https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/e0b9d3d8748654683e0e5db6f7c53513.pdf 407d4f9581ca05ea2f4fb23b997b0da9 PDF Text Text The Kochs ride again. Sunny. High of 51. Low of 22. Hannan senior eclipses 1,000 career points. OPINION s 4 WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 21, Volume 65 Thursday, February 5, 2015 s 50¢ Five men plead guilty in crop fraud case By Donald Lambert guilt pleas last month for “conspiracy to defraud the United States.” The group remains MEIGS COUNTY — Five on bond until sentencing is men from Meigs County have passed. The day of sentencing pleaded guilty to crop insurhasn’t been announced. ance fraud in federal court. The men could face a maxiThe defendants, Christomum of five years in prison, pher T. Wolfe, 43; Terry J. three years of supervised McNickle, 51; Mark D. Wolfe, release and fines for each of 41; and Joey L. Jerrell, 43, all of Racine; and Michael L. John- the defendants up to $250,000. son, 62, of Portland, entered As a part of the guilty plea, the elambert@civitasmedia.com defendants have agreed to forfeit $410,000 and a 2012 John Deere tractor. The defendants faced other charges, including theft of public money and money laundering, but the charges were dropped after the plea deal was done. According to court records, Wolfe recruited the other men to enroll in the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Pro- gram, a program that provides financial assistance to the producers of non-insurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory, or prevented planting occurs due to natural disasters, for crops that weren’t planted. The partners would then apply for payment over damaged crops and turn them over to Wolfe after taking a cut for themselves. Payments would be up to $100,000 per crop year per individual or entity. The fraud investigation had been ongoing until federal authorities, including the Secret Service, found enough evidence to indict the men in May 2014. The trial has seen a number of continuances and was supposed to start in mid-January. Reach Donald Lambert at 740-992-2155, Ext. 2555. or on Twitter @Donaldlambert22 Chief witness Council off kicks with cooking demonstration testifies in Plymale trial By Lindsay Kriz lkriz@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS — Jurors on Wednesday heard testimony from one of two men originally charged in connection with the February 2014 shooting death of a Gallia County man. Joseph Plymale, 27, is charged with killing John Sheets in February 2014. Sheets, 58, was found dead in his Wray Road home from an apparent single gunshot wound to the back. Plymale is charged with murder, aggravated robbery, weapons under disability, theft and theft of weapons. Chris Bowman, 34, of Green Township, and Plymale, of Springfield Township, were both indicted in connection with Sheets’ death. In December 2014, Bowman pleaded guilty to complicity to theft and receiving stolen property and was sentenced to four years probation. On Tuesday, Bowman took the stand as a witness as part of his plea deal. He revealed during his testimony that he is currently at a rehabilitation center/refuge program in Columbus as part of his deal, and has been sober and off drugs since October of last year. He began using heroin six years ago. Bowman testified that he had contact with Plymale the morning of Feb. 3, 2014, when Plymale contacted him and asked Bowman for a ride, as Plymale’s vehicle was out of commission at the time. Bowman said Plymale gave him directions to where they were going, although Bowman said he didn’t know the roads. Bowman said Plymale asked him to stop at what was later revealed to be Dan Jones Road at a “T” in the road, and Plymale exited the vehicle and went toward a house diagonally to the right of the vehicle’s location. Bowman said he didn’t see where Plymale went once he pulled away, and waited in the area for an hour-and-a-half taking pictures of a frozen waterfall near O.O. McIntyre Park before heading back to Dan Jones Road. Bowman said he was sitting on Dan Jones Road facing State Route 775 when someone in a white truck pulled up — later revealed to be John Sheets’ truck — with Plymale behind the wheel. Bowman said Plymale told him that Plymale’s boss let him borrow the truck, then both men took off down the road. Bowman led the two when he saw the white truck behind him flash its lights. “I pulled over the vehicle and he had this look See TRIAL | 5 — NEWS Obituaries: 2 Opinion: 4 Weather: 5 — SPORTS Basketball: 6 Schedule: 6 — FEATURES Television: 2 Comics: 7 Classified: 8 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook or twitter to share your thoughts. Courtesy photo Resident Rick Werner, along with his wife, Lynn, presented a cooking demonstration on preparing a Valentine’s dinner Tuesday night. This event kicked off the 25th anniversary of the Riverbend Arts Council in Middleport, which promises more events in 2015. Director defends sales tax increase By Ann Sanner pay for Kasich’s plan to cut the income-tax rate by 23 percent over the next two years. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s By 2017, the top marginal budget director defended a proincome-tax rate will have fallen posed increase to the state sales from about 5.9 percent in 2011 to tax at a hearing Tuesday, as a leg4.1 percent. islative panel began reviewing Gov. But some state lawmakers on John Kasich’s $72.3 billion, twothe House panel questioned the year state spending plan. impact the sales tax increase could The rate would jump from 5.75 have on their constituents’ pocketpercent to 6.25 percent and would books, especially on the heels of an be expanded to cover services such increase in the last budget. as cable TV subscriptions, parking, State Rep. Mike Dovilla asked lobbying and opinion polling in the Keen how he would justify a new perennial battleground state. sales tax increase to shoppers in Even with the half-cent increase, his Cuyahoga County district, Ohio’s sales tax would remain com- which would see the highest total petitive with other states, budget state and local sales tax rate at 8.5 director Tim Keen told lawmakers percent. at the House Finance Committee’s Keen told him that the cuts to first hearing on the governor’s pro- Ohio’s income tax would give posed budget. residents more choice in how they Keen said the changes would spend their dollars. raise an estimated $2.62 billion in “If their income tax rates are state sales tax revenue over the lower, they have more opportunity two-year period. to keep their own money,” Keen Part of that money would help said. Associated Press “We’ll see what the reaction is back at home,” Dovilla responded. The state’s sales tax currently applies to numerous items, including electronics, clothing and other retail goods. Groceries, housing, medicines and many other purchases are exempt from the tax. Democratic Rep. Denise Driehaus of Cincinnati criticized the plan as tax shifting. She said it disproportionally affects lower-income residents who see fewer dollars back from the income tax cut while paying more for goods. “As you increase the sales tax, the value of their wages becomes even less,” she told Keen. Keen said the administration believes the income tax is “the most economically harmful tax” because it discourages investment and saving. He said reducing the income tax frees up money to be spent in the broader economy. “When income taxes are cut, I mean, that affects people’s paychecks,” he said. �LOCAL/NATION 2 Thursday, February 5, 2015 OBITUARY MEIGS COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY, FEB. 5 LARRY BLAINE GILLAND NEW HAVEN — Larry Blaine Gilland, 72, of New Haven, passed away on February 3, 2015. He was born Feb. 5, 1942, in Mason County, son of the late John Blaine Gilland and Survilla Johnson Gilland. Mr. Gilland served as a member of the 3664th Ord. of the Army National Guard and was a member of American Legion Post 140 in New Haven. He was a member of Clifton Tabernacle, where he was the pastor for many years. He was a former employee of the American Alloy Plant in New Haven. In addition to his parents, Larry was preceded in death by his twin brother, Gary W. Gilland. He is survived by his wife, Brenda K. Gilland, of New Haven; his daughter and son-in-law, Bethany (Gilland) and Richie Ranno, of New Jersey; two grandchildren, Michael and Kayla Ranno; and one niece, Julie (Gilland) Scherfel. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy with Pastor Sam Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Graham Cemetery, where military honors will be presented by the American Legion and the VFW. Visiting hours for family and friends will be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home in Pomeroy. DEATH NOTICES CRISLER GALLIPOLIS — Jaonne Maria Crisler, 59, of Gallipolis, died Monday, Feb. 2, 2015, at her residence. There are no calling hours or funeral service. Cremation services entrusted to Cremeens Funeral Chapel. GEORGE HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Claude Ferdinand George Jr., 96, of Huntington, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, at The Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House in Huntington. A memorial service will be at a later date. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements. PETERS COAL GROVE, Ohio — Lt. Col. Alice V. Peters, U.S. Army (retired), 91, a Coal Grove, native passed away Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015, at Kingsbrook Life Care Center, Ashland, Ky. A graveside service will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Woodland Cemetery, Ironton, Ohio with Pastor Brad Jenkins officiating. Full military graveside honors will be conducted with burial to follow. There will be no visitation. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, Ohio, is in charge of arrangements. POTTS MOUNT STERLING, Ohio — James Potts, 80, passed away at his home in Mount Sterling on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. A full obituary will appear in the Friday edition of the Point Pleasant Register. Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va., is serving the family. POMEROY — Ohio State Univesity Extension-Meigs County will conduct a pesticide recertification class from 6-9 p.m. in the FFA room at Meigs County High School in Pomeroy. For more information, contact Marcus McCartney, agriculture and natural resources educator, at 740992-6696 or via email at Mccartney.138@osu.edu. CHILLICOTHE — The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its next board meeting at 10 a.m. in Room B of the Ross County Service Center at 475 Western Avenue, Chillicothe. Board meetings usually are held the first Thursday of the month. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. SYRACUSE — Star Mill Park Basket Games at Syracuse Community Center at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Advanced ticket drawing, special games, coverall, 50/50 drawing, and basket raffles. 20 games for $20. Refreshments by Syracuse Community Center. All proceeds from games goes into park maintenance fund. For info and tickets, contact Kathryn Hart at 949-2656. CHESTER TOWNSHIP — The Chester Shade Historical Association will hold its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Academy. 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WPBY) 13 (WOWK) CABLE 6 PM 6:30 WSAZ News 3 WTAP News at Six ABC 6 News at 6:00 p.m. Arthur "Just Desserts/ The Big Dig" Eyewitness News at 6 10TV News at 6 p.m. Two and a Half Men BBC World News: America 13 News at 6:00 p.m. NBC Nightly News NBC Nightly News ABC World News Newswatch 6 PM 6:30 speaker. All Meigs PERS retirees are encouraged to attend. SATURDAY, FEB. 7 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange 778 and Star Junior Grange 878 will meet in regular session with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m., followed by meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members and interested persons are invited and urged to attend. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9 MASON COUNTY — The Mason County Solid Waste Authority will meet at 10 a.m. at the Solid Waste Center on Fairground Road. TUESDAY, FEB. 10 BEDFORD TWP — The Bedford Township Trustees will hold their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the town hall. The trustees will hold the first of two public hearings regarding Permissive Sales Tax on vehicle license plates. 7:30 Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune Wheel of Jeopardy! Fortune Entertainm- Access ent Tonight Hollywood PBS NewsHour Providing indepth analysis of current events. ABC World Judge Judy EntertainmNews ent Tonight Wheel of CBS Evening Jeopardy! News Fortune Two and a The Big Bang The Big Bang Half Men Theory Theory Legislature PBS NewsHour Providing inToday depth analysis of current events. CBS Evening 13 News at Inside News 7:00 p.m. Edition 7 PM 7:30 8 PM WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A deepsea treasure hunter was ordered Wednesday to remain behind bars in Florida while his extradition process is delayed and his former investors press for details on what happened to millions of dollars in gold he found in a historic shipwreck. 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THURSDAY, FEB. 19 Treasure hunter to remain behind bars THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 7 PM non-fasting glucose and cholesterol, blood pressure, fasting lipid profiles (by appointment only), and other information on how to keep a healthy heart. This is a free event and open to the community. For more information or to schedule an appointment for the fasting lipid profile, call (740) 446-5679. POMEROY — Mulberry Community Center will host Drums WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11 Alive starting every Thursday MIDDLEPORT — The youth from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m at the group of Ash Street Church at 398 community center. Admission Ash St. will be serving a Valenwill be non-perishable food items. tine Dinner at 6 p.m. Everyone is All food items go to Meigs Co-op invited. food pantry. No equipment needed. For more information, contact FRIDAY, FEB. 13 Paulette at 740-992-6097. GALLIPOLIS — In observance of American Heart Month, SATURDAY, FEB. 28 FRIDAY, FEB. 6 Holzer-Gallipolis Community POMEROY — The OH-KAN POMEROY — PERI Chapter Health and Wellness Department Coin Club will have a coin 74 will hold their first regular will host their annual Heart Fair exhibition and picture exhibit meeting of 2015 at 1 p.m. at the from 8 a.m. to noon in conferfrom Meigs and Mason counties Mulberry Community Center, ence rooms ABC, on the ground between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at located at 260 Mulberry Ave., floor of the hospital. Free health the Pomeroy Library. Nothing for Pomeroy. PERI District Represen- screenings and information will tative Carolyn Waddle will be the be available. Screenings include sale, but there will be door prizes. THURSDAY EVENING BROADCAST Daily Sentinel Mel Brooks Mel Brooks at 400 (HBO) Martin Lawrence. A male FBI agent goes undercover as an his best in jokes, songs and “Your health issue is in no way relevant to whether you’re wanted in Ohio or not,” Brannon said. An attorney did appear in court on Thompson’s behalf but said she had not yet received clearance to defend him and had not yet had time to familiarize herself with the case. Meantime, Thompson’s longtime companion, Alison Antekeier, was denied bond and ordered held awaiting a decision on her own extradition. Brannon said even though Antekeier only faces a civil charge, she was a flight risk. His decision to deny bond for Antekeier came after a U.S. Marshals Service officer who tracked down the couple last week testified about what he found in their possession: information about seeking asylum in foreign countries, more than $420,000 in cash and storage units around South Florida held under different names. “They were using different identities and using disguises,” Officer Christopher Crotty testified. Thompson made history in 1988 when he found the S.S. Central America, known as the Ship of Gold, which sank in a hurricane about 200 miles off the South Carolina coast in September 1857, claiming 425 lives. Thousands of pounds of California gold went down with the vessel — so much gold that it contributed to an economic panic. Thompson and Antekeier were arrested Jan. 27 at the hotel where they were living near Boca Raton. Less than 48 hours later, investors and sonar analysts who sued Thompson about a decade ago for their share of the treasure filed subpoenas in federal court, seeking any documents from the hotel that may show how Thompson has been living a cashonly lifestyle for so long. “If he has millions of dollars of cash hidden somewhere, if he has 500 gold coins hidden somewhere, those are assets he needs to answer questions about,” said Mike Szolosi, a Columbus, Ohio, attorney representing nine sonar analysts who sued Thompson in 2006, arguing that they’d been cheated out of 2 percent