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Partly cloudySaturday witha 40 percentchance ofshowers.Breezy andwarmer, with highs in theupper 60s. See page 2.

DELPHOSThe

HERALDHall of Honornominationsbeing taken

Nominations for the sec-ond annual Hall of Honor

induction are currently beingsought in an effort to recog-nize outstanding graduates,or former employees of thedistrict, as well as any otherswhose achievements havereflected positively upon theDelphos City School Districtin some significant way.

Potential candidates maybe someone who has earnedrecognition in the commu-nity, may have received highhonors or have had distin-guished careers away fromthe Delphos City SchoolDistrict. Length, quality ofservice to their particularfield, contributions to theschool district, the communi-ty they live in and to societyin general are all criteria fornominations for this honor.

This years inductionwill take place in conjunc-tion with the annual DelphosJefferson Alumni Dinner tobe held at 6 p.m. on June 11at the Delphos Eagles Hall.

Anyone wishing to placea dinner reservation for thebanquet and the inductionceremony should contactLisa Harlan at 419-230-6874.

Nominations for Hallof Honor inductees maybe submitted via e-mail tobrostorfer@DL.NOACSC.org,; online at dl.noacsc.org; or by stopping in orcalling the AdministrationBuilding, 234 N. JeffersonSt., Delphos 45833 toget a nomination form.

YMCA hosting springregistration

The YMCA of Van WertCounty youth T-ball andbaseball registration is goingon now through April 30.

T-ball leagues are forboys and girls ages 4-5, withgames held on Mondaysfrom May 16 through June20. Baseball leagues are forboys and girls ages 6-8, with

games on Wednesdays fromMay 18 through June 22.Practices are TBD. To reg-ister or for rates, come intothe Van Wert YMCA, call(419) 238-0443, go onlineat www.vwymca.org. ore-mail mitch@vwymca.org

Its My Job

Stacy Taff photo

Elite Naturescapes owner Clint Gable places the finishing touch on his rooftop gardendisplay in front of the building at 10740 Elida Road.

Gable has green thumbBY STACY TAFF

staff@delphosherald.com

DELPHOS Whetheran outdoor space is large orsmall, a landscape architectcan give anyone a gardenyoull be happy with. Asowner of Elite Naturescapes,this is Clint Gables primary

goal.Were both a gardencenter and a landscape ser-vice, which is very design-oriented, Gable said. Wecan design landscapes andpatios, create shade andanything else the customerwants. Its a mixture of bothfunction and aesthetics. Wetry to figure out how some-one can maximize theirspace. Theres a lot thatgoes into it. You also haveto keep in mind the cus-tomers preferences, theirlikes and dislikes and theirbudget. If someone has asmaller budget, well work

with it so they get the mostbang for their buck.Since garden plants are

usually used for decora-tion, Gable says its easy toforget theyre living thingswith needs of their own.

There are a lot of plantswith many different require-ments so when you get aplant, its not like going toHobby Lobby and buyingsome of those fake flow-ers that you just put some-where and never have towater or take care of, hesaid. When you get a plant,you have to know what kindof light it needs, the care it

will need like trimming and

watering, when it blooms,whether or not it prefersshade. You need all of thisinformation so the plant per-forms at its best.

While Gable has a bach-elors degree in horticul-ture from The Ohio StateUniversity, he says there arepeople of varying degrees

of education in his employ-ment.Some of the staff just

learned through experiencewith their home gardensand with a lot of research,he said. Some also havedegrees. One has an asso-ciates degree in horticul-ture and another is a MasterGardener.

One landscaping trendGable has noticed rising inpopularity in recent yearsis that of outdoor gardenrooms.

Weve been doing alot more patio work, morepavement areas and outdoor

garden rooms, he said.But these projects are morethan just patios. Some ofthem end up being outdoorkitchens or dining areas.Sometimes theres a kind ofoutdoor living room. Peopleare starting to use their gar-dens as extensions of theirhomes.

For those who live inbuildings without yards,such as apartments, Gablesays Elite Naturescapes canprovide rooftop gardens.

This is something newand kind of unusual forus, Gable said. It looksa bit like flats of flowers.

We have an example here

out front where wevetaken these plants, in soil,and basically set them inthe center of an outdoordining table. The greatthing about these is theydont need much wateror care at all and peoplecan have them on theirroofs or a balcony. Weve

only recently been able todo this because there arecertifications you have toget.

Gables job consistsmostly of designing andlandscaping but since it is abusiness, he has to deal withsome paperwork as well.

The paperwork at theend of it is always the mosttedious part, that and gettingall of the products, order-ing, estimating, he said.Thats probably the mostdifficult part for me. Thatand having to work aroundthe weather. The installa-tion process is also a lot of

work but generally all ofthe behind-the-scenes stuffis the most tedious.

Even with the tediouselements of the job, Gablesays the pros outweigh thecons.

The best part is creat-ing something for someone.Getting to see the differ-ence between what it wasbefore and how it turns outafter, its so rewarding.,he added. Then theres thecreative side, having theprivilege of coming up witha design that will meet theexpectations of the custom-er and maximize the effect

of their yard.

Recycling lowers trash costs

Summer energy-saving tips

BY MIKE FORDmford@delphosherald.com

While many large cit-

ies place recycle containersalongside trash cans in pub-lic places, many small townsstill do not. This means a lotof material that should berecycled is still going to land-fills. Dan Mathias of AllenCounty Refuse stresses theimportance of materials suchas plastic and various paperproducts being recycled forreuse.

Its extremely importantto recycle, especially con-sidering the problems withlandfills; recycling is veryimportant. Recycling keepsthe cost of garbage dispos-al lower because there isnt

as much going to landfills.Raw materials are runningout for some products, so its just good sense to recycle asmuch material as possible soit can be reused. Even plas-tic bottles are being used forpolyester to make clothing,he said.

Like with the styrofoamused for take-out at some res-taurants, its unknown howlong it takes for such plas-tic to biodegrade, if ever.Fortunately, it can be groundup and melted under hightemperatures in large mix-ing vats. The melted plasticis mixed and spun at high

speeds until it turns into a

foam. The mixture stretchesand mixes the melted plas-tic until the plastic developsa thick rubbery consistency.The thick foam is pushedthrough a tube with smallopenings and comes out asfine-textured fibers for use inpolyester material.

Mathias counts the totaltons of recyclables collectedin Delphos every other week.He said local residents recycle

... Recyclingkeeps the cost ofgarbage disposal

lower becausethere isnt as

much going tolandfills. Rawmaterials are

running out forsome products,so its just good

sense to recycle asmuch material aspossible so it can

be reused. ...

Dan Mathias,Allen County Refuse

This Earth Day,spread the word

Staff WriterWilloughby News-Herald

Today marks the 41stanniversary of Earth Day, a

day in which people aroundthe world pause to appreciatethe environment around themand pledge to make it better.

Many point to the heavi-ly-polluted Cuyahoga Rivercatching fire on June 22, 1969,in Cleveland as the event thatsparked widespread, nationalattention to environmentalissues. The very first EarthDay, which involved about20 million people nationwidein 1970, is often credited withstarting the modern environ-mentalist movement.

Soon thereafter, the U.S.Environmental ProtectionAgency was formed and

ground-breaking environ-mental laws such as the CleanAir Act, Clean Water Act andEndangered Species Act werepassed.

Though the EPA and thosebills can evoke political ten-sion among some in the mostbasic sense, theres nothingpolitical about maintainingand improving the environ-ment around us.

Despite all the progressthats been made over the last41 years, more can be done.

In that spirit, the EarthDay Network launched its A

Billion Acts of Green cam-paign for Earth Day 2011. ABillion Acts of Green is billedas the largest environmen-tal service campaign in theworld and is meant to inspireand reward simple individualacts and larger organizationalinitiatives that further the goalof measurably reducing car-bon emissions and supportingsustainability, according tothe networks web site.

Those interested canpledge to do any number ofpredetermined acts of greenand share those pledgeswith others on the web site.Whether or not you visit the

web site, we encourage you toparticipate in Earth Day todayin that same vein.

We hope youll observeEarth Day by doing what youcan to make a difference.

Perhaps that means mak-ing use of nearby recyclingcenters or lobbying for newrecycling options in commu-

See EARTH DAY, page 2

See RECYCLE, page 2

With summer fastapproaching, the Ohio PublicUtilities Commission is pro-moting earth-conscious waysto minimize summer coolingcosts.

During the day, blockthe heat from the sun byclosing windows, doors andcurtains.

To save money on cool-ing costs turn the thermo-stat to 80 degrees or higherwhen you are sleeping oraway from home. Raising thetemperature by 5 degrees foreight hours can reduce yourcooling costs by 3-5 percent.

Look for an air condi-tioning unit that is ENERGYSTAR approved.

Avoid creating unneces-sary heat and humidity in thehouse during summer days.Plan to do heat and mois-ture-creating activities suchas washing dishes, doinglaundry, bathing and cookingbefore noon or past 8 p.m.

Limit the amount of time

you run kitchen and bath-room exhaust fans. Only runthem for as long as it takes toget rid of any odors to mini-mize losing cool air.

If you use a window airconditioning unit, make sureit fits correctly into the win-dow to reduce the amount ofcool air lost.

Consider using a win-dow fan, which requires aslittle as 1/10 the amount ofenergy needed to run an airconditioner.

Sometimes conservingenergy is as simple as flip-ping a switch. Here are someeasy ways to reduce the ener-gy you use around the house.

Save energy by turn-ing off lights and applianceswhen you leave a room.

Use compact fluorescentlamp (CFL) bulbs. CFLsuse as little as 1/4 the energyof regular incadescent lightbulbs and can last 10 timesas long.

Your home computer can

use a considerable amount ofelectricity. To save energy,turn it off while not beingused. Keep in mind that thecomputer monitor uses moreenergy than the CPU unit.

If you have a water-bed, keep the heater set at85 degrees. You can preventheat from escaping by cover-ing the bed with a blanket orcomforter.

Set the water heater ther-mostat to the warm setting,or 120 degrees. If you will beaway from your home, turn thethermostat down even more.This will avoid using energyto reheat the same water whileyou are not there.

Spending time outdoors toplay in the pool, wash the car,or maintain your yard can bea lot of fun and a good timeto look for ways to conservewater.

