Prep baseball, softball, tennis polls, ECHL
5/10/2006PREP BASEBALL
State coaches poll
DIVISION I
1, Lewis Center Olentangy (6) 196
2, Cin. Elder (9) 173
3, Dublin Scioto (3) 170
4, Mans. Madison (4) 158
5, Huber Hts Wayne (3) 113
6, N. Royalton 73
7, Cle. St. Ignatius 68
8, Stow-Munroe Falls 65
9, Spring. N. 63
10, Worthington Kilbourne 57
DIVISION II
1, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (9) 232
2, Washington C.H. (12) 209
3, Bellefontaine 162
4, Steubenville (3) 161
5, Cols. Watterson 132
6, New Concord John Glenn (1) 125
7, Elida (1) 104
8, Sandusky Perkins 54
9, Defiance 52
10, Cle. Benedictine 43
DIVISION III
1, W. Liberty Salem (8) 189
2, Frankfort Adena (6) 174
2, Coshocton (1) 174
4, Patrick Henry (6) 173
5, New London (2) 158
6, Burton Berkshire 117
7, Magnolia Sandy Valley 83
8, Can. Cent. Cath. (1) 62
9, Cin. Hills Christian 54
10, Stewart Federal Hocking 50
DIVISION IV
1, Toronto (22) 246
2, Newark Cath. (4) 214
3, DeGraff Riverside 181
4, Crestline 139
5, Ft. Loramie 134
6, Shadyside (1) 92
7, Tipp City Bethel 86
8, Stryker 67
9, Berlin Hiland 54
10, Fairport Harbor Harding 44
Sectionals
Division I
At Lucas County Rec Center
Yesterday: Clay 8, Bowsher 2; St. John s 2, Start 1
Monday: St. Francis 10, Rogers 0; Northview 2, Whitmer 1
May 15: St. Francis vs. Northview, 5 p.m.; Clay vs. St. John s, 7:30 p.m.
At Mansfield Madison
May 15: Fremont Ross/Ashland winner vs. Mansfield Madison/Sandusky winner, 5 p.m.
At Bowling Green Carter Park
Yesterday: Bowling Green 15, Perrysburg 5
Today: Anthony Wayne vs. Celina, 5 p.m.
May 15: BG/P-burg winner vs. Celina/AW winner, 5 p.m.
Division II
At Defiance High School
Today: Rossford vs. Defiance, 4:30 p.m.; Central Catholic vs. Eastwood, 7 p.m.
May 15: Winners meet, 5 p.m.
At Perkins
May 15: Fostoria vs. Perkins, 5 p.m.
Division III
At Elmwood
May 15: Genoa vs. Lake, 5 p.m.
At Patrick Henry
May 15: Patrick Henry vs. Wayne Trace, 5 p.m.
At Archbold
May 15: Evergreen vs. Fairview, 5 p.m.;
At Bellevue
May 15: Woodmore vs. Edison, 5 p.m.
Division IV
At Ottawa Hills
May 15: Toledo Christian vs. Ottawa Hills, 5 p.m.
May 19: Tol. Christian/Ottawa Hills winner vs. Arlington/Mohawk winner, 5 p.m. at Patrick Henry
At Edon
May 15: Montpelier vs. Edon, 5 p.m.
May 19: Stryker /Hicksville winner vs.Montpelier/Edon winner, 5 p.m. at Defiance
At New Riegel
May 15: Hopewell-Loudon vs. Van Buren , 5 p.m.
At Old Fort
May 15: Fremont St. Joe vs. Tiffin Calvert, 5 p.m.
At Ayersville
May 15: Stryker vs. Hicksville, 5 p.m.
LAST NIGHT
St. John s 100 000 1 - 2-5-2
Start 001 000 0 - 1-9-1
WP - Corbey. LP - Moulton. Kusina (SJ) 2-4, game winning RBI.
Bowsher 000 001 1 - 2-7-0
Clay 021 041 x - 8-11-2
WP - Achter. LP - Henneman. Romano (C) 2-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI. Winckowski (C) 3-3, RBI, 2 runs scored.
Perrysburg 103 010 - 5-11-1
Bowling Green 006 432 - 15-14-3
WP - Albright. LP - Allesee. Vannett (BG) 2-3, HR, 4 RBI.
Regular season
Liberty Center 000 010 0 - 1 2 1
Evergreen 102 000 0 - 3 7 2
WP-Bates. LP-Shumaker. Dominque (E), 2-3, 2 RBI.
Emmanuel Baptist 001 000 1 2 2
Maumee Valley 104 000 5 7 3
WP-Hassen. LP-Bucks. Schmidt (MV), 2-4, 2 1B.
Toledo Christian 000 00 0 3 2
Ottawa Hills 810 01 10 10 0
WP Parker. LP Colvin. Wolff (OH), 2-2, RBI.
Perrysburg 105 17 - 14-14-1
Whitmer 200 10 - 3-5-1
WP - Linghicum. LP - domschot. Harman (P) 2-4, 5 RBI.
Ayersville 000 000 - 0-2-3
Bryan 161 101 - 10-14-1
WP - Ebersole. LP - Girlie. Smith (B) 3-4, 1B, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI.
