HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Boys
Regular season
LAST NIGHT
Lakota 1 10 12 10 33
Gibsonburg 18 18 20 22 78
LAKOTA: Guerra 1-0-2, Wasserman 2-0-4, Dussel 3-3-9, Magallanes 0-2-2, Babcock 0-1-2-5, Hoffman 1-0-2, Gosche 1-1-3, Allison 2-2-6. Totals: 10-1-10-33.
GIBSONBURG: Fisher 1-2-2-10, Kirwen 1-3-2-13, Kreglow 3-3-3-18, Egbert 0-2-0-6, Hobbs 3-2-8, Carrothers 1-1-0-5, White 1-0-2, Jahna 1-1-2-7, Tucker 1-0-2, O Neil 0-1-1, Bowen 0-2-2, Vela 0-1-1-4. totals: 12-13-15-78.
Lake 14 17 7 12 50
Oak Harbor 15 13 19 18 65
LAKE: Keil 0-1-1, Geisel 2-0-4, Curry 1-2-4, Lombreras 0-2-1-7, Ashman 2-3-7, Matthews 1-2-2-10, Robinson 7-3-17. Totals: 13-4-12-50.
OAK HARBOR: Brimmer 0-1-1, Benner 1-0-2, Laderach 1-3-5, McNutt 3-2-8, Hemminger 6-0-12, Guerrero 5-1-5-18, Kleman 7-5-19. Totals: 23-1-16-65.
Old Fort 8 14 11 11 44
Danbury 15 15 19 11 60
OLD FORT: Barker 1-0-2; Molyet 3-1-7; Perry 2-2-2-12; Kohlenberg 1-0-2; Miller 3-0-6; Kramer 1-1-3; Silcox 5-0-10; Stultz 1-0-2. Totals: 17-2-4-44.
DANBURY: Hamann 3-0-6; Turinsky 1-0-2; Schafer 5-4-3-25; Roth 1-1-3; Twarek 1-0-2; Petroff 3-0-6; Cantu 5-6-16. Totals: 19-4-11-60.
Miller City 9 20 13 17 59
McComb 9 12 2 19 42
MILLER CITY: Hermiller 2-4-8, Erford 2-0-4, Verhoff 6-1-13, Niese 1-2-4, Wenzinger 2-2-0-10, Konst 1-2-2-11, Pester 3-1-0-9. Totals: 17-5-9-59.
McCOMB: Rader 0-1-0-3, George 1-0-2, Swisher 1-1-1-6, ST. chroeder 0-1-0-3, Shoop 1-4-6, E. Schroeder 0-1-0-3, Dlewes 1-0-2, Westenbarger 4-0-8, Mouse 1-2-4, Swartz 1-0-2, Breese 0-1-0-3. Totals: 10-9-7-42.
Hilltop 8 13 12 9 42
Montpelier 16 15 16 14 61
HILLTOP: Beals 2-3-7, Westfall 0-2-2-8, Rasey 1-0-2, Armbruster 4-2-10, Polley 2-0-4, Short 1-0-2, Mercer 2-0-4. Totals: 12-3-9-42.
MONTPELIER: Hartman 4-3-1-18, Buchanan 2-1-0-7, Lloyd 1-2-4, Moore 4-1-9, Barry 8-3-19, Daft 1-0-2, Heller 0-2-2. Totals: 20-4-9-61.
SCHEDULE
(Games at 7:30 unless noted)
City League
TONIGHT
Varsity semifinal at UT
Libbey vs. St. Francis, 6:30
St. John s Central Catholic. , 8:30
THURSDAY
City Championship at Savage Hall, 7:30
Northern Lakes League
TONIGHT
Lima Sr. at Anthony Wayne
Bowsher at Maumee
Ottawa-Glandorf vs. Bowling Green at BGSU, 8
Suburban Lakes League
TONIGHT
Otsego at Genoa
Oak Harbor vs. Elmwood at BGSU, 6
TAAC
TONIGHT
New Riegel at Ottawa Hills
Toledo Christian at Maumee
Monclova Christian at Maumee Valley
Midland Athletic League
TOMORROW
Tiffin Calvert at Liberty-Benton
Sandusky Bay Conf.
TONIGHT
Sandusky at Huron
Blanchard Valley Conf.
TONIGHT
Ridgemont at Hardin Northern
Other NW Ohio
TONIGHT
Fostoria at Shelby
Marion Harding at Fremont Ross
Southeast Michigan
Tri-County Conf.