Use a nozzle on yourhose to shut off or adjust thespray to fit the amount ofwater you need to use when

you water the lawn or washyour car.

Mow your lawn usinga higher lawn mower set-ting. Having longer grasswill allow less evaporationand keep your lawn morehydrated.

Try not to over-wateryour lawn and make sure toprevent water evaporationby watering the lawn in themorning or evening.

Use a broom to cleanyour sidewalk and drivewayinstead of water from thehose.

Plant drought-resistantlandscaping and rain gardensand use mulch to conservemoisture in your yard.

Install rain barrels onyour gutter downspouts tocatch storm water for use inwatering the lawn and wash-ing your car.

In addition to conserv-ing energy throughout yourhome, there are a few otheroptions to help you manage

utility bills. Most electric andnatural gas companies offer abudget billing program, wherethe cost of your energy usageis spread out over a 12-monthperiod. With budget billing,you pay a set amount eachmonth rather than facinghigher electric bills in thesummer and higher naturalgas bills in the winter. At theend of the 12-month periodis a true-up statement, whereyou will receive a bill or acredit depending on if youused more or less energy thanyour budgeted amount. If youwould like more informationabout electric and natural gasbudget billing, contact yourutility company.

Low-income householdsmay also qualify for assis-tance programs to help payutility bills. Contact PUCOat (800) 686-PUCO (7826)for more information aboutthe available assistance andthe income guidelines toqualify.

The Middle Point LionsClub is hosting its 43rdannual Chicken Dinner (allyou can eat) from 11 a.m.to 1:30 p.m. May 1 at theLincolnview School cafeteria.

Tickets are $8 for adults,$4 for children 6-12 andall under 5 are free.

Proceeds from this eventwill provide scholarshipsfor Lincolnview seniors.

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Another suit filed in Van Wert

County Hospital land fight

Fight may endin charges

Resident reportstheft of items

Margaret D. Renner

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By ED GEBERTStaff writer

The long argument over

the transfer of control of 18acres of land housing the VanWert County Hospital tookanother legal turn this weekwith the filing of a complaintin Van Wert County Court ofCommon Pleas.

Earlier this month, theHospital Association filed aPetition for Writ of Mandamusagainst the Van Wert CountyHospital Commission, theindividual commissionmembers and the Van WertCounty Commissioners. Theintent was to get the HospitalCommission to finish execu-tion of the transfer agreement

which had been approvedmore than five months prior.This time, the Hospital

Association is named as thedefendant in a complaintfor declaratory judgment.The suit alleges that hos-pital financial records andan appraisal of the hospi-tal and real estate have notbeen turned into the HospitalCommission, thus violatingthe lease agreement betweenthe Hospital Association andthe Hospital Commission.

However, on Thursdayafternoon, The TimesBulletin was able to obtainthe financial statements and

an appraisal of the hospitaland real estate from the VanWert County CommissionersOffice at 114 E. Main St.,Suite 200, Van Wert. Bothdocuments were obtainedwithin three minutes of walk-ing in the door, with the helpof Clerk/Administrator LarryClouse and Pam Henderson.

Another confusing aspectof the suit is that the VanWert County HospitalCommission and commis-sion member Ferrel Krallare listed as plaintiffs. WhileKrall freely stated that he isa part of the suit, none of theother Hospital Commissionmembers contacted by TheTimes Bulletin were aware

that a lawsuit had been filed.Hospital Commission ViceChair Mark Hartman saidthat no vote was taken to file

suit and that Chairman BillLudwig was also unawarethat a suit was pending.

Van Wert County HospitalCEO Mark Minick told theTimes Bulletin Thursday eve-ning, We think there are a num-ber of flaws in the complaint.One, the Hospital Commissionnever approved the filing of thelawsuit, and two, you have seenthe documents.

Krall claims that thedecision to name the entireHospital Commission asplaintiffs despite the lack ofa vote was made by attorneyWilliam B. Balyeat of Lima.

Balyeat was appointed March14 by Common Pleas CourtJudge Charles D. Steele torepresent the 10-memberHospital Commission incase of legal action. CountyProsecutor Charles F.Kennedy III had been actingas legal advisor to the panel,but requested another attor-ney be appointed to avoid aconflict of interest.

Although no HospitalCommission membercontacted by The TimesBulletin claimed to haveany knowledge of the law-suit filed Wednesday, Krallread from a March 16 let-

ter from Balyeat to HospitalCommission members, stat-ing his intention to file suiton their behalf.

Krall stated that he has notseen the documents whichwere requested in the lawsuitand expressed surprise thatthey had been easily obtainedby The Times Bulletin. Hecontinued to insist that theHospital Association shouldhave informed the HospitalCommission of the existenceof the financial documentsand the appraisal. However,the documents were locatedat 114 E. Main St., Suite200, Van Wert, which isthe address listed for theHospital Commission and islisted on the lawsuit itselfas the Hospital Commissionaddress. So, provided thedocuments meet the legal def-inition, it would appear theywere delivered as required.

In addition, Minickclaimed that because ofthe makeup of the HospitalAssociation Board, theHospital Commissionreceived the financial state-ments the same time as theboard itself.

We also need to keepin mind that the HospitalCommission has had a boardrepresentative up until the

dispute over this propertytransfer. So theyve actu-ally had a representativeon the Hospital Board thatreceived financials, and wasthere for the presentation ofthe audit for 30-40 years.As far as were concernedthat representative is theirrepresentative, so when wedeliver financials to that rep-resentative, thats the sameas delivering it to them, hedeclared.

On the other side, Krallremained unshaken about thevalidity of the lawsuit. I havea very high confidence level

in the suit that was filed bythe Hospital Commission thisweek. I have a high confidencelevel about the credibility ofthe data that is listed in there,he asserted. I am strictly doingwhat I think I, as a HospitalCommission member, need tobe doing to represent the bestinterest of the citizens of VanWert County.

The land transfer agree-ment passed both the HospitalCommission and the CountyCommissioners in 2010.On April 8, the HospitalAssociation filed suit to forcethe Hospital Commission tofinish executing the transfer

agreement. The suit filed byKrall and Balyeat on behalfof the Hospital Commissionalleges the documents need-ed to complete the agreementhave not been delivered. Butas proven on Thursday, thedocuments are where theyare supposed to be.

Well let the courtdecide, Krall remarked.

As for the HospitalAssociation, Minick outlinedthat groups action plan.We have a board meetingMonday night, he shared.Obviously I have kept myboard informed of where weare. We have filed the Writof Mandamus so I expecta very extensive discussionabout this Monday night. Weare also in discussions withour attorneys at this point intime, have given copies ofthe lawsuit to our insurers,and our insurers will have tomake the decision whether tojoin in the defense of the law-suit. I expect to try to get asmuch information betweennow and Monday night togive a fully-informed boardthe opportunity to discuss itfurther.

At 7:44 p.m. on Thursday,

Delphos police were called tothe 900 block of Lima Avenuein reference to a fight in thatarea.

Upon officers arrival,they came into contact withsubjects that appeared to beinvolved in the altercation.Upon speaking with the sub- jects there versions of whathad happened differed.

The report will be forward-ed to the prosecutors office forreview and possible charges.

At 7:48 p.m. on Thursday,

Delphos police were calledto the 200 block of SuthoffStreet in reference to a theftcomplaint.

Upon officers arrival, theymet with the victim who statedthat a subject known to themhad came to the residence andhad taken personal items.

Margaret D. Renner, 91, ofDelphos, died Thursday at St.Ritas Medical Center.

Arrangements are incom-plete at Harter and SchierFuneral Home.

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where there are none. It mayalso take the form of clean-ing up litter through one ofthe several locally organizedefforts to do so, making yourhome more energy efficient,composting, e-cycling, usingmore mass transit or moreoften using human-poweredmodes of transportation.

Whatever you choose todo be it at home or atwork we encourage you

to share it with those aroundyou: family, friends, cowork-ers or neighbors. Like with ABillion Acts of Green, sharingwith others what you do, orpledge to do, should inspirethem to get involved.

As a result of everyonescombined efforts, and persis-tence, we can continue mak-ing our planet a better, cleanerplace.

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Before we got the contract,they had these 13-gallon totesbut we use 65-gallon carts andpeople keep filling them up

more and more. Delphos is theonly municipality we serve;Allied has Lima and WasteManagement had them beforeAllied got the contract lastyear and in talking with them,Delphos recycles a lot moreper household. The numberscontinually rise, so that tellsme people want to recycle,he said.

When we started in July2009, wed get 12 or 13 tonsevery-other week. Now, its17-19 tons. Thirteen percentof it is paper and 62 percentof it is cardboard, so a lotof people are recycling theircardboard instead of sending

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Van Wert County

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From the Vantage Point

Vantage Electricity junior Chase Fry, from Paulding,gets a helping hand from Haylie Welker, a Van Wert seniorin Health Technology at the annual bloodmobile.

On April 14 and 15, the31st Vantage bloodmobilewas held.

The bloodmobile is a teameffort with students and stafffrom several different pro-grams working together toget organized and set up fora bloodmobile. The Vantagebloodmobile has grown somuch in recent years, that ithas become a two-day event.

It takes many people toput together a successful highschool blood drive. Specialthanks to Cody, Layne, Codyand Michael for volunteeringto meet the Red Cross truck at6:30 a.m. on Thursday morn-ing and setting up the blood-mobile. The members of the junior Health Technologymorning class and juniorEarly Childhood class moved

all the furniture and set upthe donor rooms. Junior andsenior Health Technologystudents served as Red Crossvolunteers, handling regis-tration, first aid and escortduties. The students and Mrs.

Myers staffed the canteen andprovided cookies, sandwichesand beverages to everyonewho donated a unit of blood.

Vantage is one of the larg-est high school bloodmobilesin the region and has oneof the highest numbers offirst time donors. This yearsblood drive was outstanding.There were just over 200 stu-dents and staff members whoregistered to donate blood.A total of 166 pints of bloodwere collected over the twodays. The Vantage goal was155 units.

Mark your calendars forthe Vantage 35th AnniversaryOpen House and Ground-breaking Ceremony forthe renovation and expan-sion project. This specialevent will be held from 1-3

p.m. May 15. The Ground-breaking Ceremony will beginat 1:30 p.m. See the architectsrending and floor plan forthe remodeled Vantage.Renovation and constructionbegins at the end of May.

