 3 2 0 .600 225 239
Tampa Bay 3 2 0 .600 266 267
Kansas City 1 4 0 .200 182 218
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Colorado 4 1 0 .800 275 266
Nashville 4 1 0 .800 270 178
Chicago 3 2 0 .600 278 265
Grand Rapids 2 3 0 .400 236 244
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
Utah 2 3 0 .400 288 286
Arizona 1 4 0 .200 186 231
Las Vegas 1 4 0 .200 234 286
Los Angeles 1 4 0 .200 226 277
San Jose 1 4 0 .200 241 269
FRIDAY
Columbus at New York, 7:30 p.m.
SATURDAY
Austin at Georgia, Noon
San Jose at Utah, 9 p.m.
Nashville at Arizona, 9 p.m.
COLLEGE HOCKEY
CCHA
W L T Pts GF GA
Miami 20 6 2 42 96 57
Michigan St. 14 7 7 35 82 66
Michigan 13 10 5 31 102 82
N. Michigan 14 12 2 30 83 79
Neb.-Omaha 12 10 6 30 99 90
Lake Superior St. 11 12 5 27 75 70
Ferris St. 10 11 7 27 77 81
Alaska-Fairbanks 11 13 4 26 64 79
Notre Dame 11 13 4 26 75 76
Ohio St. 11 14 3 25 72 71
W. Michigan 7 16 5 19 69 115
Bowling Green 8 18 2 18 83 111
OVERALL RECORDS: Miami 23-7-4, Michigan St. 20-10-8, Neb.-Omaha 18-12-6, Lake Superior St. 15-12-7, Michigan 18-13-5, Ferris St. 15-13-8, N. Michigan 20-14-2, Alaska-Fairbanks 15-14-5, Ohio St. 15-17-5, Notre Dame 13-17-4, Bowling Green 13-21-2, W. Michigan 8-22-6.
SATURDAY
Alaska-Fairbanks 2, Notre Dame 1
Ferris St. 4, Michigan 3, OT
Miami 5, Bowling Green 4
Michigan St. 2, Lake Superior St. 2, tie
N. Michigan 4, Ohio St. 2
W. Michigan 6, Nebraska-Omaha 3
End of Regular Season
NOTES
Northview High School is looking for SOFTBALL SCRIMMAGES the week of March 20th, home or away. Contact Rick Schneider at 419-824-8570 or 734-847-1322.
ROSSFORD HIGH SCHOOL is selling tickets for the boys sectional tournament game vs. Bryan until 1 p.m. today in the school office. Tickets are also on sale for the girls district semifinal game at Perrysburg vs. Elmwood on Thursday. Those tickets will be on sale until 1 p.m. Thursday.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Men
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Kent St. 14 2 .880 21 7 .750
Akron 13 3 .810 20 7 .740
Miami 12 4 .750 16 9 .640
Ohio 9 7 .560 16 9 .640
Buffalo 6 9 .400 17 11 .607
BGSU 5 11 .312 9 18 .333
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
W. Michigan 10 6 .620 13 14 .480
N. Illinois 10 6 .620 15 10 .600
Toledo 8 8 .500 15 10 .600
Ball St. 5 11 .312 9 16 .360
E. Michigan 2 14 .125 6 19 .240
C. Michigan 1 15 .060 4 21 .160
TONIGHT
Ohio at Kent St., 8
TOMORROW
W. Michigan at Toledo, 7
Miami at Bowling Green, 7
Akron at Buffalo, 7
N. Illinois at Ball St., 7
E. Michigan at Cent. Michigan, 7
SATURDAY
Toledo at Cent. Michigan, 2
Bowling Green at Ohio, 2
Ball St. at E. Michigan, 2
Buffalo at Miami, 2
N. Illinois at W. Michigan, 2:30
Kent St. at Akron, 7
Big Ten Conference
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ohio St. 10 4 .714 21 4 .840
