https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/1d2977bd2f40199b145858d63038f709.pdf 9f523e17bc06db0ae9f7d102df747f7a PDF Text Text LOG ONTO WWW.MYDAILYSENTINEL.COM FOR ARCHIVE s�GAMES s�FEATURES s�E-EDITION s�POLLS & MORE C_ZZb[fehjšFec[heo"�E^_e INSIDE STORY WEATHER SPORTS Character Counts poster contest winners... Page 3 Mostly cloudy. High near 41. Low around 24...Page 2 Local sports action... Page 6 OBITUARIES Wanda L. Blake, 69 Gladys O. Bowyer, 60 James R. Hoffman, 75 Dallas D. Howard, 72 Clarence C. Mattox, 95 50 cents daily TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2013 Vol. 63, No. 201 Shane D. Meadows, 15 Betty Musser, 89 John A. Pachinger, 56 Clarence L. Roy, 86 David J. Sellers, 67 Eveyln E. Williams, 94 Third grade reading test scores disappointing Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com POMEROY — Progress or the lack thereof of third grade students at the Meigs Elementary School toward achieving the State Department of Education’s requirements for reading skills at that grade level was reported by Principal Darin Logan at last week’s meeting of the Meigs Local Board of Education. Logan reported that 43 percent of the students have reached the new literacy target of the Ohio Department of Education but that number is down from student accomplishments of the past two years. He went on to say that there are 45 students whom the teaching personnel are “concerned about,” and that there are 15 or 16 who need special consideration for intervention, “in jeopardy of not going into the fourth grade.” He went on to talk about summer school as a way of helping students who do not pass the third grade test which they have to pass in order to be promoted to the fourth grade. While no new teachers have been hired to help with intervention, 10 Title One teachers have been called upon to assist with intervention. The test will be given again in the spring and that will determine whether summer school is required at the end of which another test will be administered to determine promotion into the fourth grade. According to an Associated Press story as many as a third of Ohio third graders scored below the new literacy target in the recent testing, the results of which were released Friday. Under the state’s new Third Grade Reading Guarantee, students can be held back if they don’t meet tough new reading targets. State results posted Friday showed 32,905 students, or 26.2 percent of those who took the fall reading test, showed limited proficiency which misses the new mark. About half of the “My message really is ‘what happens later. What happens in real life if they aren’t able to read?’” — Richard Ross Ohio Department of Education 21,177 students who showed basic proficiency also fell below what’s been dubbed as the “cut score” for passing third grade, it was reported in the AP story. That puts more than 34 percent of the roughly 125,000 third graders in the state who participated in the testing program at risk, the report indicated. It quoted the Ohio Department of Education’s Richard Ross as encouraging families “socked with seemingly bad news to take a long view. My message really is ‘what happens later. What happens in real life if they aren’t able to read?’” The Board also received reports from Ron Hill on fall sports. He said the football gate was much better attributing part of that to “winning helps.” He went on to described cross county as a “little better, and volleyball about the same.” He talked about the golfing program and an increasing interest in that. Dean Harris, transportation supervisor, talked about adjustment of four routes in order to reduce the time some students were having to spend on the bus coming to and getting back home. It was also noted that William Ellis has been certified as an instructor to train new drivers. In other business at the meeting a resolution re-establishing the Meigs Local School District Premium Only Insurance Plan was adopted. A six week maternity leave was granted to Denise Lemponen, and Brent Bissell was hired as the varsity baseball coach for the 2014 season. The next meeting was set for Monday, Dec. 30, at 7 p.m. While the Board moved into executive session following the regular meeting, no action was taken when the meeting reconvened. Attending were Superintendent Rusty Bookman, Treasurer/CFO Mark E. Rhonemus, and Board members, Ryan Mahr, Larry Tucker, Ron Logan, Todd Snowden and Roger Abbott, president. Racine Grange looks at voting issues Charlene Hoeflich choeflich@civitasmedia.com Meigs County Emergency Medical Services employees recently raised money to purchase toys for kids this Christmas. Pictured are Meigs EMS employees presenting toys, coats and other items to Meigs County Children Services Employees. EMS employees pictured are Eric Rock, Wilma Davidson, Jason Ridenour, Bryan McCollum, Scott Kimes, Ryan Varian, Jennifer Swartz, Mel Blevins, Sandi Smith and Lori Reynolds. Children Services employees pictured are Megan Ihle, Susie Casto, Terri Ingels, and Becca Hanstine. Serving the community with gifts EMS donates toys for Christmas MIDDLEPORT — While it may not be the way emergency medical personnel typically serve those in need, on Friday they helped to serve the county’s youth in need of Christmas joy. An employee lead program raised funds to purchase gifts of toys, coats, hats, gloves, and many other items for children in Meigs County who otherwise may not have received such gifts. On Friday, EMS employees met with employees from Meigs County Children Services to deliver the gifts to the agency for distribution to area children. Four squads brought bags and stretchers full of wrapped gifts for distribution to area youth. Each gift was labeled as being for a boy or a girl and what age the gift was appropriate for. Lori Reynolds of Meigs EMS said this is the first time the agency had taken on such a program. She added that they hope for it to grow each year. Terri Ingels of Meigs County Children Services said the agency provides gifts to approximately 350 children each Christmas. This includes the 22 children currently in foster care. Red Cross opens office in Meigs County Sarah Hawley shawley@civitasmedia.com MIDDLEPORT —The Southeastern Ohio Chapter of the American Red Cross will now have an office in Meigs County. The chapter serves Athens, Gallia, Meigs and Vinton counties, and until last week, Meigs County was the only one not to have a branch office. Peggy Pruitt from the American Red Cross said the agency had been looking for space in the county to house an office, and Meigs County Job and Family Services Director Chris Shank had suggested a space on the first floor of his agency’s building. The agency will have a separate office space on the first floor, with its own entrance on the side of the building. Shank and the Meigs County Commissioners discussed the idea with the locations agreed upon by all involved. Pruitt will be in Meigs County twice per month as she is in the other branch offices. Those dates and times will be announced in The Daily Sentinel and posted at the agency’s office in Middleport. The office will include space for an additional table to be set up and items to be distributed in case of a disaster. There will also be a trailer brought in for shelter purposes, according to Pruitt. Meigs DJFS employee Ginnee Lee currently serves as a volunteer with the agency, assisting with disaster The American Red Cross recently located an office in the Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services building in Middleport. Pictured are Commissioner Tim Ihle, Red Cross Volunteer Ginnee Lee, Red Cross employee Peggy Pruitt, Director of Job and Family Services Chris Shank, and Commissioner Mike Bartrum. relief, emergency needs and fire victims. Lee has worked with the agency for around six years. Pruitt encouraged anyone who would like to assist or volunteer in any way to contact the main American Red Cross office in Athens at (740) 593-5273 or stop in the Meigs County office during office hours. RACINE — Several issues pertaining to listing of voters were discussed and resolutions pertaining to voting issues and proposals for other legislative changes were passed by Racine Grange at its recent annual planning meeting. Keith Ashley, legislative director, reported that he found in some Meigs County voting precincts the names of some registered voters who have not voted in as much as 20 years and some who have been dead for more than a year. He said that “Ohio law will not allow the removal of a voter unless he requests it himself or the Ohio Secretary of State reports a voter deceased who died in Ohio.” This allows for a listing of registered voters that is inaccurate, he said. The members passed a resolution asking for a change in Ohio law that allows citizens to challenge the legality of a registered voter to vote and then requires the board of elections to notify the challenged voter by restricted mail to verify his eligibility to vote or be removed as a voter. Members also passed a resolution asking that provisional ballots be outlawed thus requiring a voter to be listed in his correct precinct prior to the date of election. It was reported that the Ohio Senate is currently working on legislation to make it harder for third parties to be on the Ohio ballot. The Grange passed a resolution opposing this idea as it gives the two main parties a lock on elections. The last voting item was a resolution passed to oppose college and university students voting in elections in the precincts where they are attending an institution of higher education. These students pay little if any in the way of local taxes and are unfamiliar with local issues. Until recently, they had to return to their homes prior to college to vote. It was noted that votes for offices such as U.S. House of Representatives, Ohio Senate, and Ohio House are being severely skewed by college voters. It was reported that in the last race for the Ohio House, nearly all, if not all, voting precincts voted in the majority for one candidate while the Athens City voting precincts voted the opposite. At the meeting Meigs County Grange delegates to the Ohio State Grange convention, Charles and Nita Yost, gave their report on the state convention. They reported that Racine Grange had submitted the most resolutions to the state grange in the entire state and most were accepted. Bryce Dennis, grandson of some members of Racine Grange, was the Ohio State Junior Grange gatekeeper, and Olivia Yost, daughter of the Racine Grange master and chaplain, was Ohio State Junior Grange Chaplain. She also was a candidate for the Ohio State Jr. Grange princess. A discussion was held on the problem of China now being allowed to process chicken while not having the government regulations for safety of food that the United States now has, and that many fast-food restaurants will be serving the Chinese-processed poultry in the future. Racine officers for the 2013-14 were installed and include Charles Yost, master; William Downie, Jr., overseer; Emma Ashley, lecturer, Nita Yost, chaplain, Ruth Frank, steward; The Rev. Paul Ditty, assistant steward; Barbara Dugan, lady assistant steward; Keith Ashley, secretarytreasurer; Steven Yost, gatekeeper; Hannah Yost, Ceres; Whitney Ditty, Pomona; June Ashley, Flora; and John Easterday, Nita Yost, and Emma Ashley, executive committeemen. Chairmen are Charles Yost, agriculture; Keith Ashley, legislative director and membership director; Nita Yost, family activities and deaf activities; Emma Ashley, community service; and Hannah Yost, Jr. Grange and Youth chairman. Three new candidates inducted into membership were Gage Smith, Delbert Smith, and Josephine Hill. Plans were made for all new members in the last year to take the Degree of Pomona in March, the Degree of Flora in October in Columbus, and the Degree of Ceres at the National Grange convention in Sandusky in November, 2014. �Page 2 s The Daily Sentinel www.mydailysentinel.com Ohio Valley Forecast Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. West wind 8 to 15 mph. