https://history.meigslibrary.org/files/original/31f137b4a45b63eaadd7df113f043c09.pdf 3b0cd294c1c3c1f88c2e0b2fa094534a PDF Text Text Ohio Valley Business BUSINESS s 3 8 AM 2 PM 8 PM 32° 46° 49° Chilly today with partial sunshine. Considerable clouds tonight. High 54° / Low 42° Today’s weather forecast Blue Jackets beat Red Wings WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 55, Volume 72 MCHD honors employees Thursday, April 5, 2018 s 50¢ Working toward finalization of Meigs Fair Prevention Day By Erin Perkins eperkins@aimmediamidwest.com Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Health Department employees Sharon Buchanan and Leanne Cunningham were recognized for their years of service during Wednesday’ appreciation luncheon. Pictured from left are Health Department Administrator Courtney Midkiff, Buchanan, Cunningham and Board of Health Medical Member Dr. Wilma Mansfield. Health department holds second annual Employee Recognition Luncheon Staff Report POMEROY — The Meigs County Health Department (MCHD) held its second annual Employee Recognition Luncheon on Wednesday during National Public Health Week. The event was coordinated by members of the Human Relations Committee. Staff was recognized for its hard work and dedication with a catered luncheon sponsored by the Meigs County Board of Health. The beneﬁts of herbs for worksite and personal wellness were discussed by guest speaker Maureen Burns of the Herbal Sage Tea Company of Pomeroy. The MCHD recognizes employees and Board of Health members Maureen Burns of Herbal Sage Tea spoke with Health Department See EMPLOYEES | 5 employees about the benefits of teas during the luncheon on Wednesday. Water on the rise By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com MEIGS COUNTY — Flood waters are once again on the rise in the area after heavy rain on Tuesday. With ﬂash ﬂooding and ﬂooding along the Shade River causing problems in the county on Tuesday and Wednesday, it is the Ohio River which is expected to cause issues later in the week. As of Wednesday afternoon, forecasts for the three river gauges in Meigs County show all three cresting above ﬂood INDEX Obituaries: 2 Business: 3 Opinion: 4 Weather: 5 Sports: 6 TV listings: 7 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 stage on Friday. At Belleville Locks and Dam, the Ohio River was already near the ﬂood stage of 35 feet on Wednesday, measuring 34.54 feet at noon. A crest is currently projected at 39.6 feet on Friday morning. At Racine, a crest of 43.5 feet is projected for Friday at 8 a.m. Flood stage at the Racine Locks and Dam is 41 feet. In Pomeroy, the current projected crest is at 47.1 feet on Friday morning. Flood stage is 46 feet, which puts water on Main Street in the down- Sarah Hawley | Sentinel The Ohio River is projected to overflow its banks over the next few days after heavy rains upstream in recent days. town area. For the latest on Ohio River projections visit https://water. weather.gov/. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. AED now located at courthouse JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. Sarah Hawley | Sentinel An AED is available in the courthouse for use in the downtown area in case of a cardiac emergency. An AED (automated external defibrillator) is used to treat sudden cardiac arrest. Meigs County EMS Director Robbie Jacks presented the device to the Meigs County Commissioners during a recent meeting. Pictured (from left) are Jacks, along with commissioners Tim Ihle, Randy Smith and Mike Bartrum. POMEROY — The Meigs Community Prevention Coalition recently met for its regularly scheduled meeting working through ﬁnal plans for the Meigs Fair Prevention Day. Meigs Fair Prevention Day is set for Aug 14. The day will be split into day time activities and night time activities, the day being more geared toward younger youth and the night being more geared toward older youth. Community Coordinator at Health Recovery Services (HRS) and coalition member Reggie Robinson told the coalition they need to develop a plan on keeping people invested in the event throughout the day. Robinson suggested having giveaways between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. and Executive Director of GalliaJackson-Meigs Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Robin Harris suggested having large items for drawings. Robinson motioned to use $500 from the coalition’s fund to use for giveaways and the coalition approved. Harris conﬁrmed Batman and Wonder Woman will be present at the the event. Robison motioned to allocate $2,500 from the coalition’s fund to pay for speaker Javier Sanchez for the event as well and the coalition approved. Angie Stowers, deputy director of Gallia-JacksonMeigs Board of ADAMHS, suggested the coalition wear matching teeshirts with the coalition’s logo on them to the event and help guide people towards the event. Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood suggested using a local vendor to help make the tee-shirts. In other business, Lindsay Coppick from Integrated Services gave the coalition an update on her upcoming, “Back 2 School,” event she has planned for the youth and their parents of the community on Aug. 6, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Pomeroy Parking Lot. Coppick shared the purpose of the event is to provide the youth in the area with school supplies and give the youth’s parents information on what types of services and support are available within the community. She explained she is wanting to purchase draw string bags for the youth and convention bags for the adults. Coppick reported her estimated cost of draw string bags is $475 and her estimated cost of convention bags is $295. The convention bags will say, “Back 2 School 2018.” Robinson told Coppick he would like to have the coalition’s logo on the bags if they See MCPC | 5 �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, April 5, 2018 DEATH NOTICES HOLLEY POINT PLEASANT — Fred Holley, 69, of Point Pleasant, W.Va., died Sunday March 4, 2018 at Abbyshire Place in Bidwell, Ohio. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Saturday April 7, 2018 at the Beale Chapel Cemetery with Pastor Ralph Workman ofﬁciating. Military funeral honors will be presented by the Point Pleasant American Legion Funeral Detail. Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home is assisting the family. BURDETTE GALLIPOLIS — Bette Caroline Olson Burdette. 90, Gallipolis and formerly of Elkview, West Virginia, died Tuesday, April 3, 2018 in the Arbors at Gallipolis. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, April 7, 2018, in the Hafer Funeral Home, Elkview, West Virginia. Pastor Lee Swor will ofﬁciate. Burial will be in the Elk Hills Memorial Park in Big Chimney, West Virginia. Friends may call one hour prior to the funeral service at the funeral home. The Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Gallipolis, was in charge of local arrangements. Daily Sentinel US, China threaten tariffs as fears rise By Paul Wiseman to develop its high-tech industries. “The risks of escalation are clear,” Adam Slater, global economist at Oxford Economics, wrote WASHINGTON — The world’s in a research note. “Threats to the two biggest economies stand at the edge of the most perilous trade U.S.-China relationship are the most dangerous for global growth.” conﬂict since World War II. Yet There’s time for the two counthere’s still time to pull back from tries to resolve the dispute through the brink. negotiations in the coming weeks. Financial markets bounced up The United States will not tax and down Wednesday over the brewing U.S.-China trade war after 1,300 Chinese imports — from hearing aids to ﬂamethrowers — Beijing and Washington proposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of each until it has spent weeks collecting other’s products in a battle over the public comments. It’s likely to get an earful from American farmers aggressive tactics China employs AP Economics Writer and businesses that want to avoid a trade war at all costs. Also, China did not say when it would impose tariffs on 106 U.S. products, including soybeans and small aircraft, and it announced it is challenging America’s import duties at the World Trade Organization. Lawrence Kudlow, the top White House economic adviser, sought to ease fears of a deepening trade conﬂict with China, telling reporters that the tariffs the U.S. announced Tuesday are “potentially” just a negotiating ploy. Stewart promoted to Sergeant Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. MLK honored as thousands march to ‘keep the dream going’ Cemetery Cleanup in Olive Township to begin May 1 By Errin Haines Whack, Adrian Sainz and Kate Brumback MEIGS BRIEFS Associated Press OLIVE TWP. — Cemetery Cleanup in Olive Township will begin May 1. Trustees are asking that all ﬂowers and grave blankets be removed by the end of April. Historical Society yard sale set for April 7, 8 MIDDLEPORT — The Meigs Co. Historical is having a yard sale in Middleport, corner of 3rd St and Lincoln (former Ford building) April 7 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tables may be rented for $15 each or $10 if you bring your own. Rain cancels. Stop in at the Museum, Butternut Ave., Pomeroy, to pay in advance and reserve your place. Call 740-992-3810 with questions. Elks’ scholarship applications now accepted Gallipolis Elks Lodge 107 scholarships are now available for graduation seniors in high schools in Gallia and Meigs Counties in Ohio and Mason County, W.Va., Scholarship applications are only available at guidance counselor ofﬁces in these schools. Awards will be based on the applicant’s ﬁnancial need and scholastic and leadership qualities. Deadline for return of the application to the Gallipolis Elks Lodge is Friday, July 6, 2018. Completed applications should be sent to Past Exalted Ruler’s Association, Gallipolis Elks Lodge #107, 408 Second Avenue, PO Box 303, Gallipolis, OH 45631. MEIGS CHURCH CALENDAR April 5-8 POMEROY — Calvary Pilgrim Chapel, 39589 State Route 143, Pomeroy, will hold a revival April 3-8 with services at 7 p.m. nightly, except Sunday which is at 6:30 p.m. Evangelist Rev. Dan Kaufman from Salem, Ohio. April 5-7 RUTLAND — Rutland United Methodist Church will hold an indoor yard sale. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 5 and 6, and 9 a.m. to noon on April 7. Homemade food items will also be available. POMEROY — The Refuge Church in Pomeroy will host an indoor yard sale at 116 W. Main St., Pomeroy from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 15 HEMLOCK GROVE — The Coolville Unity Singers, under the direction of Martha Sue Matheny will present “God’s Amazing Grace” at 7 p.m. at Hemlock Grove Christian Church. AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. CONTACT US PUBLISHER Bud Hunt, Ext. 2109 bhunt@aimmediamidwest.com ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Julia Schultz, Ext. 2104 jschultz@aimmediamidwest.com EDITOR Beth Sergent, Ext. 1992 bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com CIRCULATION MANAGER Derrick Morrison, Ext. 2097 dmorrison@aimmediamidwest.com MANAGING EDITOR Sarah Hawley, Ext. 2555 shawley@aimmediamidwest.com SPORTS EDITOR Bryan Walters, Ext. 2101 bwalters@aimmediamidwest.com 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769 Periodical postage paid at Pomeroy, OH POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Sentinel, 109 West Second Street, Pomeroy, OH, 45769. Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Frank Stewart was recently promoted to Sergeant at the Meigs County Sheriff’s Office. Stewart, who joined the sheriff’s office last summer, replaces Sgt. Mark Griffin who left the position to become an investigator with the Meigs County Prosecutor’s Office. Before joining the sheriff’s office, Stewart was a lieutenant with the Middleport Police Department where he was part of the Gallia-Meigs Major Crimes Task Force. Stewart is pictured with Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood. Concert raises funds for suicide prevention efforts By Morgan McKinniss mmckinniss@aimmediamidwest. com GALLIPOLIS — Singer songwriter Devin Henry performed Saturday night at the Colony Club in front of a sold out venue, but he wasn’t the main star of the evening. Yes, Henry headlined the evening but all the proceeds are going to the Suicide Intervention Project (SIP) and the Suicide Prevention Coalition (SPC) in honor of the late Anthony Sipple. The idea started several months ago when Henry wanted to organize a big event in town as a way to give back to the community. “Our town is really growing and I think it’s something we take for granted a lot is the people in our town and the businesses and the passion people have. I wanted to spark a movement with Gallia in celebrating it,” said Henry. “A lot of what I’ve had to overcome, I wanted to share that with people and give them a reason to pursue their passions a little more and disregard any negativity or obstacles that come their way.” In his preparation for such an event, a concert at the Colony Club on Second Avenue, Henry sought out a meaningful cause to support. “Something that means a lot to me and is near and close to my heart was the suicide intervention project for Anthony Sipple. I was thinking, what could I do to help out, and looking at numbers and what I could do, this could be a really good thing for them,” said Henry. Courtesy Devin Henry, pictured, packed the Colony Club Saturday night to help raise funds for suicide prevention and awareness. The SPC and SIP are currently working to raise money in order to bring in speakers to Gallia County schools to help raise awareness of the problem of suicide and hopefully prevent students from committing the act. “I think people forget how real mental illness is, it’s something very close to my heart with Anthony being one of my best friends, I think what I could give back to best was the suicide coalition and the prevention,” stated Henry. “Sipple was one of my best friends. My graduating class has had three suicides, that’s also what led me to give back. I don’t want to exclude others by any means, even though Anthony was one of my friends, that’s not to say the other two did not have a part in this because I was affected by all three of them. I wanted to give back in memory of all three and to prevent others.” Henry also wrote a song in memory of Sipple, called “23 Empty” which he performed that evening. While he played, a bucket was passed around the crowd for collections in addition to other funds raised that evening. “I want to thank everybody that helped pull it off. I cannot thank any of the sponsors that helped me enough because it helped bring people in. From the beginning I didn’t announce what this was about. I don’t want people to think I used that as a platform to gather people. All the sponsors knew beforehand what was going on, but I cannot thank them enough and for everyone that showed up enough because it was their money that helped,” said Henry. Reach Morgan McKinniss at 740446-2342 ext 2108. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — With thoughts on the past and eyes to the future, thousands marched and sang civil rights songs Wednesday to honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the “apostle of nonviolence” silenced by an assassin 50 years ago. At events ranging from a jubilant concert to a solemn wreath-laying, admirers around the country took time to both reﬂect on King’s legacy and discuss how his example can apply to racial and economic divides still plaguing society. Among the largest gatherings was a march through the Mississippi River city where the civil rights leader was shot dead on a motel balcony in 1968. Memphis Police estimated a crowd of as many as 10,000 people. The Rev. James Lawson, who invited King to Memphis 50 years ago to assist with a strike by underpaid sanitation workers, helped lead the march and said more progress is needed toward King’s goal of equality for all. “I’m still anxious and frustrated,” said Lawson, his black hair turned gray. “The task is unﬁnished.” Speaking in King’s hometown of Atlanta, the Rev. Bernice King recalled her father as a great orator whose message of peaceful protest was still vital decades later. “We decided to start this day remembering the apostle of nonviolence,” she said during a ceremony to award a prize named for her father. As painful as losing her father was, she said she wouldn’t change history. “Actually, I’m glad that everything happened the way that it happened because I can’t imagine the world that we live in without the contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King and the sacriﬁce that they made,” she said. Before the Memphis march, the rapper Common and pop singer Sheila E had the crowd dancing and bobbing their heads. Then, as the march began, people locked arms or held signs as they chanted and sang songs such as “We Shall Overcome.” “We know what he worked hard for, we know what he died for, so we just want to keep the dream going,” said Dixie Spencer, who came to the march from nearby Hardeman County, where she’s an NAACP leader. “We just want to make sure that we don’t lose the gains that we have made.” �BUSINESS Daily Sentinel Thursday, April 5, 2018 3 Farmers Bank gives back to schools, food pantries OHIO VALLEY — As part of Farmers Bank’s 3-for-3 campaign during the 2017-18 high school basketball season more than $3,000 was given to local schools, food pantries and homeless shelters. “This basketball season was amazing for our community,” said Farmers Bank Marketing Manager Dru Reed. The beneﬁting organizations were Meigs High School’s “Care by the Stairs” program, Southern High School, Eastern Local’s “Eagle Pack”, Bend Area Food Pantry, Gallia County’s Outreach Center, and the Mason County Homeless Shelter. “We would like to thank all the schools and students for making this basketball so special for our area,” said Reed. At the start of the basketball season Farmers Bank announced that rather than the games, even a total of ﬁve made three point shots per game would raise $150 for the Courtesy photos Farmers Bank recently completed events at area schools as part of the program. In addition to the 3-for-3 basketball season 3-for-3 campaign. program, when one of the participating schools passed a girls), at the participating “Crawl for Cash” events held 30 point total in a girls home schools, a made three-point in the past they were taking a different approach for help the basket equalled a $3 donation game or a 60 point total in a area schools and food pantries. to the school’s athletic depart- boys home game a donation was made to the food pantry At each varsity home game ment. With each team havselected by the school. ing approximately 10 home during the season (boys and Tractor Supply Co. searching for ‘Great Neighbors’ GALLIPOLIS — The Tractor Supply Company Mobile Fair Tour is looking for OH 4-H and FFA youth who showcase what it means to be a great neighbor. Originating last year, the “Great Neighbor” Essay Contest is an experiential component of the retailer’s Mobile Fair Tour—a 24-stop journey across the United States that will begin its route June 1 in Kentucky and conclude Nov. 10 in Nevada. Beginning Tuesday, March 27, 4-H and FFA members living near the Pickaway County Fair in Circleville, Ohio, can enter the contest by submitting an essay in response to the following: Choose one memorable 4-H or FFA experience and explain how that experience has inﬂuenced your development as a great neighbor in your community. Tractor Supply will select ﬁve local winners to receive a commemorative plaque and Tractor Supply gift pack during a recognition ceremony at the Pickaway County Fair on Saturday, June 23. The “Great Neighbor” Essay Contest closes Sunday, April 29 at 5 p.m. CDT. To enter, eligible 4-H and FFA members should visit TractorSupply.com/FairTour to submit an essay, review contest rules and regulations, and view a list of fair stops. “Whether it’s caring for animals, growing vegetables or volunteering, fairs play an important role in providing developmental opportunities for OH 4-H and FFA youth,” said Christi Korzekwa, senior vice president of marketing at Tractor Supply Company. “The ‘Great Neighbor’ Essay Contest is an excellent platform for these youth to share their leadership experiences, and it allows Tractor Supply to provide some well-deserved recognition for the work they do year-round to make their communities better places.” Last year, Tractor Supply recognized more than 90 4-H and FFA youth for LIVESTOCK REPORT GALLIPOLIS — Livestock report as submitted by United Producers, Inc., 357 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, Ohio, 740-4469696. Date of sale: April 4, 2018. Total