TONIGHT
Britton-Macon at Adrian Madison
Morenci at Deerfield
Whiteford at Sand Creek
Whitmore Lake at Summerfield
Lenawee County Athletic Assoc.
TONIGHT
Blissfield at Ida
Onsted at Clinton
Hudson at Dundee
Erie Mason at Lenawee Christian
Other SE Michigan
TONIGHT
Grass Lake at Addison
Monroe SMCC at Adrian
Chelsea at Bedford
Monroe at Ypsilanti
Monroe Jefferson at Milan
Girls
Regular season
LAST NIGHT
Anthony Wayne 13 14 13 13 53
Bowling Green 2 8 7 9 26
ANTHONY WAYNE: Floyd 4-5-13, Conklin 0-2-2, Clark 1-2-4, Schmidt 5-2-12, Sadowski 4-1-9, Ulrich 1-0-2, Bromley 3-1-0-9, Dick 1-0-2. Totals: 19-1-12-53.
BOWLING GREEN: Carle 0-1-1, Herrera 1-1-0-5, Studrawa 2-3-7, Hammer 1-0-2, Gill 1-0-2, Lane 2-0-4, Renny 1-0-2, Torongo 1-1-3. Totals: 9-1-5-26.
Sectionals
TONIGHT
DIVISION I
At BGHS
Lima Sr. vs. Perrysburg, 6:15
Springfield vs. Clay
At CENTRAL CATHOLIC
St. Ursula vvs. Northview, 6:15
Scott vs. Bowsher
AT CLAY
Whitmer vs. Woodward, 7
AT WILLARD
Fremont Ross vs. Marion Harding, 6:15
Ashland vs. Sandusky, 8:15
DIVISION II
AT LIBERTY-BENTON
Eastwood vs. Elida
AT NEW RIEGEL
Tiffin Columbian vs. Willard, 7
AT LIMA SENIOR
Kenton vs. Celina, 6:15
Van Wert vs. St. Marys Memorial
AT OLD FORT
Bellevue vs. Port Clinton, 7
AT ASHLAND CRESTVIEW
Galion vs. Clear Fork, 7
AT SWANTON
Bryan at Wauseon, 7
DIVISION III
AT FINDLAY
Lakota vs. Otsego, 6:15
Elmwood vs. Bluffton
AT BUCYRUS
Mohawk vs. Riverdale, 7
AT VAN WERT
Paulding vs. Parkway, 6:15
Wayne Trace vs. Coldwater, 8
AT LIBERTY CENTER
Delta vs. Swanton,m 6:15
Evergreen vs. Archbold
AT SANDUSKY
Ashland Crestview vs. New London, 6:15
Edison vs. Huron
AT NORTHWOOD
Lake vs. Rossford, 6:15
Gibsonburg vs. Woodmore
DIVISION IV
AT OTTAWA-GLANDORF
Continental vs. Miller City, 6:15
Patrick Henry vs. Kalida
AT BLUFFTON
Cory-Rawson vs. Hardin Northern, 6:15
Ridgemont vs. Allen East
AT FOSTORIA
Van Buren vs. North Baltimore, 6:15
Vanlue vs. Hopewell-Loudon
AT LIMA BATH
Waynesfield-Goshen vs. Lima Perry, 6:15
Lima Temple Christian vs. New Bremen
AT TIFFIN COLUMBIAN
Bettsville vs. Tiffin Calvert, 6:15
Old Fort vs. Danbury
AT WAYNE TRACE
Ft. Jennings vs. Antwerp, 6:15
Delphos Jefferson vs. Lincolnview
AT SOUTHVIEW
Toledo Christian vs. Liberty Center, 7
AT NORWALK
Norwalk St. Paul vs. South Central, 6:15
Sandusky St. Mary vs. Plymouth
AT WAUSEON
Fayette vs. Ayersville, 7
AT BRYAN
Hicksville vs. Montpelier, 6:15
Edgerton vs. North Central
AT GALION
Wynford vs. Lucas, 6:15
Mansfield Christian vs. Crestline, 8
AT NEW BREMEN
St. Henry vs. Marion Local, 6:15
Spencerville vs. Minster
TOMORROW
Division I
AT CLAY
Central Catholic vs. Libbey, 6:15
Southview vs. Rogers
SATURDAY
DIVISION I
AT BGHS
Anthony Wayne vs. Lima Sr.-Perrysburg winner, 6:15
Findlay vs. Springfield-Clay winner
AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC
Start vs. St. Ursula-Northview winner, 6:15
Notre Dame vs. Scott-Bowsher winner
AT CLAY
Waite vs. Whitmer-Woodward winner, 6:15
Central-Libbey winner vs. Southview-Rogers winner
AT WILLARD
Mansfield Madison vs. Fremont Ross-Marion Harding winner, 6:15
Mansfield Sr. vs. Ashland-Sandusky winner, 8:15
DIVISION II
AT LIBERTY-BENTON
