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Thursday, March 18, 2010

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Tuesday's Regional Semifinals

Division IV

Ottawa Hills 57, MIller City 44

Kalida 48, Wayne Trace 32

Columbus Tree of Life 48, Manchester 47

Newark Catholic 50, Wynford 28

Shadyside 65, McDonald 49

Bedford Chanel 65, Cortland Maplewood 55, OT

Fort Recovery 61, Lockland 57

Dayton Jefferson 50, Fort Loramie 45

Wednesday's Regional Semifinals

Division I

At Xavier University

Cincinnati Moeller 54, Cincinnati Princeton 51

Cincinnati LaSalle 48, Cincinnati St. Xavier 46

FINAL: Cincinnati Moeller vs. Cincinnati LaSalle, Friday, 7:30

At Cleveland State University

Mentor 64, Avon Lake 58

Lakewood St. Edward 53, Cleveland St. Ignatius 49, OT

FINAL: Mentor vs. Lakewood St. Edward, Saturday, 7:30

At Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum

Gahanna Lincoln 59, Dublin Coffman 53

Division III

At Ohio University

Chesapeake 52, Sugarcreek Garaway 51

Ironton 78, Sardinia Eastern 48

FINAL: Chesapeake vs. Ironton, Saturday, 7:30

At Bowling Green State University

Plymouth 42, Archbold 37

Lima Central Catholic 72, Centerburg 53

FINAL: Lima Central Catholic vs. Plymouth, Saturday, 7:30

At Canton Fieldhouse

Orrville 65, Cleveland Central Catholic 59

Newton Falls 60, East Canton 48

FINAL: Orrville vs. Newton Falls, Saturday, 7:30

At Kettering Fairmont

Columbus Ready 60, Anna 52

Cincinnati Taft 84, Middletown Madison 56

FINAL: Columbus Ready vs. Cincinnati Taft, Saturday, 7:30

Thursday's Regional Semifinals

Division I

At University of Akron

Massillon Jackson vs. Akron East, 7

At University of Toledo

Lima Senior vs. Toledo St. John's, 7

FINAL: At University of Akron, Saturday, 7:30

At Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum

Cincinnati Colerain vs. Columbus Northland, 8

FINAL: Winner vs. Gahanna Lincoln vs. Saturday, 7:30

Division II

At Canton Civic Center

Cleveland Collinwood vs. Cleveland Benedictine, 6:15

Poland Seminary vs. Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary, 8

FINAL: Saturday, 3

At Kettering Fairmont

Columbus Watterson vs. Dayton Dunbar, 6:15

Dayton Thurgood Marshall vs. Cincinnati Roger Bacon, 8

FINAL: Saturday, 3

At Ohio University

Carrollton vs. Zanesville, 6:15

Circleville Logan Elm vs. Columbus DeSales, 8

FINAL: Saturday, 3

At Bowling Green State University

Lorain Clearview vs. Celina, 6:15

Defiance vs. Port Clinton, 8

FINAL: Saturday, 3

Friday's Regional Finals

Division I

At Xavier University

Cincinnati Moeller vs. Cincinnati LaSalle, 7:30

Division IV

At Bowling Green State University

Ottawa Hills vs. Kalida, 7:30

At Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum

Newark Catholic vs. Columbus Tree of Life, 7:30

At Canton Fieldhouse

Shadyside vs. Bedford Chanel, 7:30

At Kettering Fairmont

Fort Recovery vs. Dayton Jefferson, 7:30



PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL

Thursday's State Semifinals

At Value City Arena

Division III

Ironton vs. Middletown Madison, 1

Liberty-Benton vs. Smithville, 3

FINAL: Saturday, 10:45 a.m.

Division II

Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit vs. Shaker Heights Hathaway Brown, 6

Kettering Alter vs. Washington Court House Miami Trace, 8

FINAL: Saturday, 2

Friday's State Semifinals

Division IV

Minster vs. Berlin Hiland, 1

Canal Winchester Harvest Prep vs. Fort Loramie, 3

FINAL: Saturday, 5:15

Division I

Toledo Waite vs. Kettering Fairmont, 6

Reynoldsburg vs. Canton McKinley, 8

FINAL: Saturday, 8:30



COLLEGE BASKETBALL

NCAA Division I Men's Tournament

Opening Round

Tuesday'S PLAY-IN GAME

Arkansas-Pine Bluff 61, Winthrop 44

East Regional

THURSDAY'S GAMES

AT NEW ORLEANS ARENA

Kentucky (32-2) vs. ETSU (20-14), 7:15

Texas (24-9) vs. Wake Forest (19-10), 30 minutes following

AT HP PAVILION SAN JOSE, CALIF.