Headage: 145. Feeder Cattle Yearling Steers 600-700 pounds: $124.00 - $150.00; Yearling Steers 700-800 pounds: $105.00; Yearling Heifers 600-700 pounds: $99.00 - $126.00; Yearling Heifers 700-800 pounds: $99.00; Steer Calves 300-400 pounds: $90.00 - $159.00; Steer Calves 400-500 pounds: $120.00 - $153.00; Steer Calves 500-600 pounds: $124.00; Heifer Calves 300-400 pounds: $119.00 - $158.00; Heifer Calves 400-500 pounds: $119.00 - $159.00; Heifer Calves 500-600 pounds: $122.00 - $130.50; Holstein Steers 500600 pound: $104.00; Feeder Bulls 250 – 400 pounds: $115.00 - $165.00; Feeder Bulls 400-600 pounds: $115.00 $150.00; Feeder Bulls 600-800 pounds: $95.00 - $126.00 Back to Farm Calves Heifers (75-110 pounds): $75.00/head Cattle Choice Steers & Heifers: $126.00; Cow/Calf Pairs: $800.00 - $1025.00 Cows Comm & Utility: $56.00 – $63.00; Canner/Cutter: $45.00 - $55.50 Bulls All Bulls: $78.00 - $83.00 Hogs Lightweight: $45.00 - $50.00; Boars (Lightweight): $50.00/ head Goats Meat Type Kids: $157.50; Aged Goats: $65.00 Courtesy Tractor Supply Company recently launched its second annual “Great Neighbor” Essay Contest and is seeking Ohio 4-H and FFA youth to enter. their community contributions at 19 fair stops across the country. In addition to honoring contest winners, the Mobile Fair Tour features free, family-friendly activities and prizes to enhance the fair experience. Comments Bull Breeding Evaluation is Saturday, April 7 at 9 a.m., please call ahead to schedule. Next graded feeder sale is April 11. Drop-off for graded sale is April 10. PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL Primary Care DO YOU NEED A FAMILY MEDICINE Facebook’s Zuckerberg to testify OBSTETRICIAN? Facebook users to try to inﬂuence elections. Walden is the committee’s Republican chairman and Pallone is the panel’s top Democrat. “This hearing will be an important opportunity to shed light on critical consumer data privacy issues and help all Americans better understand what happens to their personal information online,” Walden and Pallone said. Their committee is the ﬁrst of three congressional panels that requested Zuckerberg’s testimony to announce a hearing date. The Senate Commerce and Judiciary committees also have called for Zuckerberg to appear before them. Karah Cloxton, MD Family Medicine Obstetrician SA AP TU RI RD L A 7T Y, H WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before a House oversight panel on April 11 amid a privacy scandal that has roiled the social media giant, the panel announced Wednesday. Reps. Greg Walden, R-Ore., and Frank Pallone, D-N.J., said the House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing will focus on the Facebook’s “use and protection of user data.” Announcement of the hearing date comes as Facebook faces scrutiny over its data collection following allegations that the political consulting ﬁrm Cambridge Analytica obtained data on tens of millions of Submitted by Tractor Supply Company. As a specialist in family medicine and obstetrics, I provide advanced medical care during all stages of a woman’s life. 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California’s coffee shop warning relates to acrylamide, a chemical produced when coffee beans are roasted. Acrylamide has been shown to cause cancer in rodents, but that’s when they are given doses up to 1,000 to 10,000 times higher than what people might be exposed to in foods, according to the American Cancer Society. In 2016, the International Agency for Research on Cancer cited a lack of evidence that coffee drinking causes cancer in humans. In fact, drinking coffee can reduce people’s risk of developing common cancers and heart disease. A British Medical Journal review of more than 200 studies published last fall found that drinking three or four cups of coffee a day “is associated with health beneﬁts across a range of diseases,” including reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. California’s toxics labeling initiative is well intended, but by attempting to condense an entire body of scientiﬁc literature into a placard, the java warnings are not helpful. Such labeling may steer some consumers away from a product that may actually help reduce their cancer risk. In other words, don’t be afraid of your morning — or afternoon — coffee. TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, April 5, the 95th day of 2018. There are 270 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On April 5, 1764, Britain’s Parliament passed The American Revenue Act of 1764, also known as the Sugar Act, which was repealed in 1766. On this date: In 1614, Indian Chief Powhatan’s daughter Pocahontas married Englishman John Rolfe, a widower, in the Virginia Colony. In 1792, President George Washington cast his ﬁrst veto, rejecting a congressional measure THOUGHT for apportioning repreFOR TODAY sentatives among the states. “A man is only as good In 1887, Anne Sullivan as what he loves.” — Saul Bellow, achieved a breakthrough Canadian-born as her 6-year-old deafAmerican author blind pupil, Helen Keller, (1915-2005). learned the meaning of the word “water” as spelled out in the Manual Alphabet. British historian Lord Acton wrote in a letter, “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” In 1915, Jess Willard knocked out Jack Johnson in the 26th round of their ﬁght in Havana, Cuba, to claim boxing’s world heavyweight title. In 1925, a tornado estimated at F-3 intensity struck northern Miami-Dade County, Florida, killing ﬁve people. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Civilian Conservation Corps and an anti-hoarding order that effectively prohibited private ownership of gold. In 1955, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill resigned his ofﬁce for health reasons. Democrat Richard J. Daley was ﬁrst elected mayor of Chicago, defeating Republican Robert E. Merriam. In 1964, Army Gen. Douglas MacArthur died in Washington, D.C., at age 84. In 1976, reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes died in Houston at age 70. In 1986, two American servicemen and a Turkish woman were killed in the bombing of a West Berlin discotheque, an incident which prompted a U.S. air raid on Libya more than a week later. In 1988, a 15-day hijacking ordeal began as gunmen forced a Kuwait Airways jumbo jet to land in Iran. In 1991, former Sen. John Tower, R-Texas, his daughter Marian and 21 other people were killed in a commuter plane crash near Brunswick, Georgia. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened farewell talks at Putin’s heavily wooded retreat on the Black Sea. Actor Charlton Heston, big-screen hero and later leader of the National Riﬂe Association, died in Beverly Hills, California, at age 84. THEIR VIEW Free speech takes another hit Fox News host Laura Ingraham has apologized, as has the network, for nothing more serious than her tweet: “David Hogg rejected by four colleges to which he applied and whines about it. (Dinged by UCLA with a 4.1 GPA … totally predictable given acceptance rates.)” The 17-year-old Hogg, a survivor of the February 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, is the new face of the anti-gun movement, having achieved overnight victim status, reserved, apparently, only for those on the left, which supposedly insulates him from criticism. Hogg rejected Ingraham’s apology and called her a “bully.” Whatever happened to “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never harm me”? If Hogg thinks he is being bullied by Ingraham, how would he react to a real bully, the kind who punches you in the face? Instead of adopting a “poor me” stance, Hogg should have asked to appear on Ingraham’s show where the two tame by comcould have debated Cal parison, but I don’t the issues. He Thomas demand apologies. didn’t make this Contributing I can take it. request; instead he columnist Speaking of swiped at Ingracomparisons, ham in the media. recall what Joy Behar Isn’t there something said on ABC’s “The a little cowardly about View” about Vice Presithat? I ﬁrst met Laura Ingra- dent Mike Pence’s Christian faith. She mocked ham in the early ’80s his beliefs and suggested when she was a student they might reﬂect a menat Dartmouth College. Even then she was smart, tal illness. Apparently under simiarticulate and opinionlar pressure from ABC, ated. She and two male Behar apologized on the colleagues got into a air and went further, callbattle with the college ing the vice president and administration over a student publication called apologizing to him direct“The Dartmouth Review.” ly, which he graciously The conservative campus accepted. In an interview with newspaper often satirized The Outline, Hogg the growing political spewed the worst profanicorrectness movement, ties and insulted parents, including attempts by who he thinks are stupid the school to remove its Native American mascot. because they are not ﬂuent in social media. Laura is a kind, comWhere is parental discipassionate woman and a practicing Roman Catho- pline when it’s needed lic. She is a single mother most? If he were my kid of three adopted children and behaved as he does, he’d be grounded. If the who might have experibehavior continued, he’d enced a far different life without her. She is also a have to ﬁnd somewhere else to live. breast cancer survivor. Some sponsors have The left says things pulled their commercials far worse than what she from Ingraham’s show, tweeted about David as some did after Behar’s Hogg. My hate mail makes her remarks seem insulting remark. This is the wrong approach. Instead of boycotts and threats, how about celebrating the First Amendment by encouraging people to say what they think? Then viewers can decide whether to “buy” what a program is selling or change channels. That was what the left said to do in the 1980s when conservatives were upset by some TV programming. “If you don’t like it, change the channel,” they said. If that was an option then, why isn’t it an option now? Debate is better than boycotts and pressure, egged on by groups that raise funds from this type of controversy. The country and its politics would beneﬁt from genuine debate, rather than attempts to silence people with whom we might disagree. Let David Hogg speak his immature mind and let Laura Ingraham have her say. And then let them debate each other, assuming Hogg doesn’t want to adopt another role, that of coward. Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com. THEIR VIEW ‘Hostage videos’ reminder of need for free press Written by the Observer Editorial Board, The Charlotte Observer: think’ … This is extremely dangerous to our democracy.” A TV anchor stares at Sinclair, which owns the camera and recites a or operates 193 stations seemingly-benign script about the dangers of fake and is the nation’s largnews and why her station est broadcaster, provided the script. It’s what the prides itself on “quality, anchors don’t say that’s balanced journalism.” so disturbing and, frankly, But it’s not just that one anchor; it is dozens across embarrassing to every journalist who participatthe country, all working ed in what many are comfor Sinclair Broadcast Group, all literally reading paring to hostage videos — that they were manoff the same script. “We’re concerned about dated to do those spots, which strongly resemble the troubling trend of President Donald Trump’s irresponsible, one-sided words. They were told to news stories plaguing our country. The sharing use time slotted for news, not for advertising, and of biased and false news to repeat the message has become all too comoften. The anchors don’t mon on social media,” mention that inside their the script reads. “More newsrooms, journalists alarming, some media have felt uncomfortable outlets are publishing because their integrity these same fake stories is being undercut by a without checking facts ﬁrst. Unfortunately, some corporation seeking to members of the media are expand its reach by buying Tribune Media. using their platforms to Sinclair, which has sevpush their own personal eral stations in the Carolibias and agenda to connas, became infamous late trol ‘exactly what people in the 2004 election cycle when it forced its stations to air a misleading segment about Democrat John Kerry. It has recently forced stations to air commentary by a former Trump campaign ofﬁcial known for making false claims, as well as something called the “Terrorism Alert Desk.” According to CNN, a Sinclair news station director sent this email to his newsroom: “Let me be absolutely clear here … These MUST run. If they do not, my job is on the line. I don’t say that to scare you by any means but I do say this so you understand how serious (Sinclair) is about this project.” An investigative reporter told the cable network: “It sickens me the way this company is encroaching upon trusted news brands in rural markets.” Journalists have a responsibility to serve as a bulwark against threats to a free press. It won’t be easy. Local reporters are under enormous pressure to do more with less. It’s no small thing to ask someone to risk his job. But that is the stance journalists ask others to take, including the politician pressured to take extreme positions and the man forced to choose between a paycheck and reporting unscrupulous banking practices. Many consumers want only news that conﬁrms what they want to believe. But journalists are called to respect news consumers enough to give them truth. They can’t do that by dutifully following commands that undercut their own credibility. That’s why this shouldn’t be a wake-up call only for Sinclair employees. All media outlets must redouble their commitment to more responsibly — and fearlessly — wield the power they’ve been granted. �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel Thursday, April 5, 2018 5 MEIGS CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@ aimmediamidwest.com. regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. The Baking contest will be held. Sunday, April 8 POMEROY — The National Crime Victims’ Rights Week ceremony hosted by the Meigs County Prosecutor’s Ofﬁce and the Meigs County Victim Assistance Program will be held at 6 CHESTER — The Chester Shade Historical Association will p.m. at the Pomeroy Levee. In have its monthly board meeting at the event of rain the event will be the Chester Academy at 6:30 p.m. rescheduled for the same time on Please come and see what we are Monday, April 9. RACINE — The Racine Ameriplanning. Everyone is welcome. can Legion will host a dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. with a menu of baked chicken, turkey, cranberry relish, homemade POMEROY — The regular noodles, mashed potatoes, green meeting of Meigs County Public beans, cole slaw, roll, dessert and Employee Retirees Inc., Chapter drink. 74 will be held at 1 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center, located at 156 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. Guest speaker will be State Rep. Jay Edwards, who POMEROY — Pomeroy will discuss the proposed legislaLibrary, 4 p.m., After school Story tion to make changes to COLA. time. Bring the whole family to District 7 Representative Greg celebrate National Library Week Ervin will update members on with a special story time. state level issues related to PERI. BEDFORD TWP. — The BedAll retired Meigs County Public ford Township trustees will hold Employees are urged to attend. their monthly meeting at 7 p.m. at the Bedford Town Hall. Thursday, April 5 Friday, April 6 Monday, April 9 Saturday, April 7 Tuesday, April 10 BURLINGHAM — There will we a public meeting of the Burlingham Cemetery Association at 10 a.m in the Burlingham Church. SALEM CENTER — Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 will meet with potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. and MCPC From page 1 are going to help with funding. Robinson and Director of Workforce Development, Grants Manager, and Instructor at the University of Rio Grande Ian Blache discussed a strategic plan on reaching out to the public. Robinson shared a few strategies with the coalition such as increasing access to treatment while reducing POMEROY — Pomeroy Library, 6 p.m., Acoustic Night at the Library. Bring your acoustic instruments for this informal jam session. This group meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. the stigma of seeking out treatment and increasing awareness of how to receive treatment, increasing access to medically assisted treatments, increasing awareness of available mental health recovery resources, and discussing risk factors. Meigs County Probate and Juvenile Court Judge Scott Powell discussed “juuling” with the coalition. Powell explained JUUL e-cigarettes resemble ﬂash drives and are attracting the youth. He said they are showing up within the county’s TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 32° 46° 49° AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.62 1.24 0.45 15.63 10.39 SUN & MOON Today 7:07 a.m. 7:56 p.m. 12:16 a.m. 10:33 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Apr 8 New Full Apr 15 Apr 22 Apr 29 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Major Today 4:17a Fri. 5:09a Sat. 6:00a Sun. 6:48a Mon. 7:35a Tue. 8:19a Wed. 9:02a Minor 10:29a 11:21a 12:12p 12:36a 1:23a 2:07a 2:50a Major 4:41p 5:33p 6:24p 7:12p 7:58p 8:43p 9:25p Low Moderate High Moderate High Minor 10:53p 11:45p ---1:00p 1:47p 2:31p 3:13p WEATHER HISTORY Tambora, a volcano in Indonesia, erupted on April 5, 1815, sending 30 cubic miles of dust into the atmosphere. The resulting reduction in sunlight was blamed for causing the “year without a summer” in 1816. SATURDAY Increasing amounts of sunshine Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 500 Primary pollutant: Ozone Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Level 12.83 31.84 28.98 12.97 13.70 31.07 11.98 22.94 39.47 11.86 41.00 43.00 44.60 24-hr. Chg. +0.88 +8.31 +3.33 +0.36 +1.13 +2.60 -0.94 N.A. -2.31 -2.10 +0.30 +0.40 +1.00 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Cold with clouds and sun A couple of showers possible Erin Perkins is a staff writer for Ohio Valley Publishing. WEDNESDAY 49° 31° Cloudy and cold Marietta 49/39 Murray City 48/37 Belpre 51/41 Athens 50/38 St. Marys 50/40 Parkersburg 50/39 Coolville 50/40 Elizabeth 52/41 Spencer 52/40 Buffalo 54/41 Milton 55/42 Clendenin 53/40 St. Albans 55/42 Huntington 53/41 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 90s 55 49 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 63/56 0s -0s Los Angeles 71/56 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front discussing Narcan in April, a representative discussing vivitrol in May, a Big Brothers/Big Sisters representative discussing their program in June, and a Caresource representative discussing Caresouce insurance plans and how the plans can help addicts in July. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held Tuesday April 24, 12:30 p.m. at the Meigs County EMS Station. 58° 35° Low clouds NATIONAL CITIES Logan 48/38 Ironton 55/43 Ashland 55/44 Grayson 55/43 Board of Health President Roger Gaul — 5 years Fiscal Ofﬁcer Sharon Buchanan — 5 years Director of Nursing Leanne Cunningham — 15 years Presenting the awards were Administrator Courtney Midkiff and Board of Health Medical Member Wilma Mansﬁeld, MD. Also recognized was E. Dawn Keller for fulﬁlling stringent requirements to become a Registered Sanitarian with the State of Ohio by her supervisor, Director of Environmental Health Steve Swatzel. TUESDAY Colder with snow at times Wilkesville 51/40 POMEROY Jackson 53/41 52/40 Ravenswood Rio Grande 53/42 53/41 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 47/39 GALLIPOLIS 54/42 54/41 53/41 South Shore Greenup 55/43 52/40 42 MONDAY 53° 36° McArthur 49/38 Portsmouth 53/41 SUNDAY 46° 32° Adelphi 48/39 Chillicothe 50/40 Drugs is returning this May. He said within the three school districts there are going to be 265 ﬁfth graders involved. Meigs Local, Eastern Local, and Southern Local students will be going to the Kountry Resort Campground on different days in May, Southern on May 1, Meigs on either May 14 or 15, and Eastern on May 16. The coalition decided on tentative guest speakers for upcoming meetings including a representative from the Meigs County Health Department 41° 21° Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Lucasville 53/42 Very High for service milestones when they complete ﬁve, 10, 15, 25 years or more total years of service with the MCHD. To be eligible, an employee must achieve a service milestone in the previous 12 months. Service may have been on an intermittent, contractual, parttime or full-time basis. Individuals honored this year with a lapel pin reﬂecting their years of service with the MCHD included: POMEROY — Pomeroy Library, 10:30 a.m., Inspirational Book