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Bars hoping to attract revelers Welcome New Year with specials BY NATALIE KNOTH Staff Writer nknoth@tdnpublishing.com

Pipe organs endure SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The pipe organ has ruled the Christian worship sanctuary for centuries, and the majestic instrument continues to reign supreme in many Roman Catholic and mainline Protestant parishes. It’s a tougher sell for congregations moving toward contemporary worship. See

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While some bar managers admit that New Year’s Eve isn’t huge for business, local venues are still gearing up for a night of celebrating 2012 and ushering in 2013. Fricker’s general manager Brad Madewell said the celebration includes party hats and noisemakers for patrons. “For us, we have a decent turnout — and we like our guests to have a good time,” Madewell said. However, he said much of the STAFF FILE PHOTO/ANTHONY WEBER Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar Front House Manager Emily Niswonger night’s business comes from carryout orders. As part of its holiday reaches for a beverage at the bar at the Troy location.

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COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio has spent fewer dollars on Medicaid than expected under its current two-year budget. State officials have been working to rein in the cost of the $19.8 billion health program for lowincome people. The slowdown in spending comes as Gov. John Kasich prepares to unveil his next two-year spending blueprint in February. In the budget year that ended in June, state figures show that Ohio spent $590 million less in state and federal dollars than it

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had anticipated. Medicaid spending for the current fiscal year is also tracking below projections. The state has spent about $6.2 billion on Medicaid since July. That’s about $219 million or 3 percent less than it is expected to spend through November, according to the latest data available. Ohio Medicaid Director John McCarthy credited the slowdown to changes in provider reimbursements, more conservative budgeting and better contract negotiations. He also said a new system

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for processing claims has meant that the state is better at rejecting claims that should have been paid by Medicare or those that don’t fit Medicaid rules. Still, he noted that while the savings seem significant, they’re still just a fraction of the federalstate program’s cost. Medicaid spending accounts for roughly a third of all funds Ohio gets from state and federal dollars, fees and other sources. “The better job we do now of getting control of the program and expenditures, it helps us going into the next budget,” McCarthy said.

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Troy resident Mike Salupo moves snow away from the driveway and sidewalks of neighboring homes Friday afternoon in Westbrook. “We try to help each other out,” Salupo said. A winter weather advisory was issued for the area Friday, with a second blast of snow expected overnight. Snow was expected to taper off to snow showers by this afternoon.

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promotion, Fricker’s is offering 50 boneless wings for $24.99. Patty Rose of Troy’s Leaf & Vine said the establishment will offer its usual Monday specials of $1 domestic beer bottles and $1 hot dogs, with the addition of free champagne at midnight. “We’ll have some party favors too, just because,” Rose said, adding, “We get a lot of folks that are close and walk. We encourage safety, and we get a lot of people who plan to walk or have a driver set up for after.”

WASHINGTON (AP) — The end game at hand, the White House and Senate leaders made a final stab at compromise Friday night to prevent middle-class tax increases from taking effect at the turn of the new year and possibly block sweeping spending cuts as well. “I’m optimistic we may still be able to reach an agreement that can pass both houses in time,” President Barack Obama said at the White House after meeting for more than an hour with top lawmakers from both houses. Surprisingly, after weeks of post-election gridlock, Senate leaders sounded even more bullish. The Republican leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, said he was “hopeful and optimistic” of a deal that could be presented to rank-and-file lawmakers as early as Sunday, a little more than 24 hours before the year-end deadline. Said Majority Leader Harry Reid: “I’m going to do everything I can” to prevent the tax increases and spending cuts that threaten to send the economy into recession. He cautioned, “Whatever we come up with is going to be imperfect.” House Speaker John Boehner, a Republican who has struggled recently with anti-tax rebels inside his own party, said through an aide he would await the results of the talks between the Senate and White House. Under a timetable sketched by congressional aides, any agreement would first go to the Senate for a vote. The House would then be asked to assent, possibly as late as Jan. 2, the final full day before a new Congress takes office. Officials said there was a general understanding that any agreement would block scheduled income tax increases for middle

Program specific to athletes After painful headaches and struggles concentrating on his school work, Devan Frey finally found relief from football-related concussions through a specialized physical therapy program at Upper Valley Medical Center. Frey, now a junior at Upper Valley Career Center in Piqua, received his first concussion in a junior varsity football game at Fort Loramie, his home school district. See

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New Year’s • Continued from 1 Z’s in Piqua is taking safety to the next level by offering a taxi service. The bar will host a band upstairs at 8 p.m., alternated with a DJ set, providing a dance club atmosphere mixed with a live band. Acoustic will be playing downstairs as well. The Crystal Room will offer a $2 champagne toast and live entertainment from Seventh Street Band starting at 9:30 p.m. A cash bar with all-night drink specials also will be available. Club 55 will serve its limited menu and host a DJ beginning at 9:30 p.m. Cover charges apply for both venues.

Continuing with its usual Monday specials, Subhouse in Troy will have $1 domestic bottles, $3.50 jager bombs and $4 long islands, in addition to build-your-own beer buckets, with five craft beer bottles for $15. A $1 champagne toast is slated for midnight, said bar manager Mike Koopman, who admitted getting revelers out on New Year’s Eve can be difficult. “Bars are really hard on New Year’s Eve because you really don’t get a whole lot of business, really. Most people have house parties,� Koopman said. “We’re just trying to get people in the door.�

• Continued from 1 class earners while letting rates rise at upper income levels. Democrats said Obama was sticking to his campaign call for increases above $250,000 in annual income, even though in recent negotiations he said he could accept $400,000. The two sides also confronted a divide over estate taxes. Obama favors a higher tax than is currently in effect, but one senior Republican, Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, said he’s “totally dead setâ€? against it. Speaking of fellow GOP lawmakers, he said they harbor more opposition to an increase in the estate

LOTTERY tax than to letting taxes on income and investments rise at upper levels. Also likely to be included in the negotiations are taxes on dividends and capital gains, both of which are scheduled to rise with the new year. Also the alternative minimum tax, which, if left unchanged, could hit an estimated 28 million households for the first time with an average increase of more than $3,000. In addition, Obama and Democrats want to prevent the expiration of unemployment benefits for about 2 million long-term jobless men and women, and there is widespread sentiment in both parties to shelter doctors from a 27 percent cut

in Medicare fees. The White House has shown increased concern about a possible doubling of milk prices if a farm bill is not passed in the next few days, although it is not clear whether that issue, too, might be included in the talks. One Republican who was briefed on the White meeting said House Boehner made it clear he would leave in place spending cuts scheduled to take effect unless alternative savings were included in any compromise to offset them. If he prevails, that would defer politically difficult decisions on curtailing government benefit programs like Medicare until 2013.

Top stories • Continued from 1 contrasted with last year’s voting, when the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan was No. 1, followed by Japan’s earthquake/tsunami disaster, and the Arab Spring uprisings that rocked North Africa and the Middle East. Here are 2012’s top 10 stories, in order: 1. Mass shootings: Armed with a high-powered rifle, 20-year-old Adam Lanza forced his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., and shot dead 20 children — all ages 6 and 7 — and six staff members in the secondworst school massacre in U.S. history. Sadly, it was only one of several mass shootings, including the killing of 12 people at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo. After the Newtown tragedy, President Barack Obama and many others, including some staunch gun-rights supporters, said it was time to find ways to rein in gun violence. 2. U.S. election: Mitt Romney outcampaigned an eclectic field of Republican rivals, and bested Obama in their opening head-to-head debate. But on Election Day, thanks in part to a vigorous get-out-the-vote operation, Obama won a second term with a large lead in electoral votes and a solid advantage in popular votes. The GOP hung on to its majority in

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with complex ramifications for insurers, employers, health-care providers and state governments. 5. Libya: Even amid yearlong turmoil in Libya, it was a jarring incident — a Sept. 11 assault in Benghazi, widely blamed on a group with suspected links to al-Qaida, that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stephens and three other Americans. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, later bowed out of consideration to be the next secretary of state because of her assertions in TV interviews that a spontaneous demonstration over an anti-Muslim video triggered the attack. 6. Penn State: It was a daunting year for Penn State and its storied football program. In January, longtime coach Joe Paterno died, his legacy tarnished by the sex-abuse scandal involving his former assistant, Jerry Sandusky. In June, after a wrenching trial, Sandusky was convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys, and was later sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison. In July, the NCAA imposed severe sanctions, including $60 million in fines, a four-year postseason ban on football and a reduction in football scholAP FILE PHOTO/GREGORY BULL arships. Builders broke ground on more homes in 2012, as the economy continued to 7. U.S. economy: By improve. many measures, the econothe House, but lost two seats to remain a minority in the Senate despite earlycampaign projections of gains there. 3. Superstorm: As a prelude, the storm named Sandy killed more than 70 people in the Caribbean. Then its high winds and high waters slammed into more than 800 miles of the eastern U.S. seaboard, killing at least 125 more people, and causing damage calculated at well over $60 billion — the second-costliest storm in U.S. history after 2005’s Hurricane Katrina. New York and New Jersey were the worst hit,

with several hundred thousand homes and businesses damaged or destroyed. 4. Obamacare: By a 5-4 margin, the Supreme Court upheld the core elements of Obama’s much-debated health care overhaul, which even he embraced as “Obamacare.� To widespread surprise, the decisive vote came from John Roberts, the generally conservative-leaning chief justice appointed by Republican George W. Bush. Romney, as GOP presidential nominee, vowed to repeal the law if he won, but Obama’s victory ensured the plan would proceed,

Medicaid He said the slowdown in spending allows officials to look at what investments or changes they want to make to the program. Medicaid’s growth rate is among the factors state officials are watching as they decide in the coming year whether to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama’s health care law. The state’s cost-wary officials are assessing the long-term impact of expanding Medicaid. And McCarthy said the administration is closely following discussions about the “fiscal cliff � in Washington, fearing that a possible deal to avoid the tax increases and spending cuts could include pushing more of the cost of the Medicaid program toward states. The state is bracing for hundreds of thousands of

eligible Ohioans to sign up for Medicaid once the federal law requires most people to have health insurance. Ohio officials estimate there will be a roughly $700 million increase in the cost of the program in 2014 and 2015, as 319,000 new people come onto the rolls. Kasich, a Republican, has said he plans to make known his decision on whether to expand Medicaid when he releases his next budget. Under the law, the federal government will cover 100 percent of the cost of the first three years of the expansion, gradually phasing down to a 90 percent share still a far more generous match than states have traditionally received. The expansion is expected to provide coverage to about half the 30 million uninsured people nationwide who will benefit from the law.

my was on a welcome upswing. The unemployment rate dipped to a fouryear-low of 7.7 percent, stock markets rose, builders broke ground on more homes, and November was the best sales month in nearly five years for U.S. automakers. But overshadowing the good news was deep anxiety about the economic consequences if Obama and the Democrats failed to reach a tax-andspending deal with the Republicans. 8. Fiscal cliff: Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner engaged in high-stakes negotiations over a deal to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff� that would trigger automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. The leaders narrowed some differences on Social Security and tax rates for the wealthy, but faced intense pressure from their bases to resist certain compromises. 9. Gay marriage: For supporters of same-sex marriage, it was a year of milestones. Obama, after a drawn-out process of “evolving,� said in May he supported the right of gay couples to wed. On Election Day, Maine, Maryland and Washington became the first states to legalize gay marriage via popular vote. And on Dec. 7 the Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases that could further expand same-sex marriage rights. 10. Syria: What began in 2011 as an outbreak of peaceful protests escalated into full-scale civil war pitting the beleaguered regime of Bashar Assad against a disparate but increasingly potent rebel opposition. The overall death toll climbed past 40,000, as the rebels made inroads toward Assad’s bastion of Damascus. The U.S. and many other nations were supporting the opposition, albeit wary of outcomes that might help Islamic extremists gain power in the region. Falling just short of the Top 10 was the resignation of David Petraeus as CIA director because of an affair he conducted with his biographer, Paula Broadwell.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans bought new homes last month at the fastest pace in more than two and a half years, further evidence of a sustained housing recovery. Sales of new homes rose 4.4 percent in November from October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 377,000, the Commerce Department said Thursday. That's the fastest pace since April 2010, when a federal tax credit boosted sales. New-home sales have also increased 15.3 percent over the past year, although the improvement comes from depressed levels. Sales remain below the 700,000 that economists consider healthy. • Wall Street The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 158.20 points to 12,938.11 points. The Standard & Poor 500 index fell 15.67 points to 1,402.43 and the Nasdaq dropped 25.59 points to 2,960.31. • Oil and Gas Wholesale gasoline rose less than a cent to end at $2.82 a gallon. U.S. benchmark crude fell 11 cents to finish at $90.87 barrel in New York. Brent crude, used to price various kinds of foreign oil, fell 27 cents to finish at $110.80 per barrel in London. — Staff and wire reports

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SUNDAY • BREAKFAST SERVED: Breakfast will be offered at the Pleasant Hill VFW Post No. 6557, 7578 W. Fenner Road, Ludlow Falls, from 8- 11 a.m. All breakfasts are made-toorder and everything is a la carte. • BREAKFAST SET: The Legion Riders of American Legion Auxiliary, 377 N. 3rd St., Tipp City, will present an all-you-caneat breakfast from 8-11 a.m. Items available will be eggs, bacon, sausage, sausage gravy, biscuits, pancakes, waffles, french toast, hash browns, toast, cinnamon rolls, fruit and juices. Meals will be $6.

MONDAY • YEAR END: Elizabeth Township will have a special year end meeting at 10 a.m. at the township building.

WEDNESDAY • ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING CHANGED: The Elizabeth Township Trustees have rescheduled the Jan. 2 organizational and regular meeting to Jan. 7 at the township building with the organizational meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m., and the regular meeting following at 7 p.m. • REORGANIZATION MEETING: The Newton Township Trustees will hold a reorganization meeting at 3:30 p.m. at the township building, 210 W. Walnut St., Pleasant Hill.

THURSDAY • ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING: The annual organizational meeting of the Tipp City Exempted Village Board of Education will be at 6 p.m. at the board of education office, 90 S. Tippecanoe Drive, Tipp City. There will be a records commission meeting held at 5:45 p.m. preceding the meeting at the same location.

