https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/8874db3d57645e8131df916f35e0cfb3.pdf d905161c28e2c2c0379034acc2d6fded PDF Text Text Today in History Partly Sunny; H43/L22 Blue Devils burn Meigs EDITORIAL s 4 WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 195, Volume 71 Ohio fugitive arrested in Mason County Staff Report WOOSTER, Ohio — Police say a fugitive suspected of shooting at officers in Ohio during a high-speed chase has been arrested. Wooster police say James Schmidt, who’s also known as Bubba, was arrested Tuesday evening near Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia, when police spotted him leaving a pawn shop. A woman was with him. The Orrville man was wanted on warrants for crimes including assault. Police say he was spotted at a Walmart early Tuesday morning and fled in a vehicle when authorities tried to stop him. Schmidt allegedly fired at Wooster police and Wayne County sheriff’s deputies, hitting several vehicles. There were no serious injuries. A news release from the Wooster Police Department regarding Thursday, December 7, 2017 s 50¢ Coolville man indicted Grand Jury indicts eight By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — Following his arrest on Monday evening, a Coolville man was indicted on several felony and misdemeanor charges on Wednesday by a Meigs County Grand Jury. David O. McCormick, 45, of State Route 681, Coolville, was indicted on two counts of abduction, third-degree felonies; two fourth-degree misdemeanor counts of domestic violence; one first-degree misdemeanor count of domestic violence and two counts of resisting arrest, seconddegree misdemeanors. McCormick was arrested by Meigs County sheriff’s deputies on Monday evening after he allegedly threatened to harm his parents with a gun. According to previous Sentinel reports, the sheriff’s office received a call around 5:30 p.m. on Monday of a possible hostage situation at the residence McCormick resides at with his elderly parents. Sergeant Don Mohler coordinated deputies to a staging area and met with the daughter of an elderly couple (ages 81 and 77), who advised that her brother was allegedly holding their parents against their will by gunpoint and has been making threats to harm them. Deputies were able to go to the residence in that unmarked vehicle and were able to enter the residence through a rear door without being detected and take McCormick into custody. McCormick then became combative and began resisting while being escorted to a patrol vehicle. At the time of his arrest, McCormick had a loaded shotgun beside him. After interviewing the parents, it was also discovered that McCormick’s wife had been at the residence earlier that day and had left after McCormick had allegedly assaulted her and threatened both her and his parents with the shotgun. Contact was made with McCormick’s wife who confirmed what had been going on that day. Deputies had Meigs EMS come to the residence and check out the elderly See INDICTED | 2 See FUGITIVE | 2 Pomeroy village council discusses raises, bonuses By Erin Perkins eperkins@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — Pomeroy Village Council discussed raises for the Police Department and Christmas bonuses for full-time and part-time employees during this week’s meeting. Council member John Musser explained the decisions of the finance committee. All employees at the Pomeroy Police Department will be receiving $0.50 raises with dispatchers receiving $0.85. The Police Chief will receive a $2,000 raise on his yearly salary. The decided amount for Christmas bonuses for employees was set at $110 for full-time employees and $55 for part-time employees. The next finance meeting will cover raises for the new year. Mayor Don Anderson asked for two members of the council to volunteer for the Volunteer See COUNCIL | 2 Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Application processing for med. marijuana sites questioned Staff Report The 2017-18 Southern Varsity Basketball team holds the distinction of being the 100th, as they prepare to celebrate 100 years of Racine Southern basketball at Friday’s home opener. Team members (from left) Austin Baker, Larry Dunn, Brayden Cunningham, Austin VanCooney, Coltin Parker, Alex VanMeter, Billy Harmon, Jason Counts, Jensen Anderson, Trey McNickle, Weston Thorla and Dylan Smith, are pictured in front of the trophy case showing a portion of the basketball program’s awards. On the wall above are pictures of the 1980 and 1982 state tournament teams. Continuing the tradition By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com COLUMBUS — Just days after the announcement of the Level I marijuana cultivation licenses, the evaluation process for those applications is being called into question. Auditor of State Dave Yost released a statement on Wednesday calling on the Commerce Department to suspend the issuance of Level 1 cultivator’s licenses for medical marijuana following media reports that one of the application graders was a convicted drug dealer. See MARIJUANA | 2 INDEX Obituaries: 2 Business: 3 Editorial: 4 Weather: 5 Sports: 6 TV listings: 7 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 RACINE — As Southern prepares to look back at its first century of basketball during Friday evening’s home opener, members of the 2017-18 team took time this week to reflect on the tradition that brought them to this place, and what they hope to pass on to the future Tornadoes. Senior guard Dylan Smith explained that the team hopes to carry on the winning tradition established 100 years ago, while possibly beginning a new tradition for future teams to carry on. “Go back to the Convo (district tournament), and make it a yearly goal for future teams to get there also,” asaid Smith of one of his goals for his final season in the purple and gold. Sophomore guard Trey McNickle is a third generation basketball player at Racine Southern, joining his grandfather Carl Wolfe, father Terry McNickle and brother Taylor McNickle, in wearing the purple and gold on the court. In addition to playing, Wolfe was also a long time coach and is the current athletic director at Southern. “It’s been a tradition of excellence and I want to follow in those footsteps,” said McNickle of being part of Southern’s winning tradition. It is that tradition See TRADITION | 2 Chief tells council about Cops for a Cure By Erin Perkins eperkins@aimmediamidwest.com JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. MIDDLEPORT — A local police department is preparing to host their first fundraising event for their newly established cancer awareness group. Middleport Police Chief Bruce Swift approached village council last week about their cancer awareness group, Cops for a Cure, that the Middleport Police Department recently started. The group is comprised of employees within the department who have witnessed the devastation of cancer. “What this is all about is to promote cancer awareness and research,” expressed Swift. “Several of us at the police department have been effected by it either personally or through loved one or friends.” Cops for a Cure will be having their first fundraising event on Dec. 15. The Middleport Police Department will be making chicken noodle dinners for $7 a piece. The entire meal consists of chicken noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a roll. The meals must be pre-ordered by Dec. 8. Volunteers at the event will deliver meals to businesses within five miles of the police department between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. All other meals must be picked up personally during this time. All proceeds of this event will go towards cancer research. The primary goal of Cops for a Cure is to educate the public about cancer and raise money for the continued research of finding a cure to defeat this disease. Swift added that he does not want the group to be involved with politics, but rather focus on their goal of education and research. Swift shared that Officer Mike Oliver has started a Cops for a Cure Facebook page and wants his community to like and share this page to spread the word of this group to gain support. For any questions regarding this event contact Swift at (740) 5080622. Erin Perkins is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, December 7, 2017 OBITUARIES MEIGS BRIEFS Council Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. From page 1 Firefighters Dependents Board in which two members of the village council, two members of the Pomeroy Fire Department, and one nominated individual will serve as a call-in substitute if a volunteer firefighter is killed while on duty. Council members Maureen Hennessy and Nick Michael volunteered. The third and final reading of ordinance 785-17 on amending permit fee amounts commenced. Michael made a motion to approve the ordinance to be effective on Jan. 1 and council agreed. Anderson brought attention to the high amount of unpaid water bills in the village. The council members discussed a few ideas for an ordinance that will hold individuals responsible for their missed payments, so the village will not have to compensate for them. Anderson updated the council on pending grants and projects within the village. The emergency grants for the Storm Water Project on Pomeroy streets Fisher, Lincoln Hill, Peacock, Butternut, and Mulberry will tentatively take effect on May 31, 2018. The contract made for the Riverbank/Parking lot project is in regional court for review. Over 95 percent of the work for the Risk Management Assessment and Plan has been completed while the other five percent will be completed in the Spring. Fiscal Officer Sue Baker discussed the necessity of revising the hiring process policy. Every employee needs a background check before hire, a valid driver’s license, and a yearly check on the employee’s driving records for the employees who have paid drive time or use of a village vehicle. Baker insisted these files need to stay up to date. Erin Perkins is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. Legion Post 39 to sell fruit baskets POMEROY — Drew Webster American Legion Post 39 will be selling fruit baskets for the holiday season. Baskets are $15 and will