of profits from gold recovered from the shipwreck, plus years of interest. Civitas Media, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes Tuesday through Saturday. Please call for more information on local pricing. CONTACT US EDITOR: Michael Johnson 740-446-2342 Ext. 2102 michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com CIRCULATION MANAGER: Ed Litteral 740-353-3101 Ext. 1925 elitteral@civitasmedia.com NEWSROOM: Lindsay Kriz 740-992-2155 Ext. 2555 lkriz@civitasmedia.com ADVERTISING: Sarah Thompson 740-992-2155 Ext. 2554 sthompson@civitasmedia.com Brenda Davis 740-992-2155 Ext. 2553 bdavis@civitasmedia.com SPORTS: Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@civitasmedia.com Alex Hawley, Ext. 2100 ahawley@civitasmedia.com 111 Court St., Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 111 Court St., Pomeroy, OH, 45769. �LOCAL/NATION Daily Sentinel Thursday, February 5, 2015 3 MEIGS LOCAL BRIEFS Family and Children First Council meetings announced MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will be holding regular business meetings at 9 a.m. on the third Thursday of the following months: January, March, May, July, September and November. The council will hold these meetings at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services, located at 175 Race St., Middleport. The Meigs County Family and Children First Council will also be holding an Intersystem Collaborative Meeting at 9 a.m. Feb. 5. Meetings will then be held the first Thursday of every month at the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services building. For more information, contact Brooke Pauley, Coordinator at 740-992-2117 EXT. 104. ment packet, contact Mike Spackey at 740-407-9745 or Rod Bentley at 614-419-0983; or you can email Bentley at coachbentley6@yahoo.com. Bolin being elected president; Steve Lambert, vice president; and Dave Davis, trustee. Fiscal officer is Opal Dyer. Regular meetings will be held on the first Monday of each month at 7:30 a.m. at the township garage. Burlington Cemetary Association officers announced POMEROY — Recently elected trustees and officers of the Burlingham Cemetery Association are: Walter Jones, president, Reid Hart, vice president, Sharon Swindell, secretary, Fred Johnson, treasurer, and Paul Sinclair, trustee. Ohio Youth Basketball School Team State Championships COLUMBUS — The 12th annual Ohio Youth Basketball School Team State Championships for boys and girls for third through sixth grades will be Feb. 21-22 in Columbus. There are seperate divisions based on school size. More than 150 teams competed in 2014. Entries will close Feb. 15. For more information on this and other Ohio Youth Basketball events, visit www.ohioyouthbasketball.com or call 740-8080380. Southeast Ohio Jr. Bedford Township financial Meigs Local Board completes High Baseball League ATHENS — The Southeast Ohio Jr. High Baseball report complete financial statements league provided by the Athens Sandlot Baseball orgaPOMEROY — The Meigs Local Board of Education has completed its General Purpose External Financial Statements for Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2014, and they are available for public inspection at the office of the Treasurer/CFO, Mark E. Rhonemus, 41765 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy. Rutland Township Annual Financial Report complete RUTLAND — The Annual Financial Report for Rutland Township is complete and available for review by appointment at the office of the Fiscal Officer. Opal Dyer, fiscal officer, P.O. Box 203, Rutland, OH 45775. Rutland Township Trustees elect officers RUTLAND — The Rutland Township Trustees held their organizational meeting recently with Joe nization will be having a meeting for its seventh- and BEDFORD TOWNSHIP — The 2014 annual finaneighth-grade baseball league. All schools interested cial report for Bedford Township is complete. The in entering a team in the league this year need to be report is available for viewing upon request by calling represented Sunday, Feb. 8, at 5 p.m. at the Athens fiscal officer Barbara Grueser at 740-696-1244 Recreation Center on East State Street in Athens. People who have questions concerning the league may call Kris Kostival at 740- 590-2141. Southeast Grade School Basketball Showcase POMEROY — Breast and cervical cancer screenings and education will he provided by the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic MediVINTON — The Vinton County Lady Vikings Bas- cine’s (OU-HCOM) Community Health Programs, on Feb. 25, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The clinic will ketball Program invites all youth basketball teams to be held on the Ohio University Heritage College of its Southeast Grade School Basketball Showcase to Osteopathic Medicine Community Health Programs’ be held at the recently constructed Vinton County Mobile Health Van parked at the Meigs County Schools. This tournament is for third through sixth Health Department, 112 E. Memorial Drive, Pomeroy. grade boys and girls youth basketball teams. No allstar teams, AAU or GBA teams are eligible. This tour- Free Pap tests, pelvic and breast examinations, breast nament is for school teams only. Entry fee is $95 and health education, and appointments for mammograms will be provided to uninsured and underinsured payable upon registering for the tournament. Pool women. Appointents are required. Interested persons play will be the format unless otherwise stated. The should call 1-800-844-2654 or 740-593-2432 to schedtournament will be March 7-9. Deadline for the tourule an appointment. nament is Feb. 12. For more information and tourna- Local Meigs woman is Innovation Award finalist Gala celebrates regional entrepreneurs, innovators com; Kent Shields, E3 Clean Technologies Inc.; Rich Sloan, FWD:Energy Inc.; Jan van der Werff, Ecolibrium Solar; Ronald Whaley, Geo-Tech Polymers LLC; and Edward Zatta, RXQ Compounding LLC. Outstanding Faculty Innovation: John Bowditch, Jared Butcher, Jun Choi, Michelle Ferrier, Don Flournoy, Brooke Hallowell and Shawn Ostermann, all of Ohio University. Outstanding Woman in Innovation: Michelle Ajamian, Shagbark Seed & Mill; Michelle Corrigan, Live Healthy Appalachia; Michelle Ferrier, Ohio University; Kamile Geist, Ohio University; Brooke Hallowell, Ohio University; Tanya Hire, Ohio University-Chillicothe; Sara Marrs, Business Remixed; and Stacia Moore, Davis Moore Inc. Outstanding Social Innovation: Jeff Fite, Sojourners Care Network; Vanessa Kaukonen, Fur Peace Ranch & Psylodelic Gallery; Ben Lachman, Athensworks; and Mark Plaskow; Modern Clinical. Outstanding Student Innovation: Babatope Ayeni, Products Gulf; Alex Geiser, Cubic LLC; Alex Harshaw, Ohio University Entrepreneurs; John Herbert, Compact Automated Pizza Printers; Ryan Lovingood, Ohio University; Seema Mahato, Ohio University; Noah Roseblatt, Ohio University; Austin Stahl, Archer Technologies; and Taylor Van Neste, Taylor Products LLC. Registration for the Innovation Awards is now open. Registration is $35 per person or $280 for a table of eight and includes dinner and a networking event. To register, visit www.gala.ohio. edu. In addition, the Innovation Awards will feature the presentation of the 2014 Konneker Medal for Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, which is awarded to current and former Ohio University faculty members or students each year. The program is managed by the vice president for research and creative activity. Rapidly-growing airlines race to find qualified pilots By Scott Mayerowitz and David Koenig AP Airlines Writers NEW YORK — The deadly crash of a TransAsia plane into a river in Taiwan is again focusing the world’s attention on the safety challenges facing fast-growing Asian airlines. TransAsia has been adding new routes rapidly since the Taiwanese carrier went public in 2011. TransAsia and others like it are rushing to keep up with a travel boom driven by the region’s growing middle class. The ease and increasing affordability of flying helps fuel economic growth and a better lifestyle for Asian consumers. But as airlines carry more passengers across increasingly crowded skies, they are also racing to train enough pilots. “The demand is almost exceeding the supply,” says John M. Cox, who spent 25 years flying for US Airways and is now CEO of consultancy Safety Operating Systems. Quickly-growing airlines need to maintain standards as they hire more pilots, maintenance workers, dispatchers and flight attendants. Cox says the Asian carriers are currently meeting those marks, but it’s a big challenge. TransAsia Airways Flight 235 crashed Wednesday shortly after Wally Santana | AP Emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island’s capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier and Embraer delivered a whopping 1,543 new planes to airlines last year. That means a total of 30 planes rolled off their collective assembly lines every week — the fastest production rate in the history of commercial aviation. Most of those aircraft went to Asia. TransAsia Airways, Taiwan’s third-biggest airline, has been part of that buying spree. The airline was founded in 1951 but has undergone a growth spurt following its market debut on the Taiwan stock exchange in 2011. It has added about two dozen routes to mainland China and other Asian cities. TransAsia flies about 20 planes from its base at Taipei’s Sungshan Airport and has enough new aircraft orders to double its fleet within five years. takeoff from Taipei, Taiwan, with 58 people aboard. Dramatic video from a car’s dashboard camera captured the moment that the plane, tilting madly, clipped a bridge before landing in a shallow river. At least 26 people were killed. 