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Here in the 75th HouseDistrict, we have many dedi-cated public servants whohave been entrusted to main-tain our communities, educateour children, and ensure oursafety. Despite the fact thatmost of our communities in

this district are not unionized,we cannot afford to do with-out the work of our teach-ers, firefighters, policeofficers, or other pub-lic employees theirwork is essential to thewell-being and successof our fellow citizensand neighborhoods.Even though we cer-tainly cannot expect toprosper without theseservices, we must alsolearn to live within ourmeans. During thesechallenging economic times,it is necessary to evaluate andre-structure these union posi-tions to ensure taxpayer dol-

lars are being used wisely andin a manner that ensures ourfinancial stability for years tocome.

Public-sector union bosseshave been demanding moreand more in contract negotia-tions over time, so legislationthat reworks the relationshipbetween public-sector unionsand taxpayers becomes nec-essary in order to save ourlocal communities from goingunder financially. Despite thebarrage of protests againstthis legislationSenate Bill5the bulk of these negativereactions are due to the mis-information being spread bythose who are more interest-

ed in winning elections thandealing with the correction ofserious systematic problems.

I would like to dispel somecommon misconceptions cir-culating around Senate Bill 5and give you an update on thepositive additions that wereadded to the bill by the OhioHouse.

First and foremost, Senate

Bill 5 does not take away thebenefits or pensions of publicemployees, nor does it revoke

their right to col-lectively bargain forwages, hours andterms of employ-ment. Furthermore,Senate Bill 5 bet-ter aligns the pub-lic sector with theprivate sector interms of costs andprivileges, whichmeans the govern-ment will no longer

feed off of the success of theprivate sector to support itsown unchecked growth andinfluence. In other words, it

is about the protection of thehard-working Ohioans whopay taxes in order to supportthe government. Although thebill requires public employeesto pay 15 percent of theirhealth care costs, the privatesector on average pays 23 per-cent of their own healthcarecosts, so it is at least a steptoward fairness.

Communities need theflexibility to manage theirfinances, which was not pos-sible with the old, uncom-promising relationship amonglocal government, taxpayersand public-sector unions. Withthe reforms enacted by SenateBill 5, local governments will

be able to avoid mass layoffsand deterioration of publicservices. Sidestepping these

harmfulbut very realpos-sibilities will benefit Ohioansin every community.

In the effort to reform col-lective bargaining, I and otherHouse members were carefulto ensure that Senate Bill 5was fair and respectful of the

rights and needs of our invalu-able public employees. Ourmain concern is always thewell-being of Ohios citizens.To this end, we amended thelegislation in many signifi-cant ways. Unfortunately, theHouse Democrats did not evenattempt to amend the bill,ignoring the will of the peoplethey claim to represent.

One amendment my partyvoted to include allows for thecollective bargaining of safetyequipment. This amendmentconcerns safety issues for bothpolice and firefighters, as wellas the civilians they protect. Itis vital that our safety person-nel are adequately equipped

when on the job. Senate Bill5 will not affect the ability offirefighters and police offi-cers to protect themselves andOhios citizens in a safe andeffective manner.

We also added an amend-ment to allow communicationbetween bargaining parties. Itis necessary to the success andfairness of negotiations thatboth parties involved are ableto properly communicate theirterms. This is a free speechissue and will, for instance,allow teachers to talk withtheir school boards during the

collective bargaining processwithout it being consideredan unfair labor practice. TheOhio House also eliminatedthe possibility of jail time forstriking workers, a safeguardput in place to ensure therespectful treatment of Ohios

public employees.Senate Bill 5 brings with

it significant changes to therelationship among local gov-ernment, taxpayers and pub-lic-sector unions, but thesechanges are positive onesthey are changes to increaseproductivity and prosperity,and we should expect no less.Union leaders should neverhave the control over Ohiostaxpaying citizens that wehave allowed them to usurpover the years because theyare not elected by the people,do not answer to the people,and cannot be held account-able to the people for theiractions. As your state repre-

sentative, I am concerned withthe well-being of you and yourfamilies, as well as Ohioansall across the state. With theamended Senate Bill 5, eachand every citizen will benefitfrom the better financial situ-ation facing Ohio, regardlessof whether they work in thepublic or the private sector.

Rep. Wachtmann may be

reached by calling 614-466-3760,e-mailing District75@ohr.state.oh.us, or writing to State Rep.

Lynn Wachtmann, 77 South HighStreet, Columbus, Ohio, 43215.

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COLUMBUS (AP) Seven more tornadoes have

been confirmed from thestorms that ripped throughOhio on Wednesday bring-ing the total to 12.

The National WeatherService said Friday that theadditions to the list includea tornado with winds of upto 120 mph that hit nearGranville in Licking County.That central Ohio county alsowas the site another of thenewly confirmed tornadoes,while one each struck neigh-boring Franklin, Fairfield andPickaway counties.

The weather service saysa low-grade tornado thattouched down at the PikeCounty Fairgrounds in south-ern Ohio destroyed a storageshed and damaged the roof onanother building.

Another relatively weaktornado downed trees and toreoff roofing in Port Clinton, onLake Erie in northern Ohio.

COLUMBUS (AP) Prosecutors will not retry acentral Ohio woman who spent20 years in prison in the poi-soning death of her husband

before being released becausea toxicologist lied when hetestified in her case.

The case was dismissedby a Licking County judgeThursday. Columbus Dispatchreports that Prosecutor KennethOswalt says theres not enoughuntainted evidence for a retrial.

Virginia LeFever was sen-tenced to life in prison in 1990.She was released in Novemberafter investigators found thatFranklin County toxicologistJames Ferguson had lied.

Ferguson testified hereceived a biochemistry degreefrom Ohio State in 1972, butrecords show he received it in1988. He was sentenced to 30

days in jail for falsification ina related civil case.

The 59-year-old LeFevercould be recharged if new evi-dence surfaces. She says herhusband, William, committedsuicide because the Newarkcouple was divorcing.

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One Year Ago Starr Commonwealth officials, citing reduced enroll-

ment and changing economic times, have decided to close thefacilities doors as of July 1. Officials pointed to the loweringnumbers of students on the residential-care campus in VanWert as the main reason.

25 Years Ago 1986 Delphos Knights of Columbus will hold their Measure

Up 86 campaign to collect funds for the mentally retarded.Donations will be taken April 24-26 and May 1-3. MayorHarold Wieging donated the first dollar Monday to the cam-paign. The donation was taken by Vernon Kill, financial sec-retary of K of C Council 1362.

Eighth graders Susan Kortokrax and Suzanne Chartrandwere chosen winner and runner-up in the final competi-tion of the Kalida Elementary School civic oration contest.Judging contestants talks on the topic Americas Symbolsof Freedom were Sister Julie Grote, Lloyd Harnishfeger andLinda Graves.

One St. Johns student Tracey A. Miller, an eighth grader,received a superior rating in the Ohio Academy Sciences38th annual State Science Day Saturday at Ohio WesleyanUniversity, Delaware. Millers project was Flame ResistantWood.

50 Years Ago 1961 Havana radio charged today that two U. S. destroyers

covered the exile forces that invaded Cuba this week and thatCuban defenders under the personal direction of Fidel Castrohad shot down a number of planes. Castros radio also boastedof Soviet rocket support and hurled unparalleled invective atthe United States. It warned the United States it would riskWorld War III if it tried to stop the march of Communism inCuba.

The technical staff for this years senior class play, TheMany Loves of Dobie Gilles, at Delphos Jefferson Highwas announced Friday by Mrs. Winnifred Strayer, who isdirecting the production. The stage crew will be made up ofDoug Butler, Gary Strayer, Larry Teman, Bill Hartsock andTed Ladd. Dale Ness and Janet Leeth will be in charge ofmakeup.

Members of the Delphos Trinity Methodist ChurchWomens Society of Christian Service attended the OhioConference of the WSCS held April 19-20 in the CentralMethodist Church in Springfield. Those attending were Mrs.Don R. Yocum, Mrs. L. C. Peltier, Mrs. John Hittle, Mrs. DonMay, and Mrs. Howard Sadler, the latter president of the LimaDistrict WSCS.

75 Years Ago 1936 Reports on work of various committees of the club and

matters of general public interest formed the main business ata meeting of the Delphos Kiwanis Club held at the BeckmanHotel Tuesday. O. G. Weger of the Park committee, made areport relative to the proposed swimming pool project. LeoOdenweller, chairman of the Venedocia road committee, madea report on a meeting with the Van Wert commissioners.

Team No. Two was victorious in a shoot conducted atGramm rifle range Monday night, turning in a score of 1043closely followed by Two Three with 1042. Herbert Buchananwas again high-point man with 270. Hugh Boham, shootingiron sight, ran Buchanan a close second with a score of 259.

Two men from Toledo, were arrested at the Pennsylvaniastation Tuesday on a drunk and disorderly charge. They weregiven a hearing before Mayor W. H. Taylor Wednesday morn-ing and were sentenced to five days in the city jail on a crack-ling diet. The men are said to have been drinking bay rum.

By CRISTINA SILVAAssociated Press

LAS VEGAS Republican Sen. John Ensignof Nevada is turning in hisofficial resignation lettertoday, a day after announcinghe would step down amid adeveloping ethics probe hefeared would result in furtherwear and tear on himselfand his family.

The resignation comesnearly two years after the52-year-old Ensign said hehad an extramarital affair witha former staffer, an acknowl-edgement that has been sur-rounded by ethics allegations.Ensign insisted that hes donenothing wrong.

Senate Ethics Committeenamed a special counsel inFebruary to look into thematter, after the JusticeDepartment and the FederalElection Commission inves-tigated and then dropped theircases.

Ensign insisted Thursdaythat hes done nothing wrong,and said the appointmentshook him because he hadhoped the probes would endwith the Justice Department.

I was hopeful that, withthe closure of these investiga-tions against me the wear andtear on my family and mewould soon be over. This wasnot the case, he said.

As is its right, the SenateEthics Committee is continu-ing its investigation of issuesinto which it has been inquir-

ing for the past year and ahalf. Indeed, the Committeeeven decided recently todevote more resources to itsinvestigation by hiring an out-side counsel even though theissues have been viewed andreviewed by so many others,he said.