JAN. 5 • SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Troy Post No. 43 baseball will offer an all-you-caneat spaghetti dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at 622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal also will include salad bar, rolls, dessert and soft drink or coffee. Meals will be $6.75 for adults and $4 for children under 12. • PRAYER BREAKFAST: The Commmunity Men’s Prayer Breakfast will be at 7:30 a.m. at First Place, Troy.

JAN. 6 • BREAKFAST OFFERED: The Sons of AMVETS will offer an allyou-can-eat breakfast from 8:30-11 a.m. for $6 at the AMVETS Post No. 88, 3449 Lefevre Road, Troy. Proceeds will benefit Operation Care Pacakge for the troops on the ground in Afghanistan.

JAN. 8 • LITERACY COUNCIL MEETING: The Troy Literacy Council, an all-volunteer organization, will meet at the Hayner Cultural Center in Troy at 7 p.m. Adults seeking help with basic literacy or wish to learn English as a second language, and those interested in becoming tutors, are asked to contact our message center at (937) 660-3170 for further information.

JAN. 9 • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at

will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Dave Pinkerton will give a demonstration of handbell ringing with information on its history and manufacturing. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888.

JAN. 19 Call Melody Vallieu at 440-5265 to list your free calendar items.You can send your news by e-mail to vallieu@tdnpublishing.com. the Miami County YMCARobinson Branch. Jim McMaken, YMCA executive director, will offer a brief overview of the YMCA’s operations, followed by a tour of the facility. A boxed lunch will be provided for $10. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 4181888. • COUNCIL MEETING: The Troy Literacy Council, an all-volunteer organization, will meet at p.m. at the TroyHayner Cultural Center. Adults seeking help with basic literacy or wish to learn English as a second language, and those interested in becoming tutors, are asked to contact the message center at (937) 6603170 for more information. • ALUMNI LUNCHEON: The Staunton School alumni will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Friendly’s in Troy. • FINANCIAL AID WORKSHOP: Covington High School will host a financial aid workshop for college bound seniors and their parents at 6:30 p.m. A member of the Wright State financial aid counseling staff will conduct a presentation on college scholarship scholarship and loan processes, application procedures, sources and types of financial aid and FAFSA instructions. A question and answer session will follow.

• APPRAISAL FAIR: An appraisial fair will be offered at 12:30 p.m. at the Tipp City American Legion Post No. 586, 377 N. Third St., Tipp City, sponsored by the Tippecanoe Historical Society. Robert Honeyman, a Miami County auctioneer, will provide information on items brought for him to appraise. Admission is free and there is a limit of two items. Food and refreshments by the Ladies Auxiliary of Post 586 will be available for purchase. For more information, contact Gordon Pittenger at (937) 6673051 or Susie Spitler at (937) 698-6798.

JAN. 23 • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Lindsay Woodruff, outreach coordinator of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Miami Valley will speak about her work and the program in Miami County. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888.

JAN. 30 • KIWANIS MEETING: The Kiwanis Club of Troy will meet from noon to 1 p.m. at the Troy Country Club. Steve Skinner, curator of the Miami Valley Veterans Museum in Troy, will give an overview of the museum’s mission and offerings. For more information, contact Donn Craig, vice president, at (937) 418-1888.

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• TURKEY SHOOT: The Troy VFW Post No. 5436, 2220 LeFevre Road, Troy, will offer a turkey shoot with sign ups beginning at 11 a.m. The shoot will begin at noon. An all-you-can-eat breakfast, by the auxiliary, will be available from 9 a.m. to noon for $6.

• SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Troy Post No. 43 baseball will offer an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at 622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal also will include salad bar, rolls, dessert and soft drink or coffee. Meals will be $6.75 for adults and $4 for children under 12.

JAN. 14 • ANNUAL INVENTORY: Elizabeth Township will have its annual inventory meeting at 7 p.m. at the township building. • COLLEGE MEETING: The Milton-Union High School Guidance Department will offer a college financial aid meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. Connie Garrett, a financial aid representative from Wright State University, will conduct the meeting. There will be a time for questions after her presentation. For more information, call the high school at 884-7950.

JAN. 15 • POVERTY IN AMERICA: “The Line,” a 45-minute documentary on poverty will be shown from 6-7:30 p.m. at the First United Church of Christ, 120 S. Market St., Troy. Participants will then discuss how they can contribute to the story out of poverty in their community. To make a reservation to attend, contact Circles of Hope, a Partners in Hope ministry, at circlesofhopepih@woh.rr.com or (937) 335-0448 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. MondayThursday. To learn more, visit www.partnersinhopeinc.org

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FEB. 10 • TURKEY SHOOT: The Troy VFW Post No. 5436, 2220 LeFevre Road, Troy, will offer a turkey shoot with sign ups beginning at 11 a.m. The shoot will begin at noon. An all-youcan-eat breakfast, by the auxiliary, will be available from 9 a.m. to noon for $6.

MARCH 2 • SPAGHETTI DINNER: The Troy Post No. 43 baseball will offer an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner from 3:30-7 p.m. at 622 S. Market St., Troy. The meal also will include salad bar, rolls, dessert and soft drink or coffee. Meals will be $6.75 for adults and $4 for children under 12.

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A snowboarder advances down the Sidewinder trail at Mad River Mountain near Bellefontaine last winter.

Ohio ski resorts celebrating snow COLUMBUS (AP) — After a bleak winter for Ohio ski resorts last year, this week’s heavy snowfall is being celebrated as many slopes open for the first time this season. “Mother Nature finally woke up and came in with a big punch,” Greg Fisher, general manager of Mad River Mountain ski resort, told The Columbus Dispatch for a story Friday. “It’s not very often that Ohio gets nearly a foot of snow all at once.” Mad River Mountain, in western Ohio just outside Bellefontaine, got about 10 inches of snow Wednesday. That was enough to allow the resort to open all but one of its 24 trails the next day. Its 1,000-foot-long snow-tubing hill is opening Friday. Last year, the resort had just five trails open after Christmas. On its opening day this year, last Saturday, only a few trails were available. Warm weather and a

lack of snowfall combined to keep the three ski resorts in northern Ohio from opening until now. Slopes at Boston Mills resort, midway between Cleveland and Akron, were scheduled to open Friday. Nearby Brandywine is slated to open Saturday, and operators at Alpine Valley in Chesterland, east of Cleveland, also hope to open this weekend. More snow is predicted for much of Ohio on Saturday. Vinnie Lewis, general manager of Boston Mills and Brandywine, said more trails will be opened this weekend if temperatures stay low enough as expected for more artificial snowmaking. “We’ll be making snow 24/7 if we can,” Lewis said. “I can see us opening the other trails quickly because the great thing is, the forecast for snow and snow-making is nice.” Annie Weirich, director of event coordinating at Clear

Fork Resort near Mansfield, said slopes were able to be opened Monday thanks to 30 snow-making guns and eight mobile snow-makers that have been added this year. The resort shut down several years ago but reopened under new management last year. But the winter was so warm that slopes were open only one full week plus weekends. “We’re very appreciative of Mother Nature this year, even though she kind of got a late start,” Weirich said. When it comes to snow, skiers and resort operators know that nothing beats the real thing. “When it snows, that’s the best advertising of all for us,” Weirich said. “People think that if they don’t have snow, we don’t have snow, either.” Snow Trails, the other ski resort near Mansfield, opened earlier this month. Nine of its 17 trails and one terrain park are open, and the tubing hill is set to open on Saturday.

Plans finalized for new bridge INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana officials have finalized an agreement with partnership group that will build a new Ohio River bridge for $763 million. The Indiana Department of Transportation announced Friday that a final decision had been

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dec. 23 In the days since the latest massacre of innocents, public soulsearching and mourning have consumed us. The “why” question has no easy answer. But finding answers will involve gun control, better mental health treatment and examining our broader culture that is numb to and accepts violence. This is the time to make common-sense changes to our liberal gun laws. We banned the sale of assault-style weapons once. Why did we let that law expire? The problem didn’t go away. Research found that the ban had a limited impact on gun crime, but noted that part of the issue was all the exceptions that were written into the law. We should also close the loopholes that allow convicted felons and others who shouldn’t possess guns to buy them…. The gun lobby will twist these common-sense measures into non sequiters about the Second Amendment, “freedom,” and “taking our guns away.” The NRA on Friday recommended adding armed guards at every school. But more guns and more fear is not the answer. Legislators and we, the As I community they represent, need to stay focused See It on the goal of making our communities safer. ■ The Troy Legal access to guns is essential; they can Daily News legitimately be used for self-defense. But welcomes assault-style weapons with high-capacity clips columns from have no place in our homes and communities and our readers. To should be banned. submit an “As I Yet gun control, as tough as it will be, is the See It” send easier part of the puzzle. The harder step is an your type-writhonest examination of our culture of violence. ten column to: ■ “As I See It”

The Ironton Tribune, Dec. 20 c/o Troy Daily Anyone who doesn’t pay attention to politics News, 224 S. in Columbus may have overlooked Gov. John Market St., Troy, OH 45373 Kasich’s recent proposal about the future of the Ohio Turnpike because, on the surface, it doesn’t ■ You can also e-mail us at seem to impact southern Ohio. editorial@tdnpu But that couldn’t be farther from the truth. blishing.com. Kasich’s innovative plan makes a lot of sense ■ Please and could ultimately be the final piece of the include your full funding puzzle needed to complete the Tri-State name and teleMetro Outerbelt, commonly called the phone number. Chesapeake Bypass. The proposal nixes the long-rumored plan to lease or sell to a private entity the 241-mile turnpike, Ohio’s only toll road, that is traveled by more than 50 million motorists a year. Under the proposal the state would borrow about $1.5 billion by issuing bonds against the toll revenue and utilizing another $1.5 billion in local and federal funding. These funds would be used for statewide construction projects that are deemed to have a big positive impact. It should come as no surprise that Republicans in the Legislature have heaped praise on Kasich’s plan while Democrats cry foul. When considered objectively, it certainly looks to be a way to maintain government ownership of the highway system that is important to northern Ohio yet invest significant money into the rest of the state’s infrastructure, something that will be very important for economic development and growth for years to come. It’s time both political parties get on the bus, so to speak, and drive this proposal forward.

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Delays litter long road to vehicle rearview rules SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In the private hell of a mother’s grief, the sounds come back to Judy Neiman. The SUV door slamming. The slight bump as she backed up in the bank parking lot. The emergency room doctor’s sobs as he said her 9-year-old daughter Sydnee, who previously had survived four open heart surgeries, would not make it this time. Her own cries of: How could I have missed seeing her? The 53-year-old woman has sentenced herself to go on living in the awful stillness of her West Richland, Wash., home, where she makes a plea for what she wants since she can’t have Sydnee back: More steps taken by the government and automakers to help prevent parents from accidentally killing their children, as she did a year ago this month. There is, in fact, a law in place that calls for new manufacturing requirements to improve the visibility behind passenger vehicles to help prevent such fatal backing crashes, which the government estimates kill some 228 people every year 110 of them children age 10 and under and injures another 17,000. Congress passed the measure

with strong bipartisan backing, and Republican President George W. Bush signed it in 2008. But almost five years later, the standards have yet to be mandated because of delays by the U.S. Department of Transportation, which faced a Feb. 28, 2011, deadline to issue the new guidelines for car manufacturers. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has pushed back that deadline three times promising in February that the rules would be issued by year’s end. With still no action, safety advocates and anguished parents such as Neiman are asking: What’s taking so long to remedy a problem recognized by government regulators and automakers for decades now? “In a way, it’s a death sentence, and for no good reason,” said former Public Citizen president Joan Claybrook, who once directed the federal agency responsible for developing the rules. The proposed regulations call for expanding the field of view for cars, vans, SUVs and pickup trucks so that drivers can see directly behind their vehicles when in reverse requiring, in most cases, rearview cameras and video displays as standard equipment.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, charged with completing the new standards, declined requests to discuss the delays. Spokeswoman Karen Aldana said the agency would not comment while the rulemaking process was ongoing but was on track to meet LaHood’s latest cutoff date. In a letter to lawmakers in February, LaHood said his agency needed more time for “research and data analysis” to “ensure that the final rule is appropriate and the underlying analysis is robust.” Others insist the issue is money, and reluctance to put any additional financial burdens on an industry crippled by the economic crisis. Development of the new safety standards came even as the Obama administration was pumping billions of dollars into the industry as part of its bailout package. “They don’t want to look at anything that will cost more money for the automobile industry,” said Packy Campbell, a former Republican state lawmaker from New Hampshire who lobbied for the law. NHTSA has estimated that making rear cameras standard on

every car would add $58 to $88 to the price of vehicles already equipped with dashboard display screens and $159 to $203 for those without them. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a lobbying group that represents automakers, puts the total cost to the industry at about $2 billion a year. Last December, the group met with White House budget officials to propose a less expensive alternative: reserving cameras for vehicles with extra-large blind zones and outfitting the rest with curved, wide-angle exterior mirrors. The alliance declined comment, but earlier this year the group’s vice president, Gloria Bergquist, told The Associated Press that it urged the government to explore more options as a way to reduce the costs passed on to consumers. “There are a variety of tools that could be used,” she said, adding that automakers also were concerned that the cumulative effect of federal safety regulations is driving up the average price of a new car, now about $25,000. Industry analysts also question whether cameras are needed on smaller, entry-level class cars with better rearview visibility.