Marquette (22-11) vs. Washington (24-9), 7:20

New Mexico (29-4) vs. Montana (22-9), 30 minutes following

FRIDAY'S GAMES

AT HSBC ARENA BUFFALO, N.Y.

West Virginia (27-6) vs. Morgan State (27-9), 12:15

Clemson (21-10) vs. Missouri (22-10), 30 minutes following

AT JACKSONVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA

Temple (29-5) vs. Cornell (27-4), 12:30

Wisconsin (23-8) vs. Wofford (26-8), 30 minutes following

South Regional

THURSDAY'S GAMES

AT DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER, PROVIDENCE, R.I.

Villanova (24-7) vs. Robert Morris (23-11), 12:30

Richmond (26-8) vs. Saint Mary's, Calif. (26-5), 30 minutes following

AT NEW ORLEANS ARENA

Notre Dame (23-11) vs. Old Dominion (26-8), 12:25

Baylor (25-7) vs. Sam Houston State (25-7), 30 minutes following

FRIDAY'S GAMES

AT JACKSONVILLE VETERANS MEMORIAL ARENA

Duke (29-5) vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 7:25

California (23-10) vs. Louisville (20-12), 30 minutes following

AT SPOKANE, WASH. ARENA

Purdue (27-5) vs. Siena (27-6), 2:30

Texas A&M (23-9) vs. Utah State (27-7), 30 minutes following

Midwest Regional

THURSDAY'S GAMES

AT DUNKIN' DONUTS CENTER

Georgetown (23-10) vs. Ohio (21-14), 7:25

Tennessee (25-8) vs. San Diego State (25-8), 30 minutes following

AT THE FORD CENTER OKLAHOMA CITY

UNLV (25-8) vs. Northern Iowa (28-4), 7:10

Kansas (32-2) vs. Lehigh (22-10), 30 minutes following

FRIDAY'S GAMES

AT THE BRADLEY CENTER, MILWAUKEE

Oklahoma State (22-10) vs. Georgia Tech (22-12), 7:15

Ohio State (27-7) vs. UC Santa Barbara (20-9), 30 minutes following

AT SPOKANE, WASH. ARENA

Michigan State (24-8) vs. New Mexico State (22-11), 7:20

Maryland (23-8) vs. Houston (19-15), 30 minutes following

West Regional

THURSDAY'S GAMES

AT THE FORD CENTER, OKLAHOMA CITY

BYU (29-5) vs. Florida (21-12), 12:20

Kansas State (26-7) vs. North Texas (24-8), 30 minutes following

AT HP PAVILION, SAN JOSE, CALIF.

Vanderbilt (24-8) vs. Murray State (30-4), 2:30

Butler (28-4) vs. UTEP (26-6), 30 minutes following

FRIDAY'S GAMES

AT HSBC ARENA, BUFFALO, N.Y.

