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School threats continue Officials investigate message written on bathroom wall at Troy High School BY MELANIE YINGST Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com

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A threatening message was once again found in a boys’ bathroom — this time at Troy High School on Tuesday. Troy City Schools Superintendent Eric Herman said the threat was found in the boys’ restroom on the sec-

ond floor after seventh period at the high school Tuesday. The message was written on the bathroom wall and stated: Every one in school will die 2/22/13. Herman said the threat is being taken very seriously, but classes will go on as usual.

“The police are involved right now,” Herman said Tuesday afternoon. “For us, this means we’ll have to control the number of people who use the bathrooms.” Herman likened the threat as a “copy cat” of the four incidences at Tipp City Schools which began on Wednesday,

Fourth threatening note found in Tipp City school BY JOYELL NEVINS Civitas Media jnevins@civitasmedia.com And the notes just keep coming. On Tuesday, a fourth threatening note was discovered in the Tipp City school district — this time at Tippecanoe Middle School. It was written on a stall

TIPP CITY wall in the boys’ bathroom across from the cafeteria, near the specials classrooms. Superintendent Dr. John Kronour said that the handwritten note “hinted at a bomb

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Poker tourney to benefit students The real winners in the Troy Football Alumni Association’s Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament Saturday will be the children. Saturday, the TFAA will host its second-annual Texas Hold ‘Em event at 4 p.m. in the Saint Patrick Parish Center, located at 409 E. Main St. in Troy. There is a $50 entry fee. Of that entry fee, $20 will go toward the organization’s scholarshp fund, which awards college scholarships to former Troy High School football players who have gone on to play at the collegiate level. See Page 4.

Governor delivers State of the State speech

LIMA (AP) — Gov. John Kasich said Tuesday during his third State of the State speech that Ohio has seen wholesale improvements since he took office but now is not the time to “rest on our laurels.” Making the case for his latest round of sweeping policy proposals in the upcoming budget, Kasich told lawmakers, invited According to some astute guests and a television online commentators, Kate audience that big changes Upton is “too fat” to grace he’s made to government the cover of the Sports so far are showing results. Illustrated swimsuit edition. “We must not fear big Are we talkSTAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER ideas. We must embrace ing about the Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services Volunteer Resources Manager Nicolette Winner, left, them,” the Republican govsame photo? speaks with Guest Relations Ambassador Joann Snowden Friday while monitoring donors. ernor said in a speech All I know before about 1,700 at about Kate Lima’s Civic Center. “We Upton is a) can debate them, but at the she’s only 20 end of the day, big ideas and b) men will renew us, they will love to ogle her. I’m pretty restore us.” positive there isn’t a man in Kasich is pushing for this great nation who would support of several key proconsider her fat. posals in his $63.2 billion, See Page 5. two-year budget including tagged in the organization’s post on Facebook. • See KASICH on Page 3 INSIDE TODAY “It’s a big honor to be put on a list like that, with so many really TROY Advice ..........................9 great women in the Dayton region,” Calendar ......................4 she said. “It’s also really great to BY NATALIE KNOTH Classified ...................12 TROY see someone from the northern Staff Writer Comics.......................10 Miami Valley region make it on the nknoth@civitasmedia.com Deaths .........................6 list.” The award recognizes notable Donald G. Martin Winner works as the volunteer In the eyes of her nominator, Miami Valley women in all profesRobert Pratt Troy resident Nicolette Winner was sions including finance, politics, law, resources manager for Community Victor R. Green Blood Center/Community Tissue the “obvious choice” for inclusion in the arts, education, science, entreWanda J. Bowers Dayton’s 25 Women to Watch. Horoscopes ...............10 preneurs, nonprofits and community Services in Dayton, where she over“She has been a huge mentor for volunteers. Winners will be honored sees about 60-70 volunteers. Opinion ........................6 BY WILL E SANDERS Previously she worked at the Sports ........................15 me as I’ve gotten into the nonprofit in a gala at Hope Hotel and Civitas Media TV ................................9 field,” said Angela Lewis, who as a Conference Center from 5:30-9 p.m. American Cancer Society, HandsOn wsanders@civitasmedia.com West Central Ohio and United Way presiding “watchable,” nominated March 2. of the Greater Dayton Area, among Winner. “She embodies what the Winner, 33, said she was pleasA youth pastor who award is all about, so it was an easy antly surprised to be named to the allegedly abused his staOUTLOOK • See AWARD on Page 6 tion at a Troy church to choice.” list, finding out only after she was sexually batter a young Today female parishioner was Partly sunny released from custody High: 26° Tuesday afternoon followLow: 12° ing his preliminary hearing when his case was sudTROY Thursday denly dismissed without Freezing rain prejudice. High: 33° BY NATALIE KNOTH gram was discussed at two with the engineering firm bridge over the Miami The sexual allegations Low: 16° Staff Writer public hearings Feb. 12, ARCADIS U.S., Inc. to offer River to Duke Park. against Michael “Mic” D. Council also gave its nknoth@civitasmedia.com during which city officials services for the construcComplete weather Mohler, 26, of Troy, were assured residents and tion of the Supervisory approval for fixed salaries information on Page 11. dismissed after the victim Troy City Council council members that the Control and Data and wages for certain in the case, a 15-year-old employees over the next approved every piece of leg- sole purpose of governmen- Acquisition (SCADA) sysHome Delivery: female parishioner, islation at the Feb. 19 tal aggregation is to save tem at the Water three years, to increase 335-5634 declined to testify at the meeting with little or no residents money. In Treatment Plant. The cost annually. 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Pastor’s case is dismissed

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Safety meeting set for tonight In light of the recent events at Tipp City Schools, Superintendent Dr. John Kronour, Tipp City Police Detective Chris Graham and Special Agent Timothy Ferguson, FBI, will be hosting a community safety meeting from 7:30-8:30 p.m. today to address any of the community member’s questions concerning safety at the schools. A brief statement will be made and the floor will be opened for questions. The meeting will be in the L.T. Ball Intermediate School cafeteria. Kronour said Tuesday. “If they turn themselves in, it will be suspension only.” He said the main goal right now is to shut the writing down. “We want it stopped,” Kronour said. The same speech about punishment and security measures was given to an assembly of Tippecanoe High School students on Tuesday as well. Although Tippecanoe Middle School facilities were used over the three-day weekend by Tipp Monroe Community Services intramurals and other activities, Kronour noted administration does not “think it’s a strong possibility” a non-middle school student wrote the note. This is the fourth in a series of threatening notes that began last week. On Feb. 13, a note was written on toilet paper and set on the back of a toilet in a Tippecanoe High School boys bathroom. On Feb. 14, a note was found on a boys bathroom wall in the high school. The third note was discovered Feb. 15 on a boys’ bathroom stall divider, also at the high school. “It just seems that there should be some way to see what is going on in the bathrooms, especially given the pattern,” said Diane

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Feb. 13 through Tuesday. Herman said Troy Police Department officials, including Troy High School’s School Resource Officer Brandon Fellers, are investigating the incident. Officer Fellers said a teacher informed him of the threat written on a wall in the boys’ bathroom at approximately 12:40 p.m. Fellers also spoke with the student who initially found the threat. Fellers said he is working with high school administration to determine who is responsible for the threat. Fellers said the student or students responsible for the threat may face possible criminal charges along with school administration punishment. Fellers said security measures such as an increase of police presence around the high school will occur through the week. Herman said a One Call Now phone message was sent to all parents of the district to inform them of the threat. No evening activities were cancelled Tuesday, according to Herman.

his plan to overhaul the state’s tax code and school funding, plus expand Medicaid under the federal health law. State lawmakers of both parties expressed reservations after the speech about aspects of Kasich’s plan Republicans primarily over expansion of Medicaid, a state-federal health insurance program, and Democrats about the school-funding proposal, which they say doesn’t do enough for poor districts. State Sen. Nina Turner, a Cleveland Democrat, called the governor’s funding plan “a slap in the face” for her city and its students. “What are the students and the children the 1.8 million of them what are they guaranteed in this budget in the state of Ohio?” Turner asked. “As far as I am concerned, not enough. And we need to step up to the plate.” Senate President Keith Faber also expressed concerns with the governor’s funding formula, but he said he agreed with the concept of the plan. “We just need to make sure that there’s not unintended consequences that frankly

cause problems for districts that are not wealthy” and are doing a good job, said Faber, a Celina Republican. Kasich cited JobsOhio, the private nonprofit job creation agency that’s faced a persistent constitutional challenge, as a vital economic driver that’s diversifying Ohio’s economy from just one or two sectors to include bio-health, auto manufacturing, financial services, aerospace, information technology, agri-business and energy. The administration has also seen the state workforce drop to its lowest levels in 30 years, he said, and reduced redundancy and revitalized worn-out programs using privatesector management techniques. All that, the governor argued, has gotten the state noticed across the world including at the recent Global Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. But Kasich said now isn’t the time to let up. “Should we just rest on our laurels? That’s what most people think, when we pull out of the depths of where we were, just kind of relax,” he said. “Well, we’re going to keep our foot on the gas.”

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scared and because all their friends were staying home. I sent them on Friday and it was no problem,” she said. No notes or security breaches have occurred at L.T. Ball or the two elementary schools. “The staff is aware of what’s going on and is keeping an eye out,” Kronour said of the elementary and intermediate schools. “I feel our buildings are safe and we are doing everything we can,” he concluded. Barhorst agrees. “I think the response from the staff and police has been way above and beyond,” she said. “I think (the students) were probably safer those days than even regular days of school.” The consensus from members of the community and parents seems to be that this is a prank taken out of hand rather than a person legitimately planting bombs. “I think it was a huge twisted prank by a kid who seems to be lacking attention and needs punished,” Barhorst said. parent, Diana Another Featherstone, has two students in elementary school and emphasizes this is not a funny situation. “I don’t know how this started, but at some point kids got it into their head that this is hilarious. It’s not,” Featherstone said. “A lot of kids are scared and a couple of delinquents are laughing. I truly hope that those responsible will be caught and kicked out of the school system.” Anyone with leads or information about the perpetrator’s identities is asked to contact Sgt. Chris Graham at 667-3112. A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the prosecution of individuals responsible for writing the messages.

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Dynes, mother of two high school seniors. “It’s odd to realize that someone can be leaving things in a bathroom and no one seems to see until the person is gone.” The first note inferred Tippecanoe becoming the next Columbine. According to Tipp Police Officer Bruce Mancz, the other notes have included sayings like “bombs aweigh” and “good luck.” Mancz said a D.A.R.E. officer is cycling through the schools, and Tipp police are continuing to do periodic checks in the middle and high school area. “We’ve done what we can do and be where we can be,” he said. Charlie Miller, who has a sophomore at Tippecanoe High, is proud of how the police are handling the situation. “I do feel that the law enforcement are doing the best job possible to protect the children,” he said. “I commend them. It’s a tedious job that demands careful attention. There’s nothing more important than our children’s safety.” Parent Jill Barhorst said both of her high school daughters stayed home on Feb. 14, but were back at school on Feb. 15. “They did not go the first day, maybe a little because they were

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threat.” The middle school students were evacuated at approximately 9 a.m. to L.T. Ball Intermediate while Wright-Patterson Air Force Base while bomb-sniffing dogs scoured the school. Nothing was found, and the students were returned to school right afterwards. While the dogs and handlers were patrolling the middle school, however, Kronour met with the students in L.T.’s gym and enlisted their help in capturing the writer or writers. He said bathrooms and hallways will be monitored and extra security measures have been put in place. “I told them ‘you’re having your freedoms taken away,’” Kronour said. He informed the students the punishment will be an 80 day expulsion, the maximum allowed by Ohio Revised Code, along with full prosecution by police and monetary damages. If caught, the student or students could face several charges, including inducing panic. Although it will ultimately be the law director’s decision of what penalty and charges to pursue, inducing panic can range from a misdemeanor to a felony of the second degree. “If it truly was a legitimate threat, other charges will be considered,” said Tipp City Law Director David Caldwell. Caldwell noted that if the culprit is a juvenile, the case and that decision will go to the juvenile province of the Miami County Prosecutor’s office. However, if the student or students involved gave themselves up Tuesday, at least the school punishment would be lessened. “They have a one day reprieve,”