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Elliot, a rail expert with the New York-based consulting firm Oliver Wyman. BNSF Railway Co., the prime player in the Bakken, has bolstered its oil train capacity to a million barrels a day and expects that figure to increase further. To accommodate the growth, in part, the railroad is sinking $197 million into track upgrades and other improvements in Montana and North Dakota. BNSF is also increasing train sizes, from 100 oil cars per train to as many as 118. Larger trains are harder to control, and that increases the chances of something going wrong, safety experts said. State and local emergency officials worry about a derailment in a population center or an environmentally sensitive area such as a river crossing. Rail accidents occur 34 times more frequently than pipeline ones for every ton of crude or other hazardous material shipped comparable distances, according to a recent study by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank. The Association of American Railroads contends the study was flawed but acknowledges the likelihood of a rail accident is double or triple the chance of a pipeline problem. The environmental fears carry an ironic twist: Oil trains are gaining popularity in part because of a shortage of pipeline capacity — a problem that has been worsened by environmental opposition to such projects as TransCanada’s stalled Keystone XL pipeline. That project would carry Bakken and Canadian crude to the Gulf of Mexico. Wayde Schafer, a North Dakota spokesman for the Sierra Club, described rail as “the greater of two evils” because trains pass through cities, over waterways and through wetlands that pipelines can be built to avoid. “It’s an accident waiting to happen. It’s going to be a mess and we don’t know where that mess is going to be,” Schafer said. For oil companies, the embrace of rail is a matter of expediency. Oil-loading rail terminals can be built in a matter of months, versus three to five years for pipelines to clear regulatory hurdles and be put into service, said Justin Kringstad of the North Dakota Pipeline Authority. 2343490

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse — the locomotive — to move their crude to refineries across the U.S., as plans for new pipelines stall and existing lines can’t keep up with demand. Delivering oil thousands of miles by rail from the heartland to refineries on the East, West and Gulf coasts costs more, but it can mean increased profits — up to $10 or more a barrel — because of higher oil prices on the coasts. That works out to roughly $700,000 per train. The parade of mile-long trains carrying hazardous material out of North Dakota and Montana and across the country has experts and federal regulators concerned. Rail transport is less safe than pipelines, they say, and the proliferation of oil trains raises the risk of a major derailment and spill. Since 2009, the number of train cars carrying crude hauled by major railroads has jumped from about 10,000 a year to a projected 200,000 in 2012. Much of it has been in the Northern Plains’ Bakken crude patch, but companies say oil trains are rolling or will be soon from Texas, Colorado and western Canada. “This is all occurring very rapidly, and history teaches that when those things happen, unfortunately, the next thing that is going to occur would be some sort of disaster,” said Jim Hall, a transportation consultant and former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board. Rail companies said the industry places a priority on safety and has invested heavily in track upgrades, provided emergency training and taken other measures to guard against accidents. There have been no major oil train derailments from the Bakken, according to federal regulators. Union Pacific Railroad CEO Jack Koraleski said hauling oil out of places like North Dakota will be a long-term business for railroads because trains are faster than pipelines, reliable and offer a variety of destinations. “The railroads are looking at this as a unique opportunity, a game-changing opportunity for their business,” said Jeffery

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LAURA — Allan Lee Hoffman, 75, of Laura, passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, at his residence. He was born Nov. 2, 1937, in Brookville, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his father, Ralph Guy Hoffman Sr.; mother, Elsie Irene (Templeton) Hoffman; five brothers and four sisters. He is survived by a sister, Phyllis Hoffman of Laura; sister-in-law, Loretta Hoffman of Troy; and numerous nieces, nephews and greatnieces and nephews. Allan was retired from Union Township, attended the Community Grace OROTHY ATHRYN EINEKE Brethren Church of West Milton, enjoyed gardenNeil Reineke, on Feb. 25, 2009, and TROY — Dorothy Kathryn Reineke, one sister, Maxine Gross. age 91, of Troy, Ohio, passed away at ing, canning, taking care She formerly was employed with Troy- of his nieces, nephews 8:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 26, Tipp Telephone Co., Waco, Hobart 2012, at Upper Valley Medical Center, and great-nieces and Manufacturing, Arc Abrasives and Troy. She was born on Sept. 10, 1921, nephews, volunteering for Murphy Pontiac, all of Troy. in Shelby County, Ohio, to the late Union Township F.I.S.H. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Walter and Inez (Sinks) Ely. She was and working with children Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at Baird Funeral at his church. married to Clarence E. “Bud” Reineke; and he preceded her in death on Dec. Home, Troy, with Pam Linderson, chapFuneral services will be lain, officiating. Interment will be in 30, 1992. at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec. Riverside Cemetery, Troy. She is survived by her son, Kirk 31, 2012, at the HaleFriends may call from 10-11 a.m. on Reineke of Charlotte, N.C.; two sisters, Sarver Family Funeral Marie Fine of Troy and Betty Heater of Monday at the funeral home. Home, 284 N. Miami St., In lieu of flowers, memorial contribuNew Hampshire; two grandchildren, West Milton, with the Rev. Melissa Pacy and Jamey Reineke; and tions may be made to the Salvation Steve Peters officiating. Army. eight great-grandchildren. Burial will follow at Friends may express condolences to In addition to her parents and her Arlington Cemetery. the family through www.baird husband, Mrs. Reineke was preceded Friends may call from funeralhome.com. in death by one son, Rickford “Rick” 12:30-2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. If so desired, contribuVERETT RIST tions may be made to BRADFORD — Everett R. Crist, 90, of Gettysburg, Jason Crist of Greenville, Union Township F.I.S.H., Bradford, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012 Angie and Scott Armstrong of 4232 S. Shiloh Road, Arcanum, Kelly and Chuck Smith of at home. Laura, OH 45337; or Versailles, Dawn and Paul Thur, Shawn Union Township Life He was born July 3, 1922, in Harris, Crist, and Shannon Crist, all of Kansas, to the late Charles and Anna Squad, P.O. Box 66, West Greybull, Wyo.; 14 great-grandchildren; Milton, OH 45383. (Fridley) Crist. brother-in-lw, Donald and his wife, He was a member of Oakgrove Mary Burns of Covington; three sistersGerman Baptist Church; worked as a in-law, Vivian Crist of Troy, Ellen famer and a well driller; and was an FUNERAL Douglass of Covington and Frances Adams Township trustee/clerk. DIRECTORY He was preceded in death by his par- and her husband, Wayne Flory of Delphi, Ind.; and numerous other relaents; granddaughter, Amy Crist; four tives and friends. brothers, Alva, Floyd, Ralph and • Shirley Ann Steward Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Everett’s twin, Wayne Crist. WEST MILTON — Everett is survied by his loving wife of Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at Oakgrove Shirley Ann Steward, age German Baptist Church with Home 66 years, Esther (Burns) Crist; three 69, of West Milton, Ohio, Brethren officiating. Interment will be in passed away at 12:56 sons and daughters-in-law, Scott and Oakland Cemetery. The family will Susie Crist, Ron and Deb Crist, all of a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 25, Bradford, and Gerald and Debbie Crist receive friends from 2-5 p.m. Sunday at 2012, at her residence. Stocker-Fraley Funeral Home, Bradford. Graveside services will be of Greybull, Wyo.; nine grandchildren Please omit flowers. and their spouses, Lynn and Kelley at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 4, Condolences may be left for the family Crist of Greenville, Ann Crist of 2013, at Riverside at www.stockerfraley.com. Bradford, Ryan and Jenny Crist of Cemetery, West Milton, Ohio. Baird Funeral Home, Troy, is assisting OBERT ARNER OB UDY the family with arrangements. COVINGTON — Robert Warner “Bob” and Dr. George LaNoue of Baltimore, Rudy, age 92, of Troy, Ohio, and Green Md., and Roberta Jane and Michael • Alkie M. Plantz Levine of Danville, Calif.; two sons, Valley, Ariz., formerly of Covington, JACKSON CENTER — Robert Weber and Sally W. Rudy of Ohio, died Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2012. Alkie M. Plantz, 69, of at Garbry Ridge in Piqua. Bob was born Troy, and James William and Jane H. Jackson Center, died at Rudy of Troy; eight grandchildren and Aug. 3, 1920, in Covington, to the late James Arthur and Reva Marie (Warner) their spouses, George Jefferson 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. LaNoue and Malindi Lankatilleke of Rudy. 22, 2012, at Lima He was a graduate of Covington High Baltimore, Md., Robert James Revere Memorial Health System. School, Class of 1938 and a graduate of LaNoue and Elisabeth James of A memorial service will be Durham, N.C., Zachary Levine of Los the Ohio State University in 1942. Bob held at a later date. Angeles, Calif., Sabrina Levine of served in the United States Army Air Arrangements are being Corps. He was a past president and cur- Newport Beach, Calif., Robert Brian handled by Bayliff & Eley rent chairman of the board of Rudy Inc., and Kelley Rudy of Troy, Jill Elizabeth Funeral Home, an agri business serving the agricultural and Judd Mendoza of Anaheim Hills, Wapakoneta. Calif., William Evan and Marena Rudy community for the past 5 generations, over 100 years. He was a lifelong mem- of Chicago, Ill., and Anna Weber Rudy of Chicago, Ill.; six great-grandchildren, ber of the Covington Church of the OBITUARY Mavi Lankatilleke, Marcelle Marie Brethren where he was active, playing the organ, singing in the choir and serv- LaNoue, Aiden Rudy, Bentley Rudy, POLICY ing on boards. He also was an associate Kylle Mendoza and Kasie Mendoza; and other relatives, and Ohio and member of the Presbyterian Church in In respect for friends Green Valley, Ariz. He was a past presi- Arizona friends. and family, the Troy Daily Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. dent of the Ohio Grain and Feed Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at the Association, served on the Covington News prints a funeral Covington Church of the Brethren, with School Board, the Covington Savings directory free of charge. Pastor Michael Yingst officiating. and Loan Board, the Buckeye State Families who would like Interment will be in Highland Cemetery. Mutual Insurance Board, the Elevator photographs and more The family will receive friends from 2-5 Mutual Insurance Board, and he was a detailed obituary informap.m. Sunday at Stocker-Fraley Funeral member of the Masonic Lodge. tion published in the Troy He was preceded in death by his par- Home, Covington. In lieu of flowers, Daily News, should contact contributions may be made to the ALS ents; and his sister and brother-in-law, their local funeral home for Association, the Covington Outreach Janice and Robert Kiefer. pricing details. Bob is survived by his loving wife of 70 Association, or the Covington Church of the Brethren. Condolences may be left years, Bonnydell “Bonnie” (Weber) for the family at www.stockerfraley.com. Rudy; two daughters, Patricia Jeanne

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Englewood. She was a presiding judge at the voting polls in Englewood for several years. Her hobbies included knitting, sewing, cooking, crossword puzzles and watching cooking shows NEWMAN on television. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2012, at FisherCheney Funeral Home in Troy, Ohio. Visitation service will be from 10 a.m. until time of service at 11 a.m. Interment will be held at Riverside Cemetery in Troy, with the Rev. George Sidwell officiating. Contributions may be made to the Englewood United Methodist Church in her memory. Condolences may be left for the family at www.fisher-cheney funeralhome.com.

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In this Nov. 17, 2012, file aerial photo, tractor-trailers line up for two miles, as they wait to unload oil in Trenton, N.D. Energy companies behind the oil boom on the Northern Plains are increasingly turning to an industrial-age workhorse — the locomotive — to move their crude to refineries across the U.S., as plans for new pipelines stall and existing lines can't keep up with demand.

TROY — Evelyn F. Newman, age 84, of Englewood, passed away at 6:56 a.m. Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, at her home. Evelyn was born Feb. 29, 1928, in Tilton, Ky., to the late Robert L. and Maude (Wallingford) Crain. She was married on Nov. 18, 1944, to Harold Osborne Newman and he passed away on Aug. 21, 2007. Evelyn is survived by three sons and daughter-in-law, Roy T. Newman of Englewood, Roger L. and Bea Newman of Troy, and John P. Newman of Vandalia; two daughters and son-inlaw, Brenda C. and Ron May of Troy, and Barbara E. Carter of Troy; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one granddaughter, Lisa Courtney; and one brother, Donald Crain. Evelyn was a member at the Englewood United Methodist Church. She was retired from K-Mart in

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Despite changes in style, pipe organs endure SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The pipe organ has ruled the Christian worship sanctuary for centuries, and the majestic instrument continues to reign supreme in many Roman Catholic and mainline Protestant parishes. It’s a tougher sell for congregations moving toward contemporary worship. The growth in praiseband led services, combined with a nationwide shortage of qualified organists, is prompting many congregations to leave pipe organs out of their new construction plans. Jerry Aultman thinks that’s a mistake. The longtime organist and music professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological said the pipe organ doesn’t need to be relegated to funerals and AP PHOTO/DIRK LAMMERS weddings, and it fits nicely In this Nov. 30 photo, organ builder John Nordlie points at some of the towering into modern worship when pipes on an instrument he built for First United Methodist Church, in Sioux Falls, S.D. used in the right way. “We shouldn’t abandon the organ in contemporary music styles,” said Aultman, who plays each Sunday at First Baptist Church in Dallas. “The organ is a wonderful instrument to blend in with any kind of instrumental ensemble. It can fill in a lot of holes in the sound.” The pipe organ, which dates back to the third century B.C., “has always been the choice for churches who want one musician to fill the room with sound,” South Dakota organ builder John Nordlie said. The instrument has been considered expensive throughout its history,

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with current price tags ranging from $100,000 to well into the millions. But pipe organs hold their value and can last for generations if they’re welldesigned and well-maintained, he said. Nordlie crafted his first instrument in 1977 for a church in Appleton, Minn., and has built nearly 50 organs in Sioux Falls shop. Each part is handcrafted, from the wood and metal pipes that turn airflow into notes to the ornate cabinetry that houses the massive structures. Although electronic and digital instruments can try to emulate the sound of wind being pushed through pipes, “they will never match the sound of the pipe organ,” Nordlie said. “The difference is there,” he said. “Whether you take the time to listen carefully is entirely up to you.” The large megabuilders of the 1960s have largely disappeared, but numerous smaller companies are building as many instruments as they can turn out, said James Weaver, executive director of the Organ Historical Society. Weaver said music aficionados still value the incredible amount of craftsmanship put into each organ. For proof, he points to the top-of-the line organs being built for municipal concert halls such as the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia and Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. “The idea of a hand-

made instrument is something which is just still quite a wonderful thing in our society and it’s something that we really care about,” Weaver said. Another factor contributing to the organ’s decline is a fewer number of musicians qualified to sit behind the consoles. The pipe organ is a complex instrument, and playing it well requires intensive training and practice. Weaver said the number of organ students dropped tremendously a few years ago as musicians worried about whether their degrees would lead to jobs. He said he’s starting to see a turn-around. “Now there are more positions available I think,” he said. Aultman agreed. He said there are fewer universities offering organ degrees, but the ones that remain are stronger. “There are still students that are majoring in organ, and there are still churches that will hire them and pay them a living wage,” he said. “And I think that’s just going to get better.” Aultman urges organists who want to make a living to embrace contemporary styles. He suggests that organists trained to playing only off of sheet music to learn play off chord charts like Nashville studio musicians. “My advice to organists is, ‘Don’t be a snob,’” he said. “You’re not going to probably find a position where you can play all Bach preludes and fugues for the bulk of your work.”

