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Ex-deputy faces drug charges BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com

Pick up this week’s iN75 Mended Little Hearts, a support group for families dealing with congenital heart defects, is having a fundraiser at Buffalo Wild Wings in Sidney and Troy. Also, find out where you can get rainbow roses for your valentine, and get a look at Arabella, a new salon in Piqua.

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A former Miami County Sheriff ’s Office deputy who resigned unannounced in November stood mute at his court arraignment in common pleas court Monday in a case that involves seven felony drug charges stemming from his alleged use of prescription pain killers. Judge Christopher Gee entered

not guilty pleas on behalf of Joshua D. Adkins, 33, of Tipp City, who appeared in court via a summons for a secret indictment after a Miami County grand jury found the ex-sheriff ’s deputy used deception to receive different kinds of prescribed pain killers. Adkins, along with his attorney, Jose Lopez, stood mute at the arraignment. Adkins was released

on his own recognizance with a special condition at the request of the prosecution afterward. That condition states that Adkins must only take medADKINS ication that is prescribed to him and he must get that medication from only one

pharmacy. Adkins has been charged with seven felony charges of using deception to obtain dangerous drugs; six of those charges related to the pain killer hydrocodone and the other related to the pain killer oxycodone, according to his indictment. The charges stem from incidents that transpired between Jan. 6 and May 6 of last year, court

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Bond set for Tipp City man BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com

Kasich touts education Gov. John Kasich announced a plan to boost broadband network speeds, introduced an award honoring courageous Ohioans and said shale drilling shouldn’t come at the expense of the environment in an annual State of the State speech mostly devoid of big initiatives. Kasich spoke for nearly 90 minutes in the auditorium of a high-performing elementary school in Steubenville, picking a blue-collar town he said reminded him of his Pennsylvania hometown to take the speech outside Columbus for the first time in history.

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Miami County Communications Center Director Jeff Busch, standing, looks over the shoulder of Jack Staudt, a supervisor at the center Monday. Busch retired from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in 1995 after more than 31 years in law enforcement.

Up for the challenge Communications center director working to keep public safe BY MELODY VALLIEU Staff Writer vallieu@tdnpublishing.com Jeff Busch is always up for a challenge. And, being the man in charge of safety services for 407 square miles of area populated by more 101,000 people does just that. Busch, the Miami County Communications Center director since September 2010, retired from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office in 1995 after more than 31 years in law enforcement. At Montgomery County, Busch was in charge of the support services division,

including the communications center. “I wanted to continue working and this opportunity presented itself,” said Busch, who is married to Melissa, and has a 23-yearold daughter and 3-yearold son. Busch, who resides in Washington Township in Dayton, said he started his career as a police cadet and officer in Centerville. He said emergency communications has come a long way since he began in law enforcement. “There was no technology back then,” Busch said, laughing. “It was a person, a radio, a telephone and a

TROY pencil and a piece of paper.” Busch said thanks to planners who more than 20 years ago had the foresight to create a single communications site for public safety in Miami County — one of only a handful in Ohio — has made it much easier to keep up with the technology of today under one roof. Busch said a new CAD — computer aided dispatch system — implemented in December 2010 has continued to improve services to the public. He said the new system, with an upgraded

mapping system, is more detailed a n d allows staff to m a k e better d e c i BUSCH s i o n s , especially on fire and EMS calls. He said dispatchers can now better know not only who to send, but what type of equipment to send to the call depending on the location. Those using Phase 2 cell phones to call into 9-1-1 also can now be tracked by the CAD system within a few feet of an emergency, Busch said. • See CHALLENGE on 2

City approves maintenance deal Agreement expected to save $600,000 BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@tdnpublishing.com

Troy City Council moved forward with two resolutions on Monday, a 20-year maintenance agreement as well as a small business development Complete weather loan. information on Page 9. All Troy City Council members — Home Delivery: with the exception of Douglas 335-5634 Tremblay, who was not present at the meeting — voted in favor that the Classified Advertising: city sign a 20-year maintenance (877) 844-8385 agreement with Caldwell Tanks Inc. of Louisville, Ky. for the water tanks located at Stanfield Road Tank, Barnhart Road Tank and the back 6 74825 22406 6 wash tank at the city water plant.

The payment made to Caldwell Tank Inc. is set for $55,920 per year for a 20-year total of $1,118,400. According to the resolution, the city is expected to save $600,000 during the 20-year agreement. The agreement with Caldwell Tank Inc. includes responsibilities for exterior paint, repairs, washouts, inspection and emergency services. Council also adopted the small business development revolving loan fund for Bayou Bell, LLC, also know as LeDoux’s Restaurant, for $30,300. The agreement includes the loan for five years with 3 percent interest, with interest only payments for the first six months. Both resolutions were in their

TROY first readings but a unanimous vote to adopt both resolutions was made. Patrick Titterington, the city’s public safety and service director, acknowledged the Troy Foundation’s grants for the following: $5,000 street tree replacement planting project to match the city’s $5,000 fund. This will allow the park department to purchase approximately 100 trees to be planted next fall; $25,000 in support of the beginning to replace the corridor floor at Hobart Arena; and $9,100 in support

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Bond for a Tipp City man charged with 20 counts of rape and other sexual felonies involving a 10-year-old child was set at $100,000 Monday in common pleas court. Joel W. Pratt, 35, entered n o t guilty pleas to all 25 felony s e x charges at his arraignm e n t and he PRATT remains at the Miami County Jail. A pretrial conference was scheduled for 1:15 p.m. Feb. 13. A Miami County grand jury returned indictments in the case and prosecutors filed 20 rape charges, three counts of pandering sexually oriented material and

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W. Milton man faces six years BY WILL E SANDERS Ohio Community Media wsanders@dailycall.com A West Milton man charged with trafficking drugs following a t w o v e h i cl e crash along Fe n n e r Road in January t h a t sent him MOWERY to the hospital via CareFlight entered pleas of not guilty to two felony charges related to selling drugs Monday in common pleas court. Michael W. Mowery, 62, entered the pleas at his court arraignment for felony charges of trafficking drugs (marijuana), a third-degree felony, and possession of criminal tools, a fifth-degree felony, was given a recognizance bond and was scheduled for a pretrial hearing at

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• CONTINUED FROM 1 1:15 p.m. on Feb. 13. If convicted as charged, he faces up to six years in prison. The felony charges stem from a vehicle crash that Mowery and another motorist were involved in Jan. 12 that resulted in Mowery’s hospitalization after a pick-up truck struck his vehicle, forcing it to leave the roadway before crashing through a guardrail and crashing into a ravine. Mowery, who was on federal parole at the time, was transported to the Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton following the crash, but deputies found a pound of marijuana in Mowery’s Jeep. Authorities later executed a search warrant at his Iddings Road home that produced about six pounds of marijuana, about $5,495 in cash and marijuana paraphernalia.

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According to his indictment, the money seized by authorities could be subject to forfeiture to the court. Court documents state Mowery was arrested on first-degree murder charges for the July 28, 1972, murder of 20-yearold Troy resident Terry Smith in Troy decades ago. Mowery, 24 at the time, walked up to Smith outside of a downtown Troy bar, the Arbor Bar, and shot the man in the chest. Mowery, a U.S. Army deserter, was later convicted of manslaughter and was sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, but he served 13 years and was released in 1986, court documents disclose. The driver of the other automobile that crashed was trapped in his vehicle but was freed a short time later and sustained nonlife threatening injuries. Both men had a dog in their cars, and at least one of them, Mowery’s Doberman pinscher, sustained serious injuries.

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• CONTINUED FROM 1 “Previously, we would have to rely on someone else to call us from a home or location near an emergency,” Busch said. “Now we can locate them pretty accurately. “It certainly gives us the potential to get help to the right location faster and get people the help they need,” he said. The Miami County Communications Center is staffed by 25 employees, including himself, Busch said. The staff includes five supervisors, 17 dispatchers, one administrative secretary and a network administrator. “We have a good staff here. I work for a board that has been good to work with,” he said. “I enjoy the challenges of the job and hope to be able to provide improvements that will allow us to provide the best services to the community in the future.” The center works with six law enforcement agencies and 16 fire and/or EMS departments throughout the county. Busch said consistency can be a challenge when working with so many agencies. “We have two full-time departments (Troy and Piqua) that are sitting in the station ready to go when a call comes in, and then we have volunteer departments and the volunteers have to be paged out to respond to the station in emergencies,” Busch said. “So, it can be difficult.” In the next several months, Busch said, the communications center will begin implementing an addition to the CAD system called HIPLINK. He said in addition to the radio paging system that now alerts emergency responders, the system also will send

Drug • CONTINUED FROM 1 documents show. Adkins resigned from the sheriff ’s office on Nov. 17 after 14 years of service, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson. Prior to his resignation, Adkins was one of the sher-

iff’s motorcycle deputies. On April 12, 2010, Adkins was involved in two cruiserrelated car accidents, sheriff’s records and newspaper archives show. The first transpired near the public square in Troy when he was unable to stop in time to avoid bumping a vehicle in front of him.

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Girolamo said he believed that there were a rising number of young adults listed in the obituaries and did not know if there was a drug-related cause. “Is this something, or is it just me, that the citizens of Troy need to be aware of?” Girolamo asked. No comment was made by the city council or staff.

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of the stage decking at Hobart Arena. Councilman Bobby Phillips commented on the bid opening for a used boom truck that received no bids at its opening on Jan. 25. Council authorized $100,000 for the purchase.

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Titterington said his staff still is looking at other options for the purchase. Resident Lester Conard thanked the council for removing a tree located on Ridge Avenue, near Heywood Elementary. Resident Joseph Girolamo inquired about the possible increase of heroin-related deaths in the city.

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Night Challenge” and go on three dates in three weeks. This is part of a national • BOARD MEETING: “date night movement” The Newton Local Board where the goal is for 5 milof Education will hold its C o m m u n i t y lion dates to take place regular meeting for the across the country during month at 7 p.m. in the Calendar the month of February. For Newton School Board of more information, call Dan Education Room. CONTACT US at 335-2914. • BOARD MEETING: • FRIDAY DINNER: The The Newton Local Board Covington VFW Post No. of Education will hold its 4235, 173 N. High St., regular meeting for the Call Melody Covington, will offer dinner month at 7 p.m. in the from 5-8 p.m. For more Vallieu at Newton School Board of information, call 753-1108. 440-5265 to Education Room. • STEAK FRY: The Sons • PSEOP MEETING: list your free of the American Legion Miami East High School Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd calendar will hold a Post St, Tipp City, will have a items.You Secondary Options steak fry with baked potato, meeting at 7 p.m. can send salad, roll and butter and Students wanting to take your news by e-mail to dessert for $10. courses through this pro• PROJECT vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. gram must attend this FEEDERWATCH: Project meeting. Admissions repFeederWatch, for adults resentatives from Edison only, will be offered from will be present to go over guidelines, qualifications and procedures. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Aullwood. Participants For more information, call the high school are invited to count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count guidance office at 335-7070. more birds. This bird count contributes to • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell web at the Troy Country Club, 1830 Peters site at www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more Road, Troy. Lunch is $10. Tom Nichols of information. Admission is free. the Dayton Dragons will speak. For more

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THURSDAY • RUEBENS AND EUCHRE: The American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St, Tipp City, will offer a rueben sandwich with chips for $5 from 6-7:30 p.m. Euchre will begin at 7 p.m. American Legion Post 586, 377 N. 3rd St, Tipp City, will offer a rueben sandwich with chips for $5 from 6-7:30. Euchre starts at 7 p.m. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be from 3-7 p.m. at Piqua Baptist Church, 1402 W. High St., Piqua. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • DEMOCRATIC PARTY MEETING: The Miami County Democratic Party will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Troy-Miami County Library. • BOARD MEETING: The Miami County Children’s Services Board will meet at 9 a.m. at 510 W. Water St., Troy. • CHICKEN FRY: A chicken fry will be offered from 5-7 p.m. at the American Legion, 622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal, which will be $8 per person, will include four pieces of chicken, mashed potatoes, vegetable and roll. • DISCOVERY WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be offered from 8-9:30 a.m. at Aullwood Audubon Center, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Tom Hissong, education coordinator, will guide walkers as they experience the seasonal changes taking place. Bring binoculars. • PROJECT FEEDERWATCH: Project FeederWatch, for adults only, will be offered from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at Aullwood. Participants are invited to count birds, drink coffee, eat doughnuts, share stories and count more birds. This bird count contributes to scientific studies at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out the Cornell web site at www.bird.cornell.edu/pfw for more information. Admission is free.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY • COLLECTIBLE SHOW: A collectible show will be at the Miami Valley Centre Mall from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Green Bay Packers players, running back Brandon Saine, and linebacker Vic So’Oto will sign autographs from 1-3 p.m. Saturday. One free autograph per person will be offer with the ability to purchase more.

FRIDAY • FRIDAY DINNER: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls will offer dinner from 6-7:30 pm. for $7-$8. For more information, call (937) 698-6727. • DATE NIGHT: A Date Night Challenge will be offered from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Troy View Church of God, 1770 N. County Road 25-A, Troy. The event is for couples of any age and free refreshments and child care will be provided. The Date Night Challenge is a two-hour event featuring comedian Jeff Allen, singer/songwriter Michael O’Brien and bestselling authors Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley via webcast. During the event, the Smalleys will explain the power of dating your mate and encourage couples to take the “Date

SATURDAY • FISH FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer an all-you-can-eat fish fry and smelt dinner with french fries, baked beans and applesauce for $8 from 5-7 p.m. • BLOOD DRIVE: A blood drive will be from 8 a.m. to noon at Ginghamsburg Church, 7695 S. County Road 25-A, Tipp City. Individuals with eligibility questions are invited to email canidonate@cbccts.org or call (800) 388-GIVE or make an appointment at www.DonorTime.com. • DAR TEA: The Piqua-Lewis Boyer Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter will hold its annual awards tea at 10:30 a.m. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 325 W. Ash St., Piqua. The organization will be honoring recipients of the scholarship winners, American history essays, and DAR Good Citizen award winners. • MINGO REVIEW: The American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St, Tipp City, will host a “Mingo Review with Grover” at 7 p.m. Seating is limited. Admission is $5. Call 667-1995 for tickets or more information. • FLUTE WORKSHOP: A family flute making workshop will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Aullwood, 1000 Aullwood Road, Dayton. Pre-registration is required by calling Aullwood at (937) 890-7360. participants will make a PVC pipe sing, creating an original Native American flute while exploring the basics of playing and creating melodies. Bring a sack lunch. • COMMUNITY BREAKFAST: A community breakfast will be from 7:30-10 a.m. at the Masonic Lodge dining room, 107 W. Main St., Troy, on the second floor. The meal will include sausage biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs, hash browns, juice and coffee. Donations are accepted and proceeds will fund high school scholarships.

