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Page 6 • The News-Banner • WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 Wait and see for Norwell relay team Knights register some strong performances at girls’ track regional By PAUL BEITLER Sports Editor FORT WAYNE — After Tuesday night’s Indiana girls’ track and field regional concluded at Northrop’s Spuller Stadium, Norwell coach Bob Dahl and his team hoped to hear from officials at the Indiana High School Athletic Association. Dahl and members of the 400-meter relay team will be waiting to see if their time of 49.69 seconds is fast enough to make the field for the state finals on June 1 at Indiana University in Bloomington. “They take all of the automatic qualifiers and they start calling back, and almost always somebody from this regional gets called back,” said Dahl following the meet. “We’re really excited. We think there’s a very good chance of being in the state meet. If we don’t, we don’t, but that’s the second-fastest time in school history.” Norwell’s 4x100-meter relay foursome of Kendall Beckstein, Alex Wall, Kara Scobey and Olivia Harness combined to break a 27year-old record last week in the Marion sectional. The quartet of underclassmen shattered their previous best of 50.18 seconds from that meet. In addition to the 400meter relay performance, the Knights had a good night and scored 12 points to finish in 19th place in the team scoring. “We brought a lot of kids. We scored some points and we have a relay team that is sitting on the bubble to get called back into the state finals. We did about everything we could. I’m pleased with the way we ran. We had a (season best) record in the 4x8 (3,200-meter relay) in 10 flat (10:00.89). I was pleased with that. I thought we got a lot of good performances out of our kids,” said Dahl. Wall and Olivia Harness each had their best efforts in the long jump. Wall was 11th with 15 feet, 11 inches, and Harness was 13th with 15 feet, 8 3/4 inches. Bluffton junior Darcie Johnson was 16th with 13 feet, 7 1/2 inches. “We have some senior kids that are leaving us and they had some solid performances tonight,’’ said Dahl. “The vast majority of these kids (on the team) are not seniors.’’ Senior Olivia Shapley placed sixth in the 300-meter hurdles in 47.75 seconds. Wall was ninth in the 100meter dash in 13.26 seconds. Shapley also was 10th in the 100 hurdles in 17.17. In the shot put, junior Victoria Rundquist was 10th with a toss of 35 feet, 9 3/4 inches. Freshman Sarah Bauermeister, sophomore Jessie Best, freshman Hannah Aschliman and senior Jami Reinhard placed fifth in the 4x800 relay. Samantha Tolson, Beckstein, Wall and senior Corinne Eckert were 12th in the 1,600-meter relay in 4:15.21. Southern Wells’ junior Katie Early was 14th in the discus throw with a toss of 100 feet, 3 inches. The regional shot put record of 44-6, which was set by Norwell’s Devonna Runkel in 1985, was destroyed by DeKalb senior Rachel Dincoff with a toss of 46-5. Two records fell in the hurdles. Westview senior Skyler Carpenter broke both of them, winning the 100 hurdles in 14.24 seconds and demolishing the 300 mark of 43.06 with a best of 42.31. Carpenter’s 300 performance was better than the state record of 42.51 set by Columbia City’s Deb Sauers in 1987. However, state records can only be set in the state meet. Fort Wayne Northrop’s Demetra Taylor also broke the 100 hurdle record by placing second in 14.29. Bellmont sophomore Holly Hankenson qualified for state with a fourth-place 14.96 in the 100 hurdles and third-place 44.83 in the 300 finals. Both times beat state standards. Carroll’s 4x800 relay team broke the regional record of 9:23.22 with a winning time of 9:22.88. In the team scoring, thirdranked Northrop ran away with the championship with 79 points. Carroll edged Wayne for second place, 48 to 47. Carpenter helped Westview place fourth with 42. Dincoff led DeKalb to fifth with 38. Homestead was sixth with 35, followed by Concordia with 34. Snider and Angola tied for eighth with 30. Bellmont was 10th Sports Roundup Knight golfers top South Adams Norwell defeated South Adams 156 to 181 in a boys’ high school dual golf match Tuesday evening at Timber Ridge Golf Club. Tanner Mathews posted two birdies and two bogeys in shooting an even-par round of 36 to lead the Knights. Nick Imel shot a 2-over 38, followed by Cal Clouser with a 40, and Bret Beer’s 42. Ked Milholland shot a 48. South Adams’ Mark Muselman posted a 40 to lead the Starfires. In the junior varsity matchup, Norwell came out on