In his statement, Ensignsaid that he could no longerput up with the intense focusof the affair and the ethicalissues.

While I stand behind myfirm belief that I have notviolated any law, rule, or stan-dard of conduct of the Senate,and I have fought to provethis publicly, I will not con-tinue to subject my family,my constituents, or the Senateto any further rounds of inves-tigation, depositions, drawnout proceedings, or especiallypublic hearings, he said.

Ensigns resignation wouldbe effective May 3. RepublicanGov. Brian Sandoval wouldappoint someone to serve theremainder of the term, whichexpires at the end of 2012.

Several Republican Partyofficials said Thursday theyhoped Sandoval wouldappoint U.S. Rep. DeanHeller to Ensigns seat. Theofficials spoke on conditionof anonymity to discuss inter-nal deliberations.

Choosing Heller or anoth-er Republican would give theparty the advantage of incum-bency in a highly competitiveseat that could decide which

party controls the Senate afternext years elections.

U.S. Rep. Shelley Berkleyand wealthy businessmanByron Georgiou have saidthey are candidates for theDemocratic nomination.

Ensign announced in June2009 that he had an extra-marital affair with CynthiaHampton, a former memberof his campaign staff, and thathe had helped her husband,Doug Hampton, a member ofhis Senate staff, obtain lob-bying work with two Nevadacompanies.

Doug Hampton has beenindicted for illegally lobby-ing the senators staff. Federallaw prohibits a former seniorSenate aide from lobbying theSenate for one year after ter-minating employment.

Democratic Sen. BarbaraBoxer, who chairs the SenateEthics Committee, and GOPSen. Johnny Isakson, thecommittees vice chairman,said they will complete theirinvestigation in a timely fash-ion.

Senator Ensign has madethe appropriate decision, thesenators said in a statementThursday.

Ensign announced inMarch he would not pursue re-election in 2012 to protect hisfamily from campaign attacksinvolving his role in DougHamptons lobbying career.He said last month that theSenate investigation hadntinfluenced his decision.

By LOLITA C. BALDORand ROBERT BURNS

Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Barack Obama hasapproved the use of armeddrones in Libya, authoriz-ing U.S. airstrikes on groundforces for the first time sinceAmerica turned over controlof the operation to NATO onApril 4.

It also is the first timethat drones will be used forairstrikes since the conflictbegan on March 19, althoughthey have routinely been fly-ing surveillance missions,

Defense Secretary RobertGates told reporters at aPentagon briefing Thursday.

He said the U.S. will pro-vide up to two 24-hour com-bat air patrols each day by theunmanned Predators.

Marine Gen. JamesCartwright, vice chairman ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff, saidthe drones can help counter-act the pro-Gadhafi forcestactic of traveling in civilianvehicles that make it diffi-cult to distinguish them fromrebel forces.

What they will bringthat is unique to the con-flict is their ability to get

down lower, therefore to beable to get better visibilityon targets that have started todig themselves into defensivepositions, Cartwright said.They are uniquely suited forurban areas.

He added, Its very dif-ficult to pick friend from foe.So a vehicle like the Predatorthat can get down lower andcan get IDs better helps us.

Gates rejected the notionthat the approval of dronestrikes means that the U.S.will slowly get pulled backinto a more active combatrole, despite Obamas prom-ise to merely provide support

for NATO.U.S. forces played alead role in the early daysof the conflict, launching anonslaught of cruise missilesand bombs on Gadhafis sur-face-to-air missiles sites andadvancing regime troops.

But with American forcesstretched by the wars in Iraqand Afghanistan, as well asthe humanitarian operationsin Japan, the Pentagon turnedthe mission over to NATO,saying it would only do lim-ited airstrikes to take outair defenses. The U.S., saidObama, would no longer doairstrikes to protect the civil-

ian population.Gates said that bringing

in the Predators will giveNATO a critical capabilitythat the U.S. can uniquelycontribute.

I think this is a very limit-ed additional role on our part,but it does provide some addi-tional capabilities to NATO,said Gates. And if we canmake a modest contributionwith these armed Predators,well do it. ... I dont thinkany of us sees that as missioncreep.

He said Obama has beenclear that there will be noU.S. boots on the ground

and that the main strike rolewould belong to the allies.The first Predator mission

since Obamas go-ahead wasflown Thursday but the air-craft armed with Hellfiremissiles turned back dueto poor weather conditionswithout firing any of its muni-tions, Cartwright said.

Gates, who publiclyexpressed skepticism aboutgetting involved militar-ily in Libya before Obamaendorsed the limited inter-vention, said the real workof overthrowing MoammarGadhafi will have to be doneby the Libyans themselves.

By JULIE PACEAssociated Press

LOS ANGELES President Barack Obama saidThursday that the JusticeDepartment will try to rootout cases of fraud or manipu-lation in oil markets, even asAttorney General Eric Holdersuggested a variety of legalreasons may be behind gaso-lines surge to $4 a gallon.

We are going to make surethat no one is taking advan-tage of the American peoplefor their own short-term gain,

Obama said at a town-hallstyle meeting at a renewableenergy plant in Reno, Nev.

The town hall was sand-wiched in between Obamasfour fundraising events inCalifornia on Thursday onein San Francisco and three inLos Angeles. The presidentwas holding six fundraisersover the course of his three-day West Coast trip, aimed athigh-dollar donors and youngpeople, both of whom will beintegral to a campaign thatcould set fundraising records.

This is going to be just ashard, if not harder, than 2008,he said of his re-election bidduring a small fundraiser at

Sony Pictures Studios.With the 2012 campaign

in mind, the White House isanxious to show the public itstaking action to address risinggasoline prices. The nationalaverage price for a gallon ofregular gasoline was $3.84

on Thursday, about 30 centshigher than a month ago andalmost a dollar higher than ayear ago.

Obama, decrying suchlevels as yet another hard-ship at a time when thingswere already pretty tough,said Holder was forming theFinancial Fraud EnforcementWorking Group.

The task force will focussome of its investigation onthe role of traders and specu-lators in the oil-price surge,Obama said, and will includeseveral Cabinet department

officials, federal regulatorsand the National Associationof Attorneys General.

In Washington, Holdersaid he would press aheadwith the investigation, eventhough he did not cite anycurrent evidence of intentionalmanipulation of oil and gasprices or fraud.

Based upon our work andresearch to date, it is evidentthat there are regional differ-ences in gasoline prices, as wellas differences in the statutoryand other legal tools at the gov-ernments disposal, Holdersaid in a memo accompanyinga statement announcing the taskforce. It is also clear that there

are lawful reasons for increasesin gas prices, given supply anddemand.

Nonetheless, where con-sumers are harmed by unlaw-ful conduct that has the effectof increasing gas prices, stateand federal authorities will

take swift action, Holdersaid.

He promised to be vigi-lant in monitoring the oil andgas markets for any wrongdo-ing so that consumers can beconfident they are not payinghigher prices as a result ofillegal activity.

Theres not much Obamacan do to affect the price ofgasoline in short term, some-thing he acknowledged in hisremarks. Gas prices have risensteadily as a result of tensionsin the Middle East and north-ern Africa and rising demand

from China and other emerg-ing economies.Given that no evidence has

yet surfaced of actual fraudor price manipulation in oilmarkets, Obamas remarksappeared, at least in part, asmore of an attempt to assuagepublic anger over rising gasprices.

Other presidents have alsolaunched similar inquiries attimes of rising oil prices andwidespread public suspicionsof market manipulation by theoil industry or by speculators.

In an Associated Press-Gfkpoll last month, 51 percent ofadults said they thought recentincreases in gas prices were

due to oil companies thatwant to boost profits ratherthan changes in the globaloil market. Nine percent saidhigher prices stemmed froma combination of both, 37percent from changes in themarket.

Obama OKs armeddrone aircraft in Libya

Obama: Task force to target gas prices

Senator from Nevada to resign amid ethics probe

LOS ANGELES (AP) President Barack Obamaheaded west to sell his bigpicture deficit-reduction plan.But many people are waitingfor a quick fix to their owneconomic problems causedchiefly by persistent unem-ployment and the crippledhousing market.

Audiences in California

and Nevada understood whyits important to get a handleon the deficit over the longterm. Yet they made clear thatthe economic recovery hasntfully taken hold in ways thatare meaningful to them.

As Obama shifts into re-election mode, he will needto show that he hasnt losthis focus on jobs even as theconversation in Washingtonswings to paying down whatthe nation owes.

An audience member atObamas town hall meet-ing Wednesday at Facebookheadquarters in Palo Alto,Calif., summarized how the

increased attention on red inklooks to the public.At the beginning of your

term you spent a lot of timetalking about job creation andthe road to economic recov-ery, the questioner told thepresident. Since then, weveseen the conversation shiftfrom that of job creation andeconomic recovery to that ofspending cuts and the defi-cit.

I would love to know yourthoughts on how youre goingto balance these two goingforward, or even potentiallyshift the conversation back,she added.

Obama said that unless law-makers get the countrys long-term finances under control,more immediate economicgains could prove difficult.

If we dont have a seriousplan to tackle the debt and thedeficit, that could actually endup being a bigger drag on theeconomy than anything else,Obama said.

The economy has rebound-ed since the early days ofObamas presidency. But theunemployment rate is 8.8 per-cent and millions of jobs cutduring the recession haventreturned. A questioner atObamas town hall meeting inReno, Nev., on Thursday saidboth he and his wife were outof work.

The faltering housing mar-ket has left many homeown-ers owing more on their loansthan their homes are worth.Prospective homeowners arestruggling to find the moneyto buy.

A question submitted forObama online during theFacebook town hall put thepublics frustration simply:The housing crisis will notgo away.

Obama didnt reject thatassessment. He said the hous-ing market was the biggestdrag on the economy.

Factor in rising gasolineprices and its no surprisethat many people are feel-ing squeezed from all sides.In an Associated Press-GfKpoll from March, 90 percentof those questioned said theeconomy was a top priority.

The poll found that 76 per-cent see budget and deficitissues as extremely importantor very important. The pollwas conducted before Obamaand Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis.,announced competing plansfor bringing down the deficit.