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 7 to 9 mph. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30 percent. Friday Night: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. 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Advertise your business in this space, or bigger Call us at: 740.992.2155 Tuesday, December 17, 2013 PEP Grant employees attend conference SANDUSKY — Employees from Meigs and Southern school districts attended The Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD) convention in Sandusky, Ohio. The convention was held Dec. 4-6. The employees from these two school districts work with the Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grant (PEP) that deals with bringing physical education and nutrition to the classroom as well as improving the attitudes of students with improving or maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Meigs Local is in its second year of the program, while Southern is in its first year. Some of the sessions that was attended: Learning Connection-Get Moving for Academics, Nutrition Team Activities and Assessment, How to Create a Caring Learning Submitted photo Employees with Meigs and Southern school districts recently attended the Ohio Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (OAHPERD) convention in Sandusky, Ohio. Pictured (from left) are, Brain Weaver, Alan Crisp, Ron Hill, Janette Starling, Connie Halley, Chris Caroll, and Danielle Combs Climate in Physical Education, Kick It Up by Becoming Relevant and many others. The employee’s brought newly learned informa- tion about physical education and nutrition from the convention back to their schools to enrich the programs. Meigs County Local Briefs Boil Advisory POMEROY — A boil advisory has been issued in the Village of Pomeroy for all areas except Lincoln Hill and Mulberry Heights until further notice. Immunization/Flu Shot Clinic POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department will conduct a childhood/adolescent immunization clinic and flu shot clinic from 9-11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the health department. High dose flu vaccines are also available for those age 65 and older. Please bring children’s shot records. Also, bring medical cards/insurance for flu and pneumonia vaccines otherwise there will be a fee associated. The health department cannot accept Ohio Medicaid or Managed Medicaid companies Molina or United Healthcare Community Plan for Flu Shots for those aged 19-64 years. The company supplying us the vaccine, VaxCare, cannot bill Medicaid. The Ohio Department of Health is not providing flu shots for this age group during the 2013-2014 flu season. Meigs County Community Calendar Thursday, Dec. 19 POMEROY — Leading Creek Conservancy District has rescheduled the December Board Meeting, along with union contract negotiations, at 8 a.m at their office. Saturday, Dec. 21 SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Ju- nior Grange #878 will hold their Fun Night and potluck supper, with potluck at 6:30 p.m. All members and interested persons are invited to attend. Monday, Dec. 30 LETART — Letart Township organizational meeting, 10 a.m.at the Letart Township Building. Meigs County Church Calendar Blue Christmas Service POMEROY — If you’re going through tough times, loss of a loved one, job loss, divorce, loneliness, to name just a few possibilities, Christmas can be a difficult time. Grace Episcopal Church and St. John Lutheran Church invite you to a “Blue Christmas” service, at 7 p.m., Thursday, December 19, at Grace Episcopal Church, 326 E. Main Street, Pomeroy. Come lay your burden down at the cross of Christ that you might know joy at the celebration of his birth. Light refreshments will be available afterwards. Live Nativity POMEROY — Emi’s Place in conjunction with Grace Episcopal Church is hosting a Live Nativity on Sunday, December 22 at Emi’s Place. A brass ensemble will play at 5 p.m. The annual blessing of the creche will be at 6 p.m. and the Live Nativity will be open until 9 p.m. Free hot soup and drinks will be available in the warm social hall of the church. Christmas program LONG BOTTOM — Long Bottom United Methodist Church Christmas program Sunday, Dec 22, 6:30 p.m. Rev Norman Butler, speaker. Christmas Eve Service RACINE — St. John Lutheran Church located at 33441 Pine Grove Road, will have a Christmas Eve candlelight service beginning at 7:30 p.m. Pastor is Linea Warmke. Athens Medical Associates 60467645 Meigs Co-operative Parish event, service projects POMEROY — The Meigs Co-operative Parish hosts a variety of events and service projects available throughout the week at the Mulberry Community Center. Some of those are as follows, Meals at the Mulberry Community Center — 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. Parish Shop — 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturday. Comfort Club — 9 a.m.noon, Wednesday. Food Pantry — 9-11 a.m., Tuesday-Friday. Celebrate Recovery — 7-9 p.m., Monday. Shape-Up — 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m., Tuesday and Thursday. �Tuesday, December 17, 2013 The Daily Sentinel s Page 3 www.mydailysentinel.com Submitted photos AT LEFT, third Grade winners were first place, Brooklyn Wolfe-Madison; second place, Kyra Powell; third place, Mason Rathburn; fourth place, Walker Mayer; and fifth place, Kymber Mitch. AT RIGHT, fourth Grade winners were first place, Kody Hubbard; second place, Jessica Workman; third place, Jasmine Goss; fourth place, Kadynce Wolfe; and fifth place, Mycah Farley. Character Counts poster contest winners POMEROY — Approximately 388 Meigs Intermediate School students participated in a poster contest for the “Character Counts” program. This contest is part of the activities announced by the Meigs County Commissioners during the Character Counts week proclamation. The students were challenged to create a poster to capture the six pillars of Character Counts: caring, citizenship, trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, and fairness. Three individuals outside of the school were asked to judge the posters from each grade. The top five contest winners from each grade received a gift bag that included a “Character Counts” t-shirt and other items featuring the “Character Counts” theme. Additionally, their posters are proudly on display in the main hallway of the Meigs Intermediate School. Winners were as follows, Third Grade — first place, Brooklyn Wolfe-Madison; second place, Kyra Powell; third place, Mason Rathburn; fourth place, Walker Mayer; and fifth place, Kymber Mitch. Fourth Grade — first place, Kody Hubbard; second place, Jessica Workman; third place, Jasmine Goss; fourth place, Kadynce Wolfe; and fifth place, Mycah Farley. Fifth Grade — first place, Olivia Goble; second place, Jazlyn Hall; third place, Jade Jewell; fourth place, Layla Walter; Fifth Grade winners were first place, Olivia Goble; secondplace, Jazlyn Hall; third place, Jade Jewell; fourth place, Layla Walter; and fifth place, Annika McKinney. and fifth place, Annika McKinney. Remembering ‘the 46’ some 46 years later Beth Sergent bsergent@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT — Each Dec. 15, time stands a little more still in Point Pleasant and the surrounding area. On Dec. 15, 1967, 46 people lost their lives as a result of the collapse of the Silver Bridge. Though the disaster happened 46 years ago, the area still bears the scars. Ruth Fout, a co-author of “The Silver Bridge Disaster of 1967” and curator of Silver Bridge artifacts at the Point Pleasant River Museum along with sister Martha Fout, said the event connects with and intrigues people from across the area and beyond. Ruth said she’s seen visitors repeatedly travel to the River Museum to pay their respects to victims and study the event - these visitors have come from as far away as California, North Carolina and even Arkansas. These people had no connection to the disaster other than they were fascinated by the story. “It is amazing how it (the disaster) affects people,” Ruth said. Then, there are those who have an intimate connection with the disaster who visit the River Museum, including families of the victims. “For some families, they come here and it gives them closure,” Ruth said. Ruth said just this year, a gentleman arrived at the museum with his wife and after speaking to him, he revealed he was on the bridge when it fell and lost both his wife at the time and infant daughter. He spoke about being out in his own boat looking for his family members which weren’t found until 54 days after the bridge fell. Ruth asked his name be kept confidential out of respect for the man who also donated photos of his wife and daughter to the River Museum which has a collection of photos honoring the victims. Ruth said she has photos of 38 of the 46 victims. Both Ruth and Martha also video- tape the stories of survivors, family members and anyone with a story to tell. The museum also takes written accounts of that awful day in December and the days which followed to place in its archive. “That tells you background as opposed to just looking at a picture,” Ruth said. “People tell you what put them on the bridge and what people said to their families before they left.” Last year, the River Museum had a large remembrance ceremony for the 45th anniversary. This year the museum was open on Dec. 15 though no special ceremony is planned. However, the anniversary is always recognized in some way by staff. Ruth guessed when the 50th anniversary rolls around, another large remembrance event will be planned. “The Silver Bridge Disaster will File photo forever be a piece of history and will The 46th anniversary of the Silver Bridge Disaster was Sunday, forever be remembered by the River Dec. 15. Pictured are candles lit for the 46 victims at last year’s Museum,” Ruth promised. remembrance event at the Point Pleasant River Museum. FBI disrupts shootings through interventions been working with state and local authorities to profile potential offenders with the goal of preventing violent crimes like mass shootings. The “prevented” shootings and violent attacks from January through November of this year represent 148 cases that a division of that unit, the Behavioral Threat Assessment Center, has conferred on during 2013. And that number is up 33 percent from 2012, Andre Simmons, unit chief of the center, said in an interview with The Associated Press. In the past year, this unit has received about three new cases a week referred by federal, state, local and campus law enforcement, schools, businesses and houses of worship, Simmons said. The Behavioral Threat Assessment