top by a two-stroke margin, 216 to 218. Jake Herrell shot a 42 to lead the young Knights. Other scores for Norwell were Pete Williams 55, Lukas Kingslien 59, Jaron Moser 60 and Alex Porrata 63. John O’Donnell led the Starfires with a 53. Heritage advances in softball sectional The Heritage Patriots scored a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat Whitko 2-1 on Tuesday in the Norwell Class 3A girls’ softball sectional tournament. Heritage moves on to play Mississinewa Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. The Patriots had 11 hits, including doubles by Terika Blauvelt, Kamio Gilreath and Jennifer Dowler. Gilreath, who was the winning pitcher, held Whitko to five hits, including a double by Karissa Olinske. Olinske also was the losing pitcher. Norwell girls’ tennis camp slated Application forms are available for the Norwell Girls’ Tennis Camp from 9:30 to 11 a.m. on June 18 through 21 at the high school courts. Rain date is June 22. Students entering grades 5 through 9 next school year are eligible. Cost is $35. Norwell girls’ head coach Peggy Smith and assistant coach Bruce Barger will conduct the camp. Forms are available at Lancaster and Ossian elementary schools, Norwell Middle School and Bethlehem Lutheran School and must be returned by June 1. For more information, call 241-6017. Junior golf league at Timber Ridge Timber Ridge Golf Club will be the site of a junior league from Monday through Friday, June 4 to June 15. Parents of young people interested in participating may call the pro shop at 824-2728 or Jody Ault at 824-3181. with 29. Leo tied for 14th with 17. Garrett was 17th with 16. Huntington North was 18th with 15. New Haven was 21st with 10. sports@news-banner.com IHSAA Girls’ Track & Field Fort Wayne Regional At Northrop High School FINAL TEAM SCORES: 1. FW Northrop 79; 2. Carroll 48; 3. FW Wayne 47; 4. Westview 42; 5. DeKalb 38; 6. Homestead 35; 7. FW Concordia Lutheran 34; 8. FW Snider 30; 8. Angola 30; 10. Bellmont 29; 11. Fremont 26; 12. Columbia City 23.5; 13. Oak Hill 19; 14. Leo 17; 14. Churubusco 17; 14. FW North Side 17; 17. Garrett 16; 18. Huntington North 15; 19. NORWELL 12; 20. Wabash 11.5; 21. New Haven 11.5; 22. FW Bishop Dwenger 6; 22. Prairie Heights 6; 24. West Noble 5; 25. Eastbrook 4; 26. South Adams 2; 26. Whitko 2; 26. Southwood 2; 29. East Noble 1. Top three place finishers and individuals or relay teams meeting the state standards advance to state at Indiana University in Bloomington. 100 (Standard 12.43): 1. Thomas (Way) 12.26; 2. Scott (Nrop) 12.59; 3. Nelson (Hom) 12.62; 9. Alex Wall (Norwell) 13.26. 200 (25.53): 1. Thomas (Way) 24.95; 2. Harvey (Bell) 25.06; 3. McGee (Nrop) 25.70. 400 (57.67: 1. Arnold (Nrop) 57.08; 2. Smith (Sni) 57.87; 3. Thomas (Wab) 59.33; 14. Corinne Eckert (Norwell) 1:03.39. 800 (2:17.38): 1. Hippensteel (Car) 2:14.62; 2. Stenger (Car) 2:14.97; 3. Beard (Ang) 2:15.84; 4. Mirwaldt (Nrop) 2:16.83. 1600 (5:06.68): 1. Hostetler (Fre) 5:01.35; 2. Roush (CCity) 5:04.58; 3. Rauch (NSide) 5:09.71. 3200 (11:20.71): 1. Hostetler (Fre) 11:01.76; 2. Rinehart (Ang) 11:15.01; 3. Aldrich (Fre) 11:16.92; 4. Ruich (Car) 11:17.57; 5. Reibs (ConL) 11:18.99. 100 Hurdles (15.09): 1. Carpenter (Wview) 14.24 (Meet record; old record 14.31, Chelsea Ross, Wayne, 2008); 2. Taylor (Nrop) 14.29; 3. Black (ConL) 14.74; 4. Holly Hankenson (Bell) 14.96. 300 Hurdles (45.63): 1. Carpenter (Wvw) 42.31 (Meet record; old record 43.06, Carpenter, 2010); 2. Black (ConL) 44.31; 3. H. Hankenson (Bell) 44.83; 4. Skelton (Nrop) 45.05; 6. Olivia Shapley (Norwell) 47.75. 4x100 Relay (48.75): 1. FW Northrop 47.36; 2. FW Wayne 48.33; 3. FW Snider 49.12; 4. Norwell (Kendall Beckstein, Alex Wall, Kara Scobey, Olivia Harness) 49.69. 4x400 Relay (3:58.82): 1. FW Northrop 3:53.01; 2. FW Wayne 3:57.71; 3. Bellmont (3:59.15); 12. Norwell (Beckstein, Wall, Samantha Tolson, Eckert) 4:15.21. 