BOYS DISTRICT SEMIFINALS
DIVISION I
at Liberty-Benton
Thursday’s Game
Findlay 51, Perrysburg 36
at Williard High School
Mansfield Senior 63, Sandusky 53
DISTRICT FINAL
at BGSU’s Anderson Arena
Saturday’s Game
Findlay vs. Mansfield Senior, 7 p.m.
BOYS
DIVISION I
FINDLAY 51, PERRYSBURG 35
FINDLAY
Todd, 0-0-0; Birchmeier, 4-1-0-11; Boyd, 0-2-0-6; Clark, 2-0-4; Twining, 0-2-2; Davidson, 0-0-0; Rucher,
0-0-0; Peak, 0-1-1; Ballmer, 0-1-1; Ammons, 5-1-11; Gettys, 6-3-15. TOTALS: 17-3-8-51.
PERRYSBURG
Milne, 0-0-0; Gordon, 0-0-0; Schenk, 1-1-0-5; Sell, 0-4-4; Meyer, 1-0-2; Yant, 1-0-2; Pfleghaar, 1-1-3;
Dunbar, 0-0-0; Schimmoeller, 1-0-2; Schmenk, 1-1-1-6; Edwards, 2-2-1-11. TOTALS: 8-4-7-35.
FINDLAY 15 11 10 15 -51
PERRYSBURG 6 4 8 17 -35
NORTHWEST ALL-DISTRICT BASKETBALL
COLUMBUS (AP) – The 2010-11 Associated Press Northwest All-District basketball teams based on the
recommendations of a media panel:
BOYS
DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM: CHAUNCEY ORR, BOWLING GREEN, 6-4, SR., 21.5; Marc Loving, Tol. St. John’s Jesuit, 6-8, soph.;
18.3; Nigel Hayes, Tol. Whitmer, 6-7, soph.; 15.0; Robert Davis, Tol. Bowsher, 6-3, sr.; 20.1; C.J.
Gettys, Findlay, 6-10, jr., 18.5.
Player of the year: CHAUNCEY ORR, BOWLING GREEN.
Coaches of the year: Bruce Smith, Tol. Whitmer; Jim Rucki, Findlay.
SECOND TEAM: Cheatham Norrils, Tol. St. John’s Jesuit, 6-0, sr., 11.9; Leroy Alexander, Springfield, 6-2,
jr., 17.5; Drew Lehman, Tol. Central Cath., 5-11, sr., 13.2; Brock Ammons, Findlay, 6-6, sr., 15.3; Keon
Johnson, Mansfield Senior, 5-7, soph., 15.2; Tyler White, Lima Senior, 6-3, jr., 17.8.
THIRD TEAM: Allen Gant, Southview, 6-1, jr., 15.2; XAVIER BROWN, BOWLING GREEN, 6-0, SR., 16.5; Chester
McFadden, Springfield, 6-4, sr., 15.5; Xavier Turner, Sandusky, 6-1, jr., 14.5; Marvin Owens, Marion
Harding, 5-9, sr., 16.0.
Special Mention
(Wood County schools only)
KEVIN SCHENK, PERRYSBURG; VITTO BROWN, BOWLING GREEN.
DIVISION II
FIRST TEAM: Damond Powell, Tol. Rogers, 5-10, sr., 22.5; Josh Ingle, Shelby, 6-5, sr., 18.3; Eric
Stapleton, Defiance, 6-8, sr., 14.7; Reggie McAdams, Elida, 6-5, jr., 19.3; Nate Bihn, Celina, 6-2, sr.,
13.7.
Player of the year: Damond Powell, Tol. Rogers.
Coach of the year: Chris Bihn, Celina.
SECOND TEAM: Mike Yost, Milan Edison, 6-3, sr., 13.4; Robby Rinehart, Lexington, 6-3, sr., 13.5; Jordan
Lauf, Napoleon, 6-4, so., 20.0; Matt Wisler, Bryan, 6-3, sr., 17.5; Trey Howard, Lima Shawnee, 6-2, sr.,
22.5; Corey Clifton, Van Wert, 6-3, sr., 17.8.
THIRD TEAM: Dontonio Kynard, Tol. Scott, 6-0, jr., 17.5; Jacob Cashen, Norwalk, 6-4, jr., 11.2; Michael
Ebert, Sandusky Perkins, 6-6, jr., 13.4; Shaquille Brooks, Mansfield Madison, 6-2, jr., 13.9; Logan
Slavinski, Bellville Clear Fork, 6-3, sr., 13.6; Derek Roop, St. Marys Memorial.
Special Mention
(Wood County schools only)
None.
DIVISION III
FIRST TEAM: Derek Zeiter, Ontario, 6-4, sr., 19.4; Nolan Todd, Collins Western Reserve, 5-11, jr., 12.2;
Travis Schomaeker, Ottawa-Glandorf, 6-0, sr., 17.1; Telly Fricke, Archbold, 5-11, sr., 11.0; Tyler
O’Connor, Lima Central Cath., 6-3, jr., 12.8.
Player of the year: Derek Zeiter, Ontario.
Coach of the year: Shawn Brewer, Paulding.