Club. Read and discuss “Last Light” by Terri Blackstock with us. Light refreshments will be served. POMEROY — Pomeroy Library, 5 p.m., Movie Night. Watch Star Wars: The Last Jedi on the big “screen” at the library. Popcorn and lemonade will be provided by the Friends of the Library. Very High Primary: cedar, birch, other Mold: 567 From page 1 Friday, April 13 Waverly 51/40 Pollen: 243 Low Fri. 7:06 a.m. 7:57 p.m. 1:11 a.m. 11:16 a.m. First POLLEN & MOLD Primary: cladosporium MOON PHASES Last 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme Employees POMEROY — Pomeroy Library, 6 p.m., Tie-Dye Program. Bring in white clothing articles to transform. Dye and supplies will be provided. All ages welcome. schools. Robinson commented the JUUL e-cigarettes contain nicotine pods in different ﬂavors and these pods are equivalent to a pack of regular cigarettes. He said there have been reported cases of juveniles getting nicotine poisoning and the second hand smoke from vaping is also causing side effects. Wood informed the coalition the School Safety Council will be meeting on Friday, April 6, 8:30 a.m. at the Meigs County EMS Station. Wood shared Hooked on Fishing, Not on 0 Sarah Hawley | Sentinel E. Dawn Keller was recognized for fulfilling stringent requirements to become a Registered Sanitarian with the State of Ohio. Keller, right, is pictured with Director of Environmental Health Steve Swatzel. Thursday, April 12 FRIDAY Chilly today with partial sunshine. Considerable clouds tonight. High 54° / Low 42° HEALTH TODAY Precipitation SCIPIO TWP. — Scipio Township Trustees regular monthly meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Harrisonville Fire House. 59° 29° Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday 63° 40° 64° 41° 85° in 1986 20° in 1944 Wednesday, April 11 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low POMEROY — The Meigs County Board of Health meeting will take place at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, which is located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy, Ohio. SUTTON TWP. — The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of Sutton Township will be held beginning at 7 p.m. in the Racine Village Hall Council Chambers. Charleston 54/40 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. 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Columbus is one point or a loss by Florida shy of clinching Jay LaPrete | AP at least a wild-card spot. The Columbus Blue Jackets celebrate an overtime goal against the Detroit Red Wings Panthers beat Nashville 2-1 on on Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. The Blue Jackets won 5-4. Tuesday night. “I think it says a lot when you’re able to come back like that and keep playing,” Dubois said after overcoming a 4-1 deﬁcit. “I think we (hit) ﬁve or six posts in the ﬁrst two periods. We’re really conﬁdent now, and we want to keep it going.” The Blue Jackets are trying to get to the playoffs in consecutive years for the ﬁrst time in franchise history, and for most of the game it looked as if Detroit would put a crimp in their plans. “It’s a resilient group that we have, and we’re never out of the ﬁght,” said forward Cam Atkinson, who scored twice for Columbus. Sonny Milano also had a goal for the Blue Jackets, who have won 13 of 15. Sergei Bobrovsky had 23 saves. Seth Jones had three assists, and Panarin added two, claiming the Columbus franchise singleseason points record with 80. Rick Nash had 79 in 2008-09. Jimmy Howard had 36 saves and Tyler Bertuzzi had two goals for the Red Wings, who ended a three-game winning streak. Gustav Nyquist had a goal and an assist, Darren Helm also scored and Henrik Zetterberg had three assists See NHL | 7 Gallia Academy wins Saunders Relays titles By Alex Hawley ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — Home sweet home. The Gallia Academy track and ﬁeld teams defended their home track, fending off Rock Hill and Fairland to win the Saunders Relays on Tuesday night in Gallia County. The Blue Angels won a total of nine events and ﬁnished with a team total of 49. Rock Hill ﬁnished with a score of 30, while the Lady Dragons posted a 25. The GAHS girls 800m sprint medley team of Brooklyn Hill, Katie Queen, Peri Martin and Sarah Watts won with a time of 2:04.91, while the team 4x200m quartet of Hill, Queen, Martin and Gretchen McConnell won with a time of 2:02.14. Hill also claimed the title in the 100m dash with a time of 14.51. In the 4x400m relay, the team of McConnell, Watts, Brooke Johnson and Kristen Jamora won with a time of 4:47.11, while the team of Jamora, Johnson, Watts and Brooke Hamilton won the 4x800m with a time of 11:33.1 and the distance medley with a time of 15:14.91. The Blue Angels’ shot put relay trio of Jamie Steger, Haylie Polinsky and Ashley Turley was ﬁrst with a combined distance of 74-3¾. The triple jump team of Mckenzie Skidmore, Calista Barnes and Tori Church won with a distance of 88-3, while the high jump team of Skidmore, Eliza Davies and Emily Eads was ﬁrst with a total of 12-10. The Blue Devils won ﬁve events and had a team total of 38, seven ahead of the Redmen and 11 ahead of the Dragons. See TITLES | 7 OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, April 5 Baseball Southern at Eastern, 5 p.m. Miller at Wahama, 5 p.m. Fairland at South Gallia, 5 p.m. Meigs at Parkersburg South, 6:30 River Valley vs Westfall at Chillicothe VA, 5 p.m. Softball Southern at Eastern, 5 p.m. Miller at Wahama, 5 p.m. Wayne at Point Pleasant, 5 p.m. Fairland at South Gallia, 5 p.m. River Valley at Grace Christian, 5 p.m. John Minchillo | AP Storm clouds gather overhead before the decision was made to postpone Tuesday’s game between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs in Cincinnati. Storms cancel Cubs-Reds game CINCINNATI (AP) — Cubs manager Joe Maddon knew early Tuesday afternoon that the weather forecast was foreboding. He didn’t mind at all. What better way to rest his overworked bullpen? Storms prompted Cincinnati to postpone its game scheduled for Tuesday night, the second time the Reds called off a game because of bad weather during their opening homestand. Following a wait of 1 hour and 24 minutes, the Reds announced it would be made up as part of a daynight doubleheader on Saturday, May 19. So now the 2-3 Cubs get back-to-back days off to rest their bullpen before starting a series in Milwaukee, followed by their 2018 debut at Wrigley Field. “It’s kind of crazy,” Maddon said of the unpredictable weather. “I guess it might be snow- ing back in Chicago?” Nobody appreciated the day off more than the Cubs’ relievers. Chicago played games of 17 innings and 10 innings while splitting a fourgame series to open the season in Miami. The bullpen has thrown 26 innings in ﬁve games, a rough way to start the season. “We’re just looking for an off-day to get the bullpen rested,” Maddon said. Several of their hitters were on the ﬁeld for early batting practice Tuesday before the storms moved in, hoping to ﬁnd their touch. Chicago has been shut out in two straight games and managed only two hits during a 1-0 loss to the Reds on Monday. The Cubs are batting .137 with runners in scoring position. Chicago is in the midst of a 10-game trip, the ﬁrst time in 119 years the Cubs have played 10 away from home to start a season. The Reds’ opening homestand ended with another disappointment. Cincinnati had to call off its opening game last Thursday, the ﬁrst time since 1966 that it pushed back an opener because of bad weather. The Reds then got swept by the Washington Nationals for their ﬁrst 0-3 start since 2003. The postponement Tuesday left the Reds 1-3 on the shortened homestand. One bright spot for Cincinnati: The Reds got three quality starts. Last year, the rotation pitched the fewest innings in the majors, straining the bullpen. “We had to rely on our starters to eat up some innings or right now we’d be talking about a very tired bullpen, but we’re not,” manager Bryan Price said. “It’s essential. And this should be a sign of things to come.” Lotta rain The last time the Reds had two games rained out during a homestand was 1985 against the Dodgers at Riverfront Stadium. Three blankings The Cubs haven’t been shut out in three consecutive games since 1992, when they lost four straight — three against the Braves, one against the Reds. Finnegan throwing Left-hander Brandon Finnegan will throw about 80 pitches in a simulated game Wednesday, and Reds will decide whether to activate him or let him make one start at Triple-A Louisville. He strained his left biceps during spring training. … Reliever David Hernandez (sore shoulder) has resumed throwing. He had a cortisone shot last week. Track and Field Wahama at Fort Frye, 4:30 Tennis Jackson at Gallia Academy, 4:30 Blue Devils fall to Athens, Marietta Friday, April 6 Baseball Miller at Southern, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at South Point, 5 p.m. Vinton County at Meigs, 5 p.m. Eastern vs. Toronto at VA Memorial Stadium, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Chapmanville Tournament, TBA By Alex Hawley Softball Wahama at Eastern, 5 p.m. Miller at Southern, 5 p.m. Gallia Academy at South Point, 5 p.m. Vinton County at Meigs, 5 p.m. Track and Field Meigs at Logan Mingo Relays, 4:30 Gallia Academy at Chesapeake Invitational, 4 p.m. ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com CENTENARY, Ohio — A pair of rough Mondays. The Gallia Academy tennis team dropped matches to start consecutive weeks, falling at home to Marietta on March 26, and then at Athens on April 2. The Blue Devils fell to the Tigers by a 5-0 tally, with the hosts failing to win a set. In singles competition, Pierce Wilcoxon fell 6-2, 6-1 to Guille Del Rio Gonzalez, Amane Sawamoto fell 6-0, 6-0 to Jacob Freeland, and Brittany Masters fell 6-1, 6-0 to Eric Delong. In doubles, Katie Carpenter and Kirsten Hesson fell 6-0 and 6-2 to Gavin Estes and Jackson Macatol, while Thomas Hamilton and Nick Mayes lost by counts of 6-1 and 6-0 to Ian Coleman and Riley Holschuh. Gallia Academy jumped out to a 1-0 lead at Athens, but ultimately fell 4-1 to the Bulldogs. Wilcoxon won over Freddie Hassett 6-0 and 6-1 to start singles competition, but Yo-Shang Jen topped Sawamoto 6-4 and 6-1, while Adeel Koshall won 6-1 and 6-2 over Masters. In doubles, Hamilton and Mayes dropped decisions of 6-0 and 6-2 to Josh Goetz and Danny Goetz, while Hesson and Carpenter fell 6-4 and 7-5 to Raymond Frost and Tate Hild. GAHS will rematch with the Tigers on April 12 in Marietta, and then will host Athens on April 16. The Blue Devils are scheduled to be at home against Jackson on Thursday. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. �SPORTS/TV Daily Sentinel Thursday, April 5, 2018 7 Encore: LeBron scores 27, Cavs down Raptors again CLEVELAND (AP) — Once his layup dropped, LeBron James sent another message. As Cleveland’s crowd cheered following his artistic shot, James walked within a few feet of Toronto’s bench, pounded his chest several times and screamed, “I’m still a problem!” The Raptors didn’t need any reminders. James scored 27 points, the last coming on a sensational layup, and the Cavaliers continued to gain momentum with the playoffs quickly approaching by beating Toronto 112-106 on Tuesday night. James added nine rebounds and six assists as the Cavs posted their second win in two weeks over the Eastern Conference’s top team, whose lead over second-place Boston remains at two games. This time, the Cavaliers were much healthier than when they beat the Raptors on March 21 despite missing ﬁve rotational players and coach Tyronn Lue. Jose Calderon added 19 points and Kevin Love 18 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavs, who are 9-1 since March 17 despite not having all their pieces. James still isn’t sure seconds before the Cavs put it away with four free throws. Kyle Lowry scored only 5 on 2-of-11 shooting. The Raptors are just 3-5 since winning 11 straight from Feb. 26-March 16. “Right now we’ve got to ﬁnd our rhythm on both ends of the ﬂoor, whether it’s offense or defense,” coach Dwane Casey said. “That’s slip-sided away on us. We’ve got to get that back. We’ve got ﬁve games to go. We’ve played some of the best teams in the league, but we’ve got to ﬁnd our identity and get back to being who we are. We’ve got a locker room full of ﬁghters. “We’ve bounced back the entire year. I have total conﬁdence in those guys that they’re going to scratch their way out of it as we go into the Tony Dejak | AP playoffs.” Cleveland Cavaliers’ Jose Calderon (81) drives to the basket The Cavaliers still against Toronto Raptors’ Jonas Valanciunas (17) during the first aren’t at full strength. half Tuesday in Cleveland. The Cavaliers won 112-106. Starting point guard George Hill missed his second straight game that. But we don’t know what the postseason may bring for Cleveland, what we can become. We with a sprained left ankle and Lue was in attenhave not been whole all which has eliminated dance but only in an adviyear.” Toronto in each of the DeMar DeRozan scored sory role as he remains past two postseasons. on medical leave. 19 and Jonas Valanci“We don’t know what Cleveland’s ball moveunas 17 for Toronto, we can become,” James ment was excellent in the which will host Boston said. “We have no idea. second quarter and so But right now we’re play- on Wednesday. The was its accuracy. Raptors didn’t quit and ing good ball and we The Cavs made their scored eight points in 34 want to try to continue ﬁrst ﬁve 3-pointers — in less than four minutes — and opened a 16-point lead. Love dropped three of the 3s with the others by Rodney Hood and Calderon, who made his ﬁrst six ﬁeld-goal attempts and scored 14 in the opening half. Tip-ins Raptors: Lowry attended Monday night’s NCAA title game in San Antonio and the proud Villanova alum wore a championship cap to Tuesday’s shootaround. He refused to blame his performance on his social activities. “I’m still a professional,” said Lowry, who is 6 of 24 in his past two games. “I just missed shots. I got back in time. I didn’t miss nothing. I just missed some shots.” … Remain one win shy of matching the franchise record of 56 wins set in 2015-16. … Cavaliers: James passed Kobe Bryant with his 942nd 20-point game, third most in league history. … Won their seventh straight home game. … Kyle Korver played for the ﬁrst time since March 19. He was excused to be with family following the death of his 27-year-old brother. Perfect season James has never played approve the ﬁght after it temporarily suspended Alvarez, who could face a longer suspension. Alvarez is to appear before the commission April 18 concerning the positive tests. Golden Boy President Eric Gomez said Tuesday the promoters were advised Alvarez likely would not be cleared to ﬁght May 5. “I’ve never let you down,” Alvarez said to his fans. “I’ve never let you down and I never will. I respect what I do.” Golovkin is hoping to ﬁght a different opponent at T-Mobile Arena on May 5, but it won’t approach the huge event that the rematch with Alvarez would have been. “I am looking forward to returning to Las Vegas for my 20th title defense and headlining my ﬁrst Cinco De Mayo event on May 5,” Golovkin said in a statement. “It is time for less drama and more ﬁghting.” It’s possible Golovkin and Alvarez could meet later this year, depending on any sanctions placed on the Mexican ﬁghter. Golovkin, of Kazakhstan, publicly doubted that tainted meat caused Alvarez’s positive test. “Again with Mexican meat? Come on,” Golovkin said in March. “I told you, it’s not Mexican meat. This is Canelo. This is his team. This is his promotion. … Canelo is cheating. They’re using these drugs, and everybody is just trying to pretend it’s not happening.” The ﬁrst bout was a memorable one. They traded big shots for 12 rounds, both believing they had won. The judging on one card, however, 3 (WSAZ) 4 (WTAP) 6 (WSYX) 7 (WOUB) 8 (WCHS) 10 (WBNS) 11 (WVAH) 12 (WVPB) 13 (WOWK) Nyquist gave Detroit a three-goal edge on a power play just 31 seconds into the second From page 6 period. Atkinson pulled it to for Detroit. 4-2 later in the period Bertuzzi put the Red on a power play when Wings up four minutes he scored from the right into the game when he circle as Alexander Wenredirected Zetterberg’s shot from the left corner. nberg screened out Howard. Detroit wanted goalAtkinson tied it on a power play a few minutes ie interference but didn’t later when he waited next the call. Milano poked to the net and stuffed in a in a loose puck from the doorstep to make it pass from Jones. 4-3 midway through the Detroit went up 2-1 third, and then Panarin later in the period when tied it with 2:16 left in Bobrovsky and defenseregulation. man Jones got tangled “They got a couple up in front of the goal and a bouncing shot from there and you could see the crowd got them into Helm went into the net off Jones. Bertuzzi got his it,” Bertuzzi said. “They second of the evening late gained momentum from in the period on a power that, and we just got away from what we were doing play, beating Bobrovsky right.” on a rush. was strange. A 118-110 margin favored Alvarez by Adalaide Byrd; she had him winning all but two rounds. Another card favored Golovkin 115-113 while the third had it 114-114. The Associated Press also scored it 114114. Such a close ﬁght screamed for a rematch. And the May ﬁght — on Cinco de Mayo, no less — has been highly anticipated. 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From what I’ve seen, it looks like everybody has rolled their sleeves up and just waiting for the day he comes back so they can get to work.” Titles Canelo-Triple G rematch off after Alvarez withdraws LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Canelo-Triple G rematch, expected to be the ﬁght of the year, is off. Canelo Alvarez has withdrawn from next month’s middleweight title bout with Gennady Golovkin, two months after Alvarez twice tested positive for a banned substance. “I have always been a clean ﬁghter and I always will be a clean ﬁghter,” Alvarez said Tuesday during a conference call. “I want to prove without a doubt that I have never intentionally ingested clenbuterol. I have nothing to hide and I want to be open and transparent through this process. . I have never taken illegal substances and this is no different.” The May 5 ﬁght in Las Vegas was to have been a rematch of the draw they fought last September. 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After years of hard work and the magical last four months that have ﬂown by, the sun is beginning to dawn on our journey’s horizons. My ﬁrst view of the Masters popped up like a jack-in the-box. I felt struck out of the blue. This was the ﬁrst golf tournament I’d known as a toddler and memorized with care. Its reputation was fortiﬁed by years of sleepless memories. My father and brother would sit rooted for hours, exhilarated and enthralled, before the blaring midnight TV screen. The Masters symbol was gradually emblazoned upon my mind; the classic soundtrack now hums through my dream world of hazy childhood memories. The ﬁrst time it really sunk in that Bhai, (brother in Hindi, as I address Shubhankar) would play the Masters came well after my father ﬁrst shared the news. And it involved a bit of mischief. As little sisters do, I pickpocketed Bhai’s phone on the ﬁnal day of the Indian Open as I was asked to take care of it. Then later, sneaking into a quiet corner with my back against the wall, I had a go at cracking the iPhone’s password. The ﬁrst thing that glowed to life on screen when I touched it was the wallpaper. There was an invitation that began, “The Board of Directors cordially invites …’. In that moment, I could imagine Shubhankar opening the email and taking a screenshot to pin up, and the sudden feelings of pride and exhilaration of his whole journey washed over me. With the whirl of tournament weeks and crazy time zones, we’d never got to talk about the moment he knew it was happening. And this reﬂected everything Bhai felt. Not to be outdone by ﬁendishly modern methods, though, the Masters ofﬁcials sent an old-style EMPLOYMENT Automotive REAL ESTATE Drivers & Delivery Cardinal Concrete Company has immediate openings for Drivers with Class A or B CDL license. 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I picked it up coming home from school and the moment I read the words, “Augusta, Georgia,” my mother and I snapped it open. A neat stack of soft parchment letters inscribed in green ink slipped out — addressed to none other than Mr. Shubhankar Sharma residing in Sector 12 Panchkula, Chandigarh. A memory was pulling itself loose in my mind, of being 6 years old and stepping into the shower to discover the mirror fogged up with water vapor. The previous 12-year-old occupant, my Bhai, had squiggled in cursive letters, “The Masters,” above a trophy titled “Shubhankar.” The ﬁrst thing I did was to spread out the letters from Augusta on our sofa, photograph them and send him a ceremonial video, prim, with a thick British accent. You could imagine the Harry Potter vibes of a ﬁrst Hogwartsian letter. Our spiritually devoted mother then placed these precious cards in the home’s temple, and blessed them. 