be ready by Dec. 16. To order, call John Hood at 740-992-6991 or 740-416-0844 or Steve Van Meter at 740-992-2875 or 740-444-1671. Santa to visit Middleport Village MIDDLEPORT — Santa will make an appearance at Middleport Village Hall from 6:30-8 p.m. on Dec. 20 and 21. Grant application available for review The 2018-19 Community Services Block Grant application, prepared by Gallia-Meigs CAA, is available for review through Dec. 15, 2017,at the GMCAA office in Cheshire. Comments will be received until Dec. 15, 2017, to be forwarded to the Ohio Development Services Agency, Office of Community Assistance. GMCAA administers the grant which provides services to lowincome residents of Gallia and Meigs Counties. Christmas Decoration Contest MIDDLEPORT — As a follow up to the Yard of the Week winners in the village of Middleport over the summer comes the Christmas Decorations of the Week competition. Beginning this Sunday, winners will be selected each week for to be recognized as the best decorated yard of the week. Each week a sign will be placed at the winning property and at the end of the five weeks photos of the winners will appear in The Daily Sentinel. Straw for animal bedding available MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Humane Society will be providing straw for animal bedding during the months of December, January and February. Vouchers may be picked up at the Humane Society Thrift Shop located at 253 N. Second Avenue in Middleport. To receive a voucher you must provide proof of low income and pay a fee of $2 for one bale of straw. For more information contact the thrift shop at 740-992-6064 between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Immunization clinic to be held Tuesday POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct an Immunization Clinic on Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. Please bring child(ren)’s shot records. Children must be accompanied by a parent/legal guardian. A $15.00 donation is appreciated for immunization administration; however, no one will be denied services because of an inability to pay an administration fee for state-funded childhood vaccines. Please bring medical cards and/or commercial insurance cards, if applicable. Zostavax (shingles); pneumonia and influenza vaccines are also available. Call for eligibility determination and availability or visit our website at www.meigs-health.com to see a list of accepted commercial insurances and Medicaid for adults. Fugitive subject and led officers on a high speed pursuit through Wayne County. From page 1 At one point during the pursuit, Schmidt allegedly fired rounds the initial incident states, at approximately at the pursuing officers 1:30 a.m. on Dec. 5, the striking several marked Wooster Police Depart- police vehicles. The ment received informa- vehicle pursuit ended when Schmidt lost tion that a known fugitive from justice, James control of the vehicle in a field near Orrville. “Bubba” Schmidt was seen at the Wooster Wal- Schmidt fled from the vehicle, and again fired Mart. Officers of the Wooster Police Depart- rounds at the pursuing ment went to the area in officers. One officer an attempt to apprehend from the Wooster Police Department did return Schmidt, who, upon fire however Schmidt seeing the officers, escaped and fled into reportedly got into a the county. Thankfully, vehicle with a female Tradition it was that winning tradition that drew him back home. Caldwell played at From page 1 Southern during his high school days, recalling which McNickle hopes to some of the milestones and tournament victories show the young Tornaof his playing days. does in the stands. “Carrying on the tradi“We want to show them that Southern Basketball tion is one reason I came back,” said Caldwell of is about winning and returning to coach where hustle,” said McNickle. he once played. For current Southern “Being part of a strong head coach Jeff Caldwell, basketball school, I wantnow in his 11th season, AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. CONTACT US PUBLISHER Bud Hunt, Ext. 2109 bhunt@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Julia Schultz, Ext. 2104 jschultz@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769. Daily Sentinel no officers or citizens were seriously injured in this incident. Schmidt had multiple felony warrants for his arrest, prior to the Dec. 5 incident, including, assault; aggravated menacing; improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle; carrying a concealed weapon; weapons under disability; resisting arrest; and obstruction of official business More charges will be forthcoming from the most recent incident, the news release states. The Associated Press contributed to this report. ed to be part of maintaining that strong tradition and the respect which comes along with it,” said Caldwell. As the Southern community prepares to celebrate its first 100 years, for the current Tornadoes it is about winning now. Smith said when the team takes to the court on Friday, or for any other game, the focus is on playing that night’s game, striving toward a winning season and postseason success, as has been the goal for the past century. “We continue to work every day to put a good product on the court which continues the winning tradition,” added Caldwell as his team prepared for their Wednesday evening practice. The 100th anniversary celebration will take place following the junior varsity game on Friday evening at Southern High School. Indicted Thomas Minshall, 50, of Thurman, Ohio, for non-support of dependents, a felony of the fifth degree; David Nance, Jr., 36, of Portsmouth, Ohio, for failure to appear, a felony of the fourth degree; Emily Smith, 28, of Rutland, Ohio, for theft, a felony of the fifth degree; Dana Snider, 39, of Kernsville, North Carolina, for non-support of dependents, a felony of the fifth degree. These cases will proceed in the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas before Judge I. Carson Crow. From page 1 couple. Although shaken from the incident, both were found to be uninjured. Also indicted on Wednesday were the following individuals: Donald Bing, 35, Middleport, Ohio, for failure to appear, a felony of the fourth degree; Dana Copley, 31, of Pomeroy, Ohio, for failure to register change of address, a felony of the fourth degree; Erica Lavender, 30, of Mullins, South Carolina, for non-support of dependents, a felony of the fifth degree; Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. DIRK A.W. YOUNG Dirk Young went to be with the Lord on Friday Dec. 1, 2017. He was born April 29, 1966. He was a gentle soul and he loved his family and friends unconditionally. Dirk graduated in 1985 from Independence High School in Columbus, Ohio. He was employed by Meigs Industries for over 20 years. Dirk is survived by his mother, Shirley Berkley (Chester); grandfather, Ward R. Young; siblings, Candi Ohlinger (Philip), Bridgett Staubach (Brian), Justin Young (Toni), Bethany Young and Gregory Young (Mallory); nephew, Daniel Young and great niece, Aiyana Young; many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, William Young. Family and friends will gather to celebrate Dirk’s life at 2 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Carleton School/ Meigs Industries 1310 Carleton St., Syracuse, Ohio. DENNIE EDISON HILL RACINE — Dennie Edison Hill, 77, of Racine, passed away, at 1:20 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, at his residence. Born Feb. 9, 1940 in Letart Falls, he was the son of the late Julian “Noonie” and Lillian Inez Duffy Hill. He was a retired Treasurer for the Southern Local Schools. He was a member of Pomeroy Racine Lodge #164 Free and Accepted Masons, the treasurer for over 35 years of the Racine Gun Club, a 10 year member of the Racine/Syracuse Sewer District, and served four terms on the Southern Local School Board. Dennie is survived by his wife, Janet Bland Hill, whom he married on March 12, 1982 in Racine; his daughters, Sonja Hill, of Athens, Missy (Jim) Grueser, of Pomeroy, Marcy (Rob) Wyatt, of Beaver Creek, Ohio, and Courtney (Matt) Ash, of Long Bottom; grandchildren, Brandon (Denise West) Hill, Matthew (Kalie) Demosky, Natalie Puckett, Jed Grueser, Brennan Wyatt, Bryleigh Ash, Sydney Ash; greatgrandchildren, Summer Demosky, Trevor and Jackson Gerlach. Brothers, Henry (Kay) Hill, Don Richard (Mary) Hill, and Tommy (Sally) Hill, all of Racine, a sister, Shirley Dugan Johnson, of Racine, and sister-in-law, Jane Ann Hill, of Racine, and numerous nieces and nephews also survive. In addition to his parents Dennie is preceded in death by a sons, Steven Craig (Kelly) Hill; brothers, Cecil (Marlene) Hill, and Roger Hill; a sister, Delores Grace (Larry) Griffin; and brother-inlaw, Roger Johnson. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, in the Chapel at Letart Falls Cemetery. Pastor Dennis Moore will officiate and interment will follow. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday and from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Friday at the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Racine. Masonic Funeral services will be provided by the Pomeroy/Racine Lodge #164 at 8 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www. cremeensking.com. DEATH NOTICE HARRIS PROCTORVILLE — Cathie Harris, 50, of Proctorville, Ohio, died Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, at Best Care Nursing Home, Wheelersburg, Ohio. Funeral service will be conducted 3 p.m., Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, with Pastor Sean Mayenschein. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Marijuana From page 1 Media reports state that Trevor C. Bozeman, one of three consultants hired by the Department of Commerce to evaluate and grade applications for the licenses, pleaded guilty in 2005 to possession with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance in Pennsylvania. “This is an epic failure. I am outraged,” said Yost, a former county prosecutor. “The only proper course of action is to freeze the process, and independently review the evaluation and scoring from the ground up. And the Administration needs to explain how this drug dealer ended up telling the government how to run its fledgling medical marijuana program.” Without such assurances, the entire program is tainted, Yost said. Yost has directed his staff to seek additional information to determine whether there were errors made during the selection of those hired to review applications and whether any hiring errors impacted the grading of the license applications. “We can’t wait for a rear-view mirror audit,” Yost added. “The Commerce Department needs to act today before this train leaves the station.” An application from Ohio Therapeutics LLC for a facility in Meigs County was one of those which was not awarded a license. According to a listing of scores from the Department of Commerce, the application for the Ohio Therapeutics’ facility, which was to be located in Racine, received a score of 147.64. Harvest Grows LLC, with potential sites in Lawrence County and Cuyahoga County, was awarded one of the licenses with a score of 142.04. There were 20 applicants with a score equal or greater to that of the Ohio THerapeutics application, with 11 of those being awarded licenses. A portion of this information provided by the Ohio Auditor’s Office. Sentinel Managing Editor Sarah Hawley contributed to this report. �BUSINESS Daily Sentinel Thursday, December 7, 2017 3 UnitedHealth ventures deeper into care with nearly $5B deal By Tom Murphy AP Health Writer The nation’s biggest health insurer is spending nearly $5 billion to buy hundreds of clinics, just three days after rival Aetna announced a bigger tie up with CVS Health Corp. UnitedHealth Group Inc. said Wednesday that it will buy DaVita Medical Group in a deal that extends the reach of its Optum health care services business to several more states. Health insurers and other entities have been pushing deeper into managing or providing patient care in order to cut costs and improve quality, especially for people with chronic conditions. It’s a trend that patient advocates and doctors are starting to watch with concern. Insurers and clinic operators like CVS say they hope their more involved approach to patient care will help people stick to a treatment plan or live healthier lives, which could ward off expensive complications or hospital stays. Insurers also want their patients to use clinics and care centers as a way to reduce the use of expensive emergency rooms for care that isn’t dire. But Daniel Klein, the CEO of Patient Access Network Foundation, worries that this trend could foster more treatment restrictions. Klein runs a nonprofit that helps insured people with rare, chronic or life-threatening conditions pay for prescription drugs. He’s concerned that more patients may see bigger bills or requirements that they try less ‘Santa Christmas Giveaway’ returns Staff Report GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — The Medical Shoppe is hoping to once again make Christmas memories for area children during its “Santa Christmas Giveaway.” Area children only need to sit on Santa’s lap to receive a free toy from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 15 at the area business located at 101 Jackson Pike. There are no income requirements and children need only show up. The Medical Shoppe is taking collections of new, unused and unwrapped gifts for kids with a minimum value of $5. Each time someone donates a new toy, they will be entered into a drawing for a free lift chair. The deadline to drop off gifts and to be entered into the giveaway will be 1 p.m. on Dec. 9. The winner of the giveaway will be drawn between 6:307:30 p.m. on Dec. 15 during the toy giveaway. Last year, Andrea Saunders, the marketer at the Medical Shoppe and respiratory therapist, stated she hoped the giveaway became an annual event and true to her word, it returned for another holiday season. “We think it’s very important to do things effective medicines first before they get what the doctor wants to prescribe. “Patients may not have as much choice and providers may not have as much choice in treatments they can make available,” he said. Some doctors are concerned that the deals could fuel more fragmented care and make it harder for family physicians to track patient health. But they also could help if the clinics and other care options work with doctors to coordinate care, noted Dr. Michael Munger, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians. “We’re not saying we’re against these mergers … we’re waiting to see the direction they’re going to go,” he said. Minnetonka, Minnesota-based UnitedHealth’s deal will add DaVita Medical Group’s nearly 300 primary and specialty care clinics to its Optum segment, as well as some urgent care and outpatient surgery centers. Optum already operates more than 1,100 primary, urgent care and surgery centers through a busi- ness it has been expanding. On Sunday, CVS said it would pay about $69 billion for Aetna Inc., the nation’s third-largest health insurer. That deal could position the company as a one-stop-shop for basic health care, chronic disease monitoring, prescriptions and insurance to cover those goods and services. CVS runs nearly 10,000 stores and also operates one of the country’s largest pharmacy benefit management businesses. Aetna covers around 22 million people. Donating to the Splash Pad Shannon Johnson | Courtesy Crow-Hussell Funeral Home recently made a donation to the Splash Pad Project at Krodel Park. Pictured accepting the donation for the City of Point Pleasant are, Mayor Brian Billings, far left, and City Clerk Amber Tatterson. Pictured from Crow-Hussell are Scott Justus and Bob Patterson. Courtesy The “Santa Christmas Giveaway” returns to the Medical Shoppe on Dec. 15, providing toys for area children. Those who wish to drop off gifts for the giveaway can do so up until Dec. 9. Each time someone donates a new toy with a minimum value of $5, they will be entered into a drawing for a free lift chair. like this for our community,” Saunders has previously said to the Gallipolis Daily Tribune. She added: “We are looking forward to seeing all the children’s faces Survey: US businesses added a solid 190,000 jobs in November Family Dollar celebrates grand opening when they sit on Santa’s lap. We hope to see everyone come out for this special event.” For more information contact the Medical Shoppe at 740-446-2206. Viagra goes generic: Pfizer to launch own little white pill By Christopher Rugaber AP Economics Writer By Linda A. Johnson AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — U.S. businesses added a robust 190,000 jobs in November, according to a private survey, a sign that hiring is strong enough to reduce an already-low unemployment rate. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that last month’s hiring followed an even larger gain of 235,000 in October. Some of October’s job increase reflected a bounce-back from hurricane effects, which lowered hiring in September to just 96,000. Manufacturers helped drive the increase, adding 40,000 jobs, the largest gain this year, ADP said. Health care added 31,000 positions, and a category that includes restaurants and hotels hired 25,000. “The job market is red hot,” Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, which compiles the report, said. Job gains at last month’s pace should, over time, drive down the unemployment rate, which is currently at a 17-year low of 4.1 percent. The rate could fall below 4 percent by late 2018, Zandi said, which would put it near 50-year lows. TRENTON, N.J. — The little blue pill that’s helped millions of men in the bedroom is turning white. Drugmaker Pfizer is launching its own cheaper generic version of Viagra rather than lose most sales when the impotence pill gets its first generic competition next week. Pfizer Inc. will begin selling the white pill at half the $65-a-pill retail price on Monday, when its patent-protected monopoly ends. Generic maker Teva Pharmaceuticals can start selling its version then, but isn’t disclosing the price. Many more generics go on sale next summer, which will steadily slash the price of generics, possibly by 90 percent. “Patients are paying fortunes. When generic Viagra comes out, they will be very happy,” said Dr. Nachum Katlowitz, a urologist at New York’s Staten Island University Hospital. Launched in 1998, Viagra was the first pill for impotence. It transformed a private frustration for many aging men into a publicly discussed medical condition with an easy treatment, far more appealing than options like penile injections and implants. Pfizer’s early TV ads for the little blue pill even coined the term erectile dysfunction, ED for short. Eli Lilly’s Cialis came out in 2003 and now dominates the U.S. market with on-demand pills and daily, low-dose ones. Viagra is a close second. Pfizer says its market research shows 20 percent of customers are loyal to Viagra. So rather than give up sales to generic makers as brand-name drugmakers once routinely did, the company is selling its own generic and also fighting to keep men on its blue pills. Courtesy Family Dollar in Point Pleasant recently celebrated its grand opening following a remodel of the store. Pictured are Helen Hall and Becky Patterson of Family Dollar with the store’s first customer following the ribbon cutting. The grand opening included specials throughout the store and a drawing for a prize basket. OH-70018449 �E ditorial 4 Thursday, December 7, 2017 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW Leadership lessons for life from Eli Manning As he has done ever since he became a professional football player, Eli Manning displayed his unique leadership style in reacting to being benched. His response to this shocking situation is a lesson for all who seek to lead others in any endeavor. But it is even more about how you take command in your own Silvio journey thorough life. Laccetti The modern study of leadership Contributing began with Niccolo Machiavelli columnist who wrote “The Prince” in the 16th century. Thenceforth we have seen a growing tsunami of papers, articles, manuscripts and books on the topic, which is daily pushed in our faces by social media, blogs and websites. In my last years of teaching, I offered a seminar in leadership studies in which we examined various