SECOND TEAM: Brian Bollenbacher, Huron, 6-1, sr., 16.2; TJ WALDOCK, ELMWOOD, 6-0, SR., 17.1; Levi
Gleason, Bluffton, 6-6, sr., 17.8; Matt Metcalf, North Robinson Colonel Crawford, 6-1, jr., 13.5; Blake
Green, Delta, 6-4, jr., 17.3; Lucas Pennington, Evergreen, 6-5, sr., 14.2.
THIRD TEAM: Devin Jones, Castalia Margaretta, 6-3, sr., 13.1; Nate Schmitt, Collins Western Reserve, 6-0,
sr., 14.2; Matt Hall, Ashland Crestview, 5-11, sr., 11.7; Garrett Morton, Archbold, 6-3, sr., 11.8; Kent
Tietje, Patrick Henry, 6-5, sr., 10.9; Gage Beaber, Gibsonburg, 5-10, jr., 14.9; Ryan Ebbeskotte,
Delphos Jefferson, 6-1, sr., 15.6.
Special Mention
(Wood County school only)
JAY HANNAH, ELMWOOD; KEVIN HAMMER, ELMWOOD; A.C. LIMES, OTSEGO; NICK MCDOLE, LAKOTA.
DIVISION IV
FIRST TEAM: Luke Kohls, Columbus Grove, 6-4, sr., 16.9; J.J. Buckey, Ottawa Hills, 6-1, sr., 11.5; Mason
Roth, McComb, 5-11, sr., 18.0; Brock Homier, Continental, 5-11, sr., 16.0; Tyler Lilly, Mansfield
Christian, 6-3, sr., 18.9; Dallas Smith, Ayersville, 6-3, sr., 17.2; Marcus Reineke, New Knoxville, 6-1,
sr., 22.1.
Player of the year: Luke Kohls, Columbus Grove.
Coach of the year: Todd Turnwald, Columbus Grove.
SECOND TEAM: Jared Sturt, Maumee Valley, 6-6, jr., 12.4; Zach Garber, Vanlue, 6-8, so., 14.4; Thayne
Recker, Arlington, 6-4, jr., 18.1; Zach Chatlain, Bucyrus Wynford, 6-3, jr., 14.4; Logan Lucas, Antwerp,
6-2, sr., 10.0; Konnor Baker, Ada, 6-3, jr., 19.6; Ross Heitkamp, Minster, 6-0, jr., 18.5.
THIRD TEAM: Dillon Kliesch, Vanlue, 6-4, sr., 16.8; Taylor Hanes, McComb, 6-1, sr., 12.5; Tyler Wells,
Edon, 6-2, sr., 13.6; Tyler Erwin, New Washington Buckeye Central, 6-2, jr., 11.6; Mason Tong, Carey,
6-6, sr., 15.0; Derek Fry, Tiffin Calvert, 5-10, sr., 13.2; Brody Flagal, Edgerton, 6-3, jr., 11.3;
Brant Reardon, Fremont St. Joseph, 6-2, sr., 16.8.
Special Mention
(Wood County schools only)
None.
GIRLS
DIVISION I
FIRST TEAM: Azia Bishop, Tol. Start, 6-2, sr., 16.4; Maleeka Kynard, Tol. Start, 5-7, sr., 14.5; Cat
Wells, Tol. Notre Dame, 5-4, jr., 13.9; Brenae Harris, Marion Harding, 5-10, sr., 21.0; Miriam
Justinger, Northview, 5-11, jr., 16.8.
Player of the year: Azia Bishop, Tol. Start.
Coach of the year: Justin Zemanski, Anthony Wayne.
SECOND TEAM: KELSEA NEWMAN, PERRYSBURG, 6-0, JR., 13.7; Emma Ricketts, Anthony Wayne, 6-0, sr., 13.3;
Jaymie Jackson, Tol. Start, 5-11, jr., 11.6; Racheal Mahan, Mansfield Senior, 6-2, sr., 18.5; Danielle
Sallisbury, Findlay, 5-8, sr., 17.6.
THIRD TEAM: Jamie Sobczak, Tol. Central Cath., 5-9, jr., 12.0; Lexi Lopez, Southview, 5-9, soph., 14.0;
Jessica Jessing, Northview, 6-3, jr., 10.1; Asia Woodson, Tol. Bowsher, 5-5, jr., 17.4; HAYLEY
WILLIFORD, BOWLING GREEN, 5-8, JR., 15.3; Cara Croom, Sandusky, 5-7, sr., 14.4.
Special Mention
(Wood County schools only)
NICOLE DELAS, PERRYSBURG.
DIVISION II
FIRST TEAM: Leslie Raifsnider, Bellevue, 5-8, jr., 19.2; Macketta Allen, Tol. Scott, 5-8, sr., 15.3;
Amanda Cahill, Clyde, 6-1, fr., 17.3; Emma Hostetler, Shelby, 5-7, so., 19.1; Hailey Griffo, Lima
Shawnee, 5-9, sr., 15.7.
Player of the year: Leslie Raifsnider, Bellevue.
Coach of the year: Rod Hersha, Napoleon.
SECOND TEAM: Cha’Ron Sweeney, Tol. Rogers, 5-2, so., 15.9; Jordan Fraley, Sandusky Perkins, 5-9, jr.,
15.5; Kaylea Griffin, Clyde, 5-11, sr., 11.1; Megan Zachrich, Napoleon, 5-8, sr., 10.0; Emily Ruhe, Lima
Bath, 6-0, so., 15.5; Erika Thronsberry, St. Marys Memorial, 6-0, sr., 15.3.