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SUNDAY • TURKEY SHOOT: The Troy VFW Post 5436, 2220 LeFevre Road, will offer a turkey shoot beginning at noon. Sign ups will begin at 11 a.m. The women’s auxiliary will offer an all-you-can-eat breakfast from 9 a.m. to noon for $5. • EUCHRE TOURNEY: A Euchre tournament will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls. Sign ups will be at noon and play will begin at 1 p.m. The entry is $3 per person. • BREAKFAST SET: Made-to-order breakfast will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, from 8-11 a.m. Everything is ala carte. • OPEN HOUSE: Overfield Early Education Program will have an open house from 2-4 p.m. at their campus, 172 S. Ridge Ave., Troy. Visitors can tour the campus, meet teachers and current parents and learn more about the school. Enrollment will be offered for the 20122013 school year for children ages 18 months through kindergarten. Overfield also offers before and after class care. For more information, visit www.oecptroy.com or contact the director of Overfield Early Education program, Jennifer Harrison, at 339-5111. • BREAKFAST SET: The American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 586, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City. will present an all-you-caneat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. for $5. Items available will include eggs- toorder, toast, buttermilk, pumpkin or oatmeal pancakes, maple, spicy or regular sausage, fruit, and orange or tomato juice. • SPEAKER SERIES: Aullwood’s Winter Speaker Series will continue with “Boreal Owls — Phantoms of the North,” with Drs. David and Jill Russell at 2:30 p.m. at Aullwood. The Russells will offer a glimpse into the lives of boreal owls as they followed the growth and development of more than 40 owlets outside Fairbanks, Alaska, during summer 2011.

occupants searching for another place to stay. All three stations responded building. to 701 S. Stanfield apartAssistant fire chief ment No. 171 at 11:15 a.m. Gary Stanley said no one was injured and the build- Sunday after a dryer ing sustained heavy smoke caught fire and left the damage despite the sprin- apartment uninhabitable. No injuries were reported. kler system in the buildStanley said a downstairs ing. The damage estimate is apartment also sustained water damage. $4,000 to the structure Approximate damage estiand approximately mates were $10,000 to the $300,000 to its contents. On Sunday morning, a structure and $8,000 in dryer fire at the Traditions contents at the apartment apartment complex left its complex.

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Tipp board addresses redistricting BY MICHAEL SHANNON AND JOYELL NEVINS Ohio Community Media editorial@tdnpublishing.com L.T. Ball Intermediate played host to the hot topic of redistricting Tipp elementaries on Monday night. The district is considering making Nevin Coppock kindergarten and first grade only, then putting second and third grades at Broadway Elementary. Preschool and multiple handicapped classes will be at Nevin Coppock. Both facilities will have their own special needs classrooms. There would not be changes to the art, music or physical education programs. The principal and office staff will remain the same in each building. Superintendent Dr. John Kronour made a PowerPoint presentation to summarize the redistricting plan to parents and other residents. The idea of redistricting originally surfaced three years ago during a levy campaign. Since the levy passed, there was never a need to follow through on this plan until now. Over the past couple of years, the state has continued to cut public school funding. Last fiscal year, Tipp City had to cut $1.3 million from their budget, which included not filling retiring positions, implementing a wage freeze, increasing employee share of health insurance, payto-play, and limiting field and professional development trips. This year, continued state reductions force them to cut $700,000. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to sharpen our pen-

cils,â&#x20AC;? Kronour stated. Redistricting will free up $150-200,000 by relieving at least three teacher positions and one kitchen position. Only one teaching position will be terminated; the other two are retirees whose positions will not be refilled. This will bring the class size average up by two or three students. Third grade currently has 10 classes. Redistricting will bring this number down to eight. That brings the class size average up from 21.2 to 23.3. Kronour pointed out that this year it is only $200,000, but after five years the savings will have added up to one million dollars. When asked about logistical moving costs, he said the maintenance staff would do the moving, with no overtime, and other costs would be minimal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We might have to buy some boxes,â&#x20AC;? he said. The community response to the plan included comments for and opposing the transition. The opposing side stated that continual transition would be detrimental to students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is a lot of change; stability is important for young children,â&#x20AC;? said Missi Dettwiller, mother of children at L.T. Ball and Broadway schools. Another mother of Broadway students, Tera Amlin, stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we do this (my kids) will be fine, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best. And I want whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best for my kids.â&#x20AC;? Some parents thought that the adults would be more apprehensive in dealing with the change than the children. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so worried about the children changing; I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re

TIPP CITY the ones who have a problem dealing with it,â&#x20AC;? said parent Hileigh Winner. Mother Ginger Freitag pointed out that most Tipp parents put their kids in preschool for two years, then pull them out and move to a different school for kindergarten. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kids arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to know any different, unless they hear us complaining about it,â&#x20AC;? Freitag said. Kronour pointed out that when the transition concern came up, he researched this topic through the online University of Dayton Rosech library. His findings were that the more transitions, the more likely students can fall through the cracks. However, he further found that factors of strong curriculum, good staff and community involvement can alleviate this concern. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our heart is to make this transition easy for the kids,â&#x20AC;? Broadway Principal Galen Gingerich said. Gingerich and Nevin Coppock principal Rick Brownlee have been working together on making this transition as easy as possible. This includes future student visits and setting up transition teams. They also discussed combining Broadwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parents Actively Linked with School (PALS) and Nevin Coppockâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parent Teacher Club (PTC), much to the chagrin of many parents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think your idea of consolidating parent groups is a disaster,â&#x20AC;? said Liz Robbins, whose

take a pay cut to â&#x20AC;&#x153;galvanizeâ&#x20AC;? the public into paying more come levy time. He suggested that if they set the example, it would motivate members of the community to action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You want me to take a 20 percent pay cut?â&#x20AC;? Kronour asked. Parents also questioned the payment of $125 each board member receives per board meeting. Some suggested this should be an unpaid position. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like to believe that the community would not begrudge me $1,000 a year for the work that I do,â&#x20AC;? said Board President Tom Merritt. Merritt originally thought the position was volunteer, not realizing the amount of work involved with being on the board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot more work than I gave them credit for,â&#x20AC;? Merritt continued. Not all the parents felt that redistricting was a bad idea. Nevin Coppock parent Kathy Catrone wondered why Tipp schools did not reorganize back when they put fourth and fifth grades together at L.T. Ball. Another parent, Noel Winblad, praised the school for doing a good job with her special needs child, and said she supported the move wholeheartedly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do this, and the levy does not pass, it would affect the whole district,â&#x20AC;? she said. The PowerPoint from the meeting will be available on Tipp City Schools website. Kronour also invited the community to contact him individually by phone (667-8444) or via email at jpkronour@tippcity.k12.oh.us.

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children are past elementary age. Transportation was another topic raised. There will be an additional cost of $2,400 to have bussing to all three elementary schools. Kronour mentioned there would be no transferring of busses for students. The start times will be staggered to allow parents and busses to get to all three schools on time. L.T. Ball will commence at 8:40 a.m. Broadway will be 8:50 a.m. Finally, Nevin Coppock will be starting last at 9 a.m. Accordingly, the end of the day times would be staggered, although only by five minutes rather than 10. There was a lot of concern that the board should propose a larger levy, over redistricting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel like we are trying to convince the public of a bad idea, rather than try for a $700,000 levy,â&#x20AC;? Pete Schinaman said. He and his wife Rebecca have children at Broadway and L.T. Ball. They accused the administration of not communicating well with the public. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If this is so time sensitive, why werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t we having this meeting two months ago?â&#x20AC;? Schinaman said. Kronour said he felt there was a lack of trust from the community in him and his office to have thought through many of these concerns. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how to establish trust any better than what we are doing right now,â&#x20AC;? said Kronour, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a used car salesman.â&#x20AC;? Another Nevin Coppock parent, Ethan Smith, suggested that the administration should

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COVINGTON drainage problem on Fountain Street near Pearl Street. Shaffer and his wife, Kate, plan to build a house on the property. Shafferâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proposal calls for the construction of a drainage swale and berm on the west side of his property to allow stormwater to flow into a detention basin on the southwest corner of his property. Water in the detention basin would then flow into a catch basin. The project would require 160 feet of 12-inch storm pipe and stone around the pipe. The cost to the village for the materials has been estimated at $1,936, with Shaffer covering the cost of the equipment and labor involved in the project. Council member Scott Tobias, who also serves on the Planning and Zoning Board, said board members think the proposal would be sufficient to help alleviate flooding in the area. The board plans to address

the proposal at its Feb. 15 meeting. It was noted that letters concerning the issue have been mailed to property owners in the vicinity. A request for parking on both sides of Walnut Street also is expected to be considered by the zoning board at the Feb. 15 meeting. Agreeing that having the village garage sales later would improve the chances of having good weather, council set June 12 as the dates for the annual sales. Two weekends in May also were considered, but it was decided to go with the first weekend in June. In other business council: â&#x20AC;˘ Voted to continue the villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s membership in the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission at a cost of $1,127. â&#x20AC;˘ Agreed to consider at its Feb. 21 meeting a proposal to vacate an alley from Park Street to the Stillwater River. â&#x20AC;˘ Went into executive session to discuss litigation. â&#x20AC;˘ Heard McCord reported the Summer Bash village festival will be July 67. Council member Doris Beeman requested the announcement be posted on the village website.

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUPS The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., on Somalia hostage rescue: When President Barack Obama exchanged a few words with officials in the House chamber before his State of the Union address, the microphone picked up a cryptic comment to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta: “Leon, good job tonight.” The president did not mention the then-secret rescue of two aid workers — one an American and one a Dane — by a U.S. special forces team. Nine of the hostage-takers were killed by a U.S. team that included some members of the same team of Navy SEALs that carried out the raid against Osama bin Laden’s headquarters in Pakistan. It is a dangerous world for aid workers. The governmentstoked violence in Syria claimed the life of the director of the Red Crescent, the Muslim equivalent of the Red Cross. Aid workers, particularly foreigners, have died in Afghanistan and Iraq during the wars As I there. That the American troops were able to resSee It cue the hostages taken in Somalia, though, is ■ The Troy good news and worthy of congratulations to Daily News the SEALs and other troops, backed up by welcomes intelligence officers. columns from our readers. To Good job, indeed. submit an “As I The Post and Courier of Charleston, See It” send S.C., on General Motors: your type-writSome House Republicans say the Obama ten column to: administration cut General Motors self-serving ■ “As I See It” slack on a safety hazard. Officials at the c/o Troy Daily National Highway Traffic Safety News, 224 S. Administration deny it. But even if the agency Market St., didn’t shirk its regulatory duty on the Troy, OH 45373 Chevrolet Volt, with the federal government ■ You can also now owning more than a quarter of GM, the e-mail us at suspicion of a conflict of interest is inevitable. editorial@tdnpu President Barack Obama proudly pointed blishing.com. out in his State of the Union speech that while ■ Please “on the day I took office, our auto industry was include your full name and teleon the verge of collapse,” GM is now “back on phone number. top as the world’s No. 1 automaker.” He also hailed Chrysler for growing “faster in the U.S. than any other car company” and Ford for “investing billions in U.S. plants and factories.” The president left out the fact that Ford, unlike GM and Chrysler, took no help from a federal bailout that began under President George W. Bush. … Nor did Obama mention those electric-powered Volt battery fires, which weren’t revealed by the NHTSA until two months ago. … Agency administrator David Strickland told a House oversight committee that his agency “pulled no punches” on the Volt, adding that he would feel safe driving one with his “mom, wife and baby sister” as passengers. GM Chairman Daniel F. Akerson offered the panel this bitter lament: “Although we loaded the Volt with state-of-the-art safety features, we did not engineer the Volt to be a political punching bag.” Maybe Akerson and Strickland are right, and the Volt doesn’t represent a higher fire-safety risk that gas-run cars. But the NHTSA’s five-month delay in making those test fires public does represent, at the least, troubling timing. And beyond the auto-safety issue, when big government owns a big chunk of a big business, there’s a heightened risk of Washington playing marketplace favorites — particularly in an election year.

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Kudos to the Troy Meijer store To the Editor: I would like to thank the customer service department, the guys who take care of the grocery carts and the greeters at our local Meijer store. On Jan. 30, I took my cart to my

car, put my purse and keys inside the car and accidentally locked the doors. I talked to several Meijer staff members and each one bent over backward to help me find the AAA number, make the call and watch my groceries during this time. AAA came within 30 minutes,

unlocked the door in about 5 seconds and I was on my way back home. I am so grateful for the wonderful people in our community who very willingly help our senior citizens. Thank you again!!