Lima Bath vs. Eastwood-Elida winner, 6:15
Bowling Green vs. Ottawa-Glandorf
AT NEW RIEGEL
Bucyrus vs. T. Columbian-Willard winner, 6:15
Clyde vs. Fostoria
AT LIMA SENIOR
Lima Shawnee vs. Kenton-Celina winner, 6:15
Wapakoneta vs. Van Wert-St. Marys Memorial winner
AT OLD FORT
Oak Harbor vs. Bellevue-Port Clinton winner, 6:15
Norwalk vs. Sandusky Perkins
AT ASHLAND CRESTVIEW
Lexington vs. Galion-Clear Fork winner, 6:15
Shelby vs. Ontario, 8:30
AT SWANTON
Napoleon vs. Bryan-Wauseon winner, 6:15
Defiance vs. Maumee
DIVISION III
AT FINDLAY
Columbus Grove vs. Lakota-Otsego winner, 6:15
Liberty-Benton vs. Elmwood-Bluffton winner
AT BUCYRUS
Colonel Crawford vs. Mohawk-Riverdale winner, 6:15
Carey vs. Upper Sandusky
AT VAN WERT
Delphos St. John s vs. Paulding-Parkway winner, 6:15
Lima CC vs. Wayne Trace-Coldwater winner
AT LIBERTY CENTER
Fairview vs. Delta-Swanton winner, 6:15
Tinora vs. Evergreen-Archbold winner
AT SANDUSKY
Western Reserve vs. Ashland Crestview-New London winner, 6:15
Margaretta vs. Edison-Huron winner
AT NORTHWOOD
Genoa vs. Lake-Rossford winner, 6:15
Stritch vs. Gibsonburg-Woodmore winner
DIVISION IV
AT OTTAWA-GLANDORF
McComb vs. Continental-Miller City winner, 6:15
Leipsic vs. Patrick Henry-Kalida
AT BLUFFTON
Pandora-Gilboa vs. Cory-Rawson-Hardin Northern winner, 6:15
Arlington vs. Ridgemont-Allen East winner
AT FOSTORIA
St. Wendelin vs. Van Buren-N. Baltimore winner, 6:15
Arcadia vs. Vanlue-Hopewell-Loudon winner
AT LIMA BATH
Upper Scioto Valley vs. Waynesfield-Goshen-Lima Perry winner, 6:15
Ada vs. Lima Temple-New Bremen winner
AT TIFFIN COLUMBIAN
New Riegel vs. Bettsville-T. Calvert winner, 6:15
Seneca East vs. Old Fort-Danbury winner
AT WAYNE TRACE
Ottoville vs. Ft. Jennings-Antwerp winner, 6:1`5
Convoy Crestview vs. Delphos Jefferson-Lincolnview winner
AT SOUTHVIEW
Maumee Valley vs. Toledo Christian-Liberty Center winner, 6:15
Northwood vs. Ottawa Hills
AT NORWALK
Fremont St. Joe vs. Norwalk St. Paul-South Central winner, 6:15
Monroeville vs. Sandusky St. Mary-Plymouth winner
AT WAUSEON
Pettisville vs. Fayette-Ayersville winner, 6:15
Holgate vs. Hilltop
AT BRYAN
Edon vs. Hicksville-Montpelier winner, 6:15
Stryker vs. Edgerton-North Central winner
AT GALION
Buckeye Central vs. Wynford-Lucas winner, 6:15
Mansfield St. Peter vs. Mansfield Christian-Crestline winner
AT NEW BREMEN
Ft. Recovery vs. St. Henry-Marion Local winner, 6:15
New Knoxville vs. Spencerville-Minster winner
BOWLING
Honor Roll
300 games
Jodi Woessner, ForestView 183-300-236-719
Men (750+)
Lee Stewart, ForestView 761
Mike Rischman, ForestView 759
Kenny Rice Jr., ForestView 756
Women (650+)
Karen Woelfl, ForestView 663
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
men
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Akron 10 2 .833 20 5 .800
Kent St. 9 3 .750 17 9 .654
Miami 8 4 .667 13 12 .520
Ohio 7 5 .583 16 10 .615
Buffalo 3 9 .250 11 15 .423
BGSU 2 10 .167 12 14 .462
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Toledo 10 2 .833 14 11 .560
W. Michigan 6 6 .500 12 14 .462
C. Michigan 5 7 .417 10 15 .400
Ball St. 5 7 .417 9 17 .346
E. Michigan 4 8 .333 10 16 .385
N. Illinois 3 9 .250 6 19 .240