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THURSDAY • JOINT MEETING: The GMRTCP joint board meeting will be at 9:30 a.m. at the Montgomery SWCD Office in Brookville. • FRIED CHICKEN: The Troy American Legion will offer a fried chicken dinner from 5-7:30 p.m. The meal also will include mashed potatoes, green beans and corn. • TAX PREP: AARP volunteer tax preparation assistance for retiree’s will be offered from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Milton-Union Public Library. The volunteers accept clients on a first-come, firstserved basis. Bring photo ID and Social Security number. • PULLED PORK: The American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will serve pulled pork sandwiches at 6 p.m. Euchre will begin at 7 p.m. for $5. • CARRY-IN: The Tipp City Seniors, 320 S. First St., will have a carry-in lunch with a program with a TV personality to follow. For more information, call 6673601. • CLASS LUNCH: The 1956 class of Piqua Central High School will hold its monthly lunch gathering at 12:30 p.m. at Heck Yeah Grill located on County Road 25-A. All class members and friends are invited. • BOE MEETING: The Covington Exempted Village School District Board of Education will meet in regular session at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, in the Covington High School Commons located at 807 Chestnut St. The State of the Schools Address will follow at 6:30 p.m., with a community building meeting at the conclusion. • AFTER HOURS: A Troy Area Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours will be from 5-8 p.m. at Le Doux’s, 118 W. Main St., Troy. To make a reservation, call 339-8769. • MORNING WALK: A morning discovery walk for adults will be offered from 8-9:30 a.m. At Aullwood. A weekly walk in Aullwood’s sanctuary reveals many exciting discoveries. Tom Hissong, Aullwood’s education coordinator, will help walkers experience the beautiful winter landscape. Bring binoculars.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY • HOME SHOW: The Western Ohio Home Builders Association will offer its Miami County Home and Garden Show, sponsored by the Troy Daily News and Piqua Daily Call, at the Miami Valley Centre Mall, during mall hours 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Vendors will be on hand to discuss ideas with visitors. The Avalons will perform from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, and the Dayton Dragons mascot Gem, also will greet visitors during that time. NFL Hall of Famer Pete Johnson will also be at the mall Saturday and Sunday afternoon at the Rescue Roofing booth.

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SATURDAY • STEAK FRY: The Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, will offer a T-bone steak dinner with salad, baked potato and a roll for $11 from 5-8 p.m. • NO CHILD INSIDE SUMMIT: The Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside Summit will be from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the new Charity A. Krueger Farm Discovery Center, 9101 Frederick Pike, Dayton. Learn how the Miami Valley Leave No Child Inside Network is working to build up access to nature for our children to “play in the woods.” Participants will learn about Aullwood Farm’s new farm based preschool and other initiatives and will also hear about the national discussion to build more access to nature play areas around the country. A variety of presentations will focus on great practices to connect kids to nature and participants will be able to learn how they can join our efforts or work independently within our structure. There is no fee to attend. Pre-registration is encouraged. • KARAOKE: The American Legion Post No. 586, Tipp City, will offer Papa D’s Pony Express Karaoke from 7 p.m. to close. The event is free. • MOVIE OFFERED: Edison Community College will offer two viewings of “Wreck-It Ralph,” at noon and 6 p.m. . Admission is $1, and is open to the community. Guests are encouraged to bring snacks. “Wreck-It Ralph,” is a video game villain who wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives. The movie is rated PG and is an 1 hours and 48 minutes long. For more information, call Chip Hare at 778-7852. • BRAT-SAUERKRAUT SUPPER: Zion Lutheran Church, 14 W. Walnut St., corner of Third and Main streets, Tipp City, will hold its annual brat-sauerkraut supper from 4-7 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The menu will include bratwurst or a hot dog, sauerkraut or green beans, mashed potatoes, fried apples, homemade pies and a beverage. Carry-out also will be available. Tickets are $7 for adults and $4 for children under 10. Tickets may be purchased in advance at the church office weekdays between 9 a.m. and noon or at the door. The fellowship hall is handicapped accessible. For more information, call the church office at (937) 667-3110.

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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” — First Amendment, U.S. Constitution

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Dallas Morning News immigration amnesty: The more complex and important the debate, the more likely a single word can sway public opinion, which in turn exerts irresistible pressure on members of Congress who face the voters again soon enough. So no matter how much we might agree that the nation’s immigration system is a broken mess in desperate need of reform, one word swells into a Jabba-the-Hut barrier to sensible advancement: amnesty. It has become almost tiresome to argue over the definition. Supporters, like this newspaper, will point to fact upon fact to show that comprehensive reform is anything but amnesty. Instead of granting guilt-free citizenship, plan after plan requires illegal immigrants to pass background checks, pay fines and back taxes, learn English and start their path to legalization at the back of the line. Opponents shake their heads and dig in: “They broke the law, didn’t they? Secure the border, and enforce the laws we already have.” Everyone remains stuck in an angry place that precludes progress toward a smarter, fairer system. It needn’t be this way, and this newspaper is optimistic — for the As I first time in years — that reasonable people of good intention can push the debate beyond a single See It nettlesome word. … ■ The Troy Opponents remain stung by memories of the Daily News 1986 Simpson-Mazzoli Act, which effectively legalwelcomes ized 3 million illegal immigrants but never providcolumns from ed the promised enforcement and border security. our readers. To That truly was amnesty, and it’s no surprise that it submit an “As I led to more, not fewer, illegal crossings over the See It” send years. your type-writOpponents would have a point today if the ten column to: Senate framework or President Barack Obama’s ■ “As I See It” similar plan were as feckless. Instead, their goals c/o Troy Daily are to make legality a stronger inducement than News, 224 S. Market St., illegality and finally put the amnesty argument in Troy, OH 45373 the shadows, where it belongs. Quad-City (Iowa) Times on U.S. Postal ■ You can also e-mail us at Service: editorial@tdnpu Could you live without mail today? blishing.com. A national poll last June found that 70 percent ■ Please of Americans can. The New York Times/CBS News include your full phone survey of 900 Americans showed overwhelmname and teleing support for dropping Saturday and proceeding phone number. with five-day delivery. Recently, the U.S. Postal Service listened to that feedback and announced a move to five-day letter delivery beginning in August. Package delivery will continue on Saturday. The cuts are expected to save about $2 billion annually for an operation that lost $15.9 billion last year. So no matter what people think of Saturday service, more cuts are coming. … We have to regard the end of Saturday delivery as a business decision, not a government cutback. Mail volume has declined steadily since 2000, with 2012 deliveries at the lowest level since 1984. Those market forces contributed to a record $15.9 billion net loss for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30. With rapidly declining volume and ample private alternatives, the Postal Service needs to operate differently. It needs fewer stand-alone offices and fewer employees to provide 21st century service far different from its historical model. We’re hearing congressional rumblings to block the Postal Service’s necessary business decision. Congress is adept at rumbling. It struggles with budgeting. Congress could keep Saturday delivery by carving at least $2 billion a year from schools, defense, disaster recovery or any other federal program. So ignore those Capitol Hill rumbles until they come with a specific funding plan. Then decide: Is the contents of your mailbox today worth $2 billion in federal cuts elsewhere?

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take care of it. They have given us book bags filled with all the supplies that each grade level will need. To the Editor: We have children who are tranOn behalf of Heywood sient who lose their things in Elementary, we would like to their many moves. When a thank the Troy Rotary for all child has all their supplies that of the generous things they do they need, it is easier to learn. to help the students of This year they gave the clinHeywood Elementary. In this ic several pairs of sweatpants, time of economic hardships, several sweatshirts, socks, they truly have been a blessing underpants and shoe vouchers. to our school. This fills a great need for when children have accidents, hapFor the past several years pen to get sick on their cloththey have given coats, hats and gloves to many of our chil- ing or fall in the mud at recess. This year they also gave us dren who are in need. These funds to help put a sink in the things have been very beneficlinic. You would have thought cial in keeping many children our nurse won the lottery. She warm, since the majority of our children are walkers. They was so happy. When she has several children in the clinic at have never questioned the number of coats we need; they once, they are able to get only ask if there is a need and cleaned up without leaving the

room so that she doesn’t have to leave anyone unsupervised. Every year we celebrate Dr. Seuss with guest readers. Several members of the Rotary come and read to different classrooms. This is something the children really enjoy. In a time of government gridlock, partisan bickering and political posturing, it’s refreshing to see an organization that gives its time and resources so freely without of personal gain or recognition. As you can say, the Rotary helps Heywood in many ways and we wanted to show our appreciation. Thank you very much to all of the Troy Rotary members!

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Attacks on Upton not exactly model behavior According to some astute online commentators, Kate Upton is “too fat” to grace the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. Are we talking about the same photo? All I know about Kate Upton is a) she’s only 20 and b) men love to ogle her. I’m pretty positive there isn’t a man in this great nation who would consider her fat. So I’m willing to bet the remarks were made by women who feel threatened by and jealous of her, ahem, figure. I’m not going to lie: it’s hard to like a woman who captivates so many men. The thing is, even though women blame “the media” for perpetuating unrealistic standards of beauty, I don’t think that’s the real problem. Any girl who picks up a copy of Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition is well aware that most women don’t look that way. If we did, why would men be so fond of said annual issue? These supermodels are genetic goddesses who are further aided by executive gyms

Natalie Knoth Troy Daily News Columnist and personal chefs. Runway models are somewhat different in that one can never be thin enough. Whereas “commercial” outlets like SI prefer lean physiques and curves, high fashion favors the hanger look and somewhat obscure facial features. Nonetheless, ordinary women will probably never be able to “measure up” to these strikingly good-looking people. And that’s OK. After all, ordinary women are not paid to look good. I think sometimes we as women — and by “we” I mean my 20-something friends — lament that all these picturesque females are making us feel bad about ourselves. But

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it’s not the images themselves that harm women’s self esteem as much as the reactions to them — such as the remarks posted online about Kate Upton looking fat or, conversely, hearing a guy exclaim that she’s absolutely amazing … and then a part of me proceeds to die inside. As I was teased mercilessly for being too skinny as a kid, I’ve thankfully been able to avoid jumping aboard the Ilook-sooo-fat train as an adult. But like most woman, I’m not exactly brimming with confidence. Maybe it’s only the case for my group of friends (I doubt it), but I don’t think any one of us actually really truly likes herself. And that’s sad. Women are often their worse critics, as well as that of other women. I’m almost certain most of the people who post insensitive comments about Upton are women, not men. By putting down other members of their sex, they feel empowered. I always wonder if men feel

the same pressure to look like famous people. Do they ever feel threatened or emasculated by Ryan Gosling? What about Ryan Lochte? Or Ryan Reynolds? I kind of doubt it. Women are judged by their appearance and personal lives far more than men are. I guess what I’m trying to say is, I don’t know how women can avoid getting bogged down with body-image drama. But I do think that rather than blaming external factors like glamorous models or rude commentators, we as women should just focus on accepting ourselves for who we are. Ditto for accepting other people. Of course, that’s a cliche, and yes, it’s easier said than done. But at the end of the day, no one else’s opinion matters but your own — and what anyone else thinks is simply none of your business.

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WANDA J. BOWERS FLETCHER — Wanda J. er-daughter banquet proBowers, the former Wanda grams. She still attends church regularly. Hawes, 88, passed away She was a member of Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013. Fletcher grange, where she She was born June 21, 1924, to the late Alfred and served as chaplain lectures and pianist. She also had Lockey McAlexander been juvenile matron and Hawes of the Lenashe and her husband were Conover community. youth direcShe married tors. David W. Bowers She had of Piqua in 1943, been PTA offiand he died in cer at 1995. The two of Springcreek them lived all their School. married life in their She was a home on member of the Snodgrass Road, Upper which spanned for Springcreek 52 years. Community Wanda graduated BOWERS Church. from Lena Conover She was a happy lady High School in 1942. She is survived by a dear and a busy one. She had been a 4-H adviser and friend, Steve Grillot. She was the mother of four chil- had served on the County Committee. dren, and three survive, Brenda and (Mitch) Laps of She had volunteered at Myrtle Beach, Marilyn and the Scope and the Senior (Bob) McAfee of New Port Connection meals, held at the old Piqua High Richey, Fla., and her only School, for about 10 years. son, David Michael and She was an amateur (Janet) Bowers of Easley, writer and had written S.C. She also leaves 10 poems for her children, grandchildren; 22 great grandchildren and great grandchildren; and one grandchildren. She always great-great-grandson. In addition to her parents said she had had a good and husband, she was pre- life, and a happy one. Funeral services will be ceded in death by her oldat 10:30 a.m. Friday in the est daughter, Linda J Suber-Shively Funeral Galbreath and her husHome, 201 W. Main St., band Fred Galbreath. Fletcher, Ohio, with the She joined Lena Baptist Church in her early years. Rev. Jack Chalk presiding. Burial will follow in She had played the piano there, and helped with the Fletcher Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 kindergarten Sunday p.m. Thursday in the funerschool class. al home. After her marriage, she In lieu of flowers, donamoved her membership to tion may be made to the Fletcher United Methodist Fletcher United Methodist Church. There, she had sung in the choir, taught a Church, P.O. Box 278, Fletcher, OH 45326. Sunday school class, Condolences to the served on the nomination committee and the Pastor- family may be sent to Parish. She had produced www.shivelyfuneraland presented many moth- homes.com.