Illinois 9 5 .643 23 5 .821
Iowa 9 5 .643 20 8 .714
Wisconsin 9 5 .643 19 8 .704
Michigan 8 7 .533 18 8 .692
Michigan St. 7 7 .500 19 9 .679
Indiana 7 7 .500 15 10 .600
Penn St. 6 9 .400 14 12 .538
Minnesota 5 9 .357 14 11 .560
Northwestern 5 9 .357 13 13 .500
Purdue 3 11 .214 9 16 .360
TONIGHT
Illinois at Minnesota, 9
TOMORROW
Ohio St. at Northwestern, 8
Indiana at Purdue, 8
Penn St. at Iowa, 8
THURSDAY
Wisconsin at Michigan St., 7
SATURDAY
Indiana at Michigan, 2:30
Wisconsin at Iowa, TBA
Illinois at Michigan St., TBA
Minnesota at Northwestern, 8
SUNDAY
Purdue at Ohio St., Noon
National
LAST NIGHT
EAST
Cent. Connecticut St. 79, Quinnipiac 67
Fairleigh Dickinson 79, Monmouth, N.J. 62
West Virginia 67, Pittsburgh 62
SOUTH
Louisiana Tech 74, Idaho 49
Md.-Eastern Shore 65, Coppin St. 60
Middle Tennessee 82, Fla. International 58
S. Carolina St. 72, Norfolk St. 52
SOUTHWEST
Oklahoma 67, Oklahoma State 66
FAR WEST
Gonzaga 75, San Francisco 72
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (65) 27-1 1,791 1
2. Connecticut (6) 25-2 1,725 3
3. Memphis (1) 26-2 1,628 4
4. Villanova 22-3 1,605 2
5. Gonzaga 24-3 1,508 5
6. Texas 24-4 1,399 7
7. George Washington 24-1 1,378 6
8. Pittsburgh 21-4 1,236 9
9. Ohio St. 21-4 1,209 13
10. Illinois 23-5 1,116 8
11. Tennessee 20-5 976 10
12. Boston College 22-6 971 11
13. North Carolina 19-6 814 21
14. Washington 22-5 804 17
15. UCLA 22-6 717 19
16. West Virginia 19-8 661 14
17. Florida 22-6 628 12
18. Kansas 20-7 514 16
19. Oklahoma 19-6 502 22
20. Georgetown 19-7 480 23
21. LSU 20-7 425 24
22. N.C. State 21-7 385 15
23. Iowa 20-8 234 20
24. Nevada 22-5 193 25
25. Michigan St. 19-9 178 18
Others receiving votes: Marquette 98, Bucknell 50, Arkansas 47, UAB 44, Wichita St. 23, George Mason 19, Wisconsin 13, California 7, San Diego St. 6, Missouri St. 5, S. Illinois 3, UTEP 3, Air Force 2, Alabama 2, N.C.-Wilmington 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (27) 27-1 771 1
2. Connecticut (1) 25-2 732 4
3. Memphis (3) 26-2 716 3
4. Villanova 22-3 677 2
5. Gonzaga 24-3 647 5
6. George Washington 24-1 598 6
7. Texas 24-4 595 7
8. Ohio State 21-4 535 12
9. Pittsburgh 21-4 527 10
10. Illinois 23-5 493 8
11. Tennessee 20-5 440 11
12. Boston College 22-6 399 13
13. UCLA 22-6 390 17
14. Florida 22-6 311 9
15. North Carolina 19-6 294 21
16. Washington 22-5 291 19
17. Oklahoma 19-6 289 20
18. West Virginia 19-8 215 15
19. N.C. State 21-7 206 14
20. Georgetown 19-7 192 23
21. LSU 20-7 189 24
22. Kansas 20-7 174 18
23. Michigan State 19-9 88 16
24. Iowa 20-8 87 22
25. Wisconsin 19-8 42
Others receiving votes: Nevada 33; Bucknell 30; Marquette 23; UAB 19; Alabama 16; George Mason 13; Wichita State 9; Arkansas 8; Air Force 7; Colorado 5; San Diego State 5; North Carolina-Wilmington 3; California 2; Michigan 2; Hofstra 1; Western Kentucky 1.