TOMORROW
Ohio at Bowling Green, 7
Buffalo at Kent St., 7
Akron at Miami, 7:30
THURSDAY
Toledo at N. Illinois, 8
Cent. Michigan at Ball St., 7
W. Michigan at E. Michigan, 7
SATURDAY
Bowling Green at Akron, 7
Buffalo at Miami, 2:30
Kent St. at Ohio, 3
SUNDAY
Toledo at W. Michigan, 3
N. Illinois at Cent. Michigan, 2
Ball St. at E. Michigan, 2
Big Ten
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Wisconsin 12 1 .923 26 2 .929
Ohio St. 12 1 .923 24 3 .889
Indiana 7 5 .583 17 8 .680
Illinois 7 6 .538 19 9 .679
Iowa 7 6 .538 15 12 .556
Michigan St. 6 6 .500 19 8 .704
Michigan 6 6 .500 18 9 .667
Purdue 6 6 .500 17 9 .654
Minnesota 3 10 .231 9 18 .333
Northwestern 2 11 .154 12 14 .462
Penn St. 1 11 .083 10 15 .400
TONIGHT
Wisconsin at Michigan St., 7
TOMORROW
Penn St. at Ohio St., 8
Michigan at Illinois, 9
Minnesota at Indiana, 7
Purdue at Iowa, 9:05
SATURDAY
Michigan at Minnesota, 2:30
Purdue at Northwestern, 12:15
Indiana at Michigan St., 9
SUNDAY
Wisconsin at Ohio St., 4
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Wisconsin (35) 26-2 1,747 3
2. Ohio St. (31) 24-3 1,728 2
3. Florida (4) 24-3 1,647 1
4. UCLA (2) 23-3 1,611 5
5. North Carolina 23-4 1,474 4
6. Kansas 23-4 1,403 9
7. Memphis 23-3 1,378 8
8. Texas A&M 22-4 1,283 6
9. Washington St. 22-4 1,172 10
10. Pittsburgh 23-4 1,161 7
11. Nevada 24-2 1,146 11
12. Georgetown 20-5 1,009 14
13. S. Illinois 23-5 962 16
14. Air Force 23-4 831 17
15. Butler 24-4 695 13
16. Marquette 21-7 510 12
17. Vanderbilt 18-8 413
18. Duke 20-7 410
19. Texas 19-7 332
20. Louisville 19-8 286
21. BYU 20-6 264
22. West Virginia 20-6 240 23
23. Oregon 20-7 218 15
24. Virginia 18-7 185
25. Alabama 19-7 177 25
Others receiving votes: Southern Cal 170, Virginia Tech 126, Oklahoma St. 123, Kentucky 110, Stanford 88, Winthrop 75, Boston College 74, Arizona 59, Maryland 48, Notre Dame 39, UNLV 35, Kansas St. 34, Xavier 28, Indiana 21, Akron 19, Creighton 16, Old Dominion 15, Davidson 8, Va. Commonwealth 7, Santa Clara 6, Drexel 4, Massachusetts 4, New Mexico St. 3, Texas Tech 3, Tennessee 2, Vermont 1.
USA Today/ESPN Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Ohio State (17) 24-3 757 2
2. Wisconsin (10) 26-2 741 3
3. Florida (1) 24-3 710 1
4. UCLA (2) 23-3 682 7
5. North Carolina (1) 23-4 625 4
6. Kansas 23-4 604 8
7. Memphis 23-3 570 9
8. Pittsburgh 23-4 560 5
9. Texas A&M 22-4 542 6
10. Nevada 24-2 516 10
11. Washington State 22-4 483 11
12. Georgetown 20-5 409 16
13. Air Force 23-4 395 14
14. Southern Illinois 23-5 390 15
15. Butler 24-4 323 12
16. Marquette 21-7 184 13
17. Duke 20-7 157
18. West Virginia 20-6 152 22
19. Virginia 18-7 141
20. Texas 19-7 122
21. Vanderbilt 18-8 118
22. Brigham Young 20-6 97
23. Notre Dame 20-6 96
24. Oregon 20-7 89 17
25. Alabama 19-7 75
Others receiving votes: Louisville 74; Virginia Tech 72; Southern California 65; Winthrop 61; Boston College 33; Davidson 31; Indiana 31; Kentucky 31; UNLV 29; Arizona 19; Akron 15; Stanford 14; Oklahoma State 12; Maryland 10; New Mexico State 10; Appalachian State 8; Vermont 8; Creighton 3; Virginia Commonwealth 3; Xavier 3; Kansas State 2; Wright State 2; Texas Tech 1.
