Prep football, prep volleyball, prep soccer

9/16/2008

PREP FOOTBALL

State Poll

DIVISION I

1, Cin. Colerain (21) 4-0 264

2, Cle. Glenville (3) 4-0 218

3, Pickerington Cent. (1) 4-0 198

4, Lakewood St. Edward 4-0 170

5, Cin. St. Xavier 3-1 145

6, Dublin Coffman 4-0 110

7, Huber Hts. Wayne 4-0 98

8, Can. GlenOak (2) 4-0 94

9, Hilliard Davidson 4-0 63

10, Brunswick 4-0 43

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Youngs. Boardman 41. 12, Worthington Kilbourne 33. 13, Cle. St. Ignatius 21. 14, Cin. Elder 16.

DIVISION II

1, Cols. DeSales (17) 4-0 263

2, Louisville (7) 4-0 220

3, Cent. Cath. (1) 4-0 195

4, Logan (1) 4-0 148

5, Cin. Turpin 4-0 136

6, Lexington 4-0 129

7, Southview (1) 4-0 104

8, Cin. Anderson (1) 3-1 96

9, E. Cle. Shaw 4-0 65

10, New Carlisle Tecumseh 4-0 42

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Alliance 38. 12, Lewis Center Olentangy 24. 13, Cols. Beechcroft 19. 14, Dresden Tri-Valley 14.

DIVISION III

1, Poland Seminary (22) 4-0 270

2, St. Marys Memorial (2) 4-0 197

3, Thornville Sheridan (2) 4-0 193

4, Tipp City Tippecanoe (1) 4-0 167

5, Youngs. Liberty 4-0 93

6, Canal Fulton NW 3-1 83

7, Cle. Benedictine 3-1 72

8, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit (1) 3-1 62

9, Granville 4-0 46

10, Bellevue 3-1 44

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11 (tie), Circleville Logan Elm, Germantown Valley View 29. 13 (tie), Beloit W. Branch, Canal Winchester 28. 15, Avon 25. 16, Defiance 24. 17, Cortland Lakeview 23. 18 (tie), Canton South, Cols. Eastmoor 21. 20, New Philadelphia 19. 21, Lima Shawnee 14.

DIVISION IV

1, Coldwater (20) 4-0 267

2, Steubenville (2) 4-0 202

Youngs. Mooney (1) 3-1 202

4, Fostoria 4-0 178

5, Kettering Alter (4) 4-0 162

6, Belmont Union Local 4-0 108

7, Cols. Hartley 4-0 86

8, New Lexington 4-0 67

9, Massillon Tuslaw 4-0 46

10, Genoa 4-0 41

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Plain City Jonathan Alder (1) 34. 12 (tie), Coshocton, Akr. SVSM 26. 14, Marion Pleasant 14. 15 (tie), Brookville, Perry 13.

DIVISION V

1, Youngs. Ursuline (20) 4-0 260

2, St. Henry (4) 4-0 226

3, Patrick Henry 4-0 197

4, Archbold (4) 4-0 161

5, Maria Stein Marion Local 3-1 127

6, Liberty-Benton 4-0 126

7, Wheelersburg 4-0 101

8, Anna 4-0 83

9, Kirtland 4-0 45

10, Ashland Crestview 4-0 44

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Fredericktown 34. 12, W. Liberty-Salem 16. 13 (tie), Bainbridge Paint Valley, Cin. Hills, Delphos Jefferson 15. 16, N. Lewisburg Triad 12.

DIVISION VI

1, Hopewell-Loudon (11) 4-0 244

2, Mechanicsburg (9) 4-0 215

3, Delphos St. John s (1) 4-0 198

4, Mogadore (1) 4-0 149

5, Carey 4-0 144

6, Norwalk St. Paul (3) 4-0 140

7, Ada 4-0 88

8, Cols. Africentric (1) 4-0 84

9, Newark Cath. 3-1 71

10, Malvern (1) 4-0 38

Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, McDonald 36. 12, Hannibal River 31. 13, Bridgeport 28. 14, Berlin Center Western Reserve (1) 26. 15, Pandora-Gilboa 18.