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Program specific to athletes Concussion therapy offered at UVMC For the Troy Daily News After painful headaches and struggles concentrating on his school work, Devan Frey finally found relief from football-related concussions through a specialized physical therapy program at Upper Valley Medical Center. Frey, now a junior at Upper Valley Career Center in Piqua, received his first concussion in a junior varsity football game at Fort Loramie, his home school district. The concussion came in the fall of 2010. He received a second concussion the same season when hit in the chest, leaving him of play out for the season. When recurring headaches, lack of concentration and other post concussion problems persisted, he was referred to a neurologist. She did testing and recommended the UVMC Physical Therapy Concussion Program. Physical therapist Sarah Conover worked with Frey several weeks last summer focusing on vestibular therapy exercises, which involve vision and balance. This fall when Frey returned to school, he was a different kid. “We had the old Devan back,” said his mom, Pam Frey. Education is the key in dealing with concussions, said Conover. The concerns involved with concussions both short and long term are receiving increasing public attention. “About 80 percent of kids with concussions go back to the sport and never have a problem again. They don’t need therapy,” Conover said. “It is the other 20 percent who do; that’s who we are here for, those with severe concussions or multiple concussions.” Symptoms associated with concussions include dizziness and impairments in balance, visual perception/focusing and coordination. For those with a mild concussion, the main treatment usually is rest. For those with a more serious concussion, intervention by a physical therapist is likely needed, Conover said. She uses vestibular

training exercises designed specifically for the individual to help with controlling pain, better balance, less dizziness, improved visual focus, less fatigue, increased coordination and better concentration. The vestibular training treatment generally includes exercises at the UVMC Rehab Unit once a week for up to 12 weeks coupled with a series of “intensive” home exercises. The exercises don’t take long but usually are done four to five times a day. The goals include “bathing the brain in these activities frequently” in order to provide rehabilitation, Conover said. Devan and Pam Frey said they would encourage PROVIDED PHOTOS anyone with a concussion Physical therapist Sarah Conover uses infrared technology to examine the eye behavior of Devan Frey, as to be proactive — seek proper attention and then part of treatment for a concussion. The vestibular system is closely linked to the eyes. Therapists can tell a lot about the inner ears by looking at eye movement. care, if needed. “Do it the first time and not wait,’ Devan Frey said. Pam Frey added, “Trust your gut instinct and your kid’s. If they are hesitant to go back (to the sport) … they know themselves. Don’t say, ‘He hasn’t had a headache for a week, it is time to play again.’” How a concussion affects the brain is different for each person. “We have found with concussions there is no cast, no broken bone. You can’t see anything so you have all of We have lots of kittens available at the Miami County these things and you don’t Animal Shelter for adoption. We have different colors, know how to deal with them,” Pam Frey said. sexes, and hair lengths available, but they won't last Conover said many long! Come in and choose a Christmas kitty for someschools now do a base line one you love! testing of athletes prior to a sports season to have information on hand about preconcussion conditions. Miami County Animal Shelter Adoption Fees and Procedures: Dogs : $62.00 unDevan Frey, who had neutered, $32.00 neutered. All dogs adopted will be given their first distemper shot given up other sports to and first dose of worm medicine. The license fee is included. With an adoption you play football, decided to will receive a coupon for a free health exam at the Miami Co. veterinarian of your end his sports career. He choice. The adoption fee also includes a $30.00 neuter deposit. All dogs adopted now pursues other interfrom the shelter are required to be neutered by the vet of your choice within 45 days ests such as hunting and from the date of adoption or by the time the puppy reaches 6 mos of age. Neutering camping. (of pets adopted from our shelter) is For others who desire, a MANDATORY by law. return to the sport is not out of the question, Conover said. That decision should be reached by the athlete and their family, as long as the medical Male Yellow (White Swirls) DSH team involved approves Young Neutered/Tested the return. Morris wants to be with his new human(s) companion(s) for For more information the holidays. He loves attention, very social, does not mind on the Physical Therapy Concussion Program at friendly dogs and cats. Morris is one good looking guy who UVMC, call (937) 440-4840 would be great with kids. Favorite hobbies: watching birds or log on to UVMC.com. at the feeder through the window, cuddling up with you and

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Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 23 years, and we have two teenage daughters. Our biggest issue is disciplining the kids. I think they should do more household chores. My husband agrees in theory, but does nothing to hold them accountable when they don't cooperate, so the burden of discipline falls on me. I'm sick of being the bad guy and living in a slovenly house that no one else cares about. I've talked to them until I'm blue in the face. I've tried letting things go to see whether they'd eventually do something, and that doesn't work either. Usually, I end up so frustrated that I throw a big hissy fit and clean it myself. I'm ready to move out. To me, it's more than the mess. It's teaching the kids to be independent, to have some work ethic and to be accountable for their actions. To them, I'm being a nag. What should I do? — Tired in Rural Oregon Dear Tired: Nagging is part of your job as a parent. And it's OK to let some things go. The girls' rooms are theirs. Leave their clothes on the floor and their beds unmade. Tell them those things are their responsibility, and show them how to use the washer and dryer. If you can't stand the sight of the mess in their rooms, close the doors. Common areas will be tougher, but they are counting on you to give up. Firmly and repeatedly remind your husband and children to do whatever chores you assign. Do not do these things for them out of exasperation, and try not to become angry. Offer incentives in the form of increased or decreased allowance. Help them understand that you are not a servant. Being a member of the family means doing your share. If your husband won't help, discuss hiring outside cleaning assistance. Dear Annie: I am a senior in high school and plan to have a family graduation party next spring. However, I haven't spoken to my maternal grandparents in six months. They have never been a part of my life and have said and done some hurtful things over the years. They often start fights at family get-togethers. I have no desire to invite them, but my mom says I should because I would otherwise regret it later. Honestly, I'd be happy never to see them again, but I don't want to hurt my mom by not inviting her parents. Should I? — East Coast Senior Dear Senior: Yes — not only because it would please your mother, but also because it will give your grandparents a chance to behave better. One should take advantage of opportunities to reconcile when possible. Dear Annie: "Washington" said her mother was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis 30 years ago. She had been active in her church and had lots of friends, but at age 49, she was in a nursing home. Now the only person who visits is her daughter. I was diagnosed with MS in 1961 at age 19. In 1962, I became wheelchair bound. I'm fortunate to have a loving, caring husband of 52 years who does the things I cannot do for myself. This disease turns your life upside down. It makes the MS patient feel like a burden to society. But disabled people want to be loved, too. I have a chin-controlled power chair to move around in. I can use the computer with a voice-activated system, and I listen to books on tape. I stay as active as my limitations will allow. But with everything I do, someone has to assist me. I am blessed to have my husband. For people who say they're bored: How about volunteering for the disabled? — Faithful Follower in Florida Dear Florida: A wonderful suggestion. Approximately 400,000 Americans are currently diagnosed with MS. For those who want more information, please contact the National MS Society at nationalmssociety.org. 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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Hidden notes of love are fond reminders of a visit Dear Heloise: My husband thought we should share a family tradition with your readers because he loves it. Our family lives all around the U.S., and we are always trying to find time to visit. Before we leave, we hide little folded (and dated) notes around their homes with messages about our stay, our love of them, wishing we could see them again soon, and silly thoughts about little things that will mean something to them. We put them in their car glove box, cereal boxes, taped to the back of bottles, between their DVDs, in linen closets

Hints from Heloise Columnist between towels, in the freezer, in bathroom drawers, in winter boots (leave these in summer so they will find them months down the road), in pockets of coats and under lamp bottoms. The notes are warm reminders of the visit and usually bring smiles. I found one

recently in my home that was 12 years old. My sisters started this for our mother when she would feel sad as we were all about to leave. She loved it! — Skeeter Gurzick, Omaha, Neb. Charming! I sometimes slip notes into my husband’s luggage when he leaves for a trip. Surprise! — Heloise PET PAL Readers: Carolyn Dunmyer of Aledo, Texas, sent in a photo of her two beautiful cats, who are brothers. They are Romeo and Valentino, who are quite comfy in a basket. Carolyn says: “Romeo and Valentino are two solid-white,

domestic shorthair cats that we adopted from our local animal shelter as 8-week-old kittens. They are brothers and are real Italian lovers.” To see these cuddling kitties, visit my website, www.Heloise.com, and click on “Pets.” — Heloise HANDY OVEN MITT Dear Heloise: When I’m cooking a meal, not everything is ready at the same time. First is the baked potatoes. I keep them hot by putting them in an oven mitt. They stay hot and ready to serve with the rest of the meal. — Ken Leach, The Villages, Fla.

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HOROSCOPE BY FRANCES DRAKE For Sunday, Dec. 30, 2012 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is an excellent day to talk to authority figures to discuss your life direction. You’re in a serious, practical frame of mind and ready to do this. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Any kind of study will go well today. In particular, you will enjoy studying subjects like philosophy, religion or history. Good day for editing publishing projects. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You can make great headway with discussions about red-tape issues like insurance matters, inheritances, taxes and debt. You won’t overlook details, and you’ll stick to the job until it’s done. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Discussions with partners and close friends will be serious and practical today. This is a good day to discuss the division of labor or how to share expenses. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) At work today, you will agree to routine tasks that require attention to detail simply because you’re in the mood. You’ll do a great job, and you won’t make mistakes. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) This is a good day for artistic practice. You have the discipline to do the work necessary for creating something. You also can arrive at practical solutions related to the care and education of children. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Tackle home repairs today. Alternatively, family discussions about practical matters might secure the future of your home. This is good. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Because you’re in a practical frame of mind today, you will be happy to do routine work. You have endurance, excellent concentration and patience. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) If shopping today, you will be interested only in buying practical items or items that last a long time. You will not be frivolous with your money today. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Discussions with others will be serious and practical today. Quite likely, someone who is older and more experienced will have some valuable input for you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Research will go extremely well today. You have the mental endurance and the necessary concentration to do a good job. Answers are waiting to be discovered. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) In a group situation today, you will meet someone who is older or more experienced. Listen to what this person has to say, because it could benefit you. It ultimately might even change your goals. YOU BORN TODAY You are a pragmatic realist. You’re very talented at communicating your views with very few words. You have the ability to see the faults of society or systems around you and suggest ways to eliminate them. You like orderly surroundings, even minimalist. You’re careful with your money. In the year ahead, an interesting choice will present itself. Choose wisely. Birthdate of: Kristin Kreuk, actress; Matt Lauer, TV journalist; Douglas Coupland, author. (c) 2012 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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TODAY IN HISTORY (AP) — Today is Saturday, Dec. 29, the 364th day of 2012. There are two days left in the year. Today’s Highlight : On Dec. 29, 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, a Lockheed L1011 Tristar, crashed into the Florida Everglades near Miami International Airport, killing 101 of the 176 people aboard. (Investigators determined that the crew was distracted by a burnedout indicator light, and failed to notice that the autopilot had become disengaged, sending the

plane into a slow descent leading to the late-night crash.) On this date: In 1890, the Wounded Knee massacre took place in South Dakota as an estimated 300 Sioux Indians were killed by U.S. troops sent to disarm them. In 1940, during World War II, Germany dropped incendiary bombs on London, setting off what came to be known as “The Second Great Fire of London.” In 1992, David and Sharon Schoo of St. Charles, Ill., were

arrested at O’Hare International Airport upon their return from a Mexican vacation for leaving their 4- and 9-year-old daughters at home, alone. (The Schoos pleaded guilty to child neglect and were sentenced to probation; the children were put up for adoption.) One year ago: Fed-up voters in Jamaica threw out the ruling party and delivered a landslide triumph to the opposition People’s National Party and its leader, former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller.

Fewer banks failing as industry strengthens WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. banks are ending the year with their best profits since 2006 and fewer failures than at any time since the financial crisis struck in 2008. They’re helping support an economy slowed by high unemployment, flat pay, sluggish manufacturing and anxious consumers. As the economy heals from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, more people and businesses are taking out and repaying loans. And for the first time since 2009, banks’ earnings growth is being driven by higher revenue a healthy trend. Banks had previously managed to boost earnings by putting aside less money for possible losses. Signs of the industry’s gains: Banks are earning more. In the July-September quarter, the industry’s earnings reached $37.6 billion, up from $35.3 billion a year earlier. It was the best showing since the JulySeptember quarter of 2006, long before the financial meltdown. By contrast, at the depth of the Great Recession in the last quarter of 2008, the industry lost $32 billion. Banks are lending a bit

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In this Dec. 19 photo, a man walks past a Wells Fargo location in Philadelphia. U.S. banks are closing the year with the strongest profits since 2006 and fewer failures than at any time since the financial crisis struck in 2008. They’re helping support an economy slowed by high unemployment, flat pay, sluggish manufacturing and anxious consumers. more freely. The value of loans to consumers rose 3.2 percent in the 12 months that ended Sept. 30 compared with the previous 12 months, according to data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. More lending fuels more consumer spending, which drives

about 70 percent of economic activity. At the same time, overall lending remains well below levels considered healthy over the long run. Fewer banks are considered at risk of failure. In July through September, the number of banks on the FDIC’s confidential

“problem list” fell for a sixth straight quarter. These banks numbered 694 as of Sept. 30 about 9.6 percent of all federally insured banks. At its peak in the first quarter of 2011, the number of troubled banks was 888, or 11.7 percent of all federally

insured institutions. Bank failures have declined. In 2009, 140 failed. In 2010, more banks failed 157 than in any year since the savings and loan crisis of the early 1990s. In 2011, regulators closed 92. This year, the number of failures has trickled to 51. That’s still more than normal. In a strong economy, an average of only four or five banks close annually. But the sharply reduced pace of closings shows sustained improvement. Less threat of loan losses. The money banks had to set aside for possible losses fell 15 percent in the JulySeptember quarter from a year earlier. Loan portfolios have strengthened as more customers have repaid on time. Losses have fallen for nine straight quarters. And the proportion of loans with payments overdue by 90 days or more has dropped for 10 straight quarters. “We are definitely on the back end of this crisis,” says Josh Siegel, chief executive of Stonecastle Partners, a firm that invests in banks. The biggest boost for banks is the gradually strengthening economy. Employers added nearly 1.7 million jobs in the first 11 months of 2012. More

people employed mean more people and businesses can repay loans. And after better-than-expected economic news last week, some analysts said the economy could end up growing faster in the October-December quarter and next year than previously thought. That assumes Congress and the White House can strike a budget deal to avert the “fiscal cliff” the steep tax increases and spending cuts that are set to kick in Jan. 1. If they don’t reach a deal, those measures would significantly weaken the economy. Banks have also been bolstered by higher capital, their cushion against risk. Banks boosted capital 3.8 percent in the third quarter, FDIC data show. And the industry’s average ratio of capital to assets reached a record high. On the other hand, many banks are no longer benefiting from record-low interest rates. They still pay almost nothing to depositors and on money borrowed from other banks or the government. But steadily lower rates on loans other than credit cards have reduced how much banks earn.