4x800 Relay (9:30.31): 1. Carroll 9:22.28 (Meet record; old record, 9:23.22, Concordia, 2005); 2. Northrop 9:27.71; 3. Concordia 9:35.67; 5. Norwell (Sarah Bauermeister, Jami Reinhard, Jessie Best, Hannah Aschliman) 10:00.89. High Jump (5-4.25): 1. Moffitt (OakH) 5-5.25; 2. Knott (Gar) 5-4.25; 3. Hampton (Wab) 5-3.25; 3. Hearld (CCity) 5-3.25. Pole Vault (11-2): 1. Zimmerly (Wvw) 12-0; 2. Eviston (Hom) 12-0; 3. Trine (Ang) 11-2; 4. McKeeman (Car) 11-2. Long Jump (17-3.25): 1. Nelson (Hom) 18-5.75; 2. Carpenter (Wvw) 18-4; 3. Smith (Sni) 17-8.5; 11. Alex Wall (Norwell) 15-11; 13. Olivia Harness (Norwell) 15-8.75; 16. Darcie Johnson (Bluffton) 13-7.5. Shot Put (40-5): 1. Rachel Dincoff (DeKalb) 46-5 (Meet record; old record 44-6, Devonna Runkel, Norwell, 1985); 2. Monk (Chur) 41-9.75; 3. Eck (DeK) 38-5.75; 10. Victoria Rundquist (Norwell) 35-9.75. Discus (127-6): 1. Dincoff (DeK) 140- 4; 2. Gary (Leo) 129-8; 3. Monk (Chur) 128-11; 14. Katie Early (Southern Wells) 100-3. Walters throws first complete game for Twins CHICAGO (AP) — After a weekend of being overused, the Minnesota Twins got a night off courtesy of P.J. Walters. Walters tossed his first career complete game and Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer as the Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 9-2 on Tuesday night. “My bullpen was smiling when they came in shaking hands. We haven’t seen that very much around here,” Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. “(Wal- Norwell's Olivia Harness (left) sprints toward the finish line as she competes in the final leg of the girls' 4x100-meter relay on Thursday night at the Fort Wayne track and field regional meet. (Photo by Paul Beitler) ters) ate up a whole ballgame’s worth of innings, which really helps your bullpen out. We’ve really been beat up out there.” Five relievers combined to throw 6 1/3 innings in the Twins’ 16-4 loss to Milwaukee on Sunday, and five were used for an inning apiece in Saturday’s 11-inning win. “The goal of the night is to always keep them out of there,” Walters said. “To have yesterday off and then the day Norwell boys’ basketball camp set The Norwell Knights boys’ summer basketball camp will be held from June 4 through 7 in the Norwell High School auxiliary gym. The camp is open to boys in kindergarten through grade eight. Cost is $35 for one child and $30 for each additional family member. Registration forms are available at the high school and entry deadline is June 1. More information is on the form or call 543-2213, extension 7235. Schroeder, Worman top Senior League Lou Schroeder and Gene Worman were the low individual golfers for Tuesday’s Senior Golf League at Green Valley Golf Course in Bluffton. Schroeder had the lowest gross score of 39 and Worman had the lowest net score of 29. Members of the winning team were Doug Davis, Rick Murphy, Tom Moser and Worman. Bud Frauhiger was closest to the pin. Bob Gilliam had the longest putt. Bluffton Regional wins game Bluffton Regional Medical Center defeated the Fraternal Order of Firefighters 16-4 in a Wells County Girls’ Softball League game. Reis Meyers doubled and singled twice for Bluffton Regional Medical Center. Ariavne Anderson and Audrey Stoops each had three singles. Prairie Stoltz singled twice for the Fraternal Order of Firefighters. Parlor City Trophy & Apparel triumphs Parlor City Trophy & Apparel defeated Standard Plastics 3-1 on Monday night in Bluffton Farm League baseball action. Kaden Gerber and Logan Prater tripled for Parlor City Trophy & Apparel. Jakobie McCormick struck out five batters and was the winning pitcher. Konner Norman struck out six and was the losing pitcher. Case Smith also struck out eight batters for Standard Plastics. T-Ball Scores Bluffton T-Ball scores are as follows: DeHoff Insulation 18, American Legion 14; Hotcakes 11, Apache Propane 7; Peyton’s Northern 12, BKM Real Estate 11; RAM Productions 13, Outdoor Concepts 7; Longenberger Financial 18, Gerber Insurance 6; AdamsWells Internet 19, Bluffton Rotary Club 14. off, that’s good rest for a few of them.” Walters (2-1) cruised in his third start of the season to snap Chicago’s fourgame winning streak. He gave up a solo homer to Gordon Beckham with one out in the first inning, but allowed little else. Two batters after Beckham’s home run, Paul Konerko doubled off Walters, then the 27-year-old right-hander didn’t allow another hit until Konerko singled with one out in the seventh. SPORTS Bluffton's Darcie Johnson takes one of her attempts in the trials of the long jump on Tuesday at the Fort Wayne Northrop girls' regional track and field meet. (Photo by Paul Beitler) Cowan ends season for Southern Wells By FRANK SHANLY GASTON — Southern Wells put up a brave fight, but found the depth of the Cowan Blackhawks’ batting order just a little too overpowering at Wes-Del Tuesday evening. Cowan, which is ranked third in the Class A coaches’ poll, finished with an impressive 13-1 winning margin. The damage was done in just two innings. A fourrun outburst in the third put the Blackhawks on top, and they added three more in the fourth. Six more runs in the sixth, sparked by a two-run homer from Kirstan O’Conner, put the game beyond all doubt. “We