Steve Junga s vote

DIVISION I: 1, Cincinnati Colerain; 2, Cleveland Glenville; 3, Pickerington Central; 4, Boardman; 5, Lakewood St. Edward; 6, Cincinnati St. Xavier; 7, Dublin Coffman; 8, Brunswick; 9, Huber Heights Wayne; 10, Hilliard Davidson.

DIVISION II: 1, Southview; 2, Central Catholic; 3, Columbus DeSales; 4, Louisville; 5, Cincinnati Turpin; 6, Lexington; 7, Lewis Center Olentangy; 8, Cincinnati Anderson; 9, Logan; 10, New Carlisle Tecumseh.

DIVISION III: 1, Tipp City Tippecanoe; 2, Poland Seminary; 3, St. Marys Memorial; 4, Thornville Sheridan; 5, Cleveland Benedictine; 6, Youngstown Liberty; 7, Walsh Jesuit; 8, Circleville Logan Elm; 9, Canal Winchester; 10, Granville.

DIVISION IV: 1, Coldwater; 2, Kettering Alter; 3, Fostoria; 4, Genoa; 5, Steubenville; 6, Youngstown Mooney; 7, Belmont Union Local; 8, Plain City Jonathan Alder; 9, Columbus Hartley; 10, New Lexington.

DIVISION V: 1, St. Henry; 2, Youngstown Ursuline; 3, Liberty-Benton; 4, Patrick Henry; 5, Archbold; 6, Anna; 7, Marion Local; 8, Bainbridge Paint Valley; 9, Kirtland; 10, Wheelersburg.

DIVISION VI: 1, Hopewell-Loudon; 2, Delphos St. John s; 3, Norwalk St. Paul; 4, Mogadore; 5, Carey; 6, Ada; 7, Mechanicsburg; 8, Columbus Africentric; 9, Malvern; 10, McDonald.

PREP SOCCER

Girls

BOWLING GREEN 5, FREMONT ROSS 1

BG: Hammer 2, Erfman, Kleine, Sikula. FR: Miller.

ST. URSULA 3, SOUTHVIEW 0

Farell 2, Gallagher.

GENOA 4, OTSEGO 0

G: Reeder 2, Gregory, team goal

PERRYSBURG 4, NOTRE DAME 0

P: Ball, K. Goins, O Connor, Pummill

NORTHWOOD 2, WHITMER 1

N: Grindle 2. W: Gwin.

Boys

PETTISVILLE 7, SWANTON 2

P: Nofziger 4, Roth, Je. Rupp, Klopfenstein. S: McCaughy, Peabody.