THIRD TEAM: Sasha Dailey, Tol. Rogers, 5-8, fr., 17.1; Bailey Creager, Wauseon, 5-9, jr., 12.0; Maya
Brown, Tiffin Columbian, 5-9, sr., 12.2; Alysun Daniel, Willard, 5-10, sr., 16.4; Vanessa Chatman,
Galion, 5-10, sr., 17.3; Samantha Dervisevic, Lima Shawnee, 6-0, sr., 18.8; Jackie Stalder, Kenton, 5-8,
jr., 16.1.
Special Mention
(Wood County schools only)
COURTNEY ROLF, EASTWOOD.
DIVISION III
FIRST TEAM: Caitie Craft, Liberty-Benton, 5-8, jr., 21.1; Lauren Abendroth, Ottawa Hills, 5-10, sr.,
19.8; Veronica Wonderly, Fostoria, 5-7, sr., 27.0; Lauren Langenderfer, Evergreen, 5-8, jr., 20.9; Erica
Cramer, Seneca East, 5-8, sr., 16.2; KAYSIE BRITTENHAM, LAKE, 5-9, SR., 19.3.
Player of the year: Caitie Craft, Liberty-Benton.
Coach of the year: John Langenderfer, Evergreen.
SECOND TEAM: Kelsey Wyant, Collins Western Reserve, 5-9, sr., 12.5; Alicia Drewes, Archbold, 5-8, sr.,
14.5; Anna Steffel, Tinora, 5-6, sr., 13.2; Alyssa Meis, Genoa, 5-10, sr., 11.0; Kendra Brusnwick, Fort
Recovery, 5-7, sr., 12.9; Holly Brunswick, Fort Recovery, 5-8, sr., 12.1.
THIRD TEAM: Theresa Jackson, Collins Western Reserve, 5-8, so., 11.4; Kathleen Przeslawski, Delta, 5-8,
sr., 17.7; Jessica Farr, Paulding, 6-0, jr., 11.6; CARLY HUSTON, LAKE, 5-11, SR., 9.6; Julie
Swartzmiller, Genoa, 5-8, sr., 10.5; Allie Hawkins, Bucyrus, 5-7, jr., 12.9.
Special Mention
(Wood County schools only)
ABBEY GERAGHTY, ROSSFORD; JESSICA HOFFMAN, LAKOTA; AMY GOSCHE, LAKOTA.
DIVISION IV
FIRST TEAM: Teneil Krebs, Bucyrus Wynford, 5-9, sr., 19.2; Tina Brunswick, Arlington, 5-9, sr., 15.1;
Stephanie Recker, Pandora-Gilboa, 6-1, sr., 19.8; Kacee Hockenberry, Haviland Wayne Trace, 5-6, sr.,
15.4; McKenzie O’Brien, Mansfield St. Peter’s, 5-7, so., 20.3; Kristin Klausing, Delphos Jefferson, 5-7,
sr., 17.9; Tasha Kaufman, Ottoville, 5-7, sr., 11.7.
Player of the year: Teneil Krebs, Bucyrus Wynford.
Coach of the year: Seth Newlove, Arlington.
SECOND TEAM: Audrey Badovick, Norwalk St. Paul, 5-7, sr., 15.5; Lacey Kessler, Mount Blanchard Riverdale,
6-0, sr., 19.0; Morgan Keeterle, Holgate, 5-7, jr., 15.0; Jo Ellen Fickel, Haviland Wayne Trace, 6-0,
sr., 14.1; Bre McVey, Plymouth, 5-8, sr., 13.1; Tayler Tackett, Greenwich South Central, 5-8, jr., 25.5;
Randa Payne, Mansfield St. Peter’s, 5-9, so., 17.7; Delanie Wolf, Minster, 5-11, sr., 10.5.
THIRD TEAM: Lindsay Katz, Sandusky St. Mary, 6-0, jr., 23.1; Amelia Recker, Arlington, 5-9, jr., 15.3;
Shari Mangas, Leipsic, 5-6, sr., 18.5; Lexis Fleegle, Arcadia, 5-6, sr., 14.1; Brooke Ruffer, Stryker,
5-9, jr., 16.9; Nicole Lyons, Plymouth, 6-1, sr., 16.1; Abby Siefker, Ottoville, 6-2, so., 12.3; Kaylee
Patton, Waynesfield-Goshen, 5-9, so., 21.1.
Special Mention
(Wood County Schools only)
SANDY KOCH, NORTHWOOD; RACHEL FLORES, NORTH BALTIMORE.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
MEN’S TOURNAMENT
Quarterfinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Thursday’s Games
No. 2 Western Michigan 67, No. 7 BOWLING GREEN 56
No. 6 Akron 82, No. 3 Miami 75, 2OT
No. 1 Kent State 73, No. 8 Buffalo 62
No. 4 Ball State 76, No. 5 Ohio 73, OT
Semifinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Today’s Games
No. 2 Western Michigan (20-11) vs. No. 6 Akron (21-12), 7 p.m.
No. 1 Kent State (22-10) vs. No. 4 Ball State (19-12), 9:30 p.m.