VICTOR R. GREEN TROY — Victor R. Green, 64 of Troy, Ohio, died suddenly Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at his residence. He was born Sept. 14, 1948, in Troy, Ohio, to the late Arnold and Kathleen (Hamilton) Green. Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Rosemary (Beaty) Green; two daughters, Tina Beamish of Troy, Ohio, and Diana (Bruce) Douty of Melbourne, Fla.; son, Rick Davis of Troy, Ohio; and three grandchildren, Ashley (Chris) Reed, Nicholas and Michael Douty. Victor was a 1966 graduate of Troy High School. He was a U.S. Air Force Veteran serving in Vietnam and was a

member of the Troy Fish & Game Club and Troy VFW Post 5436 and a life member of Amvets Post 88. Victor was retired from BFGoodrich as an electrician and prior working on military airplanes and autopilot at several of the Air Force Bases. Memorial Services will be conducted at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 5455 N. High St., Columbus, OH 43214; or Miami County Veterans Memorial Honor Guard, 2220 Lefevre Road, Troy, OH 45373. Friends may express condolences to the family through www.bairdfuneralhome.com.

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The Miami East Board of Education is seeking community input regarding the district’s security after several retired police officers recently approached district officials to volunteer to help provide a more secure presence in the schools. According to Miami East Superintendent Dr. Todd Rappold, a few weeks ago a retired Chicago police officer and two other law enforcement retirees have expressed interest in volunteering as security at the school after the Newtown, Conn. school tragedy. Rappold said it was a unique offer for the district, which cut its Miami County Sheriff ’s Office School Resource Officer position two years ago. “In the last three weeks, a number of retired deputies and law enforcement officers have volunteered to be on campus,” Rappold said. Rappold said since the Newtown, Conn., school shooting in December, state officials, as well as local school districts, have been having conversations on how to make school buildings more safe and secure. Rappold said it was up to the board and the community to decide if they felt comfortable with a volunteer presence who would be armed on campus. Rappold said more steps would be needed if the board decided to move forward with the volunteers including insurance and liability measures. “Seems like a very positive oppor-

tunity for us,” Rappold said. Board vice president Gayle Carson said he felt the volunteer security was “the best way to go,” as long as the Miami County Sheriff’s Office was involved and gave its approval. Rappold said the sheriff’s department would be involved and, despite cutting the SRO program, has helped the district in many ways and maintained a law enforcement presence the last two years at the schools. Board member Brad Burton said the idea was “outstanding,” and believed school security should be left to the professionals just as education should be left to teachers. Board member Mark Davis said the volunteers have offered an “incredible magnanimous offer,” yet feedback he has received from local community members was neither positive nor negative. “We need to hear from the voters and the citizens,” Davis said. “It is certainly our boards’ final decision.” Rappold said he didn’t want to make “a knee-jerk reaction” about the volunteer security force, yet wanted to put the communication in place for the board to hear from parents and community members. Board member email addresses are available on the school district’s website. The district also approved a three-year contract with the Miami County Transit to install, equip and maintain an antenna on the Miami

East water tower. Rappold said the district will collect $150 per month from the agency. “Hopefully it’s a win-win,” said Kevin Accurso, board president. Rappold said at the end of the threeyear contract, officials would meet and discuss whether the agreement works for each organization. The board approved the following donations: $2,850 for the Miami East Athletic Boosters to reimburse athletics for girls’ basketball uniforms; $275 from the Miami East Education Foundation for the purchase of a Geometer’s Sketchpad; and $4,000 from the Miami County Foundation for school technology. Rappold said the $4,000 from the Miami County Foundation would be used for the purchase of a server to streamline hardware. In a computer lab, all computer monitors would connect to one server instead of individual computers to cut down on maintenance costs. “It’s easier to replace one server,” Rappold said, noting if the technology works well in the school’s computer lab it may expand to other areas of the schools. In other board news: Ellen Donnelly submitted a letter of resignation as a second grade teacher. She also served as the a title instructor for the district. Christy Motter also submitted a letter of resignation. Motter was a cook in several of the school buildings in her 27 years of service. Both resignations are effective June 30. For more information, visit www.miamieast.k12.oh.us.

Dismissed • CONTINUED FROM 1 his arrest last week stemming from an investigation that resulted in a felony sexual battery charge being filed against him for alleged inappropriate sexual conduct with the underage victim. Municipal Court Prosecutor Lenee Brosh said the case against Mohler will be presented

and considered by a Miami County grand jury after the charge was dismissed in court. The victim who declined to testify initially reported the incident to Miami County Children’s Services, which subsequently reported it to the Troy police and the sheriff’s department, who cooperatively investigated the case, authorities said.

Mohler was a “resident pastor” at the First United Methodist Church in Troy, according to the church’s website, and helped coordinate youth events for children. The head pastor at the church, Rev. David Leckrone, said Mohler was removed from his position as soon as he learned of the accusation. He added church officials were

“shocked and deeply saddened” by the allegations, which he said church officials are taking “extremely seriously.” Court documents disclose Mohler allegedly engaged in an “inappropriate sexual relationship” with the victim at his home in Monroe Township on Aug. 1 and police said last week they didn’t believe there were any other victims.

back in court April 8 for his court sentencing, at which point in time he faces up to five years in prison and sex offender registration.

orations and other items that have been left on the cemetery grounds and grave-sites at both Riverside and Rosehill cemeteries. All ground mounted decorations will be removed beginning March 1. Spring wreaths, gravestone saddles and other appropriate decorations can be placed starting April 1. All decorations placed must conform to the Cemetery Department Rules and Regulations for the Use of Flowers and Other Decorations. Copies of the rules and regulations are available from the cemetery office. Unauthorized plantings, flowers and decorations will be removed from the cemetery grounds without further notice. The cemetery department can be reached at 335-2710.

Award she wouldn’t have it any other way. other organizations. “I’ve always been She is currently a someone who is on the go; member of the Miami I can’t sit very long,” she Valley Association of said. Volunteer Administrators The 25 Women to and is a founding memWatch award is not the ber and chair of Helping first honor for Winner. Young Professionals She was included in Emerge (HYPE) in Miami Dayton Business County. Journal’s Forty HYPE was founded in Under 40 list in 2009 winter 2005, when and was named Winner was new to the Outstanding Volunteer Dayton area and thought Administrator by the such a group would be a Miami Valley Association of Volunteer way to meet new people. Administrators in 2008. “It offers a variety of opportunities for individuals in the Miami County At right, Community area to get involved in social, community service Blood Center/Community and professional develop- Tissue Services ment opportunities,” Volunteer Resources she said. Manager Nicolette Winner, who lives Winner, left, looks on as with her husband, Adam, Guest Relations and sons Grady, 3, and Ambassador Joann Graham, 1, said family, Snowden serves work and volunteering refreshments. keep her very busy — but STAFF PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER

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the course of a half-decade, but he entered a plea of guilty to one of those charges through a plea agreement Tuesday where TROY —An elderly he waived a grand jury’s Tipp City resident faced a consideration of his common pleas court judge charges. OBITUARY POLICY Tuesday on one charge of Previously, Couch had child molestation that took been in jail on a $175,000 In respect for friends and family, the Troy Daily News prints place over a five-year peri- bond but was released last a funeral directory free of od. month and is currently out charge. Families who would like Willie Couch II, 72, was on a supervised recogniphotographs and more detailed initially charged with zance bond. obituary information published in seven felony sex crimes of A presentence investithe Troy Daily News, should con- gross sexual imposition gation was ordered in the tact their local funeral home for that involved a total of two case. pricing details. young female victims over Couch will next appear

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DTCP ready for construction challenge The Downtown Tipp City Partnership (DTCP) has many projects in the works and is ready to take on the challenge of the upcoming Main Street construction, as laid out in its annual appreciation dinner Feb. 13. “These are visions that are becoming reality,” DTCP President Jim Valekis declared. First is the retaking and revamping of the Tippecanoe Farmer’s Market. The market began under the umbrella of DTCP, became its own entity and is now coming back under the wing of DTCP. Market organizers decided the market could flourish and grow more under an organization with existing structure and a full-time director. “It is tough to run an entirely volunteer organization. The Market folks could have just folded the operation and gone on their way, but they felt it was something special for Tipp City and they wanted to preserve it,” executive director Tara Dixon Engel said. Valekis acknowledged the tireless efforts of the Farmer’s Market committee and their commitment

to the event. “It is not easy to give up your baby,” Valekis said, “These people have the foresight, vision and care more about the event than they do themselves.” The name will change to Tipp City Marketplace, with the emphasis expanding to a “whole health, whole self” motto. “It will jointly promote downtown, Miami County’s growers and produce, and encourage healthy lifestyles for citizens,” Dixon Engel said. Tipp City Marketplace will open in June at the corner of Broadway and Third, both on Third Street and in the CrossRoads Community Center. Along with local vendors, the concept is to also have such offerings as cooking demonstrations, yoga workshops or blood pressure checks. While the Marketplace is a centralized event, the new Tippecanoe Incubator Partnership Project is an ongoing program designed to help businesses grow through education and mentoring. The first phase includes materials like business webpages and community calendar. In the spring, phase two will roll out with a seminar in conjunction with the Tipp City Police Department on how to pro-

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cal sign soon, and the continued Façade Improvement Program, which gives out matching grants and design expertise for outside renovations of businesses. DTCP heads also referenced the upcoming city Streetscape project and the need to work around the construction rather than groaning about it. “We need to cooperate and germinate instead of complain and go down the drain,” Valekis said, adding “That’s a Tara-ism.” In March, DTCP will host a strategic planning meeting on how to meet the challenges of a torn-up Main Street during the summer season. “It will be the world’s biggest mess, but it’s worth it,” board member Kevin Guigou said of the construction. DTCP also acknowledged some of the people and nonprofits that have helped fund and back these projects. The Paul G. Duke Foundation, Tipp City Area Community Foundations and Miami County Foundation all gave the

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Ohio’s First Wind Farm Visitors passing southwest of Bowling Green will see farm fields, small towns, stands of hardwoods and towering windmills that generate enough power to supply approximately 780 homes with clean, renewable energy. On November 6, 2003, American Municipal Power Ohio and Austin, Texasbased Green Mountain Energy Company dedicated Ohio’s first utility-scale wind farm near the Wood County community. People have harnessed wind power for thousands of years. Sailboats were probably the first use of wind power. The sail probably inspired the first builders of windmills. The first recorded windmills were developed in Persia about 500 to 900 C.E. to automate the tasks of grain-grinding and water-pumping. Those machines had vertical sails made of bundles of reeds or wood. Windmill technology spread to northern Europe, where Dutch windmills were used to pump water. Between 1850 and 1970, more than 6 million mostly small mechanical output wind machines were installed in the United States alone. The main application was pumping water for livestock and farm homes. Large windmills were used to pump water for steam trains that provided transportation in areas without navigable rivers. The first use of a large windmill to generate electricity was a system built in Cleveland in 1888 by Charles F. Brush. The Brush machine was a postmill with a multiple-bladed “picketfence” rotor 17 meters in diameter. It had a large tail hinged to turn the rotor out of the wind. Today, wind turbines range in size from small, affordable single-home systems to wind turbine farms that supply a large amount of electricity to hundreds or thousands of customers. The Bowling Green wind farm has two turbines with blades that stretch 132 feet and sit on towers 257 feet high. Each turbine is rated at 1.8 megawatts, making them the largest rated capacity turbines operating east of the Mississippi River.