Women
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Bowling Green 15 0 1.000 24 2 .920
Kent 11 4 .730 18 8 .690
Buffalo 5 10 .330 10 16 .380
Ohio 4 11 .270 7 19 .270
Miami 3 12 .200 8 18 .310
Akron 2 13 .130 5 20 .200
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
E. Michigan 14 1 .930 20 6 .770
W. Michigan 10 5 .667 13 13 .500
Ball St. 8 6 .571 15 10 .600
N. Illinois 7 8 .467 11 15 .423
C. Michigan 7 8 .470 16 10 .620
Toledo 4 11 .270 9 16 .360
TONIGHT
Bowling Green at Miami, 7
Kent St. at Buffalo, 7
Ohio at Akron, 7
N. Illinois at Ball St., 7
Cent. Michigan at E. Michigan, 7
TOMORROW
Toledo at W. Michigan, 7
SATURDAY
Conference Tournament
Campus Sites
First Round, TBA
First Round, TBA
First Round, TBA
First Round, TBA
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. North Carolina (46) 26-1 1,150 2
2. Duke 25-2 1,072 1
3. LSU 25-2 1,064 3
4. Maryland 26-3 1,004 4
5. Ohio St. 25-2 949 6
6. Rutgers 23-3 913 7
7. Connecticut 26-3 877 8
8. Tennessee 25-4 827 5
9. Oklahoma 25-4 824 9
10. Baylor 21-5 715 10
11. Arizona St. 23-5 641 11
12. Georgia 20-7 624 13
13. Stanford 21-6 578 15
14. Purdue 22-5 559 12
15. DePaul 23-5 555 16
16. Michigan St. 21-8 470 14
17. Utah 20-5 295 19
18. BYU 22-3 264 21
19. Louisiana Tech 21-4 258 20
20. Minnesota 19-8 243 22
21. New Mexico 20-7 178 23
22. Temple 21-7 171 17
23. Florida 20-7 133
23. Vanderbilt 19-9 133 24
25. Texas A&M 21-7 112 25
Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 78, Boston College 56, Wyoming 32, St. John s 30, George Washington 29, Florida St. 18, Kentucky 15, Indiana St. 13, W. Kentucky 12, Missouri 11, N.C. State 11, Chattanooga 10, Tulsa 8, Virginia Tech 8, Old Dominion 6, UCLA 3, Hartford 1.
LAST NIGHT
EAST
Rutgers 48, Connecticut 42
MIDWEST
IUPUI 55, Chicago St. 46
SOUTH
Delaware St. 48, Bethune-Cookman 47
Fla. International 73, Middle Tennessee 57
Howard 79, Morgan St. 59
Liberty 60, Birmingham-Southern 47
MVSU 79, Grambling St. 73
TENNIS
Dubai Championships
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Men singles, first round
Rainer Schuettler d. David Ferrer (5) 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; Igor Andreev d. Andreas Seppi 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-4; Robin Vik d. Janko Tipsarevic, Serbia & Montenegro, 6-2, 6-4; Tim Henman d. Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 7-6 (6); Olivier Rochus d. Fabrice Santoro 6-4, 6-1; Ivo Klec d. Daniele Bracciali 6-4, 6-4; Andre Agassi (4) d. Greg Rusedski 7-6 (4), 6-0; Mohammed Al Ghareeb, Kuwait, d. Omar Bahrouzyan, United Arab Emirates, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Qatar Total Open
Doha, Qatar
Women singles, first round
Julia Schruff d. Jelena Jankovic (8), Serbia & Montenegro, 6-2, 7-5; Li Na d. Vera Zvonareva 6-4, 6-4; Alona Bondarenko d. Vera Dushevina 7-6 (1), 6-1; Martina Hingis d. Mashona Washington 6-1, 6-2; Roberta Vinci d. Elena Likhovtseva (7) 6-4, 6-4.
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders
THROUGH SUNDAY
POINTS
1. Jimmie Johnson, 355. 2. Casey Mears, 316. 3. Matt Kenseth, 308. 4. Kasey Kahne, 295. 5. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 287. 6. Mark Martin, 275. 7. Ryan Newman, 273. 8. Clint Bowyer, 271. 9. Brian Vickers, 260. 10. Elliott Sadler, 259.
11. Dale Jarrett, 246. 12. Kyle Busch, 233. 13. Martin Truex, Jr., 233. 14. Jeff Burton, 227. 15. Jeff Gordon, 219. 16. Ken Schrader, 217. 17. Robby Gordon, 209. 18. Jamie McMurray, 207. 19. Kevin Harvick, 202. 20. Denny Hamlin, 200.
MONEY
1. Jimmie Johnson, $1,792,437. 2. Casey Mears, $1,236,624. 3. Ryan Newman, $964,176. 4. Elliott Sadler, $838,536. 5. Tony Stewart, $720,274. 6. Matt Kenseth, $675,917. 7. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $623,437. 8. Denny Hamlin, $572,788. 9. Clint Bowyer, $512,108. 10. Kasey Kahne, $507,963.