National
EAST
Marist 67, Fairfield 60
Pittsburgh 71, Seton Hall 68
SOUTH
Appalachian St. 76, W. Carolina 65
Coll. of Charleston 80, Furman 77, 2OT
Davidson 80, Wofford 73
Southern Miss. 74, Houston 69
MIDWEST
Butler 68, Wis.-Green Bay 58
Kansas 71, Kansas St. 62
Marquette 80, Villanova 67
FAR WEST
Gonzaga 87, Portland 67
WOMEN
Mid-American Conference
East
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Bowling Green 13 0 1.000 24 2 .923
Kent 9 4 .692 13 11 .541
Ohio 8 5 .615 15 10 .600
Miami 6 7 .462 12 14 .462
Buffalo 3 10 .230 8 17 .320
Akron 2 12 .142 9 17 .346
West
Conference All Games
W L Pct. W L Pct.
Ball St. 10 3 .769 19 5 .791
E. Michigan 8 5 .615 13 11 .541
N. Illinois 7 6 .538 16 9 .640
W. Michigan 5 8 .384 12 15 .444
Toledo 4 9 .307 8 17 .320
C. Michigan 3 10 .230 11 15 .423
TONIGHT
Bowling Green at Kent St., 7
TOMORROW
Toledo at N. Illinois, 8
Ohio at Buffalo, 7
W. Michigan at E. Michigan, 7
Miami at Akron, 7
Cent. Michigan at Ball St., 7
SATURDAY
Cent. Michigan at Toledo, 2
Ohio at Bowling Green, 1
E. Michigan at Ball St., 1
Buffalo at Akron, 2
Kent St. at Miami, 2
SUNDAY
N. Illinois at W. Michigan, 2
AP Top 25
Record Pts Pvs
1. Duke (50) 28-0 1,250 1
2. Tennessee 24-2 1,190 3
3. Connecticut 24-2 1,129 5
4. North Carolina 26-2 1,116 2
5. Ohio St. 24-2 977 4
6. Maryland 25-4 957 6
7. LSU 23-4 947 7
8. Stanford 23-4 869 9
9. George Washington 23-2 846 8
10. Arizona St. 25-3 829 10
11. Georgia 23-5 770 11
12. Vanderbilt 23-4 665 12
13. Oklahoma 20-4 629 14
14. Baylor 23-4 609 15
15. Purdue 23-5 532 16
16. Texas A&M 20-5 498 13
17. Middle Tennessee 24-3 465 17
18. Bowling Green 24-2 437 18
19. Marquette 22-4 304 21
20. Michigan St. 21-6 300 24
21. Rutgers 17-7 256 23
22. James Madison 24-2 157 25
23. Louisville 22-5 107 20
24. Wis.-Green Bay 21-3 102
25. Nebraska 21-6 90 19
ECHL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Cincinnati 27 18 2 2 58 149 128
Trenton 24 20 1 4 53 171 168
Dayton 24 17 0 4 52 124 118
Toledo 25 21 0 1 51 132 141
Reading 22 24 1 5 50 167 174
Johnstown 22 22 3 2 49 154 169
Wheeling 19 25 1 2 41 140 173
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Texas 30 14 5 4 69 203 175
Florida 32 15 2 0 66 177 141
Gwinnett 29 15 4 2 64 213 182
Augusta 29 21 1 1 60 199 195
Charlotte 27 19 1 2 57 171 155
S. Carolina 26 19 1 4 57 176 175
Columbia 19 25 4 4 46 158 182
Pensacola 15 34 1 1 32 163 229
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
West Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Alaska 36 13 1 2 75 206 127
Idaho 28 18 2 2 60 163 153
Phoenix 23 24 2 2 50 154 168
Victoria 23 29 0 1 47 168 204
Utah 19 28 2 3 43 138 196
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Las Vegas 28 10 6 6 68 157 138
Bakersfield 30 12 1 5 66 192 162
Fresno 26 20 2 2 56 133 125
Stockton 21 16 5 5 52 139 132
Long Beach 19 27 0 3 41 143 180
YESTERDAY
Dayton 4, Columbia 3, OT, comp. of susp. game
Idaho 5, Utah 4
Bakersfield at Fresno, ppd., weather
TONIGHT
Trenton at Dayton
South Carolina at Augusta
Gwinnett at Pensacola
Alaska at Phoenix
notes
The SANDUSKY BAY CONFERENCE freshman girls basketball championship originally scheduled for Feb. 14 will be played tomorrow at 5 p.m. at Huron High School.