Center gets involved when someone notifies law enforcement, for example, about some troubling behavior, and law enforcement reaches out to the center to help assess the situation. “The people around that subject often become fearful that that outcome is catastrophic act of violence, such as an active shooting or some type of mass attack,” Simmons said. The center is staffed by agents and analysts of the FBI, the U.S. Capitol Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and Explosives and a psychiatrist. It helps the local officials assess the threat the person of concern poses. And then the center recommends how to proceed. Depending how far along the person is on the “pathway to violence,” Simmons said, the center makes recommendations based on the specific case. The recommendations could be arrest, if the person is involved in illegal activity, but most often, it’s getting that person access to mental health care, he said. As an example, Simmons referred to a case his unit consulted on a few years back. There was a man at a university who began to display bizarre behaviors coupled with an increasing interest in firearms, Simmons said. This man created a makeshift shooting range in the basement of his home where he lived with roommates, and he used pictures of the roommates as bull’seyes for target practice. He also was involved in animal abuse, Simmons said, and he was making statements that were troubling. Collecting firearms and target practice are not illegal activities, but the roommates feared for their safety. So they alerted university authorities, Simmons said. The university reached out to the FBI behavioral analysts and worked with them to develop a strategy. Working with mental health officials and campus police, a “caretaking” interview was arranged with the man, Simmons said. And that meeting resulted in a voluntary admission to a psychiatric facility. “Once in that facility, he was deemed to be of such compromised state, that it turned into an involuntary evaluation,” Simmons said. “And the attending physician noted as well that it was not really a question of if he would attack, but when, given the statements that he made and the thoughts he was disclosing.” The FBI would not provide specific details of this case or others they’ve consulted on because many are ongoing and involve people who have not been charged with crimes. The Behavioral Threat Assessment Center operates with the knowledge that mass shootings like Newtown are uncommon, and that’s important, said Ronald Schouten, a psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital and expert on threat assessments. “These occur very rarely, and there’s no profile,” Schouten said of those who carry out the shootings. The center was launched in the fall of 2010. The unit’s existence is not yet common knowledge around the country. But awareness is growing, as the FBI has recently been sponsoring two-day conferences about the threat of active shooters, Simmons said. Having a mental illness does not mean that a person is predisposed to violent behavior, Simmons said. So a person’s history and surroundings are an important part of assessing the threat. “And we recognize that for Acquisitions �������� ������� ����������� ��������� �� parent to teachers and other acquaintances. After that tragedy, President Barack Obama spoke to the nation about reducing gun violence. “We’re going to need to work on making access to mental health care at least as easy as access to a gun,” he said five days after the deadly shooting. The Behavioral Threat Assessment Center has not been promoted by the White House as one of its major efforts to reduce gun violence. Instead, it’s continued the behind-the-scenes work it’s been doing for the past three years. And referrals keep coming in. Download our app for FREE! FINE JEWELRY 1/2 CARAT DIAMOND STUD EARRINGS $488 many individuals, the coping strategies may be overwhelmed and they may lose the ability to see an alternative to violence,” he said. One year ago, a 20-yearold gunman, Adam Lanza, shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School and massacred 20 children and six women with a semiautomatic rifle. He also killed his mother in their Newtown home before driving to the school. He committed suicide as police arrived at the scene, and authorities still do not know his motive. Since the shooting, Lanza has been described as “troubled.” Investigators said his fascination with violence was ap- 60471719 WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI says it has helped to disrupt or prevent nearly 150 shootings and violent attacks this year, in part by steering potential gunmen toward mental health professionals. It’s an achievement that stands out during a year when President Barack Obama made curbing gun violence a priority, yet has had little success in getting new restrictions enacted. There have been hundreds of these disruptions since 2011, Attorney General Eric Holder recently told an audience of police chiefs, touting the behind-the-scenes work of a small FBI unit based out of Quantico, Va. In most cases, the FBI has helped potential offenders get access to mental health care. Preventing mass shootings through threat assessments and treatment is an unusual tactic for an agency known for its crime fighting and not for interventions. One year after the deadly mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school, the White House’s biggest efforts to curb gun violence — attempts to reinstate the assault weapons ban and expand background checks for all gun purchases — failed without congressional support. Mass shootings like the rampages in Newtown, Conn., the Washington, D.C., Navy Yard and the Aurora, Colo., movie theater do not represent the majority of gun violence. Yet when they do occur, the impact is high. And many times there’s the question of whether the shooter had adequate mental health treatment to prevent it from happening. Yet, in the national discourse about reducing gun violence, mental health treatment has received much less attention than banning assault weapons. The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit, for years, has 60470233 �The Daily Sentinel OPINION Page 4 Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Coast Guard wants barges Japan lacks decommissioning to ship fracking water experts for Fukushima Kevin Begos The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Coast Guard wants to allow barges filled with fracking wastewater to ply the nation’s rivers on their way toward disposal. Many environmentalists are horrified, but industry groups say barge transport has its advantages. Now, the wastewater is usually disposed of by truck or rail, which poses more risk for accidents than shipping by barge, according to a government report. And one barge can carry about the same amount of waste as 100 exhaust-spewing trucks. The disagreements go to the core of the fight over shale gas drilling. Environmentalists say the chemicals in fracking waste are a tragedy in the making, but the industry says far greater amounts of toxic chemicals are already being moved by barge, including waste from oil drilling. In 2010, U.S. barges carried 2,000 tons of radioactive waste, almost 1.6 million tons of sulfuric acid and 315 million tons of petroleum products, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “We expect that shale gas wastewater can be transported just as safely,” said Jennifer Carpenter, of American Waterways Operators, a trade group based in Washington, D.C. Environment America, a federation of 29 statebased groups, strongly disagrees. The group said in a statement that it gathered 29,000 comments opposed to the proposal from people around the country. Courtney Abrams, the clean water program director for the group, urged the Coast Guard to “reject this outrageous proposal.” Extracting natural gas trapped in shale formations requires pumping hundreds of thousands of gallons of water, sand and chemicals into the ground to break apart rock and free the gas. Some of that water, along with large quantities of existing underground water, returns to the surface, and it can contain high levels of salt, drilling chemicals, heavy metals and naturally occurring low-level radiation. The Marcellus Shale formation, underlying large parts of Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio and some neighboring states, is the nation’s most productive natural gas field. Thousands of new wells have been drilled there since 2008, and hundreds of millions of gallons of wastewater needs to be disposed of each year. Some states, such as Texas and Ohio, have many underground waste disposal wells. But Pennsylvania has only a few, meaning the leftovers have to be shipped elsewhere. The Coast Guard proposal says barge companies want to move waste from the Marcellus region “via inland waterways to storage or reprocessing centers and final disposal sites in Ohio, Texas, and Louisiana.” That means large quantities of waste could be shipped on major rivers such as the Ohio; one of its main tributaries, the Monongahela; and the Mississippi. Critics say that if there were an accident, it could threaten the drinking water supply of millions of people. They also cite the uncertainty around what’s in that toxic mix. The Coast Guard is proposing to address that by requiring chemical testing of each barge load before shipment; test results would also be kept on file for two years. 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Municipal water suppliers also monitor river water, and if there’s a spill nearby, they shut intake valves until the problem has passed downriver. One of the largest river spills in the region’s history took place in 1988, when an on-shore storage tank ruptured in Pittsburgh, spilling about a million gallons of fuel oil into the river. The sludge flowed down the Ohio River, forcing many water suppliers to shut intakes for a week. But according to a 2011 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the fatality, injury and air pollution rates for barge transportation are far lower than truck or rail transport. The Coast Guard is reviewing the comments from both sides, and it has the authority to approve or modify the rule. But there is no timeline for a decision, spokesman Carlos Diaz said. A leading industry group supports using barges for the waste but isn’t happy with the details of the Coast Guard proposal. In a Dec. 6 letter, the Marcellus Shale Coalition hailed the potential to reduce the waste being transported by highway but complained the proposal set the threshold too low for naturally occurring radiation, which would effectively prevent wastewater from being shipped by barge. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency couldn’t immediately say Friday whether they have a position on the barge wastewater issue. Yuri Kageyama AP Business Writer TOKYO — Japan is incapable of safely decommissioning the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant alone and must stitch together an international team for the massive undertaking, experts say, but has made only halting progress in that direction. Unlike the U.S. and some European countries, Japan has never decommissioned a full-fledged reactor. Now it must do so at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant. Three of its six reactors melted down after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, making what is ordinarily a technically challenging operation even more complex. The cloud over Japan’s capacity to get the decades-long job done has further undermined the image of the nuclear industry with the public. Opinion surveys show a majority of Japanese are opposed to restarting 50 reactors that were put offline for safety and other checks in the aftermath of the disaster. Japan has been forced to import oil and gas to meet its power needs, burdening its already feeble economy. “Even for the U.S. nuclear industry, such a cleanup and decommissioning would be a great challenge,” said Akira Tokuhiro, a University of Idaho professor of mechanical and nuclear engineering who is among those calling for a larger international role at Fukushima. Decommissioning a nuclear power plant normally involves first bringing the reactor cores to stable shutdown, and then eventually removing them for long-term storage. It is a process that takes years. Throughout, radiation levels and worker exposure must be monitored. At Fukushima, there is the daunting challenge of taking out cores that suffered meltdown, which is the most dangerous type of nuclear power accident. Their exact location within the reactor units isn’t known and needs to be ascertained so their condition can be analyzed. That will require development of nimble robots capable of withstanding high radiation. The lack of experts is worse at the regulatory level. The tally is zero. Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has no one devoted to decommissioning, said spokesman Juntaro Yamada, though it has experts dealing with the ongoing removal of fuel rods from one of the Fukushima reactor units. Its predecessor organization was criticized after the Fukushima disaster for being too close to the nuclear industry, so the members chosen for the new agency launched last year don’t have direct ties to the industry to ensure their objectivity. The government-funded Nuclear Energy Safety Organization, which is to be folded into the regulatory authority to beef up its expertise, has one expert on decommissioning, a person who studies overseas regulations on the process. The group mainly helps with routine nuclear plant inspections, Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 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. but since the 2011 catastrophe has been involved with bringing the Fukushima plant under control. In contrast, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has 10 people devoted to decommissioning including four project managers, four health physicists, and a hydro-geologist. It says it has the equivalent of more than 200 years of experience in decommissioning and has overseen the termination of 11 power reactors and 13 research reactors. France has decommissioned nine reactors, and its regulatory agency has seven decommissioning experts at the national level, and 10 more at the local level. Lake Barrett, a retired nuclear engineer who took part in decommissioning Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island after the meltdown of its reactor core in 1979, was hired as a consultant by Fukushima operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. He visits about once a year or so to give advice, and is not assigned daily to the job. The cleanup at Fukushima would be more difficult than Three Mile Island because the damage is more numerous, involving three reactors instead of one, and more serious because of the greater damage from the bigger explosions. Barrett said one reason he wanted to help Fukushima was that Japanese engineers had helped out at Three Mile Island. He had asked about their whereabouts but got no answers. He fears they are all retired or working in other industries. “The most challenging area is skilled nuclear engineers and managers that can plan, integrate and communicate effectively in Japanese,” he said. Japan’s nuclear program started later than the U.S. and it has scrapped only a small test reactor. Five reactors are in various stages of decommissioning, including two experimental reactors and three commercial ones. The furthest along is Tokai Power Station’s No. 1 reactor, which is 15 years into a planned 22-year process. About 70 experts are working on the decommissioning, but the experience gained with Japan’s oldest reactor is not directly transferable to Fukushima. The decommissioning of two reactors similar to Fukushima’s began in 2009 at Hamaoka nuclear power plant west of Tokyo, but it is in the early stages and is expected to take nearly 30 more years. It took until August this year, nearly two and half years after the tsunami, for Japan to set up the International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning, to bring together ideas, both inside and outside Japan, on Fukushima decommissioning and encourage communication. Tokuhiro, who has more than 20 years in the nuclear design and safety fields, calls it a step in the right direction but too small, given the huge task at hand. The organization acknowledges much remains to be done, including responding to unprecedented challenges that will require the development of robotics and other new technology. The Daily Sentinel Ohio Valley Newspapers 111 Court Street Pomeroy, Ohio Phone (740) 992-2156 Fax (740) 992-2157 www.mydailysentinel.com Sammy M. Lopez Publisher 740-446-3242, ext. 15 slopez@civitasmedia.com Stephanie Filson Managing Editor �Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Obituaries Death Notices CLARENCE L. ROY RACINE — Clarence Lee “Hopper” Roy, 86, of Vine Street, Racine, passed away at 7:40 p.m., Saturday, December 14, 2013, in the Camden-Clark Medical Center, Parkersburg, West Virginia. Born August 5, 1927, in Racine he was the son of the late Claude W. and Martha Marie Myers Roy. Clarence was retired after 32 years of service as a supervisor with the General Telephone Company. After retiring from GTE he was employed by the Dravo Corporation. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving in WWII. He was a Master Mason of the RacinePomeroy Lodge #164 of Free & Accepted Masons of Ohio with over 52 years of membership and an active member of the Meigs County Senior Citizens. He married Inez Marie Warner on August 25, 1952, in Shawnee, Ohio, and she preceded him in death on May 20, 2007. Surviving is his son and daughter-in-law, Rex and Lisa Roy of Little Hocking, Ohio; daughter, Nancy Roy of Albuquerque, New Mexico; grandson, Christopher Roy of Little Hocking; sister, Betty (Bob) Pooler of Middleport; sister-inlaw, Hazel Roy of Racine; and brother-in-law, Arthur “Tom” (Janet) Warner of Racine; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by brothers, Bob Roy, infants Claude Williams Roy Jr. and Jimmy Roy. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Wednesday, December 18, 2013, in the Cremeens Funeral Home, Racine. Officiating will be Pastor Ryan Eaton. Burial will be in the Letart Falls Cemetery. Friends may call from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday at the funeral home. Masonic services will be conducted at 8 p.m., Tuesday in the chapel by the RacinePomeroy Lodge #164, F. & A.M. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensfuneralhomes.com. DAVID J. SELLERS RICHWOOD — David J. Sellers, 67, of Magnetic Springs, d i e d peacefully S aturday, December 14, 2013, at his home. He was born November 10, 1946, in Portland, Ohio to the late Harold and Ruth (Karr) Sellers. On September 27, 1970, he married the former Roberta A. Salser in Pomeroy, Ohio, and she survives in Magnetic Springs. He worked as a forklift operator at International Paper in Delaware and as a mechanic for the former JG Castings in Delaware. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army, serving in Vietnam during the war. He was a quiet man who kept to himself. He liked fishing, and enjoyed watching his son, Chris race cars. Dave was a mechanic and The Daily Sentinel s Page 5 www.mydailysentinel.com all-around talented handyman, who was able to fix just about anything. He is survived by a daughter, Amy (Bill Call) Sellers of Magnetic Springs, and their children, Cierra, Dominique and William Call, and a great-grandchild, Cayden Sparks; a son, Chris (Sarah) Sellers of Richwood, and their children, Jordan Galloway, Keryan Sellers and Crislynn Sellers; two sisters, Judy Sellers of Portland, Ohio and Jenny Feasel of Columbus. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Jim and Larry Sellers. Friends may call on from 5-7 p.m., Friday, December 20, 2013, at the StofcheckBallinger Funeral Home, Richwood where military honors will be conducted by the Richwood Area Veterans at 7 p.m. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheckballinger.com FDA seeks tougher rules on antibacterial soaps WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says there is no evidence that antibacterial chemicals used in liquid soaps and washes help prevent the spread of germs, and there is some evidence they may pose health risks. The agency said it is revisiting the safety of chemicals like triclosan in light of recent studies suggesting they can interfere with hormone levels and spur the growth of drug-resistant bacteria. The government’s preliminary ruling lends new credence to longstanding warnings from researchers who say the chemicals are, at best, ineffective and at worst, a threat to public health. Under its proposed rule released Monday, the agency will require manufacturers to prove that their antibacterial soaps and body washes are safe and more effective than plain soap and water. If companies cannot demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of their products, they would have to be reformulated, relabeled or possibly removed from the market. The agency will take comments on its proposal before finalizing it in coming months. “Due to consumers’ extensive exposure to the ingredients in antibacterial soaps, we believe there should be a clearly demonstrated benefit from using antibacterial soap to balance any potential risk,” said Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA’s drug center. The agency’s proposal comes more than 40 years after the agency was first tasked with evaluating triclosan and similar ingredients. Ultimately, the government agreed to publish its findings only after a three-year legal battle with the environmental group, Natural Resources Defense Council, which accused the FDA of delaying action on triclosan. The chemical is found in an estimated 75 percent of antibacterial liquid soaps and body washes sold in the U.S. The FDA’s preliminary rule only applies to personal hygiene products, but it has implications for a $1 billion industry that includes thousands of antibacterial products, including kitchen knives, toys, pacifiers and toothpaste. Most of the research surrounding triclosan’s safety involves animal studies, which cannot always be applied to humans. But some scientists worry the chemical can disrupt hormones in humans too, raising the risk of infertility, early puberty and other developmental problems. Other experts are concerned that routine use of antibacterial chemicals like triclosan is contributing to a surge in drug-resistant germs, or superbugs, that render antibiotics ineffective. In March 2010, the European Union banned the chemical from all products that come into contact with food, such as containers and silverware. BLAKE LAKE ALFRED, Fla. — Wanda L. Blake, age 69, of Lake Alfred, Florida, and formerly of Gallipolis, died Saturday morning December 14, 2013, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday December 18, 2013, at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home with Rev. Alfred Holley officiating. Burial will follow in Centenary Cemetery. Friends may call from noon until the time of service on Wednesday at the funeral home. A time of food and fellowship will follow the committal service at the Centenary United Methodist Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society (Leukemia Fund) PO. Box 22718 Oklahoma City, OK. 73123-1718. BOWYER CROWN CITY — Gladys Opal Bowyer, 60, of Crown City, died Sunday, December 15, 2013,at the Holzer Medical Center. Services will be held at 1 p.m., Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the Willis Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Old Mercerville Cemetery. Friends may call from noon-1 p.m., prior to the service,at the funeral home. HOFFMAN MURRELLS INLET, S.C. — James Robert Hoffman, 75, formerly of Mason County, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, December 15 at home, in Murrells Inlet, S.C. Visitation will be on Wednesday, December 18 at Foglesong-Roush Funeral Home from 5 to 7 p.m. Service will be Thursday, December 19 at 11 a.m. at the Foglesong-Roush Funeral Home in Mason, W.Va. Burial will follow in Graham Cemetery in New Haven, W.Va. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society of your local animal shelter in Jim’s name. HOWARD APPLE GROVE — Dallas Darrel Howard, 72, of Apple Grove, W.Va., passed away on Sunday, December 15, 2013. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 20, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. at the Deal Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Burial will follow in the White Chapel Memorial Gardens in Barboursville, W.Va. Friends may visit the family at the funeral home on Friday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., prior to the service. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made out to People’s Bank in Point Pleasant to offset funeral expenses. MATTOX LEON, W.VA. — Clarence Charles Mattox, 95, formerly of Leon, W.Va., passed away Thursday, December 12, 2013 at his home in Columbus. Visitation for Charles will be Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 1 p.m., with a funeral service beginning at 2 p.m. at Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. Arrangements are under the care of Crow-Hussell Funeral Home. MEADOWS ASHTON, W.Va — Shane D. Meadows, 15, of Ashton, W.Va., died at Women and Children’s Hospital in Charleston W.Va. He was the son of Richard and April. Funeral Service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, December 17, 2013, at Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleasant, W.Va. Burial will be in the Guyan Cemetery, Glenwood, W.Va. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. MUSSER POMEROY — Betty Musser, 89, passed away on December 15, 2013, at the O’Bleness Memorial Hospital in Athens. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2013, at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, December 18, 2013, at the funeral home. A complete obituary will be in the Wednesday edition of The Daily Sentinel. PACHINGER LANGSVILLE — John A. Pachinger, 56, of Langsville, Ohio, died unexpectedly at his residence on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013. It was John’s request that he be cremated with no services or visitation to be held. Arrangements are being handled by Birchfield Funeral Home of Rutland. WILLIAMS PATRIOT — Evelyn Elizabeth Williams, 94, of Patriot, died Saturday, December 14, 2013, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. December 17, 2013, at Walnut Ridge Church with Pastor Gene Harmon and Jane Ann Miller officiating. Burial will follow in Mount Zion Cemetery in Patriot. In lieu of flowers, Evelyn’s wishes were to make donations to her church: Walnut Ridge Church c/o of Paula Baker, 9551 State Route 775, Patriot, Ohio 45658. 28-year sentence in Ohio in $100M charity scam CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge handed down a 28-year prison sentence Monday to a man convicted of masterminding a $100 million, crosscountry Navy veterans charity fraud. Judge Steven Gall also ordered the defendant, who identifies himself as 67-year-old Bobby Thompson, to pay a $6 million fine. Authorities say the defendant is Harvard-trained attorney John Donald Cody. The Ohio attorney general’s office, which handled his trial, asked the judge in a filing last week to sentence him to 41 years in prison. The judge rejected a request for a new trial. The defense had said comments by jurors after the verdict that they were disappointed he hadn’t testified showed they were biased against him. The defendant, whose appearance in court Monday was neat in contrast to the final days of his trial, slumped in his chair as the sentence was read. He complained to the judge about alleged abusive treatment by jailers while locked up during the trial. There was no immediate response from the sheriff’s department. Jailers said earlier that the defendant had acted erratically and had bloodied his forehead smashing it against a holding cell wall. The judge said the crimes had harmed veterans who were the intended beneficiaries of the donations and also had hurt other charities as donors became skeptical of giving. “Everyone’s afraid to give,” Gall said. He said the sentence reflected the length, extent and amount of the charity “charade.” Defense attorney Joseph Patituce said after the verdict and again after the sentencing that ineffective legal representation issues stemming from limited preparation time might be a basis for an appeal. His client denies committing the crimes, Patituce said. The defense hinted at a CIA covert operation and showed jurors photos of the defendant with President George W. Bush, suggesting Thompson was acting with government sanction. Thompson was convicted Nov. 14 of racketeering, theft, money laundering and 12 counts of identity theft. The prosecutor showed jurors identification cards with the defendant’s photo but different names and issued by government agencies and companies in numerous states. 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Seth Atkins and Jacob Strieter each marked eight points, Mike Putney had seven, while Reid Eastman and Kole Carter each added five. Isiah Franklin, D.J. Drenner, Mike Edelmann each finished with three points, followed by Wade Jreell with two in the victory. Gallia Academy shot 28-of-51 (54.9 percent) from the field, including 3-of-10 (30 percent) from beyond the arc. GAHS was 11-of-17 (64.7 percent) from the charity stripe, while pulling down 37 rebounds and committing just nine turnovers. Strueter had a game-high five rebounds, followed by Devin Henry and Wes Jarrell with four apiece. Defensively leading the Blue Devils were Putney, Eastman and Atkins with two steals each, while Strieter had two blocks. Atkins had two assists to lead GAHS. The Rebels were led by Tyler Stroud with 10 points, followed by Zach Davis with eight. Kaleb Sturgell and Nathan Adkins each had fiver points, Zachary Cantrell had four, Coty Jude and Jordan Johnson each marked two, while Blake Roberts finished with one point. Tolsia shot 12-of-36 (33.3 percent) from the field, 4-of-14 (28.6 percent) from beyond the arc and 9-of-18 (50 percent) from the free throw line. The Blue and Orange finished with 14 rebounds and 17 turnovers in the setback. This is the lone meeting between these teams this season. Submitted Photo Rio Grande’s Phillip Hertz drives toward the basket for two of his 23 points in Saturday’s 98-70 win over Wilberforce at the Newt Oliver Arena. Hertz also had 10 rebounds in the win for the RedStorm. RedStorm rolls Wilberforce, 98-70 Randy Payton URG Sports Information RIO GRANDE, Ohio — Phillip Hertz scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds, while Bilal Young narrowly missed a “double-double” of his own with 19 points and nine rebounds in the University of Rio Grande’s 98-70 win over Wilberforce University, Saturday evening, in the 8th Annual Newt Oliver Coaches Classic at the Newt Oliver Arena. The RedStorm, which won for the 34th time in 40 all-time meetings with the Bulldogs, improved to 7-3 with the victory - the program’s best 10game start since it opened the 2008-09 season at 9-1. Wilberforce slipped to 3-14 with the loss. The Bulldogs bolted to a 5-0 lead inside the game’s first 90 seconds, but the game was all Rio Grande from that point on. The RedStorm led just 1615 following a three-pointer by Wilberforce’s Sean Cassidy with 12:11 remaining in the first half, but a 26-6 run over the next nine minutes allowed Rio to open up a 21-point cushion which eventually settled at 19 points, 47-28, by halftime. The Bulldogs got no closer than 17 points at any stage of the second half and Rio Grande enjoyed its largest lead of the contest, 96-64, af- ter a three-pointer by senior guard Ricky Tisdale (Bolivar, TN) with 1:07 left to play. Hertz, a sophomore forward from Rungsted Kyst, Denmark, scored 13 of his 23 points in the second half. Young, a freshman forward from Cleveland, Ohio, had 11 of his 19 points in the opening 20 minutes. Tisdale and junior guard Travis Elliott (Ironton, OH) also reached double figures in the win, scoring 16 and 11 points, respectively. Senior guard Jermaine Warmack (Orange, NJ) added a gamehigh six assists. Rio Grande shot 46 percent from the field overall (37-for-80), including 52.6 percent in the second half (20-for-38). The RedStorm were also 13-for-13 from the free throw line. Wilberforce shot just under 39 percent from the field, but shot just 27 percent in the opening half and committed 21 turnovers. Cameron Luckett led the Bulldogs with 20 points, while Patrick Mitchell finished with 13 points and Devontae Berry had 12 points and a game-high 13 rebounds in a losing cause. Rio Grande returns to action on Tuesday afternoon in a rare matinee game, when Ohio Christian visits for a 12:30 p.m. tipoff. The game will be played in front of the Rio Grande Elementary School student body. OVP Sports Schedule Tuesday, Dec. 17 Boys basketball Chesapeake at Meigs, 7:30 Lincoln County at Gallia Academy, 7:30 River Valley at Jackson, 7:30 Southern at Trimble, 7:30 Waterford at Eastern, 7:30 South Gallia as Buffalo, 7:30 Wahama at Miller, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Wayne, 7:30 Girls basketball Point Pleasant at Cabell Midland, 7:30 Wednesday, Dec. 18 Boys basketball Nitro at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Submitted photo Members of the Point Pleasant wrestling team hoist their championship trophy from the 2013 Jason Eades Memorial Duals tournament held this past weekend in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point Pleasant wins Jason Eades championship Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — The cream of the crop. The Point Pleasant wrestling team came away with top honors at the eighth annual Jason Eades Memorial Duals held Friday and Saturday at Point Pleasant Junior-Senior High School in Mason County. The Big Blacks finished the weekend with a perfect 8-0 team