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Try removing yourself from the culture of drug users Dear Annie: I am a 19-year-old heroin addict striving toward recovery. I go to five Narcotics Anonymous meetings a week, but I have occasional setbacks. After the most recent incident, I left drug paraphernalia in the bathroom. I took full responsibility and was ashamed and disgusted with myself. But the first thing my mother said was, "Did you leave that out on purpose so your sister could find it and start experimenting? She's only 13!" Annie, my sister is anti-drugs, and I talk to her a lot about the subject. I believe openness and honesty are the keys to avoidance, and I will do everything I can to save her from making the same mistakes I have made. My parents will never understand addiction, but I wish they would try a little harder. I have repeatedly asked them to come to one NA meeting. I wrote them a three-page letter explaining the importance of my going to meetings and how valuable their support would be to me. I arranged for people to talk to my parents so they could ask questions that might be too uncomfortable to ask me directly, but they had no interest. They discourage me from attending meetings, and when I brought home literature from NA for them, they left it on the floor, and the dog chewed it. I am heartbroken and need their support so much. Fighting my addiction is hard and scary, and instead of helping, they attack. I don't know what else I can do. — Begging for Mummy and Daddy Dear Begging: Your parents are frightened — for you and for your sister — and they also don't trust you. Getting off of hard drugs is a difficult process, and we commend your efforts. Your parents' support is important. But if your setbacks include using drugs in their home and leaving paraphernalia in plain sight, it contributes to their anger. Would your parents help with the cost of a reputable rehab facility? The Salvation Army also offers a program. You are making progress, but it is often beneficial to be separated from the culture that contributes to your drug use. Please show your parents this letter, and tell them you wrote it. We hope it helps. Dear Annie: My father has Alzheimer's, and I have attended a support group for five years. I have learned a lot. Please let your readers know that the Alzheimer's Association offers support groups, as well as information on local services, how to find good medical help and social workers who can assist with problems including wandering, driving and medication. You can learn how others have dealt with similar problems. There is informational literature on how to prepare for what may happen next with your loved one. People who do not live in the area with the affected relative (considered a long-distance caregiver) can also benefit greatly from attending a support group where they live. The association's focus is on all dementias, not just Alzheimer's. Thank you for spreading the word. — Caring for Dad Dear Dad: We often mention the Alzheimer's Association in this space. It is an invaluable resource, and we are grateful to you for delineating what they do. Readers can contact them at alz.org. Dear Annie: We, too, went through the same turmoil as "Indiana Mom" because of a vindictive daughter-in-law who convinced our idiot son (he's a Ph.D.) to prevent us from seeing our grandchildren. Finally, no longer willing to tolerate this form of "grandparent abuse," we disinherited my son and grandchildren and will never see them again. It was a painful decision, but we had to do it in order to maintain our stability. In retrospect, it was the right decision. We have regained our emotional equilibrium. — California 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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Hint helps give living lettuce a second life Dear Heloise: With regard to living lettuce (Heloise here: a previous column on the hydroponically grown lettuce that comes in a plastic container), I agree that it is so good. I took it one step further. Once I had used all the leaves, I told my husband that I was going to plant the roots outside with the rest of the lettuce I have grown. He laughed, but I laughed last when it grew again, and we had salad from that plant for a long time. I’ve had success four of the six times I’ve tried it! Waste not, want not! — Nancy L. in New Jersey Wow! You certainly got your money’s worth! So, how did that

Hints from Heloise Columnist “last laugh” salad taste? Yummy, I hope. — Heloise P.S.: Visit my website, www.Heloise.com, for links to my Facebook and Twitter pages — hints, fun facts and more! WAR CAKE Dear Heloise: I have often used the recipe for War Cake that was in your column years

ago. I have a couple of suggestions: 1) Add candied fruit. 2) Add 1/4 cup of vegetable oil and exchange a portion of the flour for a package of instant pumpkin pudding (Heloise here: This pudding is sold seasonally). The results are amazing. — Nancy in Indiana Nancy, that’s the great thing about recipes — they can be altered! Readers, here is the War Cake recipe. Mix together: 2 cups brown sugar 2 cups hot water 2 teaspoons shortening 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup raisins 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon cloves Save for later: 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda dissolved in 2 teaspoons hot water Preheat your oven to 350 F. Grease a tube-style pan. Take the first seven ingredients and place in a medium to large saucepan. Boil for 5 minutes after the mixture has started to bubble. Take off the stove and cool completely. After the mixture is cool, add the 3 cups of flour and 1 teaspoon of baking soda that has been dissolved in 2 teaspoons of hot water. Mix well. Place the entire mixture in the greased pan and bake for 1 hour.

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BY FRANCES DRAKE For Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a good day to make home improvements. Similarly, it’s a good day to have important family discussions in which you really want to get something done. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Writers, teachers, salespeople and those who drive for a living will be unusually effective today. You’re very eager to get something (or at least your point) from A to B. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Business and commerce are favored today. You feel rather bold and gutsy, and are ready to go after what you believe you deserve. Businesses related to food, families, women and gardens are particularly blessed. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You feel strong emotional and physical health today. You have lots of energy! Look around you to see opportunities that are waiting for you to discover them. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Solitude in beautiful surroundings will please you today, which is why you will seek to be alone or work behind the scenes. However, research projects will be successful. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) All group activities, particularly with females, will be successful today. People are waiting to be emotionally enthused about something. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Discussions with authority figures will be vibrant and dynamic today. You might be surprised at how easily you speak out and give your opinion to bosses, teachers, VIPs and the police. (Oh my.) SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Do something different today. You have a lot of energy, and you’re seeking adventure. You also want to learn something new. Therefore, go someplace you’ve never been before. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You definitely will stand your ground today in discussions about taxes, debt, inheritances and shared property. If there are any disputes, you’re ready. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) No doubt, you will encounter strong people today who don’t hesitate to tell you what they think. Don’t be intimidated. You have a right to your opinions as well. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a marvelous day at work, because you are invigorated, energetic and ready to get things done. You have lots of mental and physical energy, which is why others will follow your lead. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) A playful day! Enjoy flirtations, sports events and fun times with children. New romance might begin for some of you. Tra la, tra la. YOU BORN TODAY You have a strong need to express yourself, because you are very self-aware. Personally, you strive to improve yourself and become a better person. However, you also are very insightful about the motivations of others. You often identify deeply with your work, which makes criticism tough to handle. In the year ahead, an important choice will arise. Choose wisely. Birthdate of: Ashley Greene, actress; Jennifer Love Hewitt, actress; Kelsey Grammer, actor. (c) 2013 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Tonight

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Cleveland 25° | 18°

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REGIONAL ALMANAC Temperature High Yesterday.............................45 at 2:11 a.m. Low Yesterday..............................25 at 4:24 p.m. Normal High .....................................................40 Normal Low ......................................................24 Record High ........................................70 in 1939 Record Low........................................-11 in 1910

Precipitation 24 hours ending at 5 p.m..............................0.14 Month to date ................................................0.40 Normal month to date ...................................1.51 Year to date ...................................................3.50 Normal year to date ......................................4.22 Snowfall yesterday ........................................0.70

TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Wednesday, Feb. 20, the 51st day of 2013. There are 314 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 20, 2003, a fire sparked by pyrotechnics broke out during a concert by the group Great White at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., killing 100 people and injuring about 200 others. On this date: • In 1792, President George Washington signed an act creating the U.S. Post Office. • In 1907, President Theodore Roosevelt signed an immigration act which excluded “idiots, imbeciles, fee-

bleminded persons, epileptics, insane persons” from being admitted to the United States. • In 1933, Congress proposed the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution to repeal Prohibition. • In 1938, Anthony Eden resigned as British foreign secretary following Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s decision to negotiate with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. • In 1962, astronaut John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth as he flew aboard Project Mercury’s Friendship 7 spacecraft. • In 1998, Tara Lipinski of the U.S. won the ladies’ figure skating

gold medal at the Nagano Olympics; Michelle Kwan won the silver. • Today’s Birthdays: Gloria Vanderbilt is 89. Actor Sidney Poitier is 86. Racing Hall of Famer Bobby Unser is 79. Racing Hall of Famer Roger Penske is 76. Singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie is 72. Hockey Hall-of-Famer Phil Esposito is 71. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is 71. Actress Sandy Duncan is 67. Rock musician J. Geils is 67. Actor Peter Strauss is 66. Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is 62. Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst is 59. Actor Anthony Stewart Head is 59.

Allen retirement creates opening WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is looking for a new candidate to lead American and allied forces in Europe after his first choice, Marine Gen. John Allen, bowed out Tuesday and announced his intention to retire for what he called personal reasons. The move further clouds the picture for Obama as he repositions key figures on his national security team and in key military leadership roles. The White House is fighting for Senate confirmation of Chuck Hagel as defense secretary; a confirmation vote was stalled last week by Republicans but is expected to happen next week. Obama also is switching commanders at Central Command, which is responsible for U.S. military operations throughout the greater Middle East, and Africa Command. After meeting with Allen at the White

House, the president issued a brief statement praising Allen’s service. He called the 57year-old Allen “one of America’s finest military leaders, a true patriot, and a man I have come to respect greatly.” Allen appeared to be a shoo-in as the next top commander of allied forces in Europe. Obama nominated him last Oct. 10, but in November, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta stunned many by announcing that Allen was being investigated for potentially inappropriate email exchanges with a Florida socialite, Jill Kelley. Panetta put Allen’s nomination on hold. Last month, shortly before Allen completed a 19-month tour as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, the Pentagon announced that Allen had been cleared of any wrongdoing and the White House said it was prepared to re-nominate him for the Europe job.

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• COACHING SEARCH: Troy Christian Schools is looking for a head varsity volleyball coach, with an application deadline of today. Applications can be found on the Troy Christian Schools website at http://troychristianschools.org/fileadmin/c ontent/athletics/documents/Employment _Application.pdf. A resume and references should be attached with the applications. For more information, contact Athletic Director Mike Coots at mcoots@tcmail.org or (937) 339-5692. • RUNNING: Milton-Union High School will host the First Annual Snowshoe Shuffle Relay at 1 p.m. Saturday. Runners can compete in either a two-person relay or as an individual. The entry fee is $15 as an individual or $20 per team. Race-day entry is available for the same price. Proceeds will benefit the Milton-Union High School cross country and track programs. Online registration is available at www.speedy-feet.com. • POKER: The Troy Football Alumni Association will host a Texas Hold ’Em Tourament at 4 p.m. Saturday at the St. Patrick's Parish Center, located at 409 E. Main St. in Troy. The tournament is limited to the first 100 registered players. Registration begins at 3:15 p.m. the day of the tourament. Participants may preregister by sending an email request to brad8rohlfs@yahoo.com. Checks or money orders may be mailed to P.O. Box 824, Troy, OH, 45373. Entrants also may pay at the door. There is a $50 entry fee, with profits from the event going toward the Troy Football Alumni Association Scholarship Fund. The Troy Football Alumni Association is a non-profit organization. • RECRUITING: Troy Christian High School will host a college recruiting seminar, presented by Dynamite Sports and designed to help prepare parents and student-athletes for the process of being recruited to play college athletics. The hour-long presentation will take place at 7 p.m. Feb. 25, but interested participants are asked to come early to receive handouts and watch a pre-program video.

SPORTS CALENDAR TODAY Girls Basketball Division II Sectional at Tecumseh Tippecanoe vs. Eaton (7:30 p.m.) THURSDAY Girls Basketball Division I Sectional at Lebanon Troy vs. Sidney (7:30 p.m.) Division IV Sectional at Brookville Newton vs. Catholic Central (6 p.m.) Swimming State Division II (5 p.m.) FRIDAY Boys Basketball Division I Sectional at Centerville Piqua vs. Fairmont (7:30 p.m.) Division IV Sectional at Troy Troy Christian vs. Catholic Central (8 p.m.) Wrestling Division I District at Fairfield Troy, Piqua (3:45 p.m.) Division II District at Goshen Tippecanoe, Milton-Union (2 p.m.) Division III District at Fairmont Troy Christian, Covington, Miami East, Lehman (3 p.m.) Swimming State Division I (9 a.m.) Division II Finals (5 p.m.)