Northview 101 506 0 - 13-11-1
Maumee 104 100 1 - 7-8-3
WP - Koehl. LP - Sigg. Brown (N) 2-3, 2 RBI.
Patrick Henry 030 205 - 10-15-1
Holgate 000 000 - 0-3-2
WP - Botjer. LP - Klear. Reese (PH) 3 1B, 2B, 4-4, 4 RBI.
Defiance 333 000 0 - 9-7-3
Ottawa-Glandord 002 000 0 - 2-4-6
WP - Wagner. LP - Maag. Stykemain (D) 4-4, 2B, 2 RBI.
Cardinal Stritch 040 000 0 - 4-9-2
Danbury 000 003 0 - 3-5-3
WP - Sharp. LP - Hamann. Taylor (CS) 2-3, RBI.
Napoleon 021 001 0 - 4-10-0
Archbold 272 000 x - 11-14-3
WP - Martinez. LP - Dammon. Beul (A) 3-4, 2B, 4 RBI.
Edon 002 100 03 - 6-4-1
Delta 100 200 02 - 5-11-4
WP - Fritch. LP - Schlosser. J. Kesler (E) 2-3, 2 RBI.
Hilltop 000 100 0 - 1-4-3
Edgerton 001 102 1 - 5-9-2
WP - Thompson. LP - Brooks. Krill (E) 3 1B.
PREP SOFTBALL
State coaches poll
DIVISION I
1, N. Can. Hoover (9) 124
2, Westerville S. (3) 105
3, W. Chester Lakota W. (1) 72
4, Akr. Ellet 54
5, Clayton Northmont 53
6, Pickerington Cent. 52
6, Brunswick 52
8, Gahanna Lincoln 51
9, Marysville 35
10, Elyria 30
DIVISION II
1, LaGrange Keystone (4) 76
2, Sandusky Perkins (3) 66
3, Greenville (1) 60
4, Delaware Buckeye Valley 53
5, Hebron Lakewood 45
6, Dover (1) 39
7, Hamilton Ross 32
7, Defiance 32
9, Tipp City Tippecanoe 28
10, Lima Bath 23
DIVISION III
1, Cols. Ready (3) 69
2, Elmwood (2) 57
3, Genoa (1) 55
4, Chillicothe Zane Trace (1) 54
5, Richwood N. Union (1) 42
6, Loudonville 41
7, Baltimore Liberty Union 35
8, Brookville 21
8, Marion Pleasant 21
10, Jeromesville Hillsdale 14
DIVISION IV
1, Convoy Crestview (8) 89
2, Mohawk (1) 78
3, Willow Wood Symmes Valley 64
4, W. Liberty-Salem 60
5, Strasburg-Franklin 49
6, New Bremen 23
7, Glouster Trimble 19
8, Dalton 17
8, Crestline 17
10, Bellaire St. John 13
10 (tie), Portsmouth Clay 13
Sectionals
Division I
At Rolf Park, Maumee
District semifinal
May 16: St. Ursula vs. Whitmer, 5 p.m.; Notre Dame vs. Southview, 5 p.m.
At Bowling Green
May 16: Findlay vs. Anthony Wayne, 5 p.m.
Sectionals
Division II
At Rolf Park, Maumee
Last night: Eastwood 7, Oak Harbor 3
Maumee 6, Bowling Green 0
May 15: Winners play, 5 p.m.
At Fostoria
May 16: Bucyrus vs Bellevue/Kenton winner, 5 p.m.
District semifinal
At Defiance
May 16: Defiance/Ottawa Glandorf winner vs. Napoleon/Bryan winner, 5 p.m.
At Clyde
May 17: Willard vs. Perkins
Division III
At Elmwood
May 16: Elmwood vs. Otsego/Gibsonburg winner, 5 p.m.
At Genoa
Yesterday: Rossford 7, Cardinal Stritch 0
Thursday: Lake vs. Genoa/Woodmore winner, 5 p.m.
May 16: Winners play, 5 p.m.
At Colonel Crawford
Yesterday: Carey vs. Riverdale/A. Crestview winner, 5 p.m.
At Castallia Lion Park
Yesterday: Huron vs. Lakota, 5 p.m
Thursday: Edison vs. Margaretta, 5 p.m.
May 16: Winners play, 5 p.m.
Division IV
At Patrick Henry
At Liberty Center
Monday: Hilltop 7, Liberty Center 5
Today: Ayersville vs. Stryker, 5 p.m.
May 16: Winners play, 5 p.m.
At New Riegel
May 16: St. Wendelin vs. Mohawk, 5 p.m.
At Old Fort
May 16: Fremont St. Joe/Old Fort winner vs. Hopewell-Loudon/T. Calvert winner, 5 p.m.
LAST NIGHT
Stritch 000 000 0 - 0 4 4
Rossford 010 240 x - 7 11 2
WP-Everritt. LP-L. Long. Besgrove (R), 2-2, 3 runs, 4 steals.
Bowling Green 000 000 0 - 0 4 2
Maumee 020 004 x - 6 7 1
WP-Robinson. LP-Worthington. Robinson (M), 2-3, 3 RBI.