Experts: Trained police needed for school security WASHINGTON (AP) — The student’s attack began with a shotgun blast through the windows of a California high school. Rich Agundez, the El Cajon policeman assigned to the school, felt his mind shift into overdrive. People yelled at him amid the chaos but he didn’t hear. He experienced “a tunnel vision of concentration.” While two teachers and three students were injured when the glass shattered in the 2001 attack on Granite Hills High School, Agundez confronted the assailant

and wounded him before he could get inside the school and use his second weapon, a handgun. The National Rifle Association’s response to a Connecticut school massacre envisions, in part, having trained, armed volunteers in every school in America. But Agundez, school safety experts and school board members say there’s a huge difference between a trained law enforcement officer who becomes part of the school family and a guard with a gun. The NRA’s proposal has

sparked a debate across the country as gun control rises once again as a national issue. President Barack Obama promised to present a plan in January to confront gun violence in the aftermath of the killing of 20 Sandy Hook Elementary School students and six teachers in Newtown, Conn. Agundez said what happened before the shooting in the San Diego County school should frame the debate over the NRA’s proposal. With a shooting at another county school just weeks before, Agundez had

trained the staff in how to lock down the school, assigned evacuation points, instructed teachers to lock doors, close curtains and turn off the lights. He even told them computers should be used where possible to communicate, to lessen the chaos. And his training? A former SWAT team member, Agundez’ preparation placed him in simulated stressful situations and taught him to evade a shooter’s bullets. And the kids in the school knew to follow his advice because they knew him. He spoke in

their classrooms and counseled them when they came to him with problems. In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, school boards, administrators, teachers and parents are reviewing their security measures. School security officers can range from the besttrained police officers to unarmed private guards. Some big-city districts with gang problems and crime formed their own police agencies years ago. Others, after the murder of 13 people at Columbine High School in 1999, started joint

agreements with local police departments to have officers assigned to schools even though that was no guarantee of preventing violence. A trained police officer at Columbine confronted one of two shooters but couldn’t prevent the death of 13 people. “Our association would be uncomfortable with volunteers,” said Mo Canady, executive director of the National Association of School Resource Officers, whose members are mostly trained law enforcement officers who “become part of the school family.’”

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• COACHING SEARCH: Troy Christian Schools has two coaching positions available. It is looking for a head varsity softball coach and is accepting applications until Jan. 16, 2013 for the position, as well as a head varsity volleyball coach with an application deadline of Feb. 20, 2013. Applications can be found on the Troy Christian Schools website at http://troychristianschools.org/fileadmin/content/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. • COACHING SEARCH: Newton High School is looking for a reserve and varsity volleyball coach for next year (2013). If interested, please contact Bob Huelsman or Larry Powell at Newton High School at (937) 6765132, or by e-mail at bob_heulsman@newton.k12.oh.us or larry_powell@newton.k12.oh.us. • BASKETBALL: The Tippecanoe basketball team will be honoring the 1973 SWBL champions on Jan. 19. The Red Devils face Versailles that night at 7:30 p.m. Any member of the team, cheerleaders or coaches need to contact Dale Pittenger at dlpittenger@tippcity.k12.oh.us for more information. • BASEBALL: Extra Innings Troy is hosing a two-day Pro Player Camp from noon-5 p.m. Dec. 29-30. The staff for this camp will include Reds Hall of Famer Tom Browning, along with former Reds players Jeff Shaw and Jeff Branson. Other members of the instructional staff are local professional baseball players. For more information, contact Extra Innings at (937) 3393330 or at www.extrainnings-troy.com.

Chasing titles Staff Reports

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FAIRBORN — Three is the magic number this season at the GMVWA Holiday tournament for both the Troy Trojans and Covington Buccaneers, as both schools have three wrestlers still in the individual championship hunt after the first day of action Friday at the Nutter Center. Troy sits in 17th place in the large-school division with 40

points (32nd overall), while Covington is in 10th in the small-school division with 53 (23rd overall). “We brought nine guys with us. It’s our typical nine, but we’re still pretty banged up,” Troy coach Doug Curnes said. “We’re trying to recover from a lot of

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Troy’s Logan Schlosser controls his first-round opponent Friday at ■ See GMVWA on 18 the GMVWA Holiday Tournament at the Nutter Center.

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Milton-Union’s Dakota Albaugh goes up for a layup in front of Bethel’s Patrick Bain Friday night at Bethel High School.

Bulldogs win at buzzer

TODAY Troy at Beavercreek (at Fairmont) (11 a.m.) Miami East at Versailles Invite (TBA) Dixie at Newton (7:30 p.m.) Piqua Holiday Classic Championship game (8 p.m.) Bradford Holiday Tourney Consolation game (3 p.m.) Championship game (7 p.m.) Girls Basketball Tippecanoe at Troy (7:30 p.m.) Milton-Union at Brookville (4:30 p.m.) Piqua Holiday Classic Championship game (6:30 p.m.) Bradford Holiday Tourney Consolation game (1 p.m.) Championship game (5 p.m.) Wrestling Milton-Union, Miami East at Tippecanoe Invite (9 a.m.) Troy, Covington, Piqua at GMVWA (11 a.m.) Troy Christian at Brecksville Tourney (10 a.m.) Lehman at Thunderbird Invite (9:30 a.m.) Swimming Tippecanoe at Bellefontaine Invite (noon) Hockey Troy at Centerville (at South Metro) (4 p.m.)

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SUNDAY Hockey Troy at Beavercreek (at South Metro) (4 p.m.)

Trojans start fast but fall to Fort Recovery

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Albaugh’s tip in lifts M-U past Bethel, 36-34 BY COLIN FOSTER Sports Writer cfoster@tdnpublishing.com PHOTOS COURTESY LEE WOOLERY/SPEEDSHOT PHOTO

Troy’s Mackenzie Schulz is fouled going for a layup against Fort Recovery Friday night at the Trojan Activities Center.

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Milton-Union coach Rusty Berner told his post players to crash the boards moments before their final possession against Bethel. It paid off. Dakota Albaugh tipped in the game-winning shot as time expired to lift the Bulldogs past the Bethel Bees 36-34 Friday night in Brandt. “I told Dakota and Trevor (Klosterman) in that timeout that it’s time to take charge and clean the glass,” Berner said. “He did — and it happened to be on a huge play that counted.

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A hot start by Kristen Wood proved to not be enough. The Troy senior scored the game’s first eight points Friday night against Fort Recovery, but the Trojans went cold after TROY that, and the Indians cleaned up the glass and made their free throws late to steal a 41-32 victory at the Trojan Activities Center. Troy (4-7) went 13 for 46 from the field and 4 for 12 from the free throw line in the game, while Fort Recovery won the battle of the boards 36-30 — and 20-11 during its second-half rally. “Honestly, we got pretty much any look we wanted. We just didn’t convert,” Troy coach Nathan Kopp said. An eight-point blitzkrieg by Wood shocked Fort Recovery into a timeout less than two minutes into the game. Todda Norris swatted the opening

“I couldn’t be more proud of these kids. They really earned it.” The win for the Bulldogs (5-2) matches their win total from last season. The loss Friday was the first of the year for Bethel. “We struggled finishing tonight,” Bethel coach Eric Glover said. “We missed layup after layup. Not make any excuses, we just didn’t play well tonight. They just wanted it more tonight.” Despite getting outplayed in the third quarter, the Bulldogs held a 23-21 lead going into the fourth. Bethel’s Patrick Bain — who poured in eight in the fourth Troy’s Kristen Wood drives to the basket Friday

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Bobcats win big in bowl game, 45-14 The final pass of Tyler Tettleton’s dizzying early-game onslaught was beautiful — a 68-yard touchdown heave to Chase Cochran over two defenders. Ohio coach Frank Solich couldn’t have designed a better beginning to a football game. And the end result — a dominant 45-14 victory over LouisianaMonroe in the Independence Bowl on Friday — wasn’t too bad either. See Page 16.

Vikings rally in 2nd half, stay unbeaten Staff Reports

against host Versailles at 8 p.m. today. The Miami East junior varsity team plays against Anna Mitchell added 14 points, six in the finals at 2:30 p.m. Brookville — 46 steals and six rebounds as it Brisco 9-1-24, Day 4-2-12, Landis 3grinded out a 53-46 win over 0-6, Zellers 1-0-2, Kuck 1-0-2. Totals: 18Brookville to advance to the 3-46. finals of the Versailles Holiday Miami East — 53 Hickman 6-1-15, Mitchell 5-3-14, Tournament. The Vikings (6-0) play House 4-0-8, Donaldson 3-0-6, Beard 3-1-

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Troy was defeated by Springboro 5-2 Friday night at South Metro in Springboro to open the Mayor’s Cup Tournament. The Trojans got goals by Clay Terrill and Logan Tiderington. Adding

assists were Will Schober, Mason Hagan and Alex Smith. Jake Eldridge had 23 saves in goal. The Trojans play against Centerville at 4 p.m. today at South Metro.

■ College Football Bethel’s Jill Callaham goes for a layup as MiltonUnion’s Kaitlyn Thompson looks on Friday.

Bobcats blast Warhawks, 45-14

■ CONTINUED FROM 15 quarter — tied the game at 25-25 with 5:30 left in regulation. But a Caleb Poland layup and Klosterman jumper put Milton back up by four with 3:30 to go. Then when the game was on the line for Bethel, Bain came through again. The junior drove baseline to knot the score at 32-32. After Kenton Dickison hit two foul shots, Bain drove and scored to tie the game with 25 seconds. But Milton’s will to win was just too much to overcome on this night. Poland was the only Bulldog in double figures with 10. Sam Brady added seven points and Albaugh had six. The only time Milton trailed was after Schwieterman’s 3-pointer to open the game. Bethel was paced by 13 and Bain’s Schwieterman’s nine. • Girls Milton-Union 49, Bethel 37 Bethel coach Ed Quincel was proud of the fight his team showed after falling behind 15-2 to MiltonUnion by the end of the first quarter Friday night. The Bees outscored the Bulldogs 10-4 in the second to go into the locker room down 19-12. Bethel then chopped Milton’s lead to just two with six remaining in the third. But Milton’s Brooke Falb wasn’t about to let the Bees get any closer. The Milton sophomore hit back-to-back 3s to put her team up 27-19. Falb finished the quarter with four 3-pointers, putting the Bulldogs back up double digits by the end of the third. From there, the Bulldogs closed out the Bees for their second win of the season, walking away with a 49-37 victory. Falb finished with a career-high 25 points. She also added six rebounds, two assists and three steals. “Honestly, it didn’t even register when she was hitting all of them,” MiltonUnion coach Richard Cline said. “My mind switches so quickly from ‘OK we scored, now we’re on defense.’ I don’t think so much about

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The final pass of Tyler Tettleton’s dizzying early-game onslaught was beautiful — a 68-yard touchdown heave to Chase Cochran over two defenders. Ohio coach Frank Solich couldn’t have designed a better beginning to a football game. And the end result — a dominant 45-14 victory over Louisiana-Monroe in the Independence Bowl on Friday — wasn’t too bad either. “It was probably as complete of ballgame as we’ve played in some time,” Solich said. “I think our guys played with great intensity and a great deal of heart. We showed we can play a great game against a really good team like Louisiana-Monroe.” Tettleton’s early heroics staked the Bobcats (94) to an early 14-0 lead and Louisiana-Monroe was never really able to gain its footing. During the two early touchdown drives, Tettleton completed all five of his passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns. He finished 14 of 22 passing for 331 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. “We knew we were going up against a great front seven, so our game plan was to take some shots down field and let our playmakers make plays,” Tettleton said. They certainly did. Cochran caught three passes for 162 yards while Tyler Futrell had five receptions for 133 yards. With Tettleton softening the Louisiana-Monroe defense early, running back Beau Blankenship provided the power offense to seal the game, rushing for 104 yards and an Independence Bowl record four touchdowns. Tettleton was especially sharp in the first half, completing 9 of 14 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns as Ohio built a 24-7 lead. Louisiana-Monroe (85) struggled in its first bowl game after 19 seasons in the Football Bowl Subdivision. Kolton

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Milton-Union’s Caleb Poland drives around a screen Friday night against Bethel. her hitting the shot — I almost expect her shots to go in.” “She kind of put the team on her back,” Quincel said of Falb. “We had to go to a man (defense) because we had a hard time identifying where she was at on the floor when we were in a zone. I had to get out of it. “But yeah, she’s a nice ballplayer.” Emily Mongaraz led the Bees with 11 points. Jill Callaham and Erin Floyd each added eight in the loss. All things considered, Quincel was happy with the effort after falling behind early. Following that 15-2 deficit early in the game, Bethel actually outscored Milton 35-34 over the next three quarters. “When we were about six minutes in, we started picking up our intensity and playing hard,” Quincel said. “We cut into it a little bit before half, got the lead down to 10. I told the girls they aren’t going to hear much from me as long as Milton-Union’s Jordan Pricer drives to the basket they are playing hard. I Friday night against Bethel. thought they did that 0, Kenton Dickison 1-2-4, Josh Kaylee Swartztrauber 3-0-6, tonight.” Newman 0-0-0. Totals: 13-7-36. Brooke Falb 9-2-25, Jordan Pricer Bethel — 34 2-0-4, Britney Courtwright 1-0-2, Milton’s Jordan Pricer Patrick Bain 6-1-13, Christian Haley Martens 1-1-3, Jessica had a good floor game, scor2-0-4, Gus Albaugh 1-1-3, Stacie Swartz 2-0Pfledderer ing four, dishing out five Schwieterman 3-2-9, Andrew 4. Totals: 20-4-49. assists and getting five Hurst 2-2-6, Aaron Bozarth 1-0-2, Bethel — 37 rebounds. Johnny Willis 0-0-0. Totals: 14-5Emily Mongaraz 4-1-11, Jill Callaham 4-0-8, Morgan Weinert The Bulldogs are back 34. Score By Quarters 1-0-2, Tia Koewler 3-1-7, Erin in action today against M-U.....................10 14 23 36 Floyd 2-4-8, Breanne Whetstone Brookville. Bethel hosts Bethel .....................7 9 21 34 0-1-1. Totals: 14-7-37. Covington on Thursday. 3-point goals: M-U — Poland, Score By Quarters • Boys Milton-Union — 36 Caleb Poland 3-3-10, Ben Stelzer 2-0-5, Trevor Klosterman 1-1-3, Dakota Albaugh 3-0-6, Sam Brady 3-1-7, Cole Pennington 0-0-

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Stelzer. Bethel — Schwieterman. Records: Milton-Union 5-2. Bethel 6-1. • Girls Milton-Union — 49 Kaitlyn Thompson 1-0-2,

M-U.....................15 19 39 49 Bethel ...................2 12 28 37 3-point goals: M-U — Falb (5). Bethel — Mongrass (2). Records: M-U 2-7. Bethel 1-7.