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Pistorius thought GF was intruder PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Oscar Pistorius wept Tuesday as his defense lawyer read the athlete’s account of how he shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine’s Day, claiming he had mistaken her for an intruder. Prosecutors, however, told a packed courtroom that the double-amputee known as the Blade Runner intentionally and mercilessly shot and killed 29-year-old Reeva Steenkamp as she cowered inside a locked bathroom. Pistorius told the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court at a bail hearing he felt vulnerable in the presence of an PISTORIUS intruder inside the bathroom because he did not have his prosthetic legs on, and fired into the bathroom door. The Valentine’s Day shooting in Pistorius’ home in Pretoria shocked South Africans and many around the world who idolized him for overcoming adversity to become a sports champion, competing in the London Olympics last year in track besides being a Paralympian. Steenkamp was a model and law graduate who made her debut on STAFF PHOTOS/ANTHONY WEBER

Miami East’s Angie Mack is fouled on a fast break during the Division III sectional semifinal game against Dunbar Tuesday at Tippecanoe High School.

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Miami East coach Preston Elifritz knows what fuels the Vikings. “It’s always been about kids one-through-14 on varsity, onethrough-24 in the program,” Elifritz said. “Those kids are what makes Miami East basketball so special, and it’s a blessing and a privilege to be a part of it.”

BROOKVILLE — The Covington Buccaneers learned a bit since an early-season victory over Mississinawa Valley, knocking off the sixth-seeded Blackhawks 45-33 in the Division IV sectional semifinal round Tuesday at Brookville High School.

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Ashley Albright led the second-seeded Buccs (16-8) with 12 points, Jackie Siefring added 10, Heidi Snipes scored seven and Cassidy Cain chipped in six. Covington defeated Mississinawa Valley (7-15) 5345 in the first meeting during league play, and now the Buccs will face another Cross County Conference opponent Saturday for the sectional title — No. 3 Franklin Monroe, which Covington defeated 53-48 early in the season.

And now he’s been part of it for 100 victories. The top-seeded Vikings jumped all over No. 10 Dunbar from the opening tip, forcing 32 turnovers, running the fast break and working the halfcourt offense, hitting seven 3pointers, dominating the boards and spreading the wealth in an all-around beatdown, 92-43 in the semifinal round of the Division III sectional tournament Tuesday night at Tippecanoe High School. The Vikings (23-1) will look Miami East’s Trina (left) and Ashley Current defend a Dunbar play-

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Double dipping Zelnick back at state in 2 new events BY COLIN FOSTER Associate Sports Editor colinfoster@civitasmedia.com

Patrick overshadows Stewart over weekend Tony Stewart typically shines during Speedweeks, the nine-day span where he cements himself as a top contender to win the Daytona 500. He’s back in the spotlight this year, just not the way he’s been in the past. See Page 16.

Just like last year, Troy sophomore Michelle Zelnick qualified for the Division I state swimming meet in two events. Only this time around, Zelnick will compete in two different events. “I really like 200 IM and 100 back. I really just wanted to try something different, because I do a lot of free,” Zelnick said. “It was

MIAMI COUNTY really just for fun.” As a freshman, Zelnick — the youngest of three sisters, all of which have competed at the state meet for the Trojans — placed fifth in a pair of events. She swam 1:51.51 in the 200 free and 4:59.61 in the 500 free, both good enough to earn spots on the podium. But in her two new events

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Patrick overshadows Stewart DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Tony Stewart typically shines during Speedweeks, the nine-day span where he cements himself as a top contender to win the Daytona 500. He’s back in the spotlight this year, just not the way he’s been in the past. Stewart has so far been overshadowed by Danica Patrick, who drove a Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet to the pole in qualifying for the Daytona 500. It’s made Patrick, not Stewart, the star so far at Daytona. As Patrick’s car owner, Stewart is just fine with

that. “I’ll be honest, the pole didn’t matter to me personally,” Stewart said after Patrick qualified first for Sunday’s season-opening race. “It was more as an owner, wanting Danica to be in the top two.” He got his wish, with Patrick locking herself into the field with the fastest lap of last Sunday’s qualifying session. It was an allaround stellar qualifying session for SHR, which also had Ryan Newman post the fourth fastest time and Stewart one spot behind in fifth. It was a demonstration

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of offseason preparation for a team that spent the winter not only readying for NASCAR’s new Gen-6 car, but also running three Sprint Cup cars this season with the full-time addition of Patrick. “This was probably one of the most difficult winters that I can remember from my 15 years of going through offseasons here for teams to actually get prepared to come down here to Daytona,” Stewart said. “To have three cars in the top five like that, just really, really appreciative and excited that we were able to bring three consistent cars

down like this.” Stewart can bask in his role as owner only until Thursday, when it will be time for him to start focusing on the Daytona 500. It was in the back of his mind after qualifying last Sunday, when he was proud of Patrick and the SHR organization but knew what was ahead for him as a driver. “To me, my eye is still on next Sunday. Ownership side this Sunday, next Sunday I want it from the driver’s side,” he said. There’s no questioning how bad Stewart wants the win.

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where. You can run nowhere,” Nel said. “It must have been horrific.” A conviction of premeditated murder carries a mandatory sentence of life in jail. Chief Magistrate Desmond Nair ruled that Pistorius must face the harshest bail requirements available in South African law. That means Pistorius’ lawyers must offer “exceptional” reasons for the athlete to be free before trial, besides simply giving up his two South African passports and posting a cash bond. Pistorius sobbed softly as his lawyer, Barry Roux, insisted the shooting was an accident and that there was no evidence to substantiate a murder charge. “We submit it is not even murder,” he said. “There is no concession this is a murder.” Pistorius’ emotional outbursts again played a part in how the hearing progessed, as it did during an initial hearing Friday. At one point, Nair stopped the hearing after Pistorius wept as Roux read a portion of the athlete’s statement describing how Steenkamp bought him a Valentine’s Day present, but wouldn’t let him open it the night before. “Maintain your composure,” the magistrate said. “You need to apply your mind here.” Pistorius’ voice quivered when he answered: “Yes, my lordship.”

OSU tries to shake off recent embarrassment COLUMBUS (AP) — The word kept coming up again and again as Ohio State players spoke about their most recent outing: Embarrassing. That’s how Lenzelle Smith Jr. and Sam Thompson repeatedly described the 18th-ranked Buckeyes’ effort, mindset, defense and overall performance in Sunday’s 7149 trashing at Wisconsin on Sunday. “I think I can speak for the team, we are embarrassed,” Smith said. “We not only embarrassed ourselves, we embarrassed our coaching staff, our university, our school president and our fans. We embarrassed everybody. We didn’t answer the call. We didn’t do anything we’re known to do. We kind of abandoned everything — our principles, offensively and defensively.” Thompson added that the way the Buckeyes played had dishonored the great players and teams that have gone before them, including teams that had won the last three Big Ten titles. The players have held several team meetings since flying home on Sunday night. Thompson wouldn’t disclose what the Buckeyes talked about, but hinted that it may have been about getting their heads straight after losing three of their last four games. “It goes back to conditioning our minds,” Thompson said. “Every guy in the locker room knows that coach (Thad) Matta is a defensive coach, knows what our team expectations are on the defensive end. So whenever we go out and don’t do it, it’s a result of our minds not being where they need to be to win a basketball game.” Matta has clearly challenged the Buckeyes (18-7, 8-5 Big Ten) to reach deeper. Much deeper. “We didn’t play,” he said, while also praising Wisconsin’s performance. “That one’s over. But what do we do next? That’s my biggest concern.” What’s next is Minnesota (18-8, 6-7), a team facing almost identical questions after also losing three of its last four and also getting blown out on Sunday (72-51 at Iowa). Since this is the only meeting between the two this season, it goes a long way toward seeding in the Big Ten tournament and possibly even in the NCAA tournament. But before even discussing the Golden

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Settlements pitch a shutout NEW YORK (AP) — Reserved for the better part of February for the contentious process of salary arbitration, the Ellis East Room on the second floor of the Hyatt Regency Phoenix went unused. For the first time since arbitration began in 1974, none of the players who filed wound up arguing their cases. After peaking at 35 hearings in 1986, the number of salary arbitration cases argued hasn’t reached double digits since 2001. The total dropped to a record low of three in 2005, 2009 and 2011, and then there were none at all this year. All 133 players who filed last month settled, gaining an average increase of 119 percent, according to a study by The Associated Press. San Francisco catcher Buster Posey, the NL batting champion and MVP, led the way with a 13-fold hike to $8 million. “While I do believe that

this year was an aberration, the salary structure for arbitration-eligible players has become more well-defined over the last decade or so as clubs and player agents have become more sophisticated in valuing players,” MLB senior vice president Dan Halem said. “That factor, combined with the relatively recent trend of locking up prearbitration and arbitrationeligible players to multiyear contracts, probably has contributed to the decline in the number of hearings.” Relatively few big-name stars even filed. Giants pitcher Tim Lincecum’s final two seasons of arbitration eligibility were covered by a $40.5 million, two-year contract agreed to in January 2012. Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw agreed the following month to a two-year deal guaranteeing $19 million that leaves him with just one more arbitrationeligible season.

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Gophers, the Buckeyes have been doing some selfanalysis. “Now we have to move on,” Smith said. “We have games coming up. We have to go back home and start doing stuff that we did initially to help us win games.” Ranked No. 4 in the preseason, the Buckeyes have battled an array of problems all season, it seems. They lay waste to inferior teams, going 17-0 against unranked teams while mustering just one win in eight contests against teams in the Associated Press Top 25. Clearly, their nagging shortcomings — a lack of a No. 2 scorer behind Big Ten leader Deshaun Thomas; poor shooting in big games; and erratic defensive intensity — are magnified when the competition is better. In the loss to Wisconsin at Kohl Center, they completely unraveled. From a tie at 6-6, the Badgers coasted to a 34-14

lead as the Buckeyes failed to make any stops whatsoever while continually misfiring at the offensive end. “We can’t play like this in February,” point guard Aaron Craft said while questioning the team’s effort. “This is beginningof-the-year mistakes and mental errors.” Matta tried just about everything to shake his team out of its doldrums, to no avail. He knows only one way to change things. “You’ve got to go to work. Guys have to look at themselves and say, I have got a little more ownership at stake in this — all of us,” he said. Heading into the Wisconsin game, Matta thought his team was well prepared and had an understanding of what it needed to do. But then it came out flat and listless, trailing by as many as 26 points. After the Buckeyes had a good workout on

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■ CONTINUED FROM 15 a South African reality TV program that was broadcast on Saturday, two days after her death. In a major point of contention emerged even during Tuesday bail hearing, prosecutor Gerrie Nel said Pistorius took the time to put on his prostheses, walked seven meters (yards) from the bed to the enclosed toilet inside his bathroom and only then opened fire. Three of the bullets hit Steenkamp of the four that were fired into the door, Nel said. Pistorius said in his sworn statement that after opening fire, he realized that Steenkamp was not in his bed. “It filled me with horror and fear,” Pistorius said. The 26-year-old Olympian said he put on his prosthetic legs and tried to kick down the door before finally bashing it in with a cricket bat. Inside, he said he found Steenkamp, slumped over. He said he lifted her bloodied body into his arms and tried to carry her downstairs to seek medical help. But by then, it was too late. “She died in my arms,” the athlete said. Nel charged Pistorius with premeditated murder and said the athlete opened fire after the couple engaged in a shouting match and she fled to the bathroom. “She couldn’t go any-