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The winners in each of the five categories will be announced at the Innovation Awards gala 6-9 p.m. March 31 at Ohio University’s Baker Center Ballroom. “Southeastern Ohio has garnered state and national recognition for its thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem,” said Lynn Gellermann, executive director of TechGROWTH Ohio, which hosts the annual recognition event. “Our 40 finalists reflect a growing and diverse regional network of inventors and innovators.” TechGROWTH Ohio is a program funded by the state Third Frontier program, Ohio University and industry sponsors to provide investments and business expertise to startup companies in southeastern Ohio. TechGROWTH Ohio, administered by the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs, is part of an entrepreneurial ecosystem that includes programs that support university and regional technology commercialization and small business incubation. 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CAL-13902 60562233 �E ditorial 4 Thursday, February 5, 2015 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW President stakes out turf During a drop-by last month at a Senate Democratic retreat in Baltimore, President Obama told fellow party members that he wasn’t going to spend his final two years in office on the defensive. “I’m going to play offense,” he vowed. So it was that the president chose the Department of Homeland Security as the backdrop for releasing his proposed fiscal year 2016 budget. It was his not-so-subtle way of rebuking Republicans for threatening to cut DHS funding to block his executive actions on immigration. Even without Mr. Obama’s political theatrics, the $4 trillion budget he unveiled was almost certain to receive an unfavorable reception by the GOP-controlled Congress. Indeed, it would raise federal taxes by $2 trillion, increase government spending by $74 billion, and add another $474 billion in fiscal 2016 to the $6.6 trillion in debt the president has amassed since moving into the White House in 2009. Yet, the White House suggested that there were certain proposals included in the president’s budget on which Mr. Obama could find common ground with the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. “We’d love to work together with Republicans on infrastructure,” said Jason Furman, chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers, in an appearance Monday on CNBC. Of course, the devil is in the budgetary details. Mr. Obama proposes a six-year $478 billion infrastructure program for freeways, bridges and mass transit, to which the GOP could be amenable. However, there’s no way Republicans will agree to the president’s proposal to finance the new spending with a one-time 14 percent tax — due immediately — on overseas earnings of U.S. companies. House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would no doubt support Mr. Obama’s proposal to increase defense spending by $38 billion by raising the cap imposed by sequestration. But not if it’s contingent upon agreeing to raise the cap by $37 billion for additional domestic spending. Because federal law has since 1921 required the president to submit a budget request to Congress by the first Monday in February, it gives the chief executive the opportunity — however brief — to make his case for what he believes should be the nation’s budget priorities. Mr. Obama made his case. Now the onus is upon Republicans on Capitol Hill to counter with a budget plan of their own making. Reprinted from the Orange County Register. The Daily Sentinel Letters to the Editor Letters to the editor should be limited to 300 words. All letters are subject to editing, must be signed and include address and telephone number. No unsigned letters will be published. Letters should be in good taste, addressing issues, not personalities. “Thank You” letters will not be accepted for publication. Have story ideas or suggestions? Call us at: 740.992.2155 THEIR VIEW The Kochs ride again found other outlets. It was interesting while it If Reince Priebus and lasted, but the 2016 election Debbie Wasserman Schultz is now officially “bought.” are limited to raising The purchasers are the $32,400 per donor annually, Koch brothers, and the price they will inevitably lose — a cool $889 million. ground to outside groups. The news that the netRather than freeing up work organized by David Rich the parties, advocates of and Charles Koch plans to Lowry spend roughly $900 milKing Features greater regulation want columnist to make it as difficult, or lion in the 2016 cycle has perhaps even impossible, freaked out Democrats, outfor everyone else to raise raged so-called campaignand spend money on politics. The finance reformers and inspired only obstacle to this ambition is hand-wringing about the future of — darn you, George Mason — the the planet Earth. Bill of Rights, specifically the First The despair is misplaced. One Amendment. sign it is still a free country is Years ago, then-House Minority that a band of like-minded people, Leader Dick Gephardt, a stalwart devoted to principles they conof more campaign regulation, said sider essential to the country’s that we have “two important valthriving, can get together and try ues in direct conflict: freedom of to effect them in public policy. My only quibble with the Kochs’ speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. announcement is that they didn’t You can’t have both.” nail a nice, round $1 billion as the On his terms, no, you can’t. most eloquent possible rejoinder Which is precisely why Democrats to erstwhile Senate Majority like current House Minority LeadLeader Harry Reid’s campaign of er Nancy Pelosi hope to amend vilification last year. the First Amendment to allow the For all that campaign reformgovernment the latitude to further ers hate the Kochs, the brothers’ limit political speech. network is, in part, their creation. Until such time (and may it “This is the natural consequence,” never arrive), the Kochs and their campaign-finance reformer Lawallies get to run free. rence Lessig griped about the In the abstract, there is a case $889 million, “of a regime with essentially no contribution limits.” for more disclosure of donations to Actually, it is the inevitable con- the likes of the Koch network. In a political climate in which intimidasequence of contribution limits. tion to try to shut people down is The campaign-finance reformers increasingly the norm, though, the kneecapped the political parties reality is that disclosure would just with malice aforethought and open to donors up to threats and then are stunned that, in a free harassment. country, political activity has The left always wants to paint the Koch brothers as self-interested, to better fit the stereotype of the robber baron distorting government for his own ends. But they are the rare breed of businessmen who don’t seek special favors from government, who in fact oppose them on principle. They are capitalists who hate crony capitalism. In the libertarian paradise that they seek, the Kochs would be freer of government regulation — but so would everyone else. The $889 million figure is not quite what it seems. It encompasses all the Koch spending, including support for academic programs and think tanks. Nor is “buying” an election all it is cracked up to be. The Kochs spent some $400 million on the 2012 election, and came up empty. The brothers are archvillains, regardless. The left is invested in trying to find a way to squeeze them out of the political process, because it instinctively hates anything being unregulated, including political activity. Also, its attitude is “influence for me, but not for thee.” The left, by and large, owns the media, academia, the big foundations and Hollywood. Compared with all of that priceless political and cultural influence, the spending of the Koch network is a pittance. The Koch brothers will nonetheless remain targets, so long as they continue to so prominently represent and advocate for a free society. Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com. TODAY IN HISTORY... Today is Thursday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2015. There are 329 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 5, 1940, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra recorded “Tuxedo Junction” for RCA Victor’s Bluebird label. On this date: In 1783, Sweden recognized the independence of the United States. In 1897, the Indiana House of Representatives passed, 67-0, a measure offering a new (as well as hopelessly flawed) method for determining the area of a circle, which would have effectively redefined the value of pi as 3.2. (The bill died in the Indiana Senate.) In 1919, movie studio United Artists was incorporated by Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, D.W. Griffith and Charles Chaplin. In 1922, the first edition of Reader’s Digest was published. In 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed increasing the number of U.S. Supreme Court justices; the proposal, which failed in Congress, drew accusations that Roosevelt was attempting to “pack” the nation’s highest court. In 1953, Walt Disney’s animated feature “Peter Pan” was first released. In 1967, “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” premiered on CBS-TV. In 1971, Apollo 14 astro- nauts Alan Shepard and Edgar Mitchell stepped onto the surface of the moon in the first of two lunar excursions. Today’s Birthdays: Baseball Hall-of-Famer Hank Aaron is 81. Actor Stuart Damon is 78. Tonywinning playwright John Guare (gwayr) is 77. Financial writer Jane Bryant Quinn is 76. Actor David Selby is 74. Singer-songwriter Barrett Strong is 74. Football Hall-of-Famer Roger Staubach is 73. Singer Cory Wells (Three Dog Night) is 73. Movie director Michael Mann is 72. Rock singer Al Kooper is 71. Actress Charlotte Rampling is 69. Racing Hall-ofFamer Darrell Waltrip is 68. Actress Barbara Hershey is 67. Actor Christopher Guest is 67. Actor Tom Wilkinson is 67. Actorcomedian Tim Meadows is 54. Actress Jennifer Jason Leigh is 53. Actress Laura Linney is 51. Rock musician Duff McKagan (Velvet Revolver) is 51. World Golf Hall-of-Famer Jose Maria Olazabal is 49. Actorcomedian Chris Parnell is 48. Rock singer Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) is 47. Singer Bobby Brown is 46. Actor Michael Sheen is 46. Actor David Chisum (TV: “Black Box”) is 45. Country singer Sara Evans is 44. Country singer Tyler Farr is 31. Actor-singer Darren Criss (TV: “Glee”) is 28. Rock musician Kyle Simmons (Bastille) is 27. Actor Jeremy Sumpter is 26. �LOCAL Trial From Page 1 in his eyes,” Bowman said. “I asked him what was wrong, he asked me to help him. I was really concerned … He told me what was in his vehicle and I agreed to help him.” Bowman said he opened the passenger door of the truck and unloaded as many guns as he could and put them in the back of his green Jeep. The men then went to Hawthorne Apartments, where Plymale lived, and unloaded the guns in Plymale’s storage unit. Plymale also gave Bowman $1,000 and two pistols, which Bowman kept in his own home. “I asked him where the money came from and he said keep my mouth shut,” Bowman said. “I hid them in my guest bedroom and put the $1,000 in my wallet. I didn’t tell anyone where I got the guns or money.” The day after, Bowman parked his vehicle at the Silver Bridge Plaza and went to work for four days. It was at work that BCI agents contacted Bowman on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, and initially said they wanted to speak to him about his car being hit by a snow plow. However, it was later revealed that the detective who called, Michael Trout, used the lie to get Bowman back to Gallipolis to answer questions. “Trout asked me if I knew John Sheets, then told me he’d just been murdered, and asked what if this was my dad,” Bowman said. “After the questions, they took me to jail.” Bowman revealed to BCI officers where they could find the pistols in his apartment and gave them $200, which was what was left of the $1,000 he’d been given by Plymale. At the time, Bowman did not reveal to officers that he had used the rest of the money to either buy heroin or pay people back for the heroin he’d purchased, but did reveal that he was high during the interview. Bowman was shown photos of the two guns and also his black AT&T Galaxy S phone, which he’d surrendered but used the week of Feb. 3, 2014. During cross examination, Bowman revealed that he couldn’t remember any other charges against him, and considered his initial charges in connection with the murder of Sheets the only ones worth remembering. He also said that aside from lying to his wife about his heroin use, he considers himself an honest person. He initially said that he didn’t use his cell phone very often, but then through questioning revealed that he used it every day. He said he used his phone to text, and probably deleted some texts, but never went back to check and didn’t know if his phone kept a record. “If there was too much information, I usually deleted them,” he said. Bowman said he didn’t think that Plymale was going to rob the house that Bowman dropped him off at, but the thought crossed his mind, causing confusion during the cross examination. The defense showed about an hour’s worth of video of Bowman’s interrogation, and after a period of time, Bowman, in the video, finally gave Plymale’s name to police. After the video was finished, the defense asked about the lies that Bowman gave in his interview, including those about his drug habit, what he used $800 of the money he received for and what he thought Plymale was doing at the residence where Bowman had dropped him off. “I lied about the little things, not the big things,” Bowman said. Another witness, Shane Hanshaw, a BCI agent from London, Ohio, said his job was to process the scene he investigated. He said he discovered two tire tracks at the scene where Sheets’ truck had been parked. His investigation revealed that one vehicle had clearly followed another out of the area. Hanshaw also went to the home and discovered a bloody boot print on the floor of the home and a bullet hole in the wall. Hanshaw also obtained a warrant to search Plymale’s home, where a search in Plymale’s utility room led to the discovery of boots that matched the pattern on the floor, and blue jeans that may have been taken off with the boots. Hanshaw also discovered a note on Plymale’s coffee table to his girlfriend, saying he went to the farm nearby, then was having ‘Chris’ drive him to a friend’s house. During cross examination, Hanshaw admitted that he didn’t know what time the note had been written and it could’ve been old. Hanshaw also searched Plymale’s storage unit, which revealed a few of the stolen weapons and a mattress with partial footwear impressions and a Native American-style print blanket, which was later revealed to belong to Sheets. Jonathan Sheppard, son of Tammy Korn, testified on behalf of the defense and said that Sheets was his best friend, mentor, and an escape from his abusive former stepfather. “He was like a father figure to me,” he said. Sheppard recognized the empty safe that once held Sheets’ guns, as well as many of the guns themselves, which were brought in as evidence. Lastly, he recognized the blanket in Plymale’s storage unit as one that Thursday, February 5, 2015 5 Lindsay Kriz | Daily Sentinel Joseph Plymale exits the courtroom Wednesday evening. You can reach Lindsay Kriz at would sit on Sheets’ sofa did not appear to be under answer questions. in his living room. Shep992-2155 EXT. 2555 or on Twitter @ the influence of drugs The trial continued pard also testified that JournalistKriz. and was well enough to today at 9 a.m. on Feb. 3, 2014 — which was a school day — he and his family went sledding from about 2-4 p.m. He and his famLOCAL STOCKS ily were about a football field away from Sheets’ house