11. Dale Jarrett, $503,410. 12. Jeff Gordon, $495,517. 13. Ken Schrader, $476,863. 14. Brian Vickers, $475,585. 15. Jamie McMurray, $474,935. 16. Carl Edwards, $471,809. 17. Jeff Burton, $461,573. 18. Kevin Harvick, $450,232. 19. Mark Martin, $443,560. 20. Joe Nemechek III, $433,650.
BOWLING HONOR ROLL
300 game
Brian Royal, Timbers 300-204-234-738
Men (750 or better)
Scott Hehlhorst, Timbers 772
Steve Jones, Imperial 771
Blair Dyke, Timbers 770
Doug Clayton, Timbers 762
Women (650 or better)
Deb Redrup, Imperial 715
Shanelle Turner, Imperial 689
Betty Nagle, Timbers 668
Diane Talbert, Imperial 658
Chris Chambers, Timbers 654
LATEST LINE
NBA
x-CHICAGO Off (OFF) Minnesota
New Orleans 2 (202) SEATTLE
LA LAKERS 81/2 (195) Orlando
x-Minn K. Garnett could face a possible
suspension.
College Basketball
BOSTON COLLEGE 11 Wake Forest
XAVIER 61/2 St. Joseph s
Cincinnati 2 SETON HALL
IOWA STATE 11 Missouri
KENT STATE 71/2 Ohio
S. CAROLINA 1 L.s.u.
Illinois 31/2 MINNESOTA
Conference Tournaments
Horizon League
First Round
ILLINOIS CHICAGO 31/2 Wright State
DETROIT 81/2 Cleveland St
LOYOLA CHICAGO 9 Youngstown State
Ohio Valley Conference
Quarterfinals
MURRAY STATE 131/2 Tennessee Martin
JACKSONVILLE ST 7 Eastern Kentucky
SAMFORD 71/2 Tennessee State
TENNESSEE TECH 51/2 Austin Peay
Home Team in CAPS
HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING
State tournament
Pairings for area wrestlers
Division I
103 lbs.: Tommy Pretty, Cin. Elder, So., 37-9 vs. Kyle Sutter, Clay, Jr., 34-2;112 lbs.: Justin Flores, Clay, So., 35-6 vs. Tim Peskar, Maple Hts., Sr., 38-0; 119 lbs.: Chad Channel, Gr. City Central Crossing, Fr., 37-7 vs. Akif Eren, Perrysburg, Sr., 30-6; Jordan McGuire, Miamisburg, Jr., 36-5 vs. Roshawn Jones, Start, Jr., 41-2; 125 lbs.: Nick Heflin, Massillon Perry, Fr., 15-5 vs. Matt Dennis, Holland Spring., Jr., 36-7; Sam Nighman, Painesville Riverside, Sr., 39-9 vs. Justin Gooden, Tol. Waite, So., 31-6; 130 lbs.: Erik Mayer, Sylvania Southview, Sr., 43-2 vs. Brett Kennedy, Marysville, Sr., 33-6;Vinnie Lopez, Waite, So., 21-7 vs. Trever Davis, Mt. Vernon, Jr., 38-8; Jesse Stevens, W. Chester Lakota West, So., 32-14 vs. Angelo Castillo, Waite, Sr., 26-3; 140 lbs.: Evan Roth, Whitmer, So., 36-8 vs. Tommy Weinkam, Cin. Arch. Moeller, Jr., 29-7.
189 lbs.: Tom Schoen, St. John s Jesuit, Sr., 40-6 vs. Myron Andrews, Cle. Collinwood, Sr., 34-1Mustafa Eltataway, Whitmer, Sr., 35-11 vs. Erique Robertson, Maple Hts., Jr., 40-1.
215 lbs.: Andrew Tumlin, Harrison, Fr., 25-11 vs. Jorge Perez, Fremont Ross, Sr., 38-8; 275 lbs.: Ben Collins, Maple Hts., Sr., 38-5 vs. Chris Holland, Springfield , Jr., 33-6; Nick Piccirillo, Mayfield Vill. Mayfield, Jr., 35-4 vs. Robert Zucker, Fremont Ross, Sr., 38-7.