PRO FOOTBALL

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 2 0 0 1.000 36 20

Buffalo 2 0 0 1.000 54 26

N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 30 33

Miami 0 2 0 .000 24 51

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Tennessee 2 0 0 1.000 41 17

Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 31 44

Houston 0 1 0 .000 17 38

Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 26 37

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 48 23

Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 17 10

Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 17 41

Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 16 38

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Denver 2 0 0 1.000 80 52

Oakland 1 1 0 .500 37 49

Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 18 40

San Diego 0 2 0 .000 62 65

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

N.Y. Giants 2 0 0 1.000 57 20

Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 69 47

Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 75 44

Washington 1 1 0 .500 36 40

South

W L T Pct PF PA

Carolina 2 0 0 1.000 46 41

New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 48 49

Tampa Bay 1 1 0 .500 44 33

Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 43 45

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Green Bay 2 0 0 1.000 72 44

Chicago 1 1 0 .500 46 33

Detroit 0 2 0 .000 46 82

Minnesota 0 2 0 .000 34 42

West

W L T Pct PF PA

Arizona 2 0 0 1.000 54 23

San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 46 53

Seattle 0 2 0 .000 40 67

St. Louis 0 2 0 .000 16 79

LAST NIGHT

Baltimore at Houston, ppd., hurricane

Dallas 41, Philadelphia 37

SUNDAY

Pittsburgh 10, Cleveland 6

Green Bay 48, Detroit 25

N.Y. Giants 41, St. Louis 13

Indianapolis 18, Minnesota 15

Oakland 23, Kansas City 8

Carolina 20, Chicago 17

Washington 29, New Orleans 24

Tennessee 24, Cincinnati 7

Buffalo 20, Jacksonville 16

San Francisco 33, Seattle 30, OT

Tampa Bay 24, Atlanta 9

New England 19, N.Y. Jets 10

Arizona 31, Miami 10

Denver 39, San Diego 38

SUNDAY, SEPT. 21

Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05

Cleveland at Baltimore, 4:15

Houston at Tennessee, 1

Oakland at Buffalo, 1

Carolina at Minnesota, 1

Kansas City at Atlanta, 1

Tampa Bay at Chicago, 1

Arizona at Washington, 1

Miami at New England, 1

Cincinnati at N.Y. Giants, 1

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:05

New Orleans at Denver, 4:05

Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 4:15

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 4:15

Dallas at Green Bay, 8:15

MONDAY, SEPT. 22

N.Y. Jets at San Diego, 8:30

Philadelphia 6 24 0 7 37

Dallas 14 10 7 10 41

Phi FG Akers 34, 10:44.

Dal Owens 72 pass from Romo (Folk kick), 7:46.

Phi FG Akers 44, 2:58.

Dal F.Jones 98 kickoff return (Folk kick), 2:45.

Phi Westbrook 6 pass from McNabb (Akers kick), 14:55.

Phi Gocong fumble recovery in end zone (Akers kick), 14:41.

Dal Owens 4 pass from Romo (Folk kick), 10:02.

Phi Westbrook 1 run (Akers kick), 7:38.

Phi FG Akers 22, :45.

Dal FG Folk 51, :03.

Dal Barber 17 pass from Romo (Folk kick), 5:08.

Phi Westbrook 1 run (Akers kick), 14:17.

Dal FG Folk 47, 10:29.

Dal Barber 1 run (Folk kick), 4:35.

A 63,472.

TEAM STATS

Phi Dal

First downs 23 20

Total Net Yards 337 380

Rushes-yards 23-78 24-68

Passing 259 312

Punt Returns 2-12 3-11

Kickoff Returns 7-159 7-252

Interceptions Ret. 1-14 0-0

Comp-Att-Int 25-37-0 21-30-1

Sacked-Yards Lost 4-22 0-0

Punts 3-51.7 3-46.7

Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1

Penalties-Yards 5-44 10-108

Time of Possession 30:58 29:02

INDIVIDUAL STATS

RUSHING Philadelphia, Westbrook 18-58, McNabb 5-20. Dallas, Barber 18-63, F.Jones 3-10, Romo 3-(minus 5).

PASSING Philadelphia, McNabb 25-37-0-281. Dallas, Romo 21-30-1-312.

RECEIVING Philadelphia, D.Jackson 6-110, Westbrook 6-45, Lewis 3-36, Avant 2-28, Buckhalter 2-15, Baskett 2-10, Booker 2-8, Celek 1-19, L.Smith 1-10. Dallas, Witten 7-110, Barber 4-51, Owens 3-89, Crayton 2-23, Austin 2-12, Curtis 2-7, Bennett 1-20.

MISSED FIELD GOALS None.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Mid-American Conference