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Make many special days throughout the year Love is in the air and dizzying colors of purple, red and pink are filling my head. Ok, that is taking it a little far, but let’s have a serious talk about all this Valentine’s Day rigamaroo. In all honesty — no games, no underlying agendas — this girl has hated Valentine’s since she has been able to understand what it is really about. It is about money, and corporate America inventing one day to fill their pockets. I will be the first to admit that I do not have everything figured out about love, nor do I understand any of it, but this is what I do know. I do know that buying flowers that die and balloons that deflate and chocolates that disappear all in one day does not make up for anything that wasn’t done throughout the rest of the year. Nor does it hold someone over for the next 365 days. Everyone always tells me that it’s just because I’m single on Valentine’s Day — when in reality, that’s not true either. I have had boyfriends on

Katie Yantis Troy Daily News Columnist Valentine’s Day and they were just as shocked to hear the words come out of my mouth as anyone “You better not send me flowers or buy me dumb chocolates.” My last boyfriend I had for a Valentine’s Day, absolutely listened to me and I couldn’t have been happier! For me, one day is no different than any other if I love someone. If I love someone, I don’t need a day to tell me to tell them that or get them fancy stuff to show them. Valentine’s Day is silly to me and not many people believe me when I say it right off the bat. But then when I start explaining myself, I usually gain a few advocates on

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my side of the spectrum. Instead of counting on one singular day to say “I love you” and spending a ridiculous amount of money on something that will die a few short days, think about smaller, inexpensive, lasting things you could do throughout the year. If you RANDOMLY made a dinner, lit some candles and planned a movie or something — all the “special” things you would do on this one particular day filled with hearts, balloons and stuffed animals, on some other random day — think how much more it would mean! All I am saying is that if couples thought about how amped up they get to show someone they love them on Valentine’s Day, throughout the rest of the year and did little things all the time, think about how much richer it could make the relationship and how many more special moments you would get to have. I know we are busy and I know a lot of people will say that jobs, children and the hustle and bustle of this life

get in the way of showing the necessary affection. However, I don’t buy into it. I don’t buy into the fact that if your children go to a slumber party you couldn’t plan a special night in. I don’t believe that if a husband or wife went and picked up a cupcake or a small gift or even just a bottle of wine to share on their way home that it would not be appreciated. Think about it, make your own special day, on March 6, June 9 or Oct. 23. Make your relationship richer with a day that you planned to make special and not a day that you are told to make special. Find things everyday that make him or her smile and quickly see how fast it changes the course of your relationship. It’s the little things, the mundane everyday things that mean the most, not 20 pounds of chocolate.

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OBITUARIES

LILLIE M. PITTS

She was a member of the Troy Apostolic TROY — Lillie M. Pitts, 81, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at 1:04 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, Temple now Life Ministries and was formerly employed with A.O. Smith 2012, at Upper Valley Medical and Captor Corporation both in Center, Troy. BY CECILIA FOX TIPP CITY Tipp City, as well as Container She was born May 7, 1930, Ohio Community Media Corporation in Piqua. in Neon, Ky., to the late Bea Services will be conducted at 1 and Mossie (Cheeks) Quillen. Council approved the purchase of a that was budgeted. p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at Baird new police vehicle, approved an ordiCouncil also passed an ordinance that Her husband of 65 years, Rex Funeral Home, Troy, with Rev. nance raising Aquatic Center pass rates, will increase the season pass rates at the Pitts, survives. R.A. Workman officiating. She also is survived by her and voted on road work projects that will Tippecanoe Family Aquatic Center by Interment will follow in Miami affect the city for the next few years at $10 for family passes and $5 for individ- son, Ronnie Pitts of Troy; sisMemorial Park, Covington. ter, Betty Williams of their Monday meeting. ual passes. The city will offer a pre-seaFriends may call from 11 a.m. to On Jan 6, the council authorized the son discount of $20 for family passes and Lexington, Ky.; and grand1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral purchase of a new 2013 Ford Police a $10 discount for individual passes pur- daughter, Ronda Pitts of PITTS home. Sidney, Ohio. Interceptor. The Interceptor will replace chased before April 30. Friends may express condolences to the In addition to her parents, Mrs. Pitts was a model that has a current mileage of The season pass rates were last raised family through preceded in death by three brothers and 100,309 miles. four years ago in 2008. www.bairdfuneralhome.com. two sisters. “In our experience, at about 100,000 The council approved a resolution miles is when we begin to have signifiawarding the County Road 25-A reconcant repair issues,” Police Chief Tom struction project design contract to CYNTHIA L. LOUGHMAN Davidson said. Choice One Engineering for an amount CASSTOWN — Cynthia L. Loughman, 64, Don (Jamie) Etherington all of Piqua, Ohio; The SUV, though slightly more expen- of $255,034. Most of the funding — 24 grandchildren; and four great-grandchilof Casstown, Ohio, passed away at 10:45 sive than the sedan, was chosen for its $238,000 — for the engineering and dren. a.m. Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, at her substantially larger cargo space and design was appropriated in the electric She was preceded in death by residence. increased passenger room. This will fund. The Miami County Engineer’s her father and one brother, Robin She was born May 8, 1947, in allow officers to have all of their gear on office is contributing the difference. Etherington. Troy, Ohio, to Betty (Gray) hand and be better equipped for any sitChoice One Engineering will handle Cynthia was a member of Troy Etherington of Troy and the late uation. the design of the reconstruction project Church of the Nazarene. She William Etherington. Her husThe new SUV will cost the city which will expand a portion of CR 25-A was head custodian for Vandalia band of 38 years, Ronald $25,481, which is $1,481 more than what to five lanes. Though the project is not City Schools with more than 17 was allotted for in the 2012 budget. The scheduled to begin until 2015, the design Loughman, survives. years of service before her retireIn addition to her husband and cost difference will be offset by the work must begin now. ment in 2000. her mother, Cynthia is survived $8,500 appropriation for equipment that “We have to get the engineering and Memorial services will be conby her children, Diana Reck and was also included in the budget. In all, design work done in keeping with ducted at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at Wendy (Kevin) Reck-Hedrick, all L OUGHMAN the total cost for the new SUV and ODOT’s timetables,” Assistant City Baird Funeral Home, Troy, with of Casstown, Chad (Jessica) equipment will stay within the $32,500 Manager Brad Vath said. Pastor Jeff Rollison officiating. Friends may Loughman of Troy, Christopher (Stacy) call from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the funeral Loughman of Casstown, Angie Loughman MENUS home. of Trotwood, Ohio, Tammy and Tracy Memorial contributions may be made in Loughman, both of Dayton, Ohio, • SENIOR RESOURCE noodles, mashed potatoes, Friday — Country steak Cynthia’s name to Baird Funeral Home, David (Teresa) Loughman of Dayton and CONNECTION OF corn, grapes, milk. sandwich, cheese potatoes, Steve (Lily) Loughman of Tennessee; three Troy. Friends may express condolences to DAYTON MEALS Friday — Chicken nuggets, applesauce and milk. the family through brothers, Scott (Barb) Etherington of Tipp ON WHEELS mixed vegetables, toasted • MIAMI EAST SCHOOLS City, Ohio, and Dave (Pam) Etherington and www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

Lunch is served Monday through Friday at 11 a.m. to seniors 60-plus at Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 S. Dorset Road, Troy. To reserve a meal, call (888) 580-3663. A suggested donation of $2 is asked for meals. • BETHEL Thursday — Teriyaki chicken, rice, peas and carrots, choice of fruit, milk. Friday — Salisbury steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, wheat dinner roll, choice of fruit, milk. • BRADFORD SCHOOLS Thursday — Hamburger/cheeseburger or peanut butter and jelly, french fries, fruit cup and milk. Friday — Chicken fajitas or chef salad, tossed salad, fruit cup and milk. • COVINGTON SCHOOLS Thursday — Pizza burger sandwich, green beans, fruit Jell-O and milk.

Thursday — Macaroni and cheese, peanut butter sandwich, peas, pears and milk. Friday — Cheese pizza, salad, Goldfish, mixed fruit and milk. • MILTON-UNION ELEM. AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS Thursday — Chicken Fryz with sauce, butter bread, broccoli, fruit, milk. Friday — Stuffed crust pepperoni pizza, salad with ranch dressing, fruit, milk. • MILTON-UNION HIGH SCHOOL Thursday — Cheeseburger, tater tots, fruit, milk. Friday — Pepperoni pizza, green beans, mixed fruit, milk. • NEWTON SCHOOLS Thursday — Burito, corn, mixed fruit and milk. Friday — Bosco sticks, pizza dipping sauce, peas, applesauce and milk. • ST. PATRICK Thursday — Turkey and

buns, chocolate chip cookie, pineapple, milk. • TROY CITY SCHOOLS Thursday — Walking taco with meat and cheese, lettuce cup, fruit, milk. Friday — Hot dog on a bun, potato smiles, fruit, milk. • TIPP CITY HIGH SCHOOL Thursday — Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, choice of fruit, biscuit, milk. Friday — Macaroni and cheese, celery, choice of fruit, wheat roll, milk. • UPPER VALLEY CAREER CENTER Thursday — Chicken and noodles or chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, pumpkin custard, multi-grain roll and milk. Friday — Grilled cheese or barbecue rib, tomato soup, green beans, assorted fruit, multi-grain bun and milk.

Last known WWI veteran Florence Green dies at 110

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In a way, that the last veteran should be a lady and someone who served on the home front is something that reminds me that warfare is not confined to the trenches. — Peter Dye

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and was serving there when the war ended. Decades later, Green remembered her wartime service with affection. “I met dozens of pilots and would go on dates,” she said in an interview in 2008. “I had the opportunity to go up in one of the planes but I was scared of flying. I would work every hour God sent. But I had dozens of friends on the base and we had a great deal of fun in our spare time. In many ways, I had the time of my life.” After the war she stayed in the area, raising three children with her husband Bob Green. Once her service record was rediscovered, the RAF embraced the centenarian veteran, marking her 110th birthday in February 2011 with a cake. Asked what it was like to be 110, Green said “It’s not much different to being 109.” She praised the officers she had served during the war as perfect gentlemen. “It was very pleasant and they were lovely,” she said. “Not a bit of bother. They kept us on our toes and there was no slacking.” A delegation from the air base had been due to visit Green on Feb. 19 to celebrate her 111th birthday.

REBECCA A. DODSON SIDNEY — Rebecca A. Dodson, 73, of 2901 Fair Road, Sidney, formerly of Brookville, died at 3 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, at Wilson Hospital. She was born May 19, 1938, in Shelby County, to the late Charles L. and Edna I. (Ford) Nishwitz. Survivors include two sons, Jace (Debbie) Creech of Sidney and Fred (Lisa) Creech of Cridersville; a daughter, Tammy (David) Bowers of Red Key, Ind.; 10 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Richard A. (Elaine) Nishwitz and Charles (Pat) Nishwitz, all of Piqua. Mrs. Dodson attended Houston Schools

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and worked for many years in Brookville. She was an avid reader and enjoyed writing and singing. A service to honor her life will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jack Chalk officiating. Burial will follow at Beechwood Cemetery, Lockington. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 2808 Reading Road, Cincinnati, OH 45206. Condolences to the family also may be expressed through jamiesonandyannucci.com.

JOYCE KESSLER STONE TROY — Joyce Kessler Stone, 88, of Troy, Ohio, passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, in Kentucky. She was born Aug. 14, 1923, the daughter of the late Michael and Nellie Geisman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Robert Lee Kessler and Leeroy Stone; and two sisters, Mary Slifer and Norma Ritchie. Mrs. Stone is survived by her daughter, Susan Kessler Rivera of Louisville, Ky.; grandsons, Vincent Rivera of Clarksville, Ind., and Matthew Rivera of Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Stone was employed with Montgomery Wards for 25 years in Troy and Piqua. She was a 1941 graduate of Troy High School.

Mrs. Stone attended the Troy Gospel Tabernacle for most of her life where she was a Sunday school superintendent for 30 years and the longest surviving member of the church. She was known to love children’s ministry and soul winning. Joyce is now with her family and many friends worshipping the King of Kings and the Lord of Hosts. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the Baird Funeral Home, Troy. Interment will follow in Riverside Cemetery, Troy. The family will receive friends from 6-8: p.m Thursday, Feb. 9, at the funeral home. Condolences may be expressed to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

FUNERAL DIRECTORY • Emma L. Parsons PIQUA — Emma L. Parsons, 64, of Piqua died at 1:32 a.m. Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, at Dorothy Love Retirement Center, Sidney. Services will be at the con2254369

LONDON (AP) — Florence Green never saw the front line. Her war was spent serving food, not dodging bullets. But Green, who has died aged 110, was the last known surviving veteran of World War I. She was serving with the Women’s Royal Air Force as a waitress at an air base in eastern England when the guns fell silent on Nov. 11, 1918. It was not until 2010 that she was officially recognized as a veteran after a researcher found her service record in Britain’s National Archives. Green died Saturday at the Briar House Care Home in King’s Lynn, eastern England, two weeks before her 111th birthday, the home said. Retired Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dye, director-general of the RAF Museum, said it was fitting that the last survivor of the first global war was someone who had served on the home front. “In a way, that the last veteran should be a lady and someone who served on the home front is something that reminds me that warfare is not confined to the trenches,” Dye said. “It reminds us of the Great War, and all warfare since then has been something that involved everyone. It’s a collective experience … Sadly, whether you are in New York, in London, or in Kandahar, warfare touches all of our lives.” She was born Florence Beatrice Patterson in London on Feb. 19, 1901, and joined the newly formed Women’s Royal Air Force in September 1918 at the age of 17. The service trained women to work as mechanics, drivers and in other jobs to free men for front-line duty. Green went to work as a steward in the officers’ mess, first at the Narborough airdrome and then at RAF Marham in eastern England,

EDITH H. KARNEHM Edith’s life was one of commitment to God, PIQUA — Edith H. Karnehm, 97, formerly her family, and community. She was an of Piqua, recently of Spokane, Wash., died active member of Piqua Baptist at 5:35 p.m. Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, Church, where she served in in Spokane. She was born April Sunday School, missions, and 11, 1914, near Minot, N.D., to the on the Deacon Board. She was late Obert C. and Ida Pearl also a member of the Ohio (Janes) Long. She married Marvin Teachers Association, the C. Karnehm on June 1, 1934, in YWCA of Piqua, and the Fletcher; he preceded her in death Gideon’s International Auxiliary. on Dec. 28, 1991. A most caring person, Edith Survivors include a daughter, wanted to make a difference for Miriam (Howard) Wilcox of others. All who knew her have Spokane, Wash.; a son, Dr. Rollin been richly blessed. (Constance) Karnehm of Bristol, KARNEHM A funeral service to honor her R.I.; six grandchildren; 13 greatlife will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by an Jamieson & Yannucci Funeral Home with Pastor Donald R. Wells officiating. Burial will infant daughter, Caroline; four sisters; and follow in Forest Hill Cemetery. Visitation will five brothers. be from 10-11 a.m. Friday at the funeral Mrs. Karnehm was a 1932 graduate of home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contribuStaunton High School and later earned her teaching degree from Miami University. She tions may be made to Gideons International, Miami County Chapter, P.O. Box 1174, taught at Riverside School in Troy for 11 Piqua, OH 45356. Condolences to the family years, and retired from the Piqua City may also be expressed through jamiesoSchool District in 1975, having taught at nandyannucci.com. High Street Elementary School.