record, as the hosts won each match by at least 20 points and had five different grapplers go unbeaten in the two-day event. George Washington and Shady Spring joined PPHS as pool champions with identical 6-0 marks, but the Big Blacks defeated GWHS by a 45-25 count and then posted a 54-18 victory over SSHS to secure the 2013 crown. GW was the overall runner-up with a 7-1 mark, while Shady Spring placed third with a 6-2 record. Woodrow Wilson (7-1), St. Albans (6-2), Greenbrier East (5-3) and Herbert Hoover rounded out the top-third of the team placements. Overall, Point had 13of-14 wrestlers finish the weekend with winning records —which also included four 7-1 efforts and three 6-2 records individually. Collectively, the Big Blacks posted a 93-19 overall mark. Bryan Walters | OVP Sports Point Pleasant sophomore Tannor Hill locks in a hold during a 195-pound match Friday at the 2013 Jason Eades Memorial Duals tournament in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Point Pleasant also defeated Robert C. Byrd (75-6), Buffalo (78-6), Clay County (66-15), Nitro (71-9), Greenbrier East (68-6) and Hurricane (76-6) in the opening pool round. “I thought overall we wrestled very well this weekend,” fifth-year PPHS coach John Bonecutter said following the event. “I’m very proud of the effort that we received from the kids.” Thursday, Dec. 19 Girls basketball Fairland at River Valley, 7:30 Alexander at Meigs, 7:30 Eastern at Wahama, 7:30 South Gallia at Belpre, 7 p.m. Wrestling Athens at Point Pleasant, TBA Bryan Walters Friday, Dec. 20 Boys basketball Parkersburg South at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Southeastern at River Valley, 7:30 Meigs at Wellston, 7:30 Eastern at Miller, 7:30 South Gallia at Trimble, 7:30 Wahama at Southern, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Teays Valley, 7:30 Girls basketball Grace Christian at Hannan, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Logan, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Hurricane, 7:30 Ohio Valley Christian at Teays Valley, 6 p.m. GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — A 16-9 third quarter surge ultimately made the difference for the Ohio Valley Christian boys basketball team Saturday following a 61-54 victory over visiting Elk Valley Christian in a non-conference matchup in Gallia County. The host Defenders (4-3) led 14-13 after eight minutes of play, but the Eagles countered with a 12-10 run in the second canto to secure a slim 2524 edge at the intermission. Guy Fisher (126), Hunter White (145), Austin Rutter (152), Jon Peterson (182) and Tannor Hill (195) were the five PPHS grapplers to go unbeaten, while the quartet of Caleb Leslie (106), Austin Wamsley (120), John Raike (132) and Josh Hudson (160) each went 7-1 in headto-head matches. Scotty Wilcox (113), Grant Safford (170) and Jacob Duncan (220) fin- ished the weekend 6-2 apiece, while Alec Stanley went 4-4 overall in the heavyweight class. Andrew Roach also posted a 3-5 mark in the 138-pound division. Wahama — which had only five wrestlers at the event — went 0-8 overall as a team and finished 21st out of 21 teams. No individual results for the White Falcons were available at press time. Defenders outlast Elk Valley, 61-54 bwalters@civitasmedia.com OVCS followed with its biggest charge of the night, as the sevenpoint swing allowed the hosts to secure a 40-34 lead headed into the finale. The Defenders hit half of their 16 free throw attempts in the finale, which aided in a 21-20 run to close regulation for the final seven-point margin of victory. Ohio Valley Christian connected on 19-of-43 field goal attempts for 44 percent, including a 1-of-9 effort from three-point range for 11 percent. The hosts were also 22-of-36 at the free throw line for 61 percent. T.G. Miller and Marshall Hood each led the hosts with 25 points, followed by Evan Bowman with four points. Phil Hollingshead, Danny Ballantyne and Elijah McDonald were next with two markers apiece, while Dillon Ragan rounded things out with one point. The guests made 19-of-40 shot attempts for 48 percent, but went just 2-of-14 from behind the arc for 14 percent. The Eagles were also 14-of-26 at the charity stripe for 54 percent. Trey Suttle paced EVCS with 21 points, followed by Jordan Elkins with 18 points and Bert French with six markers. �Tuesday, December 17, 2013 Dragons and Oaks top River Valley Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com It was not the idle weekend for the River Valley basketball team, as the Raiders fell 71-46 to Fairland on Friday night in Bidwell and then dropped a 60-40 decision on Saturday to Oak Hill at Newt Oliver Arena on the campus of the University of Rio Grande. In Friday’s game the Dragons jumpped out to a 15-to-8 lead after the opening period and extended it to 33-18 at halftime. Fairland outscored the Raiders (2-4, 1-1 OVC) by four in the third period and by six in the fourth period to take the 71-46 victory. River Valley was led by Tyler Twyman with 24 points, followed by Kirk Morrow and John Qualls with five apiece. Justin Rusk and Dayton Hardway each had four points, while Mark Wray and Tre Craycraft both added two points in the setback. Chance Short led Fairland with 19 points, followed by Trent Wilcoxon with 18, Thayer Flynn with 11 and Evan Maddox with 10. Jacob Warenr and Robert Thompson each had four points, Tyler Campbell marked three, Nathan Campbell had two, while Bailey Manns and Luke Phillips each marked one. River Valley and Fairland each finished with 17 turnovers in the game. On Saturday the Oaks (5-0) and Raiders were tied at 11 following the opening quarter but Oak Hill got things going in the second, outscoring RVHS 18-to-7 to take the 29-18 lead into the break. Following the intermission OHHS rallied for a 23-10 run and took the 24-point lead into the finale. RVHS outscored the Oaks 12-to-8 in the fourth but Oak Hill took the 60-40 victory. Bailey Rhodes and Tre Craycraft led RVHS with eight points each, while Tyler Twyman had seven and John Qualls had six. Dayton Hardway finished with four points, Jordan Howell, Cody Lee and Kirk Morrow each had two, while Seann Roberts finished with one point. River Valley shot 14-of-33 (42.4 percent) from the field, 6-of-14 (37.5 percent) from three point range and 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) from the charity stripe. RVHS had 19 rebounds, led by Qualls with three, and 19 turnovers. Oak Hill’s scoring attack was led by Jordan Fisher with 19 and Jonathon Harrison with 10. Garrin Stiltner had eight points, Kyle Cox added six, Dennis Fleming had five, while Carlin Hagerty and Colton Salyers each had four points. Cody Swann and Elijar Starr rounded out the OHHS total with two points apiece. Oak Hill shot 25-of-47 from the field (53.2 percent) from the field, 7-of-17 (41.2 percent) from three point range and 3-of-5 (60 percent) from the free throw stripe. River Valley will face Fairland again on January 24 in Proctorville, but will not get another shot at Oak Hill. Ironladies get past Gallia Academy, 62-44 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com JACKSON, Ohio — A tale of two halves. The Gallia Academy girls basketball team trailed 39-to-16 at halftime of Saturday’s Southeastern Ohio Athletic League game at Jackson. The Blue Angels got things together in the second half but eventually fell to their archrival by a count of 62-44 in the Apple City. GAHS (3-4, 0-2 SEOAL) trailed 15-to-4 after the opening quarter and Jackson (6-1, 2-0) added on in the second quarter with a 24-to-12 run. Gallia Academy scored 14 points in the third quarter but allowed 15 and trailed 5430 headed into the finale. With the Ironlady subs in GAHS outscored JHS 14to-8 in the fourth period. Jackson remains perfect in the SEOAL with a 62-44 victory. Micah Curfman led the Blue and White with 13 points, followed by Kendra Barnes and Jordan Walker with six points apiece. Jalea Caldwell and Kassie Shriver each had five points, Whitney Terry marked four, while Brittany Angel had two in the setback. The Daily Sentinel s Page 7 www.mydailysentinel.com Gallia Academy shot 15of-50 (30 percent) from the field, 2-of-8 (25 percent) from three point range and 12-of-26 (46.2 percent) from the free throw line. GAHS had 41 rebounds, led by Caldwell with eight, three assists, led by Barnes with two, nine steals, led by Curfman with three, and three blocks, led by Terry with two. The Blue Angels committed 25 turnovers and 17 team fouls in the loss. Jackson was led by Kacee Jenkins with 15 points and Madison Ridout with 11, followed by Whitney Wills with 10. Sam Humphreys, Kerrigan Hoover and Lauren Parks each had six points, while Corey Farley, Abby Waugh and Annie Speakman each had two points. Jackson shot 23-of-69 (33.3 percent) from the field, 1-of-15 (6.7 percent) from three point range and 15-of-25 (60 percent) from the charity stripe. Jackson had 48 rebounds, led by Wills with 11, 14 assists, led by Speakman with four and 15 steals, led by Hoover with five. JHS committed 17 turnovers and 19 team fouls. These teams will meet again on January 25 in Centenary. Point Pleasant burnt by Lady Red Dragons, 80-13 Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com St. ALBANS, W.Va. — Can’t stop the skid. The Point Pleasant girls basketball team dropped its sixth consecutive contest Saturday night, falling to host St. Albans by a count of 80-13. The Lady Knights (0-6) were outscored 29-to-3 in the opening stanza and 21-to-2 in the second quarter, giving the Lady Red Dragons a 50-5 halftime lead. St. Albans (2-1) headed into the finale with a 68-7 lead and outscored PPHS 12-to-5 in the fourth quarter to seal the 80-13 victory. The Lady Knights were led by Charli Leach with five points, followed by Cassie Nibert and Kylie Crump with three apiece. Jessica McCoy marked two points, rounding out the Point Pleasant scoring. Brenna Propst led the Lady Dragons with 20 points, followed by Lexie Cooper with 15, Haleigh Legg with 12 and Zoei Kirk with eight. Jalea Watson had seven points, Kasey Burks added five, Kaitlynn Propst marked four, Alana Nickols and Kelsey Thompson each had three, Cameron Davis added two, while Allison Johnson finished with one point. These teams will meet again on January 17, when SAHS visits Point Pleasant. Glendale, Tampa to host title games Ralph D. Russo The Associated Press Arizona will host the College Football Playoff championship in 2016 and Tampa, Fla., will be the site of the 2017 title game. The conference commissioners who oversee the playoffs announced Monday their choices for the sites of the second and third championship games in the new postseason system that goes into effect next season. “This was not an easy decision,” said Bill Hancock, executive director of the playoff. “It was a very competitive process. The decision was difficult because we received eight excellent proposals.” The first championship game will played Jan. 12, 2015, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the Dallas Cowboys. The second title game is scheduled to be played Jan. 11, 2016, in Glen- dale, Ariz., at University of Phoenix Stadium, home of the Fiesta Bowl and the NFL’s Cardinals. The Fiesta Bowl is also part of the six-bowl semifinal rotation for the playoff, but it won’t host a semifinal until the 2016 season. The other bidders for the 2016 game were Jacksonville, Fla., New Orleans and Tampa. Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium, home of the Buccaneers, was a finalist to host the first championship game, and it was no surprise that it was awarded one of the next two. The national title game in Tampa is scheduled to be played Jan. 9, 2017. “We had to learn to lose before we can learn to win,” said Rob Higgins, director of the Tampa Bay sports commission. The other bidders for the 2017 game were Jacksonville; the San Francisco Bay Area; Minneapolis; San Antonio, Texas; and South Florida. The Fiesta Bowl was racked by scandal in 2011 when it was revealed by The Arizona Republic that bowl employees were being reimbursed for political contributions. Later, a 276-page report of an investigation conducted by Fiesta Bowl board members and a retired Arizona state Supreme Court justice detailed the “apparent scheme.” The probe also found “an apparent conspiracy to conceal the reimbursement scheme from the bowl’s Board of Directors and state officials.” Two high-ranking bowl officials were fired and later pleaded guilty to federal charges for their roles in the fraudulent campaigncontribution scheme. The Bowl Championship Series fined the Fiesta Bowl $1 million, but the game remained part of the postseason system for crowning a national champion. Under new leadership, the Fiesta Bowl has been able to hold on to a place among the elite postseason games. “Credit to the commissioners for hearing me out and understanding where the Fiesta Bowl is headed,” Fiesta Bowl executive director and former University of Arizona president Robert Shelton said. The championship game will be played in three time zones in the first three seasons, but Hancock said that shouldn’t suggest a pattern. “Obviously, playing in three time zones with the first three games was something that turned out to be important to the committee,” Hancock said. “I think you can expect to see the game move around to different parts of the country, but without a set rotation.” Steelers optimistic but realistic after romp PITTSBURGH (AP) — For three frigid hours on Sunday night, the Pittsburgh Steelers looked like the team cornerback Ike Taylor thought it would be all along. Explosive plays on special teams. An effective if at times unspectacular offense. A defense that kept the dynamic Cincinnati Bengals under wraps until the game had all but been decided. Watching how easily the Steelers whipped the Bengals 30-20, Taylor understands the inclination to look around and wonder why this didn’t happen oh, say, three months ago. Pittsburgh labored through a winless September that doomed its postseason chances before the leaves changed color. Taylor just doesn’t buy into wondering “what if.” He’s been around too long. The Steelers earned all eight of their losses just like they earned all six of their wins. “Ain’t no woulda, couldas,” Taylor said. “The NFL is reality. It’s a humbling sport. Yeah, you have your ups and downs. This year, for the most part in a few words we’ve been consistently inconsistent. When you play in the NFL you’ve got to be consistent.” A concept Pittsburgh has been unable to grasp. The Steelers looked very much primed for a January run when they humbled the surging Bengals (9-5) in front of a national audience. Yet it came just a week after the Steelers let the Miami Dolphins frolic in the snow in a 34-28 victory that all mathematically eliminated Pittsburgh from the playoffs with three games left. “The one thing you know is they don’t let you play it over again,” safety Ryan Clark said. “You don’t get the Tennessee Titans game back, you don’t get the Oakland Raiders game back … For us, it’s about taking it week by week. We won this week, it’s a good feeling.” The kind of feeling the Steelers expected to have more often this fall. Instead, they bottled most of that emotion and saved it for the Bengals. Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger shaved the beard he’d worn for the last two months and sprinted to midfield during player introductions like something more than simply avoiding the franchise’s first losing season in a decade was on the line. Slow starts have been an issue all fall for Pittsburgh, which entered Sunday being outscored 77-43 in the first quarter. The Steelers narrowed the deficit considerably with an overwhelming 15 minutes. That hardly made it seem like they were counting the days until the offseason begins. Safety Will Allen tackled Bengals punter Kevin Huber after a mishandled snap to set up the Steelers at the Cincinnati 1. Two plays later, Le’Veon Bell was in the end zone with his sixth touchdown rushing of the season. A few minutes later, Roethlisberger loitered in the pocket for nearly 10 seconds before finding Antonio Brown for a 12-yard touchdown reception. Barely a minute later, Brown took advantage of a crushing — and perhaps illegal — block on Huber by teammate Terence Garvin to spring him for a 67-yard punt return for a score. It was 21-0 before the opening quarter ended, freeing the defense to get after Cincinnati quarterback Andy Dalton George Bridges | MCT photo Head coach Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers watches his team against the Houston Texans in the first half of the Texans’ 17-10 victory on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in Houston, Texas. and disrupt the rhythm and the timing of an offense that came in having won three straight and topped 40 points in two of the previous three weeks. No team has given up more big plays than Pittsburgh, which came in having allowed 11 plays of 50 yards or more. Cincinnati’s longest gain was a pair of 19-yard completions. Not really the way to kick-start a legitimate rally. “Getting ahead 21-0, we were kind of able to take them out of their game plan,” Steelers linebacker Jason Worilds said. “Every time we come out, we want to set the pace.” That’s something the Steelers have started to do with regularity over the last two months. Pittsburgh is 6-4 in its last 10 games and appears to be improving as the weeks pass. Considering where the team started from 15 weeks ago, that’s not exactly a compliment. Yet it is a testament to a group that has refused to wave the white flag in what could be the final stand for familiar faces like Clark, whose contract is up at the end of the season. A career in television likely awaits the ever-quotable safety, but like his teammates he’s focused more on next week’s game in Green Bay than whatever happens when the calendar flips to January. “We’re just trying to win games and show people that the guys on this team and the coaches, they want to play,” Clark said. “They have a lot of fight left in them.” Browns staggering to end of another dismal season BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Rob Chudzinski and his wife, Sheila, welcomed a baby boy on Monday. Everyone is doing fine. Now, if the Browns coach could only get his team to start walking. With five straight losses and eight in nine games, the Browns (4-10), who just a month ago were considering a possible playoff push, are crawling to the end of yet another miserable season. For the third week in a row, they blew a fourth-quarter lead and lost on Sunday to the Chicago Bears, who scored 21 points over an 8:42 span in the final period to keep their postseason hopes alive. The Browns simply can’t finish. “It’s very disappointing, very disappointing,” said star cornerback Joe Haden, “especially when you have a team that you know that can win. It’s frustrating, but you always try to stay positive, you always try to look ahead and we still got two more games left. “We just got to finish the season off strong. We don’t want to go into next offseason with this bad a taste in our mouths.” It’s a familiar bitter flavor for the Browns, whose losing has reached historic proportions. They have lost at least 10 games in six straight seasons and have reached double-digit losses in 10 of the past 11 years. According to STATS, the Browns and Tampa Bay Bucca- neers are the only teams in NFL history with 10 double-digit loss seasons in an 11-year span. The 38-31 loss to the Bears followed a season-long script for the Browns. They gave up a late score before halftime to lose momentum, took the lead in the second half and then buckled with the game on the line. It went the same way against Jacksonville two weeks ago, at New England last week and then again against the Bears, who were able to overcome allowing Cleveland to score two defensive touchdowns. “It’s tough,” linebacker Paul Kruger said. “I think the thing that makes it, for me, the hardest is just — we’re in it. We’re in every game. We’re right there and I feel like a lot of times we’re actually controlling the game most of the time and just letting it slip away like that is tough. I wish I had an answer for it.” At 4-5 following a win over Baltimore, the Browns emerged from their bye week with so much in front of them. The schedule appeared favorable and there was a feeling that Cleveland, which hasn’t made the AFC playoffs since 2002, had turned some kind of corner. Instead, the Browns crashed miserably. Now, with two games left, there isn’t much left to play for but pride. And the Browns may have to do it without Haden, their top defensive player who sustained a painful hip pointer in Sunday’s game. Haden got hurt while trying to stop a run in the third quarter when he was drilled in the hip by the knee of Chicago offensive tackle Jermon Bushrod. Haden doesn’t know if he’ll be able to play this week against the New York Jets. “If I can play, I’m going to play,” Haden said. “If I can’t, I won’t. So I would love to definitely finish out the season and play. 