East

Division All Games

W L PF PA W L PF PA

Buffalo 1 0 30 28 2 1 88 72

BGSU 0 0 0 0 1 2 51 66

Kent St. 0 0 0 0 1 2 52 72

Miami 0 0 0 0 1 2 57 77

Akron 0 1 24 41 1 2 83 107

Temple 0 1 28 30 1 2 72 49

Ohio 0 1 28 31 0 3 62 78

West

Division All Games

W L PF PA W L PF PA

C. Mich. 1 0 31 28 2 1 79 96

W. Mich. 1 0 29 26 2 1 104 101

Toledo 1 0 41 17 1 1 57 58

Ball St. 1 0 41 24 3 0 124 61

E. Mich. 0 1 17 41 1 2 79 83

N. Illinois 0 1 26 29 0 2 53 60

LAST SATURDAY

Toledo 41, E. Michigan 17

Boise St. 20, Bowling Green 7

Buffalo 30, Temple 28

Ball St. 41, Akron 24

Cent. Michigan 31, Ohio 28

Kent St. 24, Delaware St. 3

Miami 38, Charleston Southern 27

W. Michigan 51, Idaho 28

SATURDAY

Fresno St. at Toledo, 8:15

Ohio at N western, Noon

Temple at Penn St., Noon

Cent. Michigan at Purdue, Noon

Akron at Army, 1

E. Michigan at Maryland, 1

Buffalo at Missouri, 2

Indiana St. at N. Illinois, 3

Ball St. at Indiana, 7

Kent St. at Louisiana-Lafayette, 7

Tennessee Tech at W. Michigan, 7

Miami at Cincinnati, 7:30

Big Ten

Conference All Games

W L PF PA W L PF PA

Iowa 0 0 0 0 3 0 105 8

Minnesota 0 0 0 0 3 0 108 67

N western 0 0 0 0 3 0 87 37

Penn St. 0 0 0 0 3 0 166 37

Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 3 0 102 41

Indiana 0 0 0 0 2 0 76 16

Ohio St. 0 0 0 0 2 1 72 49

Illinois 0 0 0 0 2 1 109 90

Mich. St. 0 0 0 0 2 1 90 48

Purdue 0 0 0 0 1 1 68 42

Michigan 0 0 0 0 1 2 56 66

LAST SATURDAY

Southern Cal 35, Ohio St. 3

Notre Dame 35, Michigan 17

Michigan St. 17, Florida Atlantic 0

Iowa 17, Iowa St. 5

Northwestern 33, S. Illinois 7

Minnesota 35, Montana St. 23

Illinois 20, Louisiana-Lafayette 17

Oregon 32, Purdue 26, OT

Penn St. 55, Syracuse 13

Wisconsin 13, Fresno St. 10

SATURDAY

Troy at Ohio St., Noon

Iowa at Pittsburgh, Noon

Ohio at Northwestern, Noon

Temple at Penn St., Noon

C. Mich. at Purdue, Noon

Florida Atlantic at Minnesota, Noon

Notre Dame at Michigan St., 3:30

Ball St. at Indiana, 7

SOCCER

Major League Soccer

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Columbus 13 6 5 44 41 30

New England 12 7 5 41 35 33

Chicago 11 8 5 38 30 20

New York 9 7 8 35 30 30

D.C. United 10 11 3 33 39 38

Kansas City 7 9 8 29 26 33

Toronto FC 7 11 6 27 25 33

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L T Pts GF GA

Houston 10 5 9 39 34 28

Real Salt Lake 8 9 7 31 30 31

CD Chivas USA 8 10 6 30 31 36

Colorado 9 12 3 30 32 32

San Jose 7 9 8 29 24 28

FC Dallas 6 9 9 27 32 32

Los Angeles 6 10 8 26 44 49

Note: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

SUNDAY

Colorado 2, Chicago 0

SATURDAY

Columbus 1, Toronto FC 1, tie

Kansas City 2, Los Angeles 0

New York 2, Real Salt Lake 1

FC Dallas 2, D.C. United 2, tie

Houston 1, San Jose 1, tie

THURSDAY

New York at Columbus, 7

HOLE IN ONE

DAN FREEMAN, No. 8 at Otsego Club classic course, Gaylord, Mich., 117 yards, 9-iron.

PREP FIELD HOCKEY

MAUMEE VALLEY 1, MAGNIFICAT 0

Utamaka.

WNBA

Eastern Conference

W L Pct GB

y-Detroit 22 12 .647

x-Connecticut 21 13 .618 1

x-New York 19 15 .559 3

x-Indiana 17 17 .500 5

Chicago 12 22 .353 10

Washington 10 24 .294 12

Atlanta 4 30 .118 18

Western Conference

W L Pct GB

y-San Antonio 24 10 .706

x-Seattle 22 12 .647 2

x-Los Angeles 20 14 .588 4

x-Sacramento 18 16 .529 6

Houston 17 17 .500 7

Minnesota 16 18 .471 8

Phoenix 16 18 .471 8

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched conference

LAST NIGHT

Houston 90, Sacramento 81

SUNDAY

Indiana 103, Phoenix 89

Houston 79, Chicago 76

Detroit 61, New York 59

Minnesota 96, Washington 70

Los Angeles 65, Seattle 48

SATURDAY

Connecticut 87, Washington 81

San Antonio 77, Sacramento 69

SPORTLIGHT

Sept. 16

1885 The America s Cup is successfully defended by U.S. yacht Puritan as it beats Britain s Genesta in two heats.

1926 Henri Cochet ends Bill Tilden s six-year reign as the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association champion with a victory in the quarterfinals.