types of leaders, some ancient, some modern. Eli Manning’s case quickly came to my attention. Back in 2007-08, Eli was much in the news, his ability and leadership style coming into question. The issue was fully resolved when the Giants concluded a remarkable playoff run by defeating the mighty New England Patriots in 2008. Eli won the Super Bowl MVP trophy! But his style puzzled For Eli, and for me and confused media anyone who takes analysts and pundits. things seriously, After much thought, I you play hard and concluded that Eli was for real. Eli declared neither a conventional that giving priority nor modern type of leader. Rather, he was a to the streak was an throwback to Medieval unworthy objective, times, best represented unfair to the players by the chivalrous or to him. Knight, a Blue Knight for the “Big Blue Giants”. The strength of his character and leadership was rooted in knightly ideals of Fortitude, Courage, Prudence and Humility — all employed in a quest of self-development that is self-assessed. Modern media couldn’t make heads or tales out of such a figure. Eli needed little outside motivation and never gloried in the fawning praise of others. He is his own quiet champion. Most important, this Knight leads by example. He stays the course, through good and bad, setting the example, sacrificing but not complaining. Our society is used to fake leaders, using celebrity status to influence and blind the herd into thinking they have charisma! Eli’s short YouTube clip in which he discusses his benching reveals all in the context of what is right and just. He could not accept the coach’s poorly considered, disrespectful offer to have him start games to keep alive his streak of 210 consecutive starts — and then put in a replacement. For Eli, and for anyone who takes things seriously, you play hard and for real. Eli declared that giving priority to the streak was an unworthy objective, unfair to the players or to him. Moreover, he could not give less than his all, sacrificing his body as he did every day for 14 seasons. You can’t be a Knight on a quest part time. In his private meeting with ownership, Eli passionately voiced his displeasure regarding his treatment. Any good Knight is a warrior, ready for combat. But, true to the Knights code of honor, the next day Manning was at practice, taking his place on the scout team, the lowest rung on the professional ladder, surprising many teammates and media folks. In admiration, teammate Justin Pugh commented: “If we could all have a little bit of that in our lives, I think we would all take it.” Fan reaction to the benching was livid. “I won’t burn my tickets … but I sure as hell won’t be there for the remaining games,” said one. Another claimed embarrassment at being a Giants fan. This past Sunday, the Blue Knight was on the sidelines, as commentators used the widely heard awkward phrasing: For the first time in 13 years, a quarterback not named Manning would start for the Giants. All commented on his impeccable character. And even though Manning stated after the game that he hoped no one would be fired, coach Ben McAdoo and general manager Jerry Reese were let go Monday. It is widely anticipated that Eli Manning will start next Sunday’s game against Dallas. Most modern people do not believe, as Macchiavelli did, in being rewarded by Providence for a never-quit attitude. But, we need only look at Eli’s two miraculous Super Bowl wins propelled by unworldly catches, to see that Fortune can smile on those who merit her attentions. The Blue Knight became a Prince. Life is unfair, but it is not unyielding. Good things can happen to good people. I would give strong odds that Eli, like his brother, Peyton, will find a second team to take to the Super Bowl. His quest is not over yet. From this Blue Knight’s tale, take heed — especially young people — and learn a lesson about being your own champion. Silvio Laccetti, Ph.D., is a retired professor of history and social science at Stevens Tech. Reach him at slaccett@stevens.edu. THEIR VIEW Hearts, heads, everything else An editorial from the Chicago Tribune: Fifty years ago Sunday, Dr. Christiaan Barnard, a South African surgeon, lifted a human heart out of the chest of a young bank worker who had died in a car crash and installed it in a 55-year-old grocer who was near death. The prognosis for Louis Washkansky, the world’s first heart transplant recipient? Doctors had no clue. “The longer Washkansky goes on, the better,” said a doctor who announced the Dec. 3, 1967, feat. “Although that does not mean the heart will not be rejected later. The body could decide in five or 10 years that it doesn’t want this heart.” Washkansky’s new heart lasted 18 days. It would take another 16 years before the development of powerful anti-rejection medications helped boost the survival odds. By the time Barnard died in 2001, three-quarters of heart transplant patients survived five years or more, a figure that now approaches an amazing 80 percent. We mark this moment not only to marvel at Barnard’s surgical skill and daring, but to note how the replacement of the human pump changed public perceptions about disease and death. Transplant doctors didn’t start with the heart, but with kidneys. The first successful kidney transplant happened in 1954. The pancreas/ kidney transplant in 1966. And the first successful liver transplant, in 1967. The first successful single lung transplant came much later, in 1983. We live in the wonderful era of spare parts and of the medical know-how to install them. A bad liver? A malfunctioning kidney? A failing ticker? Lungs? Pancreas? All can be replaced, if a proper donor is found, and if the patient survives long enough. (Which is not a license to abuse those parts; there’s a long list for transplantable organs, remember, including more than 3,900 people waiting for hearts. Are you a committed organ donor in waiting? If not, do so.) Doctors continue to push transplant frontiers. A full face transplant. A penis transplant. An Italian doctor promises that the first human head transplant is “imminent.” Hmm. We’ll see about that one. The future of transplants may not even involve human or animal parts, but cybernetic parts. Technologically enhanced beings are staples of science fiction (Star Trek’s Borg, Marvel’s Wolverine, “Ghost in the Shell,” “The Six Million Dollar Man” and many more.) In the real world, research on cyberenhancements is vital because there’s always a shortage of human organs for transplantation. Last year we wrote about scientists who implanted a chip in a paralyzed monkey’s brain that sends wireless signals through a computer to electrodes in its lower back. The thrilling result? The monkey walks, haltingly. Such miniaturized wearable computer technology eventually could help paralyzed people move. Scientists also are working on other breakthroughs: A completely internal artificial heart that could last decades. Implantable systems could help the blind see. An implantable chip may one day help people with severe memory loss from Alzheimer’s, stroke or brain injury. Plenty of movies predict entire human minds downloaded and transplanted into android frames — the promise of near-immortality. We think the human body, that magnificent machine, will never grow obsolete. But as science fiction turns into science fact, we imagine the revolution pioneered by Christiaan Barnard and his contemporaries will yield ever greater wonders. TODAY IN HISTORY synthetic plastic. In 1917, during World War I, the United States declared war on AustriaHungary. In 1946, fire broke out Today’s Highlight in History: at the Winecoff (WYN’On Dec. 7, 1941, durkahf) Hotel in Atlanta; ing a series of raids in the blaze killed 119 the Pacific, Imperial people, including hotel Japan’s navy launched a pre-emptive attack on the founder W. Frank Winecoff. U.S. Navy base at Pearl In 1967, the Beatles Harbor in Hawaii, killing opened the Apple Bou2,400 people, about half tique in London; the venof them on the battleture proved disastrous, ship USS Arizona. (The and the shop closed the United States declared following July. war against Japan the In 1972, America’s last next day.) moon mission to date was launched as Apollo On this date: 17 blasted off from Cape In 43 B.C., Roman Canaveral. Imelda Marstatesman and scholar cos, wife of Philippine Marcus Tullius Cicero President Ferdinand E. was slain at the order of Marcos, was stabbed and the Second Triumvirate. seriously wounded by an In 1787, Delaware assailant who was shot became the first state to dead by her bodyguards. ratify the U.S. ConstituIn 1987, 43 people were tion. killed after a gunman In 1842, the New York Philharmonic performed aboard a Pacific Southwest Airlines jetliner in its first concert. California apparently In 1909, chemist Leo opened fire on a fellow H. Baekeland received a passenger, the pilots and U.S. patent for Bakelite himself, causing the plane (BAY’-kuh-lyt), the first Today is Thursday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of 2017. There are 24 days left in the year. THOUGHT FOR TODAY “The highest tribute to the dead is not grief but gratitude.” — Thornton Wilder, American playwright and author (born 1897, died this date in 1975). to crash. Soviet leader Mikhail S. Gorbachev set foot on American soil for the first time, arriving for a Washington summit with President Ronald Reagan. In 1993, a gunman opened fire on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train, killing six people and wounding 19. (The shooter was later sentenced to a minimum of 200 years in prison.) In 1995, a 746-pound probe from the Galileo spacecraft hurtled into Jupiter’s atmosphere, sending back data to the mothership before it was presumably destroyed. In 2004, Hamid Karzai (HAH’-mihd KAHR’zeye) was sworn in as Afghanistan’s first popularly elected president. Ten years ago: Congressional Democrats demanded a full Justice Department investigation into whether the CIA had obstructed justice by destroying videotapes documenting the harsh 2002 interrogations of two alleged terrorists. Two window washers fell 47 stories from a Manhattan skyscraper when their scaffolding failed; Edgar Moreno was killed, but his brother, Alcides (ahlSEE’-days), miraculously survived (and is still alive). Five years ago: President Barack Obama asked Congress for $60.4 billion in federal aid for New York, New Jersey and other states hit by Superstorm Sandy (lawmakers ended up passing a $50.5 billion emergency relief measure in addition to a $9.7 billion bill to replenish the National Flood Insurance Program). �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel Thursday, December 7, 2017 5 Harrisonville Masonic Lodge installs officers MEIGS CHURCH CALENDAR Saturday, Dec. 9 HEMLOCK GROVE — Santa is coming to Hemlock Grove Christian Church (38387 Hemlock Grove Rd., Pomeroy, Ohio) from 2-3 p.m. Each child will receive a treat bag. Parents can drop children off and enjoy some free time to shop, etc. while their kids enjoy games, crafts, movies and food offered from 3-6 p.m. for FREE in a safe, friendly environment. Sunday, Dec. 17 MIDDLEPORT — Youth Christmas Program, “The Not-So-Wise Men,” will be presented at Ash Street Church, 398 Ash Street, Middleport, Ohio, at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to come enjoy the fun presentation that shares the message of Jesus. Courtesy photo Harrisonville Masonic Lodge No. 411 in Harrisonville recently installed new officers. They are (front row, from left to right) Treasurer Dan Arnold, Worshipful Master Roger Gibson, Senior Warden Jordan Pickens; (second row) Chaplain Larry Well, Junior Warden Glenn Brown, Secretary Jesse Pullins. Back Row, Senior Deacon Jerry Well, PDDGM Tyler Ron Casto, and Junior Deacon Glenn Kennedy. Not pictured, Senior Steward Charlie Wilson and Junior Steward Eddie Wilson. Harrisonville Masonic Lodge meets the first Saturday of each month with fellowship and meals beginning at 6:30 p.m. and meetings beginning at 7:30 p.m. MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Thursday, Dec. 7 RACINE — A Special Board Meeting of the Southern Local Board of Education will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Kathryn Hart Community Center. The purpose of TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 31° 40° 31° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) 0.12 0.57 0.66 43.72 39.94 Today 7:34 a.m. 5:06 p.m. 9:51 p.m. 11:14 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Fri. 7:34 a.m. 5:06 p.m. 10:59 p.m. 11:57 a.m. MOON PHASES Last New First Dec 10 Dec 18 Dec 26 Full Jan 1 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for fish and game. Major Today 2:45a Fri. 3:49a Sat. 4:47a Sun. 5:39a Mon. 6:25a Tue. 7:07a Wed. 7:46a Minor 9:00a 10:03a 11:00a 11:51a 12:15a 12:56a 1:35a Major 3:15p 4:17p 5:13p 6:03p 6:48p 7:29p 8:08p Minor 9:29p 10:30p 11:26p ---12:36p 1:18p 1:57p WEATHER HISTORY On Dec. 7, 1982, San Francisco, Calif., maintained a constant temperature of 52 degrees. This tied the record for the least amount of temperature change in 24 hours. Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. AccuWeather.com Cold Index™ The AccuWeather.com Cold Index combines the effects of local weather with a number of demographic factors to provide a scale showing the overall probability of transmission and symptom severity of the common cold. 2 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme WEATHER TRIVIA™ Cloudy, a snow shower in the afternoon Logan 36/17 Adelphi 36/18 Chillicothe 36/19 Lucasville 39/19 Portsmouth 41/20 Tuesday, Dec. 12 POMEROY — The MONDAY 36° 24° Cold with sunshine and patchy clouds AIR QUALITY 48° 32° 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 13.25 +1.09 Marietta 34 16.73 +0.77 Parkersburg 36 21.51 +0.38 Belleville 35 12.75 +0.32 Racine 41 12.64 +0.28 Point Pleasant 40 25.03 +0.36 Gallipolis 50 12.61 -0.43 Huntington 50 25.08 -0.55 Ashland 52 33.74 -0.38 Lloyd Greenup 54 12.15 -0.42 Portsmouth 50 14.70 -0.30 Maysville 50 34.20 +0.10 Meldahl Dam 51 15.30 +0.40 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Ashland 43/22 Grayson 43/21 POMEROY — Meigs Co. Health Dept. will be closed from noon-4 p.m.for staff Christmas party. Normal Business Hours resume at 8 a.m. on Dec. 14. WEDNESDAY 31° 18° Breezy with a blend of Clouds and sun, snow sun and clouds showers possible Clouds and sun with flurries; colder NATIONAL CITIES Murray City 36/17 Belpre 41/21 St. Marys 40/20 Parkersburg 42/19 Coolville 39/19 Elizabeth 42/21 Spencer 42/21 Buffalo 42/22 Ironton 43/21 Wednesday, Dec. 13 37° 22° Wilkesville 39/19 POMEROY Jackson 42/21 39/18 Ravenswood Rio Grande 42/22 41/20 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 32/19 GALLIPOLIS 43/22 42/22 42/22 South Shore Greenup 42/21 40/19 31 Meigs County Board of Health Meeting will take place at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, which is located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy, Ohio. TUESDAY Marietta 40/20 Athens 39/19 McArthur 37/17 Waverly 37/18 BEDFORD TWP. — The regular monthly meeting of the Bedford Township Trustees will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bedford Township Hall. SALISBURY TWP. — Naylors Run Road will be closed from 8 a.m. until the road repair is finished. SUNDAY 39° 23° Cold with times of clouds and sun 0 Q: Where on Earth is the wind always from the north? SUN & MOON SATURDAY Monday, Dec. 11 A: The South Pole. 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date FRIDAY Partly sunny and colder today with a flurry. Mainly clear tonight. High 43° / Low 22° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation POMEROY — The American Legion Post 39 of Pomeroy will be holding a free community turkey dinner from 1-5 p.m. at the Legion Hall, located at 41765 Pomeroy Pike (old Salisbury Elementary). Dine-in and take-out available. 36° 20° Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday 40° 31° 48° 31° 75° in 1998 8° in 1977 Saturday, Dec. 9 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low Opal by Dec. 1 by calling 740-742-2805. Election of officers will be held and newly elected officials, who have their bonds, will be sworn into office. noon at Trinity Church on Second Street in Pomeroy. Members are asked to call 740-9923214 two days ahead of that date for lunch reservations. Guests are welcome. The Eastern High School Bell Choir will be performing holiday music. Bring in books or art supplies for children or teens as Christmas gifts. ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs County Trustees and Fiscal Officer Association will meet at 6 p.m. at Meigs High School cafeteria. Dinner reservations are due to the meeting is to discuss employment and possible discipline of an employee. The meeting had initially been scheduled for Dec. 6, but was rescheduled for Dec. 7. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Lodge No. 363 will hold a Past Masters’ Night and the FC Degree will be performed. All Past Masters of Middleport Lodge are encouraged to attend. Meal and fellowship will begin at 6:30 with degree work following at 7:30. POMEROY — The Meigs County Retired Teachers will meet at Milton 43/21 Huntington 44/20 Clendenin 42/18 St. Albans 44/22 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle Winnipeg 50/32 90s 21/9 80s 70s Billings 60s 48/36 Minneapolis 22/18 50s 40s 30s Chicago 20s 29/19 San Francisco Denver 10s 65/46 38/25 0s Kansas City -0s 34/18 -10s Los Angeles 76/52 T-storms Rain Showers El Paso 37/23 Snow Flurries Ice Houston Chihuahua Cold Front 48/33 37/17 Monterrey Warm Front 48/35 Stationary Front Charleston 44/20 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@aimmediamidwest.com. �S ports 6 Thursday, December 7, 2017 Daily Sentinel Big Blacks fall to Poca in opener, 74-41 By Bryan Walters The Dots (1-0), however, made a 14-0 run over the final 3:08 of the first period and ultiPOINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — mately never looked back while securing a 16-point cushion The difference came down to after eight minutes of play. experience. Braxton Yates finally got a Visiting Poca shot 56 percent basket to go in with an oldfrom the field and established an 18-2 first quarter lead Tues- fashioned three-point play 18 seconds into the second frame, day night en route to a 74-41 victory over the Point Pleasant allowing Point to close to withboys basketball team in the sea- in 18-5. The hosts, however, son opener for both programs at were never closer the rest of the The Dungeon in Mason County. way. PHS — which made 9-of-14 The Big Blacks (0-1) — who have only one senior on the ros- shot attempts in the second ter — showed a touch of youth quarter — responded with a 19-3 surge over the next six-plus early on as the hosts missed their first 11 shot attempts, yet minutes, allowing the guests to secure their largest first half still found themselves down lead at 37-8 with 1:32 remaining only 4-2 midway through the until halftime. opening canto. bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant sophomore Kade Oliver (33) releases a shot attempt over a Poca defender during the second half of Tuesday night’s boys basketball contest in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point Pleasant countered with a small 5-2 spurt to close out the half for a 39-13 deficit entering the intermission. The Big Blacks managed to keep things a bit more respectable in the second half after whittling the lead down to 20 points on two different occasions in the third, outscoring the guests by a 16-15 margin while closing to within 54-29 headed into the finale. Poca, though, led by at least 21 points the rest of the way and ended regulation on a 14-2 run over the final 4:51 while wrapping up the 33-point outcome — its largest lead of the contest. See FALL | 7 No. 18 WVU fends off No. 15 Cavaliers, 68-61 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Jevon Carter is doing so much more nowadays than just being a key to Bob Huggins’ smothering defense. Carter had 23 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists to lead No. 18 West Virginia to a 68-61 victory over No. 15 Virginia 68-61 on Tuesday night, sending the Cavaliers to their first loss. “What he did was pretty darn good,” Virginia coach Tony Bennett said of Carter. “He’s physical. He’s tough.” Carter is the returning Big 12 defensive player of the year who leads the nation in steals at 4.5 per