MAC championship
Saturday’s Game
Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.
MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MAC TOURNAMENT
Semifinals
at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena
Today’s Games
No. 2 BOWLING GREEN (26-4) vs. No. 3 Central Michigan (20-9), noon
No. 1 Toledo (23-7) vs. No. 5 Eastern Michigan (21-11)
MAC championship
Saturday’s Game
Semifinal winners, 1 p.m.
BIG TEN MEN’S TOURNAMENT
At Conseco Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
First Round
Thursday’s Games
Northwestern 75, Minnesota 65
Michigan State 66, Iowa 61
Penn State 61, Indiana, 55
Quarterfinals
Friday’s Games
Ohio State (29-2) vs. Northwestern (18-12)
Michigan (19-12) vs. Illinois (19-12)
Purdue (25-6) vs. Michigan State (18-13), 6:30 p.m.
Wisconsin (24-7) vs. Penn State (17-13), 9 p.m.
Semifinals
Saturday’s Games
Ohio State-Northwestern winner vs. Michigan-Illinois winner, 1:40 p.m.
Purdue-Michigan State winner vs. Wisconsin-Penn State winner, 4 p.m.
Championship
Sunday’s Game
Semifinal winners, 3:30 p.m.
AP MEN’S TOP 25
Thursday’s Games
No. 2. Kansas 63, Oklahoma State 62
No. 4. Notre Dame 89, No. 25 Cincinnati 51
No. 7. San Diego State 64, Utah 50
No. 8. BYU 64, TCU 58
No. 10. Texas 74, Oklahoma 54
No. 11. Syracuse 79, No. 17 St. John’s 73
No. 14. Louisville 81, Marquette 56
No. 16. Arizona 78, Oregon State 69
Colorado 87, No. 19. Kansas State 75
No. 21. Connecticut 76, No. 3 Pittsburgh 74
AP Women’s Top 25
Thursday’s Game
No. 22. Houston 68, UTEP 64
BALL STATE 76, OHIO 73, OT
OHIO
Washington 8-12 3-5 19, Baltic 5-13 2-3 12, Cooper 5-19 8-10 19, N. Kellogg 2-5 1-1 5, Freeman 3-7 1-2
10, McKinley 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 1-4 2-2 5, Johnson 0-3 0-0 0, Keely 1-1 1-2 3, Sayles 0-0 0-0 0. Totals
25-64 18-25 73.
BALL STATE
Perry 3-9 2-2 8, Jones 4-13 1-3 9, Davis 4-6 0-0 11, Scaife 3-9 0-0 7, Berry 5-9 6-8 20, Kamieniecki 2-2
0-0 4, Robinson 2-8 1-2 5, Bond 3-6 6-8 12. Totals 26-62 16-23 76.
Halftime-Ball St. 36-31. End Of Regulation-Tied 65. 3-Point Goals-Ohio 5-19 (Freeman 3-7, Hall 1-3,
Cooper 1-6, N. Kellogg 0-3), Ball St. 8-19 (Berry 4-8, Davis 3-4, Scaife 1-5, Jones 0-1, Robinson 0-1).
Fouled Out-Kamieniecki, Robinson. Rebounds-Ohio 43 (Baltic 14), Ball St. 39 (Davis 9). Assists-Ohio 14
(Cooper 10), Ball St. 15 (Robinson 6). Total Fouls-Ohio 20, Ball St. 21. A-3,615.
AKRON 82, MIAMI 75, 2OT
AKRON
Cvetinovic 5-9 0-1 10, Marshall 3-6 3-5 9, McNees 2-13 3-4 8, McClanahan 8-15 0-0 20, Roberts 2-6 1-1 5,
Abreu 2-7 0-0 5, Diggs 2-7 3-4 7, McKnight 3-8 9-13 16, Bardo 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 27-74 21-30 82.
MIAMI
Mavunga 2-8 10-19 14, Winbush 3-9 2-2 9, Rollins 3-6 1-2 7, Roberts 5-10 3-7 14, Williams 5-9 3-5 16,
Sewell 0-3 0-0 0, McHenry 3-9 0-0 7, Harris 3-6 1-1 8. Totals 24-60 20-36 75.
Halftime-Akron 26-10. End Of Regulation-Tied 63. End Of 1st Overtime-Tied 71. 3-Point Goals-Akron 7-24
(McClanahan 4-7, McKnight 1-2, Abreu 1-2, McNees 1-9, Roberts 0-4), Miami (Ohio) 7-24 (Williams 3-3,
Roberts 1-3, Harris 1-4, Winbush 1-5, McHenry 1-6, Sewell 0-1, Rollins 0-1, Mavunga 0-1). Fouled
Out-Bardo, Cvetinovic, Marshall, Williams, Winbush. Rebounds-Akron 51 (McClanahan 9), Miami (Ohio) 40
(Mavunga 18). Assists-Akron 14 (Abreu, McNees 4), Miami (Ohio) 13 (Mavunga 6). Total Fouls-Akron 28,
Miami (Ohio) 26. A-3,311.