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venience of the family. Arrangements have been entrusted to Melcher-Sowers Funeral Home, Piqua. • Phillip L. Robinson CINCINNATI — Phillip L. Robinson, 71 of Cincinnati, Ohio, formerly of Miami County, passed away at his residence Monday, Jan. 27, 2012. A private family service was held Feb. 4 at Frings and Bayliff Funeral Home, 327 W. Main St., Tipp City, OH 45371. • John H. Stebel John H. Stebel, 67 passed away Feb. 1, 2012. No services are planned. Arrangements in care of Newcomer Funeral HomeNorth.

• Catherine M.Truster SIDNEY — Catherine M. Truster, 97, of the Dorothy Love Retirement Community, 3003 W. Cisco Road, Sidney, Ohio, died at the home Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Holy Angels Catholic Church. Salm-McGill and Tangeman Funeral Home in Sidney is handling the funeral arrangements. • Grant Taylor Dietrich DAYTON — Grant Taylor Dietrich passed away Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. The funeral and memorial service will be conducted Saturday, Feb. 11, at Hale-Sarver Funeral Home in West Milton.

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Talk to a lawyer as soon as possible Dear Annie: I have been married to "Clifford" for 36 years. He recently told me he is in love with his secretary and wants to be with her. Did I mention she is 23 and in the process of getting a divorce? Clifford is the last person I would have expected to do this. I know I can be difficult, but he's not perfect, either. I love him and thought he felt the same. He says he doesn't know whom he wants to be with, but he spends all his time with his girlfriend, so I don't have much of a chance of getting him back. We have two grown children who are totally disillusioned and disappointed in their father. Do I wait for him to decide? For how long? — Crushed Heart Dear Crushed: See a lawyer immediately. Whatever Clifford decides, you must protect yourself financially in the interim. Make the necessary arrangements to manage on your own should that turn out to be the case. We also recommend you get some counseling to help you deal with the uncertainty of your situation and prepare for the possibility that your marriage is over. How long you are willing to stay in limbo is up to you, but don't feel pressured to rush into anything. Clifford may ask for a divorce, he might return to you, or you could get tired of waiting and want out. Dear Annie: My husband and I both work and make good incomes. He has two daughters, now aged 16 and 19, and I have been their stepmom for 12 years. I love them dearly. Last Christmas, each child received nearly $400 in cash gifts from the extended family. A week later, both girls saw jackets they wanted. I said we would pay half and they could use some of their Christmas money to contribute the other half. One chose to buy a $140 jacket. The other decided not to buy anything. I find that they are choosier when they chip in. My husband was irked that I required them to pay half. He prefers that they have minimal financial pressure so they can concentrate all their time and effort on schoolwork and not worry about getting a job. What do you think? — Stepmom Dear Stepmom: We've got your back on this one. It's not as if the girls needed the money to buy food. Asking them to help pay for nonessential luxury items, especially when they have plenty of cash to do so, teaches them something about financial responsibility and delayed gratification. Overindulgence, no matter how tempting, may make the parents feel good, but it can cripple the children in the long run. Dear Annie: "Understands in Nebraska" was the most recent of several letters from women who have lost their desire for sex and can't understand why their husbands still want intimacy. That was me a few years ago. I had no desire for sex, but complied, as I felt it was my "duty." Eight years ago, we moved to a new city, which meant new doctors. I found a wonderful ob-gyn who was compassionate and intuitive. She asked about my libido, and I told her the truth. She explained in depth about how hormones can become depleted after menopause. I had taken synthetic hormones, but stopped due to health concerns. She said they now have safer alternatives and suggested I try a low dose. Of course, there is always a slight risk involved with any medication, but I was willing to try. That first month was amazing. Not only did I have more energy, but my libido came back and sex was better than ever. I want these women to know they can feel healthy and energetic again. Bioidentical hormones and testosterone changed my life. — Still Frisky at 60 Dear Frisky: Thanks for the testimonial. Readers should understand that bio-identical hormones are still hormones, and everyone reacts differently. Annie's Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please email your questions to anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie's Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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Could you please reprint Heloise’s fudge recipe? Dear Heloise: I cannot locate my Heloise fudge recipe. Could you please reprint it? I would appreciate it very much! — Renee B., via email It’s been a long time since this Heloise favorite recipe has been printed, so I am happy to oblige, Renee! To begin, gather the following ingredients: 4 1/2 cups granulated white sugar 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk 3 (6 ounce) packages chocolate chips 1 (10 ounce) package minimarshmallows 1/2 cup butter or margarine

Hints from Heloise Columnist (regular, not any low-fat or diet type) 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups chopped nuts (optional) Mix the sugar and milk in a large, heavy saucepan. Slowly bring the mixture to a rolling boil, and let boil for 7-8 minutes while stirring constantly.

Remove the pan from the heat, then add the chocolate chips, marshmallows and butter. Mix only until the chips and the marshmallows are melted (do not overmix). Next, add the vanilla extract and nuts (if using). Spread the mixture in a large, 13-by-9-inch ungreased pan. Let cool, and then you can enjoy this delicious fudge! — Heloise FREEZING COOKIES Dear Heloise: I freeze/store my cookies in metal tins, which only allow for one layer. So much space in the tin is wasted, along with space in the freezer.

Then I thought of this idea: I use the three-legged disc that you get in your delivered pizza. (Its purpose is to keep the box lid from smashing into the pizza.) I place two to four of these discs between the cookies on the bottom layer. I place a piece of tinfoil- covered cardboard, cut to the size of the tin, on the discs and put a second layer of cookies on. The best part is that the discs are free! For round cookies (such as buckeyes), I freeze them on a cookie sheet, then transfer to freezer bags for storage. — I.M., Newton Falls, Ohio

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Wednesday, Feb. 8, the 39th day of 2012. There are 327 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England after she was implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. On this date: • In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Roanoke Island, N.C, ended in victory for Union forces led by Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside. • In 1910, the Boy Scouts of

champions to the thousands who’d perished on Sept. 11. • Five years ago: Model, actress and tabloid sensation Anna Nicole Smith died in Florida at age 39 of an accidental drug overdose. • Today’s Birthdays: Composer-conductor John Williams is 80. Newscaster Ted Koppel is 72. Actor Nick Nolte is 71. Actress Mary Steenburgen is 59. Author John Grisham is 57. Rock singer Vince Neil (Motley Crue) is 51. Retired NBA player Alonzo Mourning is 42. Actor Seth Green is 38.

America was incorporated. • In 1952, Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed her accession to the British throne following the death of her father, King George VI. • In 1971, NASDAQ, the world’s first electronic stock exchange, held its first trading day. • In 1992, the XVI Olympic Winter Games opened in Albertville, France. • Ten years ago: The Winter Olympics opened in Salt Lake City with an emotional tribute to America’s heroes, from the pioneers of the West to past Olympic

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Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers his State of the State address at Wells Academy/Steubenville High School Tuesday in Steubenville. start thinking about Ohio and Ohio higher education as an ecological system, not as a series of speedboats out there racing around each other,” Gee said. Sen. Mike Skindell, a Cleveland-area Democrat, said that while he supports collaboration among the universities, he questioned Gee’s role. “To have the president of Ohio State lead that effort is kind of self-serving,” Skindell said. Kasich’s new “Governor’s Courage Awards” honored a woman who lost her son to prescription painkiller addiction, another woman who survived being a victim of human trafficking to become a social worker, and the family of a soldier killed in Afghanistan. The governor touted progress in his war on prescription painkiller abuse and received a standing

ovation when he said he would declare a similar war on behalf of 1,000 Ohio teenagers who have been co-opted into prostitution. He also said the state needs to allow felons who have served their time to work certain jobs such as cutting hair or driving trucks that are currently off-limits. State Sen. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, said he supports the so-called collateral sanctions proposal one of the few legislative initiatives he heard in the speech. He called it “an uplifting and accurate recitation” of Kasich’s first-year accomplishments and Ohio’s assets. “Where I thought it was a little short, unlike traditional State of the State speeches, was on any specific legislative agenda that he wants us to pursue,” Seitz said.

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Kasich announced will use new technology to open up the state’s technology infrastructure, increasing speeds from 10 gigabits per second to 100. The Ohio Board of Regents said the state will invest $8.1 million to connect areas around the state with the faster network connections. He cited the broadband upgrade, aerospace breakthroughs taking place at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, and collaborative research and development efforts in higher education as among avenues for economic growth. “If we can train, educate, forecast, use our location, use our great people, use our resource, our assets, we’ll be number one in America, we’ll be the most powerful state in America,” he said. “I have no doubt. We have the scale, the size, and everything that we need.” Kasich said he has asked Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee to lead an effort among universities to dovetail resources and come up with ways to increase the state’s college graduation rates. After the speech, Gee said university leaders are set to meet with the governor in a week to discuss their proposal. “In the end, we’ve got to

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Ohio’s Kasich touts education and broadband STEUBENVILLE (AP) — Gov. John Kasich announced a plan to boost broadband network speeds, introduced an award honoring courageous Ohioans and said shale drilling shouldn’t come at the expense of the environment in an annual State of the State speech mostly devoid of big initiatives. Kasich spoke for nearly 90 minutes in the auditorium of a high-performing elementary school in Steubenville, picking a blue-collar town he said reminded him of his Pennsylvania hometown to take the speech outside Columbus for the first time in history. He said Ohio has come far from a year ago when it faced an estimated $8 billion budget hole and was ranked 48th nationally in job creation. The state now has money in its Rainy Day Fund once again and is the top job-creator in the Midwest, he said. “We just looked at the problems honestly,” said Kasich, a first-term Republican. “If you look at a problem and you see what it is, and you design a solution, it’s amazing how far you can go.” A few hecklers interrupted the speech at one point, but they either left or were escorted out without incident. The broadband initiative

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A Piqua man originally charged with rape involving a 5-year-old child but who pleaded to a lesser felony charge of sexual battery will spend one year in prison, a judge ruled Monday. Adam J. Kohler, 22, was told by Common Pleas Court J u d g e Christopher Gee that the injury to the child was “worsened by virtue of her KOHLER young age” and Kohler’s “tendency to show some violence” in other, past criminal actions was a concern. While family members of the victim, including the victim’s grandmother, and

PIQUA the prosecution asked for the maximum sentence, which could have been up to five years in prison, Kohler was sentenced to one year in prison. Following his release, he must serve five years of parole. The man also will be labeled as a sex offender for the rest of his life in the county where he resides, works or receives an education. Authorities in Piqua say Kohler committed the sexual assault on a 5-year-old girl on April 3, at a city residence. Kohler pleaded guilty to the charge of sexual battery last year.

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HALLIE A. LOY, 1800 Barnhart Rd., Troy, OH 45373, Kitchen Aid Mixer, Desk, Crock, Older Pans, Household, Boxes. DANIEL K. OVERCASH, 3200 Piqua-Troy Rd., Troy, OH 45373, Hunting Equipment, Fishing Equipment, Floor Jack, Safe, Chain Saw, Hand Tools, TV. MISTY N. SLACK, 47 Westhaven Dr., Troy, OH 45373 Rocker, End Tables, China Cabinet, Bookcases, Chest of Drawers, Rolling Tool Box, Boxes of Household, Baby Crib. LESTER J. COUCHOT, 14499 E. Miami-Shelby Rd., Piqua, OH 45356, Dishwasher, Sofa, Table, Chairs, End Table, Boxes of Household. TAMMY WEILER, 511 3RD Av. Sidney, OH 45365, Big Screen HD TV-52 IN, 16- Porcelain Dolls in Boxes, Misc. Boxes. DANIEL J. AVEY, 26 S. Mulberry St., Troy, OH 45373, Cut off Saw, SKIL Saw, Saber Saw, Sander, 2-Tool Boxes Full of Tools, Table Saw, Stereo, Speakers, Table & Chairs, Gas Grill. WILLIAM NICK MILLER, 97 Saxon Dr., Eaton, OH 45320, Old Wood Boat. ERICA JONES, 920 Fountain St., Troy, OH 45373, Big Screen TV, Furniture, Baby Bed, Air Conditioner. JASON A. STRUNK, 1259 Hilltop Circle, Troy, OH 45373, 2-TVS, Stereo, Vac Cleaner, Chest of Drawers, Armoire, Bookcase, Lots of Boxes. KATINA L. FLORA, 580 Staunton Commons, Apt. D2, Troy, OH 45373, Gas Grill, China Cabinet, Larger China Cabinet, TV, Air Conditioner, Chest Freezer, Speakers.

Elizabeth Township Trustees Hufford Road Fence Replacement Sealed Bids for the Hufford Road Fence Replacement will be received by the Elizabeth Township Trustees at the Township Building, 5710 E. Walnut Grove Road, Troy, OH 45373, until Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:30 p.m., at which time they will be publicly opened and read. In general, the Work consists of the installation of fencing on Hufford Road, in Elizabeth Township, Miami County. The Bidding Documents which include drawings and specifications may be examined and obtained at the office of Choice One Engineering Corporation, 440 E. Hoewisher Road, Sidney, OH 45365. Cost for the Bidding Documents is $45.00 and is non-refundable. Bids must be signed and submitted on the separate bidding forms included in the Bidding Documents, sealed in a properly identified envelope, and shall be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid amount or by a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount of the Bid, subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful BIDDER will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid. Bids may be dropped off at the Elizabeth Township Community Center, 5760 E. Walnut Grove Road, Troy, OH 45373 prior to the bid opening. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 6am to 9:30pm, Friday from 6am to 7pm, Saturday from 8am to 5pm. The Contractor shall be required to pay not less than the minimum wage rates established by the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of Ohio. No BIDDER shall withdraw his Bid within 60 days after the actual opening thereof.