Gonzaga (26-6) vs. Florida State (22-9), 7:10

Syracuse (28-4) vs. Vermont (25-9), 30 minutes following

AT THE BRADLEY CENTER MILWAUKEE

Xavier (24-8) vs. Minnesota (21-13), 12:25

Pittsburgh (24-8) vs. Oakland, Mich. (26-8), 30 minutes following

NIT Tournament

Conference Tournaments

First Round

TUESDAY'S First Round

Connecticut 59, Northeastern 57

N.C. State 58, South Florida 57

UAB 65, Coastal Carolina 49

Texas Tech 87, Seton Hall 69

North Carolina 80, William & Mary 72

Mississippi State 81, Jackson State 67

Jacksonville 67, Arizona State 66

WEDNESDAY'S FIRST ROUND

Kent State 75, Tulsa 74

Dayton 63, Illinois State 42

Cincinnati 76, Weber State 62

Virginia Tech 81, Quinnipiac 61

Rhode Island 76, Northwestern 64

Mississippi 84, Troy 65

Nevada 74, Wichita State 70

Illinois (19-14) at Stony Brook (22-9), late

St. John's (17-15) at Memphis (23-9), late

College Basketball Invitational

Tuesday's First Round

Virginia Commonwealth 79, George Washington 73

Saint Louis 63, Indiana State 54

Wednesday's First Round

Princeton 65, Duquesne 51

IUPUI 74, Hofstra 60

Wisconsin-Green Bay 70, Akron 66

College of Charleston 82, Eastern Kentucky 79

Morehead State (23-10) at Colorado State (16-15), late

Boston U. (19-13) at Oregon State (14-17), late

College Insider.com Tournament

Tuesday's First Round

Fairfield 101, George Mason 96, OT

Marshall 90, Western Carolina 88

Creighton 89, South Dakota 78

Wednesday's First Round

Appalachian State 93, Harvard 71

Missouri State 87, Middle Tennessee State 79

Portland (21-10) at Northern Colorado (24-7), late

Pacific (20-11) at Loyola Marymount (18-14), late

Thursday's First Round

Southern Mississippi (20-13) at Louisiana Tech (23-10), 8

NCAA Division II Men

Monday's Regional Final

Cal Poly Pomona 78, BYU-Hawaii 75

Tuesday's Regional Finals

St. Cloud State 84, Augustana, S.D. 75

Midwestern State 60, Central Missouri 59

Indiana, Pa. 84, West Liberty State 72

Valdosta State 71, Rollins 58

St. Joseph, Ind. 104, Quincy 103, 3OT

Bentley 81, Phildelphia 69

Augusta State 79, Montevallo 71

NCAA Division III Men

Friday's Semifinals

At Salem, Va.

Williams (29-1) vs. Guilford (30-2), 6

Wisconsin-Stevens Point (27-4) vs. Randolph-Macon (26-6), 8

FINAL: Saturday, 8

NAIA Men's Division I

Wednesday's First Round

Southern Polytechnic State, Ga. 78, Oklahoma City 70

Mountain State, W.Va. 105, Bacone, Okla. 78

Fresno Pacific, Calif. 74, Campbellsville, Ky. 61

John Brown, Ark. 73, McKendree, Ill. 70

Oklahoma Baptist 96, Saint Xavier, Ill. 72

Park, Mo. 83, Georgetown, Ky. 75

Texas Wesleyan vs. Central Methodist, Mo., late

Belhaven, Miss. vs. Biola, Calif., late

Thursday's First Round

LSU-Shreveport vs. Oklahoma Christian, 11:45 a.m.

Olivet Nazarene, Ill. vs. Lee, Tenn., 10 a.m.

Azusa Pacific, Calif. vs. Cumberlands, Ky., 1:30

Evangel, Mo. vs. Westminster, Utah, 3:15

Robert Morris, Ill. vs. Life, Ga., 5:30

William Jewell, Mo. vs. Concordia, Calif., 7:15

Southern Nazarene, Okla. vs. Tougaloo, Miss., 9

Montana Western vs. Union, Tenn., 10:45

NCAA Division I Women's Tourney

Dayton Regional

Saturday's Games

At Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee

St. John's (24-6) vs. Princeton (26-2), 12:21

Florida State (26-5) vs. Louisiana Tech (23-8), 30 minutes following

Sunday's Games

At Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh

Ohio State (30-4) vs. St. Francis, Pa. (17-14), 12:06

Mississippi State (19-12) vs. Middle Tennessee (25-5), 30 minutes following

At Ted Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk, Va.

Connecticut (33-0) vs. Southern U. (23-8), 12:16

Temple (24-8) vs. James Madison (26-6), 30 minutes following

At James H. Hilton Coliseum , Ames, Iowa

Virginia (21-9) vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (27-4), 7:21

Iowa State (23-7) vs. Lehigh (29-3), 30 minutes following

Memphis Regional

Saturday's Games

At Cameron Indoor Stadium , Durham, N.C.

LSU (20-9) vs. Hartford (27-4), 12:06

Duke (27-5) vs. Hampton (20-11), 30 minutes following

At Thompson-Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tenn.

Tennessee (30-2) vs. Austin Peay (15-17), 12:16

Dayton (24-7) vs. TCU (22-8), 30 minutes following

At Haas Pavilion Berkeley, Calif.