Oak Harbor 001 010 1 - 3-5-1
Eastwood 100 006 x - 7-10-2
WP - Haas. LP - Sprouse. Haas (E) 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.
Regular season
Start 000 100 0 - 1 2 2
Rogers 002 000 x - 2 3 0
WP-Childress. LP-McCann. Ahmer (R), 1-3, stolen base, run.
Scott 000 00 - 0 0 6
Notre Dame 532 2x - 12 7 0
WP-Kelsey Brickman, no-hitter, 12 strikeouts, 1 walk. LP-Smith. Fox (ND), 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI.
Liberty Center 000 100 0 1 0 2
Evergreen 000 020 x 2 3 1
WP Lexie Pinkelman, no-hitter, 8 strikeouts, 2 walks. LP Wueller. Herr (E), 1-3, GW RBI.
Woodward 000 00 - 0-0-4
Central Catholic 326 4x - 15-15-0
WP - Allison Barry (had no hitter with 8 strikeouts). LP - Moreno. Barry (CC) 3-4, 2B, 5 RBI.
St. Ursula 200 125 - 10-8-1
Bowsher 000 000 - 0-2-3
WP - Schultz. LP - Macke. Guerrero (SU) 2-3, 2 RBI.
Wauseon 321 40 10 13 0
Tinora 000 00 0 2 3
LP-Clark. LP-Zipfel. Buehrer (W), 2-3, RBI.
Ottawa Hills 005 302 0 - 10-12-1
Toledo Christian 000 010 0 - 1-2-2
WP - Wilkins. LP - Rombowski. Collins (OH) 2-4.
Whitmer 010 201 0 - 4-6-4
Clay 422 000 x - 8-10-6
WP - Holmes. LP - Kulakowski. Rendle (C) 2-3, RBI.
Pandora-Gilboa 000 000 0 - 0-0-0
Miller City 300 000 x - 3-6-0
WP - Lisa Brown (pitched a perfect game with 11 strikeouts). LP - Basinger. Niese (MC) 1-3, 2B, RBI.
FOOTBALL
Arena Football League
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Eastern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
z-Dallas 12 3 0 .800 847 672
x-New York 10 5 0 .667 810 805
Philadelphia 8 7 0 .533 720 706
Columbus 8 7 0 .533 677 649
Southern Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Orlando 10 5 0 .667 770 691
x-Austin 9 6 0 .600 749 714
Georgia 8 7 0 .533 814 678
Tampa Bay 7 8 0 .467 758 792
Kansas City 3 12 0 .200 650 787
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Central Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Colorado 10 5 0 .667 844 798
x-Nashville 7 8 0 .467 752 749
Chicago 6 9 0 .400 755 787
Grand Rapids 5 10 0 .333 675 805
Western Division
W L T Pct PF PA
y-San Jose 9 6 0 .600 830 801
x-Arizona 8 7 0 .533 739 697
Utah 6 9 0 .400 794 829
Las Vegas 5 10 0 .333 721 830
Los Angeles 4 11 0 .267 764 879
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
FRIDAY
Austin at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Arizona at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Kansas City at Utah, 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
Chicago at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at Georgia, 7 p.m.
New York at Dallas, 8 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
Las Vegas at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
PREP TENNIS
State coaches poll
DIVISION I
1, Cin. St. Xavier (14) 158
2, St. John s (2) 100
3, Cin. Sycamore 97
4, Hudson 83
5, Upper Arlington 62
6, Shaker Hts. 49
7, Cin. Walnut Hills 46
8, Lexington 44
9, N. Can. Hoover (1) 32
10, Vandalia Butler 24
11, Cle. St. Ignatius 17
12, Hilliard Davidson 15
13, Solon 14
13 (tie), St. Francis 14
15, Pickerington Cent.
DIVISION II
1, Hunting Valley University (6) 123
2, Cin. Indian Hill (7) 114
3, Elida (3) 98
4, Maumee Valley (1) 94
5, Gahanna Cols. Academy 79
6, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 65
7, Orange 62
8, New Albany 58
9, Port Clinton 33
10, Cin. Seven Hills 20
11, Rocky River 18
12, Archbold 16
13, Lima Shawnee 14
14, Cols. Bexley 11
15, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 10
LAST NIGHT
OTCA
MAUMEE VALLEY 4, ST. MARY S 1: Pai (MV) d. Brenneman, 6-0, 6-2; Brenneman (SM) d. Dewan, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3; Schuettfort (MV) d. Dunham, 6-1, 6-2; Rubin-Smiley (MV) d. Neal-Rinaldi, 6-3, 6-3; Delman-Rorick (MV) d. Helmstetter-Schmitmeyer, 6-2, 7-5.
REGULAR SEASON
ANTHONY WAYNE 3, LAKE 2: Lewis (AW) d. Castleman, 6-3, 6-0; Reyes (AW) d. Curauo, 6-4, 6-0; Anthony (AW) d. Keller, 6-3, 6-0; Tarver-Bekier (L) d. Wajert-Sylvester, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2; Welling-Brick (L) d. Pellek-Russell, 6-0, 6-0.