KENT STATE 73, BUFFALO 62
BUFFALO
Watt 1-4 1-2 3, Robinson 1-3 0-0 2, Mulkey 3-9 2-2 8, Filzen 3-9 0-0 7, Barnett 1-5 2-2 5, Watson II 0-0
0-0 0, Oldham 2-4 1-2 5, McCrea 11-18 6-11 28, Nuiriankh 0-0 0-0 0, Alston 1-2 2-6 4, Clifford 0-0 0-0
0. Totals 23-54 14-25 62.
KENT STATE
Greene 7-12 2-4 16, Manns 2-3 0-0 4, Porrini 3-10 7-15 13, Holt 4-12 0-0 9, Sherman 6-10 5-8 18, Gaines
1-3 2-2 4, Guyton 2-8 2-2 6, Henniger 0-1 0-0 0, Leonard 1-3 0-0 3, Frank 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 18-31
73.
Halftime-Kent St. 41-25. 3-Point Goals-Buffalo 2-10 (Barnett 1-3, Filzen 1-3, Mulkey 0-4), Kent St. 3-17
(Leonard 1-2, Sherman 1-4, Holt 1-7, Gaines 0-1, Porrini 0-1, Guyton 0-2). Fouled Out-Watt.
Rebounds-Buffalo 44 (McCrea 13), Kent St. 36 (Greene, Porrini 10). Assists-Buffalo 8 (Barnett 3), Kent
St. 12 (Porrini 7). Total Fouls-Buffalo 25, Kent St. 18. A-NA.
NCAA MEN’S Automatic Bids
Arkansas-Little Rock, Sun Belt Conference
Belmont, Atlantic Sun Conference
Butler, Horizon League
Gonzaga, West Coast Conference
Indiana State, Missouri Valley Conference
Long Island University, Northeast Conference
Morehead State, Ohio Valley Conference
Northern Colorado, Big Sky Conference
Oakland, Mich., Summit League
Old Dominion, Colonial Athletic Association
Saint Peter’s, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
UNC Asheville, Big South Conference
Wofford, Southern Conference
NCAA Women’s Automatic Bids
Arkansas-Little Rock, Sun Belt Conference
Connecticut, Big East Conference
Duke, Atlantic Coast Conference
Gonzaga, West Coast Conference
Marist, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Ohio State, Big Ten
Princeton, Ivy League
Samford, Southern Conference
South Dakota State, Summit League
Stetson, Atlantic Sun Conference
Tennessee, Southeastern Conference
Tennessee-Martin, Ohio Valley Conference
Xavier, Atlantic 10
CENTRAL COLLEGIATE
HOCKEY ASSOCIATION
PLAYOFFS
Quarterfinals/Best-of-3
Today-Saturday-Sunday
No. 11 BOWLING GREEN (10-25-4) at No. 1 Michigan (23-9-4), 7:35 p.m. Friday and Saturday, tba Sunday
No 8. Lake Superior (12-15-9) at No. 2 Notre Dame (21-10-5)
No. 7 Alaska (16-15-5) at No. 3 Miami (19-9-6)
No. 5 Ferris State (17-14-5) at No. 4 Western Michigan (16-10-10)
STATE HIGH SCHOOL
HOCKEY PLAYOFFS
State Final Four
At Columbus/Nationwide Arena
Semifinals
Saturday’s Games
Toledo St. Francis vs. Powell Olentangy Liberty, noon
Lakewood St. Edward vs. Gates Mills Gilmour Academy, 3 p.m.
Championship
Sunday’s Game
Semfinal winners, noon
BASEBALL
OWENS CC 9, JOHN WOOD 1
JOHN WOOD 000 010 0-1 3 0
OWENS CC 050 130 X-9 9 1
WP – Downey (1-0); LP – Washburn.
OWENS CC 12, FLORENCE DARLINGTON 1, six innings
FLORENCE DARLINGTON
011 000 -1 3 0
OWENS CC 140 025 -12 7 1
WP – Esposito (1-0); LP – Bishop.
National Basketball
Association
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
x-Boston 46 16 .742 –
New York 34 30 .531 13
Philadelphia 33 31 .516 14
New Jersey 20 43 .317 261â„2
Toronto 17 47 .266 30
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
x-Miami 44 21 .677 –
Orlando 41 24 .631 3
Atlanta 37 27 .578 61â„2
Charlotte 26 38 .406 171â„2
Washington 16 47 .254 27
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 45 18 .714 –
Indiana 27 37 .422 181â„2
Milwaukee 25 38 .397 20
Detroit 23 42 .354 23
Cleveland 12 52 .188 331â„2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pct GB
x-San Antonio 52 12 .813 –
Dallas 47 18 .723 51â„2
New Orleans 38 29 .567 151â„2
Memphis 36 30 .545 17
Houston 33 33 .500 20
Northwest Division
W L Pct GB
Oklahoma City 40 23 .635 –
Denver 38 27 .585 3
Portland 37 27 .578 31â„2
Utah 34 31 .523 7
Minnesota 16 50 .242 251â„2
Pacific Division
W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 46 20 .697 –
Phoenix 33 30 .524 111â„2
Golden State 28 36 .438 17
L.A. Clippers 25 40 .385 201â„2
Sacramento 15 47 .242 29
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Games
Miami 94, L.A. Lakers 88
Dallas 127, New York 109
Denver 116, Phoenix 97
Today’s Games
Portland at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Utah at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Detroit at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.
Orlando at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Memphis at Miami, 3:30 p.m.
Portland at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m.