1927 Rene Lacoste wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championship, beating Bill Tilden in three sets.

1951 Betsy Rawls wins the U.S. Women s Open golf title by edging Louise Suggs.

1955 The formation of the United States Auto Club is completed and will oversee four major categories of auto races.

1973 O.J. Simpson rushes for 250 yards to lead the Buffalo Bills to a 31-13 victory over the New England Patriots.

1993 Dave Winfield of the Minnesota Twins becomes the 19th player in major league history to get 3,000 hits, with a single off Oakland s Dennis Eckersley.

1996 Paul Molitor gets his 3,000th career hit, becoming the 21st major leaguer to reach the mark and the first to do it with a triple.

1997 Philadelphia s Curt Schilling strikes out nine in the Phillies win over the New York Mets to become the 13th pitcher since 1900 to record 300 strikeouts in a season.

2000 Zippy Chippy, a 9-year-old gelding, finishes third in the eighth race at the Three-County Fair in Northampton, Mass., extending his record as the losingest horse in American thoroughbred history to 88 races.

2001 Jason Bohn shoots a 13-under 58 at Huron Oaks Country Club to win the Canadian Tour s Bayer Championship by two strokes and go one below the best round ever shot in PGA Tour-sanctioned competition. Bohn matches the 58 shot by Shigeki Maruyama of Japan in qualifying for the 2000 U.S. Open at the par-71 Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md.

2006 Washington s Alfonso Soriano becomes the fourth player in major league history to record 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a single season in an 8-4 win over Milwaukee.

2007 Jim Thome is the 23rd player and third this season to reach 500 home runs. The slugger hits a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning off reliever Dustin Moseley to give the Chicago White Sox a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

2007 Bengals QB Carson Palmer passes for six TDs and the Browns Derek Anderson has five in Cleveland s 51-45 win over Cincinnati, making it just the third time in NFL history that two QBs threw five TD passes apiece in the same game. Jamal Lewis of the Browns rushes for 215 yards and a touchdown. Palmer passes for 401 yards and Chad Johnson has 11 catches for 209 yards and two TDs.

AUTO RACING

NASCAR Sprint Cup Leaders

Through Sunday

POINTS

1 (tie). Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson, 5,220. 3. Greg Biffle, 5,190. 4. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 5,170. 4. Jeff Burton, 5,170. 6. Denny Hamlin, 5,148. 7. Tony Stewart, 5,147. 8. Kyle Busch, 5,146. 9. Clint Bowyer, 5,137. 10. Kevin Harvick, 5,134.

11. Jeff Gordon, 5,121. 12. Matt Kenseth, 5,043. 13. Kasey Kahne, 3,177. 14. David Ragan, 3,118. 15. Martin Truex Jr., 2,964. 16. Brian Vickers, 2,917. 17. Ryan Newman, 2,908. 18. Kurt Busch, 2,772. 19. Jamie McMurray, 2,705. 20. Bobby Labonte, 2,621.

MONEY

1. Carl Edwards, $5,897,600. 2. Kyle Busch, $5,627,113. 3. Jimmie Johnson, $5,503,462. 4. Kasey Kahne, $5,158,040. 5. Ryan Newman, $5,103,733. 6. Tony Stewart, $4,958,458. 7. Jeff Gordon, $4,371,416. 8. Denny Hamlin, $4,317,895. 9. Matt Kenseth, $4,193,770. 10. Kevin Harvick, $4,179,155.

11. Jeff Burton, $4,177,059. 12. Greg Biffle, $3,781,489. 13. Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,755,670. 14. Sam Hornish Jr., $3,690,319. 15. Martin Truex Jr., $3,616,604. 16. Bobby Labonte, $3,607,532. 17. Kurt Busch, $3,591,405. 18. Elliott Sadler, $3,496,688. 19. Juan Pablo Montoya, $3,463,001. 20. Clint Bowyer, $3,439,270.