WALBRIDGE AMATEUR BASEBALL is holding its preseason baseball tournament for 12U and 14U boys teams April 25. Entry fee is $100 per team. Contact Jim Mass at 419-691-2634.
Owens Community College is hosting a BASEBALL PITCHING SCHOOL March 3 from 2:30-6:30 p.m. at the Student Health & Activities Center for players ages 8-18. The cost is $45. Call 567-661-7936 or 1-800-GO-OWENS, Ext. 7936 to register.
The NORTHWEST OHIO AMATEUR BASEBALL LEAGUE is seeking players to fill rosters on boys 14U teams for the upcoming season. Call 419-350-0706 for details.
AUTO RACING
Daytona 500
NASCAR Nextel Cup
Sunday, At Daytona International Speedway
(Start postition in parentheses)
1. (34) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 202 laps, 149.335 mph., $1,510,469. 2. (26) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 202, $1,102,258. 3. (7) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 202, $819,216. 4. (22) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 202, $615,658. 5. (35) David Ragan, Ford, 202, $529,350.
6. (30) Elliott Sadler, Dodge, 202, $407,153. 7. (28) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 202, $386,074. 8. (1) David Gilliland, Ford, 202, $374,764. 9. (18) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 202, $302,008. 10. (42) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 202, $371,679.
11. (6) David Stremme, Dodge, 202, $294,758. 12. (12) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 202, $308,541. 13. (33) Reed Sorenson, Dodge, 202, $280,657. 14. (23) Boris Said, Ford, 202, $265,375. 15. (39) Robby Gordon, Ford, 202, $268,475.
16. (41) Johnny Sauter, Chevrolet, 202, $262,675. 17. (38) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 202, $266,483. 18. (11) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 202, $275,500. 19. (36) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dodge, 202, $299,483. 20. (17) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 202, $275,225.
21. (27) Bobby Labonte, Dodge, 202, $300,436. 22. (43) Dale Jarrett, Toyota, 202, $259,575. 23. (14) Carl Edwards, Ford, 202, $273,383. 24. (8) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, 202, $276,858. 25. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 202, $276,075.
26. (2) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 202, $293,091. 27. (10) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 202, $309,099. 28. (9) Denny Hamlin, Chevrolet, 201, $279,175. 29. (13) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 201, $290,820. 30. (15) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 200, $258,050.
31. (24) Jamie McMurray, Ford, accident, $265,058. 32. (5) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, accident, $315,733. 33. (20) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 195, $262,583. 34. (37) Dave Blaney, Toyota, parked, $259,900. 35. (19) Kenny Schrader, Ford, accident, $271,189.
36. (31) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, accident, $259,025. 37. (32) Scott Riggs, Dodge, 179, $259,158. 38. (16) Ryan Newman, Dodge, accident, $283,233. 39. (21) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, $298,886. 40. (40) David Reutimann, Toyota, accident, $249,583.
41. (4) Kurt Busch, Dodge, accident, $300,816. 42. (29) Kyle Petty, Dodge, accident, $248,050. 43. (3) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, accident, $334,931.
Race Statistics
Time of race: 3 hours, 22 minutes, 54 seconds.
Margin of victory: 0.020 seconds.
Caution flags: Six for 24 laps.
Lead changes: 13 among nine drivers.
Lap leaders: D.Gilliland 1-18; Ku.Busch 19-48; T.Stewart 49-80; K.Harvick 81-83; Ku.Busch 84-127; R.Newman 128; Ku.Busch 129-149; T.Stewart 150-152; Ky.Busch 153-156; M.Truex Jr. 157-168; M.Kenseth 169-174; M.Truex Jr. 175; M.Martin 76-201; K.Harvick 202.
Leaders Summary: Ku.Busch, 3 times for 95 laps; T.Stewart, 2 times for 35 laps; M.Martin, 1 time for 26 laps; D.Gilliland, 1 time for 18 laps; M.Truex Jr., 2 times for 13 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 6 laps; K.Harvick, 2 times for 4 laps; Ky.Busch, 1 time for 4 laps; R.Newman, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Bowyer, 1 time for 1 lap.