ARCHBOLD 5, OTTAWA HILLS 0: Redd (A) d. Avery 6-4, 6-2; Moody (A) d. Court 6-1, 6-1; Sauder (A) d. Dasani 6-1, 6-2; Sanford-Whse (A) d. Geisler-Wolff 6-3, 6-1; Solarik-Beck (A) d. Lemiux-Dixon 7-6, (7-2), 6-2.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Kansas City 4 1 1 13 9 5
D.C. United 3 1 2 11 12 6
New England 2 2 1 7 6 3
Columbus 2 3 1 7 5 8
Chicago 1 1 3 6 7 7
New York 0 1 4 4 4 7
Western Conference
W L T Pts GF GA
Houston 4 2 0 12 13 10
FC Dallas 3 1 2 11 13 11
Colorado 2 2 1 7 9 10
Los Angeles 2 3 1 7 6 10
CD Chivas USA 1 2 1 4 4 4
Real Salt Lake 0 5 1 1 5 12
Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
TONIGHT
Los Angeles at FC Dallas, 8:30
SATURDAY
Houston at FC Dallas, 4
CD Chivas USA at New England, 7
Colorado at Columbus, 7:30
Chicago at New York, 7:30
Kansas City at D.C. United, 7:30
Real Salt Lake at Los Angeles, 10:30
SUNDAY
New England at CD Chivas USA, 7
SATURDAY, May 20
Chicago at Houston, 4
CD Chivas USA at New York, 7:30
D.C. United at Columbus, 7:30
New England at FC Dallas, 8:30
Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 9
Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Mott CC 000 000 0 - 0-2-2
Owens CC 002 011 x - 4-10-2
WP - Short. LP - Morgan. Guinn (OCC) 2-3, 1B, 2B, RBI.
Mott CC 102 000 000 - 3-10-0
Owens CC 001 002 01 x - 4-14-1
WP - Henry. LP - Rockman. Acker (OCC) 2-3, 2 1B.
TENNIS
German Open
Berlin
Singles, first round
Julia Schruff d. Emma Laine 6-1, 6-4.
Zheng Jie d. Nathalie Dechy (13) 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Li Na d. Ana Ivanovic (12) 1-6, 0-0, retired.
Martina Muller d. Jill Craybas 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Catalina Castano d. Sandra Kloesel 2-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Laura Pous Tio d. Elena Likhovtseva (5) 6-4, 6-3.
Katarina Srebotnik d. Jelena Jankovic 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Klara Koukalova, Czech Repbulic, d. Eleni Daniilidou 7-5, 7-5.
Maret Ani, Estonia, d. Paola Suarez 6-7 (9), 6-2, 6-0.
Anabel Medina Garrigues (16) d. Tatiana Panova, 6-1, 6-2.
Julia Vakulenko d. Marta Domachowska 6-4, 6-3.
Martina Hingis d. Flavia Pennetta (11) 7-5, 6-3.
Prague Open
Prague, Czech Republic
Singles
First Round
Melinda Czink d. Antonella Serra Zanetti 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.
Emilie Loit (4) d. Agnieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4.
Karolina Sprem d. Ashley Harkleroad 0-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Michaela Pastikova d. Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 7-5.
Maria Elena Camerin (6) d. Olga Savchuk 6-4, 6-1.
Samantha Stosur (5) d. Natalie Grandin 6-2, 6-2.
Milagros Sequera d. Kristina Brandi, Puerto Rico, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Magdalena Rybarikova d. Lucie Safarova (2) 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4.
Peng Shuai (7) d. Bethanie Mattek 6-2, 6-3.
Doubles
First Round
Martina Navratilova and Barbota Strycova (1) d. Olga Blahotova and Asha Rolle 6-2, 6-3.
Marion Bartoli and Shahar Peer (2) d. Neha Uberoi and Shikha Uberoi 6-4, 6-4.
Lucie Hradecka and Vladimira Uhlirova d. Agnieszka Radwanska and Alicia Rosolska 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Campionati Internazionali d Italia
Rome
Purse: $2.45 million (Masters)
Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Singles
First Round
Rafael Nadal (2) d. Carlos Moya 6-1, 2-6, 6-2.
David Nalbandian (4) d. Fernando Vicente 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
Andy Roddick (5) d. Victor Hanescu 6-1, 6-0.
Nikolay Davydenko (6) d. Boris Pashanski 6-1, 6-4.
Xavier Malisse d. Gaston Gaudio (8) 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo d. Guillermo Coria (9) 6-3, 6-2.
Radek Stepanek (14) d. Feliciano Lopez 6-4, 6-4.
Thomas Johansson (15) d. Fabio Fognini 7-6 (3), 6-3.
Marcos Baghdatis, Cyprus, d. Olivier Rochus 7-5, 6-4.
Jarkko Nieminen d. Sebastien Grosjean 6-2, 6-1.
Marat Safin d. Teimuraz Gabashvili 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
Tim Henman d. Alessio Di Mauro 7-5, 7-6 (2).
Fernando Verdsaco d. Simone Bolelli 6-4, 2-6, 6-1.
Filippo Volandri d. Andy Murray 6-4, 6-4.
Tomas Berdych d. Paradorn Srichaphan 6-1, 6-3.
Paul-Henri Mathieu d. Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-1, 6-3.