Browning completed 21 of 39 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw three first-half interceptions. Ohio broke several Independence Bowl records, including the 31point margin of victory and 556 total yards. Ohio lost four of five games to end the regular season — including the last three — but looked crisp in a complete performance against the Warhawks. Tettleton’s 2012 season had been a slight disappointment considering the huge numbers he put up the year before as a sophomore, but his performance against LouisianaMonroe was a reminder of how good he can be. He averaged more than 23 yards per completion. Blankenship finished with a school record 1,604 yards rushing yards this season and topped the 100-yard mark for the 10th time. All four of his touchdown runs came from 2 yards out or less. Louisiana-Monroe came into Friday’s game with the better storyline and basically a home-field advantage. The Warhawks were playing in their first bowl game after joining college football’s highest level in 1994 and secured a bid in Shreveport, which is only about 100 miles from their campus. But that emotional lift didn’t help ULM’s defense, which was torched by Tettleton’s deep ball accuracy early and Blankenship’s hard running late. • Russell Athletic Bowl Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Cody Journell kicked a 22-yard field goal on the first possession of overtime to help Virginia Tech beat Rutgers 13-10 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Friday night. Virginia Tech (7-6) won its third straight game to avoid its first losing season since 1992. Rutgers (9-4) had a chance to tie it in overtime, but Nick Borgese missed a 42-yard try.

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Hawks get by NHL, players to meet this weekend Cavs, 102-94 CLEVELAND (AP) — Atlanta coach Larry Drew had a simple message for Jeff Teague a few days ago: Be more aggressive. The Hawks point guard is a good listener. Teague posted a careerhigh 27 points and Atlanta scored the game’s final nine points to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-94 on Friday night. “I’d like to take credit for it, but I can’t,” Drew said. “He just came out and played. When he plays with that energy, he makes us a much better team.” Teague’s jumper from the foul line gave the Hawks a 95-94 lead with 2:32 remaining to spark the late run. “I was just being aggressive,” he said. “Coach pulled me aside

after the Philly game and told me to bring more energy.” Teague’s performance wasn’t lost on his teammates, who felt he was the difference in the victory that sent Atlanta to its third straight win and raised its road record to 8-4. “Jeff was great tonight,” Hawks center Zaza Pachulia said. “This was the best game in his career. He scored my jersey number (27). We need Jeff to play like this.” Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 28 points, but the Cavaliers failed to score in the final 2:53 after taking a 94-93 lead. Lou Williams scored 16 points for Atlanta while Al Horford added 14 points and 11 rebounds.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL’s latest offer to the players’ association was enough for the sides to make plans to meet this weekend. Deputy commissioner Bill Daly said Friday the league presented its proposal Thursday. The sides haven’t met in person since a second round of talks with a federal mediator broke down Dec. 13. The NHL and the players’ association are expected to talk via conference call on Saturday, and have tentative plans to meet Sunday in New York. The league’s comprehensive new offer, that is several hundred pages in length, was still being reviewed by the union Friday night. The players’ association’s executive board and negotiating committee went over the proposal during an internal conference call. “We delivered to the union a new, comprehensive proposal for a succes-

sor CBA,” Daly said in a statement Friday. “We are not prepared to discuss the details of our proposal at this time. We are hopeful that once the union’s staff and negotiating committee have had an opportunity to thoroughly review and consider our new proposal, they will share it with the players. We want to be back on the ice as soon as possible.” The league would like to have a deal in place by Jan. 11, begin training camps the following day and start the regular season by Jan. 19. The lockout has reached its 104th day, and the NHL said it doesn’t want a season of less than 48 games. That means a deal would need to be reached midJanuary. A person familiar with key points of the offer told The Associated Press that the league proposed raising the limit of individual freeagent contracts to six years

from five — seven years if a team re-signs its own player; raising the salary variance from one year to another to 10 percent, up from 5 percent; and one compliance buyout for the 2013-14 season that wouldn’t count toward a team’s salary cap but would be included in the overall players’ share of income. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because details of the new offer were not being discussed publicly. The NHL maintained the deferred payment amount of $300 million it offered in its previous proposal, an increase from an earlier offer of $211 million. The initial $300 million offer was pulled off the table after negotiations broke off earlier this month. The latest proposal is for 10 years, running through the 2021-22 season, with both sides having the right to opt out after eight years.

A conference call with the players’ association’s negotiating committee and its executive board was scheduled for Friday afternoon and was expected to last several hours. The lockout has reached a critical stage, threatening to shut down a season for the second time in eight years. All games through Jan. 14, plus the Winter Classic and the All-Star game already have been called off. The next round of cuts could claim the entire schedule. The NHL is the only North American professional sports league to cancel a season because of a labor dispute, losing the 2004-05 campaign to a lockout. A 48-game season was played in 1995 after a lockout stretched into January. It is still possible this dispute could eventually be settled in the courts if the sides can’t reach a deal on their own.

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FOOTBALL National Football League All Times EDT AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England11 4 0 .733 529 331 7 8 0 .467 288 289 Miami 6 9 0 .400 272 347 N.Y. Jets Buffalo 5 10 0 .333 316 426 South W L T Pct PF PA 12 3 0 .800 400 303 y-Houston x-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 329 371 Tennessee 5 10 0 .333 292 451 2 13 0 .133 235 406 Jacksonville North W L T Pct PF PA y-Baltimore 10 5 0 .667 381 321 x-Cincinnati 9 6 0 .600 368 303 7 8 0 .467 312 304 Pittsburgh Cleveland 5 10 0 .333 292 344 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 443 286 6 9 0 .400 326 329 San Diego Oakland 4 11 0 .267 269 419 Kansas City 2 13 0 .133 208 387 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 9 6 0 .600 408 370 8 7 0 .533 358 372 Dallas N.Y. Giants 8 7 0 .533 387 337 Philadelphia 4 11 0 .267 273 402 South W L T Pct PF PA 13 2 0 .867 402 277 y-Atlanta New Orleans 7 8 0 .467 423 410 Tampa Bay 6 9 0 .400 367 377 6 9 0 .400 313 325 Carolina North W L T Pct PF PA y-Green Bay 11 4 0 .733 399 299 Minnesota 9 6 0 .600 342 314 9 6 0 .600 349 253 Chicago Detroit 4 11 0 .267 348 411 West W L T Pct PF PA x-San Francisco10 4 1 .700 370 260 10 5 0 .667 392 232 x-Seattle St. Louis 7 7 1 .500 286 328 5 10 0 .333 237 330 Arizona x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Saturday's Game Atlanta 31, Detroit 18 Sunday's Games Green Bay 55, Tennessee 7 Indianapolis 20, Kansas City 13 New Orleans 34, Dallas 31, OT Minnesota 23, Houston 6 Carolina 17, Oakland 6 Miami 24, Buffalo 10 Cincinnati 13, Pittsburgh 10 New England 23, Jacksonville 16 Washington 27, Philadelphia 20 St. Louis 28, Tampa Bay 13 San Diego 27, N.Y. Jets 17 Denver 34, Cleveland 12 Chicago 28, Arizona 13 Baltimore 33, N.Y. Giants 14 Seattle 42, San Francisco 13 Sunday, Dec. 30 Jacksonville at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Carolina at New Orleans, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Miami at New England, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 4:25 p.m. College Football FBS Bowl Glance Subject to Change All Times EST Saturday, Dec. 15 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Arizona 49, Nevada 48 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise, Idaho Utah State 41, Toledo 15 Thursday, Dec. 20 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego BYU 23, San Diego State 6 Friday, Dec. 21 Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl At St. Petersburg, Fla. UCF 38, Ball State 17 Saturday, Dec. 22 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 43, East Carolina 34 Las Vegas Bowl Boise State 28, Washington 26 Monday, Dec. 24 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu SMU 43, Fresno State 10 Wednesday, Dec. 26 Little Caesars Pizza Bowl At Detroit Central Michigan 24, Western Kentucky 21 Thursday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Washington San Jose State 29, Bowling Green 20 Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Cincinnati 48, Duke 34 Holiday Bowl At San Diego Baylor 49, UCLA 26 Friday, Dec. 28 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. Ohio 45, Louisiana-Monroe 14 Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10, OT Meineke Car Care Bowl At Houston Minnesota (6-6) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 29 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth,Texas Rice (6-6) vs. Air Force (6-6), 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) Fight Hunger Bowl At San Francisco Arizona State (7-5) vs. Navy (7-4), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN2) Pinstripe Bowl At NewYork Syracuse (7-5) vs. West Virginia (7-5), 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Texas (8-4) vs.Orgeon State (9-3), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Michigan State (6-6) vs. TCU (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 31 Music City Bowl At Nashville,Tenn. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. N.C. State (7-5), Noon (ESPN)

Sun Bowl At El Paso,Texas Georgia Tech (6-7) vs. Southern Cal (75), 2 p.m. (CBS) Liberty Bowl At Memphis,Tenn. Iowa State (6-6) vs. Tulsa (10-3), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Chick-fil-A Bowl At Atlanta LSU (10-2) vs. Clemson (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Jan. 1 Heart of Dallas Bowl At DallasPurdue (6-6) vs. Oklahoma State (7-5), Noon (ESPNU) Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Mississippi State (8-4) vs. Northwestern (9-3), Noon (ESPN2) Capital One Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Georgia (11-2) vs. Nebraska (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. South Carolina (10-2) vs. Michigan (84), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Stanford (11-2) vs. Wisconsin (8-5), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Orange Bowl At Miami Northern Illinois (12-1) vs. Florida State (11-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Jan. 2 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Florida (11-1) vs. Louisville (10-2), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Jan. 3 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Kansas State (11-1) vs. Oregon (11-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 4 Cotton Bowl At Arlington,Texas Texas A&M (10-2) vs. Oklahoma (102), 8 p.m. (FOX) Saturday, Jan. 5 BBVA Compass Bowl At Birmingham, Ala. Pittsburgh (6-6) vs. Mississippi (6-6), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Sunday, Jan. 6 GoDaddy.com Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Kent State (11-2) vs. Arkansas State (9-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 7 BCS National Championship At Miami Notre Dame (12-0) vs. Alabama (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 19 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Saturday, Jan. 26 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, TBA (NFLN) NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Playoff Glance All Times EST First Round Saturday, Nov. 24 Wagner 31, Colgate 20 Coastal Carolina 24, BethuneCookman 14 South Dakota State 58, Eastern Illinois 10 Stony Brook 20, Villanova 10 Second Round Saturday, Dec. 1 Wofford 23, New Hampshire 7 Georgia Southern 24, Cent. Arkansas 16 Old Dominion 63, Coastal Carolina 35 Illinois St. 38, Appalachian St. 37, OT North Dakota State 28, South Dakota State 3 Sam Houston State 18, Cal Poly 16 Eastern Washington 29, Wagner 19 Montana State 16, Stony Brook 10 Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 7 Sam Houston State 34, Montana State 16 Saturday, Dec. 8 Georgia Southern 49, Old Dominion 35 North Dakota State 14, Wofford 7 Eastern Washington 51, Illinois State 35 Semifinals Friday, Dec. 14 North Dakota State 23, Georgia Southern 20 Saturday, Dec. 15 Sam Houston State 45, Eastern Washington 42 Championship Saturday, Jan. 5 At FC Dallas Stadium Frisco,Texas North Dakota State (13-1) vs. Sam Houston State (11-3), 1 p.m.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 21 8 .724 — Brooklyn 15 14 .517 6 Boston 14 14 .500 6½ Philadelphia 14 15 .483 7 Toronto 10 20 .333 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 20 7 .741 — Atlanta 18 9 .667 2 Orlando 12 17 .414 9 Charlotte 7 22 .241 14 Washington 4 23 .148 16 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 17 12 .586 — Milwaukee 15 12 .556 1 Chicago 15 12 .556 1 Detroit 10 22 .313 8½ Cleveland 7 24 .226 11 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 23 8 .742 — Memphis 18 8 .692 2½ Houston 16 13 .552 6 Dallas 12 18 .400 10½ New Orleans 6 23 .207 16 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 22 6 .786 — Denver 17 14 .548 6½ Portland 14 13 .519 7½ Minnesota 13 13 .500 8 Utah 15 16 .484 8½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 24 6 .800 — Golden State 19 10 .655 4½ L.A. Lakers 14 15 .483 9½ Phoenix 11 19 .367 13 Sacramento 9 19 .321 14 Thursday's Games Oklahoma City 111, Dallas 105, OT L.A. Clippers 106, Boston 77

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SPORTS ON TV TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11:45 a.m. ESPN — Armed Forces Bowl at Fort Worth, Texas, Rice vs. Air Force 3:15 p.m. ESPN — Pinstripe Bowl at New York, West Virginia vs. Syracuse 4 p.m. ESPN2 — Fight Hunger Bowl at San Francisco, Navy vs. Arizona State 6:45 p.m. ESPN — Alamo Bowl at San Antonio, Texas vs. Oregon State 10:15 p.m. ESPN — Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl at Tempe, Ariz., TCU vs. Michigan State MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Noon ESPN2 — Santa Clara at Duke 2 p.m. ESPN2 — UNLV at North Carolina FSN — Tulsa vs. Florida State, at Sunrise, Fla. 4 p.m. CBS — National coverage, Kentucky at Louisville 4:30 p.m. FSN — Air Force vs. Florida, at Sunrise, Fla. 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 — Washington at UConn NBA BASKETBALL 8 p.m. WGN — Washington at Chicago SOCCER 9:55 a.m. ESPN2 — Premier League, West Bromwich at Manchester United