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Full legal description is available and may be obtained from the Meigs County Recorder's Office. The Board will accept sealed bids at the Board's office located at 100 East Second Street, Suite 301, Pomeroy, Ohio 45769 forthwith until April 19, 2018 at 10:45 a.m. Sealed bids must be labeled "Commissioners Sell of Property." All bids will be opened during a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board on April 19, 2018 commencing no earlier than 11:15 a.m. The Board, in its sole discretion, may reject any and all bids. Questions should be directed to Betsy Entsminger via telephone at 740-992-4630. 4/5/18 small set of senior journalists and the solemn gaze of great men hanging in oil portraits on the walls. No matter how aware one is of the monotonously repetitive way sportsmen tend to drone on, a blinding haze of gleeful affection tends to take over when it’s your own brother at the mic. “What does it feel like to be now known as the future of Indian golf?” he was asked. In that moment a spotlight I hadn’t imagined lit in my mind. Later on, Bhai described the kids playing back home and our small Indian golﬁng community. These were all the people I was familiar with, in my 16 years of following him around fairways and greens. Although Bhai accepts the pressure with Zen-like calm, I knew the truth — the hopes of 1.3 billion people were riding the currents of history once more. Everyone we’ve ever known would be looking on, as only the fourth Indian in history sets foot on Augusta National’s majestic grounds. It’s moments like these I’m trying to begin to get used to that make my chest swell like a helium balloon. Something of a merry tussle happens in my x-Toronto x-Boston x-Philadelphia New York Brooklyn W 55 53 47 27 25 L 22 24 30 51 53 x-Miami x-Washington Charlotte Orlando Atlanta W 42 42 34 23 22 L 36 36 45 54 56 x-Cleveland x-Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Chicago W 48 46 42 37 27 L 30 32 36 40 51 z-Houston San Antonio New Orleans Dallas Memphis W 63 45 43 24 21 L 15 33 34 54 56 x-Portland Utah Oklahoma City Minnesota Denver W 48 45 45 44 43 L 30 33 34 34 35 W y-Golden State 57 L.A. Clippers 42 L.A. Lakers 33 Sacramento 25 Phoenix 20 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference L 21 36 44 54 59 mind — between the goofy big brother I’ve known forever and the golﬁng prodigy, who was beginning on the path of legend. This week I’ve also been determined to explore my privilege of being here. The overwhelming maiden impression I had in the past 36 hours of the Masters was of oldschool grandeur. There was the famous oak tree, the cheerful staff and painted signs, plus ice-cold lemonade cups. A general whiff of elegance lingers everywhere you go. I’ve sat on oak benches ten times my age. I have pretended to calmly hover as Tiger Woods walked by ten feet away. The American people, though, seemed as freewheeling, chilled and casually friendly as no others I’ve ever observed. I also lucked out to get into the snowy white clubhouse, where the portraits of all past champions beamed down upon me. This gifted me a profound moment of thinking about the signiﬁcance of legends. In time, today’s champions would become history as well, and the game of golf would evolve on, rewarding the worthy and raising new heroes. Seeing the bushing, poplin-skirted women captured around Jack Nicklaus in a portrait made it easier to imagine us modern girls being photographed for the memory of new generations. It all seems surreal. In writing this piece, I’ve attempted to remember any conversations with my brother on the Masters. It is a piece of work actually, in light of Bhai’s unwavering ambition to be as silly and non-serious as possible off the course. Thus naturally, I found something goofy to round off. In late autumn three years ago, my brother was 18 and chatting about his favorite player’s Masters performance as we walked down the pot-holed neighborhood roads, hand-in-hand. “When I get to the PGA I’m going full Rocky mode. Just like go underground for six months and get ripped. Grow out my hair,” he said. I laughed. “Your face will be hairy too, Bhai. Like a mountain savage.” “Oh yeah. They won’t be able to recognize me,” Bhai shrugged with a bit of mock attitude. “I’d be silent and talking to no friends. Just playing m’game and winnin’.” “Really, win your ﬁrst Masters?” “You’ll see Vanni,” he’d said. “I’m going to get us there one day.” NBA MLB All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Pct GB L10 Str .714 — 5-5 L-2 .688 2 7-3 L-1 .610 8 10-0 W-11 .346 28½ 3-7 L-4 .321 30½ 4-6 L-2 Southeast Division Pct GB L10 Str .538 — 6-4 W-1 .538 — 4-6 L-2 .430 8½ 4-6 L-4 .299 18½ 3-7 W-1 .282 20 2-8 L-1 Central Division Pct GB L10 Str .615 — 9-1 W-4 .590 2 6-4 L-1 .538 6 6-4 W-1 .481 10½ 7-3 W-5 .346 21 3-7 W-3 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division Pct GB L10 Str .808 — 9-1 W-1 .577 18 7-3 L-1 .558 19½ 4-6 L-4 .308 39 2-8 W-1 .273 41½ 3-7 L-2 Northwest Division Pct GB L10 Str .615 — 6-4 L-1 .577 3 7-3 W-3 .570 3½ 5-5 L-1 .564 4 5-5 L-1 .551 5 6-4 W-3 Pacific Division Pct GB L10 Str .731 — 5-5 W-3 .538 15 5-5 W-1 .429 23½ 2-8 L-3 .316 32½ 3-7 L-1 .253 37½ 1-9 W-1 National League East Division W L Pct GB New York 4 1 .800 — Atlanta 4 2 .667 ½ Washington 4 2 .667 ½ Miami 2 4 .333 2½ Philadelphia 1 4 .200 3 Central Division W L Pct GB Pittsburgh 4 0 1.000 — Milwaukee 4 1 .800 ½ Chicago 2 3 .400 2½ St. Louis 2 3 .400 2½ Cincinnati 1 3 .250 3 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 5 1 .833 — Colorado 2 3 .400 2½ San Francisco 2 3 .400 2½ Los Angeles 2 5 .286 3½ San Diego 1 4 .200 3½ ___ Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, ppd. 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Mets (deGrom 1-0) at Washington (Strasburg 1-0), 1:05 p.m. Miami (Smith 0-0) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 0-0), 3:05 p.m. Colorado (Anderson 0-0) at San Diego (Lucchesi 0-0), 3:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Brault 1-0), 7:05 p.m. Arizona (Ray 1-0) at St. Louis (Wacha 0-1), 7:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 0-0) at Milwaukee (Suter 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Friday’s Games Atlanta at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Home 31-7 25-13 27-11 18-20 14-26 Away Conf 24-15 36-11 28-11 31-16 20-19 30-18 9-31 15-33 11-27 16-32 Home 25-14 22-17 21-19 15-23 16-23 Away 17-22 20-19 13-26 8-31 6-33 Home 28-11 26-13 24-15 24-14 17-22 Away Conf 20-19 33-15 20-19 31-18 18-21 25-23 13-26 23-26 10-29 21-27 Home 33-6 31-8 22-17 15-25 15-24 Away Conf 30-9 39-9 14-25 27-21 21-17 22-25 9-29 14-37 6-32 18-30 Home 27-13 26-13 26-14 28-11 29-10 Away Conf 21-17 30-18 19-20 31-17 19-20 26-24 16-23 31-17 14-25 25-23 Home 29-11 22-16 19-18 13-27 10-29 Away 28-10 20-20 14-26 12-27 10-30 Conf 29-20 27-21 20-29 14-34 10-38 Conf 33-16 24-24 17-30 12-37 14-35 Wednesday’s Games Dallas at Orlando, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 7 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 8 p.m. Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games Golden State at Indiana, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Portland at Houston, 8 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Cleveland 112, Toronto 106 Philadelphia 121, Brooklyn 95 Miami 101, Atlanta 98 Orlando 97, New York 73 Chicago 120, Charlotte 114 Golden State 111, Oklahoma City 107 Houston 120, Washington 104 Milwaukee 106, Boston 102 Dallas 115, Portland 109 Denver 107, Indiana 104 Utah 117, L.A. Lakers 110 Phoenix 97, Sacramento 94 L.A. Clippers 113, San Antonio 110 NHL National Hockey League By The Associated Press All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Boston 79 49 18 12 110 261 205 x-Tampa Bay 80 53 23 4 110 287 228 x-Toronto 80 48 25 7 103 272 228 Florida 79 41 30 8 90 237 239 Detroit 80 30 38 12 72 211 247 Montreal 80 28 39 13 69 203 257 Ottawa 79 27 41 11 65 215 280 Buffalo 79 25 42 12 62 189 265 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Washington 80 48 25 7 103 251 232 x-Pittsburgh 80 45 29 6 96 263 246 Columbus 80 45 29 6 96 236 221 New Jersey 80 43 28 9 95 243 238 Philadelphia 80 40 26 14 94 242 240 Carolina 80 35 34 11 81 222 250 N.Y. Rangers 80 34 37 9 77 230 261 N.Y. Islanders 80 33 37 10 76 258 292 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Nashville 80 51 18 11 113 259 206 x-Winnipeg 80 50 20 10 110 271 216 x-Minnesota 79 44 25 10 98 242 221 Colorado 80 42 29 9 93 250 231 St. Louis 79 43 30 6 92 217 212 Dallas 80 41 31 8 90 228 218 Chicago 79 32 37 10 74 223 245 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Vegas 80 51 22 7 109 268 217 x-San Jose 80 44 26 10 98 245 221 Los Angeles 80 44 28 8 96 232 195 Anaheim 79 41 25 13 95 224 212 Calgary 80 36 34 10 82 210 245 Edmonton 80 34 40 6 74 227 258 Vancouver 80 30 40 10 70 212 258 Arizona 80 29 40 11 69 205 249 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs. x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Tuesday’s Games Columbus 5, Detroit 4, OT New Jersey 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 N.Y. Islanders 5, Philadelphia 4 Florida 2, Nashville 1 Winnipeg 5, Montreal 4, OT Tampa Bay 4, Boston 0 Arizona 4, Calgary 1 Vegas 5, Vancouver 4, SO Dallas 4, San Jose 2 Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at Columbus, 7 p.m. Nashville at Washington, 7 p.m. Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Toronto at New Jersey, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vegas at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Arizona at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Ottawa at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Dallas at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Saturday’s Games N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 3 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. American League East Division W L Pct GB Boston 5 1 .833 — New York 4 2 .667 1 Toronto 4 2 .667 1 Baltimore 1 5 .167 4 Tampa Bay 1 5 .167 4 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 2 2 .500 — Minnesota 2 2 .500 — Cleveland 2 3 .400 ½ Kansas City 1 3 .250 1 Detroit 1 4 .200 1½ West Division W L Pct GB Houston 6 1 .857 — Seattle 3 1 .750 1½ Los Angeles 4 2 .667 1½ Oakland 2 4 .333 3½ Texas 2 4 .333 3½ ___ Tuesday’s Games Kansas City 1, Detroit 0 N.Y. Yankees 11, Tampa Bay 4 Seattle 6, San Francisco 4 Boston 4, Miami 2, 13 innings Toronto 14, Chicago White Sox 5 Houston 10, Baltimore 6 Texas 4, Oakland 1 L.A. Angels 13, Cleveland 2 Wednesday’s Games Kansas City at Detroit, ppd. N.Y. Yankees 7, Tampa Bay 2 Houston 3, Baltimore 2 Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 4:07 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m. Texas at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay (TBD) at Boston (Price 1-0), 2:05 p.m. Texas (Perez 0-0) at Oakland (Mengden 0-1), 3:35 p.m. Detroit (Zimmermann 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 0-1) at Minnesota (Gibson 1-0), 4:10 p.m. Baltimore (Cashner 0-1) at N.Y. 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EURZVH�MREV��SRVW�\RXU�UHVXPH��JHW�DGYLFH jobmatchohio.com �SPORTS 10 Thursday, April 5, 2018 Daily Sentinel Johnson’s goal at this Masters is to get to the 1st tee AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The recovery from the back injury took a lot longer than he imagined, longer than the sting of having to miss the Masters. Dustin Johnson, with a history of misfortune in the majors, has a remarkable knack of moving forward. If only everyone would quit reminding him. “I get asked about it every day out here on the range or walking down the fairway,” Johnson said. “So I’m reminded all the time.” The back injury getting most of the attention at this year’s Masters belongs to Tiger Woods, and for good reason. It was far more severe, requiring four surgeries over four years, the last one fusion in the lumbar area. More than keeping Woods from playing Augusta National three of the last four years, he hardly played at all. Johnson’s injury was a freak accident at the worst time. He had won his last three tournaments against three of the strongest ﬁelds of the year, which not only elevated him to No. 1 in the world, it made him the biggest favorite at the Masters since Woods was at his peak. Then 24 hours before he was to tee off, calamity struck. Johnson was still wearing socks after returning home from the gym. It was raining. His son was headed back from day care, so he ran downstairs in his rental home to move the car. The stairs were wooden, a bad combination with socks. Johnson slipped and crashed down the stairs, wrenching his back. His brother, Austin, was the ﬁrst to reach him and still recalls the wild eyes of his older brother looking up at him. Johnson tried to loosen up on the range. He went to the putting green. And then he had no choice but to withdraw. AP SPORTS BRIEFS Youth baseball league raffling off AR-15, other guns CANTON, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio youth baseball league is rafﬂing off an AR-15 semi-automatic riﬂe and other guns for a fundraiser to reduce registration fees. The East Canton Youth Baseball Association also will rafﬂe off a bolt-action hunting riﬂe, a 12-gauge shotgun and a handgun during the league’s youth picture day on April 29, according to The Repository . It’s the ﬁfth year the league has held a gun rafﬂe. The AR-15, a civilian version of a U.S. military riﬂe, has drawn national attention in recent weeks because it was the same type of gun used in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 people. Youth organizations across the country are holding rafﬂes for the military riﬂe, including ones in Kansas, Michigan, Pennsylvania, California and Nebraska. A plan to have third-graders sell rafﬂe tickets for the weapon in Missouri to beneﬁt their baseball team has received heavy backlash. The organizer responded in a Facebook post saying they are not forcing any of the boys to sell the riﬂe. Baseball league president David Spencer said families aren’t required to sell rafﬂe tickets. He said winners pick up their weapons at a gun store and are subject to background checks. “It was just a freak thing, and it happened. There’s nothing I can do about it except I’m here this year,” Johnson said Tuesday. “Hopefully, I can tee it up on Thursday. Deﬁnitely be looking forward to that.” One year later, so much has changed. Johnson remains No. 1 in the world for the 59th consecutive week — only Woods (three times), Greg Norman (twice) and Nick Faldo have held the No. 1 ranking longer. But he hasn’t won since the ﬁrst tournament of the year, an eight-shot victory at Kapalua. He came close at Pebble Beach until Ted Potter Jr. beat him in the ﬁnal round. He was not particularly close in his last start, losing all three matches in his group at the Dell Technologies Match Play. He’s not worried about that, either, because Johnson doesn’t worry about much. “Last year I was about as conﬁdent as I’ve ever been, so it was probably a 10,” he said when asked to compare his conﬁdence level on a scale of 1 to 10. “This year it’s probably a 9 1/2. Starting to swing it a lot better. Feeling a lot better on the golf course, for sure.” Just don’t get the idea there is any additional motivation. Johnson doesn’t look back. “Why?” he asked. “There’s nothing you can do about it. Hopefully, I can get myself in a position where I have a chance to win. Last year has nothing to do with anything happening right now.” What’s happening at this Masters is a wide-open race for the green jacket. Rarely have so many top players been on top of their games coming into the ﬁrst major of the year, including past champions Phil Mickelson, Bubba Watson and Jordan Spieth. Unsung Wolverines showed Beilein can win in different ways ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — It was a team unlike any John Beilein had coached at Michigan. The Wolverines spent most of the NCAA Tournament out of sync offensively, misﬁring from 3-point range and relying on a tenacious defense to keep their season going. That formula — so much different from the way Beilein’s teams had won in the past — took Michigan all the way to the national title game before Monday night’s loss to Villanova. “They kept growing and growing, and that’s all that coaches can ask for,” Beilein said. Michigan’s Final Four run this season capped a two-year transformation in Beilein’s program. The veteran coach made ,��$%� '�� )#�$��!�� ,� ��&� �� %��%��!& ,��"!%�$(�&�(��$�%&��! ,��" '!�&*� "�'%�� ,��$"'�� $ ,� ��$��!��!�� ,��"'��!�� $��%% ,��$"(�!��$(��"$� ,� �$��"$��!��!��+��!& ,��" �&&��&"��'��$(�� Eric Gay | AP Michigan’s Duncan Robinson hugs head coach John Beilein during the second half in the championship game of the NCAA tournament against Villanova on Monday in San Antonio. Michigan’s Final Four run this season capped a two-year transformation in Beilein’s program. The veteran coach made a conscious effort to improve his team’s defensive deficiencies, and the result was the Wolverines’ second appearance in the title game in six years. a conscious effort to improve his team’s defensive deﬁciencies, and the result was the Wolverines’ second appearance in the title game in six years — and a sense that Michigan will remain a threat in the Big Ten as long as Beilein is there. That wasn’t a sure thing, even after the Wolverines reached the Final Four in 2013 and won a conference title the following year. Michigan missed the NCAA Tournament in 2015 and barely made it in 2016. Then Beilein hired Billy Donlon as an assistant, turning over defensive responsibilities to him. The Wolverines made the Sweet 16 last season, then Donlon left to take a job at Northwestern, and Luke Yaklich was brought in to replace him. This season, Michigan lacked the stellar outside shooting that had been the foundation of so much of Beilein’s success. The Wolverines never totally clicked offensively, but their defense was solid for most of the season and kept getting better. In the NCAA Tourna- First Round: Las Vegas: A’ja Wilson , South Carolina. She won every major college award and is the consensus top pick in the draft, giving the Aces a strong inside presence. Indiana: Kelsey Mitchell , Ohio State. A dynamic scorer, Mitchell will give the Fever a top offensive threat to build around. Chicago (from Atlanta): Diamond DeShields, Cukurova, Turkey. DeShields played professionally in Turkey this winter and is the leading scorer on her team. Chicago: Azura Stevens , UConn. A surprise entrant in the draft, causes havoc for opponents on both ends of the court. Seattle: Jordin Canada , UCLA. A quick guard who can score and pass the ball. Had a superb NCAA Tournament helping her draft stock and she can learn from Sue Bird. Dallas: Gabby Williams , UConn. The most athletic player in the draft, can guard nearly any position. Washington: Victoria Vivians , Mississippi State. Led the Bulldogs to the championship game, falling short again. She’s a talented scorer that gives the Mystics another tough offensive threat. Indiana (from Phoenix): Maria Vadeeva, Dynamo Kursk, Russia. The young Russian star has been playing professionally on one of the best teams in the country. Pokey Chatman knows all about her and she will be a strong interior presence for the Fever. 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Vote for me and, TOGETHER, we can and will build a stronger community. ment, Michigan shot 29 percent from 3-point range, with only a blowout win over Texas A&M in the Sweet 16 standing out as an impressive offensive showing. The Wolverines scrapped their way through, however, until Villanova was simply too much at the end . “We’ll always remember this run, this team,” guard Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman said. “We’re 33-8 and nobody expected us to be here. And we’re just always going to remember each other and being part of this team.” Before Michigan’s NCAA Tournament run, the Wolverines won the Big Ten Tournament for the second year in a row. Big man Moe Wagner was a focal point, and seniors Abdur-Rahkman and Duncan Robinson made signiﬁcant contributions. Michigan had lost star point guard Derrick Walton from the previous season. Zavier Simpson replaced him and led the team in a completely different way, setting the tone on defense. 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