Doubles
First Round
Tomas Berdych and Leos Friedl d. Guillermo Coria and Martin Carcia 7-6 (6), 6-2.
Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu d. Daniele Bracciali and Giorgio Galimberti 6-7 (6), 7-6 (4), 10-6 tiebreak.
Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek d. Marat Safin and Dmitry Tursunov 7-5, 6-3.
NOTES
Gibsonburg Middle School is looking for 7th and 8th grade VOLLEYBALL COACHES. Interested applicants can contact Kathy Loomis at at 419-353-6700 or Athletic director Brent Liskai at 419-637-2873.
The Bowling Green State University men s basketball program is hosting the DAN DAKICH BASKETBALL SCHOOL June 26-29 and August 1-4. Each session will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily. Interested players should contact the basketball office at 419-372-2255.
Carter Park in Bowling Green will host a CLASS D and C MEN S SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT May 20 and 21. Contact Brad at 419-334-7412 for details.
Perrysburg High School has an opening for a HEAD GYMNASTICS COACH. Interested applicants can contact Ray Pohlman, Athletic director, Perrysburg H.S., 13385 Roachton Rd., Perrysburg, O. 43551 or RPolhlman @perrysburgschools.net by May 19th.
HOLES IN ONE
JASON LEWINSKI, No. 16 at Heather Downs CC, 115 yards, pitching wedge.
PREP LACROSSE
Toledo Area Lacrosse Assoc.
School TALA Overall
St. John s 2-0 10-4
Sylvania 3-1 7-6
Perrysburg 1-2 4-6
St. Francis 0-1 2-8
Bedford 0-2 0-10
This week s schedule: Thursday--Ann Arbor Green Hills at Bedford, Friday--Perrysburg at Watterson, Saturday--St. John s at Dublin Coffman, Perrysburg at New Albany, University School at St. Francis.
LAST NIGHT
St. Ursula 11, Maumee Valley 10: SU Teufel 2, Cassauar, Joseph, Black 4, Yaslick 2, Hoffman. MVCD Krueger 4, Phifer 2, Choka, Rorick 3.
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
American League
BOSTON RED SOX Purchased the contract of LHP Mike Holtz from Pawtucket of the IL.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS Placed 1B Casey Kotchman on the 15-day DL. Recalled INF Dallas McPherson from Salt Lake of the PCL.
NEW YORK YANKEES Placed OF Gary Sheffield on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 6. Called up OF Melky Cabrera from Columbus of the IL.
OAKLAND ATHLETICS Recalled C Jeremy Brown from Sacramento of the PCL.
National League
ATLANTA BRAVES Placed LHP Horacio Ramirez on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of RHP Chad Paronto from Richmond of the IL.
International League
IL Suspended Durham OF Delmon Young for 50 games without pay for throwing a bat at an umpire in a game on April 26.
American Association
EL PASO DIABLOS Released RHP Dustin Cameron and OF Cameron Shick.
FORT WORTH CATS Agreed to terms with OF Drew Rogers. Traded LHP TJ Hendricks to Shreveport for a player to be named.
SHREVEPORT SPORTS Agreed to terms with INF Melvin Reyes, INF Ron Fenwick and RHP Bert Snow.
SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS Agreed to terms with RHP Kiernan Mattison and RHP JD Scholten.
ST. JOE BLACKSNAKES Agreed to terms with RHP Andrew Edwards.
Atlantic League
LONG ISLAND DUCKS Announced the contract of P Nelson Figueroa has been purchased by the Washington Nationals organization.
Can-Am League
NORTH SHORE SPIRIT Agreed to terms with RHP Wes Wilkerson.
Frontier League
CHILLICOTHE PAINTS Traded RHP John Martinez to Windy City for 3B Travis Garcia. Agreed to terms with C Trey Combs and RHP Ryan Rafferty.
EVANSVILLE OTTERS Traded RHP Andre Simpson to Long Beach of the Golden League for future considerations. Traded RHP Todd Boessen to Gateway for a 2007 first-round draft choice. Traded OF John Coker to Florence for a player to be named. Agreed to terms with 2B Brian Sole and RHP Chad Gillis.
FLORENCE FREEDOM Agreed to terms with OF Jeffrey Tillman, C Chad Abbott and LHP Aaron Bradon.
GATEWAY GRIZZLIES Agreed to terms with RHP Tyson Klemme.
KALAMAZOO KINGS Agreed to terms with C Ryan Kottle, LHP Travis Doyle, RHP Vincent Petrilla, RHP Jon Hastings and RHP Michael Banks.
WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS Agreed to terms with OF Alex Lachapel and SS Chad Hil. Announced the retirement of RHP Matt Pender.
Golden Baseball League
CHICO OUTLAWS Agreed to terms with INF-OF Tony Torcato and LHP Alex Perez.
FULLERTON FLYERS Agreed to terms with LHP Ryan Olson.
SAN DIEGO SURF DAWGS Agreed to terms with LHP Justin Ottman.