Georgetown (25-6) vs. Marist (26-7), 8:21

Baylor (23-9) vs. Fresno State (27-6), 30 minutes following

Sunday's Games

At Frank Erwin Center, Austin, Texas

Texas (22-10) vs. San Diego State (21-10), 7:11

West Virginia (28-5) vs. Lamar (26-7), 30 minutes following

Sacramento Regional

Saturday's Games

At Wells Fargo Arena, Tempe, Ariz.

Oklahoma State (23-10) vs. Chattanooga (24-8), 7:11

Georgia (23-8) vs. Tulane (26-6), 30 minutes following

At Bank of America Arena, Seattle

Texas A&M (25-7) vs. Portland State (18-14), 8:06

Gonzaga (27-4) vs. North Carolina (19-11), 30 minutes following

At Maples Pavilion Stanford, Calif.

Iowa (19-13) vs. Rutgers (19-14), 8:16

Stanford (31-1) vs. UC Riverside (17-15), 30 minutes following

Sunday's Games

At Cintas Center, Cincinnati

Vanderbilt (22-10) vs. DePaul (21-11), 12:11

Xavier (27-3) vs. ETSU (23-8), 30 minutes following

Kansas City Regional

Saturday's Games

At Freedom Hall, Louisville, Ky.

Michigan State (22-9) vs. Bowling Green (27-6), 12:11

Kentucky (25-7) vs. Liberty (27-5), 30 minutes following

Sunday's Games

At Joyce Center, Notre Dame, Ind.

Wisconsin (21-10) vs. Vermont (26-6), 12:21

Notre Dame (27-5) vs. Cleveland State (19-13), 30 minutes following

At Williams Arena, Minneapolis

Nebraska (30-1) vs. Northern Iowa (17-15), 7:06

UCLA (24-8) vs. N.C. State (20-13), 30 minutes following

At Lloyd Noble Center, Norman, Okla.

Georgia Tech (23-9) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (26-6), 7:16

Oklahoma (23-10) vs. South Dakota State (22-10), 30 minutes following

Women's NIT

Wednesday's First Round

Purdue 56, Eastern Michigan 50

Old Dominion 63, American 55

Kansas 82, Prairie View 70

Illinois State 57, Butler 54

SMU (20-10) at New Mexico (18-12), late

UC Davis (21-10) at California (18-13), late

New Mexico State (17-13) at Arizona State (17-13), late

Thursday's First Round

Providence (16-14) at Boston U. (16-14), 7

Gardner-Webb (26-4) at Charlotte (17-13), 7

North Carolina A&T (21-10) at Wake Forest (18-13), 7

South Florida (15-15) at Florida (14-16), 7

Florida Gulf Coast (24-6) at Miami (17-13), 7

Robert Morris (23-8) at St. Bonaventure (22-9), 7

Harvard (20-8) at Syracuse (22-10), 7

Richmond (19-12) at Delaware (21-11), 7

Virginia Commonwealth (20-12) at Saint Joseph's (17-14), 7

Hofstra (19-13) at Penn State (17-13), 7

Houston (17-14) at Texas Tech (17-14), 8

Eastern Illinois (23-10) at Marquette (16-15), 8

Mississippi (17-14) at Samford (22-10), 8

Duquesne (20-11) at Northwestern (16-14), 8

Pepperdine (20-11) at BYU (20-9), 9

Eastern Washington (17-11) at Oregon (16-15), 10

Friday's First Round

Iona (18-13) at Maryland (19-12), 7

East Carolina (22-10) at Drexel (17-13), 7

Kent State (20-10) at Michigan (17-13), 7

Pittsburgh (16-14) at Toledo (24-8), 7

Stephen F. Austin (18-10) at Creighton (20-10), 8

Illinois (16-14) at Western Kentucky (21-10), 8

Oral Roberts (22-9) at Missouri State (20-10), 8:05

Nevada (16-15) at Wyoming (17-11), 9

Women's Basketball Invitational

Wednesday'S FIRST ROUND

College of Charleston 67, Morehead State 59

Bradley 69, Louisville 59

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 97, Cal State-Bakersfield 89, OT

Washington at Portland, late

Thursday'S FIRST ROUND

Appalachian State at Charleston Southern, 7 p.m.