did a great job defensively for most of the game,” recalled Southern Wells coach Sydney Walter. “You’ve got to give them (Cowan) credit, they’ve just got a tremendous hitting team, and it proved to be just a little too much for us at times.” For the young Southern Wells team — with just two seniors and two juniors — there were some bright spots for the future. Ashton Prible recorded a double and two singles in three turns at bat at number three in the lineup, and the fielding of freshman Lela Knowles at third base provided Walter plenty to smile about for the future. “I know the seniors (Kaitlyn Dunnuck and Kaitlin Bonewit) are a little disappointed, but I’m extremely proud of the way they played,” said Walter. “They were great leaders for us this season. “Ashton just did a great job towards the end of the season. She did an excellent job of stepping up. She was a real leader for us offensively as well as with her attitude and I was real proud of her the way she finished the season. Lela did a tremendous job over there. She just got ball after ball after ball. She’s certainly not playing like a freshman so I’m certainly excited to see the way she did, and it’s real hopeful for the future.” Shelby Wilcoxon claimed the win for Cowan with eight strikeouts. Carissa Carter took the loss. Southern Wells finished its season at 2-23. Cowan will meet Wes- Del, who beat Liberty Christian 4-1 Tuesday evening, in the sectional final on Thursday evening. frank@news-banner.com Southern Wells 001 000 – 1 6 5 Cowan 004 306 – 13 14 0 W – Shelby Wilcoxon. L – Carissa Carter. 2B – Prible (SW), Keating (C), Masters (C). HR – O’Conner (C). High School Calendar (Tentative schedule; dates and times may change) Wednesday, May 23 BASEBALL: IHSAA 3A Sectional at Bellmont, 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. IHSAA Class A Sectional at Cowan, 4:30 p.m and Liberty Christian vs. Southern Wells, 6:30 p.m. IHSAA Class 2A FW Bishop Luers Sectional at Indiana Tech, 5 and 7:30 p.m. ——— SOFTBALL: IHSAA 3A Sectional at Norwell, Mississinewa vs. Heritage, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 24 BOYS GOLF: Bluffton at Norwell, 4 p.m.; Southern Wells at Delta (Lakeview Greens), 4:30 p.m. BOYS TRACK: IHSAA Regional at FW Wayne, 5 p.m. ——— SOFTBALL: IHSAA 3A Sectional at Norwell, Bellmont vs. Norwell, 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 25 BOYS GOLF: Bluffton, Southern Wells, Adams Central at South Adams (Geneva), 10 a.m. ——— SOFTBALL: IHSAA 3A Sectional at Norwell, championship, 5:30 p.m. ——— BASEBALL: IHSAA 3A Sectional at Bellmont, 5:30 p.m. and Norwell vs. Whitko, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 26 BOYS GOLF: Norwell at Muncie Central Invitational, 1 p.m. Monday, May 28 BASEBALL: IHSAA 3A Sectional at Bellmont, championship, 1 p.m. IHSAA Class 2A FW Bishop Luers Sectional at Indiana Tech, 10 a.m. and Bluffton vs. FW Bishop Luers, noon; championship at 7 p.m. IHSAA Class A Sectional at Cowan, Wes-Del or Daleville vs. Liberty Christian or Southern Wells, 10 a.m. and noon, championship at 5 p.m.
SPORTS Tigers weren’t too offensive Luers blanks Bluffton in softball sectional By DAVE SCHULTZ BUTLER — Fort Wayne Luers hit the ball and put some runs on the board. Bluffton didn’t do much of the former and did none of the latter. Final score: Luers 9, Bluffton 0, in the Sectional 36 semifinals of the IHSAA Class 2A girls’ softball tournament at Eastside High School. Luers’ nine runs came on nine hits, with the Knights’ 2-3-4 hitters doing the damage. Kelsey Richards was 3 for 4, driving in three runs and scoring two; Julia Hayes was 2 for 3 with four RBIs, scoring three times; and Darby McFann was 2 for 3, driving in a run. Richards and Hayes each had a home run for the Knights. The Tigers, who ended the season 10-16, had only three hits on the evening. Bluffton had two runners on base in three separate innings, including the top of the first inning, but was unable to push a runner beyond second base. “That’s been pretty much our modus operandi all season,” said Bluffton coach Rick Mettler. “When you don’t generate any offense, it puts a lot of pressure on your pitching and your defense.” Bluffton threatened in the first when Connelly Mettler reached on an error and stole second base. Kendall Schreiber had a two-out infield single, beating out a roller to third base, but Mettler MIAMI (AP) — Suddenly, the road back to the Eastern Conference finals no longer looks daunting for Miami. Not after the Heat left the Pacers beat up and banged up. LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade added 28, and the Heat moved a win away from the Eastern BASEBALL Major League AMERICAN LEAGUE All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 28 16 .636 — Tampa Bay 26 18 .591 2 Toronto 24 20 .545 4 New York 22 21 .512 5 1/2 Boston 21 22 .488 6 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 24 18 .571 — Chicago 21 22 .488 3 1/2 Detroit 20 22 .476 4 Kansas City 17 25 .405 7 Minnesota 15 27 .357 9 West Division W L Pct GB Texas 27 17 .614 — Oakland 22 22 .500 5 Seattle 20 25 .444 7 1/2 Los Angeles 19 25 .432 8 Monday’s Games Boston 8, Baltimore 6 Kansas City 6, N.Y. Yankees 0 Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 2 Oakland 2, L.A. Angels 1 Seattle 6, Texas 1 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 4, Boston 1 Cleveland 5, Detroit 3 N.Y. Yankees 3, Kansas City 2 Tampa Bay 8, Toronto 5 Minnesota 9, Chicago White Sox 2 L.A. Angels 5, Oakland 0 Texas 3, Seattle 1 Wednesday’s Games Boston (Bard 3-5) at Baltimore (Arrieta 2-4), 12:35 p.m. Toronto (R.Romero 5-1) at Tampa Bay (Shields 6-2), 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-1) at Oakland (Jarrod Parker 1-2), 3:35 p.m. Texas (Feldman 0-1) at Seattle (Millwood 2-4), 3:40 p.m. Detroit (Fister 0-2) at Cleveland (McAllister 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (W.Smith 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 1-1), 7:05 p.m. Minnesota (Diamond 3-0) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 4-2), 8:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Detroit (Verlander 5-1) at Cleveland (Masterson 1-3), 12:05 p.m. Minnesota (DeVries 0-0) at Chicago White Sox (Humber 1-2), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Haren 1-5) at Seattle (Vargas 5-3), 10:10 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB Washington 26 17 .605 — Atlanta 26 18 .591 1/2 Miami 24 19 .558 2 New York 23 20 .535 3 Philadelphia 21 23 .477 5 1/2 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 24 19 .558 — Cincinnati 23 19 .548 1/2 Houston 20 23 .465 4 Pittsburgh 20 23 .465 4 Milwaukee 17 26 .395 7 Chicago 15 28 .349 9 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 30 13 .698 — San Francisco 23 20 .535 7 Arizona 19 25 .432 11 1/2 San Diego 16 28 .364 14 1/2 Colorado 15 27 .357 14 1/2 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Mets 4 Washington 2, Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 1 Miami 7, Colorado 4 Houston 8, Chicago Cubs 4 San Francisco 4, Milwaukee 3, 14 innings St. Louis 4, San Diego 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, Arizona 1 Tuesday’s Games N.Y. Mets 3, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 5, Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 3 Miami 7, Colorado 6 Houston 2, Chicago Cubs 1 San Francisco 6, Milwaukee 4 St. Louis 4, San Diego 0 L.A. Dodgers 8, Arizona 7 Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Morton 2-4), 12:35 p.m. San Francisco (Zito 3-1) at Milwaukee (Estrada 0-3), 1:10 p.m. Washington (E.Jackson 1-1) at Philadelphia (Hamels 6-1), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Hanson 5-3) at Cincinnati (Arroyo 2-2), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (White 0-3) at Miami (Zambrano 2-2), 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 4-2) at Houston (W.Rodriguez 3-4), 8:05 p.m. San Diego (Suppan 2-2) at St. Louis (Lynn 6-1), 8:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Lilly 5-0) at Arizona (J.Saunders 2-3), 9:40 p.m. was unable to advance. McFann, the winning pitcher, then struck out Maggie Garrett, the losing pitcher, to end the threat. Luers got a one-out solo home run from Richards and an RBI double from McFann to put two runs on the board in the bottom of the first. A two-run homer by Hayes in the bottom of the third made the score 4-0, and Luers put the game away with five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. A two-run bases-loaded double by Richards, followed by a two-run single by Hayes, keyed the two-out rally by Luers in the sixth inning. McFann followed with an RBI single to end the scoring. Bluffton put two runners on in the fourth inning, when Garrett doubled and Kyanne Bryant followed with a walk, but the threat died when Morgan Corle flew out to right field. In the top of the sixth, Taeler Meadows and Danielle Brown reached on errors to give Bluffton two on with nobody out, but Schreiber popped out to first and Garrett flew out to center, both swinging at the first pitch. Bryant made the third out of the inning, on another