Division II
103 lbs.: Stephen Ferris, Jackson, So., 34-4 vs. Roly Corpus, Wauseon, Sr., 36-2; Bryan Smith, Eastwood, So., 26-10 vs. Jacob Garringer, Wash. C.H. Miami Trace, Fr., 33-8;112 lbs.: Adam Tinnel, Eastwood, Jr., 28-5 vs. Ryan Nakama, Sunbury Big Walnut, Fr., 37-7; Samuel Carrisalez, Defiance, So., 25-12 vs. Devin Klein, Warsaw River View, Sr., 46-0; Rudy Corpus, Wauseon, Sr., 43-4 vs. Jacob Vaughn, Col. St. Francis DeSales, Fr., 37-9; Josh Cisco, St. Marys Memorial, Jr., 34-5 vs. Paul Rose, Cambridge, So., 40-8; 119 lbs.: Ricky King, Cle. Benedictine, So., 39-9 vs. Jan Ulinski, Eastwood, Jr., 17-4; Jonathan Stone, Hunting Val. Univ. School, Sr., 31-8 vs. Michael Baxter, Sandusky Perkins, So., 35-10; Nick Hoopes, Beloit W. Branch, Jr., 34-6 vs. Jeffrey Pelton, Bellevue, Jr., 38-1.
125 lbs.: Jeremy Espinoza, Rossford, Jr., 39-0 vs. Tony Owen, Geneva, Jr., 26-9; Ben Llanas, Eastwood, Sr., 37-8 vs. Quentin Keyes, Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit, Sr., 33-5; Travis Salyer, Willard, Sr., 39-8 vs. Drew Kapper, Canal Fulton Northwest, Sr., 29-4; 130 lbs.: Derek Caudill, Lisbon Beaver, Sr., 35-3 vs. Rick Pusateri, Sandusky Perkins, Sr., 37-7; Kyle Taylor, Eastwood, Jr., 28-12 vs. Jeremy Regula, Uhrichsville Claymont, So., 24-8; Josh Cintron, Dawson Riedy, Bellevue, So., 30-9 vs. Willie Saxton, Rayland Buckeye Local, Sr., 44-1.
135 lbs.: Zip Zimmer, Warsaw River View, Jr., 45-2 vs. Chad Kendall, Galion, Sr., 32-12; ; Chris Andrews, New Albany, Jr., 46-5 vs. Ryan Cubberly, Eastwood, Sr., 45-3; Tom Brown, Col. St. Francis DeSales, Sr., 28-12 vs. Shawn Gayheart, Willard, So., 33-12; 140 lbs.: Lawrence Cavello, Willard, Jr., 43-4 vs. Thomas Windom, Cuy. Val. Chr. Acad., Jr., 33-9; Chris Domino, Alliance, Sr., 33-9 vs. Brent Aona, Clyde, Sr., 32-5; 145 lbs.: Eric Cubberly, Eastwood, So., 36-6 vs. Nick Christman, Lewistown Indian Lake, Sr., 12-4; Kirk Tank, Oak Harbor, So., 29-8 vs. Quincy Coleman, Belle. Benjamin Logan, Sr., 38-8; Robbie Michaels, Clyde, Sr., 36-0 vs. Tony Whitten, Tipp City Tippecanoe, Sr., 24-13; 152 lbs.: Alex Croasmun, Col. St. Francis DeSales, Jr., 33-11 vs. Kurt Shroyer, Eastwood, Sr., 32-8; Brad Brooks, Cadiz Harrison Central, Sr., 31-8 vs. Keith Witt, Oak Harbor, So., 34-7; Ben Foor, Wash. C.H. Miami Trace, Sr., 38-6 vs. Josh Rohler, Akron St. Vin.-St. Mary, Sr., 22-3; Thomas Schwartz, Clyde, Jr., 46-4 vs. Bret Terry, New Albany, Sr., 50-5; Will Gilson, Napoleon, Sr., 39-6 vs. Colt Sponseller, Millersburg W. Holmes, Jr., 40-1.
160 lbs.: Jeremy Alfani, Louisville, Jr., 28-11 vs. Tommy Baker, Oak Harbor, So., 18-9; Nick McMullen, Akron St. Vin.-St. Mary, Sr., 38-9 vs. Kyle Baker, Bellevue, Sr., 38-6; Jacob Donley, Tyler Thornton, Willard, Sr., 39-7 vs. Mike Gorman, Alliance Marlington, Jr., 32-5; Aric Thurn, Clyde, So., 38-14 vs. Dave Rella, Cuy. Falls Walsh Jesuit, Sr., 36-2.
171 lbs.: Nate Kanta, Hamilton Ross, Sr., 29-2 vs. Jeremy Foster, Eastwood, So., 28-6; Cody VanBuskirk, Belle. Benjamin Logan, Sr., 40-2 vs. Derek Dencer, Clyde, Jr., 41-14; Cody Hamilton, Franklin, Jr., 35-9 vs. Cody Magrum, Oak Harbor, So., 32-2.