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Overwhelmed in the first quarter and underwhelming in the fourth, Cincinnati let a chance to potentially clinch the AFC North slip through its frigid fingers. “There’s no worry about anything,” Dalton said. “We’re not frantic. We still have two games at home and have everything to accomplish, so we’ve got to take care of our business. A lot of good things can happen for us, but we’ve got to play well the next two weeks.” The Bengals (9-5) certainly didn’t on Sunday night, when their chance to make a statement in prime time instead turned into a comedy of errors. Three special teams mishaps in the first quarter allowed the Steelers (6-8) to bolt to a 21-0 lead and cruise. “We didn’t make anything happen,” Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis said. “We didn’t make any plays, create any opportunities.” It would take a significant collapse for the Bengals not to win the division and reach the playoffs for a third straight season. Still, the momentum they built during a three-game winning streak vanished in 15 forgettable minutes as Pittsburgh delivered on its promise to not mail it in even with the postseason basically out of reach. “I have said for a bunch of weeks now that there is going to be no quit from me or from anybody,” Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said. “I thought tonight was a good example of that.” Five things we learned as the WVU tops Marshall CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Juwan Staten scored 19 points and West Virginia used a late 12-1 run to beat Marshall 74-64 on Saturday night. West Virginia (7-4) won its third straight over its intrastate rival and the seventh out of the last eight tries. The Mountaineers improved to 31-11 all-time in the series. Marshall (4-6) led 54-48 with 9 minutes left but fell flat down the stretch. West Virginia took its first lead of the game, 63-62, on Staten’s 3-point play with 3:41 remaining. Marshall was held without a field goal over the final 5 minutes. Terry Henderson added 13 points for West Virginia. Brandon Watkins and Gary Browne had 12 apiece and Eron Harris scored 11. Marshall redshirt freshman Kareem Canty scored 16 points and Chris Thomas and TyQuane Goard had 11 apiece. West Virginia looked flat coming off an 80-76 home loss to No. 20 Gonzaga on Tuesday night. The Mountaineers had a season-high 16 turnovers and Harris, West Virginia’s leading scorer averaging 19.3 points per game, was held to his second-lowest output of the season. But Marshall shot 42 percent (25 of 60) from the floor and continued a season-long slump from the line, making 10 of 24 free throws. West Virginia didn’t trail again after Staten’s go-ahead basket. After Marshall’s Ryan Taylor was called for an offensive foul on Staten, Remi Dibo scored his only basket of the game off a Staten miss for a 65-62 lead with 3 minutes left. Steelers delayed Cincinnati’s coronation for at least one more week. CINCINNATI’S SPECIAL TEAMS NEED WORK: The Bengals did what they could to make sure the Steelers had little problem taking control. Punter Kevin Huber mishandled a snap deep in his own territory and was tackled at the Cincinnati 1, setting up a touchdown run by Le’Veon Bell. Things got worse on the ensuing kickoff when up back Cedric Peerman inadvertently called a fair catch at the Cincinnati 9, eventually setting the Steelers up with a short field they turned into another touchdown. Moments later, Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown raced 67 yards for a touchdown on a punt return and it was 21-0 before the game was 15 minutes old. CINCINNATI PROBABLY NEEDS A PUNTER TOO: The embarrassing flub at the goal line wasn’t even the lowlight of Huber’s night. He was the last line of defense on Brown’s punt return but was leveled by Pittsburgh’s Terence Garvin. Huber was motionless on the ground for several minutes before eventually walking to the locker room with a fractured jaw. He did not return. Placekicker Mike Nugent took over the punting duties and averaged 40 yards on his two kicks, neither of which offered any impetus for Nugent to quit his day job. THE STEELERS AREN’T QUITTING: Roethlisberger sprinted out of the tunnel during pregame introductions and his energy seemed to rub off on his teammates. The quarterback completed his first 13 passes and ended up 20 of 25 for 191 yards with a touchdown and an interception while setting a new team record for completions in a season (340). A.J. GREEN IS MORTAL (KIND OF): Cincinnati’s dynamic wide receiver had nine receptions for 93 yards, a productive night but hardly game-changing. His longest reception was just 19 yards on a night the Bengals managed 272 yards of total offense, nearly 100 below their average coming in. IT WAS COLD AND HEINZ WAS EMPTY: With the Steelers facing the possibility of the franchise’s first losing season in a decade and a gametime temperature of 26 degrees and a 12-degree wind chill, there were large swaths of empty seats at Heinz Field. While the Steelers continued a sellout streak that stretches back to 1972, only 45,873 actually made it inside the stadium. It was the smallest crowd at Heinz Field since it opened in 2001, and there were likely only 20,000 still standing when the final gun went off. No. 3 Buckeyes cruise past ND State COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — LaQuinton Ross and Lenzelle Smith Jr. each scored 18 points to lead No. 3 Ohio State past North Dakota State 79-62 on Saturday night. Freshman Mark Loving had a career-high 12 points, and Sam Thompson also had 12. Aaron Craft added six points and seven assists for the Buckeyes, who shot 53 percent from the field. The game was part of the BlackRock Gotham Classic. Taylor Braun led the Bison (74) with 21 points, while Marshall Bjorklund had 12 and Lawrence Alexander 10. NDSU shot 42 percent from the field and was outrebounded 36-26. The Bison were coming off a 73-69 victory at Notre Dame on Wednesday. It was the program’s first win against an ACC team, and it came against a Fighting Irish squad that was 124-10 at home over the last six-plus seasons. In that game, Bjorklund went 11 of 14 from the field for 26 points — the second-best scoring game of his career. Lawrence Alexander added 16 points and a career-high 14 rebounds. Down by as many as 19 points against the Buckeyes, the Bison went on a 7-2 run to pull within 14 midway through the second half. But Craft came up with a loose ball and fed Thompson, who was thrown to the floor by Bjorklund. Thompson hit both free throws after the flagrant foul, and then on the resulting possession, Craft lobbed an alley-oop to Thompson for a dunk that brought the crowd to its feet. Loving then hit back-to-back 3s and the lead was back up to 65-43 with 8½ minutes left. Ohio State shot 52 percent from the field in building a 41-28 lead at the break. Ross overcame a sluggish start with 13 points while Smith had 10. The Buckeyes closed the first half with a 7-0 burst. Ross got a pass from Craft and buried a 3. After a Bison miss, Thompson hit a foul shot. Off another miss, Craft drove the lane and then twisted to fire a pass from underneath the basket to Thompson in the right corner. He put up a 3 that caught only net with 1.7 seconds left. That final pass tied Craft with Jamar Butler for the career record at Ohio State with 579 assists. Then on the Buckeyes’ first possession of the second half, Craft found Ross all alone under the basket for the record-breaker and a 43-28 lead. The Bison were playing a ranked Division I opponent for only the seventh time. They’ve lost the last five since beating No. 13 Wisconsin and No. 9 Marquette in 2006. It was the first meeting between the teams. Rice maps out draft plan for picking Pro Bowl team HONOLULU (AP) — Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice says he has a draft strategy mapped out for picking his Pro Bowl squad and wants quarterback Peyton Manning and linebacker Robert Mathis on his side. Rice told reporters Monday he plans to take a balanced approach to selecting his players for the Jan. 26 game and expects rival alumni captain Deion Sanders to focus on defense. “I can tell Deion is afraid of me,” said Rice, taking a light swipe at Sanders for being unable to make a conference call to discuss their role in the game because of travel complications. As alumni captains, Sanders and Rice have final say on the selections for each of the Pro Bowl teams. The two-day draft is a departure from the game’s traditional AFC vs. NFC format, with a schoolyard-style selection process modified with several twists. Rice says he expects the game to be a throwback to battles he and the former defensive played out when they were all-stars in the NFL. He says he wants bragging rights and knows Sanders wants the same. “I’m really trying to keep up on all these players,” Rice said. “I’ve never been in a war room but I think I have a feel for what they go through now.” Rice said he most likely plans to take skill position players in the early rounds — selecting from among quarterbacks, wide receivers and perhaps running backs — but keep things balanced with defense. “For me it has to be 50-50 and I believe you win with defense,” Rice said. “And some of these guys that are really making statements right now like Robert Mathis, Robert Quinn, Mario Williams, all these guys … I’m thinking defense.” Manning and Mathis are in the running to be active player captains based on voting by fans. The top vote-getter on offense will be paired with the secondhighest defensive pick and the top defensive pick with the second-highest offensive selection. “If those guys happen to be in the Super Bowl, then all of a sudden I have to reassess everything and look at these other guys,” Rice said. Players in the Super Bowl one week later do not play in the Pro Bowl. When Rice and Sanders arrive in Hawaii, they’ll flip a coin with the winner deciding whether they want to pick their pair of captains or have first pick among the rest of the 88 Pro Bowlers. The rest of the draft will play out over two days, with 30 players on each team picked during a three-hour live draft Jan. 22 at a beachside estate in Oahu’s popular Ko Olina resort area. Each team will select a third quarterback in the last round and the team that picks second will be allowed to force a trade on the other team after the draft ends. Rice said he’s been disappointed with the play in the Pro Bowl the last few years and is hoping the new format will allow the players to gain better chemistry. He said he’s looking for players who will come in excited to play hard, put on a good show for fans and help him beat Sanders. “The main focus for me is going to be to go out there to kick his butt,” he said. Pete Rose to take part in Macon baseball event MACON, Ga. (AP) — Pete Rose knows baseball and knows Macon. He’ll soon learn about Mercer baseball in Macon. The baseball legend will be the featured speaker at Mercer’s sixth annual “First Pitch Classic” dinner and banquet Feb. 4 at Hawkins Arena. “This fall, we started getting to the point of getting some names together,” Mercer head coach Craig Gibson said. “We set the bar pretty high in the last four or five years, so we just tried to follow the tradition.” Four of the first five speakers were former Atlanta Braves, with ex-Georgia standout Gordon Beckham the exception. The other previous speakers were Jeff Francoeur, John Smoltz, Chipper Jones and Dale Murphy. “We thought we would go outside and try to bring in a non-Brave,” said Gibson, whose team made it to the NCAA tournament last season for the second time in four years, getting an at-large bid. “His name came up, and I don’t think we could have gone with another ‘outsider’ any better than who we got.” It will be Rose’s second visit to Macon in a little more than a decade. In July of 2003, he threw out the first pitch for the Macon Peaches, members of the short-lived Southeastern Professional Baseball League. About 2,000 fans were on hand at Luther Williams Field for the visit. He knew the old stadium well, having played for the old Macon Peaches in 1962 before becoming the NL rookie of the year in 1963. The dinner begins at 7 p.m. on the main arena floor, preceded by an autograph session in the Presidents Dining Room starting at 5:30 p.m. All proceeds from the event benefit the Mercer baseball program. A 24-year MLB veteran and the last player-manager in MLB history, the man known as “Charlie Hustle” retired as a player in 1986. He still holds the major league record for career hits (4,256), singles (3,215), at-bats (14,053) and games played (3,562). Rose batted better than .300 (at least 400 at-bats) 15 times, including nine straight seasons with a career high of .348 in 1969. He won three NL batting titles, two Gold Gloves, an NL MVP and World Series MVP. The 72-year-old is still the only player in MLB history to play more than 500 games at five different positions (first base, left field, third base, second base and right field). 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