YUMA SCORPIONS Named Rusty Meacham pitching coach.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MILWAUKEE BUCKS Announced Dan Kohl, assistant general manager, has left the team.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
WASHINGTON REDSKINS Signed WR Mike Espy, CB John Eubanks, DT Vaka Manupuna, DT Chris Mineo, OL Chris Pino, LB Justin Stull and DE Joe Sykes. Released DL Sean Guthrie, LB Nick McNeil, LB Jashon Sykes and DB LaShaun Ward.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS Signed DB Jonte Buhl, DB Brent Hafford and DB Reggie Myles.
Arena Football League
TAMPA BAY STORM Waived WR-DB Alphonso Roundtree.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NASHVILLE PREDATORS Signed D Ryan Parent.
ECHL
SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS Named Steve Fraser director of marketing and corporate partnerships, Jon Parkman director to ticket operations and Chad Pennington director of group sales.
Southern Professional Hockey League
PEE DEE CYCLONES Signed D Scott English.
LACROSSE
National Lacrosse League
TORONTO ROCK Fired Terry Sanderson, coach and general manager.
MOTORSPORTS
NASCAR Suspended Richard Labbe, Dale Jarrett s crew chief, for four races and fined $25,000 for using an illegal part at Richmond International Raceway.
COLLEGE
SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE Named Gerald Boudreaux coordinator of men s basketball officials.
BROWN Announced the resignation of Pamela Bass, women s assistant basketball coach.
BRYN MAWR Named Erin DeMarco soccer coach.
CENTRAL MICHIGAN Agreed to terms with Tom Borrelli, wrestling coach, on a four-year contract extension.
LONGWOOD Named Pamela Bass women s basketball coach.
NORTH TEXAS Named Joe Dykstra swimming and diving coach.
OLIVET Named Tom Shaw director of athletics.
PENNSYLVANIA Named Brendan Gallagher assistant swim coach.
WENTWORTH TECH Named R.J. Tolan men s ice hockey coach.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Bowling Green 001 900 000 - 10-12-0
Oakland 000 200 000 - 3-8-4
WP - Cantrell. LP - Dornatowicz. Stewart (BG) 2-5, 2 RBI; Feldcamp (BG) 1-2, 2 RBI.
HOCKEY
ECHL Playoffs
DIVISION FINALS
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7)
American Conference
Toledo vs. Gwinnett
Monday: Toledo 4, Gwinnett 3, OT, series tied 1-1
Last Friday: Gwinnett 5, Toledo 3
Friday: Gwinnett at Toledo, 7:35 p.m.
Sunday, May 14: Gwinnett at Toledo, 6:05 p.m.
Tuesday, May 16: Gwinnett at Toledo, 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, May 20: Toledo at Gwinnett, 7:35 p.m., if necessary
Sunday, May 21: Toledo at Gwinnett, 4:05 p.m., if necessary
National Conference
Alaska vs. Fresno
Monday: Fresno 3, Alaska 2, Fresno leads series 1-0
Tonight: Fresno at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.
Friday, May 12: Alaska at Fresno, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 13: Alaska at Fresno, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday, May 16: Alaska at Fresno, 10:30 p.m., if necessary
Friday, May 19: Fresno at Alaska, 11:15 p.m., if necessary
Monday, May 22: Fresno at Alaska, 11:15 p.m., if necessary
KELLY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7)
TBA
World Championships
FIRST ROUND
At Riga, Latvia
Preliminary Round
Group A
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Finland 2 0 1 13 6 5
x-Czech Rep. 1 0 2 9 8 4
x-Latvia 1 1 1 6 7 3
r-Slovenia 0 3 0 8 15 0
Group B
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Sweden 2 0 0 8 2 4
x-Switzerland 2 0 0 5 2 4
Ukraine 0 2 0 3 6 0
Italy 0 2 0 1 7 0
Group C
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Russia 2 0 0 13 3 4
Belarus 1 1 0 4 4 2
Slovakia 1 1 0 7 2 2
Kazakhstan 0 2 0 1 16 0
Group D
W L T GF GA Pts
x-Canada 3 0 0 14 5 6
x-United States 2 1 0 7 3 4
x-Norway 1 2 0 8 13 2
r-Denmark 0 3 0 6 14 0
x-advance to qualifying round
r-relegation round
YESTERDAY
Canada 2, United States 1
Latvia 5, Slovenia 1
Norway 6, Denmark 3
Czech Republic 3, Finland 3
TODAY
Slovakia vs. Russia
Italy vs. Ukraine
Kazakhstan vs. Belarus
Sweden vs. Switzerland
SPORTLIGHT
May 10
1969 The plans for the NFL-AFL merger are completed. The NFL will consist of two conferences of 13 teams, the AFC and NFC. The NFL will move three franchises, Baltimore, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, to the AFC.
1970 Bobby Orr s goal gives Boston its first Stanley Cup in 29 years. The Bruins beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 for a four-game sweep.
1973 The New York Knicks win the NBA title in five games with a 102-93 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
1997 Ato Boldon runs the 100 meters in 9.89 seconds at the Modesto Relays, becoming the sixth man in history to go faster than 9.90.
2001 The XFL folds after one season that was a TV ratings disappointment for the football league founded by the World Wrestling Federation and jointly owned by NBC.
2002 Boston and Detroit plays the lowest-scoring game in the NBA playoffs since the shot clock was introduced in the 1954-55 season. The Celtics edge the Pistons 66-64. The 130-point total is far below the previous low of 142 registered three times.