189 lbs.: Tyler Blakely, Belle. Benjamin Logan, Sr., 41-2 vs. Ed Bizorik, Bellevue, Sr., 32-8; Cody Smith, St. Paris Graham, Fr., 32-15 vs. Matt Fisher, Sandusky Perkins, So., 37-6; 215 lbs.: Ryan Nachtrab, Eastwood, Sr., 46-4 vs. Marco Caponi, Akron St. Vin.-St. Mary, Sr., 36-12; Jarrid Rodriguez, Willard, Sr., 41-5 vs. Matt Walker, Alliance, Jr., 33-5;Aaron Griffin, Canal Fulton Northwest, Sr., 26-2 vs. Matt Clum, Galion, Jr., 39-6; Tyler Heil, Cle. Benedictine, Sr., 37-13 vs. Eric Schwartz, Clyde, Sr., 43-1.
275 lbs.: Matt Guhn, Clyde, Sr., 38-0 vs. Adam Walls, St. Paris Graham, Fr., 26-18;John Colton Schulte, Eastwood, Sr., 31-10 vs. Thomas Taylor, Lewistown Indian Lake, So., 35-6.
Division III
103 lbs.: Jimmy Householder, W. Jefferson, So., 45-5 vs. Mitchell Dandurand, Hopewell-Loudon, Fr., 39-9; Zack Tinch, Mt. Gilead, So., 39-6 vs. Pat Harrington, Sand. St. Mary C.C., Jr., 52-7; Ryan Rayfield, Delta, So., 31-13 vs. Chandler Jones, Pataskala Licking Hts., Fr., 38-6; Jacob Varner, Tinora, Jr., 39-10 vs. Zack Pope, Marion Pleasant, So., 12-1; 112 lbs.: Jimmy Reisz, Beallsville, So., 46-3 vs. Jordan Karnes, Edgerton, So., 39-8; Vince Gualtieri, W. Jefferson, So., 23-3 vs. Justin Biddle, Liberty Center, So., 21-17; Matt Reynolds, Marion Pleasant, Jr., 31-5 vs. Dustin Carnahan, Paulding, So., 34-11; Corbin Boney, Nelsonville-York, Jr., 44-9 vs. Troy Opfer, Sand. St. Mary C.C., So., 54-3.
119 lbs.: Tristan Thompson, Brookfield, Jr., 44-3 vs. Jimmy Reindel, Cardinal Stritch, Sr., 17-3; Darrin Boing, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, Jr., 36-4 vs. Tyler Weirauch, Archbold, Sr., 46-7; Mike Herner, Monroeville, Sr., 40-6 vs. Brent Runkle, W. Salem Northwestern, Jr., 42-8; Brian Edgell, Ashland Crestview, Jr., 36-15 vs. Bryce Freeman, Burton Berkshire, Sr., 37-3.
125 lbs.: Kenny Platfoot, Coldwater, Sr., 34-9 vs. Ricky Headrick, Tiffin Calvert, Sr., 31-9; Lee Schumaker, Arcadia, So., 28-0 vs. Robert Beach, New Lebanon Dixie, Jr., 36-13; 130 lbs.: Clay Lint, Cle. Cuyahoga Hts., Sr., 47-4 vs. Jake Grigson, Northwood, Jr., 38-3; Joel Jenkins, Burton Berkshire, Jr., 23-9 vs. Lukas Schalk, Hopewell-Loudon, So., 40-3; ; Kyle Gardella, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, Jr., 31-5 vs. Bruce Hearne, Fairview, Sr., 35-4; Andrew Padach, N. Lima South Range, So., 31-9 vs. Thommy Guerra, Sand. St. Mary C.C., Sr., 40-5.
135 lbs.: Derrick Hill, McComb, Jr., 38-4 vs. Joe Skaggs, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton, So., 34-11; Alex Estrada, Fremont St. Joseph C.C., Sr., 38-6 vs. Corey Pfister, Sullivan Black River, Jr., 37-4;Jim Chmura, Bedford St. Peter Chanel, Sr., 25-15 vs. Mason True, Arcadia, So., 39-3; 140 lbs.: Nick Huffman, Lewisburg Tri-County N., Sr., 37-7 vs. Scott Burris, Archbold, So., 35-17; Jake Fose, Middletown Madison, Jr., 42-3 vs. Tyler Gombash, Delta, So., 38-11; Juni Arreola, Fremont St. Joseph C.C., Sr., 50-2 vs. Damon Barr, Blanchester, Jr., 39-10; Steven Schlack, Carey, Sr., 12-6 vs. Josh Falk, Bluffton, Jr., 42-0.