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ALLEN EAST (2)ab-r-h-rbiKayla Crow p 3-2-1-0, Leah

Roberson 2b 4-0-1-0, Maddie Schotzss 2-0-0-1, Kourtney Reneau 1b 4-0-0-0, Erin Conkle c 4-0-1-0, Alex mertzcf 3-0-1-0, Ashlie Szippl 3b 4-0-0-0,Alyssa Thomas dp 1-0-1-0, MarciMeeker pr 0-0-0-0, Sierra Sizemore lf2-0-0-0. Totals 27-2-5-1.

JEFFERSON (3)ab-r-h-rbiPaige Ricker 3b 2-2-0-0, Samantha

Thitoff ss 3-0-0-0, Chelsey Fischer 1b3-1-2-2, Cassidy Bevington c 3-0-0-0, Alex Rostorfer lf 3-0-0-0, CorrineMetzger 2b 3-0-1-0, Fallon Van Dykecf 2-0-0-1, Taylor Branham p 3-0-0-0, Kelsey Goodwin rf 2-0-0-0. Totals24-3-3-3.Score by Innings:Allen East 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2Jefferson 2 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3

E: Reneau 2, Thitoff 2, Schotz,Bevington; LOB: Allen East 11,Jefferson 5; 2B: Crow; SF: Schotz;SB: Roberson 2, Bevington 2, Crow,Schotz. IP H R ER BB SOALLEN EASTCrow (L) 6 3 3 1 1 5JEFFERSON

Branham(W, 2-7) 7 5 2 1 4 4WP: Crow; HBP: Crow (byBranham), Schotz (by Branham), (byCrow).

By JIM METCALFEjmetcalfe@delpho-

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DELPHOS SophomoreTaylor Branham outdueledKayla Crow in an old-fash-ioned pitchers duel Thursdayat Lady WildcatField in Delphos asJefferson grabbeda 3-2 NorthwestConference fast-pitch softball vic-tory.

Both pitch-

ers threw completegames on the sunnybut still chilly day:Branham (2-7) inseven innings (5 hits,2 runs, 1 earned, 4 bases-on-balls, 4 strikeouts; 123pitches, 71 strikes) and Crowsix (3 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned,1 walk, 5 Ks; 111 pitches, 75strikes).

Both coaches talked aboutthe job their pitchers did.

Weve been waiting forthat Taylor Branham to reallyshow up after not having afull preseason. She pitched acouple of games last year as afreshman that were good butthis was the best weve seen

from her, Jefferson coachDave Wollenhaupt noted.She kept her composurewhen they had runners onbase and made good pitches.She did a nice job of keepingthe ball down and movingit around. She is starting toround into form.

Mustang coach DavidNewland was just as comple-mentary toward Crow.

She was outstanding; shemoved it around well andhad great location, Newlandnoted. She is one of our twoseniors and she has a greatattitude. She was especiallygood after our defense settleddown behind her.

After the Lady Mustangs(4-9, 0-3 NWC) left the first oftheir 11 baserunners stranded

in the top of the first, the LadyWildcats (2-7, 2-1 NWC)went up 2-0 in the home half.Paige Ricker (2 runs) walkedto lead it off. Samantha Thitoffbounced out to first to moveher up and Chelsey Fischer(2-for-3, 2 runs batted in) sin-

gled to rightcenter toget the firstrun in. Anerror on agrounder hitby CassidyBevington

a l l o w e drunners onthe corners.Bevingtonswiped sec-

ond. An out hence, CorrineMetzger beat out an infieldsingle to load the bases. FallonVan Dyke was plunked toforce in Fischer but Crowretired the next batter to leavethe bases juiced.

The Red and White gottheir final run in the bot-tom of the second. With onegone, Ricker got aboard viaan error, moved to second asThitoff again bounced out tofirst, to third on a wild pitchand scored as Mustang right-

fielder Taylor Richardson losta fly ball by Fischer in thesun. Fischer stole second andwent to third on an error on aground ball hit by Bevington.She stole second but Crowgot out of the inning with nomore damage.

The Mustangs got a runin the top of the third. AlyssaThomas led off with a walk.Sierra Sizemore laid downa bunt but an error on thethrow to second allowed bothrunners to be safe. Crow hita fly ball to the grass behindshort, with leftfielder AlexRostorfer throwing Thomasout at third. Leah Robersonscomebacker forced Sizemore

at third. Crow and Robersonstole the next base and anerror on a grounder hit by

Maddie Schotz allowed Crowto score and put runners onthe corners. Roberson burgledsecond but Kourtney Reneaubounced out to first basemanFischer to end the threat.

Crow then set down thenext 12 batters in a row.

A l l e nEast got run-ners to first( T h o m a s ;w a l k )and sec-ond (AlexMertz; sin-

gle) withtwo downin the fourthbut failed toscore.

The visitors got within3-2 in the top of the fifth.Crow doubled to left center,advanced to third on a buntsingle by Roberson (promptlystealing second) and scoredon a sacrifice fly to left bySchotz; an error on the playallowed Roberson to reachthird. However, she wasstranded there.

Allen East loaded thebases in the sixth with twoouts: an infield single offBranhams foot by Thomas,

a walk to Sizemore and a hitbatter (Crow) but Robersonbounced out to Fischer to endthe threat.

Allen East tried to rally inthe seventh with two down:an infield hit behind thepitcher by Erin Conkle anda walk to Mertz; but thirdsacker Ricker snagged AshlieSzippls grounder and steppedon the bag to end the gameand give Jefferson its secondstraight win.

Our defense, outside ofone inning, made the playsbehind Taylor. Paige madean outstanding play on thatlast ball; it was hard hit,Wollenhaupt added. We

scored just enough the firsttwo innings. After that, theirpitcher didnt do anything

different but her velocitychanged; we just never caughtup to it after that. We are start-ing to show signs of turning itaround. Earlier in the year,when we committed an erroror the opponent had runnerson second and third like

Allen East did a cou-ple of times tonight it would have turnedinto one of those biginnings. Tonight, itwas a run each timeand that was it.

Allen East hosts

Upper Scioto Valleyin an 11 a.m. Saturdaytwin-bill.

We came outslowly on both offense

and defense; we didnt backKayla up defensively the firsttwo innings but once we set-tled down, she didnt giveup a hit, Newland added.Offensively, I give credit totheir pitcher for her locationbut we also seemed impatient;we swing at a lot of highpitches.

Jefferson visits Bluffton 5p.m. Monday.

Branham outduels Crow

for Lady Wildcat win

Ricker Fischer Rostorfer

Ottoville Track MeetGirls Team Results: Ottoville

128-5, Cory-Rawson 52.5,Continental 45, Holgate 9.

4x800-meter relay: Ottoville10:32.1.

100-meter hurdles: AlyssaDeLong (O) 17.6.

100-meter dash:Bidlack (C) 13.4.

4 x 2 0 0 - m e t e r relay: Cory-Rawson1:56.2.

1,600-meter run:Shayla Siefker (O)5:30.5.

4x100-meter relay: Ottoville54.6.

400-meter dash: Shayla Siefker(O) 1:03.1.

300-meter hurdles: NatashaKaufman (O) 51.3.

800-meter run: Kari Beining (O)2:35.7.

200-meter dash:Bidlack (C) 27.9.

3,200-meter run:Brianna Rodriguez

(O) 13;24.9.4 x 4 0 0 - m e t e r

relay: Ottoville 4;22.8.Shot put: Lauren Kramer (O)

35-2.Discus: Tammy Wannemacher

(O) 106-4.High jump: Tonya Kaufman (O)

5-0.Long jump: Launre Koch (O)

15-1 1/2.Pole vault: Zachrich (C) 8-0.Boys Team Results: Ottoville

96, Continental 84, Cory-Rawson62, Holgate 5.

4x800-meter relay: Ottoville10:16.7.

110-meter hurdles: Geckle (C)18.0

100-meter dash: Matt Burgei (O)11.9.

4x200-meter relay: Continental1:38.2.

1,600-meter run: Jason Turnwald(O) 5:00.

4x100-meter relay: Continental

51.5.400-meter dash: Radar (CR)51.5.

300-meter hurdles: Geckle (C)46.2.

800-meter run: Travis Eickholt(O) 2:14.1.

200-meter dash: Radar (CR)24.2.

3,200-meter run: Jason Turnwald(O) 11:20.3.

4x400-meter relay: Cory-Rawson3:49.8.

Shot put: Greg Rue (O) 41-91/2.

Discus: Sharp (C) 132-9.High jump: Travis Eickholt (O)

6-2.Long jump: Bradford (C) 17-11

1/2.Pole vault: Dylan Klima (O)

11-0.----Wapakoneta Redskin RelaysGirls Team Rankings: Defiance

112, Shawnee 79, Spencerville63, Ottawa-Glandorf 50, St. Marys

Memorial 39, Coldwater 29,Wapakoneta 19, Anna 16, Bath 14,South Adams 13.

Boys Team Rankings: Anna79, Ottawa-Glandorf 59.50, Defiance52.50, St. Marys Memorial 47.50,Spencerville 46, South Adams 45,Bath 32, Shawnee 30, Coldwater27.50, Wapakoneta 15.

Points: 10-8-6-4-2-1.Girls 4x1,600 Meter Relay: 1.

Shawnee 22:51.80; 2. Spencerville(Alexa Brown, Cortney Miller,Tori Hardesty, Claire McConnell)23:00.00; 3. Defiance 23:30.80; 4.Coldwater 23:34.60; 5. South Adams24:01.40; 6. Wapakoneta 25:14.90.

Boys 4x1,600 Meter Relay: 1.South Adams 19:13.50; 2. Defiance19:18.60; 3. Ottawa-Glandorf19:32.40; 4. Coldwater 19:48.40; 5.Bath 19:58.30; 6. Spencerville (NickDavisson, Keith Lenhart, Joe Wisher,Kevin Lenhart) 20:05.40.

Girls 4x100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle:1. Shawnee 1:09.60; 2. Defiance

1:10.40; 3. South Adams 1:12.70; 4.Wapakoneta 1:13.70; 5. Spencerville(Jackie Bowsher, Ashley Keiber,Ashley King, Jenna Kahle) 1:14.20;6. St. Marys Memorial 1:15.10.

Boys 4x110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle:1. Defiance 1:05.60; 2. (tie) Bathand St. Marys Memorial 1:05.70; 4.Shawnee 1:06.50; 5. South Adams1:06.70; 6. Spencerville (AaronHefner, Anthony Schuh, TylerShumate, Brandon Meyer, Brandon)1:08.20.