2005 Miami s Dwyane Wade becomes the fifth player in NBA history with at least 30 points, 15 assists and five rebounds in a playoff game, joining Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Walt Frazier and Oscar Robertson. Wade s 31 points, 15 assists and seven rebounds lead the Heat to a 108-102 victory over Washington.
SCHEDULES NEEDED
COACHES, ATHLETIC DIRECTORS, AND LEAGUE COMMISSIONERS at the leagues and schools listed below are asked to submit their complete 2006 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
CITY LEAGUE: Rogers, Start, St. Francis, Waite, Woodward.
SUBURBAN LAKES LEAGUE: Elmwood, Genoa, Woodmore.
TOLEDO AREA ATHLETIC CONF.: Edon
NORTHWEST OHIO ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Bryan, Liberty Center
MIDLAND ATHLETIC LEAGUE: Fremont St. Joe, Mohawk, Seneca East.
SANDUSKY BAY CONFERENCE: Clyde, Edison, Huron, Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, Sandusky St. Mary, Sandusky Perkins
BLANCHARD VALLEY CONFERENCE: Arlington, Cory-Rawson, Leipsic, Liberty-Benton, McComb, Pandora-Gilboa, Vanlue.
NORTHERN OHIO LEAGUE: Bucyrus, Norwalk, Shelby, Upper Sandusky, Willard.
GREEN MEADOWS CONFERENCE: Antwerp, Ayersville, Edgerton, Fairview, Hicksville, Holgate, Tinora, Wayne Trace
OTHER NORTHWEST OHIO: Findlay, Fremont Ross, Tiffin Columbian.
MICHIGAN TRI-COUNTY CONFERENCE: Adrian Madison, Deerfield, Summerfield, Whitmore Lake
LENAWEE COUNTY ATHLETIC ASSOC.: Erie Mason
OTHER SE MICHIGAN: Bedford, Monroe, Monroe St. Mary CC
LATEST LINE
NBA Playoffs
MIAMI 7 (187) New Jersey
PHOENIX 41/2 (215) LA Clippers
NHL Playoffs
Ottawa Even-1/2 BUFFALO
NEW JERSEY 1-11/2 Carolina
EDMONTON Even-1/2 San Jose
Baseball
National League
ST. LOUIS 7-8 Colorado
NY Mets 51/2 -61/2 PHILADELPHIA
Arizona 7-8 PITTSBURGH
Atlanta 61/2 -71/2 FLORIDA
CINCINNATI 71/2 -81/2 Washington
Milwaukee Even-6 SAN DIEGO
Houston Even-6 LA DODGERS
Chicago Cubs Even-6 SAN FRANCISCO
American League
TEXAS 8-9 Minnesota
Cleveland 71/2 -81/2 KANSAS CITY
SEATTLE 6-7 Tampa Bay
Detroit 51/2 -61/2 BALTIMORE
NY YANKEES 6-7 Boston
TORONTO 6-7 Oakland
CHI WHITE SOX 71/2 -81/2 LA Angels
Home Team in CAPS
AUTO RACING
NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders
POINTS
1. Jimmie Johnson, 1521. 2. Tony Stewart, 1466. 3. Matt Kenseth, 1422. 4. Mark Martin, 1345. 5. Kevin Harvick, 1313. 6. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., 1305. 7. Kasey Kahne, 1274. 8. Kyle Busch, 1237. 9. Jeff Gordon, 1216. 10. Casey Mears, 1168.
11. Dale Jarrett, 1166. 12. Jeff Burton, 1157. 13. Carl Edwards, 1115. 14. Elliott Sadler, 1105. 15. Clint Bowyer, 1087. 16. Denny Hamlin, 1085. 17. Jamie McMurray, 1062. 18. Kurt Busch, 1040. 19. Brian Vickers, 1030. 20. Greg Biffle, 999.
MONEY
1. Jimmie Johnson, $3,351,475. 2. Tony Stewart, $2,328,662. 3. Matt Kenseth, $2,197,170. 4. Casey Mears, $2,194,148. 5. Kasey Kahne, $1,985,450. 6. Ryan Newman, $1,926,447. 7. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $1,748,465. 8. Elliott Sadler, $1,746,725. 9. Kevin Harvick, $1,691,335. 10. Jeff Gordon, $1,639,130.
11. Jamie McMurray, $1,520,510. 12. Jeff Burton, $1,445,608. 13. Dale Jarrett, $1,423,210. 14. Denny Hamlin, $1,415,538. 15. Kurt Busch, $1,402,508. 16. Bobby Labonte, $1,376,537. 17. Kyle Busch, $1,370,860. 18. Mark Martin, $1,350,160. 19. Carl Edwards, $1,341,744. 20. J.J. Yeley, $1,333,558.
PREP TRACK
NWOAL meet
Girls
Pole Vault - 1. Melissa Walls (Wa) 10-06.00; 2. Badenhop (PH) 10-00.00; 3. Gottardo (Wa) 9-00.00; 4. Goldsmith (LC) 8-00.00; 4. Saxer (Sw) 8-00.00; 6. Irving (LC) 7-06.00; 7. Shafer (Br) 7-06.00; 8. Swartz (De) 7-00.00; 8. Reese (Mo) 7-00.00; 8. Fidler (Ar) 7-00.00.