when they heard AEP (NYSE) — 62.22 BBT (NYSE) —36.37 Akzo (NASDAQ) — 23.49 Peoples (NASDAQ) — 23.34 a single gunshot wound Ashland Inc. (NYSE) — 124.04 Pepsico (NYSE) — 96.60 from the direction of Big Lots (NYSE) — 47.48 Premier (NASDAQ) — 14.97 Sheets’ house. Sheppard Bob Evans (NASDAQ) — 57.57 Rockwell (NYSE) — 112.10 said when the family BorgWarner (NYSE) — 57.44 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) — 13.84 returned from sledding, Century Alum (NASDAQ) — 25.31 Royal Dutch Shell — 65.42 the garage door was open Champion (NASDAQ) — 0.260 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) — 33.74 and Sheets’ truck was City Holding (NASDAQ) — 43.87 Wal-Mart (NYSE) — 86.65 missing. Collins (NYSE) —87.29 Wendy’s (NYSE) — 10.91 Another witness heard DuPont (NYSE) — 73.74 WesBanco (NYSE) — 31.66 earlier in the day was US Bank (NYSE) — 43.58 Worthington (NYSE) — 29.90 Noah Stevens, of HawGen Electric (NYSE) — 24.16 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. Harley-Davidson (NYSE) —62.76 ET closing quotes of transactions thorne Apartments. SteJP Morgan (NYSE) —56.38 Feb. 4, 2015, provided by Edward vens testified that in early Kroger (NYSE) — 71.35 Jones financial advisors Isaac Mills in February 2014, Plymale Ltd Brands (NYSE) —86.51 Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley came to him wanting to Norfolk So (NYSE) —106.35 Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) rent a storage unit and OVBC (NASDAQ) — 24.05 674-0174. Member SIPC. selected number six. The last witness of the day was Michael Trout, of BCI, who interrogated Bowman on the video played during Bowman’s questioning. Trout said that as soon as Bowman became a person of interest in the case, Trout arranged a phone call with Bowman’s boss and informed Bowman that his car had been hit by a plow and that he needed to sign papers confirming that it was his car. During the interrogation, Trout said Bowman For the best local weather coverage, visit www.mydailysentinel.com told him that Bowman was initially reserved about taking Plymale to the unknown location (Sheets’ home), but that he eventually agreed to drive Plymale there. After Bowman eventually told Trout that the stolen items were in his home, Trout and his team discovered the pistols and located the $200. Two balloons of heroin were also discovered. During his interview, Trout said that Bowman 60562232 Do your part! Recycle this newspaper! Let’s Talk About Your 60562237 GOALS! Member FDIC | NMLS #464173 60554450 Daily Sentinel �Sports Daily Sentinel Thursday, February 5, 2015s Page 6 Tornadoes outlast Wahama, 66-51 By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com MASON, W.Va. — Now that’s how you close out a win on the road. The Southern boys basketball team posted 22 points in the fourth quarter to seal a 66-51 victory over Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division host Wahama, Tuesday night in the Mountain State. The Tornadoes (8-7, 6-5 TVC Hocking) held a narrow 16-15 lead over Wahama (9-7, 4-6) through eight minutes of play, with SHS senior Tristen Wolfe scoring nine points in the first period. Southern and WHS both scored 17 points in the second quarter and the Purple and Gold held a 33-32 lead at halftime. The White Falcons were held to just two field goals in the third period, but hit five free throws and Southern was only able to expand its lead by one point. SHS — which hit 5-of-6 fourth quarter free throws — outscored its host 22-to-9 over the final eight minutes to cap off the 66-51 victory and the season sweep of Wahama. The Purple and Gold also defeated WHS on December 19, by a 59-57 count on a Jack Lemley buzzer beater, in Racine. The Tornadoes, who snapped a threegame skid with the triumph, were led by Tristen Wolfe with 22 points. Also in double figures for the Purple and Gold were seniors Bradley McCoy with 16 points and Jack Lemley with 14. Crenson Rogers marked seven point, all of which came in the second half, Theron Johnson added five points, while Ryan Schenkelberg rounded out the SHS total with two points. The victors shot 7-of-9 from the free throw line for 77.8 percent. The White Falcons also had three scorers reach double figures, led by Kaileb Sheets with 13 points. Hunter Rose marked 12 points, Philip Hoffman added 10, while Brent Larck contributed seven points. Ryan Thomas finished with five points for the Red and White, while Mason Hicks and Kristopher Clark rounded out the WHS scoring with two points apiece. WHS was 15-of-18 from the free throw line for 83.3 percent. Wahama will look to get back on track Friday night when the Red and White host Belpre, while Southern returns to action on Saturday when the Tornadoes host Meigs. Blue Devils fall to Chesapeake By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Gallia Academy senior Michael Putney goes in for a fastbreak layup during the Blue Devil’s 59-41 loss to Chesapeake, Tuesday night in Centenary. CENTENARY, Ohio — Through 16 minutes of play the Blue Devils were upset minded, but by the end of the night they were just upset. The Gallia Academy boys basketball team trailed the seventh ranked Chesapeake by just three points at halftime of Tuesday night’s nonconference tilt in Gallia County, but the Panthers broke the game open in the second half and claimed the 59-41 victory. The Blue Devils (3-17) led 8-to-6 3:30 into the game, but Chesapeake (17-1) scored backto-back baskets to take the 10-8 lead. GAHS tied the game at 10 with 1:33 remaining in the first period, but the Panthers scored seven unanswered points to take the 17-10 advantage into the second. Gallia Academy cut the lead to just two points twice in the second canto, but CHS never relinquished its lead and took the 24-21 advantage into the half. The Panthers began the second half with an 11-2 run expanding the lead to 35-23, but the Blue Devils scored eight of the next 10 points. The Panthers scored 10 unanswered points See DEVILS | 9 Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Photos by Bryan Walters | OVP Sports OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, Feb. 5 Boys Basketball Point Pleasant at Capital, 7:30 Girls Basketball Fairland at Gallia Academy, 6:45 River Valley at Nelsonville-York, 7:30 South Gallia at Eastern, 7:30 Wayne at Hannan, 6:30 Jackson at Meigs, 7:30 Wahama at Miller, 7:30 Southern at Belpre, 7:30 Friday, Feb. 6 Boys Basketball Gallia Academy at Logan, 7:30 Athens at River Valley, 7:30 South Gallia at Miller, 7:30 St. Albans at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Meigs at Wellston, 7:30 Wahama at Belpre, 7:30 Trimble at Eastern, 7:30 College baseball Rio Grande at Bryan College (DH) Saturday, Feb. 7 Boys Basketball Meigs at Southern, 7:30 Eastern at Green, 7:30 Girls Basketball South Gallia at Sciotoville East, 2:30 Hurricane at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Wahama at Meigs, 6 p.m. Wrestling River Valley at Chesapeake, 9 a.m. Wahama at TVC Hocking Tournament, 9 a.m. Men’s college basketball Carlow at Rio Grande, 4 p.m. Women’s college basketball Carlow at Rio Grande, 2 p.m. College baseball Rio Grande at Bryan College (DH) Ohio Valley Christian junior Marshall Hood (24) alters a shot attempt by Hannan’s Corey Hudnall during the first half of Tuesday night’s boys basketball contest in Gallipolis, Ohio. Defenders sweep Hannan, 83-54 HHS senior Tyler Burns eclipses 1,000 career points By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — In a lot of ways, it was a good night to be a senior. Senior Tyler Burns became the ninth Hannan basketball player to reach the 1,000-point plateau for a career, but the Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team celebrated Senior Night in style Tuesday following an 83-54 victory in a nonconference matchup in the Old French City. Burns joined the likes of Randy Thompson, Wayne Richardson, Bird Wilson, Greg Collins and Kevin Blake as the only boys to reach quadruple digits for a career after converting an old-fashioned three-pointer at the 4:42 mark of the fourth. Burns needed 18 points coming in to eclipse the 1,000-point mark, and that additional free throw proved to be the recordmaker. Afterwards, Burns spoke about what the personal accolade meant to him. He quickly noted that it’s a team game and that a lot of Wildcats went in to make this moment happen. “It’s an amazing feeling. My teammates kept feeding me the ball in the fourth to get this tonight, and honestly, I’m glad that it’s over. You start to feel the pressure as you get closer to reaching 1,000 points, so I’m