145 lbs.: Derrick Yant, Delta, So., 39-10 vs. Colin Heasley, Worth. Christian, So., 47-3; Christian Ortolani, Sand. St. Mary C.C., So., 48-9 vs. Mick Nicola, Bellaire St. John Central, Sr., 40-3; Marc Hoff, Liberty Center, Sr., 36-2 vs. Dirk Kreinbihl, Gnadenhutten Indian Va., Jr., 34-12; Daniel Kuzma, Hopewell-Loudon, Sr., 37-6 vs. Steve Wilson, Marion Pleasant, So., 35-6.
152 lbs.: Sli Bostleman, Otsego, Sr., 30-2 vs. Mat Schaefer, W. Salem Northwestern, So., 42-8; Jordan Cartwright, Mohawk, Jr., 29-6 vs. Mike Wiseman, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton, Sr., 40-4; 160 lbs.: Zack Ziegler, Mechanicsburg, Jr., 50-1 vs. Brock Sowers, Mohawk, Jr., 39-4; Alex Donley, Lima Central Cath., Sr., 27-13 vs. T.J. Blanton, Sand. St. Mary C.C., Sr., 28-3; Tyler Wilson, New Lebanon Dixie, Sr., 43-5 vs. Kurt Wolff, Genoa, Jr., 32-6; 171 lbs.: Nick Purdue, Genoa, Jr., 42-2 vs. Tyler Kunk, Coldwater, So., 37-8; Berkley Miely, Sand. St. Mary C.C., Sr., 47-12 vs. Cole Ross, Clarksville Clinton-Massie, Sr., 41-0; Alek Hughes, Seneca East, Jr., 48-3 vs. Blaine Klaus, Mechanicsburg, Jr., 45-5; 189 lbs.: Joe Wasserbeck, Richwood N. Union, Jr., 35-3 vs. Hector Urbina, Archbold, Sr., 48-3; Brad Rice, W. Jefferson, Sr., 48-7 vs. Jude Riedy, Sand. St. Mary C.C., Sr., 40-9; D.J. Cummins, Cardington-Lincoln, Jr., 35-10 vs. Brock Kirian, Mohawk, So., 36-6; 215 lbs.: Brian Hunt, Tiffin Calvert, Jr., 39-4 vs. Joshua Bacci, Independence, Sr., 40-3; Bryan Shinaver, Genoa, Sr., 33-11 vs. Ian Neff, Apple Creek Waynedale, Sr., 38-7; Spencer Hershey, W. Salem Northwestern, Jr., 44-5 vs. Kyle Studer, Mohawk, Sr., 31-5; Greg Hooper, Akron Manchester, Sr., 32-5 vs. Nick Girlie, Ayersville, Sr., 36-1; 275 lbs.: Xavier Taylor, Swanton, Sr., 27-4 vs. Jeff Coole, Martins Ferry, Sr., 30-11; Toby Tahy, Elmwood, Jr., 42-6 vs. Shawn Harding, W. Jefferson, Sr., 47-3; Cody Ruffer, Archbold, Sr., 48-4 vs. Scott Johnson, Utica, Jr., 33-3; Tony Gonzales, Paulding, Sr., 34-6 vs. Dustin Bruce, Bellaire, Jr., 34-7.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
National League
FLORIDA MARLINS Agreed to terms with INF Jason Stokes, INF Robert Andino, INF Mike Jacobs, OF Reggie Abercrombie, LHP Renyel Pinto, RHP Scott Tyler and RHP Randy Messenger on one-year contracts.
American Association
ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES Signed INF Jon Hickey.
Atlantic League
SOMERSET PATRIOTS Traded the rights to RHP Scott Sobkowiak to Lancaster for LHP Chris Zallie.
Can-Am League
NEW HAVEN COUNTY CUTTERS Signed C Matt Hackney.
NASHUA PRIDE Signed LHP-OF Mark Hamilton and RHP Josh Thigpen.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS Signed LHP Brian Ford, C Jason Alcott and 1B Rich Daly. Released LHP Jodie Kennedy.