game. He broke the school’s career steals record in a win over NJIT last week. The senior has picked up his offense considerably, too, surpassing 20 points in five games this season. Carter said his confidence level in his shot is at an “all-time high. I feel like every shot I shoot is going to go in, no matter the situation, the game, the time we score.” As expected, Carter and Virginia’s Kyle Guy put on a scoring show. It just didn’t happen right away. Shadowed by De’Andre Hunter, Carter went scoreless over the first 12 minutes of the game. Guy missed his first six shots and went scoreless in the first half, then hit six 3-pointers after halftime as Virginia overcame an eight-point deficit. “He got some pretty good looks in the first half. Maybe a couple were a little rushed,” Bennett said. “But then he got some real clean looks in the second half and I thought the guys did a good job of finding him.” But Guy missed both shot attempts over the final 4 minutes, finishing with 18 points. West Virginia’s Lamont West, who tied a season high with 22 points, hit a baseline jumper and a 3-pointer 1:18 apart to break a 56-all tie and put the Mountaineers ahead to stay. After Ty Jerome sank a 3-pointer to trim Virginia’s deficit to 61-59 with 2:33 left, Carter made five free throws and West made two to seal the win. West Virginia, which went 16 of 18 from the line, has won eight straight. See WVU | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Dec. 7 Girls Basketball Ironton at Gallia Academy, 7:30 Miller at South Gallia, 7:30 Waterford at Southern, 7:30 Belpre at River Valley, 7:30 Scott at Hannan, 6 p.m. Meigs at Athens, 7:30 Eastern at Trimble, 7:30 Wahama at Federal Hocking, 7:30 Friday, Dec. 8 Boys Basketball South Gallia at Southern, 7:30 Trimble at Eastern, 7:30 Jackson at Gallia Academy, 7:30 River Valley at Athens, 7:30 Meigs at Warren, 7:30 Wahama at Buffalo, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Wood County Christian, 7:30 Girls Basketball Ohio Valley Christian at Wood County Christian, 6 p.m. Wrestling Wahama, PPHS at Jason Eades Memorial Duals, 5 p.m. Rio Grande Athletics Indoor Track at Kent State University, 12:30 p.m. Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Gallia Academy junior Justin McClelland (center) drives in between Marauders Cole Betzing (left) and Nick Lilly (right), during the first half of the Blue Devils’ 59-37 victory on Tuesday in Centenary, Ohio. Blue Devils burn Meigs, 59-37 By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — Devils’ defense dazzles again. For the second straight game, the Gallia Academy boys basketball team held its opponent under 40 points, with the Blue Devils taking a 59-37 non-conference victory over visiting Meigs on Tuesday night in Gallia County. Gallia Academy (2-0) hit the game’s opening bucket, but Meigs (0-3) held its host off the board for the next three minutes, as the Marauders surged into a 5-3 lead. However, GAHS ended the first quarter with a 12-2 run and a 15-7 lead. The Maroon and Gold outscored the Gallia Academy by a 9-6 count in the slow-paced second quarter, trimming the margin to 21-16 by halftime. MHS cut its deficit to as low as three points in the opening minute of the second half, but never got closer, as the Blue Devils extended their advantage to 36-23 by the end of the third quarter. GAHS expanded its lead throughout the finale, shooting over 50 percent from the field in the period to seal the 59-37 victory, with the 22-point final margin as the largest of the game. “I thinks its been 8-to10 years since a Gallipolis team has started out 2-0,” GAHS head coach Gary Harrison said. “It was an ugly win, but Meigs is shots. The Blue and White committed a dozen turnovers in the win, while Meigs gave the ball away 15 times. “We didn’t shoot the ball well and we’ll have nights like that, but defensively, we just locked them down.” Harrison said. “When your holding teams in the 30’s your going to win a lot of games. Zach Loveday really controlled the defensive boards and I thought Caleb Henry did a great job on the offensive boards, getting them and just putting them in.” Offensively, the Blue Devils were led by Evan Wiseman and Justin McClelland with 13 points apiece. Loveday, a sophomore, finished with Meigs junior Zach Bartrum (15) shoots a layup over GAHS junior Caleb Henry, during Gallia Academy’s 59-37 win on Tuesday in a double-double of 12 points and 15 rebounds, Centenary, Ohio. to go with team-highs of five assists and six blocks through the fire before, a good team. We didn’t shoot it well, but with our and to everyone else, this for the hosts. Henry scored 11 points experience, the guys per- is a whole new thing for and pulled in seven them. Those three know severed and that’s what rebounds in the triumph, that we can play with good teams do.” while Logan Blouir anybody when we want For the game, GAHS chipped in with four to. The rebounding was shot 21-of-65 (32.3 points. Bailey Walker conbetter tonight, I thought percent) from the field, Bobby Musser did a good tributed three points to including 6-of-20 (30 the winning cause, Kaden percent) from three-point job putting his body on Thomas added two, while range. Meanwhile, Meigs the big guy (Zach LoveCory Call came up with day), who of course is a made 13-of-43 (30.2 really good player and has one. percent) from the field, Baer led the way for improved a lot since last including 3-of-11 (27.3 Meigs with 13 points, percent) from deep. From year.” followed by Bartrum After being outthe charity stripe, the with 11 points and six rebounded by six in the Blue Devils shot 9-of-16 assists. Musser scored (56.3 percent), while the first half, GAHS fought back to win the rebound- five points, hauled Marauders were 8-of-12 in six rebounds and ing battle by a 37-to-26 (66.7 percent). blocked three shots for count, including 13-to-4 “Our kids are going on the offensive end. The the Maroon and Gold, to compete,” MHS head Cooper Darst added four Blue Devils also held coach Ed Fry said. “We points and a team-high 10 advantages of 14-to-10 have Christian Matin assists, 5-to-4 in steals tox, Zach Bartrum and See DEVILS | 7 Weston Baer who’ve been and 9-to-3 in blocked �SPORTS/TV LISTINGS Daily Sentinel Thursday, December 7, 2017 7 Steelers LB Shazier remains in hospital PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Ryan Shazier will remain in a Cincinnati hospital until at least Wednesday to undergo further testing on a spinal injury suffered in the first quarter of Monday night’s win over the Bengals. Shazier left Paul Brown Stadium on a stretcher less than four minutes into his team’s 23-20 victory over Cincinnati following a tackle that left the 25-year-old writhing on the turf, his legs motionless. He underwent extensive testing overnight, with the team saying Shazier’s injury did not require surgery “at this time.” The Steelers had hoped Shazier would be able to return to Pittsburgh on Tuesday. The timetable has been pushed back at least 24 to 48 hours. He will remain at University of Cincinnati Medical Center under the care of neurosurgeons David friend and fellow inside linebacker Vince Williams. “Ryan is a legitimate leader,” Tomlin said. “He’s asking about the guys, Vince particularly. I told him about the guys. We talked about how the game unfolded.” And not about Shazier’s prognosis. “It was painful to get on that plane last night, but that’s life,” Tomlin said. “We realize and understand he’s in really good hands and is getting expert medical care. Frank Victores | AP He challenged us to Pittsburgh Steelers inside linebacker Ryan Shazier lies on the field after an injury while tackling move on with what we Bengals receiver Josh Malone in the first half against the Cincinnati on Monday in Cincinnati. need to move on with.” Shazier was taken to University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where he will remain under the care Shazier’s injury came of neurosurgeons David Okonwko and Joseph Cheng until later in the week. on a relatively innocuouslooking play. Cincinnati Steelers coach Mike “Thank you for Okonwko and Joseph Tomlin, general manager quarterback Andy Dalton Cheng. Shazier is expect- the prayers,” Shazier Kevin Colbert and team hit Josh Malone for a ed to be transferred to a tweeted . “Your support short 3-yard gain, with Pittsburgh hospital later is uplifting to me and my president Art Rooney II Shazier hitting Malone visited Shazier before family. #SHALIEVE” in the week. square in the back. heading back to PittsWhile Shazier stayed While the severity of Shazier, in his fourth in Cincinnati surrounded burgh. Tomlin called the injury will remain season after being taken their conversation “norunknown until the swell- by family and his mediin the first round of the cal team, the Steelers are mal” and said Shazier ing subsides, the relentwas concerned about the 2014 draft, led with his left trying to find a way lessly upbeat Shazier head while making the well-being of the rest of forward without one of offered a bit of hope the team, including good tackle. their rising stars. Tuesday evening. Fall what we have to work on … and now it’s a process of just continuing to get better each and every From page 6 day.” The Dots outreboundDespite the difficult evening, sixth-year PPHS ed Point Pleasant by a 33-22 overall margin, coach Josh Williams which included a small remained optimistic about his youthful bunch 8-7 edge on the offensive glass. Poca also commit— primarily because ted just nine turnovers, he knows that there is a while PPHS had 11 first lot of basketball left to half miscues and finished be played and that this the night with 16 turngroup has only one way overs. to go … and that direcThe Big Blacks made tion is up. just 4-of-19 field goals “We know that it’s before halftime, but fingoing to be a process, being a young team, and ished the night 16-of-47 from the field for 34 perwe know we have some things to work on. At the cent — including a 4-of26 effort from behind the end of the day, we made arc for 15 percent. The mistakes that young hosts were also 5-of-7 at teams make,” Williams the free throw line for 71 said. “Poca did a really percent. good job of executing Yates led PPHS with 15 