fly ball to center on a 2-2 pitch. “We hit three balls right at them, but they (the Knights) hit the gaps,” Rick Mettler said. Which is what the game boiled down to — one team got the hits, and Conference finals with a 115- 83 victory over the suddenly hurting Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night. The Heat lead the bestof-seven East semifinals 3-2, with Game 6 in Indiana on Thursday night. James added 10 rebounds and eight assists. Shane Battier scored 13 points, Mario Thursday’s Games Atlanta (Delgado 2-4) at Cincinnati (Bailey 2-3), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Stults 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Hefner 0-1), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Vogelsong 2-2) at Miami (A.Sanchez 2-2), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Blanton 4-4) at St. Louis (Westbrook 4-3), 8:15 p.m. MIDWEST LEAGUE All Times EDT Eastern Division W L Pct. GB Lansing (Blue Jays) 31 13 .705 — Bowling Green (Rays) 24 21 .533 7 1/2 South Bend (D-backs) 24 21 .533 7 1/2 Great Lakes (Dodgers) 23 22 .511 8 1/2 Lake County (Indians) 22 22 .500 9 Fort Wayne (Padres) 21 24 .467 10 1/2 West Michigan (Tigers) 20 25 .444 11 1/2 Dayton (Reds) 17 28 .378 14 1/2 Western Division W L Pct. GB Wisconsin (Brewers) 28 17 .622 — Beloit (Twins) 27 18 .600 1 Kane County (Royals) 23 22 .511 5 Quad Cities (Cardinals) 21 23 .477 6 1/2 Burlington (Athletics) 20 24 .455 7 1/2 Cedar Rapids (Angels) 20 24 .455 7 1/2 Peoria (Cubs) 20 25 .444 8 Clinton (Mariners) 16 28 .364 11 1/2 Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games Fort Wayne at South Bend, 10:35 a.m. Lake County at West Michigan, 6:35 p.m. Burlington at Kane County, 7 p.m. Dayton at Lansing, 7:05 p.m. Bowling Green at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. Cedar Rapids at Beloit, 7:30 p.m. Clinton at Peoria, 7:30 p.m. Wisconsin at Quad Cities, 8 p.m. Thursday’s Games Cedar Rapids at Beloit, 12 p.m. Lake County at West Michigan, 6:35 p.m. Burlington at Kane County, 7 p.m. Dayton at Lansing, 7:05 p.m. Fort Wayne at South Bend, 7:05 p.m. Bowling Green at Great Lakes, 7:05 p.m. Clinton at Peoria, 7:30 p.m. Wisconsin at Quad Cities, 8 p.m. BASKETBALL NBA Playoffs All Times EDT (x-if necessary) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Sunday, May 20 Miami 101, Indiana 93 San Antonio 102, L.A. Clippers 99, San Antonio wins series 4-0 Monday, May 21 Boston 101, Philadelphia 85, Boston leads series 3-2 Oklahoma City 106, L.A. Lakers 90, Oklahoma City wins series 4-1 Tuesday, May 22 Miami 115, Indiana 83, Miami leads series 3-2 Wednesday, May 23 Boston at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 24 Miami at Indiana, 8 p.m. Saturday, May 26 x-Philadelphia at Boston, TBD x-Indiana at Miami, TBD CONFERENCE FINALS Sunday, May 27 Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 29 Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m. Thursday, May 31 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. Saturday, June 2 San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. Monday: June 4 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 x-San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. Friday, June 8 x-Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m. HOCKEY NHL Playoffs All Times EDT (Best-of-7) (x-if necessary) CONFERENCE FINALS Monday, May 21 New Jersey 4, NY Rangers 1, series tied 2-2 Tuesday, May 22 Los Angeles 4, Phoenix 3, OT, Los Angeles wins series 4-1 Wednesday, May 23 New Jersey at NY Rangers, 8 p.m. Friday, May 25 NY Rangers at New Jersey, 8 p.m. Sunday, May 27 x-New Jersey at NY Rangers, 8 p.m. ——— STANLEY CUP FINALS Wednesday, May 30 Los Angeles at Eastern Champion, 8 p.m. Chalmers had eight points and 11 rebounds, and Udonis Haslem finished with 10 points for Miami, which never trailed. Paul George scored 11 points for Indiana, with starting forwards Danny Granger and David West adding 10 points apiece. Granger left with a sprained left ankle in the third quarter, and West left News-Banner Scoreboard Saturday, June 2 Los Angeles at Eastern Champion, 8 p.m. Monday, June 4 Eastern Champion at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 6 Eastern Champion at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Saturday, June 9 x-Los Angeles at Eastern Champion, 8 p.m. Monday, June 11 x-Eastern Champion at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 13 x-Los Angeles at Eastern Champion, 8 p.m. SOCCER MLS All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA New York 8 3 1 25 25 17 D.C. 