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BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB 32 18 .640 — New York Brooklyn 32 22 .593 2 28 24 .538 5 Boston Philadelphia 22 29 .431 10½ Toronto 22 32 .407 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB 36 14 .720 — Miami Atlanta 29 22 .569 7½ 15 37 .288 22 Washington Orlando 15 38 .283 22½ 13 40 .245 24½ Charlotte Central Division Pct GB W L 32 21 .604 — Indiana Chicago 31 22 .585 1 26 26 .500 5½ Milwaukee Detroit 21 34 .382 12 Cleveland 16 37 .302 16 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 42 12 .778 — Memphis 34 18 .654 7 29 26 .527 13½ Houston 23 29 .442 18 Dallas New Orleans 19 35 .352 23 Northwest Division Pct GB W L Oklahoma City 39 14 .736 — 33 21 .611 6½ Denver 30 24 .556 9½ Utah 25 28 .472 14 Portland 19 31 .380 18½ Minnesota Pacific Division W L Pct GB 39 17 .696 — L.A. Clippers 30 22 .577 7 Golden State 25 29 .463 13 L.A. Lakers 19 35 .352 19 Sacramento 17 36 .321 20½ Phoenix Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Charlotte 105, Orlando 92 Toronto 96, Washington 88 Brooklyn 113, Milwaukee 111, OT Memphis 105, Detroit 91 Chicago 96, New Orleans 87 Boston at Denver, 9 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m. San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Wednesday's Games Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Memphis at Toronto, 7 p.m. New York at Indiana, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Orlando at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Boston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Thursday's Games Miami at Chicago, 8 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 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. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: Pts Prv ...............................Record 1. Indiana (43) .........23-3 1,597 1 2. Miami (20) ...........21-3 1,571 3 3. Gonzaga (2) ........25-2 1,428 5 4. Michigan St. ........22-4 1,416 8 5. Florida..................21-3 1,387 7 6. Duke ....................22-3 1,308 2 7. Michigan ..............22-4 1,264 4 8. Syracuse .............21-4 1,125 6 9. Kansas ................21-4 1,077 14 10. Louisville............21-5 1,011 12 11. Georgetown.......19-4 952 15 12. Arizona ..............21-4 924 9 13. Kansas St..........20-5 848 10 14. Oklahoma St. ....19-5 786 17 15. Butler .................21-5 659 11 16. New Mexico.......22-4 654 19 17. Marquette ..........18-6 524 18 18. Ohio St. .............18-7 458 13 19. Wisconsin ..........18-8 406 20 20. Pittsburgh ..........20-6 370 16 21. Memphis............22-3 362 22 22. Colorado St. ......21-4 307 24 23. Oregon ..............21-5 216 23 24. VCU ...................21-5 123 — 25. Notre Dame.......20-6 79 21 Others receiving votes: Saint Louis 58, Minnesota 52, Louisiana Tech 48, Illinois 46, Cincinnati 20, NC State 20, Akron 16, Missouri 4, Middle Tennessee 3, Maryland 2, Saint Mary's (Cal) 2, Creighton 1, Wichita St. 1. USA Today Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today men's college basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 17, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ...............................Record Pts Pvs 1. Indiana (19) .........23-3 757 2 2. Miami (7) .............21-3 728 4 3. Gonzaga (3) ........25-2 710 3 4. Florida (2)............21-3 685 6 5. Michigan State ....22-4 658 8 6. Duke ....................22-3 594 1 7. Michigan ..............22-4 561 5 8. Syracuse .............21-4 541 7 9. Kansas ................21-4 518 13 10. Louisville............21-5 511 12 11. Georgetown.......19-4 457 15 12. Arizona ..............21-4 415 9

13. Kansas State.....20-5 365 11 14. Oklahoma State 19-5 351 16 15. Butler .................21-5 321 10 16. New Mexico.......22-4 299 18 17. Wisconsin ..........18-8 258 19 18. Ohio State .........18-7 239 14 19. Memphis............22-3 191 25 20. Marquette ..........18-6 190 20 21. Colorado State ..21-4 182 24 22. Pittsburgh ..........20-6 161 17 92 — 23. Oregon ..............21-5 91 — 24. VCU ...................21-5 50 21 25. Notre Dame.......20-6 Others receiving votes: Saint Louis 23, Akron 19, Saint Mary's 19, Cincinnati 16, Creighton 16, Middle Tennessee 15, Louisiana Tech 12, Illinois 9, Minnesota 7, San Diego State 3, UCLA 3, Wichita State 3, Missouri 2, Oklahoma 2, Kentucky 1. Tuesday's College Basketball Scores EAST Bloomfield 76, Caldwell 71 Boston College 69, Maryland 58 Castleton St. 91, Lyndon St. 81 Dominican (NY) 75, Nyack 53 Farmingdale 80, Sage 65 Holy Family 67, Chestnut Hill 49 Marquette 67, Seton Hall 46 Ramapo 83, William Paterson 58 Regis 60, Daniel Webster 58 49, Richard Rutgers-Newark Stockton 46 Stony Brook 83, UMBC 39 Thiel 57, Grove City 44 MIDWEST Butler 68, Duquesne 49 Creighton 59, S. Illinois 45 Indiana 72, Michigan St. 68 Missouri 63, Florida 60 N. Iowa 69, Missouri St. 63 Nebraska-Omaha 79, Chicago St. 75 Saint Louis 76, VCU 62 Valparaiso 85, Loyola of Chicago 76 Wichita St. 66, Indiana St. 62 SOUTH Campbell 72, Radford 66, OT Southern 72, Charleston Presbyterian 54 Coastal Carolina 65, UNC Asheville 64 E. Mennonite 58, Washington & Lee 52 Gardner-Webb 65, Winthrop 52 Guilford 70, Emory & Henry 60 High Point 78, VMI 67 Indiana-East 86, Asbury 82 Longwood 102, Liberty 101 Martin Methodist 72, Trevecca Nazarene 63 McNeese St. 65, SE Louisiana 58 Miami 54, Virginia 50 NC State 84, Florida St. 66 North Carolina 70, Georgia Tech 58 Roanoke 76, Bridgewater (Va.) 68 Tennessee 82, LSU 72 SOUTHWEST Lubbock Christian 80, Wayland Baptist 70 Nicholls St. 74, Lamar 63 Northwestern St. 82, Texas A&M-CC 71 Oral Roberts 94, Cent. Arkansas 65 Texas 68, TCU 59 FAR WEST BYU 70, Utah St. 68 TOURNAMENT Commonwealth Coast Conference Quarterfinals Curry 76, W. New England 54 E. Nazarene 78, Salve Regina 64 Gordon 81, Roger Williams 59 Wentworth Tech 73, Nichols 69 Northern Athletics Conference Semifinals Aurora 71, Dominican (Ill.) 67 Lakeland 69, Concordia (Wis.) 68 WIAC Tournament First Round Wis.-Platteville 60, Wis.-La Crosse 58 Wis.-Stout 78, Wis.-Superior 64 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. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: Pts Prv ...............................Record 1. Baylor (38)...........24-1 998 1 2. Notre Dame.........24-1 955 2 3. UConn (2)............24-1 927 3 4. Stanford...............24-2 868 4 5. Duke ....................24-1 843 5 6. California .............23-2 805 6 7. Penn St................21-3 724 8 8. Kentucky..............22-3 698 9 8. Maryland .............21-4 698 7 10. Texas A&M ........20-5 622 11 11. Tennessee .........20-5 599 12 12. Louisville............21-5 540 10 13. Georgia..............21-4 530 13 14. Dayton ...............21-1 448 17 15. South Carolina ..21-5 412 16 16. North Carolina...23-4 383 14 17. UCLA.................19-6 372 15 18. Delaware ...........22-3 295 20 19. Florida St...........20-5 267 19 20. Colorado............20-5 253 21 21. Syracuse ...........21-3 196 23 22. Purdue...............19-5 151 18 23. Oklahoma St. ....18-6 103 25 24. Nebraska...........19-6 81 — 25. Green Bay .........21-2 65 — Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 64, Michigan 36, Oklahoma 29, Toledo 15, Washington 7, West Virginia 5, SMU 4, LSU 3, San Diego St. 3, Michigan St. 1. USA Today Women's Top 25 Poll The top 25 teams in the USA Today Women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week's ranking: ...............................Record Pts Pvs 1. Baylor (30)...........25-1 774 1 2. Notre Dame (1) ...24-1 732 3 3. Connecticut .........24-2 724 2 4. Duke ....................24-1 668 4 5. Stanford...............24-2 661 5 6. California .............23-2 621 6 7. Kentucky..............23-3 584 7 8. Maryland .............21-4 543 8 9. Penn St................21-3 532 9 10. Tennessee .........20-5 482 10 11. Louisville............21-5 437 11 12. Georgia..............21-4 419 12 13. Texas A&M ........20-6 418 13 14. Dayton ...............22-1 371 15 15. South Carolina ..21-5 368 14 16. UCLA.................19-6 255 16 17. North Carolina...23-4 237 17 18. Syracuse ...........21-3 235 21 19. Delaware ...........22-3 202 22 20. Florida St...........20-5 190 20 21. Purdue...............19-6 172 18 22. Oklahoma St. ....18-6 122 24 23. Colorado............20-5 98 25 24. Iowa St. .............18-6 74 23 25. Oklahoma..........18-7 53 19 Others Receiving Votes: WisconsinGreen Bay 45; Nebraska 17; Kansas 12; Texas Tech 12; Princeton 7; San Diego State 5; West Virginia 2; Iowa 1;

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SPORTS ON TV TODAY AUTO RACING Noon SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for Budweiser Duel, at Daytona Beach, Fla. 2:30 p.m. SPEED — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, final practice for Budweiser Duel, at Daytona Beach, Fla. GOLF Noon TGC — PGA Tour-WGC, Accenture Match Play Championship, first round matches, at Marana, Ariz. MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 7 p.m. ESPN2 — Providence at Syracuse 9 p.m. ESPN2 — Kansas at Oklahoma St. 11 p.m. ESPN2 — Washington at Arizona NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. ESPN — New Orleans at Cleveland 10:30 p.m. ESPN — Boston at L.A. Lakers NHL HOCKEY 7:30 p.m. NBCSN — Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 10 p.m. NBCSN — St. Louis at Colorado SOCCER 2:30 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Schalke at Galatasaray 8 p.m. FSN — UEFA Champions League, Barcelona at AC Milan (same-day tape) Marist 1; Southern Methodist 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 final weekly Associated Press polls, by OHSAA divisions, with won-lost record and total points (first-place votes in parentheses): DIVISION I 1, Cols. Northland (16)........22-0 175 2, Norwalk (2) ......................21-0 139 3, Cin. Walnut Hills...............20-1 138 4, Westerville N....................20-1 115 5, Tol. St. John's ...................18-3 101 6, Cin. Moeller......................20-2 84 7, Cle. St. Ignatius................16-3 63 8, Mentor..............................17-4 50 9, Tol. Cent. Cath..................17-3 26 10, Tol. Whitmer ...................16-5 21 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Huber Hts. Wayne 15. 12, Lakewood St. Edward 12. 12, Powell Olentangy Liberty 12. 12, Shaker Hts. 12. DIVISION II 1, Thurgood Marshall (17) ..21-1 178 2, Cols. Watterson ...............19-1 144 3, Cols. Brookhaven ............19-3 124 4, Can. S. .............................20-2 102 5, St. Clairsville (1)...............17-1 100 6, Trotwood-Madison ...........19-3 85 7, Kettering Alter..................17-5 59 8, Franklin.............................18-3 54 9, Vincent Warren ................21-1 52 10, Day. Dunbar...................16-6 41 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Akr. SVSM 17. DIVISION III 1, Summit Country Day (11)21-2 168 2, Findlay Liberty-Benton (4)20-1 153 3, Ironton (2) ........................18-2 137 4, Lima Cent. Cath. .............19-2 111 5, Bloom-Carroll...................21-1 97 6, Ottawa-Glandorf..............18-3 85 7, Roger Bacon (1)..............18-4 66 8, Beachwood......................17-3 39 9, Piketon .............................19-3 19 10, Oak Hill ..........................18-4 18 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Middletown Fenwick 16. 12, Sardinia Eastern 15. 13, Archbold 13. DIVISION IV 1, Tri-Village (8)....................22-0 158 2, Cle.VASJ (8)....................17-3 153 3, Bristol (2)..........................21-0 125 4, St. Henry..........................18-3 105 5, Cols. Africentric................19-3 99 6, Newark Cath....................19-3 83 7, Richmond Hts..................18-3 73 8, Old Fort............................19-2 58 9, Tol. Christian.....................18-2 46 10, Ft. Recovery ..................17-4 24 Others receiving 12 or more points: 11, Beaver Eastern 18. 12, Delphos St. John's 13. 12, Jackson Center 13. Tuesday's Scores Boys Basketball Akr. Garfield 71, Hudson WRA 63 Akr. Springfield 71, Akr. North 66 Akr. SVSM 79, N. Can. Hoover 71 Apple Creek Waynedale 59, Louisville Aquinas 53 Austintown Fitch 35, Youngs. Boardman 25 Bay Village Bay 56, Amherst Steele 46 Beachwood 52, Cuyahoga Hts. 40 Bedford 61, Eastlake N. 55 Berea 75, Richfield Revere 59 Bluffton 49, Van Buren 44 Bowerston Conotton Valley 50, Cameron, W.Va. 43 Castalia Margaretta 75, Lakeside Danbury 44 Chagrin Falls 60, Garfield Hts. Trinity 41 Chesterland W. Geauga 64, Jefferson Area 55 Cle. Cent. Cath. 87, Warrensville Hts. 79 Cle. E. Tech 68, Orange 40 Clyde 70, Oak Harbor 59 Columbiana 55, N. Jackson JacksonMilton 38 Conneaut 57, Cle. Rhodes 51 Copley 69, Peninsula Woodridge 60 Cory-Rawson 54, Ridgeway Ridgemont 44 Creston Norwayne 72, Ashland Mapleton 35 Dalton 59, Loudonville 25 Doylestown Chippewa 52, Kidron Cent. Christian 39 Elyria Cath. 68, Jeromesville Hillsdale 58 Fairport Harbor Harding 65, Middlefield Cardinal 62 Gates Mills Hawken 74, Hunting Valley University 67, OT Girard 53, Kinsman Badger 42 Grafton Midview 64, N. Olmsted 61 Green 72, Akr. Firestone 45 Heartland Christian 66, Columbiana Crestview 54 Hudson 74, Kent Roosevelt 42 Lakewood St. Edward 57, Cle. Hay 55 Leavittsburg LaBrae 63, Burton Berkshire 44 Lewis Center Olentangy 69, Marysville 66 Lisbon David Anderson 59, Sebring McKinley 54 Lyndhurst Brush 94, Ashtabula