In general, the Work consists of the widening of Hufford Road, in Elizabeth Township, Miami County. The construction shall consist of the installation of asphalt pavement, reconstruction of ditches, and installation of storm sewer. The Bidding Documents which include drawings and specifications may be examined and obtained at the office of Choice One Engineering Corporation, 440 E. Hoewisher Road, Sidney, OH 45365. Cost for the Bidding Documents is $125.00 and is non-refundable. Bids must be signed and submitted on the separate bidding forms included in the Bidding Documents, sealed in a properly identified envelope, and shall be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid amount or by a certified check, cashier’s check, or letter of credit on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount of the Bid, subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. The successful BIDDER will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid. Bids may be dropped off at the Elizabeth Township Community Center, 5760 E. Walnut Grove Road, Troy, OH 45373 prior to the bid opening. Hours of operation are Monday through Thursday from 6am to 9:30pm, Friday from 6am to 7pm, Saturday from 8am to 5pm. The Contractor shall be required to pay not less than the minimum wage rates established by the Department of Industrial Relations of the State of Ohio. No BIDDER shall withdraw his Bid within 60 days after the actual opening thereof.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids, waive irregularities in any Bid, and to accept any Bid which is deemed by Owner to be most favorable to the Owner.

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The following applications and/or verified complaints were received, and the following draft, proposed and final actions were issued, by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) last week. The complete public notice including additional instructions for submitting comments, requesting information or a public hearing, or an appeal may be obtained at: filing http://www.epa.ohio.gov/actions.aspx or Hearing Clerk, Ohio EPA, 50 W. Town St. P.O. Box 1049, Columbus, Ohio 43216. Ph: 614-644-2129 email: HClerk@epa.state.oh.us APPROVED PERMISSION FOR OPEN BURNING OAC CHAPTER 3745-19 MIAMI COUNTY PARK DISTRICT 2645 E. ST RT 41 TROY, OH 45373 ACTION DATE : 12/25/2012 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: AIR IDENTIFICATION NO.: MI5106 2335 Ross Road, Tipp City, OH MIAMI COUNTY PARK DISTRICT-TREVOR DIEGEL 2645 E. ST RT. 41 TROY, OH 45373 ACTION DATE: 12/25/2012 IDENTIFICATION NO.: MI5105 7790 Rangeline Road, Covington, OH MIAMI COUNTY PARK DISTRICT-TREVOR DIEGEL 2645 E. ST RT 41 TROY, OH 45373 ACTION DATE: 12/25/2012 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: AIR IDENTIFICATION NO.: MI5107 1876 Monroe Concord Rd., Troy, OH MIAMI COUNTY PARK DISTRICT-TREVOR DIEGEL 2645 E. ST RT. 41 TROY, OH 45373 ACTION DATE: 01/25/2012 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: AIR IDENTIFICATION NO.: MI5108 4536 St Rt 202, Tipp City, OH DRAFT NPDES PERMIT RENEWAL - SUBJECT TO REVISION BRADFORD WTP 11755 W KLINGER RD BRADFORD, OH ACTION DATE: 01/30/2012 RECEIVING WATERS: BALLINGER RUN FACILITY DESCRIPTION: ION EXCH & MANGN REMOVL IDENTIFICATION NO.: 1IZ00010*GD FINAL APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS TROY CITY PWS 100 SOUTH MARKET STREET. TROY, OH ACTION DATE: 01/24/2012 FACILITY DESCRIPTION: COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION NO.: 862252 This final action not preceded by proposed action and is appealable to ERAC. Detail Plans for PWSID: OH5501612 PLAN NO: 862252 Regarding Nottingham Subdivision Section 6, City of Troy 2/8/2012

Sealed bids will be received at the Tipp City Exempted Village Schools Board of Education Office located at 90 S. Tippecanoe Drive, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 until 3:30 p.m. EST on February 22, 2012, for the New Tennis Courts Project. Said bids will be opened by the Treasurer as soon thereafter in the Board of Education Conference Room. Drawings and specifications are available from BlueServ Reprographics, 3313 Seajay Drive, Beavercreek, Ohio 45430; (937) 426-6410; www.blueservrepro.com. A $50.00 refundable deposit is required for each set, with a maximum of two sets per contractor. Additional sets can be purchased by contractors. Pursuant to Section 153.54 et. seq., of the Ohio Revised Code, the bidder shall submit a BID GUARANTY in the form of either: a) A bond for the full amount of the bid; or b) A certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305, Ohio Revised Code, in the amount of TEN PER CENT (10%) of the bid. The successful vendor must replace the ten percent (10%) bid bond with a one-hundred percent (100%) Performance Bond upon award of the bid. All potential bidders are encouraged to visit the site of the project at the Tippecanoe Middle School. All potential bidders shall pay particular attention to the following provisions:

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PUPPIES: Havamalt Designer pups. Non-shedding, Hypo-allergenic. Born 10/28/11 Shots, family raised. 2 females. $250 each. (937)526-3418

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On Page 15 of the Feb. 6 issue of the Troy Daily News, a player was misidentified in a photo cutline. The player was actually New York Giants’ Eli Manning. The TDN apologizes for the error.

TODAY’S TIPS • BASEBALL: The Troy High School Baseball Parents Boosters and coach Ty Welker will be holding an informational meeting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 16 in the high school cafeteria. Important information for the upcoming season will be discussed. • BASKETBALL: No Limit Sports is offering two basketball tournaments: No Limit Sports Tip-Off Classic on Feb. 11-12 for grades 3-6, and No Limit Sports Spring Preview on March 9-11 for grades 3-9. Both tournaments are $250 per team with a three-game guarantee. Visit www.nolimitsportsacademy.com or call (937) 335-0738 for more information. • BASEBALL: Troy High School will host a baseball clinic for ages 9-14 from 9 a.m.-noon Feb. 18. The cost is $25 if registered by Feb. 15 or $30 for late registration. Download the signup form at www.troyhighschoolbaseball.com or contact coach Ty Welker at welkert@troy.k12.oh.us. • HOCKEY: Registrations are now being taken for the Troy Recreation Department Introduction to Youth Hockey program. The three-week instructional program for those who have never played in an organized hockey program before is for the beginning hockey player ages 5-10. Dates are March 14, 21 and 28. Rental equipment is available through the Jr. Hockey Parents’ Association. Please contact the Recreation Department at (937) 339-5145 for more information, or register online now at http://hobartarena.com/registration_hobart_arena.html.

The spirit of Troy Trojans embody community’s values BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com Hard work. Commitment. Earning what you have. The Troy Trojan hockey team embodies the very spirit of the city it represents. “When you look at the whole Midwest ethic — with people knowing they have to work for what they get, then going out and doing it — that’s the city of Troy, and that’s this team,” Troy coach Larrell Walters said. “To have a group of kids ranging from ages 14-17, and they get that, that says a lot about these

TROY kids — and what it’s like to grow up in a school, in a community, like Troy. “We had offseason training sessions, and the whole team would show up. And that level of commitment has lasted all year long.” And as a result of their efforts, the Trojans finished the regular season with their firstever Southwest Ohio High School Hockeye League champiFILE PHOTO COURTESY LEE WOOLERY/SPEEDSHOT PHOTO onship — and earned the right to Troy’s Nick Usserman is one of three seniors on this year’s team — their first-round host a team that won the first regular season SWOHSHL title in the pro■ See TROJANS on 14 gram’s history.

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Miami East’s Abby Cash was named to the 2011 All-American team by PrepVolleyball.com.

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TODAY Girls Basketball Sidney at Troy (7:30 p.m.) Tippecanoe at Greenon (7:30 p.m.) Greenville at Piqua (7:30 p.m.) Wrestling Tippecanoe at Spr. Shawnee tri (6 p.m.)

Abby Cash earns All-American status in volleyball BY JOSH BROWN Sports Editor jbrown@tdnpublishing.com

THURSDAY Girls Basketball Arcanum at Miami East (7 p.m.) Franklin Monroe at Bethel (7 p.m.) Tri-Village at Newton (7 p.m.) Bradford at Covington (7 p.m.) Troy Christian at Yellow Springs (7 p.m.) Bowling Tippecanoe at Carroll (4 p.m)

With Abby Cash and many of her Miami East volleyball teammates working on another solid season in a completely different sport, the Viking junior is still raking in honors for her efforts during the fall.

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Milton-Union’s Caleb Poland puts up a shot over the Waynesville defense Tuesday at Milton-Union High School. Poland led the Bulldogs in scoring in a 78-42 loss.

In a heartbeat 31-1 run dooms Bulldogs in loss to Spartans BY COLIN FOSTER Sports Writer cfoster@tdnpublishing.com

William Buford scored a career-high 29 points and capped his night with a pivotal dunk in the final minute to power No. 3 Ohio State past hot-shooting Purdue 87-84 on Tuesday night. The win was Ohio State's 40th in a row at home — since losing to Purdue two years ago at Value City Arena. See Page 14.

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A 12-5 run to close out the first quarter gave Milton-Union a nice early 19-12 lead over Waynesville heading into the second. In the boys’ next-to-last game in the gymnasium, the Bulldogs looked poised to give the Southwestern Buckeye League Buckeye Division leading Spartans a run for their money. But the tables turned … very, very fast.

Staff Reports VANDALIA — The Troy boys bowling team put the finishing touch on a Greater Western Ohio Conference North Division championship by convincingly downing second-place Butler by a 2,736-2,423 count at Marian Lanes on Tuesday.

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Cash, a setter/outside hitter and one of the captains of the Division III State champion Viking volleyball team, was recently named an All American by PrepVolleyball.com — one of only 150 players in the country to earn such an honor. “It’s a big surprise,” Cash said. “I think about how many

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FRIDAY Boys Basketball Troy at Sidney (7:30 p.m.) Tippecanoe at Kenton Ridge (7:30 p.m.) Milton-Union at Northridge (7:30 p.m.) Miami East at Arcanum (8 p.m.) Bethel at Franklin Monroe (8 p.m.) Newton at Tri-Village (8 p.m.) Covington at Bradford (8 p.m.) Troy Christian at Yellow Springs (7 p.m.) Piqua at Greenville (7:30 p.m.) Jackson Center at Lehman (7:30 p.m.) Bowling Tippecanoe at Kenton Ridge (5 p.m.) Swimming Sectional (TBA) Wrestling Troy, Piqua at Butler quad (6 p.m.) Milton-Union at SWBL (at Bellbrook) (6 p.m.)

Milton-Union went cold from the field, and Waynesville played like a league-leading team — going on a ridiculous 31-1 run in the second quarter — and the Spartans went on to win the game by a score of 78-42 in West Milton. “We went cold in the second quarter,” Milton-Union coach Andy Grudich said. “We were one-shot-and-out on a lot of possessions in the second. They got hot and started making shots. They had six different guys

MIAMI COUNTY The Trojan girls — already with the GWOC North championship in tow — finished an undefeated run through the North with a 224-pin win over the Aviators, 2,221-1,997. Kyle Neves led all bowlers in the match with games of 280-255 for a 535 series. A.J. Bigelow added a 268 game and 464 series. Cameron Hughes and Jared Milton-Union’s Josh Wheeler takes the ball to the basket Tuesday

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■ CONTINUED FROM 13 volleyball players there are. There’s so many great players out there, and to be one of the top 150 in the country … I was pretty excited.” Broken down even further, the feat is even more impressive. Of the 150 players to earn the honor, only six were from Ohio — and only 36 were juniors. “I didn’t think I was going to get it because of that (not being a senior), so getting it as a junior is even more exciting,” Cash said. “To think that I’m one of the top players in my class all over the country, it’s just exciting.” But during the Vikings championship run — the school’s first in volleyball — it was the contributions of everyone on the roster that solidified Miami East’s spot as the best team in the state, and that’s not something Cash forgets. “I can honestly say that everyone one of us gets along with each other. We’re like a family,” she said. “And for us to get that far in the tournament and

win it all, it just makes us that much closer. It was so amazing. And we still all hang out even now that volleyball’s done for the year.” Most of them even still play together — a large contingent of the volleyball team plays for the Miami East basketball team … and they’re experiencing the best kind of deja vu heading into the regular season’s final week. “It’s the same right now as it was in volleyball: we’ve only lost once, the whole season has led up to these eight (tournament) games and we’re expected to go really far,” Cash said. “The background and the setting are exactly the same, and we have the same goals that we had in volleyball … playing basketball is just a different animal.” And with only one senior graduating from the volleyball team, the Vikings have plenty to look forward to next year. Once they’re done with their business on the basketball court.

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Big Ten looking into BCS playoff By The Associated Press The Big Ten, which helped squash the notion of a four-team playoff to crown a national champion in college football several years ago, is taking another look. BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock said Tuesday night that’s good news. “Our process is working perfectly,” Hancock said. “One of good things about our process is that there’s no timetable so that a deliberate and thoughtful decision can be reached. “The tricky part is our 11 conference commissioners and the Notre Dame AD

may have 12 different opinions about the direction we should go over the next six to eight months.” Hancock, who still expects a conclusion in July, said the group of BCS decision-makers will meet again at the end of this month. Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith said the discussions stem from feedback “that we need to do something different,” especially after the recent BCS title game between LSU and Alabama drew lower ratings than other championship games. “The fans have been loud and clear,” Smith said.

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■ CONTINUED FROM 13 SWOHSHL Tournament game at 8:15 p.m. Thursday night at Hobart Arena, where they’ll face Elder for the second time in as many weeks. Troy put the finishing touches on its first regularseason SWOHSHL title with a dominant 7-0 victory over Alter on Saturday at Hobart Arena. “To me, it’s huge,” Walters said of winning the championship. “When you look at the teams we’ve had here at Troy High School … there have been some very, very good teams that didn’t accomplish what this one did. “What we’ve been able to accomplish is indicative of how good these kids are and is indicative of their commitment to working hard, playing under control and playing together.” And playing together may just be this Troy team’s biggest strength. Four Trojans have 30 or more points this season, and eight have 20 or more. Freshman Clay Terrill leads the team with 32 goals and 18 assists for a team-high 50 points, while seniors Sean Clawson (16 goals, 21 assists) and Nick Usserman (16 goals, 20 assists) follow with 37 and 36, respectively. In fact, Clawson leads the team with 21 assists, with three Trojans — Usserman, Austin Erisman and Logan Tiderington — right behind with 20 apiece. “Seeing this team play is a real treat,” Walters said. “They’re all so unselfish. They work hard and support each other. And these guys are tough. In hockey, you get banged around and you have to get up and keep going — and that’s what these guys do.” And the Trojans are already very familiar with their first-round opposition — Troy beat Elder 5-1 Feb. 2 in a game where the Trojans racked up 50-plus shots and never gave the competition a chance. Still, Walters knows that the fact Troy only scored five times means the team will have to be on top of its game once again.