7 4 3 24 25 17 Kansas City 7 3 1 22 15 9 Chicago 4 3 3 15 12 12 New England 4 6 1 13 14 15 Houston 3 3 4 13 10 11 Columbus 3 4 3 12 9 12 Montreal 3 6 3 12 13 18 Philadelphia 2 6 2 8 8 13 Toronto FC 0 9 0 0 7 21 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Real Salt Lake 8 3 2 26 19 12 San Jose 7 2 3 24 23 13 Seattle 7 2 2 23 15 6 Vancouver 5 3 3 18 12 13 Colorado 5 6 1 16 17 16 Chivas USA 4 6 1 13 7 12 FC Dallas 3 6 4 13 12 19 Portland 3 5 3 12 11 14 Los Angeles 3 6 2 11 12 16 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Wednesday’s Games Chivas USA at New York, 7 p.m. FC Dallas at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Columbus at Seattle FC, 10 p.m. San Jose at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Los Angeles at Houston, 2:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto FC, 4:30 p.m. Chicago at Columbus, 7 p.m. New England at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. Montreal at Colorado, 9 p.m. Vancouver at Portland, 10 p.m. Seattle FC at Chivas USA, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Game San Jose at Sporting Kansas City, 4:30 p.m. SPORTS TRANSACTIONS TUESDAY BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX—Activated 3B Kevin Youkilis from the 15-day DL. Placed OF Ryan Sweeney on the 7-day DL, retroactive to May 20 and OF Cody Ross on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 19. Selected the contract of OF Scott Podsednik from Pawtucket (IL). CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Placed 3B Brent Morel on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 18. Agreed to terms with INF Orlando Hudson on a one-year contract. DETROIT TIGERS—Placed INF-OF Ryan Raburn on the bereavement list. Recalled INF Danny Worth from Toledo (IL). Designated RHP Collin Ballester for assignment. KANSAS CITY ROYALS—Selected the contract of LHP Will Smith from Omaha (PCL). Placed 2B Chris Getz on the 15day DL. Transferred RHP Blake Wood to the 60-day DL. MINNESOTA TWINS—Designated RHP Jason Marquis for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Cole DeVries from Rochester (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Recalled RHP Graham Godfrey from Sacramento (PCL). Optioned LHP Pedro Figueroa to Sacramento. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Recalled C Konrad Schmidt from Reno (PCL). Optioned LHP Patrick Corbin to Reno. CHICAGO CUBS—Placed C Welington Castillo on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 19. Recalled LHP Travis Wood from Iowa (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Reinstated RHP Chien-Ming Wang from the 15day DL. Placed RHP Ryan Mattheus on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 21. FOOTBALL National Football League INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed DT Josh Chapman. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Signed WR Aaron Weaver. MIAMI DOLPHINS—Signed WR Rishard Matthews. the other one didn’t. “Their 2-3-4 hitters, we couldn’t get them out,” Mettler said. “They rose to the occasion. Those kids are the hub of their offense, and they produced.” As for his team, Mettler said, “It’s just been a struggle to generate offense.” McFann limited Bluffton to just the three hits, striking out six and walking just one. Garrett struck out nine Luers batters, giving up three walks. Seven of the nine runs against her were earned. The game ended the Tigers’ season. “It’s been a frustrating year for the kids, but this has been a great group,” he said. Mettler particularly wanted to commend Garrett, Bryant, and Karlie Longenberger — the three seniors on the Bluffton roster — for their effort. “The three kids have been very dedicated to our program for a long time,” he said. “They will be missed.” Luers will now play Adams Central at 7 p.m. Wednesday for the championship. Adams Central defeated South Adams 7-2 in Tuesday night’s first semifinal game. daves@news-banner.com GIRLS’ SOFTBALL CLASS 2A SECTIONAL 36 At Butler Bluffton 000 000 0 — 0 3 2 FW Luers 202 005 x — 9 9 3 W – McFann. L – Garrett. LOB – Bluffton 7, FW Luers 5. 2B – Garrett (1), Richards (1). HR – Richards (1), Hayes (1). SAC – Eckert. SB – Mettler. E – Johnson (2), Malott (2), Richards (1). Pacers fall victim to Heat wave with what the Pacers called a left knee sprain at the end of that period. Miami shot a franchise playoff-record 61 percent, best of any team in the playoffs this season. It was an 11-point game when Granger departed early in the third quarter, and the Heat outscored the Pacers by 21 the rest of the way. MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Signed WR Jarius Wright, WR Greg Childs, DB Robert Blanton, K Blair Walsh, LB Audie Cole and DT Trevor Guyton. OAKLAND RAIDERS—Signed QB Kyle Newhall-Caballero. Named Fred Formosa director of team sercurity. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—Signed WR Greg Ellingson. Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Released WR Andrew Nowacki. HOCKEY American Hockey League PEORIA RIVERMEN—Signed F Chris Bruton to a one-year contract. MOTORSPORTS INDYCAR—Fined E.J. Viso’s team with Dick Stimpson’s WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2012 • The News-Banner • Page 7 Kings capture NHL West series GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Skating between the circles, Dustin Penner saw the puck bouncing his way. A scrum of players thrashing in front of him, he fired a shot through the crowd and between Phoenix goalie Mike Smith’s pads. Fortunate? Maybe a little, but it was all the Los Angeles Kings needed to get where they haven’t been since Wayne Gretzky glided across the ice in Southern California. Penner scored 17:42 into overtime and the Kings are headed to the Stanley Cup finals for the second time KV Racing Technology $25,000 for violating a rule regarding brakes during a post-qualifying inspection on May 20. SOCCER USL W-League D.C. UNITED WOMEN—Signed F Ashley Herndon, MF Katie Menzie, G Didi Haracic and F Tiffany Brown. COLLEGE NABC—Elected Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins and Stevenson coach Gary Stewart to the board of directors. COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON—Named Ryan Freeberg men’s assistant basketball coach. JAMES MADISON—Promoted women’s assistant lacrosse coach Katie Linnertz to women’s associate head lacrosse as a franchise after beating the Phoenix Coyotes 4-3 in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Tuesday night. The kings of the road, Los Angeles will play for hockey’s ultimate prize for the first time since 1993 after taking down the Western Conference’s top three seeds. The Kings knocked off No. 1 Vancouver, the Presidents’ Trophy winner, No. 2 St. Louis and rounded it out with a five-game win over the No. 3 Coyotes in the conference finals to become the second No. 8 seed — along with Edmonton in 2006 — to reach the Stanley Cup finals. coach. MINNESOTA—Announced the resignation of Mikki Denney Wright women’s soccer coach. OTTERBEIN—Named Todd Adrian men’s basketball coach. TULSA—Suspended LB Shawn Jackson three games for a violation of team policy. VIRGINIA TECH—Announced men’s freshman basketball G Adam Smith is transferring from UNC Wilmington. WASHINGTON STATE—Named Ray Lopes men’s assistant basketball coach. WINGATE—Named Michelle Caddigan associate athletic director for internal operations. Webcasts are accessible via any Flash-enabled Smartphone! Game Of The Week presented by Brought to you by these companies who care: • AAA Acceptance •Bowling Center •Caylor-Nickel Clinic •CJ’s Flooring •Craigville Appliance Scoreboard Sponsor: Bluffton football coach reaps high reward for his efforts Bluffton High School head football coach Casey Kolkman recently was named the high school coach of the year at the Jason Baker Camp in Fort Wayne. Jason Baker, who graduated from Fort Wayne Wayne and played college football at Iowa, went on to play in the National Football League as a punter. He has sponsored a football camp for young people. As part of the camp, area coaches have been selected and honored for their dedication to helping build up young people in their communities. Since Kolkman was hired as the coach for the Tigers, he has been on a relentless pursuit of elevating football Casey Kolkman in Bluffton. Along with his award, Kolkman received over $5,000 worth of gifts, including a package for his school, such as weight room equipment. Kolkman also is very excited about another gift, which involves the Positive Coaching Alliance that puts on programs to develop personal character in young people and show them positive ways to improve their lives. sports@news-banner.com SECTIONAL BASEBALL ACTION! Upcoming Webcasts: Fri., May 25. 7:30: Norwell vs. Whitko Mon., May 28, noon: Bluffton vs. Bishop Luers Look for the link on our home page: www.news-banner.com •General Insurance •Gerber’s Interiors •Grote Chiropractic •Hitzer Stoves •Ossian State Bank •Pretzels, Inc. •Reimschisel Ford •Schwartz Plumbing, Heating & AC Member of Adams Health Network
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