thankful to have this over,” Burns said. “I could not have done this without my teammates and my coaches over the years, and I want to thank them more than anybody. If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be in this situation right now.” It was one of the few brights spots for Hannan (3-13) on the night, although the guests did start strong while jumping out to a 7-3 edge three minutes into regulation. The Defenders (18-4), however, answered with a 15-0 run over the next four-plus minutes, which led to an 18-7 lead with 52 seconds remaining. Burns followed with an old-fashioned three-pointer 10 seconds later to pull HHS to within 18-10, but the guests were never closer the rest of the way. Hannan senior Tyler Burns (23) has his armed raised by coach Ross Thornton after reaching the 1,000-point plateau for his career during the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s boys basketball contest against Ohio Valley Christian in Gallipolis, Ohio. Elijah McDonald hit two free throws with 14 seconds left to give OVCS a 20-10 cushion after eight minutes of play. The Defenders started the second quarter with an 11-0 surge over the opening 2:50, then made a small 8-5 run to secure their biggest first half lead at 39-15 with 1:19 left. HHS closed the period with a quick 8-0 run to close to within 39-23 at the intermission. Ohio Valley Christian hit 8-of-15 field goal attempts in the third stanza while making a 22-10 charge, which gave the hosts a commanding 61-33 advantage headed into the finale. 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Ehman led SGHS with 19 points, The Waterford boys basketball followed by Landon Hutchinson with team had 11 different players score 16 and Brayden Greer with eight. Tuesday night, as the Wildcats Dustin Hornsby posted six points, claimed a 67-57 victory over TriDarrin Drenner added four points, Valley Conference Hocking Division while Kane Hutchinson finished with host South Gallia. three. Cory Rhodes rounded out the The Rebels trailed by just one South Gallia total with one marker. point, 19-18, through the the first The Rebels shot just 6-of-16 (37.5 eight minutes of play, but Waterford percent) from the charity stripe in expanded the lead to 32-29 at halfthe setback. time. The Wildcats — who shot 13-ofSouth Gallia was held to just eight 25 (52 percent) from the free points in the third canto and WHS throw line — were led by Tanner pushed the lead to 44-37. The Rebels Pottmeyer with 16 points and Cody ahawley@civitasmedia.com Paxton with 13. Andrew Thieman marked seven points, Mitch Ginther and Trystan Crawford each added six, while Joe Pugh finished with five. Montana Brooker marked four points, Isaac Huffman and Tyler McCutcheon each added three, while Jordan Welch and Cameron Bosner both finished with two points. Waterford — which has now won three straight games — fell to SGHS on December 19, by a 65-54 count in Washington County. The Rebels will try to end their two-game losing skid on Friday when they visit Miller. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Spartans sweep Marauders, 61-47 By Alex Hawley tum through the half and outscored the Maroon and Gold 15-to-8 in the third ALBANY, Ohio — Its period, expanding the lead hard to win if you stumble to 50-31. MHS outscored out of the gates. Alexander 16-to-11 in the The Meigs boys basfourth, but the Spartans ketball team trailed by took the 61-47 victory, 11 points by the time the completing the season Marauders first scored sweep of the Marauders. Tuesday night, and the Alexander also defeated Alexander Spartans Meigs on December 19, by claimed a 61-47 Tri-Valley a 46-42 count at Larry R. Conference Ohio Division Morrison Gymnasium. victory, at ‘The Alley’. Meigs was led by Isaiah The Spartans (14-5, 7-2 English with 20 points, TVC Ohio) never trailed in followed by Luke Musser the game, and led 16-6 at with 16 points, including the end of the first period. 15 from long range. Tyler The Marauders (5-12, 2-6) Fields marked five points, got things turned around Cody Bartrum added offensively in the second three, while Colton Lilly canto, marking 17 points, rounded out the MHS total but Alexander scored 19 with two points. and pushed the lead to The Maroon and Gold shot 13-of-21 (61.9 per35-23 at halftime. cent) from the free throw AHS kept the momen- ahawley@civitasmedia.com Defenders of 10 rebounds and four blocked shots. Evan Bowman and Dillon Ragan From Page 6 were next with seven points apiece, with Bowanswered with a 6-2 run to claim their largest lead man also chipping in a of the night at 78-43 with team-high four steals. Zach Long and Danny 3:29 remaining. HHS Ballantyne respectively closed the game with an chipped in six and five 11-5 spurt to wrap up the points, followed by Phil 29-point outcome. Hollingshead and Michael OVCS honored seniors Gruber with four markers Evan Bowman, Phil Hollingshead and Danny Bal- apiece. Justin Beaver was lantyne before the contest for their collective years of next with two points and hard work and dedication Justin Sizemore rounded to the program. Defendout the scoring with one ers sixth-year head coach Steve Rice was nothing but praiseful of that trio following the game. “This group of seniors has worked really hard over the last four years. They put everything into it that they can and they play with a lot of heart and passion,” Rice said. “They are one of the biggest reasons that we are where we are this season and I’m really happy that they were able to get this win tonight. They are what you as a coach would want out of a senior class.” Rice also took a moment to add a few kind words to his opponent, most notably Hannan’s newest quadrupledigit scorer. “Not many players get to 1,000 points in a career, so it’s a great thing for that young man and his school,” Rice said. “It’s an amazing accomplishment and we at Ohio Valley Christian want to congratulate him on that achievement.” Ohio Valley Christian connected on 28-of-59 field goal attempts for 47 percent, which included an 8-of-17 effort from three-point range for 47 percent. The hosts also outrebounded HHS by a sizable 44-27 advantage, including a 14-12 edge on the offensive glass. Elijah McDonald paced OVCS with a game-high 29 points, followed by Marshall Hood with 18 points and team-highs line and 14-of-34 (41.2 percent) from the field, including 6-of-12 (50 percent) from beyond the arc. As a team the Marauders finished with 23 rebounds, three assists, nine steals and 18 turnovers. Lilly led Meigs on the boards with seven rebounds, while English paced the defense with four steals. The Spartans — who have won seven straight games — were led by Seth Richardson with 25 points and Mason Chapman with 17. Chace Harris marked eight points, Shea Grigsby added four, while Jordan Moseley finished with three. Cory Chapman and Kyle Howard rounded out the AHS scoring with two points apiece. Alexander shot 9-of-13 (69.2 percent) from the marker. The hosts were 19-of-25 at the free throw line for 76 percent. The Wildcats sank 17-of62 shot attempts for 27 percent, including a 4-of-29 effort from behind the arc for 14 percent. The guests committed only 15 turnovers in the setback, compared to 21 miscues by OVCS. Burns and Isaiah Burgess both paced Hannan with 18 points each, followed by Cole Poore with six points and Corey Hudnall with five markers. Josh McCoy was next with three points, 60562236 60562235 free throw line, 23-of-41 (56.1 percent) from the field and 6-of-14 (42.9 percent) from three point range. The Spartans marked 24 rebounds, 17 assists, nine steals, one block and 15 turnovers. Moseley marked teamhighs in assists with eight and steals with three, while Jake Weaver had the lone AHS rejection. Richardson, Cory Chapman and Mason Chapman each marked four rebounds to lead Alexander. The Marauders, who have lost four of their last five games, return to action on Friday, at Wellston. MHS defeated the Golden Rockets 61-58 on January 28 in Rocksprings. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. while Malachi Cade and Adam Wilson rounded out the visiting tally with two markers apiece. HHS netted 16-of-20 charity tosses for 80 percent. Cade and Poore Devils From Page 6 to end the third with a 47-31 advantage. Aaron Thompson led the Panthers with 11 points and seven rebounds in the third period. Chesapeake outrebounded the Blue and White 17-to-4 in the third. The Purple and White pushed its lead to a game-high 23 points with 4:25 remaining in regulation and the Panthers, who began subbing their starters out of the game, cruised to a 59-41 victory. Gallia Academy was led by Michael Putney with 11 points, followed by Wes Jarrell with 10. Devin Henry and Alex White each had six points, Trevor McNeal added three, while Joseph Sebastian and Evan Wiseman each finished with two markers. Drew VanSickle rounded out the GAHS scoring with one point in the setback. The Blue Devils shot 4-of-10 (40 percent) from the free throw line and 18-of-48 (37.5 percent) from the field, including 1-of-6 (16.7 percent) from beyond the arc. As a team GAHS marked 25 rebounds, 10 assists, six steals, four blocks and 13 turnovers. White marked team-highs in rebounds with eight and steals with three, while Jarrell added six rebounds, three assists and four blocks. Chesapeake was led by Brad Meadows with 12 points, followed by Aaron Thompson and Austin Carpenter with 11 apiece. Gage Rhoades and Kolton Webb each scored nine points, Nate Smith added four, while Jake Stevens finished with two. Casey McComas rounded out the CHS scoring with one marker. The Purple and White shot 10-of-22 (45.5 percent) from the free throw line, 23-of-56 (41.1 percent) from the field and 3-of-10 (30 percent) from beyond the arc. CHS posted 40 rebounds, nine assists, eight steals, six blocks and 10 turnovers in the win. Thompson marked team-highs for Chesapeake in rebounds with 13 and blocks with four, while Meadows added nine boards. Rhoades led the Panthers with four assists, while Smith posted four steals to lead the defense. Gallia Academy, which has now lost five straight games, returns to action on Friday when the Blue Devils visit Logan. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. also led Hannan with six rebounds each. OVCS also claimed a season sweep of the Wildcats after posting a 78-42 win in Ashton back on January 9. The Defend- ers have now won two straight, while the Wildcats dropped their fourth consecutive decision. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. �SPORTS 10 Thursday, February 5, 2015 Daily Sentinel Lady Defenders outlast Hannan By Bryan Walters but the contested shot attempt ultimately missed its mark as the buzzer GALLIPOLIS, Ohio sounded. — Visiting Hannan did The Lady Defenders everything it could to sent seniors Cassandra spoil Senior Night festivi- Hutchison, Teah Elliott, ties, but the Ohio Valley Bekah Sargent and Emily Christian girls basketball Carman out in style durteam ultimately held on ing their next to last reguTuesday for a 37-35 viclar season home game. tory in a non-conference The hosts also exacted a matchup in Gallia County. little revenge after dropThe host Lady Defendping a 28-20 decision at ers (8-10) led all but 15 Hannan back on January seconds of the 32-minute 5. affair, but the final dozen Ohio Valley Christian of those 15 seconds proscored three seconds into vided all of the drama the game and led by four needed for a classic finon three different occaish. sions in the first quarter The Lady Wildcats before eventually claim(2-7) – who trailed by ing an 8-7 lead after eight as many as 13 points at minutes. halftime – made a 14-7 Both teams traded four fourth quarter charge, points apiece through which gave HHS its first and only lead of the night the midway point of the at 35-34 with 50 seconds second frame, but the Lady Cats went the final remaining. 3:36 of the first half with OVCS, however, couna point. tered just 12 seconds The Lady Defenders later when Cassandra went on a 12-0 run over Hutchison converted a the last 3:24 of the half basket, allowing the host – including a pair of Carto take a permanent edge. man trifectas in the final Emily Childers made 30 seconds – to turn a 1-of-2 free throws to slim a 12-11 edge into a extend the lead out to comfortable 24-11 cush37-35 with 10.3 seconds remaining. Hannan had a ion at the break. chance to tie things late, HHS hit three of its bwalters@civitasmedia.com first five shot attempts in the third quarter as part of an 8-0 run out of the intermission, which allowed the guests to close to within 24-19 with 4:37 remaining. Carman finally got the hosts into the second half scoring column with a basket at the 2:30 mark, which ultimately sparked a small 3-2 run to end the third with OVCS leading 27-21. The Lady Defenders started the fourth with a small 7-6 run that increased their lead out to 34-27 with 3:53 remaining, but the guests answered with an 8-0 surge over the next three minutes to claim their only lead of the night. Maggie Waugh capped the three-possession swing by sinking a free throw with 50 seconds left, breaking a 34-all tie for a one-point advantage. Both teams were without their point guards over the final three minutes because of disqualifications. Hannan’s Madison Staggs picked up her fifth foul with 3:03 remaining in regulation, while Rachel Sargent fouled out just 12 seconds later. Each squad was also without a regular starter as Bekah Sargent and Hannan senior Pamela Black were out due to injuries. The Lady Defenders were 15-of-52 from the field for 29 percent, including a 3-of-16 effort from three-point range for 19 percent. The hosts also committed 16 turnovers in the triumph, compared to 22 for HHS. Rachel Sargent led OVCS with a game-high 17 points, followed by Carman with 11 points. Carman – who successfully made it through her second attempted comeback this season – is now four points away from having 1,000 for her career. Hutchison and Elliott were next with four points apiece, while Childers rounded out the winning tally with one point. Elliott hauled in a team-high eight rebounds for the hosts, who were 4-of-10 at the free throw line for 40 percent. The Lady Cats sank 14-of-44 shot attempts for 32 percent, including a 1-of-4 effort from behind Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Hannan freshman Lindsey Holley (12) is closely guarded by OVCS defenders Cassandra Hutchison (20) and Teah Elliott (21) during the first half of Tuesday night’s girls basketball contest in Gallipolis, Ohio. the arc for 25 percent. The guests outrebounded OVCS by a 36-25 overall margin, including a 15-13 edge on the offensive glass. Lindsey Holley paced Hannan with 10 points, followed by Anna Taylor with nine points and Staggs with seven markers. Waugh and Cassidy Duffer respectively rounded out the scoring with six and three points. Hannan was 6-of-14 at the charity stripe for 43 percent. Taylor led the guests with a game-high 16 rebounds and Waugh also hauled in 10 caroms in the setback. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2101. OVP SPORTS BRIEFS OVCS earns top seeds in regionals son and charged him with assault after an argument over a parking space. A police report shows Jackson was arrested on the misdemeanor charge Tuesday. The report says a driver told police that Jackson punched him in the face GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Both the boys and girls basketand head during a dispute over a parking space. ball teams at Ohio Valley Christian earned the top overall The team said in a two-sentence statement it is seed in their respective regional brackets for the 2015 Ohio aware of the charge against Jackson and will make an Christian Schools Athletic Association state tournament. “appropriate statement” when it learns more facts. The Defenders (18-4) and Lady Defenders (8-10) Jackson played for the University of Maryland earned No. 1 seeds in the OCSAA Southeast Region before being selected by the Cleveland Browns in the tournament, which means that the Blue and Gold will second round of the 2006 NFL draft. He played for be hosting all postseason games that they participate WASHINGTON (AP) — Police in Washington have the team through the 2013 season. He was signed by in until each is either defeated or advances to the Final the Colts as a free agent in March 2014. arrested Indianapolis Colts linebacker D’Qwell JackFour at Ohio Christian University. The girls opening round postseason contest is scheduled for 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, when they face Coshocton Christian, while the boys will open tournament play at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, against Liberty Christian. The OCSAA Final Four will take place on February 27-28 at OCU in Circleville. D’Qwell Jackson arrested in DC in parking dispute 2015 Faith & Family These pets are so doggone cute, we need everyone’s help picking a winner! Faith and Family is a project designed to reach out to people in need and at the same time reach out to the community with a message of hope. 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