Girls 4x100 Meter Relay: 1.Defiance 51.40; 2. Shawnee 52.40;3. Spencerville (Mackenzie Miller,Morgan Pugh, Jennifer Post, KelliLey) 53.50; 4. Ottawa-Glandorf53.60; 5. Bath 53.90; 6. St. MarysMemorial 54.40.

Boys 4x100 Meter Relay: 1.Anna 44.20; 2. Spencerville (JohnSmith, Daniel Binkley, Niko Molina-Sullivan, Calvin Grigsby) 45.40; 3.St. Marys Memorial 45.50; 4. (tie)Shawnee and South Adams 46.50;6. Coldwater 46.50.

Girls Distance Medley: 1.Defiance 10:17.90; 2. Wapakoneta10:25.90; 3. Shawnee 10:31.10;4. Ottawa-Glandorf 10:33.00; 5.Spencerville (Claire McConnell,Jenna Kahle, Karri Purdy, AlexaBrown) 10:44.80; 6. South Adams10:51.80.

Boys Distance Medley: 1.Defiance 8:38.10; 2. Coldwater8:44.10; 3. South Adams 8:47.80;4. Spencerville (Derek Goecke,Aaron Hefner, Tyler Shumate, KevinLenhart) 8:52.70; 5. Ottawa-Glandorf8:57.40; 6. Shawnee 9:00.00.

Girls 800 Sprint Medley: 1.Defiance 1:52.60; 2. Spencerville(Jennifer Post, Morgan Pugh,Corney Miller, Kelli Ley) 1:54.10; 3.Shawnee 1:55.50; 4. Bath 1:57.40;5. Coldwater 2:00.50; 6. St. MarysMemorial 2:01.00.

Boys 800 Sprint Medley: 1. Anna1:38.30; 2. St. Marys Memorial1:40.20; 3. South Adams 1:42.40; 4.Wapakoneta 1:43.00; 5. Spencerville

(John Smith, Austin Lotz, CalvinGrigsby, Nick Davisson) 1:43.30; 6.Shawnee 1:43.90.

Girls 4x800 Meter Relay: 1.Coldwater 10:02.50; 2. Shawnee10:17.20; 3. Defiance 10:27.10;4. Ottawa-Glandorf 10:34.30; 5.St. Marys Memorial 10:49.00; 6.Wapakoneta 10:51.40.

Boys 4x800 Meter Relay: 1. Bath8:37.40; 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 8:41.90;3. South Adams 8:46.40; 4. Defiance8:46.50; 5. Coldwater 8:59.80; 6.Spencerville (Tyler Shumate, KeithLenhart, Kevin Lenhart, DerekGoecke) 9:09.70.

Girls 4x200 Meter Relay: 1.Shawnee 1:50.30; 2. Defiance1:53.40; 3. Spencerville (JenniferPost, Morgan Pugh, Shanna German,Kelli Ley) 1:55.00; 4. Ottawa-Glandorf

1:56.20; 5. Coldwater 1:56.70; 6. St.Marys Memorial 1:56.80.

Boys 4x200 Meter Relay: 1.Anna 1:32.10; 2. Spencerville (JohnSmith, Aaron Hefner, Niko Molina-Sullivan, Calvin Grigsby) 1:36.30;3. St. Marys Memorial 1:36.50; 4.South Adams 1:37.90; 5. Shawnee1:38.90; 6. Defiance 1:39.10.

Girls 4x100.25 Meter Relay: 1.Shawnee 55.90; 2. Anna 57.20;3. Spencerville (Mackenzie Miller,Shanna German, Mary Clayton,Abby Freewalt) 58.50; 4. Defiance59.00; 5. Bath 59.10; 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 59.30.

B o y s4 x 1 0 0 . 2 5Meter Relay: 1.Anna 47.40; 2.Defiance 48.70;3. Ottawa-Glandorf 49.60;4. Coldwater50.30; 5. South Adams 50.40; 6.Wapakoneta 50.50.

Girls 4x400 Meter Relay: 1.Shawnee 4:09.60; 2. Ottawa-

Glandorf 4:14.60; 3. Bath 4:16.00;4. Spencerville (Corney Miller, ClaireMcConnell, Jenna Kahle, Kelli Ley)4:17.80; 5. Defiance 4:26.30; 6. St.Marys Memorial 4:28.00.

Boys 4x400 Meter Relay: 1. Bath3:33.50; 2. Anna 3:35.70; 3. SouthAdams 3:40.00; 4. Spencerville(Aaron Hefner, NikoMo l ina -Su l l ivan ,John Smith, NickDavisson) 3:41.00;5. Ottawa-Glandorf3:42.40; 6. St. MarysMemorial 3:42.50.

Girls High JumpRelay: 1. St. MarysMemorial 13-10; 2. Defiance 13-8;3. Ottawa-Glandorf 13-5; 4. (tie)Spencerville (Jennifer Post, JennaKahle, Caitlin Wurst) and Coldwater13-2; 6. Shawnee 9-6.

Boys High Jump Relay: 1.Spencerville (Daniel Binkley,Brandon Meyer, Derek Goecke)16-10; 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 16-9; 3.

(tie) Anna and Shawnee 16-0; 5. (tie)Coldwater and St. Marys Memorial15-11.

Girls Long Jump Relay: 1.Defiance 41-3.50; 2. Ottawa-Glandorf41-3.25; 3. St. Marys Memorial39-10.75; 4. Coldwater 38-6.25; 5.Wapakoneta 38-6; 6. South Adams37-0.25.

Boys Long Jump Relay: 1.Shawnee 56-4; 2. Ottawa-Glandorf56-3; 3. Anna 54-9; 4. Defiance54-1.50; 5. Bath 50-10.75; 6.Spencerville (Daniel Binkley,Niko Molina-Sullivan, Austin Lotz)50-8.25.

Girls Pole Vault Relay: 1.Defiance 25-6; 2. Anna 22-6; 3.(tie) Spencerville (Jackie Bowsher,Patricia Riley, Cortney Miller)and Coldwater 20-0; 5. St. MarysMemorial 16-6; 6. Ottawa-Glandorf15-0.

Boys Pole Vault Relay: 1.Wapakoneta 31-6; Anna 29-0; 3. St.Marys Memorial 22-6; 4. Shawnee19-0; 5. (tie) Ottawa-Glandorf and

Defiance 18-0.Girls Shot Put Relay: 1. Defiance

93-4.50; 2. St. Marys Memorial91-7.25; 3. Ottawa-Glandorf 88-8;4. Spencerville (Abby Freewalt,Mackenzie Miller, Devan Hanjora)88-1.25; 5. South Adams 84-2.25; 6.Wapakoneta 81-11.50.

Boys Shot Put Relay: 1. Ottawa-Glandorf 135-5; 2. St. MarysMemorial 130-9.25; 3. Coldwater124-5; 4. 120-6; 5. Anna 118-5.50;6. Bath 112-3.75.

Girls Discus Relay: 1. Defiance287-0; 2. Spencerville (MackenzieMiller, Devan Hanjora, ElizabethGriffin) 266-5; 3. St. Marys Memorial266-2; 4. Ottawa-Glandorf 263-3;5. Wapakoneta 228-11; 6. SouthAdams 228-8.

Boys Discus Relay: 1. Anna362-9; 2. Ottawa-Glandorf 355-5; 3.Spencerville (Lucas Shumate, ZachGay, Jamie Kill) 346-11; 4. St. MarysMemorial 343-10; 5. Defiance 335-1;6. Coldwater 326-9.

-----Columbus Grove Tri-MeetBoys Team Results: Columbus

Grove 80.5, Crestview 68.5, AllenEast 26.

4x800-meter relay: ColumbusGrove (Wade Heffner, JakeGraham, Dane Stechschulte. ColbyMeuleman) 8:53.3.

110-meter hurdles: DerekRiemen (CG) 15.4.

100-meter dash: Rayer (CV)11.4.

4x200-meter relay: Crestview1:36.9.

1,600-meter run: Genter (CV)4:41.

4x100-meter relay: Crestview46.7.

400-meter dash: Wade Heffner(CG) 54.9.

300-meter hurdles: CalebGrothaus (CG) 43.3.

800-meter run: Ripley (CV)2:16.7.

200-meter dash: Rayer (CV)23.2.

3,200-meter run: Jake Graham(CG) 10:23.7.

4x400-meter relay: Allen East3:38.1.

Shot put: Williams (A) 48-6 1/2.Discus: Parker Schroeder (CG)

155-7.High jump: Dylan Vogt (CG) 5-8.Long jump: Rob Cook (CV)

19-2.Pole vault: Tyler Wolfe (CG)

14-3.Girls Team results: Columbus

Grove 64, Crestview 57, Allen East45.

4x800-meter relay: Crestview11:00.

100-meter hurdles: Erika Frey(CV) 16.6.

100-meter dash: Woods (A)13.1.

4x200-meter relay: Crestview1:52.

1,600-meter run: Perkins (A)5:54.2.

4x100-meter relay: Columbus

Grove 54.7.400-meter dash: Layne Callow

(CV) 1:02.5.300-meter hurdles: Erika Frey

(CV) 51.0.800-meter run: Perrott (CV)

2:35.2.200-meter dash: Brooke

Brubaker (CG) 28.2.3,200-meter run: Perkins (A)

13:15.1.4x400-meter relay: Crestview

4:20.6.Shot put: Aubrey Fruchey (CG)

32-6 1/4.Discus: Cora Diller (CG) 116-1.High jump: Riley Eversole (CG)

4-10.Long jump: Riley Eversole (CG)

14-3 1/2.Pole vault: Lutes (A) 8-0.

TRACK AND FIELDRESULTS

Jays get big MAC win

ST. HENRY St. Henryouthit St. Johns 12-7 but thevisiting Blue Jays got a grandslam from senior JordanLeininger in a big thirdinning to grab a 7-4 MidwestAthletic Conference baseballwin on the road Thursdayat the Wally Post AthleticComplex.

I feel we came out strongagainst a good pitcher in Bruns

tonight; we were aggressiveat the plate, yet were able tolay off bad pitches. We alsotook advantage of scoringopportunities early and gotsome runs across the plate,St. Johns coach Dan Metzgernoted. However, after theymade a pitching change in thefifth inning, we did not do agood job of adjusting to him;we need to be able to changegears and make those adjust-ments. We need to find a wayto stay aggressive and keepscoring runs for seven inningsand not rely on one or two biginnings.