SUNDAY NFL FOOTBALL 1 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader FOX — Regional coverage, doubleheader 4:25 p.m. CBS — Regional coverage, doubleheader game FOX — Regional coverage, doubleheader game 8:20 p.m. NBC — Teams TBA Friday's Games Indiana 97, Phoenix 91 Washington 105, Orlando 97 Atlanta 102, Cleveland 94 Brooklyn 97, Charlotte 81 Detroit 109, Miami 99 Toronto 104, New Orleans 97, OT Denver 106, Dallas 85 San Antonio 122, Houston 116 L.A. Clippers 116, Utah 114 New York at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Philadelphia at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Portland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Saturday's Games Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m. Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m. Boston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Sunday's Games San Antonio at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Sacramento, 9 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m. Top 25 Fared Friday 1. Duke (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. Santa Clara, Saturday. 2. Michigan (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. Central Michigan, Saturday. 3. Arizona (12-0) did not play. Next: vs. Colorado, Thursday. 4. Louisville (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Kentucky, Saturday. 5. Indiana (12-1) beat Jacksonville 93-59. Next: at Iowa, Monday. 6. Kansas (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. American, Saturday. 7. Missouri (10-1) at UCLA. Next: vs. Bucknell, Saturday, Jan. 5. 8. Cincinnati (12-1) did not play. Next: at No. 24 Pittsburgh, Monday. 9. Syracuse (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Alcorn State, Saturday. 10. Ohio State (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Chicago State, Saturday. 11. Minnesota (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 19 Michigan State, Monday. 12. Illinois (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Auburn, Saturday. 13. Gonzaga (12-1) beat Baylor 9487. Next: vs. No. 13 Gonzaga, Monday. 14. Florida (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Air Force, Saturday. 15. Georgetown (10-1) did not play. Next: at Marquette, Saturday, Jan. 5. 16. Creighton (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Evansville, Saturday. 17. San Diego State (11-2) did not play. Next: vs. Cal State Bakersfield, Wednesday. 18. Butler (9-2) did not play. Next: at Vanderbilt, Saturday. 19. Michigan State (11-2) did not play. Next: at No. 11 Minnesota, Monday. 20. UNLV (11-1) did not play. Next: at North Carolina, Saturday. 21. Notre Dame (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday, Jan. 5. 22. Oklahoma State (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 13 Gonzaga, Monday. 23. N.C. State (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Western Michigan, Saturday. 24. Pittsburgh (12-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 8 Cincinnati, Monday. 25. Kansas State (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. UMKC, Saturday. Women's Top 25 Fared Friday 1. Stanford (11-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 2 UConn, Saturday. 2. UConn (10-0) did not play. Next: at No. 1 Stanford, Saturday. 3. Baylor (9-1) did not play. Next: vs. Southeastern Louisiana, Saturday. 4. Duke (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. Monmouth (N.J.), Sunday. 5. Notre Dame (9-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 11 Purdue, Saturday. 6. Georgia (12-1) lost to Illinois 7059. Next: vs. Missouri, Thursday. 7. Kentucky (10-1) beat Alcorn State 90-23. Next: vs. Marist, Sunday. 8. California (9-1) vs. George Washington. Next: at Utah, Friday. 9. Maryland (9-2) beat Brown 76-36. Next: at No. 16 North Carolina, Thursday. 10. Penn State (10-2) did not play. Next: vs. Northwestern, Thursday. 11. Purdue (11-1) did not play. Next: at No. 5 Notre Dame, Saturday. 12. Louisville (11-2) did not play.

Next: vs. Tennessee State, Monday. 13. Tennessee (8-3) beat Davidson 75-40. Next: vs. Rutgers, Sunday. 14. Oklahoma State (8-0) vs. Harvard. Next: vs. San Diego State or SMU, Sunday. 15. Dayton (12-0) did not play. Next: at Bowling Green, Sunday. 16. North Carolina (12-1) beat East Tennessee State 85-44. Next: at Clemson, Sunday. 17. UCLA (8-2) beat Pepperdine 7746. Next: vs. Saint Joseph's, Monday. 18. Oklahoma (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Cal State Northridge, Saturday. 19. South Carolina (11-1) did not play. Next: vs. Western Carolina, Saturday. 20. Texas (8-2) vs. Iowa. Next: vs. San Diego or Central Michigan, Saturday. 21. Florida State (10-1) did not play. Next: vs. Boston College, Sunday. 22. Kansas (9-2) did not play. Next: vs. Kansas State, Wednesday. 23. Colorado (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. New Mexico, Saturday. 24. Texas A&M (9-4) beat Prairie View 74-52. Next: vs. Rice, Tuesday. 25. Arkansas (11-1) beat Coppin State 71-57. Next: at Auburn, Thursday. Friday's Scores Boys Basketball Ada 44, Kalida 42 Akr. Ellet 70, Akr. Coventry 60 Akr. SVSM 75, Cle. Benedictine 67 Alliance Marlington 66, Alliance 56 Apple Creek Waynedale 62, Smithville 49 Ashville Teays Valley 47, Logan 46 Athens 78, Jackson 36 Belmont Union Local 61, Beallsville 54 Beloit W. Branch 56, Berlin Center Western Reserve 42 Bethel-Tate 44, N. Bend Taylor 41 Brookfield 74, Canfield S. Range 58 Meadowbrook 49, Byesville McConnelsville Morgan 32 Cadiz Harrison Cent. 56, Shadyside 43 Caldwell 68, Barnesville 64, OT Cambridge 58, Coshocton 39 South 67, Zoarville Can. Tuscarawas Valley 53 Canfield 67, Warren Howland 64 Centerville 71, Vandalia Butler 48 Cin. Madeira 69, Cin. Deer Park 42 Cin. Mariemont 69, Cin. Purcell Marian 61 Cin. Oyler 52, Cin. SCPA 37 Cin. Seven Hills 50, Trenton Edgewood 45 Cin. Walnut Hills 63, Springboro 62 Cle. Cent. Cath. 71, Mentor Lake Cath. 67 Cle. St. Ignatius 69, Middleburg Hts. Midpark 43 Clyde 54, Milan Edison 39 Collins Western Reserve 62, Ashland Mapleton 39 Cols. South 55, Cols. Bexley 45 Creston Norwayne 62, Rittman 30 Cuyahoga Falls CVCA 73, Gnadenhutten Indian Valley 42 Cuyahoga Falls Walsh Jesuit 65, Akr. Garfield 50 Dalton 69, Jeromesville Hillsdale 44 Danville 77, Marion Cath. 50 Day. Thurgood Marshall 70, Ev. Bosse, Ind. 57 Delta 66, Montpelier 34 Doylestown Chippewa 77, W. Salem NW 76 E. Can. 88, Canton Heritage Christian 45 Elida 71, Lima Sr. 68 Elyria Cath. 61, Sheffield Brookside 51 Ev. Harrison, Ind. 66, Huber Hts. Wayne 57 Fairfield 64, W. Chester Lakota W. 63 Findlay Liberty-Benton 67, Pemberville Eastwood 33 Fremont St. Joseph 65, Lakeside Danbury 20 Ft. Loramie 48, Jackson Center 46 Green 68, Cuyahoga Falls 62 Greenfield McClain 61, Frankfort Adena 36 Grove City 53, Cols. Franklin Hts. 35 Groveport-Madison 51, Grove City Cent. Crossing 48 Haviland Wayne Trace 64, Woodlan, Ind. 48 Hebron Lakewood 75, Zanesville W. Muskingum 58 Hilliard Davidson 38, Hilliard Bradley 37 Holland Springfield 53, Rossford 40 Huron 62, Port Clinton 45

Saturday, December 29, 2012 Kenton 62, Bellefontaine Benjamin Logan 55 Kings Mills Kings 52, Harrison 40 Kirtland 63, Conneaut 45 Leavittsburg LaBrae 60, Newton Falls 47 Lima Temple Christian 51, PandoraGilboa 38 Lisbon Beaver 34, Struthers 32 London Madison Plains 49, Spring. NW 33 Louisville 50, Minerva 41 Lucasville Valley 57, Portsmouth Clay 30 Malvern 64, Tallmadge 40 Mansfield Sr. 55, Ashland 45 Mantua Crestwood 63, Atwater Waterloo 46 Marysville 70, Milford Center Fairbanks 48 Massillon Tuslaw 57, Navarre Fairless 56 McComb 43, Bascom HopewellLoudon 33 Medina Highland 80, Medina Buckeye 70 Millbury Lake 59, Northwood 40 Minford 63, Portsmouth 51 Minster 67, Houston 49 Mogadore 91, Southington Chalker 47 Morrow Little Miami 48, Oxford Talawanda 35 Mt. Blanchard Riverdale 58, Crestline 44 Mt. Vernon 38, Utica 32 N. Ridgeville 62, N. Olmsted 49 N. Robinson Col. Crawford 43, Galion 38 Napoleon 48, Hamler Patrick Henry 39 Nelsonville-York 85, Corning Miller 45 New Bremen 64, Lewistown Indian Lake 39 New Knoxville 58, St. Marys Memorial 49 New London 49, Greenwich S. Cent. 31 New Richmond 61, Bellevue, Ky. 41 New Riegel 74, Arcadia 56 New Washington Buckeye Cent. 57, Lucas 31 Niles McKinley 68, Hubbard 40 Norwalk 76, Bellevue 43 Norwalk St. Paul 69, Monroeville 50 Oak Harbor 57, Sandusky St. Mary 48 Oak Hill 57, Ironton Rock Hill 37 Ontario 81, Bucyrus Wynford 55 Ottawa-Glandorf 52, Archbold 41 Ottoville 55, Lima Shawnee 53, OT Pataskala Licking Hts. 72, Pataskala Watkins Memorial 66 Pickerington N. 42, Thornville Sheridan 25 Plymouth 74, Ashland Crestview 41 Pomeroy Meigs 53, Racine Southern 39 Fairland 53, Proctorville Wheelersburg 50 Raceland, Ky. 57, Ironton 46 Ravenna 56, Rootstown 21 S. Point 67, Fairview, Ky. 58 Salem 64, Carrollton 55 Salineville Southern 54, Toronto 36 Sandusky Perkins 59, Castalia Margaretta 33 Sarahsville Shenandoah 67, Lore City Buckeye Trail 55 Thomas Worthington 66, Cols. Briggs 56 Tiffin Calvert 48, Mansfield Christian 44 Tol. Maumee Valley 55, N. Baltimore 31 Tol. Ottawa Hills 74, Pettisville 49 Tol. Scott 74, Cle. E. Tech 67 Tol. Whitmer 61, Sylvania Northview 47 Tontogany Otsego 72, Gibsonburg 46 Twinsburg 65, Aurora 51 Claymont 50, Uhrichsville Zanesville Rosecrans 40 Upper Sandusky 41, Bucyrus 24 Van Wert Lincolnview 57, Ft. Jennings 40 W. Liberty-Salem 51, Spring. Cath. Cent. 49 Warren Lordstown 56, N. Jackson Jackson-Milton 43 Washington C.H. 54, Chillicothe Unioto 47 Waterford 53, New Matamoras Frontier 45 Wellsville 82, Oak Glen, W.Va. 51 Willow Wood Symmes Valley 51, Crown City S. Gallia 44 Wooster 41, Bellville Clear Fork 28 Youngs. Christian 75, Lisbon David Anderson 53 Zanesville 47, Dover 33 Zanesville Maysville 63, Newark Licking Valley 50 49 Classic Edgerton 50, Antwerp 39 Altoona Tournament Championship Pine-Richland, Pa. 57, Euclid 54 Big Blue Classic Chillicothe Huntington 60, OVC 39 Wellston 75, Teays Valley Christian, W.Va. 51 Bluffton Tournament Arlington 71, Harrod Allen E. 45 Bluffton 42, Cory-Rawson 35 Chatt Insurance Holiday Tournament Cin. Finneytown 58, Delphos Jefferson 44 Erie McDowell Tournament Championship Powell Olentangy Liberty 69, Erie McDowell, Pa. 54 Fairfield Christian Tournament First Round Crooksville 60, Day. Northridge 54 Farrell Tournament Youngs. East 73, Sharon, Pa. 66 Findlay Tournament Findlay 74, Tol. Waite 40 Lima Bath 81, Tiffin Columbian 57 First Federal Holiday Showcase Day. Dunbar 67, Berlin Hiland 38 Massillon Perry 80, Tol. Woodward 36 Newark Cath. 64, Cols. Ready 43 Sunbury Big Walnut 55, JohnstownMonroe 50 Franklin Tournament Cle. Hay 47, Lakeview, Pa. 36 Gateway Holiday Classic Montgomery Co., Ky. 76, Worthington Kilbourne 59 Gilead Christian Holiday Tournament Cols. Whetstone 83, Kingsway Christian 33 Gilmour Tournament Chesterland W. Geauga 74, Gates Mills Hawken 63 Glenwood Tournament New Boston Glenwood 65, Rose Hill Christian, Ky. 35 S. Webster 70, Portsmouth Sciotoville 36 Granville Tournament Cols. Hartley 41, Philo 34 Granville 50, Cols. St. Charles 40 HALLiday Shootout Bryan 54, Coldwater 52