NBA LEADERS
(through MArch 10)
Scoring
G FG FT PTS AVG
Durant, OKC 59 551 454 1664 28.2
Stoudemire, NYK
63 632 390 1664 26.4
James, MIA 63 583 409 1651 26.2
Wade, MIA 61 559 386 1555 25.5
Anthony, NYK 60 527 405 1515 25.3
Bryant, LAL 66 594 378 1657 25.1
Ellis, GOL 64 598 288 1587 24.8
Rose, CHI 62 553 322 1521 24.5
Nowitzki, DAL 56 466 300 1290 23.0
Howard, ORL 62 504 418 1426 23.0
Martin, HOU 64 422 475 1456 22.8
Griffin, LAC 65 548 359 1462 22.5
Westbrook, OKC
63 482 425 1413 22.4
Aldridge, POR 64 565 298 1432 22.4
Bargnani, TOR 56 467 237 1237 22.1
Love, MIN 66 447 396 1375 20.8
Williams, NJN 58 396 321 1208 20.8
Granger, IND 63 431 307 1293 20.5
Randolph, MEM
61 489 250 1234 20.2
Lopez, NJN 63 473 307 1253 19.9
Rebounds
G OFF DEF TOT AVG
Love, MIN 66 310 735 1045 15.8
Howard, ORL 62 246 615 861 13.9
Randolph, MEM
61 280 502 782 12.8
Griffin, LAC 65 233 576 809 12.4
Gasol, LAL 66 223 461 684 10.4
Horford, ATL 60 159 434 593 9.9
Lee, GOL 55 165 371 536 9.7
Humphries, NJN
63 175 438 613 9.7
Chandler, DAL 59 164 393 557 9.4
Garnett, BOS 53 69 422 491 9.3
Assists
G AST AVG
Rondo, BOS 51 617 12.1
Nash, PHX 61 693 11.4
Williams, NJN 58 590 10.2
Paul, NOR 65 627 9.6
Calderon, TOR 57 525 9.2
Wall, WAS 51 450 8.8
Felton, DEN 61 531 8.7
Westbrook, OKC 63 533 8.5
Kidd, DAL 65 539 8.3
Rose, CHI 62 500 8.1
National Hockey League
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Philadelphia
67 42 19 6 90 215 177
Pittsburgh 68 39 21 8 86 196 167
N.Y. Rangers
69 35 30 4 74 195 169
New Jersey 66 30 32 4 64 140 170
N.Y. Islanders
68 26 32 10 62 188 216
Northeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Boston 67 38 20 9 85 203 160
Montreal 68 37 24 7 81 181 172
Buffalo 67 33 26 8 74 194 193
Toronto 68 29 29 10 68 178 209
Ottawa 67 24 34 9 57 151 208
Southeast Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 68 38 20 10 86 183 167
Tampa Bay 67 38 21 8 84 200 203
Carolina 67 31 26 10 72 193 204
Atlanta 67 28 28 11 67 187 216
Florida 68 27 32 9 63 169 188
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Detroit 67 39 20 8 86 220 195
Chicago 68 37 24 7 81 223 189
Nashville 68 34 24 10 78 173 159
Columbus 66 31 26 9 71 183 200
St. Louis 68 31 28 9 71 190 202
Northwest Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vancouver 69 44 16 9 97 225 162
Calgary 70 36 25 9 81 211 199
Minnesota 68 35 26 7 77 176 180
Colorado 66 26 32 8 60 187 229
Edmonton 68 23 37 8 54 170 224
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose 68 39 22 7 85 192 174
Phoenix 69 35 23 11 81 197 198
Dallas 67 36 23 8 80 187 190
Los Angeles 67 37 25 5 79 185 164
Anaheim 67 36 26 5 77 187 195
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Thursday’s Games
Vancouver 5, San Jose 4, SO
Buffalo 4, Boston 3, OT
Philadelphia 3, Toronto 2
Ottawa 2, Florida 1
St. Louis 4, Montreal 1
Nashville 4, Minnesota 0
Phoenix 3, Calgary 0
Today’s Games
Boston at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles at Columbus, 7 p.m.
Edmonton at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Anaheim at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Montreal at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m.
Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Columbus at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.
Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.
NHL Scoring Leaders
(through March 10)
GP G A PTS
D. Sedin, Van 69 35 51 86
Stamkos, TB 67 42 39 81
H. Sedin, Van 69 16 65 81
St. Louis, TB 67 25 53 78
Ovechkin, Was 68 27 45 72
Perry, Anh 67 33 38 71
Zetterberg, Det 67 18 51 69
Toews, Chi 66 28 40 68
Crosby, Pit 41 32 34 66
Iginla, Cgy 70 30 36 66
Kopitar, LA 67 21 45 66
Sharp, Chi 67 34 29 63
Richards, Dal 57 24 39 63
Giroux, Phi 67 22 41 63
Staal, Car 66 29 33 62
MLB SPRING TRAINING
Thursday’s Games
Tampa Bay 8, Boston 6
Atlanta 2, St. Louis 1
Washington (ss) 6, N.Y. Mets 5
Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Yankees 0
N.Y. Mets 9, Florida 4
Toronto 7, Minnesota 4
Kansas City (ss) 4, L.A. Angels (ss) 3
San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 0
San Diego 8, L.A. Dodgers 2
Chicago White Sox (ss) 7, Texas 6
Seattle 10, L.A. Angels (ss) 5
Oakland 4, Kansas City (ss) 4, tie
Chicago Cubs 2, Cleveland 1
Colorado 9, Milwaukee 8, 10 innings
Baltimore 11, Pittsburgh 8
Houston 6, Washington (ss) 5
Detroit 6, Florida 1
Chicago White Sox (ss) 5, Arizona 3
Today’s Games
Boston (ss) vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Atlanta vs. N.Y. Yankees (ss) at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Boston (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Detroit vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m.