TENNIS

WTA Money Leaders

Through Sept. 14

1. Serena Williams $3,641,548

2. Ana Ivanovic $2,563,675

3. Jelena Jankovic $2,333,760

LATEST LINE

NFL

(Sunday)

Week Three

ATLANTA 41/2 Kansas City

BUFFALO 81/2 Oakland

TENNESSEE 41/2 Houston

NY GIANTS 13 Cincinnati

WASHINGTON 3 Arizona

NEW ENGLAND 13 Miami

CHICAGO 3 Tampa Bay

MINNESOTA 3 Carolina

SEATTLE 91/2 St. Louis

SAN FRANCISCO 31/2 Detroit

DENVER 5 New Orleans

PHILADELPHIA 3 Pittsburgh

INDIANAPOLIS 51/2 Jacksonville

BALTIMORE 2 Cleveland

Dallas 21/2 GREEN BAY

(Monday)

SAN DIEGO 81/2 NY Jets

College Football

(Wednesday)

Kansas State 4 LOUISVILLE

(Thursday)

West Virginia 21/2 COLORADO

(Friday)

CONNECTICUT 14 Baylor

(Saturday)

PENN STATE 281/2 Temple

BOSTON COLLEGE 101/2 Central Florida

NORTHWESTERN 11 Ohio

CINCINNATI 12 Miami-Ohio

MISSISSIPPI 61/2 Vanderbilt

GEORGIA TECH 71/2 Mississippi State

BYU 29 Wyoming

Lsu 3 AUBURN

Alabama 91/2 ARKANSAS

SOUTHERN MISS 91/2 Marshall

Houston 6 COLORADO ST.

Rutgers 41/2 NAVY

N. CAROLINA 2 Virginia Tech

PITTSBURGH 1 Iowa

FLORIDA STATE 4 Wake Forest

MICHIGAN STATE 81/2 Notre Dame

OREGON 111/2 Boise State

Utah 71/2 AIR FORCE

TULSA 101/2 New Mexico

INDIANA 31/2 Ball State

PURDUE 101/2 Central Michigan

Akron 9 ARMY

MARYLAND 211/2 Eastern Mich.

Miami-Florida 4 TEXAS A&M

East Carolina 7 N. CAROLINA ST

MISSOURI 331/2 Buffalo

Fresno State 61/2 TOLEDO

TEXAS 31 Rice

UTAH STATE 41/2 Idaho

Tcu 24 SMU

Florida 71/2 TENNESSEE

Georgia 61/2 ARIZONA STATE

NEVADA LAS VEGAS 3 Iowa State

STANFORD 91/2 San Jose State

TEXAS EL PASO 6 New Mexico St.

Arizona 1 UCLA

Added Games

OHIO STATE 21 Troy

ARKANSAS STATE 5 Middle Tenn St

TULANE 6 Louisiana-Monroe

MINNESOTA 61/2 Florida Atlantic

South Florida 28 FLA INTERNATIONAL

LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 21/2 Kent State

Baseball

National League

LA Dodgers 71/2 -81/2 PITTSBURGH

Philadelphia 51/2 -61/2 ATLANTA

NY Mets 71/2 -81/2 WASHINGTON

CINCINNATI 51/2 -61/2 St. Louis

Houston 61/2 -71/2 FLORIDA

Milwaukee 51/2 -61/2 CHICAGO CUBS

COLORADO 7-8 San Diego

ARIZONA 7-8 San Francisco

American League

NY YANKEES 51/2 -61/2 Chi White Sox

Minnesota 71/2 -81/2 CLEVELAND

TORONTO 71/2 -81/2 Baltimore

Boston 6-7 TAMPA BAY

TEXAS 51/2 -61/2 Detroit

KANSAS CITY Even-6 Seattle

LA Angels 61/2 -71/2 OAKLAND

Home Team in CAPS

TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL

MLB Announced the suspension of New York Yankees RHP Edwar Ramirez has been reduced from three games to two.

American League

NEW YORK YANKEES Recalled RHP Humbero Sanchez from Trenton (EL) and C Francisco Cervelli from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL).

National League

MILWAUKEE BREWERS Fired Ned Yost, manager. Named Dale Sveum interim manager.

Texas League

CORPUS CHRISTI HOOKS Promoted Andy Steavens to director of group sales.

American Association

FORT WORTH CATS Traded LHP Joel Kirsten to Somerset (Atlantic) for a player to be named. Released INF Aaron Sisk.

FOOTBALL

National Football League

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Re-signed FB Kyle Eckel. Released TE Stephen Spach. Re-signed DB Mark Dillard to the practice squad. Released P Tom Malone from the practice squad.