WORCESTER TORNADOES Signed INF Marc Grutka.
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT Signed RHP Jared Trout.
Golden Baseball League
RENO SILVER SOX Named Rafael Melchione hitting coach.
YUMA SCORPIONS Agreed to terms with OF Billy Kovatch.
Northern League
NL Named Garrett Gosselink vice president of operations.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
DETROIT PISTONS Assigned F Amir Johnson to Fayetteville of the NBADL.
LOS ANGELES LAKERS Assigned G Von Wafer to Fort Worth of the NBADL.
PHOENIX SUNS Announced the resignation of Bryan Colangelo, general manager.
Women s National Basketball Association
CONNECTICUT SUN Signed F Le Coe Willingham and F Donna Loffhagen to one-year contracts.
American Basketball Association
BROOKLYN Announced team name will be Wonders. Named Ron Eford general manager.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NEW YORK JETS Released S Oliver Celestin.
Arena Football League
ARIZONA RATTLERS Released L Ethan Banning.
COLUMBUS DESTROYERS Waived K Danny Kight.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES Recall LW Niklas Nordgren from Lowell of the AHL.
EDMONTON OILERS Recalled F Brad Winchester from Hamilton of the AHL.
LOS ANGELES KINGS Recalled LW Jeff Giuliano from Manchester of the AHL.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS Recalled F Scottie Upshall from Milwaukee of the AHL. Reassigned F Jeremy Yablonski from Milwaukee of the AHL to Idaho of the ECHL.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS Recalled F Jakub Klepis and D Mike Green from Hershey of the AHL.
American Hockey League
CLEVELAND BARONS Assigned C Darryl Lloyd to Youngstown of the ECHL.
IOWA STARS Recalled RW B.J. Crombeen from Idaho of the ECHL.
ECHL
ECHL Fined the Wheeling Nailers and undisclosed amount for unprofessional conduct and actions by the organization during Saturday s game against Trenton. Fined Gwinnett RW Adam Smyth an undisclosed amount for his actions during Saturday s game against Florida.
SAN DIEGO GULLS Traded F Martin Mandeville to Columbia to complete an earlie trade.
WHEELING NAILERS Released F Brian Collins and F Paul Sealock.
COLLEGE
ARKANSAS TECH Announced the resignation of Rick McCormick, men s basketball coach.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN Named Joe Tresey defensive coordinator and safties coach and Keith Gilmore defensive linemen coach and recruiting coordinator.
ELON Named Ricky Perez wide receivers coach.
FORDHAM Named Ed Argast offensive coordinator-offensive line coach, Frank Forcucci defensive coordinator-outside linebackers coach, Bryan Volk recruiting coordinator-quarterbacks coach, Matt Dawson special teams coordinator-inside linebackers coach, Malik Hall defensive line coach, Custavious Patterson wide receivers coach, Kieta Malloy running backs coach, Charlie Pravata tight ends coach and Tim Cary assistant defensive backs coach.
NORTH CAROLINA STATE Named Pat Meyer offensive line coach.
RUTGERS-CAMDEN Announced the resignation of Bill Culbertson, men s basketball coach.
TEXAS A&M Named Van Malone cornerbacks coach.
SPORTLIGHT
Feb. 28
1960 The United States hockey team scores six goals in the third period to beat Czechoslovakia 9-4 and win the gold medal in the Winter Olympics at Squaw Valley, Calif.
1971 Jack Nicklaus wins the PGA Championship by beating Billy Casper by three strokes.
1986 Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth conditionally suspends Dave Parker of the Cincinnati Reds, Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets, Joaquin Andujar of the Oakland Athletics, Lonnie Smith of the Kansas City Royals, Enos Cabell of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jeff Leonard of the San Francisco Giants and Dale Berra of the New York Yankees for one year for drug abuse. After conditions are met the suspensions are reduced.
1993 Iolanda Chen of Russia sets a world record in the triple jump with a leap of 47-51/4 inches, breaking Inessa Kravets 1991 record by three-quarters of an inch.
1999 Venus and Serena Williams become the first sisters to win WTA Tour events on the same day. Venus wins the IGA SuperThrift Tennis Classic in Oklahoma City after Serena takes her first title on the WTA Tour at the Gaz de France Open.
2003 In Val Di Fiemme, Italy, Johnny Spillane wins the Nordic combined sprint to become the first American to win a gold medal at the Nordic world championships.