Lakeside 65 Macedonia Nordonia 85, Streetsboro 43 Madison 61, Perry 52 Massillon Tuslaw 55, E. Can. 38 McDonald 82, New Middletown Spring. 61 Medina 65, Akr. East 62 Medina Buckeye 77, Sullivan Black River 41 Middleburg Hts. Midpark 57, N. Ridgeville 43 Mogadore 56, Hartville Lake Center Christian 46 N. Lewisburg Triad 102, W. Jefferson 96 Napoleon 59, Archbold 52 Parma 49, Parma Normandy 45 Parma Padua 55, Westlake 54 Plain City Jonathan Alder 62, Hilliard Bradley 43 Richmond Hts. 57, Wickliffe 47 Rocky River Lutheran W. 60, Oberlin 52 Shekinah Christian 61, Marion Harding 53 Smithville 60, Wooster Triway 58 Strongsville 55, Avon Lake 52 Swanton 63, Oregon Stritch 60 Twinsburg 54, Akr. Hoban 52 Warren Harding 61, Canfield 58 Warren Howland 69, Warren Champion 57 Westerville N. 65, Dublin Jerome 47 Westerville S. 61, Delaware Buckeye Valley 50 Youngs. Christian 64, Cle. Hts. Lutheran E. 52 Youngs. East 80, Youngs. Liberty 50 Youngs. Mooney 59, Kennedy Catholic, Pa. 42 Division II Day. Carroll 33, Monroe 26 Day. Chaminade-Julienne 74, Eaton 36 Day. Dunbar 71, Day. Ponitz Tech. 42 Germantown Valley View 59, Clarksville Clinton-Massie 39 Hillsboro 55, Jackson 42 New Lexington 46, Marietta 44 Waverly 44, Circleville 30 Division III Belpre 43, Bidwell River Valley 32 Crooksville 61, Albany Alexander 51 Lynchburg-Clay 63, McDermott Scioto NW 49 Portsmouth W. 59, Ironton Rock Hill 39 S. Point 50, Coal Grove DawsonBryant 36 Williamsport Westfall 59, Frankfort Adena 48 Division IV Crown City S. Gallia 68, Ironton St. Joseph 53 Manchester 63, New Boston Glenwood 53 Portsmouth Clay 42, Latham Western 41 OVAC Tournament Consolation John Marshall, W.Va. 76, Barnesville 64 Tuesday's Scores Girls Basketball Division I Can. Glenoak 57, Can. Timken 38 Cin. McAuley 52, Cin. Sycamore 42 Cin. Winton Woods 64, Seton 56 Fairborn 53, Lebanon 38 Holland Springfield 52, Bowling Green 33 Lima Sr. 66, Whitehouse Anthony Wayne 46 Mansfield Sr. 65, Sandusky 59 Massillon Jackson 47, Massillon Washington 44 Middleburg Hts. Midpark 67, Cle. Rhodes 46 Mt. Notre Dame 42, Cin. Colerain 39 New Carlisle Tecumseh 62, Springboro 51 W. Chester Lakota W. 60, Cin. St. Ursula 36 Division II Bellbrook 83, Day. Belmont 30 Carrollton 52, Steubenville 48 Day. Carroll 73, Urbana 38 Day. Chaminade-Julienne 54, Germantown Valley View 47 Lima Shawnee 65, Elida 61 Millersburg W. Holmes 52, Philo 22 Mt. Orab Western Brown 65, Goshen 29 Norwood 64, Cin. McNicholas 55 Spring. Greenon 61, Bellefontaine 52 Wapakoneta 53, St. Marys Memorial 31 Wintersville Indian Creek 59, Minerva 45 Division III Belmont Union Local 46, Woodsfield Monroe Cent. 34 Canfield S. Range 43, Brookfield 36 Casstown Miami E. 92, Day. Dunbar 43 Elyria Cath. 67, Middlefield Cardinal 30 Felicity-Franklin 64, Ripley-UnionLewis-Huntington 56 Georgetown 54, Batavia Clermont NE 33 Hanoverton United 91, Campbell Memorial 26 Middletown Fenwick 54, Reading 49

Wednesday, February 20, 2013 Middletown Madison 90, East Dayton Christian School 23 New Paris National Trail 47, Brookville 35 Rootstown 53, Columbia Station Columbia 47 Zanesville W. Muskingum 53, St. Clairsville 31 Division IV Antwerp 41, Hicksville 31 Attica Seneca E. 59, Plymouth 52 Carey 64, Bascom Hopewell-Loudon 47 45, Union City Covington Mississinawa Valley 33 Danville 60, Powell Village Academy 18 Defiance Ayersville 46, Miller City 29 Delphos Jefferson 60, Spencerville 53 Delphos St. John's 55, Rockford Parkway 32 E. Can. 46, Kidron Cent. Christian 42 Fremont St. Joseph 45, Lakeside Danbury 37 Gahanna Christian 64, Delaware Christian 53 Granville Christian 41, Tree of Life 18 Greenwich S. Cent. 72, Crestline 28 Holgate 47, Pandora-Gilboa 41, OT Kalida 49, Ft. Jennings 31 Maria Stein Marion Local 57, St. Henry 48 Mechanicsburg 51, Sidney Fairlawn 43 Minster 52, New Bremen 45 Montpelier 44, Edon 41, OT Morral Ridgedale 77, Grove City Christian 35 New Washington Buckeye Cent. 47, Monroeville 33 Ottoville 93, Lima Perry 46 Pitsburg Franklin-Monroe 43, S. Charleston SE 40 Russia 48, Botkins 43 Sandusky St. Mary 30, Old Fort 24 Shekinah Christian 70, Northside Christian 27 Stryker 56, Tol. Maumee Valley 22 Sugar Grove Berne Union 43, Lancaster Fairfield Union 27 Tiffin Calvert 53, Fostoria St. Wendelin 47 Tol. Ottawa Hills 48, W. Unity Hilltop 44 Windham 61, Newbury 49 Worthington Christian 63, Millersport 20

HOCKEY National Hockey League All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 16 9 3 4 22 42 38 Pittsburgh 16 11 5 0 22 52 38 N.Y. Rangers 15 8 6 1 17 39 38 Philadelphia 17 7 9 1 15 45 49 N.Y. Islanders 16 6 9 1 13 46 57 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 16 11 4 1 23 46 35 Montreal 13 9 2 2 20 37 31 Boston 17 9 6 2 20 40 32 Ottawa Toronto 17 10 7 0 20 48 40 17 6 10 1 13 47 56 Buffalo Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 14 8 5 1 17 41 40 Tampa Bay 15 8 6 1 17 59 47 15 6 8 1 13 37 47 Winnipeg Florida 15 4 7 4 12 35 56 Washington 15 5 9 1 11 41 51 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA 15 12 0 3 27 51 31 Chicago 17 8 4 5 21 39 38 Nashville 16 9 6 1 19 53 50 St. Louis Detroit 16 7 6 3 17 43 48 Columbus 16 4 10 2 10 36 51 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 14 8 3 3 19 41 33 Minnesota 15 7 6 2 16 33 38 Edmonton 14 6 5 3 15 35 38 Calgary 14 5 6 3 13 39 51 14 6 7 1 13 37 43 Colorado Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 15 12 2 1 25 53 39 15 8 4 3 19 39 34 San Jose 16 8 6 2 18 44 41 Phoenix Dallas 16 8 7 1 17 41 43 Los Angeles 13 5 6 2 12 30 36 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Monday's Games Ottawa 2, New Jersey 1, SO Philadelphia 7, N.Y. Islanders 0 Colorado 6, Nashville 5 Montreal 3, Carolina 0 Toronto 3, Florida 0 Phoenix 4, Calgary 0 Anaheim 3, Columbus 2 Tuesday's Games Winnipeg 2, Buffalo 1 Montreal 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 Ottawa 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2 San Jose 2, St. Louis 1 Nashville 4, Detroit 3, OT Vancouver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Wednesday's Games Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Colorado, 10 p.m. Los Angeles at Calgary, 10 p.m. Thursday's Games Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Carolina, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

GOLF World Golf Ranking Through Feb. 17 1. Rory McIlroy................NIR 2. Tiger Woods...............USA 3. Luke Donald..............ENG 4. Brandt Snedeker .......USA 5. Louis Oosthuizen.......SAF 6. Justin Rose ...............ENG 7. Adam Scott ................AUS 8. Lee Westwood ..........ENG 9. Phil Mickelson............USA 10. Bubba Watson.........USA 11. Charl Schwartzel .....SAF 12. Jason Dufner ...........USA 13. Ian Poulter...............ENG 14. Sergio Garcia...........ESP 15. Keegan Bradley.......USA 16. Steve Stricker ..........USA 17. Webb Simpson ........USA 18. Dustin Johnson .......USA 19. Graeme McDowell....NIR 20. Peter Hanson..........SWE 21. Nick Watney.............USA 22. Ernie Els...................SAF 23. Matt Kuchar .............USA 24. Bo Van Pelt ..............USA 25. Hunter Mahan .........USA

12.09 8.91 7.35 6.82 6.36 6.35 5.78 5.45 5.14 5.09 5.01 4.98 4.95 4.86 4.79 4.76 4.72 4.60 4.37 4.30 4.24 4.13 4.12 4.01 3.73

26. Zach Johnson..........USA 27. Jim Furyk.................USA 28. Martin Kaymer ........GER 29. Jamie Donaldson ....WAL 30. Bill Haas ..................USA 31. Branden Grace ........SAF 32. Paul Lawrie .............SCO 33. Fernandez-Castano.ESP 34. Rickie Fowler ...........USA 35. Carl Pettersson.......SWE 36. Francesco Molinari ....ITA 37. Scott Piercy .............USA 38. Robert Garrigus ......USA 39. Nicolas Colsaerts.....BEL 40. Thorbjorn Olesen ....DEN 41. George Coetzee ......SAF 42. Ryan Moore.............USA 43. Jason Day................AUS 44. Matteo Manassero.....ITA 45. John Senden ...........AUS 46. Hiroyuki Fujita ..........JPN 47. Fredrik Jacobson....SWE 48. David Toms ..............USA 49. Thomas Bjorn..........DEN 50. Padraig Harrington ....IRL 51. Alexander Noren ....SWE 52. David Lynn ..............ENG 53. Henrik Stenson.......SWE 54. Marcus Fraser..........AUS 55. Thongchai Jaidee ....THA 56. Stephen Gallacher..SCO 57. Richard Sterne.........SAF 58. Russell Henley ........USA 59. Chris Wood .............ENG 60. Rafael Cabrera-BelloESP 61. Tim Clark..................SAF 62. K.J. Choi ..................KOR 63. Richie Ramsay........SCO 64. Charlie Beljan..........USA 65. Marcel Siem............GER 66. Charles Howell III ....USA 67. Greg Chalmers ........AUS 68. Shane Lowry .............IRL 69. Bernd Wiesberger....AUT 70. Anders Hansen .......DEN 71. Miguel Angel JimenezESP 72. Sang-Moon Bae......KOR 73. Scott Jamieson .......SCO 74. John Merrick............USA 75. Chris Kirk.................USA