NEW YORK JETS Signed LB Kenwin Cummings and OL Stanley Daniels to the practice squad. Released OL Matt McChesney and LB Brandon Renkart from the practice squad.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League

CAROLINA HURRICANES Signed LW Matt Murley to a one-year contract.

PREP TENNIS

BRYAN 3, ANTHONY WAYNE 2

McDonagh (B) d. Kraig, 6-0, 6-2; Short (B) d. McCormick, 6-3, 6-1; E. McDonagh (B) d. Krieg, 6-2, 6-4; Kaseman/Dellinger (AW) d. Shilling/Weiland, 6-4, 6-4; Bolduc/Ziegler (AW) d. Snider/Hasch, 7-6, 6-1.

NAPOLEON 4, MAUMEE VALLEY 1

Arlt (MV) d. Eickhoff, 6-1, 6-4; Small (N) d. Amin, 6-1, 6-2; Schlade (N) d. Booth, 6-0, 6-0; Panning/Westhoven (N) d. Chao/Pierce, 6-2, 6-0; Steele/DeTray (N) d. Penn-Todd/Bearss, 6-0, 6-0.

WAITE 5, WOODWARD 0

Castillo d. Boddeker, 6-4, 6-1; Meadows d. Vickers, 6-1, 6-3; Miller d. Wobiter, 6-0, 6-0; Thomas/Morris d. Bias/Celestino, 6-2, 6-0,; Strickland/Garcia by forfeit.

NOTRE DAME 5, START 0

Keller d. Bradford, 6-0, 6-0; McNamara d. James, 6-0, 6-1; Stansfield d. Sims, 6-0, 6-1; St. John/Stearns d. Avery/Thompson, 6-0, 6-0; T. Smietanski/A. Genzman d. Walton/Montoya, 6-0, 6-0.

CENTRAL 5, ROGERS 0

M. Delp d. Cogdell, 6-0, 6-0; S. Delp d. J. Jagodzinski, 6-0, 6-0; Mitchell d. C. Jagodzinski, 6-0, 6-0; Scherting/L. Eagle d. Pruitt/Croskey, 6-0, 6-0; Bonczek/K. Eagle d. Michalak/Woodson, 6-1, 6-3.

ROSSFORD 5, FOSTORIA 0

H. Saleh d. Depp 6-2, 6-1; D. Saleh d. Wyant 6-3, 6-2; Young d. Walter 6-4, 6-3; Apt/Sluster d. Basinger/Deard 4-6, 6-2, 6-0; Bialorucki/Nguyen d. August/Shiffler 6-2, 6-4.

CLAY 5, BOWSHER 0

Fork d. Ta. Nettles 6-4, 6-4; Durant d. Irons 6-2, 6-2; Finger d. Schaller 6-1, 6-1; Beavers/Zalar d. K. DiNardo/R. DiNardo 6-3, 6-1; Laberdee/Noethen d. Ti. Nettles/Covarrubias 6-0, 6-2.

PREP GOLF

Boys

NLL Tournament

At Riverby Hills

Team scores: Anthony Wayne 299, Bowling Green 313, Southview 314, Maumee 324, Perrysburg 326, Northview 327, Springfield 346, Rossford 351.

Top individuals: Laberdee, Bowling Green, 70; Hoyle, AW, 71; Pontsler, AW, 74; Hausfeld, S-view 74; Gaspar, AW, 76; Phillips, P-burg, 77; Gardner, BG, 77; Bialecki, AW, 78; Remenal, S-view, 78; Hermes, Maumee, 78; Trumbell AW, 80; Napierala, N-view, 80; Turnwald, AW, 80; Kneisley, S-view, 80.

OTTAWA HILLS 146, TOLEDO CHRISTIAN 161

OH: Walter 35, Jamieson 36, Silverman 37, Saddemi 38. TC: Vincicsky 39, Simcox 39, Whitlow 40, Gibson 43. At Ottawa Park.

WAUSEON 153, DELTA 171

W: Figy 37, M. Dietrich 36, Drummer 39, Tuckerman 41. D: Weis 38, Turner 42, Abbott 45, Bailey 46. At Ironwood.