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Troy freshman Clay Terrill — seen here taking a hit against St. Francis DeSales — led the Trojans in scoring during the regular season. “We played them last Thursday, and their goalie was their shining star,” Walters said. “It was 0-0 at the end of the first period, and we took a lot of shots. Eventually, we just wore him down. “After that, we know that at any point in time he can keep the puck out of the net. We’re going to have to play sharp if we want to win.” Should Troy win Thursday, it would play host to a secondround game at 4:15 p.m. Saturday before Sunday’s championship game in Cincinnati. And admission is completely free. “This is a great opportunity,” Walters said. “There’s no admission, being tournament games, so it’s a great opportunity for people that have never had the chance to see a high school hockey game to come out and watch. “It’s a great chance for the players to see support from the community.” A community whose spirit Troy’s Jake Eldridge makes a save during a game earthey embody so well. lier this season.

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the Buckeyes (21-3, 9-2 Big Ten) while All-America Jared Sullinger and point guard Aaron Craft were on the bench with foul trouble. He scored seven straight points as Ohio State took the lead for good. D.J. Byrd, averaging 6.5 points a game, had a career-best 24 for the Boilermakers (15-9, 5-6), while Kelsey Barlow and Lewis Jackson had 14 each and Robbie Hummel added 13.

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BASKETBALL National Basketball Association All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pct GB W L 18 7 .720 — Philadelphia 14 10 .583 3½ Boston New York 10 15 .400 8 New Jersey 8 18 .308 10½ 8 18 .308 10½ Toronto Southeast Division Pct GB W L 19 6 .760 — Miami Atlanta 16 9 .640 3 Orlando 15 10 .600 4 Washington 5 20 .200 14 3 22 .120 16 Charlotte Central Division Pct GB W L Chicago 21 6 .778 — 17 7 .708 2½ Indiana Milwaukee 10 14 .417 9½ Cleveland 9 14 .391 10 6 20 .231 14½ Detroit WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pct GB W L 17 9 .654 — San Antonio 14 11 .560 2½ Dallas 14 11 .560 2½ Houston 12 13 .480 4½ Memphis 4 21 .160 12½ New Orleans Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 19 5 .792 — 15 10 .600 4½ Denver 14 11 .560 5½ Portland 13 11 .542 6 Utah 13 12 .520 6½ Minnesota Pacific Division Pct GB W L 15 7 .682 — L.A. Clippers 14 11 .560 2½ L.A. Lakers 11 14 .440 5½ Phoenix 8 13 .381 6½ Golden State 9 16 .360 7½ Sacramento Monday's Games L.A. Clippers 107, Orlando 102, OT Washington 111, Toronto 108, OT Philadelphia 95, L.A. Lakers 90 Phoenix 99, Atlanta 90 Chicago 108, New Jersey 87 New York 99, Utah 88 Sacramento 100, New Orleans 92 San Antonio 89, Memphis 84 Houston 99, Denver 90 Oklahoma City 111, Portland 107, OT Tuesday's Games Indiana 104, Utah 99 Boston 94, Charlotte 84 Miami 107, Cleveland 91 Minnesota 86, Sacramento 84 Phoenix 107, Milwaukee 105 Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday's Games L.A. Clippers at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 7 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. New York at Washington, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m. Houston at Portland, 10 p.m. Thursday's Games L.A. Lakers at Boston, 8 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 9 p.m. Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: ...............................Record Pts Prv 1. Kentucky (63) ......23-1 1,623 1 2. Syracuse (2)........23-1 1,553 2 3. Ohio St. ...............20-3 1,493 3 4. Missouri ...............21-2 1,415 4 5. North Carolina.....20-3 1,352 5 6. Baylor...................21-2 1,318 6 7. Kansas ................18-5 1,170 8 8. Florida..................19-4 1,066 12 9. Murray St.............23-0 1,055 10 10. Duke ..................19-4 1,037 7 11. Michigan St. ......18-5 1,032 9 12. Georgetown.......18-4 919 14 13. San Diego St.....20-3 728 17 14. UNLV .................21-4 702 11 15. Florida St...........16-6 694 21 16. Saint Mary's (Cal)22-2 635 18 17. Creighton...........21-3 600 13 18. Marquette ..........19-5 469 15 19. Virginia...............18-4 448 16 20. Mississippi St. ...18-5 401 22 21. Wisconsin ..........18-6 384 19 22. Michigan............17-7 253 23 23. Indiana...............18-6 227 20 24. Louisville............18-5 112 — 25. Harvard..............20-2 105 — Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 83, Iowa St. 71, Southern Miss. 51, Temple 41, Gonzaga 35, Wichita St. 31, Long Beach St. 6, New Mexico 5, Kansas St. 3, Cleveland St. 2, Iona 2, Vanderbilt 2, BYU 1, Miami 1. USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN men's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 5, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Pts Pvs ...............................Record 1. Kentucky (31) ......23-1 775 1 2. Syracuse .............23-1 740 2 3. Ohio State ...........20-3 715 3 4. Missouri ...............21-2 673 4 5. North Carolina.....20-3 639 6 6. Baylor...................21-2 635 6 7. Florida..................19-4 536 11 7. Murray State........23-0 536 9 9. Duke ....................19-4 525 5 10. Kansas ..............18-5 480 8 11. Georgetown.......18-4 454 14 12. Michigan State ..18-5 444 10 13. Saint Mary's ......22-2 382 16 14. San Diego State20-3 332 17 15. Creighton...........21-3 316 12 16. UNLV .................21-4 302 13 17. Florida State......16-6 247 24 18. Mississippi State18-5 241 19 19. Marquette ..........19-5 239 15 20. Virginia...............18-4 192 18 21. Harvard..............20-2 153 23 22. Wisconsin ..........18-6 133 20 23. Indiana...............18-6 93 20 93 25 23. Louisville............18-5 79 22 25. Michigan............17-7 Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 19, Gonzaga 14, New Mexico 13, Iowa State 10, Nevada 9, Southern Miss. 9, Long Beach State 8, UConn 6, Middle Tennessee 6, Temple 6, California 5, Vanderbilt 5, Wichita State 5, Saint Louis 2, VCU 2, Cleveland State 1, Drexel 1. The Women's Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press' women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 5, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: ...............................Record Pts Prv 1. Baylor (40)...........23-0 1,000 1 2. Notre Dame.........23-1 960 2 3. UConn .................21-2 917 3 4. Stanford...............20-1 882 4 5. Duke ....................18-3 805 5 6. Miami...................20-3 803 7 7. Kentucky..............21-3 728 6 8. Maryland .............19-3 709 9 9. Green Bay ...........20-0 659 10 10. Ohio St. .............20-2 651 11 11. Tennessee .........17-6 582 8 12. Delaware ...........20-1 556 12 13. Nebraska...........19-3 507 16 14. Georgetown.......18-5 444 17 15. Texas A&M ........16-5 417 18 16. Purdue...............19-5 385 15 17. Rutgers..............17-6 334 13 18. Penn St..............18-5 307 19 19. Gonzaga............21-3 268 20 20. Louisville............17-6 217 14 21. Georgia..............18-6 207 21 22. Georgia Tech.....17-6 128 24 22. North Carolina...17-5 128 23 24. South Carolina ..18-5 123 — 82 — 25. St. Bonaventure.22-2 Others receiving votes: DePaul 38, BYU 28, California 25, Texas Tech 24, Oklahoma 18, Arkansas 14, Princeton 12, St. John's 12, Florida Gulf Coast 8, Kansas St. 7, UTEP 7, Fresno St. 6, Bowling Green 1, West Virginia 1. USA Today/ESPN Women's Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN Women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last weeks ranking: ...............................Record Pts Pvs 1. Baylor (31)...........24-0 775 1 2. Notre Dame.........23-1 743 2 3. UConn .................21-2 710 3 4. Stanford...............20-1 685 4 5. Duke ....................19-3 650 6 6. Miami...................20-3 604 7 7. Kentucky..............21-3 584 5 8. Maryland .............20-3 534 10 9. Green Bay ...........20-0 530 9 10. Ohio State .........21-2 483 11 11. Tennessee .........17-6 476 8 12. Delaware ...........20-1 434 13 13. Georgetown.......18-5 379 15 14. Texas A&M ........16-5 378 16 15. Nebraska...........19-3 309 18 16. Rutgers..............17-6 290 14 17. Louisville............17-6 276 12 18. Gonzaga............21-3 234 19 19. Purdue...............19-5 222 17 20. Georgia..............18-6 202 20 21. Penn State.........18-5 176 21 92 23 22. DePaul...............17-7 83 22 23. Georgia Tech.....17-7 24. South Carolina ..18-5 46 — 25. Vanderbilt...........18-5 45 — Others receiving votes: St. Bonaventure 34, North Carolina 19, California 18, Florida Gulf Coast 16, Middle Tennessee 15, UTEP 8, Texas Tech 5, BYU 4, Fresno State 4, St. John's 4, Princeton 3, Oklahoma 2, West Virginia 2, Kansas State 1. Associated Press boys state basketball poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school boys basketball teams in the fifth of seven weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Cols. Northland (21)........16-1 280 2, Cin. La Salle (4) ..............17-1 224 T3, Pickerington Cent. ........15-1 189 T3, Olentangy Liberty (2)....17-0 189 5, Mentor (2)........................14-1 184 6, Cin. Moeller .....................14-2 130 7, Cols. Walnut Ridge..........16-0 120 8, Tol. Whitmer.....................14-2 63 9, Cle. Hts. ...........................11-2 44 10, Lakewood St. Edward ...10-6 21 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Norwalk 18. 12, Mason 14. 12, Warren Harding 14. DIVISION II 1, Day. Dunbar (19) .............17-0 273 2, Alliance (3) ......................17-0 231 3, Defiance (1).....................15-0 203 4, Franklin (2) ......................16-0 196 5, Cin. Taft (1) ......................12-4 140 6, Jonathan Alder................15-1 138 7, Akr. East (1).....................14-1 94 8, E. Liverpool (1)................14-2 92 9, Vincent Warren................13-2 64 10, Lexington.......................13-3 38 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Mentor Lake Cath. 29. 12, Akr. SVSM 13. DIVISION III 1, Bloom-Carroll (18)...........16-0 268 2, Summit Country Day (5).16-0 243 3, Leavittsburg Labrae (4)...18-0 226 4, St. Peter Chanel (2) ........14-1 195 5, Chesapeake ....................15-1 162 6, Lima Cent. Cath. .............13-2 128 7, Creston Norwayne ..........15-1 96 8, Portsmouth......................16-2 77 9, Versailles .........................14-2 75 10, Ironton ...........................13-3 35 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Newton Falls 13. 11, Lucasville Valley 13. DIVISION IV 1, Berlin Hiland (25) ............16-0 283 2, Jackson Center (2)..........17-0 240 3, Edgerton (1)....................15-0 205

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SPORTS ON TV TODAY GOLF 4:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Dubai Desert Classic, first round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Georgetown at Syracuse ESPN2 — Kansas at Baylor 8 p.m. FSN — Rice at Houston 9 p.m. ESPN — Duke at North Carolina ESPN2 — Seton Hall at Rutgers NHL 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Boston at Buffalo

THURSDAY GOLF 3 p.m. TGC — PGA Tour, Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, first round, at Pebble Beach, Calif. 4:30 a.m. TGC — European PGA Tour, Dubai Desert Classic, second round, at Dubai, United Arab Emirates MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN — Wisconsin at Minnesota ESPN2 — Mississippi at Mississippi St. 9 p.m. ESPN — Colorado at Arizona ESPN2 — Virginia Tech at Miami 11 p.m. ESPN2 — Saint Mary's (Cal) at Gonzaga FSN — Washington at Oregon NBA 8 p.m. TNT — L.A. Lakers at Boston 10:30 p.m. TNT — Oklahoma City at Sacramento WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 9 p.m. FSN — Southern Cal at Stanford 4, Richmond Hts. ................14-1 178 5, Ft. Recovery (1)...............13-2 150 6, Newark Cath. ..................13-2 141 7, Cols. Africentric ...............16-2 135 8, Zanesville Rosecrans .....12-3 72 9, Malvern............................14-3 56 10, Cle. VASJ.........................7-7 30 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Day. Jefferson 22. 11, Leipsic 22. 13, Dalton 14. Ohio Boys Basketball Scores Tuesday Akr. East 68, Akr. Kenmore 60 Akr. Firestone 69, Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 65, OT Akr. Garfield 58, Akr. Ellet 55 Akr. Hoban 49, Canal Fulton Northwest 44 Alliance 56, Carrollton 45 Alliance Marlington 66, Louisville 64 Amanda-Clearcreek 58, Lancaster Fairfield Union 35 Andrews Osborne Academy 44, Fuchs Mizrachi 41 Avon Lake 46, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 33 Beachwood 72, Kirtland 65 Beallsville 71, Bowerston Conotton Valley 64 Belpre 56, Wahama, W.Va. 53, OT 52, Jamestown Bethel-Tate Greeneview 45 Brecksville-Broadview Hts. 71, Berea 63 Brooklyn Heritage Christian 68, N. Ridgeville Lake Ridge 47 Brunswick 49, Elyria 42 Cadiz Harrison Cent. 63, Martins Ferry 56, OT Camden Preble Shawnee 69, Carlisle 62 Can. McKinley 74, N. Can. Hoover 59 Can. South 60, Salem 45 Chardon 62, Chagrin Falls 52 Cin. Christian 60, Cin. Hills Christian Academy 55 Cin. Clark Montessori 66, Cin. Mt. Healthy 49 Cin. Colerain 65, Cin. Sycamore 44 Cin. Country Day 74, Hamilton New Miami 32 Cin. Elder 53, Cin. McNicholas 50 Cin. Finneytown 53, Cin. Wyoming 41 Cin. Hillcrest 72, Immaculate Conception School 50 Cin. Indian Hill 55, Cin. Deer Park 47 Cin. La Salle 45, Hamilton Badin 28 Cin. Mariemont 50, Reading 44 Cin. Moeller 33, Middletown Fenwick 20 Cin. Turpin 67, Cin. Glen Este 55 Cin. Walnut Hills 66, Kings Mills Kings 47 Cin. Western Hills 81, Lockland 65 Cin. Winton Woods 70, Harrison 46 Circleville Logan Elm 65, Cols. Hamilton Twp. 26 Clayton Northmont 77, Greenville 34 Cle. Hts. 80, Warrensville Hts. 50 Cols. Brookhaven 75, Cols. Centennial 53 Cols. Marion-Franklin 78, Cols. Briggs 65 Cols. Walnut Ridge 51, Cols. Africentric 42 Columbus Grove 54, Pandora-Gilboa 38 Copley 82, Peninsula Woodridge 54 Cory-Rawson 57, Kansas Lakota 30 Crown City S. Gallia 55, OVC 45 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 55, Massillon Tuslaw 30 Cuyahoga Hts. 74, Garfield Hts. Trinity 51 Day. Carroll 57, Cin. Purcell Marian 37 Day. Christian 63, Yellow Springs 46 Day. Jefferson 52, Beavercreek 49 Day. Temple Christian 54, East Dayton Christian School 50 Day. Thurgood Marshall 57, Cin. Aiken 46 Dresden Tri-Valley 48, New Lexington 38 E. Liverpool 69, Lisbon Beaver 53 Findlay 78, Lima Sr. 42 Franklin 84, Brookville 21 Franklin Middletown Christian 68, Troy Christian 61 Ft. Jennings 47, Ottoville 42 Gates Mills Gilmour 83, Cornerstone Christian 70 Germantown Valley View 77, Eaton 67 Girard 57, Andover Pymatuning Valley 51 Green 68, Akr. Springfield 28 Hamilton Ross 49, Norwood 31 Hannibal River 62, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 46 Hudson 55, Lyndhurst Brush 41 Independence 73, Elyria Open Door 40 Ironton 53, Wheelersburg 39 Jefferson Area 65, Conneaut 47