Towson State at Fairfield, 7 p.m.

Wichita State at Akron, 7 p.m.

Memphis at UMKC, 8 p.m.

NCAA Division II Women

Monday's Regional Finals

EAST REGION

Gannon 65, Millersville 48

Tusculum 70, Lander 63

Emporia St. 76, Northeastern St. 45

Franklin Pierce 82, Holy Family 79, OT

Fort Lewis 73, Concordia-St. Paul 64

Seattle Pacific 76, Cal State-Chico 68

Tuesday's Regional Finals

Michigan Tech 84, Drury 68

Arkansas Tech 73, Delta State 62

NCAA Division III Women

Friday's Semifinals

At Bloomington, Ill.

Amherst (31-0) vs. Washington-St. Louis (27-2), 6

Rochester (26-6) vs. Hope (31-1), 8



LOCAL SPORTS

Wednesday's Results

Recreation Volleyball

CO-ED LEAGUE

Plumbline Solutions 25-24-15, Eagles 21-26-6

Lucky's 25-25-15, Eagles 7-13-7

Lucky's 25-25-15, Plumbline Solutions 18-18-12

Team PT 25-25-15, BVH 4-12-6

Court Jesters 16-25-17, Whitman 25-22-16

Court Jesters 25-20-15, Rowmark 17-25-7

Shake-n-Bake 25-25-14, Rowmark 16-17-16

Hitchings 17-25-17, H&R Electric 25-17-16

Junior High Boys Basketball

Trinity Lutheran 39, St. Paul's Livonia 12

Trinity Lutheran 42, Zion Toledo 20

Trinity Lutheran 46, St. Peter's Plymouth 25

NOTE: Trinity Lutheran finished 13-0

Junior High Girls Basketball

Trinity Lutheran 32, Peace Livonia 11

Trinity Lutheran 22, St. John's Westland 12

St. Stephen's Adrian 36, Trinity Lutheran 33



SCHEDULE

Thursday's Events

College Athletics

BASEBALL -- Grand Valley State at Findlay (GLIAC), DH, 2



LOCAL & AREA

Adult Football Tryouts

LIMA -- The Allen-County Dark Knights of the Cross Roads Football League will hold tryouts for the 2010 season April 10 at Robb Park in Lima. Tryouts will be held regardless of weather. For more information, visit the team's website at http://www.leaguelineup.com/darkknightfootball or call Jeffrey Mayer at 419- 371-4335.

Upper Sandusky Seeking Basketball Coach

UPPER SANDUSKY -- Upper Sandusky High School is searching for a head varsity boys basketball coach for the 2010-11 school year. A comprehensive business/computer technology teaching position will also be available. Candidates should submit a letter of interest, resume and references to: Brad Ehrman, Athletic Director, Upper Sandusky High School, 800 North Sandusky Ave., Upper Sandusky, OH 43351 or by email to brad_e@usevs.org. Application deadline is Thursday, April 1, 4 p.m.

United Conservation Club

The United Conservation Club, Township Road 243, is now forming a 5-man team league on Tuesdays. League starts April 6. Contact Larry Ickes, Don Borkosky or Joel Brown for more information. Phone 419-427-4236, 419-422-8940 or 419-435-0648.

Riverdale Soccer Work Day

FOREST -- Riverdale Youth Soccer will hold a field work day Saturday, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Ranger Sports Complex in Forest. Assistance is needed for various tasks. Lunch will be provided. For more information, call Ryan Wright at 419-306-6310.

Titans Seeking Players

TIFFIN -- The Tiffin Titans 11 & under travel baseball team is seeking 1-2 competitive players to fill out its 2010 roster. Interested youngsters should contact contact Dan Vera at 419-618-4486.



BOWLING

AMF Sportsman Lanes

Day Industrial League

High series: (men) George Miller 638; (women) Deb Fields 559. High game: (men) Bryan Wright 226; (women) Fields 208.

Dick's Auto Supply Classic League

High series: Matt Vick 747. High game: George Head 288.

Classie Lassies League

High series: Tamm Powell, Jac & Do's, 542. High game: Powell 221.

Ten Pin Lanes

Men's 7-10 League

High series: Hunker Francisco 685. High game: Francisco 258.


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