Discus - 1. Brie Thompson (Mo) 121-09; 2. Eicher (De) 110-04; 3. Imbrock (PH) 106-02; 4. Counts (Mo) 101-07; 5. Benavides (PH) 100-10; 6. Freiss (De) 100-08; 7. Hayes (Ar) 96-00; 8. Coressel (Wa) 92-04.
Long Jump - 1. Abby LaVigne (Sw) 16-00.50; 2. Koch (LC) 15-04.50; 3. Rupp (Ar) 14-10.75; 4. Badenhop (PH) 14-07.00; 5. Good (Ev) 14-04.00; 6. Inselmann (PH) 14-03.00; 7. Wray (W) 13-09.00 8. Kime (De) 13-08.50.
High Jump - 1. Melanie Kime (De) 5-00.00; 2. Badenhop (PH) 4-10.00; 3. Lillevik (LC) J4.10.00; 3. Hill (Wa) J4-10.00; 5. Wiederman (Sw) 4-08.00; 6. Karabinus (Ev) J4-08.00; 7. Stutzman (Wa) J4-08.00; 8. Seeman (Sw) 4-06.00.
4x800 relay - 1. Wauseon, (Holly Baird, Brooke Stiriz, Amy Stutzman, Chelsea Baird), 10:11.42 2. Archbold 10:23.14; 3. Evergreen 10:38.27; 4. Bryan 10:46.40; 5. Delta 10:51.14; 6. Liberty Center 10;56.14; 7. Montpelier 11:04.12; 8. Swanton 11:28.88.
Shot put - 1. Mykal Imbrock (PH) 39-03.00; 2. Thompson (Mo) 37-03.50; 3. Garvin (Wa) 33-11.75; 4. Coressel (PH) 33-01.00; 5. Tejkl (LC) 31-09.00; 6. Freiss (De) 31-07.25; 7. Lammers (LC) 30-10.25; 8. Bohland (Ev) 30-03.25.
Boys
Shot Put - 1. Kyle Borton (Wa) 54-03.25; 2. Vicars (D) 51-04.25; 3. Burkholder (Ar) 49-01.25; 4. Vicars (De) 47-06.75; 5. Espinoza (LC) 46-01.50; 6. Gambler (Mo) 43-10.00; 7. Wyse (Wa) 43.04.50; 8. Atkinson (PH) 41-06.25.
Long Jump - 1. Smith (LC) 19-04.75; 2. Korbin Smith (De) 19-04.00; 3. Kyle Brubaker (PH) 19-02.75; 4. LaVigne (Sw) 19-02.25; 5. Waidelich (Ar) 18-07.50; 6. Price (Br) 18-04.25; 7. Kuesel (PH) 18-02.25; 8. Daft (Mo) 17-10.50.
High Jump - 1. Colin Shannon (Ar) 6-00.00; 2. Bodenbender (LC) 5-10.00; 3. Arnold (Br) J5-10.00; 4. Weisenberger (Ev) J5-10.00; 5. Ky. Tietje (PH) 5-08.00; 5. Sindelar (Ar) 5-08.00; 7. Irving (LC) 5-06.00; 7. Ke. Tietje (PH) 5-06.00.
Discus - 1. Kyle Borton (Wa) 147-11; 2. M. Vicars (De) 140-03; 3. D. Vicars (De) 139-10; 4. McClory (LC) 130-09; 5. Hesterman (LC) 128-01; 6. Gambler (Mo) 121-06; 7. Burkholdet (Ar) 120-04; 8. Miller (Ev) 119-07.
Pole Vault - 1. Alex Stuckey (Ar) 12-06.00; 2. Hill (LC) 11-06.00; 3. Cannon (De) 11-00.00; 4. Sauder (Ar) J11-00.00; 5. Geno (PH) 10-06.00; 6. Trudel (Wa) 11-00.00; 6. Stuck (Wa) 11-00.00; 7. Johnson (Sw) 9-06.00.
4x800 relay - 1. Delta (Brian Timpe, second runner not provided, Evan Gaynor, Jeremy Lee) 8:15.00; 2. Bryan 8:22.96; 3. Montpelier 8:39.39; 4. Archbold 8:46.41; 5. Wauseon 8:51.62; 6. Patrick Henry 9:04.52; 7. Evergreen 9:12.73; 8. Liberty Center 9:20.48.
COLLEGE GOLF
Great Lakes Region 12 Tournament
At Bedford Valley
Battle Creek, Mich.
TEAM SCORES: 1. Mott 914, 2. Owens 921 (wins playoff), 3. Oakland 921; 4. Muskegon 925; 5. Kalamazoo Valley 935; 6. Grand Rapids 983, 7. Lakeland 986; 8. St. Clair County 986, 9. Schoolcraft 1006, 10. Wayne County 1022.
OWENS INDIVIDUALS: Blake Tucker, 221 (3rd); Ryan Brown 225 (4th); Brian Bowker, 238 (24th); Mike Guerrero, 240 (26th); Josh Williams, 245 (35th); Aaron Whitlow, 246 (37th).