Oakland (ss) vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Seattle vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Kansas City vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
Houston (ss) vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m.
San Francisco vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Pittsburgh (ss) vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia (ss) at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (ss) vs. Pittsburgh (ss) at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
N.Y. Mets vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Minnesota vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Florida vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
Toronto (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 2:05 p.m.
Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.
Texas vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.
San Diego vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Las Vegas, Nev., 4:05 p.m.
Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 8:40 p.m.
ECHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Reading 37 18 2 3 79 207 179
Elmira 28 24 6 1 63 217 214
Trenton 21 33 2 5 49 187 222
North Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Kalamazoo 32
20 2 5 71 213 196
Wheeling 31 26 0 3 65 193 180
Cincinnati 26 25 6 3 61 170 194
Toledo 28 27 3 1 60 195 216
South Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
Greenville 37 21 2 1 77 210 168
South Carolina
33 25 2 2 70 170 176
Florida 31 26 1 3 66 203 188
Gwinnett 28 25 2 5 63 177 202
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Alaska 36 20 2 1 75 191 156
Idaho 29 20 4 8 70 195 179
Utah 29 24 4 2 64 167 174
Victoria 27 30 1 2 57 177 190
Pacific Division
W L OL SL Pts GF GA
x-Las Vegas
34 19 3 2 73 186 161
Stockton 30 21 4 5 69 185 177
Bakersfield 32 25 2 1 67 184 182
Ontario 21 34 2 4 48 158 231
x-Clinched Playoff Berth
NOTE: Two points are awarded for a win, one point for an overtime or shootout loss.
Thursday’s Games
No games scheduled
Today’s Games
Toledo at Trenton, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
Toledo at Reading, 7:05 p.m.
Sunday’s Games
Toledo at Reading, 5:05 p.m.
WOOD COUNTY DARTBALL
Regular Season
Team W L
Pemberville Methodist 44 16
Bethlehem #2 42 21
Zion Luckey 38 22
Bethlehem #1 36 24
Stony Ridge 37 26
Pemberville Presbyterian
32 28
New Rochester 32 31
BG Trinity United Methodist
27 33
BG Nazarene 24 39
BG St. Mark’s 21 39
BG Cloverdale 19 41
Salem 14 46
TODAY
CYCLING
4 p.m.
VERSUS – Paris-Nice, stage 6, Rognes to Aix-en-Provence, France (same-day tape)
GOLF
11:30 a.m.
TGC – PGA Tour, Puerto Rico Open, second round, at Rio Grande, Puerto Rico
2 p.m.
TGC – PGA Tour/WGC, Cadillac Championship, second round, at Doral, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
TGC – Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, first round, at Newport Beach, Calif. (same-day tape)
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Noon
ESPN – Big Ten Conference, quarterfinal, Ohio State vs. Northwestern, at Indianapolis
ESPN2 – Atlantic Coast Conference, quarterfinal, North Carolina vs. Miami (Fla.), at Greensboro, N.C.
2 p.m.
ESPN – Big Ten Conference, quarterfinal, Michigan vs. Illinois, at Indianapolis
ESPN2 – Atlantic Coast Conference, quarterfinal, Clemson vs. Boston College, at Greensboro, N.C.
4:45 p.m.
ESPN2 – Patriot League, championship game, Lafayette at Bucknell
6:30 p.m.
BIG TEN – Big Ten Conference, quarterfinal, Purdue vs. Michigan State, at Indianapolis
7 p.m.
ESPN – Big East Conference, semifinal, Connecticut vs. Syracuse, at New York
ESPN2 – Atlantic Coast Conference, quarterfinal, Duke vs. North Carolina State or Maryland, at
Greensboro, N.C.
STO – Mid-American Conference, semifinal, Western Michigan vs. Akron, at Cleveland
9 p.m.
BIG TEN – Big Ten Conference, quarterfinal, Wisconsin vs. Penn State, at Indianapolis
ESPN – Big East Conference, semifinal, Notre Dame vs. Louisville, at New York
ESPN2 – Atlantic Coast Conference, quarterfinal, Florida State vs. Virginia Tech or Georgia Tech, at
Greensboro, N.C.
FOXSN – Pac-10 Conference, semifinal, Southern Cal vs. Arizona
at Los Angeles (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
9:30 p.m.
STO – Mid-American Conference, semifinal, Kent state vs. Ball State, at Cleveland
11:30 p.m.
FOXSN – Pac-10 Conference, semifinal, Oregon vs. Washington, at Los Angeles (may not be shown by all
FOXSN affiliates)
Midnight
ESPN2 – Western Athletic Conference, semifinal, Boise State vs. New Mexico State or Nevada, at Las Vegas
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
FOXSN – Los Angeles at Columbus (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Noon
STO – Mid-American Conference, semifinal, BOWLING GREEN vs. Central Michigan, at Cleveland
1 p.m.