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Holiday Tournament Millersburg W. Holmes 59, Chillicothe 51 Junior Orange Bowl Classic, Doral, Fla. Ironton 74, Coral Gables, Fla. 55 KSA Tournament Dublin Scioto 50, Casa Roble, Calif. 47 Motor City Roundball Classic Cin. Withrow 60, Canton, Mich. 49 NC Tournament Sunbury Big Walnut 55, JohnstownMonroe 50 Newark Holiday Tournament Liberty Twp. Lakota E. 68, Canal Winchester 48 Westerville S. 58, Newark 49 North Royalton Tournament N. Royalton 65, Parma Padua 45 Ohio River Classic St. Clairsville 66, Cols. Upper Arlington 63 Pike County Tournament Beaver Eastern 52, Waverly 47 Piketon 87, Latham Western 48 Piketon 87, Latham Western 48 Republic Bank Classic Knott Co. Central, Ky. 83, Cin. Princeton 55 Springboro Tournament Cin. Elder 83, Day. Meadowdale 64 Versailles Invitational Casstown Miami E. 53, Brookville 46 Versailles 70, Anna 54 Wilkin Scholarship Tournament Bainbridge Paint Valley 52, Batavia Clermont NE 42 Friday's Scores Girls Basketball Berea 64, Columbia Station Columbia 42 Bloomdale Elmwood 60, Old Fort 33 Bridgeport 59, Bellaire 43 Brunswick 49, Ann Arbor Huron, Mich. 48 Can. Cent. Cath. 59, Louisville Aquinas 28 Cin. Hughes 54, Cin. Deer Park 34 Cin. Summit Country Day 49, Cols. Grandview Hts. 24 Cin. Winton Woods 55, Anna 36 Cols. Hamilton Twp. 49, Cols. Independence 40 Fredericktown 51, Marion Elgin 20 Ft. Recovery 41, Troy 32 Garrettsville Garfield 53, Middlefield Cardinal 18 Jamestown Greeneview 49, Washington C.H. Miami Trace 46 Mansfield St. Peter's 44, Lexington 40 Middletown 77, Harrison Co., Ky. 61 Reading 48, Cin. Christian 41 Solon 64, Huron 50 Sunbury Big Walnut 41, Newark Licking Valley 27 Claymont 81, Uhrichsville Zanesville Rosecrans 45 W. Chester Lakota W. 60, Cin. St. Ursula 35 Ayersville Holiday Tournament Consolation W. Unity Hilltop 51, Defiance Ayersville 43 Championship Continental 40, Leipsic 36, OT Berkshire Holiday Classic Burton Berkshire 48, Ashtabula Lakeside 35 Cuyahoga Hts. 54, Bristol 42 Bishop Watterson Tournament Canal Winchester 54, Cols. Centennial 46 Cols. Hartley 56, Hilliard Darby 30 Dublin Coffman 53, Hilliard Bradley 45 Dublin Jerome 32, Cols. Watterson 27 Brown County Tournament Georgetown 49, Fayetteville-Perry 47 Mt. Orab Western Brown 59, Sardinia Eastern 31 Centerville Classic Tournament Centerville 66, Seton-LaSalle, Pa. 63 Chatt Insurance Tournament Delphos Jefferson 48, Sidney Fairlawn 47 Van Wert Lincolnview 65, Rockford Parkway 33 Cle. Hts. Tournament Cle. Hts. 57, Lyndhurst Brush 45 Fairfield Christian Tournament Crooksville 48, W. Jefferson 24 Fairfield Union Tournament Thornville Sheridan 48, Hebron Lakewood 34 Harrison Tournament Harrison 67, Hamilton 59 First Round E. Central, Ind. 47, Seton 41 Hoops For Habit Doylestown Chippewa 63, Akr. Ellet 39 Peninsula Woodridge 53, Akr. Elms 22 Rittman 39, Akr. Garfield 38 Ladies Junior Orange Bowl Classic, Doral, Fla. Ironton 57, Southwest Miami, Fla. 35 Martins Ferry Tournament First Round Martins Ferry 61, Steubenville 59 Pickerington Cent. 50, Shadyside 34 McDonald's Tournament Findlay 50, Rossford 27 Lima Bath 65, Lima Cent. Cath. 27 Mercy Tournament Cin. Mercy 40, Mercyhurst Prep, Pa. 36 Motor City Roundball Classic Twinsburg 72, Harper Woods Chandler Park Academy, Mich. 40 North Central Tournament First Round Springboro 43, Warren Central, Ind. 34 North Royalton Tournament Parma Padua 43, Olmsted Falls 30 Teays Valley Tournament Westerville S. 64, Plain City Jonathan Alder 50 Undos Classic Madonna, W.Va. 35, Bowerston Conotton Valley 31 Westland Tournament Cols. Walnut Ridge 51, Cle. JFK 39 Dublin Scioto 55, Galloway Westland 42 Wilkin Scholarship Tournament Bainbridge Paint Valley 44, Batavia Clermont NE 35 Worthington Tournament Tree of Life 58, Cols. Beechcroft 56 Worthington Kilbourne 51, Thomas Worthington 47 Yule Classic Amanda-Clearcreek 67, Cols. Franklin Hts. 23 Cols. Ready 59, Delaware Christian 45 Grove City 59, Lancaster Fisher Cath. 25 Nelsonville-York 61, Baltimore Liberty Union 55

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Trojans ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 tip to Morgan Taylor, who dished to Wood streaking to the basket for a blazing quick layup. Norris then found Wood posting up for a short turnaround jumper, Wood sank a free throw to make it 5-0, and Taylor set up Wood for a 3 to get Troy off to an 8-0 start. Fort Recovery turned the ball over on its first three possessions of the game against Troy’s fullcourt pressure to fuel that run, but the Indians slowly climbed back into the game after both teams began to struggle shooting the ball. A 3 by Chelsea Pottkotter closed the gap to 10-8, but Norris caught a touchdown pass on an inbounds play and hit a layup at the buzzer to make it 12-8. “When they’re turning it over like that (18 turnovers in the game), we’ve got to convert,” Kopp said. “(After the first four minutes), when we’d get turnovers, we’d miss layups.” Wood scored 10 of Troy’s 12 first-quarter points, but the Indians held her scoreless in the second quarter and edged to within two again at 1311. But Courtney Mazzulla hit a big 3-pointer, and Wood drove and dished to Mackenzie Schulz for an easy layup to push the lead back to 18-11. But Fort Recovery (7-1) recovered. The Indians cut the lead to three at halftime, and with 4:10 left in the third they took their first lead of the game at 21-20 after a baseline drive by Kelsey Fiely – at which point they held an 8-1 rebounding edge in the quarter. The teams traded the lead back and forth seven times from there until a 3 by Kara Jutte on the first possession of the fourth quarter gave the Indians a 28-26 lead. “I thought we came out ready to play in the first half,” Kopp said. “In the second half, we came out a little flat — and they took advantage. Still, it was a two-point game with two minutes left.” Fort Recovery led 34-32 with 1:42 to play, but two Sierra Pugh free throws gave the Indians a fourpoint edge — their biggest of the game. Troy missed the front end of a one-andone, and the Indians got the rebound. Soon after, a Pottkotter score made it

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Covington’s Brian Olson pins his opponent’s shoulders to the mat Friday during the first round of the GMVWA Holiday Tournament at Wright State’s Nutter Center.

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Troy’s Morgan Taylor sails to the basket Friday night against Fort Recovery. 38-32. Jutte stole the ball on the inbounds pass, and Troy committed an intentional foul. Jutte hit a free throw, then Fiely canned two free throws to seal the game. All told, Fort Recovery was 7 for 10 from the line in the fourth, while Troy was 2 for 5. “We lost our composure towards the end and didn’t hit our free throws,” Kopp said. “They made free throws, and we didn’t. We got the looks we wanted and went 13 for 46 from the field and (4) for 12 from the line.” Wood led all scorers with 16 points and added three assists. Schulz finished with nine points — her best performance since returning from an injury — and Norris scored four and led Troy

with nine rebounds. Troy hosts inter-county rival Tippecanoe tonight. “We’ve got a quick turnaround after tonight against a rival. Hopefully the girls will come out ready to play,” Kopp said. Fort Recovery — 41 Caley Schoenherr 0-0-0, Kelsey Fiely 2-2-6, Sierra Pugh 0-3-3, Kara Jutte 2-2-7, Tori Lennartz 2-2-6, Cassidy Rammel 1-0-2, Chelsea Pottkotter 3-2-9, Melissa Lochtefeld 3-2-8, Lexi Schmitz 0-0-0. Totals: 13-13-41. Troy — 32 Mackenze Schulz 4-1-9, Sierra Besecker 0-0-0, Todda Norris 2-0-4, Morgan Taylor 0-00, Cristina Dennison 0-0-0, Courtney Mazzulla 1-0-3, Kristen Wood 6-3-16. Totals: 134-32. Score By Quarters FC .......................8 15 25 41 Troy...................12 18 26 32 3-point goals: Fort Recovery — Jutte, Pottkotter. Troy — Mazzulla, Wood. Records: Fort Recovery 7-1. Troy 4-7. score: Fort Reserve Recovery 23, Troy 19.

■ CONTINUED FROM 15 time off, but we still want these guys to last all season. We were fighting tooth and nail with who we have.” Kevin McGraw (182) won a narrow 3-2 decision over Glen Este’s Matthew Kennedy in the first round then looked more solid in the second round, pinning Miamisburg’s Braden Olsewski in less than a minute. Andrew Kostecka (220) pinned Waynesville’s Devin Ford in 10 seconds to start the day and defeated Brookville’s Cody Carr 7-4, and Alex Dalton (285) pinned Wilmington’s Kevin Phelps and Simon Kenton’s Tristan Palmer to advance. “Things started out rough for Kevin with that 3-2 decision, but he ended up finishing,” Curnes said. “Kostecka and Dalton both looked pretty in control in their matches. “Those three guys have been wrestling well consistently for us all year. We’ll see how high we can get them to place today.” Covington’s Ryan Ford (126) advanced with a 13-6 decision and a 17-6 major decision, Kyler Deeter (160) had a pair of pins and Brian Olson (195) had a pin and an 11-7 decision on their way to today’s quarterfinal round. Brock Smith (138) is still alive in the consolation bracket, as well, after winning a pair of consolation matches. resumes Wrestling today at 11 a.m. • Brecksville Invitational BRECKSVILLE — The Troy Christian Eagles sit

Covington’s A.J. Oullette tries to drag his opponent to the mat Friday at the GMVWA Holiday Tournament.

Troy’s Brandon Lee gets around his opponent Friday at the GMVWA Holiday Tournament. tied for 14th after one day at the Brecksville Invitational Friday, with a number of wrestlers still in the running for championships. Jarred Ganger (113) cruised through the first two championship rounds, pinning Clyde’s Alex Norman and winning a 155 major decision in the second round. Garrett Hancock (120) also moved on with a pair of pins, and Jordan Marshall (152) advanced with a pin and

an 18-1 tech. fall. Zachary Davis (106) pinned Nelson-York’s Conner Hammonds in the first round but fell to Edison’s Evan Cheek in the second round. Chase Mayabb (132) pinned his first-round opponent, as well, but lost a 6-2 decision in the second round. As a team, Troy Christian has 38.5 points, tied with Loveland for 14th. Host Brecksville leads the team standings with 77 points.

Christian in the champi- that feautred the Buccs inside game against onship game tonight. New Miami — 48 Russia’s perimeter shootC. Kellum 1-1-3, A.J. Kellum ing. 4-0-9, Mellott 2-3-7, Isaac 1-0-2, “I really thought the Gault 3-3-9, Morgan 7-2-16. difference in the game was Totals: 18-9-48. Bradford — 56 rebounding,” Russia coach Wirrig 5-2-15, Swabb 3-3-11, Paul Bremigan said. “They Wysong 5-3-15, B. Arnett 2-5-9, were just so strong inside.” H. Arnett 0-1-1, Hoelscher 2-1-5. Pond agreed. Totals: 17-15-56. “Really, I thought all Score By Quarters NM.....................10 29 38 48 four bigs did a great job,” Bradford ..............8 15 37 56 he said. “You know, Austin 3-point goals: New Miami — (Angle) only shows up with A.J. Kellum. Bradford — Wirrig three points in the box, but 3, Swabb 2, Wysong 2. they all were big on the Records: Bradford 1-6. Covington 58, boards and when you do it Russia 46 cumulatively. I just It was a big rebound — thought we played a much in more ways than one for better team game tonight.” the Covington boys basCraft finished with 22 ketball team in the conso- points and seven lation of the Buckeye rebounds, while Cole Insurance Group Holiday Owens had 12 point, five Classic Friday night. rebounds and four assists. The Buccs were coming Troy Cron, a 5-8 guard, off a disappointing 62-43 grabbed six rebounds and first round loss to Piqua — Dylan Owens pulled down and answered every five. Russia challenge Friday • Girls night in a 58-46 victory. Bradford 37, “We didn’t play well last Troy Christian 27 night,” Covington coach BRADFORD — Brooke Matt Pond said. “And that Dunlevy scored a gameis not to take anything high 19 points to lead the away from Piqua — they Bradford Railroaders (3-7) had something to do with to a 37-27 victory in the that. But it is a tribute to opening round of the the kids, the way they Bradford Holiday came back tonight.” Tournament Friday. And they did it literally Haley Patty added — led by bigs Ryan Craft, eight points as Bradford Cole and Dylan Owens held Troy Chrirstian to and Austin Angle — by two points in the third rebounding in matchup quarter to take control.

“We really struggled shooting the ball tonight, going 12 for 44 from the field and 0 for 8 from the free throw line,” Troy Christian coach Dick Steineman said. “Meredith Haddad, a freshman, started in place of our leading scorer and played a nice floor game.” Amanda Benjamin led the Eagles (7-2) with 11 points, while Morgan and Meredith Haddad both added six. Troy Christian plays in the consolation game today, while Bradford plays in the championship game. Piqua 42, Lehman 39 The Lehman girls put together one of their best halves of the season in the opening 16 minutes — but Piqua’s defense stepped up in the second half to pull out a 42-39 victory over the Cavs in the consolation game of the Buckeye Insurance Group Holiday Classic Friday night. Kristy Graves had a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds, while Tasha Potts capped a strong tournament with 13 points and five rebounds. Macy Yount added nine points. For Lehman, Julia Harrelson led the team in scoring with 15.

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Roundup ■ CONTINUED FROM 15 Troy Christian 57, Riverside 29 BRADFORD — Even without its head coach and starting point guard, Troy Christian is a dangerous team. The Eagles showed just how dangerous Friday

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night in the opening round of the Bradford Holiday Tournament, routing Riverside 57-29 to earn a spot in tonight’s championship game — even without head coach Ray Zawadzki and point guard Grant Zawadzki, who missed the game due to ill-

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ness. Nathan Kirkpatrick hit four 3s and led the Eagles with 18 points, Christian Salazar added 11 and Spencer Thomas scored nine. Troy Christian faces Bradford tonight. Bradford 56, New Miami 48 BRADFORD — Firstyear Bradford coach Jeff Case says that the first three minutes of the third quarter decide basketball games. New Miami found that out the hard way. Bradford (1-6) began the second half on a 15-0 run, overcoming a 14-point halftime deficit en route to its first win of the season in its own holiday tournament, 56-48 Friday night. “I preach that the first three minutes of the third will decide the basketball game,” Case said. “We came out really flat and did not take the best shots we could, so I challenged the kids at halftime to be patient and do the things we do best.” That included hitting seven 3s. Brandon Wirrig and Brandon Wysong each scored 15 points to lead the Railroaders and Eric Swabb added 11 — with all seven of those 3s split between them. Bradford hosts Troy

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