Johnstown-Monroe 55, Fredericktown 41 Kenton 59, McGuffey Upper Scioto Valley 20 Kettering Alter 63, St. Bernard Roger Bacon 51 Kettering Fairmont 57, Fairborn 49 Lore City Buckeye Trail 61, Barnesville 50 42, Johnstown Loudonville Northridge 35 Magnolia Sandy Valley 45, Strasburg-Franklin 43 Malvern 74, W. Lafayette Ridgewood 62 Maple Hts. 59, Euclid 54 Marietta 55, Athens 37 Mason 64, Fairfield 40 Mayfield 62, Lakewood 52 McDermott Scioto NW 61, Seaman N. Adams 54 McDonald 66, Wellsville 64 Medina Buckeye 64, Oberlin Firelands 60 Mentor 103, Strongsville 70 Mentor Lake Cath. 101, Hunting Valley University 75 Middletown 81, Cin. Princeton 79 Middletown Madison 60, New Lebanon Dixie 49 Milford 62, Cin. Anderson 59 Minford 55, Ironton Rock Hill 28 Mogadore 82, Akr. Coventry 58 N. Royalton 59, Parma Hts. Valley Forge 53 Navarre Fairless 73, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 61 New Carlisle Tecumseh 61, Spring. Greenon 40 New Middletown Spring. 63, Columbiana 35 New Philadelphia 62, Louisville Aquinas 43 Newark Cath. 51, Cols. Bexley 48 Orange 69, Cle. Rhodes 44 Orwell Grand Valley 56, Kinsman Badger 26 Oxford Talawanda 59, Trenton Edgewood 52 Painesville Riverside 66, Ashtabula Edgewood 54 Parma 50, Parma Normandy 39 Parma Hts. Holy Name 68, Bay Village Bay 59 Paulding 57, Hicksville 38 Perry 58, Geneva 49 Plain City Jonathan Alder 43, Delaware Buckeye Valley 35 Plymouth 53, Attica Seneca E. 45 Portsmouth 67, Peebles 44 Powell Olentangy Liberty 49, Dublin Scioto 37 Racine Southern 75, Glouster Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB) 35 S. Webster 66, Franklin Furnace Green 37 Sandusky 68, Huron 60 Sarahsville Shenandoah 62, Caldwell 55, OT Shekinah Christian 59, N. Lewisburg Triad 43 Shelby 65, Galion 49 Sidney Fairlawn 61, Mechanicsburg 58 Solon 68, Twinsburg 49 Spring. Emmanuel Christian 51, Xenia Christian 50 Springfield 64, Day. Belmont 50 Steubenville 53, Cambridge 48 Stewart Federal Hocking 61, Waterford 49 Stow-Munroe Falls 68, Cuyahoga Falls 52 Streetsboro 49, Poland Seminary 45 Sugarcreek Garaway 68, Zoarville Tuscarawas Valley 53 Tipp City Tippecanoe 75, Spring. NW 73 Tol. Cent. Cath. 66, Sylvania Southview 55 Tol. Christian 45, Gibsonburg 44, OT Tol. Emmanuel Baptist 64, Oregon Stritch 56 Tol. Maumee Valley 56, Tol. Ottawa Hills 53 Tol. Rogers 88, Tol. Bowsher 81 Tol. Scott 76, Tol. Waite 49 Tol. Start 45, Tol. Woodward 41 Tuscarawas Cent. Cath. 41, Newcomerstown 26 Upper Sandusky 42, Sycamore Mohawk 19 Urbana 57, Spring. Kenton Ridge 45 Vandalia Butler 69, Xenia 53 W. Chester Lakota W. 57, Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 46 Warren Harding 79, Bedford 76 Waynesville 78, Milton-Union 42 Wellington 85, Sullivan Black River 48 Westlake 67, N. Olmsted 56 Wilmington 63, Loveland 55 Wood County Christian, W.Va. 51, Licking County Christian 33 Zanesville 66, Warsaw River View 51 Zanesville Rosecrans 77, Zanesville

Wednesday, February 8, 2012 W. Muskingum 40 Associated Press girls state basketball poll How a state panel of sports writers and broadcasters rates Ohio high school girls basketball teams in the fifth of six weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Reynoldsburg (21) ..........18-0 270 2, Uniontown Lake (5).........18-0 248 3, Middleburg Hts. Midpark.16-1 188 4, Twinsburg (3)...................16-1 182 5, Pickerington N.................16-2 137 6, Springboro.......................16-1 122 7, Olentangy Orange ..........17-1 115 8, Cin. Princeton..................15-3 63 9, Kettering Fairmont...........16-3 59 10, Can. McKinley ...............12-4 40 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Cin. Sycamore 24. 12, Sylvania Northview 23. 13, Lewis Center Olentangy 19. 14, Wadsworth 17. 15, N. Can. Hoover 16. 16, Hudson 12. 16, Zanesville 12. DIVISION II 1, Akr. Manchester (13).......17-0 249 2, Day. Carroll (8).................17-1 248 3, Ravenna (2).....................16-0 205 4, Clyde ...............................16-1 181 5, Shelby (1)........................16-0 142 6, Chaminade-Julienne.......16-2 121 7, Lima Bath (1) ..................15-2 100 8, Akr. Hoban.......................16-2 97 9, Hathaway Brown (2) .......13-5 70 10, Beloit W. Branch (1) ......15-1 64 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 15. 12, Tol. Rogers 14. DIVISION III 1, Anna (22) ........................18-0 282 2, Archbold (3).....................17-0 231 3, Smithville (1) ...................17-0 181 4, Middletown Madison.......18-1 179 5, Findlay Liberty-Benton....16-1 178 6, Oak Hill (1) ......................15-2 125 7, Cols. Africentric ...............16-3 97 8, Beverly Ft. Frye ...............16-2 75 9, Richwood N. Union (1)....17-2 61 10, Georgetown...................14-2 37 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Casstown Miami E. 23. 12, Proctorville Fairland 18. 13, Youngs. Ursuline 14. 13, Orrville 14. 15, Carlisle 13. DIVISION IV 1, Ottoville (25)....................17-0 277 2, N. Lewisburg Triad (3) .....18-0 225 3, Newark Cath. ..................18-1 184 4, Arlington ..........................16-1 176 5, New Riegel......................14-2 110 6, Arcadia ............................16-2 109 7, Waterford .........................15-3 83 8, Cortland Maplewood.......15-2 73 9, Zanesville Rosecrans .....14-3 68 10, Ft. Recovery..................14-3 57 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Maria Stein Marion Local 39. 12, New Madison Tri-Village 25. 13, Mansfield St. Peter's 23. 14, Berlin Hiland 13. Ohio Girls Scores Tuesday Akr. Elms 80, Akr. Garfield 62 Archbold 54, Springfield 36 Bellville Clear Fork 58, Lucas 30 Castalia Margaretta 72, Attica Seneca E. 27 Celina 53, Convoy Crestview 24 Chillicothe Zane Trace 55, Piketon 39 Cin. St. Ursula 52, Cin. McAuley 31 Cle. St. Joseph 75, Chardon NDCL 29 Clyde 78, Willard 42 Coldwater 52, Wapakoneta 50 Cols. Independence 63, Cols. Linden McKinley 16 Cols. Marion-Franklin 42, Cols. Mifflin 41 Cols. Upper Arlington 64, Galloway Westland 33 Cols. Watterson 71, Chillicothe 43 Continental 76, Haviland Wayne Trace 70 Defiance Tinora 46, Montpelier 26 Dublin Coffman 59, Hilliard Davidson 49 Dublin Scioto 51, Powell Olentangy Liberty 32 E. Liverpool 58, Lisbon Beaver 29 Elmore Woodmore 33, Millbury Lake 27 Frankfort Adena 41, Chillicothe Unioto 38 Granville Christian 29, Cols. Wellington 20 Grove City Cent. Crossing 46, Worthington Kilbourne 17 Hilliard Bradley 51, Delaware Hayes 37 Holgate 62, Kalida 35 Lewis Center Olentangy 84, Westerville Cent. 24 Lewis Center Olentangy Orange 100, Cols. Franklin Hts. 27 Mansfield Christian 45, Marion Cath. 36 Mansfield St. Peter’s 63, Mansfield Madison 60 Mansfield Temple Christian 35, Elyria First Baptist Christian 11 Milan Edison 63, Norwalk St. Paul 44 Miller City 48, Findlay Liberty-Benton 36 Millersburg W. Holmes 44, Berlin Hiland 31 Mowrystown Whiteoak 47, FelicityFranklin 39 Mt. Notre Dame 51, Seton 38 New Bremen 43, Spencerville 27 New Knoxville 48, Houston 34 Newark Licking Valley 47, Utica 42 Ontario 56, Norwalk 45 Pickerington N. 51, Lancaster 39 Rossford 50, Bloomdale Elmwood 22 Shaker Hts. Laurel 72, Richmond Hts. 49 Shekinah Christian 51, Gahanna Cols. Academy 42 Southeastern 43, Chillicothe Huntington 31 Spring. NE 56, Ridgeway Ridgemont 31 Thomas Worthington 38, Hilliard Darby 25 Tol. Christian 51, Northwood 35 Tontogany Otsego 63, Genoa Area 54 Tree of Life 45, Cols. School for Girls 31 Warren Howland 72, Chagrin Falls Kenston 51 Williamsburg 60, Bethel-Tate 55 Williamsport Westfall 57, Bainbridge Paint Valley 38 Madonna, W.Va. 55, Beallsville 46

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 51 33 13 5 71141103 Philadelphia 53 30 16 7 67173157 New Jersey 53 31 19 3 65150148 Pittsburgh 54 30 19 5 65163141 N.Y. Islanders 52 22 22 8 52126150 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA

51 33 16 2 68180111 Boston 54 28 20 6 62168157 Toronto Ottawa 56 27 22 7 61162174 Montreal 54 21 24 9 51140147 Buffalo 52 22 24 6 50126154 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 53 28 21 4 60149149 52 24 17 11 59131149 Florida 55 25 24 6 56131151 Winnipeg Tampa Bay 52 23 24 5 51148176 54 20 25 9 49137165 Carolina WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 54 35 17 2 72172129 St. Louis 52 31 14 7 69129106 54 32 17 5 69152140 Nashville 53 29 17 7 65169158 Chicago Columbus 53 15 32 6 36123175 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 53 33 15 5 71171133 Minnesota 53 25 20 8 58122136 Calgary 53 24 22 7 55126144 Colorado 54 26 25 3 55135151 Edmonton 53 21 27 5 47141158 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 50 29 15 6 64145117 San Jose Los Angeles 54 26 18 10 62118117 54 25 21 8 58143143 Phoenix 52 27 23 2 56137148 Dallas 52 20 24 8 48135156 Anaheim NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's Games Anaheim 3, Calgary 2, SO Toronto 6, Edmonton 3 Phoenix 3, Detroit 1 Tuesday's Games N.Y. Islanders 1, Philadelphia 0, SO Montreal 3, Pittsburgh 2, SO Vancouver 4, Nashville 3, SO New Jersey 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Washington 4, Florida 0 Columbus 3, Minnesota 1 St. Louis 3, Ottawa 1 Los Angeles 3, Tampa Bay 1 Winnipeg 2, Toronto 1 Phoenix 4, Dallas 1 Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m. Wednesday's Games Boston at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Calgary at San Jose, 10 p.m. Thursday's Games St. Louis at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Washington, 7 p.m. Dallas at Columbus, 7 p.m. Nashville at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Calgary at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS Tuesday’s Sports Transactions BASEBALL American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS_Named Adam Chodzko media relations representative. NEW YORK YANKEES_Agreed to terms with INF Bill Hall on a minor league contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS_Agreed to terms with general manager Billy Beane and president Michael Crowley on contract extensions through the 2019 season. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS_Agreed to terms with LHP Clayton Kershaw to a two-year contract. American Association REDFARGO-MOORHEAD HAWKS_Signed OF Marcos Rodriguez. GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS_Signed RHP Nolan Nicholson and RHP Chris Allen. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MIAMI HEAT_Waived C Mickell Gladness. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS_Assigned F Craig Brackins to Maine (NBADL). WASHINGTON WIZARDS_Waived C Hamady Ndiaye. FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS_Announced the retirement of RB Ricky Williams. BUFFALO BILLS_Re-signed K Rian Lindell. Named Pete Metzelaars tight ends coach. CHICAGO BEARS_Named Jeremy Bates quarterbacks coach. PITTSBURGH STEELERS_Named Todd Haley offensive coordinator. HOCKEY National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS_Assigned F Zach Hamill to Providence (AHL). NEW JERSEY DEVILS_Assigned C Brad Mills to Albany (AHL). SAN JOSE SHARKS_F Owen Nolan announced his retirement. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING_Recalled D Evan Oberg from Norfolk (AHL). ECHL ECHL_Fined Alaska's Tyson Marsh an undisclosed amount as a result of his actions in a Feb. 4 game at Las Vegas. Suspended Ontario's Derek Couture five games; Ontario's Chris Cloud, Utah's Jordan Foreman and Utah's Cody Lampl four games each; Ontario's Steven Tarasuk and Utah's Matt Sorteberg three games apiece; and Utah's Jeff LoVecchio one game as a result of their actions in a Feb. 4 game. Fined the Ontario and Utah organizations, Ontario coach Jason Christie, Utah coach Kevin Colley, Derek Couture, Chris Cloud, Steven Tarasuk, Jordan Foreman, Cody Lampl, Matt Sorteberg, Jeff LoVecchio, Utah's Nick Tuzzolino and Utah's Mitch Wahl undisclosed amounts for their actions in the game. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS_Signed F Greg Beller. SOCCER Major League Soccer LA GALAXY_Announced MF Juninho was loaned to the team from Brazilian club Sao Paulo. Signed D Leonardo. COLLEGE AUBURN_Announced cornerbacks coach Phillip Lolley will move into an administrative role in the football program. SOUTH ALABAMA_Named Jerry Mack wide receivers coach. SOUTH CAROLINA_Named Chris Rogers compliance director. TEXAS STATE_Named Jeff Conway co-offensive coordinator, running backs and tight ends coach. UNLV_Announced tight ends coach Brent Myers will serve as offensive coordinator and secondary coach J.D. Williams as defensive coordinator.

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Eagles’ MBC winning streak snapped at 19 Staff Reports

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MIDDLETOWN — Troy Christian saw its 19-game Metro Buckeye Conference winning streak come to an end Tuesday. But the Eagles didn’t go down without a fight. Down 17 going into the fourth, Troy Christian (125, 8-1) outscored Middletown Christian 3424 in the final quarter — with freshman Grant Zawadzki dropping 20 of his 22 points during that eight minutes — but the Eagles fell short 68-61. “Five seniors, on the road, their last chance to beat us — we knew tonight would be hard,” Troy Christian coach Ray Zawadzki said. “But we didn’t give up. We just ran into a senior-loaded team that knows how to close games out.” Christian Salazar added a double-double with 15

points and 14 rebounds for the Eagles, who still hold a full one-game lead in the MBC and control their own destiny. Troy Christian travels to Yellow Springs Friday. Tippecanoe 75, NW 73, 2 OT SPRINGFIELD — It took two overtimes, but Tippecanoe (7-11) snapped its three-game losing streak with a 75-73 victory at Northwestern Tuesday night. “We were down one going into the fourth, and it was just a sloppy game for us with 19 turnovers,” Tippecanoe coach Matt Pond said. “But we were on a three-game losing streak, and sometimes when you’re searching for a win in that position, it makes it harder no matter who you’re facing.” Brandon Ervin was crit-

ical in the game with 35 points, 14 rebounds and three assists — going 9 for 13 from the free throw line. Jacob Hall also posted a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Tippecanoe travels to Kenton Ridge Friday. Bethel 52, Greeneview 45 JAMESTOWN — The Bethel Bees (12-3) picked up a signature win Tuesday night, outscoring Greeneview 14-9 in the fourth quarter to grab a 5245 victory over the Rams on the road. “It was a good win on the road,” Bethel coach Rick Hickman said. “It was a hard-fought battle. They have some big kids inside, but we played our typical defense — and that helped us win the game. We were able to hold (Evan) Bradds to eight points. That was big.” Gus Schwieterman

scored 17 points and Dusty Elsass added 14 to lead Bethel, which was 21 for 24 from the free throw line in the game. “Gus has really stepped up for us in the last couple games,” Hickman said. “He’s just been a force in the paint, and that’s exactly what we need heading into tournament.” Bethel travels to Franklin Monroe Friday. Covington 43, TV South 41 — COVINGTON Covington rallied Tuesday night, coming from behind to knock off Twin Valley South 43-41 reach the .500 mark on the season. Cole Owens led the Buccaneers (9-9) with 21 points. Covington travels to Bradford Friday. • Girls TC 71, MC 30 MIDDLETOWN — Troy Christian hit nine 3-point-

Aryn Doseck led Newton (10-9) with 11 points. Newton hosts TriVillage Thursday to finish the regular season, while Milton-Union’s girls will play their last game in the old high school gymnasium Saturday against Arcanum. Covington 42, Bethel 23 COVINGTON — Three Buccaneers were in double figures Monday in Covington’s 42-23 victory over Bethel. Julianna Simon scored 16 points, Shelby Kihm added 13 and Hannah Snipes scored 11 for the Buccs (11-8). Katelyn Cripps led Bethel (2-17) with eight points. Both teams finish the regular season at home Thursday, with Covington hosting Bradford and Bethel hosting Franklin Monroe.

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Bulldogs a 9-1 league record — prevailed in a much closer affair against Milton on Jan. 13, topping the Bulldogs, 64-53. “The first time we played them, we had the score down to four points with five minutes to go in the game,” Grudich said. “We came back and made a nice run on them. The last time we played them, they killed us on the glass, but tonight we shot well in the first quarter — and that was about it.” Caleb Poland hit three 3s and led the Bulldogs with 16 points, while Wheeler added 11. The Bulldogs have one more home game remaining, taking on Middletown Christian on Feb. 14. Up next for Milton-Union, though, is Northridge on the road Friday.

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Milton-Union’s Derreck Maggart pulls up for a jumper Tuesday night against Waynesville. can shoot the 3 and he can take you off the dribble. He can do it all.” Milton-Union was held without a field goal during the second and missed four out of five from the foul line. Wheeler’s free

throw with 2:56 left in the half was the first and only Bulldog point in the quarter. It was the second loss to the Spartans this season for the Bulldogs. Waynesville — which has

Waynesville — 78 Jake Audia 1-2-4, Bryan Behymer 1-0-2, Ty Black 1-0-2, Victor Boggs 5-2-12, Luke Creditt 8-5-23, Jake Elton 3-1-7, Steven Jeffries 5-0-11, Tyler Ledford 4-1-10, Eli Rains 2-0-5, Stillwell 1-0-2. Totals: 31-11-78. Milton-Union — 42 Josh Wheeler 3-4-11, Caleb Poland 6-1-16, Derreck Maggart 3-0-6, David Karns 0-2-2, Tyler Brown 1-2-5, Kevin Brackman 10-2. Totals: 14-9-42. Score By Quarters WVille ................12 43 62 78 M-U ....................19 20 28 42 3-point goals: Waynesville — Creditt 2, Jeffries, Ledford, Rains. Milton-Union — Poland 3, Wheeler, Brown. Records: Waynesville 15-2. Milton-Union 5-11 Reserve score: Waynesville 47, Milton-Union 38.

Tipp sweeps tri Staff Reports

TIPP CITY

The Tippecanoe Red Devils won their home trimeet Monday, beating Milton-Union 56-9 and Tri-County North 36-34. The Tri-County meet came down to the last match of the night. Tippecanoe trailed 34-33 before senior Thomas Gay squeaked out a 3-1 decision to bring home the victory for the Red Devils.

Seniors Ben Patzek, Gay, and Connor Thomas all went 2-0 on the night. Jarett Wasson and Austin Robbins also went 2-0. Andrew Gatchell, Shane Dodd, Brandon Arndts, Gabe Callicoat, Tyler Hartz, and Kory Florence all split on the night, going 1-1, while Ian Turner went 1-0.

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Bowling ■ CONTINUED FROM 13 Sierra both shot 244 games, while Andrew Spencer rolled a 207 and Brad Johnson added a 200 game. Freshman Allie Isner led the girls with games of 212202 for a 412 series. Senior Elizabeth Reed closed her regular-season career with an excellent 214 game and series. Samantha 397 Wilkerson shot a 190 game and 360 series. Stephanie Metzger and Jackie Brown each added a 175 game. Troy takes aim at an overall GWOC championship at the GWOC meet Saturday and Sunday at Poelking South Lanes. Tippecanoe sweeps MIDDLETOWN — Even with a surprise extra team to face on Monday, the Tippecanoe Red Devils still came away with a sweep. The Devil boys — taking on Monroe in addition to

originally-scheduled Fenwick — took care of business in the impromptu trimeet, winning with 2,434 to Monroe’s 2,403 and Fenwick’s 1,864. The Tippecanoe girls, on the other hand, only had the Falcons to deal with and won easily, 2,059-1,833. Josh Bellas led the way for the boys with a 218 game and career-high 434 series, Ryan Rittenhouse added a 212 game and 411 series, Luke Nimer rolled a 191 game and 372 series, Steven Calhoun rolled a 210 game and 369 series and Logan Banks rolled a 151 game and 289 series. Demi York rolled a 230 game and 388 series to lead the girls, Chelsea Brown added a 178 game and 349 series, Caitlin Wolff rolled a 160 game and 315 series and Rebecca Milas rolled a 164 game and 305 series.

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Heat tops depleted Cavs 11 suit up for Cleveland in 107-91 loss

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■ CONTINUED FROM 13 score in the quarter. They clamped down on us defensively in the second quarter, and that was the difference in the game right there. “There is a reason they are 15-2 now. They have a lot of weapons.” Caleb Poland had his game going in the first quarter, starting the game with a shake-and-bake move to get in the paint and score, igniting a 7-0 Milton-Union run to open play. After Waynesville came back to tie the game at 7-7, Poland and Josh Wheeler sparked the big run to end the first, with each scoring seven in the period, and Derreck Maggart scored the final four points of the quarter, including a layup just before the buzzer sounded. But in the second, Waynesville’s Luke Creditt got his team going, catching fire and scoring nine of his game-high 23 points during the quarter. Creditt’s first 3-pointer — which came from a good 10 feet behind the line — gave the Spartans a 25-19 lead. That 3 was followed by a trey from Tyler Ledford to push the Waynesville lead to 28-19 with 3:36 remaining in the quarter. “You’ve got to worry about Creditt. He’s their best player and their best athlete,” Grudich said. “He

ers and outscored Middletown Christian 26-0 in the third quarter Monday on its way to its biggest offensive output of the season in a 71-30 victory. Morgan Haddad led a balanced scoring effort with 17 points, Amanda Benjamin scored 14 and Lydia Demmitt added 13. Troy Christian (7-12) finishes the regular season at Yellow Springs Thursday. M-U 46, Newton 33 WEST MILTON — Milton-Union used a 21-2 third-quarter performance to rally for a 46-33 victory over Newton Monday. The Vincent sisters led the way for the Bulldogs (910), with Katelyn Vincent posting a 22-point, 10rebound double-double and adding six steals and Danielle Vincent scoring 11 points and adding seven rebounds and five assists.

MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade scored 26 points, LeBron James added 24 against his former team and the Miami Heat tuned up for a long road trip by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-91 on Tuesday night. Chris Bosh finished with 15 points for the Heat, who have won 11 of their last 13 games. Mario Chalmers and Udonis Haslem each scored 14 for Miami, which starts a stretch of five road games in seven nights at Orlando on Wednesday, then caps the trip with a visit to Cleveland on Feb. 17. Antawn Jamison scored 25 points and had nine rebounds for Cleveland, which got 17 from Alonzo Gee, and 16 points, six rebounds and six assists from Kyrie Irving. Anderson Varejao had 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Cavaliers, who were within a point late in the third and then missed 17 of their next 19 shots. Miami’s lead was only 73-72 before the Heat put together their best stretch of the night, with Wade making consecutive baskets to push the lead out to 92-78 midway through the fourth. Wade crossed his dribble

over and sealed it with a down-the-lane dunk with just under 2 minutes left, and the Cavs emptied the bench moments later. Facing a number of injury issues, Cleveland had only 11 players in uniform for the game. Daniel Gibson (neck infection), Tristan Thompson (sprained left ankle) and Anthony Parker (strained lower back) were not with the club, and earlier this week the team waived Mychel Thompson who had started the Cavs’ last three games and scored six points in their win over Dallas on Saturday. Gibson practiced Monday, then felt some discomfort afterward and did not accompany the team to Miami. Cavs coach Byron Scott does not believe Gibson will be sidelined much longer. “We felt it wasn’t quite in his best interest for him to fly,” Scott said. “We’ve got a stretch of home games coming up. … We feel pretty comfortable that he’s going to be able to play pretty soon.” Short-handed or not, the Cavs gave the Heat all they wanted just as they did in Miami two weeks ago. Jamison had 20 points in

the first half, his best opening half since March 6, 2010. And whenever it seemed like Miami was about to take off on a run, like when it had a quick 158 lead early or a 43-33 edge midway through the second quarter, Cleveland had an answer. That trend continued in the third. An 18-9 run by the Cavs to open the second half gave them a 66-63 edge, before the Heat put together a pair of quick bursts dunks by James punctuating both. He capped a 9-2 run by catching a long pass from Haslem in transition for a five-point lead, and after Cleveland clawed back within one, Chalmers hit a 3-pointer and James followed a missed layup by Battier with a one-handed slam for a 78-72 edge entering the fourth. With that, Miami had apparently taken Cleveland’s best shot. Starting with that miniflurry by Miami to close the third, the Cavaliers were outscored 19-6 over an 8minute span. Wade made back-to-back hoops to give Miami what was its biggest lead at 92-78 midway through the fourth.