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PGA Tour FedExCup Leaders Through Feb. 17 .................................PointsYTD Money 1. Brandt Snedeker...1,282 $2,859,920 2. Phil Mickelson ..........605 $1,232,760 3. Brian Gay .................582 $1,089,181 4. John Merrick.............565 $1,296,014 5. Dustin Johnson........516 $1,154,125 6. Russell Henley .........515 $1,033,080 7. Charles Howell III.....508 $991,944 8.Tiger Woods .............500 $1,098,000 9. Chris Kirk..................480 $990,013 10. Jimmy Walker.........427 $812,620 11. Josh Teater.............416 $870,934 12. Charlie Beljan.........347 $785,800 13.Tim Clark................344 $638,529 14. James Hahn...........330 $704,788 15. Scott Piercy............307 $645,592 16. Bill Haas .................307 $770,300 17. Steve Stricker.........300 $665,000 18. Hunter Mahan........287 $537,965 19. David Lingmerth ....283 $526,008 20. Kevin Stadler..........276 $533,888 21. Matt Kuchar............262 $487,000 21. Webb Simpson.......262 $496,042 23. Robert Garrigus.....255 $484,310 24. Fredrik Jacobson ...251 $552,825 25. Keegan Bradley .....240 $464,793 26. Brian Stuard...........231 $389,748 27. John Rollins............222 $304,203 28. Ryan Moore ...........220 $406,470 29. Billy Horschel .........216 $345,492 30.Ted Potter, Jr...........212 $374,223 31. Ryan Palmer ..........210 $454,248 32. Bryce Molder..........206 $336,358 32. Brendon de Jonge.206 $347,564 34. Nick Watney ...........205 $408,681 35. Charlie Wi...............201 $258,048 36. Aaron Baddeley .....198 $384,661 37. Cameron Tringale ..193 $214,761 38. Rickie Fowler..........187 $416,850 39. Luke Guthrie ..........181 $213,753 40. Jason Day ..............180 $394,164 41. Scott Stallings ........179 $366,800 42. Bubba Watson........179 $415,600 43. Kevin Streelman.....178 $236,143 44. Scott Langley .........170 $338,515 44. Nicholas Thompson170 $274,668 46. Brendan Steele......168 $279,907 47. Charl Schwartzel ...163 $343,200 48. Sang-Moon Bae ....157 $271,822 49. Pat Perez................155 $237,228 50. Justin Hicks ............145 $255,215 51. George McNeill......144 $152,960 52. Carl Pettersson ......140 $236,040 53. Matt Jones..............138 $177,325 54. K.J. Choi .................136 $209,984 55. Jeff Overton ...........134 $234,659 56. Brad Fritsch............133 $208,900 57. Richard H. Lee.......132 $268,964 58. Bob Estes...............131 $160,635 59. Justin Leonard .......130 $119,338 60.Tommy Gainey .......128 $238,876 61. Kevin Chappell.......127 $215,973 61. Marc Leishman......127 $232,592 63. Matt Every..............125 $236,130 64.Vijay Singh..............124 $132,775 65. Greg Chalmers ......122 $207,007 66. Graham DeLaet.....119 $223,824 67. Patrick Reed...........118 $234,635 68. Roberto Castro ......106 $124,569 68. Stewart Cink...........106 $170,003 68. Harris English.........106 $197,822 71. Johnson Wagner....103 $158,244 72. James Driscoll........103 $203,389 72. William McGirt........103 $142,565 72. Casey Wittenberg ..103 $137,938 75. Ricky Barnes..........101 $139,227 75. Charley Hoffman....101 $168,941 77. J.J. Henry..................98 $185,115 78. Zach Johnson ..........98 $139,120 79. John Huh..................97 $133,801 80. Brian Harman...........96 $84,514 80. Seung-yul Noh.........96 $153,545 80. Greg Owen...............96 $106,168 83. Jim Furyk..................95 $163,805 83. Doug LaBelle II ........95 $85,419 85. Jerry Kelly.................93 $84,582 85. Bo Van Pelt...............93 $130,812 85. Gary Woodland........93 $125,645 88. Erik Compton ...........92 $127,758 88. Ross Fisher..............92 $102,472 90. David Hearn.............90 $117,373 91. John Senden............87 $94,344 92. Jonas Blixt................86 $119,076 93. Jason Kokrak............85 $190,988 93. Jeff Maggert.............85 $74,152 95. Kevin Na ...................80 $92,944 96. Stephen Ames .........79 $83,067 96. Ben Curtis ................79 $116,377 96. Dicky Pride ...............79 $158,558 99. Padraig Harrington...78 $173,600 100. Ian Poulter ..............78 $175,000 101. Retief Goosen........76 $188,172 101. Jeff Klauk................76 $102,169 103. Mark Wilson ...........75 $168,992 104. Bud Cauley.............74 $70,373 105. Scott Gardiner........72 $116,374 105. Lee Westwood .......72 $84,428 107. Alistair Presnell ......71 $73,389 108. Martin Flores..........70 $63,535 108. Adam Scott ............70 $165,000 110. Angel Cabrera........68 $63,584 110. Peter Tomasulo ......68 $52,256 112. Lucas Glover..........66 $53,332 112.Tag Ridings.............66 $106,982 114. Ben Crane..............63 $136,400 114. Steve Marino..........63 $106,646 116. Ernie Els.................58 $127,600 116. Sergio Garcia.........58 $127,600 116. David Lynn .............58 $49,771

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Miami East’s Renee DeFord runs the fast break Tuesday night against Dunbar during the Division III sectional tournament at Tippecanoe High School. “It was good to see everyone hit the floor, play well and have fun doing it,” Elifritz said. “With the starters getting limited minutes — barely even two quarters — we were able to mix in kids. We mixed inexperience with some experience, and they played well together. And I am a firm believer that getting those younger kids experience now builds their confidence down the road.” Cheree Snowden led Dunbar (8-15) with 19 points and Keysha Bryant had a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Now the only thing standing in the Vikings’ way of another sectional title and district tournament berth is No. 5 National Trail (16-8) — which Miami East beat 5238 one month ago during the regular season. Leaving open the possibility that the Vikings will Miami East’s Leah Dunivan battles for a loose ball be looking for more adjec- Tuesday night against Dunbar. tives to accompany the 2-0-5, Ashley Current 6-0-12, McGee 0-0-0. Totals: 17-4-43. word “victory.” Trina Current 6-5-17, Abby Cash Score By Quarters Miami East — 92 Jessica Barlage 4-0-9, Angie Mack 8-2-22, Samantha Skidmore 0-1-1, Renee DeFord 30-6, Tori Nuss 1-0-3, Katelyn Gardella 1-0-2, Ellie Gearhart 22-6, Madison Linn 3-0-6, Emily Kindell 0-1-1, Hannah Davisson

1-0-2, Leah Dunivan 0-0-0. Totals: 31-11-92. Dunbar — 43 Angel Jones 2-1-7, Tyra Franklin 0-0-0, Angel Taylor 1-02, Cheree Snowden 8-1-19, Daija Wilcox 2-0-4, Keysha Bryant 4-211, Treiana Gudger 0-0-0, Shian

ME......................33 53 74 92 Dunbar.................6 17 29 43 3-point goals: Miami East — Barlage, Mack 4, Nuss, Davisson. Dunbar — Jones 2, Snowden 2, Bryant. Records: Miami East 23-1. Dunbar 8-15.

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Roundup ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 • Division I Sectional Butler 35, Piqua 32 LEBANON — The Piqua Indians, looking for their first tournament win since 2000-01 season, did a lot of good things against Butler in the Division I sectional tournament Monday night at Lebanon. But an off-night from the free throw line doomed any hopes of winning in a 35-32 loss to the Aviators. “I really thought we played pretty well,” Piqua coach Rory Hoke said. “You hold a team to 35 points, you think you have a good chance of winning.” But the Indians could

convert on only 11 of 24 chances from the free throw line, including some big misses in critical situations. “You would like to think we could make 60, 70 percent from the line,” Hoke said. “But that didn’t happen tonight.” Tasha Potts led the Indians with 13 points and five rebounds. The Indians finished the season at 7-16. “I think the future is bright,” Hoke said. “We got a lot of juniors and sophomores playing time.” And were only a few made free throws from ending a 12-year drought.

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State ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 this year, Zelnick has been just as solid, perhaps even better. In the 200 IM, she enters state with the fourth-fastest time in the field (2:04.34). Zelnick’s 100 backstroke time ranks seventh (56.75 seconds) entering Friday’s prelims. Both of those times were new Troy High School records. “I really didn’t expect to do so well,” Zelnick said. “All I knew was that these events were a lot more competitive, and I was really happy with what I got (at district).” Zelnick will dive into the water Friday morning in Canton at 9 a.m. • Division II Tippecanoe freshman Elias Jay Bell earned his

first state qualification with a solid showing at the Division II district meet. His time in the 50 freestyle ranks 16th (22.21 seconds) and he has the 23rd-fastest time in the 100 free (48.87). Tippecanoe’s 200 freestyle relay team earned a state berth. The team has the 14th-best time in the state (1:30.69). Tipp’s 400 free relay team enters state with the 19th fastest time (3:22.09). Tipp’s Bailey Cahill qualified for state in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.04. The Tipp girls’ 200 medley relay team reached state, entering the meet with time of 1:54.85. The Division II state prelims start Thursday in Canton at 5 p.m.

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3.7 seconds left, Harris was fouled on a 3-point attempt. He missed the first one setting off sighs in the sold-out arena and after making the second, he deliberately missed the third. Indiana got the rebound Oladipo grabbed it, of course and he hit two free throws to seal the win. “We were right there,” Gary Harris said somberly. “And, we could’ve won.” No. 15 Butler 68, Duquesne 49 INDIANAPOLIS — Rotnei Clarke scored 16 points and Khyle Marshall added 14 to lead Butler past reeling Duquesne. The Bulldogs (22-5, 9-3 Atlantic 10) have won five of their last six and managed to keep pace with league-leading Virginia Commonwealth, which went into the night with a one-game lead over Butler and a game lead over St. Louis. No. 17 Marquette 67, Seton Hall 46 NEWARK, N.J. — Vander Blue scored 19 points and Marquette used a sizeable rebounding advantage to beat Seton Hall. The win enabled the Golden Eagles (19-6, 10-3 Big East) to hold onto first place in the conference with their fourth win in the last five outings. The Pirates (13-14, 2-12) dropped below the .500 mark for the first time this season their worst league mark in 29 years.

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■ CONTINUED FROM 15 to give Elifritz win No. 101 Saturday in the sectional title game against National Trail, which defeated Brookville 47-35 in the other semifinal. “That sectional title is always more important than any coaching milestone,” Elifritz said. “It’s always been about our kids, our community. We did some math today — for these seniors, it was their 82nd win. For the juniors, it’s 66. These girls have a massive piece of those 100 wins. “We’ve got a group of individuals here that there just aren’t enough positive adjectives in a thesaurus to describe.” Only one word was needed to describe the Vikings’ performance Tuesday — dominant. Miami East opened up the game on a 14-0 run, with Trina Current muscling her way inside for eight of those points. After a 3 by Dunbar’s Angel Jones put the Wolverines on the scoreboard, the Vikings scored 15 of the next 16 points and eventually finished the first quarter with a 336 lead. Angie Mack had 11 of her game-high 22 points in that first quarter. She connected on four of the Vikings’ seven 3s on the night and added two assists. The Current sisters, meanwhile, were unstoppable inside. Trina and Ashley Current combined for 21 first-half points, helping the Vikings build a 53-17 lead at the break. Trina Current finished with 17 points and five rebounds, while Ashley Current added 12 points and five rebounds. “We talked about executing, staying focused and going back to the fundamentals,” Elifritz said. “And the kids did that tonight. We got to run the floor a bit, and that’s a fun kind of game for the girls to play in and for everyone to watch.” With the game in hand practically from the start, the Vikings were able to substitute freely, working people in off the bench for extended playing time — and they made the most of the chance. Jessica Barlage scored all nine of her points in the second half, Renee DeFord and Madison Linn each had six points and four assists, Ellie Gearhart added six points and Hannah Davisson scored five. In fact, starter Leah Dunivan was the only Viking not to score in the game — but she dished out four of the team’s 27 assists.