The Jays got five runs inthe third against Bruns (3.1

innings, 7 hits, 7 runs, 5earned, 3 walks, 3 strikeouts).Curtis Geise led off with awalk and stole second. TannerCalvelage singled him to thirdand swiped second. TylerBergfeld walked to load themup and Leininger went yard toright center for a 4-1 lead. Anout later, Troy Warnecke gotaboard on an error and tooksecond on a passed ball. RyanBuscher knocked him in witha 2-out single to center for a5-1 edge.

The Jays made it 7-1 inthe fourth inning and chasedBruns (for Kleinhenz; 3.2innings, 2 walks, 3 Ks).Geise got on via an error

and Calvelage (2-for-4) sin-gled. Bergfeld bunted themup a base and Leininger wasintentionally passed. TylerDitto singled to right to scoreGeise and Calvelage, chasingBruns.

That gave Geise (2-0; 4innings, 7 hits, 3 earned runs,2 bases-on-balls, 2 strikeouts)and Bergfeld (second save;3 IPs, 5 hits, 1 earned run,1 walk) enough of a cush-ion against a good-hittingRedskin squad.

We got good outings out

of Curtis and Ty. They bothdid a good job of mixing upspeeds and locations tonight,Metzger said. They both dida good job of working out oftrouble when St. Henry gotrunners on. Plus, our defensewas sound again tonight. Weknew going in that St. Henrywas going to put the ball inplay and we needed to beready to make plays and notgive them any extra outs.

When they did get hits, wedid a good job of limitingthem to singles with gettingthe ball and making good,sound throws.

The Redskins took a 1-0lead in the second on a run-scoring single by Kessen andgot three in the fourth on run-scoring knocks by Kessen andUhlenhake (sacrifice fly).

I was happy with how weresponded after a tough lossto Bath the night before. Wewere able to put that behindus and focus on the opportu-nity at hand, Metzger added.We keep making progresseach game, which is whatyou wants as far as a coach;however, we know we stillhave work to do to get wherewe want to be and the guysare focused on getting bet-ter.

The Jays (5-2, 2-0) visitVan Wert for an 11 a.m.Saturday doubleheader.

ST. JOHNS (7)ab-r-h-rbiTanner Calvelage cf 4-2-2-0, Tyler

Bergfeld ss/p 1-1-1-0, Jordan Leiningerdh 3-1-1-4, Tyler Ditto rf 3-0-2-2, TroyWarnecke 3b 4-1-0-0, Ryan Edelbrock2b 3-0-0-0, Ryan Buescher 1b 4-0-1-1,Ryan Densel lf 4-0-0-0, Curtis Geise p/ss 2-2-0-0. Totals 28-7-7-7.

ST. HENRY (4)ab-r-h-rbiKessen dh 5-0-2-2. Uhlenhake 3b

3-0-0-1, Koesters c 4-0-3-0, Brunsp/lf 3-0-0-0, Heitkamp 1b 4-1-2-0,Kremer lf 2-1-1-0, Kleinhenz p 2-0-2-0,Rutschilling rf 2-0-0-0, Rindler cf 2-1-0-

1, Post ss 4-1-2-0. Totals 30-4-12-4.Score by Innings:St. Johns 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 - 7St. Henry 1 0 1 1 0 1 x - 4

E: Uhlenhake, Koesters, Edelbrock;LOB: St. Johns 7, St. Henry 12;2B: Post; HR: Leininger (GS); Sac:Bergfeld, Rutschilling; SF: Uhlenhake;SB: Calvelage, Geise, Bergfeld, ; POB:Bergfeld (by Bruns); . IP H R ER BB SOST. JOHNSGeise (W, 2-0) 4.0 7 3 3 2 2Bergfeld (S, 2) 3.0 5 1 1 1 0

ST. HENRYBruns (L) 3.1 7 7 5 3 3Kleinhenz 3.2 0 0 0 2 3

HBP: Edelbrock (by Bruns), Rindler(by Geise); PB: Austin Reindel (SJ) 2,Koesters.

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Kortokrax, Millercombine for no-hitter

DELPHOS SophomoreDrew Kortokrax threw 6 2/3innings of no-hit ball and junior Curtis Miller finishedit up as Jefferson grabbed a4-3 Northwest Conferencebaseball victory over visitingAllen East on a sunny but coolThursday at Wildcat Field inDelphos.

Drew has been pretty

solid in his four starts againstgood competition. He threwwell again today, Jeffersoncoach Doug Geary noted. Heavoided that one inning wherethe wheels fall off for him. Hispitch count was up around 90and we had Curtis all warmedup and ready to go.

The Wildcats (5-7, 2-2NWC) scored a run in the bot-tom of the first against LeviCreeger (1 inning) on a hitbatter (Nik Moore), two stolenbases and a 1-out bounce-outto second by Kyle Anspach,

Allen East retaliated witha run in the second on twowalks, a steal and a passedball, scoring Jon Swaney for

a 1-1 score.The Wildcats scored theretimes in the second againstreliever Derek McDaniel (5IPs, 4 hits, 3 earned runs, 4walks, 3 Ks). Ben Babcockwalked and Justin Rode forcedpinch-runner Zach Ricker atsecond. Ross Thompson andKortokrax walked to load theases. Jordan Vorst flied outdeep enough to center to scoreRode. Moore got aboard viaa slow roller to the pitch-er to reload the bases. TonyGeorge beat out an infield hitto the hole at short, scoringThompson. Anspach walkedto force in Kortokrax for a 4-1lead. However, the Wildcatsleft the bases loaded.

The Mustangs (4-6, 1-3NWC) got two back in thethird against Kortokrax (3runs, 2 earned, 6 walks, 10Ks) on two walks, 2 wildpitches and an error to getwithin 4-3.

Neither team threatenedagain until the Delphos sixth.Thompson launched a 2-outsingle to center and Kortokraxfollowed with a hit to left.However, they were leftstranded.

The Mustangs threatenedwith two down in the sev-

enth: walks to Creeger andTyler Wilson that finishedKortokrax on the mound andbrought Miller in. He walkedTyler Stevens to load the basesbut Tory Anderson bouncedout to third to end the game.

We have to rely on ourpitching and defense. Wevehad good pitching most of theyear and our defense is gettingbetter; it was good tonight toback up our pitchers, Geary

added. Our offense has toscrape and battle to score; wehave to create offense. We didthat tonight as well.

Jefferson visi tsLincolnview, a makeup NWCgame, at noon Saturday.

ALLEN EAST (3)ab-r-h-rbiTyler Stevens ss 2-1-0-0, Tory

Anderson rf 4-0-0-0, Levi Hoy cf 3-0-0-1, Jon Swaney 1b 2-1-0-0, JakeLawrence c 3-0-0-0, Nick Kohlreiser dh3-0-0-0, Austin Lloyd 2b 2-0-0-0, LeviCreeger p/3b 2-0-0-0, Tyler Wilson lf1-1-0-0. Totals 22-3-0-1.

JEFFERSON (4)ab-r-h-rbiNik Moore ss 2-1-1-0, Tony George

cf 3-0-1-1, Kyle Anspach lf 2-0-0-2,Mike Joseph lf 0-0-0-0, Curtis Miller1b/p 3-0-0-0, Ben Babcock dh 2-0-0-0,Zach Ricker pr 0-0-0-0, Justin Rode c3-1-0-0, Ross Thompson 3b/1b 2-1-1-0, Drew Kortokrax p 2-1-1-0, JeffSchleeter 3b 0-0-0-0, Jordan Vorst rf2-0-0-1. Totals 21-4-4-4.Score by Innings:Allen East 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 0Jefferson 1 3 0 0 0 0 x - 4 5 2

E: Miller; LOB: Allen East 5,Jefferson 5; SB: Moore 2, Swaney,Lloyd; SF: Vorst.

IP H R ER BB SOALLEN EASTCreeger 1.0 0 1 1 0 1Derek McDaniel (L) 5.0 4 3 3 4 3JEFFERSONDrew Kortokrax (W, 1-1) 6.2 0 3 2 6 10Miller (S, 4) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0

WP: Kortokrax 3, Miller; PB:Rode.

----Vikings edge by BigGreen in PCL baseball

LEIPSIC Host Leipsicneeded nine innings but final-ly subdued Ottoville 2-1 in aPutnam County League base-ball contest Thursday.

Trevor Schroeder (3-0)picked up the win.Ottoville pitchers only

gave up four hits but threeerrors behind them did themin, with Matt Honigford tak-ing the loss.

Ottoville (5-5, 2-1 PCL)is host to Pandora-Gilboatonight.

Leipsic is 10-0, 4-0 PCL.

Ottoville 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 3Leipsic 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 4 2

WP: Trevor Schroeder (3-0); LP:Matt Honigford. 2B: Cody DeLong (O),

Devin Mangas (L).