Point standings: 1. K.Harvick, 190. 2. M.Martin, 175. 3. J.Burton, 165. 4. M.Wallace, 160. 5. D.Ragan, 155. 6. D.Gilliland, 147. 7. J.Nemechek, 138. 8. J.Gordon, 134. 9. D.Stremme, 130. 10. J.Yeley, 127.
NASCAR Nextel Cup Leaders
THROUGH SUNDAY
POINTS
1 Kevin Harvick, 190. 2. Mark Martin, 175. 3. Jeff Burton, 165. 4. Mike Wallace, 160. 5. David Ragan, 155. 6. David Gilliland, 147. 7. Joe Nemechek III, 138. 8. Jeff Gordon, 134. 9. David Stremme, 130. 10. J J Yeley, 127.
11. Elliott Sadler, 125. 12. Reed Sorenson, 124. 13. Boris Said, 121. 14. Robby Gordon, 118. 15. Johnny Sauter, 115. 16. Sterling Marlin, 112. 17. Clint Bowyer, 109. 18. Juan Pablo Montoya, 106. 19. Casey Mears, 103. 20. Bobby Labonte, 100.
MONEY
1. Kevin Harvick, $1,563,469. 2. Mark Martin, $1,170,416. 3. Jeff Burton, $865,216. 4. Mike Wallace, $615,658. 5. Tony Stewart, $549,931. 6. David Ragan, $529,350. 7. David Gilliland, $489,764. 8. Elliott Sadler, $445,153. 9. Kasey Kahne, $425,074. 10. Jeff Gordon, $403,497.
11. Kurt Busch, $365,316. 12. Dale Earnhardt, Jr., $355,733. 13. Jimmie Johnson, $353,386. 14. Kyle Busch, $324,858. 15. Greg Biffle, $317,075. 16. Denny Hamlin, $316,175. 17. Ryan Newman, $316,133. 18. Ken Schrader, $314,189. 19. Matt Kenseth, $309,099. 20. J J Yeley, $308,541.
PREP HOCKEY
State poll
1) St. John s (4 first place votes) 87 pts
2) Parma Padua(1) 82
3) University School (5) 81
4) Lakewood St. Edward s 75
5) Northview 59
6) St. Francis 45
7) Findlay 38
8) Bowling Green 30
9) Cleveland St. Ignatius 27
10) Gates Mills Gilmour 19
District
QUARTERFINALS
Wednesday
St. John s vs. Whitmer, 6 p.m.
Bowling Green vs. St. Francis, 8 p.m.
Thursday
Northview vs. Perrysburg, 6 p.m.
Findlay vs. Maumee, 8 p.m
TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
National League
NEW YORK METS Agreed to terms with C Sandy Alomar Jr. on a minor league contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES Purchased the contract of INF Oscar Robles from Mexico City of the Mexican League and signed him to a minor league contract.
American Association
LINCOLN SALTDOGS Signed INF Jay Yaconetti.
Can-Am League
WORCESTER TORNADOES Signed RHP Chris Shank. Released RHP David Byard.
BASKETBALL
NBA Development League
LOS ANGELES D-FENDERS Signed G Daniel Horton and F-C Nick Lewis. Announced F Aloysius Anagonye has left the team.
Women s National Basketball Association
CHICAGO SKY Named Roger Reding assistant coach and director of player personnel.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
CAROLINA PANTHERS Released DE Al Wallace.
CHICAGO BEARS Announced Ron Rivera, defensive coordinator, will not return next season. Named Luke Butkus assistant offensive line coach.
CINCINNATI BENGALS Signed TE Greg Guenther to a two-year contract.
GREEN BAY PACKERS Signed LB Tim Goodwell, P David Lonie, CB Antonio Malone, LB Marcus Russell and DT Devarick Scandrett.
MIAMI DOLPHINS Named Terry Shea quarterbacks coach and Brad Ohrt assistant strength and conditioning coach. Signed P Ryan Flinn.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS Named Norv Turner coach.
Canadian Football League
EDMONTON ESKIMOS Signed DB Omarr Morgan.
WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS Signed DB Davin Bush.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CAROLINA HURRICANES Reassigned LW Ryan Bayda to Albany of the AHL.
OTTAWA SENATORS Recalled G Kelly Guard from Binghamton of the AHL.
SAN JOSE SHARKS Reassigned F Mathieu Darche and F Thomas Plihal to Worcester of the AHL.
American Hockey League
CHICAGO WOLVES Announced C Brad Schell has been reassigned to the team from Gwinnett of the ECHL.
PHILADELPHIA PHANTOMS Loaned LW Tony Voce to Grand Rapids of the AHL. Reassigned G Rejean Beauchemin to Bakersfield of the ECHL.
WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON PENGUINS Announced D Tom Gilbert and LW Jean-Francois Jacques were recalled by the Edmonton Oilers.
Central Hockey League
WICHITA THUNDER Placed G Lee Anderson on waivers.
ECHL
LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS Announced G Mike McKenna has been assigned to the team by Omaha of the AHL.
COLLEGE
ALABAMA Named Kevin Steele defensive coordinator, Curt Cignetti recruiting coordinator and wide receivers coach, and Major Applewhite offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE Named Timothy Rudd men s and women s assistant track and field coach.
TEMPLE Named Jared Backus defensive line coach and Kevin Gilbride running backs coach.
PREP GYMNASTICS
NOTRE DAME 133.9, WHITMER 125.65, BOWSHER 125.6, CENTRAL 109.3: All-around--Schell, ND, 33.95.
LATEST LINE
NBA
New Orleans 2 (189) CHARLOTTE
WASHINGTON 31/2 (203) Minnesota
NEW YORK 4 (199) Orlando
Detroit 31/2 (191) MILWAUKEE
SAN ANTONIO 71/2 (189) Denver
CHICAGO 71/2 (191) Atlanta
SACRAMENTO 6 (202) Boston
Utah 21/2 (191) PORTLAND
SEATTLE 7 (226) Memphis
Phoenix 4 (211) LA CLIPPERS
College Basketball
Wisconsin 1 MICHIGAN STATE
GEORGE MASON 16 Georgia State
MISSOURI 31/2 Oklahoma
NOTRE DAME 6 Depaul
PROVIDENCE 31/2 West Virginia
BRADLEY 8 Northern Iowa
Creighton 3 ILLINOIS STATE
KENTUCKY 51/2 Lsu
NEW MEXICO 1 San Diego State
TEXAS 61/2 Texas Tech
WICHITA STATE 2 Missouri State
NEVADA LAS VEGAS 3 Air Force
TENNESSEE TECH 31/2 Austin Peay
Home Team in CAPS
SPORTLIGHT
Feb. 20
1971 En route to a record 76-goal season, Boston s Phil Esposito becomes the first player to score his 50th goal in February, but the Bruins lose to the Los Angeles Kings 5-4.
1974 Gordie Howe, the NHL s career scoring leader, comes out of retirement and signs a $1 million, four-year contract to play with the Houston Aeros of the WHA and his two sons, Mark and Marty.
1976 Muhammad Ali beats Jean-Pierre Coopman with a fifth-round knockout at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in Puerto Rico to defend his world heavyweight title.
1988 In Calgary, Brian Boitano of the United States wins the men s Olympic figure skating gold medal on a technical merit tiebreaker and nearly flawless free skating performance.
1993 Julio Cesar Chavez records a fifth-round TKO over Greg Haugen in a WBC super-lightweight title bout before a record crowd of 130,000 at Mexico City s Aztec Stadium.
1994 After 17 years and 279 races, Sterling Marlin wins his first race, the Daytona 500. Marlin barely holds off Ernie Irvan on the final lap.
1994 Speedskater Johann Olav Koss earns his third gold medal and sets his third world record in the Winter Olympics at Lillehammer by winning the 10,000 meters. He finishes in 13 minutes, 30.55 seconds, breaking the old mark by 12.99 seconds.
1997 Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia becomes the first man to break the 13-minute barrier in the 5,000 meters indoors, setting a world record of 12 minutes, 59.04 seconds in the DN Games.
1998 Tara Lipinski, 15, becomes the youngest Olympic figure skating champion in history, jumping over fellow teen and U.S. teammate Michelle Kwan to take the gold. Lipinski was two months younger than Sonja Henie was in her 1928 victory.
1999 San Jose s 3-1 loss at Washington ends the longest uninterrupted road trip in NHL history. The Sharks, who hadn t played a home game since Feb. 3, finish 4-5-1 and visit all four U.S. time zones during the 10-game stretch.
2004 The St. Louis Cardinals give Albert Pujols a $100 million, seven-year contact.
2005 Jeff Gordon grabs the lead from Dale Earnhardt Jr., then holds off Kurt Busch and Earnhardt in extra laps to win his third Daytona 500.
2005 Allen Iverson scores 15 points, has nine assists and five steals to win the MVP of the NBA All-Star game, helping the Eastern Conference to a 125-115 victory.
2006 Tanith Belbin and partner Ben Agosto snap the U.S. medals drought in Olympic figure skating with a silver. Belbin and Agosto win the first dance medal for the United States since a bronze in 1976 and the second medal of any kind.