FOXSN – Big 12 Conference, semifinal, Baylor vs. Kansas State, at Kansas City, Mo. (may not be shown by
all FOXSN affiliates)
2:30 p.m.
STO – Mid-American Conference, semifinal, Toledo vs. Eastern Michigan, at Cleveland
3:30 p.m.
FOXSN – Big 12 Conference, semifinal, Texas A&M vs. Oklahoma, at Kansas City, Mo. (may not be
shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
SATURDAY
AUTO RACING
Midnight
ESPN2 – NHRA, qualifying for Gatornationals, at Gainesville, Fla. (same-day tape)
BOXING
10:30 p.m.
HBO – Middleweights, Andy Lee (24-1-0) vs. Craig McEwan (19-0-0); champion Sergio Martinez (46-2-2) vs.
Sergiy Dzinziruk (37-0-0), for WBC middleweight title, at Mashantucket, Conn.
CYCLING
2 p.m.
VERSUS – Paris-Nice, stage 7, Brignoles to Biot-Sophia Antipolis, France (same-day tape)
GOLF
Noon
TGC – PGA Tour/WGC, Cadillac Championship, third round, at Doral, Fla.
2 p.m.
NBC – PGA Tour/WGC, Cadillac Championship, third round, at Doral, Fla.
6:30 p.m.
TGC – PGA Tour, Puerto Rico Open, third round, at Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (same-day tape)
9:30 p.m.
TGC – Champions Tour, Toshiba Classic, second round, at Newport Beach, Calif. (same-day tape)
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
4 p.m.
FOXSN, WGN – Preseason, Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati, at Las Vegas (may not be shown by all FOXSN
affiliates)
STO – Preseason, L.A. Angels vs. Cleveland, at Goodyear, Ariz.
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11:30 a.m.
CBS – Conference USA, championship game, at El Paso, Texas
Noon
ESPN2 – America East Conference, championship game, Stony Brook at Boston University
1 p.m.
ABC – Southeastern Conference, semifinal, at Atlanta
ESPN – Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, at Greensboro, N.C.
1:30 p.m.
CBS – Big Ten Conference, semifinal, at Indianapolis
2 p.m.
ESPN2 – Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, championship game, at Winston-Salem, N.C.
3 p.m.
ABC – Southeastern Conference, semifinal, at Atlanta
ESPN – Atlantic Coast Conference, semifinal, at Greensboro, N.C.
4 p.m.
CBS – Big Ten Conference, semifinal, at Indianapolis
ESPN2 – Southland Conference, championship game, Texas-San Antonio vs. McNeese State, at Katy, Texas
6 p.m.
CBS – Pac-10 Conference, championship game, at Los Angeles
ESPN – Big 12 Conference, championship game, at Kansas City, Mo.
ESPN2 – Mid-American Conference, championship game, at Cleveland
VERSUS – Mountain West Conference, championship game, at Las Vegas
8 p.m.
ESPN2 – Big West Conference, championship game, at Anaheim, Calif.
9 p.m.
ESPN – Big East Conference, championship game, at New York
10 p.m.
ESPN2 – Western Athletic Conference, championship game, at Las Vegas
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
WGN – Utah at Chicago
NHL HOCKEY
7 p.m.
FOXSN – Columbus at Carolina (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Noon
FOXSN – Big 12 Conference, championship game, at Kansas City, Mo. (may not be shown by all FOXSN
affiliates)
1 p.m.
STO – Mid-American Conference, championship, at Cleveland
2:30 p.m.
FOXSN – Pac-10 Conference, championship game, at Los Angeles (may not be shown by all FOXSN affiliates)
4 p.m.
VERSUS – Mountain West Conference, championship game, at Las Vegas
BASEBALL
National League
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Optioned RHP Juan Jaime to South Bend (MWL). Assigned RHP Matt Gorgen and OF Marc
Krauss to Mobile (SL), C Rossmel Perez to Visalia (Cal) and INF Andy Tracy, OF David Winfree and LHP
Clay Zavada to Reno (PCL).
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-Agreed to terms with manager Charlie Manuel on a two-year contract extension
through 2013.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
NBA-Fined New Orleans G Marco Belinelli $10,000 for his flagrant foul, penalty two, in Wednesday’s game.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NHL-Suspended Tampa Bay D Pavel Kubina for three games and fined him $60,096.76 for delivering an elbow
to the head of Chicago F Dave Bolland in Wedensday’s game.
CAROLINA HURRICANES-Recalled F Drayson Bowman from Charlotte (AHL).
DETROIT RED WINGS-Recalled D Doug Janik from Grand Rapids (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD-Reassigned F Casey Wellman to Houston (AHL).
NASHVILLE PREDATORS-Recalled D Teemu Laakso from Milwaukee (AHL).
COLLEGE
LSU-Named Thomas McGaughey special teams coordinator.
MOUNT ST. VINCENT-Named Eric Brown assistant softball coach.
PEPPERDINE-Announced the retirement of men’s basketball coach Tom Asbury. Named assistant coach Marty
Wilson men’s basketball coach.
SHENANDOAH-Named Corbin Sutton men’s soccer coach.