LOCAL ROUNDUP

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The Associated PressFIRST ROUND(Best-of-7)Thursdays ResultsChicago 88, Indiana 84,

Chicago leads series 3-0Miami 100, Philadelphia 94,

Miami leads series 3-0Portland 97, Dallas 92, Dallas

leads series 2-1Todays GamesBoston at New York, 7 p.m.,

Boston leads series 2-0Orlando at Atlanta, 8 p.m.,

series tied 1-1L.A. Lakers at New Orleans,

9:30 p.m., series tied 1-1Saturdays GamesChicago at Indiana, 2:30 p.m.Dallas at Portland, 5 p.m.San Antonio at Memphis, 7:30

p.m., series tied 1-1Oklahoma City at Denver, 10

p.m., Oklahoma City leads series2-0

Sundays GamesMiami at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.Boston at New York, 3:30

p.m.Orlando at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at New Orleans,9:30 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS

The Associated PressFIRST ROUND(Best-of-7)Thursdays ResultsBoston 5, Montreal 4, OT,

series tied 2-2Chicago 5, Vancouver 0,

Vancouver leads series 3-2San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3,

San Jose leads series 3-1Todays GamesBuffalo at Philadelphia, 7:30

p.m., series tied 2-2Nashville at Anaheim, 10 p.m.,

series tied 2-2

Saturdays GamesTampa Bay at Pittsburgh,

Noon, Pittsburgh leads series 3-1N.Y. Rangers at Washington,

3 p.m., Washington leads series3-1

Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.Los Angeles at San Jose,

10:30 p.m.Sundays GamesPhiladelphia at Buffalo, 3 p.m.Vancouver at Chicago, 7:30

p.m.Anaheim at Nashville, TBA

NHL PLAYOFFS

The Associated PressNational LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBPhiladelphia 12 6 .667 Florida 11 6 .647 1/2Washington 9 9 .500 3Atlanta 8 12 .400 5New York 6 13 .316 6 1/2Central Division

W L Pct GBCincinnati 10 9 .526 St. Louis 10 9 .526 Chicago 9 9 .500 1/2Milwaukee 9 9 .500 1/2Pittsburgh 8 11 .421 2Houston 7 12 .368 3West Division

W L Pct GBColorado 13 5 .722 San Francisco 10 8 .556 3Los Angeles 10 10 .500 4Arizona 8 9 .471 4 1/2San Diego 8 11 .421 5 1/2Thursdays ResultsCincinnati 7, Arizona 4St. Louis 5, Washington 0L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 3, 12inningsN.Y. Mets 9, Houston 1Florida 9, Pittsburgh 5Philadelphia 3, San Diego 0Todays GamesL.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 1-1) atChicago Cubs (C.Coleman 1-0),2:20 p.m.Washington (L.Hernandez 2-1) atPittsburgh (Karstens 1-0), 7:05 p.m.Arizona (J.Saunders 0-2) at N.Y.Mets (Pelfrey 0-2), 7:10 p.m.Colorado (Chacin 3-0) at Florida(Ani.Sanchez 0-1), 7:10 p.m.Houston (Figueroa 0-2) at Milwaukee(Gallardo 1-1), 8:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Volquez 2-0) at St. Louis(McClellan 2-0), 8:15 p.m.Philadelphia (Hamels 1-1) at SanDiego (Richard 1-0), 10:05 p.m.Atlanta (Hanson 1-3) at SanFrancisco (Bumgarner 0-2), 10:15p.m.Saturdays GamesL.A. Dodgers (Lilly 1-2) at ChicagoCubs (Dempster 1-2), 1:05 p.m.Arizona (Enright 0-1) at N.Y. Mets(Gee 1-0), 1:10 p.m.Atlanta (T.Hudson 2-2) at SanFrancisco (Lincecum 2-1), 4:10p.m.Cincinnati (T.Wood 1-2) at St. Louis(Carpenter 0-2), 4:10 p.m.Washington (Marquis 1-0) atPittsburgh (Correia 3-1), 7:05 p.m.Colorado (Hammel 1-1) at Florida(Vazquez 1-1), 7:10 p.m.Houston (Myers 1-0) at Milwaukee(Marcum 2-1), 7:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Blanton 0-1) at SanDiego (Stauffer 0-1), 8:35 p.m.Sundays GamesArizona (Galarraga 3-0) at N.Y.Mets (Niese 0-3), 1:10 p.m.Colorado (Rogers 2-1) at Florida(Jo.Johnson 3-0), 1:10 p.m.Washington (Lannan 2-1) atPittsburgh (Maholm 0-3), 1:35 p.m.Houston (W.Rodriguez 1-2) atMilwaukee (Wolf 2-2), 2:10 p.m.L.A. Dodgers (Kuroda 2-2) atChicago Cubs (Zambrano 2-0), 2:20p.m.Atlanta (Beachy 1-1) at San

Francisco (J.Sanchez 2-1), 4:05p.m.Philadelphia (Halladay 2-1) at SanDiego (Undecided), 4:05 p.m.Cincinnati (LeCure 0-1) at St. Louis(Undecided), 8:05 p.m.----American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GBNew York 10 6 .625 Tampa Bay 9 10 .474 2 1/2Baltimore 8 10 .444 3Toronto 8 10 .444 3Boston 7 11 .389 4Central Division

W L Pct GBCleveland 13 6 .684 Kansas City 12 7 .632 1Detroit 9 10 .474 4Chicago 8 11 .421 5Minnesota 7 12 .368 6West Division

W L Pct GBLos Angeles 12 7 .632 Texas 11 7 .611 1/2Oakland 9 10 .474 3Seattle 7 13 .350 5 1/2Thursdays ResultsChicago White Sox 9, Tampa Bay2Minnesota 3, Baltimore 1Kansas City 3, Cleveland 2Boston 4, L.A. Angels 2, 11 inningsSeattle 1, Oakland 0Todays GamesChicago White Sox (Buehrle 1-1) atDetroit (Verlander 1-2), 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-1) atBaltimore (Bergesen 0-2), 7:05p.m.Tampa Bay (Hellickson 1-2) atToronto (Jo-.Reyes 0-2), 7:07 p.m.Kansas City (Francis 0-1) at Texas(Holland 2-1), 8:05 p.m.Cleveland (Carmona 1-2) atMinnesota (Duensing 1-0), 8:10p.m.Boston (Lester 1-1) at L.A. Angels(Haren 4-0), 10:05 p.m.Oakland (T.Ross 1-1) at Seattle(Pineda 2-1), 10:10 p.m.Saturdays GamesTampa Bay (Price 2-2) at Toronto(Morrow 0-0), 1:07 p.m.Cleveland (C.Carrasco 1-1) atMinnesota (Liriano 1-3), 1:10 p.m.Chicago White Sox (E.Jackson 2-1)at Detroit (Penny 0-2), 4:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (F.Garcia 1-0) atBaltimore (Tillman 0-2), 7:05 p.m.Kansas City (Davies 1-1) at Texas(Ogando 2-0), 8:05 p.m.Boston (Matsuzaka 1-2) at L.A.Angels (E.Santana 0-2), 9:05 p.m.Oakland (Cahill 2-0) at Seattle(Vargas 0-1), 9:10 p.m.Sundays GamesChicago White Sox (Danks 0-2) atDetroit (Scherzer 3-0), 1:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Shields 1-1) at Toronto(R.Romero 1-2), 1:07 p.m.N.Y. Yankees (Nova 1-2) atBaltimore (Arrieta 2-1), 1:35 p.m.Cleveland (J.Gomez 0-1) atMinnesota (Pavano 1-2), 2:10 p.m.Kansas City (Chen 3-0) at Texas(C.Wilson 2-0), 3:05 p.m.Boston (Lackey 1-2) at L.A. Angels(Palmer 1-0), 3:35 p.m.Oakland (Anderson 1-1) at Seattle(Fister 1-3), 4:10 p.m.

MLB

(Continued from Page 6)T-Birds grab baseballwin over Spencerville

LIMA Lima CentralCatholic wasted no timeagainst Spencerville Thursdaynight, scoring eight runs inthe bottom of the first, tolaunch themselves to a 13-3Northwest Conference base-ball victory over the Bearcats.

They also scored five in the

fifth to end the game.Spencerville hosts

Lincolnview 5 p.m. Monday.

Spencerville 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 5 2Lima Cent. Cath. 8 0 0 0 5 - 13 9 1

WP: Travis Clark; LP: KeatonVandemark. 2B: Levi Krouskop (S),Kyle ODowd (L), Austin Stolly (L),Cody McCullough (L).

----Lady Thunderbirdshandle Bearcats

LIMA A 10-run firstinning propelled host LimaCentral Catholic toward an11-1 NWC softball win overSpencerville Thursday.

The Lady Thunderbirdscombined for those runsagainst three Bearcat hurlers:losing pitcher Hanna Keller

(3 walks), Tori Johnston (2walks) and Haleigh Mull (1walk, 1 hit batter, 5 Ks).

Spencerville hostsLincolnview 5 p.m. Monday.Spencerville 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 4 2Lima Cent. Cath. (10) 0 0 1 x - 1 1 0

WP: Meredith Shepard; LP: HannaKeller.

-----Elida gets roadbaseball victory

KENTON Elidas base-ball team started and endedwell, scoring four runs inthe first and sixth frames, tograb an 8-4 Western BuckeyeLeague baseball victory at

Kenton.Dalton Martz got the win

for the Bulldogs (4-7, 2-2WBL) and helped himself atthe plate with a 3-for-5 per-formance, including a homerun and a double. AustinZuber went 2-for-3, also witha round-tripper, and knockedin two runs, as did Adam VonSossan. Nickoli Sackingerwent 3-for-4.

Brice Fackler went 2-for-4for the Wildcats (2-11, 0-4WBL), including a double.

Elida is in the Fort LoramieInvitational Saturday.Elida 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 8 12 2Kenton 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 - 4 6 2

WP: Dalton Martz; LP: DustinZachariah. 2B: Dalton Martz (E),Andrew Clevenger (E), Brice Fackler(K), Brennan Rolander (K). HR: DaltonMartz (), Austin Zuber (E), Wolowicz(K).

----Goecke shutsdown Elida girls

ELIDA Offense was at apremium Thursday as KentonsMorgan Goecke scattered apair of Elida hits in their 5-1Western Buckeye Leaguesoftball victory Thursday at

Dorothy Edwards Field.The Wildcats got all the

runs they needed with three inthe first and two in the secondagainst Lindsay Peters (2-4).They only had two hits butfour Elida errors helped thecause.

Goecke, Price, Downingand Krueger had runs batted infor the Lady Wildcats.

Elida is in the HoustonInvitational 9 a.m. Saturday.Kenton 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 2 3Elida 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 4

WP: Morgan Goecke; LP: LindsayPeters (2-4). 2B: Aryanne Brown (E).

Roundup

By ANNE M. PETERSONThe Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore.

Before Thursday nightsplayoff game against theDallas Mavericks, PortlandTrail Blazers guard BrandonRoy got a text message fromCharles Barkley.

The text encouragedRoy to keep his headup, have fun out thereand stay positive.

Roy, who has strug-gled in the second halfof the season after dou-ble knee surgery, hadlamented about how hewas being treated afterplaying limited minutesin Game 2.

Boosted by his familyand dozens of encourag-ing texts such as Barkleys,

Roy came off the bench andscored 16 points to help theBlazers to a 97-92 victory.

The win narrowed Dallaslead in the first-round seriesto 2-1.

I was playing tonight. Iwas in go mode, Roy said.I di