their stuff, and you’re points and Kade Oliver going to get beat if you aren’t where you are sup- was next with 12 points, posed to be on the defen- while Malik Butler and Trace Derenberger each sive side of the floor. “I also think that us not contributed four markbeing able to get the ball ers. Camron Long, Kyle to go in the hole early on Martin and Hunter Bush really carried over to the completed the scoring other end. We challenged with two points apiece. Derenberger led Point the kids at halftime and we showed signs of some with seven rebounds and fight, but this was kind of Yates hauled in four cara welcoming for us to var- oms, while Martin and sity basketball. We know Long each grabbed three boards in the setback. Poca — which made 16-of-26 shot attempts in the first half for 62 percent — finished the night 28-of-50 overall from the field, including a 4-of-12 effort from three-point range for 33 percent. The guests were also 14-of-16 at the charity stripe for 88 percent. Ethan Payne led the Dots with a game-high 17 points, followed by Evan McKneely and Mitch Hoffman with 16 markers apiece. Bronson Skeens also reached double-digits with 13 points. Griffin Holbert was next with six points, while Noah Luikart, Kyler Meeks and Jack Piekarski completed the winning tally with two points each. McKneely and HoffBROADCAST 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) ing just eight points in the paint, their fewest in that area this season. It’s something that could From page 6 continue to be an issue For the second straight until forward Esa Ahmad returns from an academic year, the Mountaineers suspension in January. made it difficult for VirWest Virginia plays at ginia to get into a consisPittsburgh on Saturday tent offensive rhythm. “We just wanted to play night, the first Backyard our pace,” West said. “We Brawl between the former Big East rivals since didn’t want to play their pace. They play a slower 2012. pace and we wanted to speed the game up. We Coughing it up just wanted to focus on Virginia entered the defense.” game tied for fifth in the Daxter Miles Jr. added nation with the fewest 12 points for the Mounturnovers committed at taineers (8-1). Devon Hall 8.9 per game. The Cavaled Virginia (8-1) with 19 liers had a season-high 14 points. Tuesday. The 68 points were the most allowed by Virginia Not musket ready this season. Bennett had an idea it would be tough to play in Morgantown, but he Big picture wasn’t prepared for the Virginia: The CavaMountaineers’ buckskinliers came up just short wearing mascot, who in their first true road fires a musket before game outside the state of Virginia and their first every game. “I wasn’t quite ready game against a ranked for the gunshot,” Benopponent this season. It nett said. “They surmarked Virginia’s first trip to Morgantown since prised me on that one. the 1985 National Invita- They said it’d be after the starting lineups, and tion Tournament. I was talking to the guys West Virginia: The and boom there it goes. Mountaineers found a It’s loud.” way to win despite scor- 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) CABLE 6 PM 6:30 WSAZ News 3 (N) WTAP News at Six (N) ABC 6 News at 6pm (N) Arthur NBC Nightly News (N) NBC Nightly News (N) ABC World News (N) Newswatch (N) 6 PM 6:30 From page 6 of this group because they are just so young. After tonight, at least we have a better idea of what our strengths and weaknesses are — and we can work on those things moving forward,” Williams said. “Now is a time to teach and get better, and we’ll do that. The kids didn’t really get down too much and they know we have a long way to go this year. It’s game one and we have a lot of season left, so we’ll trust the process and start getting ready for the next one.” Point Pleasant returns to action Saturday when it travels to the University of Rio Grande to battle Oak Hill in the 2017 Newt Oliver Coaches Classic at 6 p.m. rebounds, while Nick Lilly scored three points and Mattox had one marker. The Marauders lost more than the game, as Mattox and Darst both left the game due to injury, in the first and second halves respectively. “When you lose those kids, you lose a lot, especially when you’re thin anyway,” Fry said. “These guys are going to be out a little while with sprained ankles, Cooper came down on somebody’s foot and Christian rolled his. We just got Weston Baer back, he’s only practiced four days, and I thought he was able to finally turn it loose tonight.” The Blue and White continue their home stand on Saturday against non-conference rival Jackson. “We have Jackson coming and its going to be a good game with two 2-0 teams,” Harrison said. “They’re going to play hard, we’re going to play hard and its going to be a packed house. They’re in our sectional and it’s a rivalry game, it’s going to be fun.” Meigs continues nonleague play on Friday at Warren and then will face Ironton on Saturday, as part of the 12th annual Newt Oliver Coaches Classic. “We have to figure some things out,” Fry said. “I’ve coached a long time, I have some things packed away and I’m going to dig through the archives to see if we can come up with something. I’d like to get them all healthy. I’ve had everybody for a complete practice maybe twice so far this year. Now we have to kind of start from scratch again.” This is the lone scheduled meeting between MHS and GAHS this season. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. THURSDAY EVENING 11 (WVAH) WVU man both hauled in seven rebounds apiece for the victors, with Luikart also grabbing six caroms. With seven sophomores and two freshmen as part of his 12-man opening night varsity roster, Williams is definitely not ready to hit the panic button after 32 minutes of play. As Williams noted, he simply has a better idea of what he has to work with — and he believes that this group can still be competitive with a lot of hard work and effort. It also helps that they now have a little bit of collective experience … something that should greatly benefit them in preparing for the upcoming months. “We didn’t really know what to expect out Devils THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 7 PM 7:30 Wheel of Football Fortune (N) Night (L) Wheel of Football Fortune (N) Night (L) Entertainm- Access ent Tonight Hollywood PBS NewsHour Providing indepth analysis of current events. (N) News at 6 ABC World Judge Judy Entertainm(N) News (N) ent Tonight 10TV News CBS Evening Jeopardy! 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Kizer has been beaten down like never before. The losing — so much losing — has taken its toll. “I just want to win a game, that’s all,” he said. Kizer was down and dejected on Monday, a day after the Browns’ horrendous season sunk a level lower with a 19-10 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The 21-year-old Kizer had turnovers on Cleveland’s final two possessions, denying the Browns (0-12) any chance at a comeback and dropping coach Hue Jackson to 1-27 in two seasons. It was a discouraging performance for Kizer, who was coming off a solid game last week in Cincinnati. But against the Chargers, he missed some open throws, rushed others and then committed the ultimate sins by coughing up a fumble and throwing a pick in the fourth quarter. OVP SPORTS BRIEFS RedStorm women’s basketball fundraiser set for Sunday RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande Women’s Basketball Team will be conducting a double-play basket games fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 10, in the Lyne Center Gymnasium. Doors will open at 1 p.m. and games will begin at 2 p.m. New and retired Longaberger baskets, pottery and wrought iron items will be available. Cost is $20 for 20 games. There will also be four special games for $15. Participants can also register for a Longaberger Basket Set valued at approximately $200. There will be door prizes and Split the Pot raffles throughout the day. Concessions will also be available. For more information, or to purchase tickets in advance, contact Rio Grande women’s basketball head coach David Smalley by phone at 740-245-7491 or by e-mail at dsmalley@rio.edu; or Rose Evans at 740645-3078. Proceeds from the event will benefit the team’s scholarships, operating budget and its trip to Hawaii in 2018. 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I think he has taken that challenge.” Jackson said some of Kizer’s issues on Sunday could be attributed to his helmet headset not working properly. Kizer was unable to decipher some play calls from Jackson and didn’t hear others, and the Browns were forced to use walkie-talkies on their sideline at StubHub Center. “We will take it up with the league,” Jackson said. “We heard there was another team that had the same issue one time at that particular stadium.” That was news to Chargers coach Anthony Lynn, who was unaware of the Browns’ technology trouble. “It’s the first I’ve heard of it,” Lynne said. “We didn’t have any problems on our sidelines.” Guard Joel Bitonio was initially puzzled why the Browns calls were coming in late, and said Kizer had to improvise and call some plays on his own. “Hopefully we don’t have any more of those issues,” he said. “We’re going to have to turn into a high school team where we just have a guy run it in from the sideline all the time.” Cavs’ All-Star, Isaiah Thomas, nearing return INDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Cavaliers All-Star point guard Isaiah Thomas played 4-on-4 on Wednesday, a significant step in his recovery from a hip injury. 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Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! �SPORTS 10 Thursday, December 7, 2017 Barkley, Jewell highlight All-Big Ten team By Eric Olson The Associated Press Penn State’s Saquon Barkley is the offensive player of the year for the second straight season and Iowa linebacker Josey Jewell is defensive player of the year on The Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference team released Wednesday. Wisconsin took the other two top honors. Freshman running back Jonathan Taylor was voted newcomer of the year after leading the league in rushing by a wide margin. Paul Chryst was named coach of the year after guiding the Badgers to a 12-0 regular season prior to their loss in the Big Ten championship game. Conference champion Ohio State and Wisconsin each had seven players on the first team. Barkley held down two spots, as a running back and all-purpose player. He has rushed for more than 100 yards in four games, including a 211-yard night against Iowa, and caught 47 passes for 594 yards and three TDs. He leads the Big Ten in kick returns, averaging 28.4 yards and running two back for touchdowns. Jewell, a second-team pick last year, averages a Big Ten-leading 11.4 tackles. He has 13.5 tackles for loss, 4.5 sacks, two interceptions and 11 pass breakups. Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson, the national coleader with seven interceptions, was the only unanimous first-team pick. Quarterback J.T. Barrett, center Billy Price and defensive end Tyquan Lewis — all of Ohio State — and Barkley are repeat first-team selections. Price made the team as a guard last year. Indiana kicker Griffin Oakes is first-team kicker for the second time in three years. Oakes was not on the first or second team last year. The All-Big Ten team was selected by 25 writers and broadcasters who cover the conference. The Associated Press All-Big Ten Conference football team, with position, name, school, height, weight, class and hometown: FIRST TEAM Offense WR — Simmie Cobbs, Indiana, 6-4, 220, Jr., Oak Park, Illinois. WR_D.J. Moore, Maryland, 5-11, 215, Jr., Philadelphia. T — Michael Deiter, Wisconsin, 6-6, 328, Jr., Curtice, Ohio. T — Jamarco Jones, Ohio State, 6-5, 310, Sr., Chicago. G — Michael Jordan, Ohio State, 6-7, 310, So., Canton, Michigan. G — Beau Benzschawel, Wisconsin, 6-6, 317, Jr., Grafton, Wisconsin. C — Billy Price, Ohio State, 6-4, 312, Sr., Austintown, Ohio. TE — Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin, 6-6, 248, Sr., Aurora, Illinois. QB — J.T. Barrett, Ohio State, 6-2, 220, Sr., Wichita Falls, Texas. RB — Saquon Barkley, Penn State, 5-11, 230, Jr., Coplay, Pennsylvania. RB — Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin, 5-11, 214, Fr., Salem, New Jersey. PK — Griffin Oakes, Indiana, 5-10, 198, Greenwood, Indiana. All-Purpose — Saquon Barkley, Penn State, 5-11, 230, Jr., Coplay, Pennsylvania. Defense DE — Nick Bosa, Ohio State, 6-4, 270, So., Fort Lauderdale, Florida. DE — Tyquan Lewis, Ohio State, 6-4, 265, Sr., Tarboro, North Carolina. DT — Maurice Hurst, Michigan, 6-2, 280, Sr., Westwood, Massachusetts. DT — Dre’Mont Jones, Ohio State, 6-3, 295, So., Cleveland. LB — Josey Jewell, Iowa, 6-2, 236, Sr., Decorah, Iowa. LB — T.J. Edwards, Wisconsin, 6-1, 244, Jr., Lake Villa, Illinois. LB — Tegray Scales, Indiana, 6-0, 230, Sr., Cincinnati. CB — Josh Jackson, Iowa, 6-1, 192, Jr., Corinth, Texas. CB — Nick Nelson, Wisconsin, 5-11, 208, Jr., Glenarden, Maryland. S — Marcus Allen, Penn State, 6-2, 207, Sr., Upper Marlboro, Maryland. S — D’Cota Dixon, Wisconsin, 5-10, 204, Jr., Oak Hill, Florida. P — Ryan Anderson, Rutgers, 6-1, 203, Sr., DeWitt, Michigan. Defense DE — Rashan Gary, Michigan, 6-5, 281, So., Plainfield, New Jersey. DE — Chase Winovich, Michigan, 6-3, 253, Sr., Jefferson Hills, Pennsylvania. DE_Conor Sheehy, Wisconsin, 6-4, 293, Sr., Milwaukee. DT — Gelen Robinson, Purdue, 6-1, 280, Sr., Schererville, Indiana. LB — Paddy Fisher, Northwestern, 6-4, 245, Fr., Katy, Texas. LB — Devin Bush, Michigan, 5-11, 225, So., SECOND TEAM Pembroke Pines, Florida. Offense LB — Khaleke Hudson, WR — Stanley Morgan Michigan, 6-0, 205, So., Jr., Nebraska, 6-1, 195, McKeesport, PennsylvaJr., New Orleans. WR — DaeSean Ham- nia. LB — Garret Dooley, ilton, Penn State, 6-1, Wisconsin, 6-3, 246, Sr., 206, Sr., Fredericksburg, Rochester, Illinois. Virginia. CB — Denzel Ward, T — David Edwards, Wisconsin, So., 6-7, 315, Ohio State, 5-11, 191, Jr., Macedonia, Ohio. Downers Grove, Illinois. CB — Lavert Hill, T — Mason Cole, Michigan, 5-11, 177, So., Michigan, 6-5, 297, Sr., Detroit. Tarpon Springs, Florida. S — Godwin Igwebuike, G — Sean Welsh, Iowa, 6-3, 295, Sr., Springboro, Northwestern, 6-0, 212, Sr., Pickerington, Ohio. Ohio. S_David Dowell, MichiG — Ben Bredeson, gan State, 6-1, 191, So., Michigan, 6-5, 308, So., Jr., North Ridgeville, Hartland, Wisconsin. C — Brian Allen, Mich- Ohio. P — Blake Gillkin, igan State, 6-2, 302, Sr., Penn State, 6-2, 195, So., Hinsdale, Illinois. Smyrna, Georgia. TE — Mike Gesicki, Offensive Player of the Penn State, 6-6, 250, Sr., Year — Saquon Barkley, Penn State. Defensive Player of the Year — Josey Jewell, Iowa. Coach of the Year — Paul Chryst, Wisconsin. Newcomer of the Year — Jonathan Taylor, Wisconsin. NEW YEAR. NEW YOU. Let us help you reach your goals this year with a membership to the Pleasant Valley Hospital Wellness Center. BUY 2 MONTHS GET 1 FREE OR 10% OFF A 1-YEAR MEMBERSHIP! For membership or pricing inquiries, please call 304.675.7222 OH-70016339 Manahawkin, New Jersey. QB — Trace McSorley, Penn State, 6-0, 195, Jr., Ashburn, Virginia. RB — Justin Jackson, Northwestern, 5-11, 200, Sr., Carol Stream, Illinois. RB — J.K. Dobbins, Ohio State, 5-10, 208, Fr., La Grange, Texas. PK — Rafael Gaglianone, Wisconsin, 5-11, 232, Jr., Sao Paulo, Brazil. All-Purpose — JD Spielman, Nebraska, 5-9, 180, Fr., Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Voting Panel: Bob Asmussen, Champaign (Illinois) NewsGazette Lee Barfknecht, Omaha (Nebraska) World-Herald Bret Beherns, WCIARadio (Champaign, Illinois) Mike Carmin, Lafayette (Indiana) Journal & Courier Graham Couch, Lansing (Michigan) State Journal Dave Eanet, WGNRadio (Chicago) Justin Gaard, KFANRadio (Minneapolis) Parker Gabriel, Lincoln (Nebraska) Journal Star Jason Galloway, Madison.com (Wisconsin) Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune Mike Jacques, WMTVTV (Madison, Wisconsin) Randy Johnson, Minneapolis Star Tribune Chad Leistikow, Des Moines (Iowa) Register Tim May, Columbus Dispatch John McGonigal, Centre Daily Times (State College, Pennsylvania) Aaron McMann, MLive. com-Ann Arbor Mike Miller, Bloomington (Indiana) HeraldTimes Marc Morehouse, Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gazette Josh Newman, Asbury Park (New Jersey) Press Zachary Osterman, Indianapolis Star Greg Pickel, Penn Live Nicholas Piotrowicz, Toledo (Ohio) Blade Keith Sargeant, NJ Advance Media Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press Daily Sentinel Watt, Altuve share SI’s Sportsperson of the Year award HOUSTON (AP) — J.J. Watt raised more than $37 million for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts and Jose Altuve led the Houston Astros to their first World Series title, both giving hope to the city as it picked up the pieces from the devastating storm. On Monday night the two were honored by Sports Illustrated when they were given the magazine’s prestigious Sportsperson of the Year award. Sports Illustrated executive editor Steve Cannella said they chose the pair because Watt and Altuve perfectly embodied the Houston Strong slogan the city adopted in the wake of the August hurricane and its catastrophic flooding. To celebrate the award, given annually since 1954 to honor a player, coach or team who has best exhibited athletic achievement and sportsmanship on and off the field, the players share this month’s Sports Illustrated cover. Looking dapper in matching dark-colored suits and white dress shirts, they are pictured smiling broadly, with their arms slung over other’s shoulders and a headline that declares: ‘Houston Strong.’ “I grew up in Wisconsin and I remember when I was in school I saw Brett Favre as the SI Sportsperson of the Year and I thought that was awesome,” Watt told The Associated Press. “So now to be able to be on one myself and share it with Jose and have it represent the city of Houston and everything we’ve been through I think it obviously holds a little bit of extra meaning.” Altuve, the American League’s Most Valuable Player, said the Astros felt a responsibility to bring the championship to Houston to give the city a boost as it recovered. “I think the World Series gave the people a big smile and hope during the tough time they were getting through,” he said. “And I feel really happy that we did it because they really deserved it.” Watt, a three-time Defensive Player of the Year with the Houston Texans, became the face of Harvey’s relief efforts with his fundraiser. He began the campaign in the days after the storm with the goal of raising $200,000. But he kept upping the target as donations poured in from more than 200,000 people. Richard Drew | AP Former University of Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning, left, and former University of Florida quarterback Steve Spurrier get together after a news conference of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame in New York on Tuesday, Spurrier and Manning were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night at the foundation’s awards banquet in Manhattan. Rivals Manning, Spurrier enter College Hall of Fame together NEW YORK (AP) — After the class picture of the latest Hall of Fame inductees was taken, Peyton Manning made his way over to Steve Spurrier for another handshake and some chit-chat before heading off in opposite directions to do media interviews. The former Tennessee quarterback and former Florida coach had a one-sided rivalry that helped define an era of Southeastern Conference football. Manning set records in Knoxville, Tennessee, and won just about every award short of the Heisman Trophy, but his teams never beat Spurrier’s mighty Gators. Famous for his zingers, Spurrier said on the rare occasion he runs into Manning these days, there is no trash talk. There’s just mutual admiration and the chance to talk ball with one of the best quarterbacks the coach has ever seen. The secret to beating Manning was really no secret at all, Spurrier said. “We just got ready to play the best we could,” Spurrier said. “Offense. Defense. Just seemed to work out. They didn’t have their best game a lot and it seemed like we always played well.” Spurrier and Manning were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night at the National Football Foundation’s awards banquet in Manhattan. 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