CLAY 171, BOWSHER 184, WAITE 200

C: Balogh 38, Mauk 44, Wamer 44, Waldmanstetter 45. B: Gibbons 45, Kramer 46, Rogers 46, Kuhl 47. W: Duris 42, Beiser 48, Smith 54, Hatch 56. At Detwiler.

MAUMEE VALLEY 177, EMMAN. CHRISTIAN 191

MV: Deichert 40, Li 42, Mehregan 45, Lehman 50; EC: Dunnett 44, Henning 48, Smith 49, Jung 50. At Bedford Hills.

WHITMER 165, WOODWARD/SCOTT (NO SCORE)

Wh: Fackelman 40, Wood 41, Wagner 42, Schmidlin 42. At Ottawa Park.

Girls

NLL Championship

Team scores: Northview 369; Perrysburg 371; Maumee 391; Springfield 400; Rossford 402; Southview 405; Anthony Wayne 431.

Final standings: Northview 10-24-34; Perrysburg 10-21-31; Maumee 4-18-22; Southview 10-9-19; Springfield 4-15-19; Rossford 0-12-12; Anthony Wayne 4-6-10.

First team: Brooke Darah, Northview; Maggie Adams, Springfield; Kendall Tudor, Perrysburg; Catherine Haskins, Rossford; Sarah Dean, Springfield; Mamie Silver, Northview.

Second team: Bailey Wiland, Perrysburg; Lauren Frick, Anthony Wayne; Jenny Lee, Perrysburg; Becki Hayes, Maumee; Ali Sayre, Northview; Sarah Al-Momar, Southview.

ELMWOOD 246, ADA 284

E: Day 57, Oler 59, Haughawout 64, Gorrill 66. A: Smittle 62, Cribley 73, Oestreich 74, Fincher 75. At Birch Run.

ST. URSULA 169, FINDLAY 182, WHITMER 194, EASTWOOD 200, NOTRE DAME 224

SU: Martin 40, McKernan 41, Fuller 43, Perry 45. F: St. Jean 38. W: McBride 44. E: Shimel 34. ND: Sterling 44. Brown (Genoa) 39. At Highland Meadows.

CARDINAL STRITCH 216, CLAY 220, CENTRAL 246

CS: Tucker 45, Niehaus 51. CL: Sabin 52, Achter 54, Orr 57, Scharer 57. CC: Murnen 56. At Highland Meadows.

SPORTS NOTES

SOFTBALL: The Toledo Blues summer softball program based at St. Ursula Academy will hold tryouts on Sept. 20 from 9 to 11 a.m. for 12-U and 14-U girls at the school. Information: Frank at 734-854-6965.

FOOTBALL: Tickets for Friday night s Maumee at Perrysburg game will be on sale tomorrow through Friday at the Perrysburg High School athletic office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. They are $6 for adults and $5 for students.

LOCAL HOCKEY

TOLEDO CHEROKEE 5, PEORIA 2

Bain 2, Cook, Bourland, Sundstrom.

TOLEDO CHEROKEE 5, PEORIA 3

Kolb 3, Clark, Cook.

GOLF

World Rankings

Through Sunday

1. Tiger Woods USA 16.68

2. Phil Mickelson USA 9.14

3. Vijay Singh Fji 7.71

4. Padraig Harrington Irl 7.53

5. Sergio Garcia Esp 6.78

6. Ernie Els SAf 5.33

7. Henrik Stenson Swe 5.31

8. Steve Stricker USA 5.19

9. Jim Furyk USA 5.11

10. Anthony Kim USA 4.94

11. Stewart Cink USA 4.86

12. Lee Westwood Eng 4.74

13. Justin Rose Eng 4.73

14. Adam Scott Aus 4.70

15. Geoff Ogilvy Aus 4.66

16. K.J. Choi Kor 4.56

17. Robert Karlsson Swe 4.33

18. Camilo Villegas Col 4.32

19. Miguel Angel Jimenez Esp 4.29

20. Kenny Perry USA 4.24

21. Trevor Immelman SAf 3.89

22. Rory Sabbatini SAf 3.78

23. Justin Leonard USA 3.66

24. Mike Weir Can 3.63

25. Luke Donald Eng 3.61

26. Stephen Ames Can 3.45

27. Aaron Baddeley Aus 3.45

28. Andres Romero Arg 3.41

29. Ian Poulter Eng 3.40

30. Ben Curtis USA 3.24