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BELLEFONTAINE EXAMINERVol. 129 Friday, December 20, 2019 No. 6

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BY THE EXAMINER STAFF

SIDNEY — A Sidney man has been apprehended forallegedly attempting to lure a 13-year-old Florida girl tohis home to live with him.

Steven W. Knoop, 52, was arrested about 9:30 a.m.Wednesday after officers of the Sidney Police Departmentexecuted a search warrant at his home. He has beencharged with disseminating material harmful to a juve-nile, a fifth-degree felony; and a misdemeanor count ofdrug abuse.

Authorities located and seized computers, smartphone devices and suspected marijuana. Sidney policewere notified of the case by the Internet Crimes AgainstChildren, which reported that since August the suspectwas texting the girl and sending nudity-oriented photos toher.

Law enforcement charges the suspect engaged in apattern of “grooming communication,” with the girl, andhad discussed plans to provide the girl with an airlineticket to come to Sidney and live with him.

Messages reportedly were discovered by the girl’s par-ents, who contacted ICAC. Computers and mobile devicesseized Wednesday from the suspect’s home will be ana-lyzed as part of the investigation, and could potentiallylead to additional charges.

Shelby County manarrested for trying tolure underage girl

Retiring board member Turner recognized


Ridgemont Board ofEducationmembersrecognizedat theirThursdayeveningmeetingoutgoing

member Jerry Turner forhis many years of service.

He began his serviceon the board in 2003, fin-ishing the term of RobertGossard, and then he waselected to continue serv-ing on the board of edu-cation in the years thathave followed.

Turner served in thepositions of president andvice president and on anumber of committees.He “was always willing tohelp where he was need-ed,” school officials said.A wooden box was pre-sented to him for his ded-ication to the district.

Members also recog-nized the Ridgemont FFAChapter for the awardsthey received at the 92ndNational FFA Conventionin October.

A total of 39 chaptermembers travel toIndianapolis, where theRidgemont FFA Chapterwas named a Top 10Model of Excellence

Chapter Overall, alongwith Top 10 PremierChapter in the divisionsof StrengtheningAgriculture and Growing

Leaders. MembersMekenzie Jolliff, AshtinElliott, Isaiah Savage,Kelsey Stanfield, RebeccaBash, Madisen Jolliff andAlli Underwood repre-sented Ridgemont inthese competitions.

In addition, JacksonReppart sang in theNational FFA Choir, andthe teams of CollinWallace, Kolton Skaggs,Josiah Strahm, JadenHensel competed in thescience fair

Students who attendedthe National FFAConvention receive theirdegrees were MeadowCromer, Alexis Elliott andDillon Beiler

In operational matters,the board approved a

contract for a rentalagreement with RobertFord to farm 15 acres ofschool-owned ground for$170 per acres for a totalof $2,550 during the 2020,2021 and 2022 farmingseasons.

Members also

approved a farmlandagreement was approvedwith the Elliott LandCorporation for unusedland in behind the schoolbuilding in Mt. Victory.

The school districtoperates on a one-hourearly release today, andthe district’s Christmasbreak is Dec. 23 throughJan. 2. School resumesJan. 3.

A two-hour delay forteacher-professionaldevelopment is plannedfor Jan. 28 and March 3.

In other action, theboard:

• accepted the resigna-tion of Wendy Geissinger,school secretary;

• approved joining the

Ohio School BoardsAssociation for 2020; and

• thanked the followingdonors: ElementarySecret Santa for $250 tostudents who are not ableto purchase presents fortheir families; an anony-mous donor to the artdepartment; a giving treedonations from Mt.Victory Dollar GeneralFamily, Stanfield Family,Cox Family, WeyantFamily, Rosalind Coy;Stone Soup ThanksgivingFeast Donations from theCorbin Family, OverlyFamily, Perez Family,Clem Family, WatkinsFamily, Rogers Family,Kiper Family, OlsenFamily, Grogan Family,Mercer Family; OlympicSteel’s donation of a fork-lift to use for FFA fruitdelivery; Fall and SonContainer Service’s dona-tion to Ridgemont FFAfrom scrap metal collect-ed at Ridgeway and HaleTownship Clean Up DayRecycling; donation ofnew books to kinder-garten from RonaldLorbach; and NoahJarboe’s donation to theraffle at the Fall Festival.

Corey Ledley wasapproved as presidentpro-tempore for theboard’s 2020 organiza-tional meeting, slated for5 p.m. Jan. 9, in the con-ference room, with theregular monthly meetingto follow.


Washington Township officers posted a message viasocial media warning of “porch pirates” during the holi-day season.

“It’s that time of year that people are ordering moreonline so there is an increase in the amount of deliveriesbeing made. Unfortunately there are those who will takeadvantage of the situation and take packages off porches.If possible, please have items delivered to a friend, familymember, or a neighbor who will be home,” officers said.

“We are stepping up patrol in all residential areas andwill be stopping anyone we don’t recognize. If you hap-pen to see any suspicious person or activity, please calland notify us immediately.”

Law enforcementwarns of ‘porch pirates’

FFA National Conventionsuccess celebrated

RIDGEMONT SCHOOLS’ BOARD

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Parked work van rammed repeatedly

Officers of the Bellefontaine PoliceDepartment are investigating a 6:40 p.m.Wednesday incident on Hawke Street inwhich the driver of the a dark-coloredDodge Ram pickup pickup repeatedlyrammed a parked cargo van before driv-ing off.

According to reports, the van is leasedto Harry B. Carnes Jr., 1505 Hawke St.

Carnes and other witnesses told offi-cers they were inside the residence whenthey heard outside noise from squealingtires. He looked out to see the operator ofthe 2000 model pickup using the vehicleto push Carnes’ work truck several feetfrom its parking spot.

The motorist drove off but soonreturned and resumed ramming the pick-up into the van. The suspect, described asmiddle-aged man with white hair, got outof the pickup and went to the front doorof the Carnes residence.

He then began banging on the doorwhile yelling and cussing. He also triedopen the locked front door to the resi-dence before returning to his vehicle anddriving off.

Carnes and the witnesses suspect the

motorist was drunk.Officers were responding as the inci-

dent unfolded but were unable to locatethe suspect.

Anyone with information regardingthe crash can call the police departmentat (937)599-1010.

Warrant servedJason M. Overly, 42, of Columbus, was

served Thursday with a warrant fordeception to obtain a dangerous drug.

FIRE DEPARTMENT ACTIVITYFirefighters from Bellefontaine Fire

and EMS Department activity:Thursday — 10:52 a.m., squad run; 11

a.m., utility truck to 226 W. ColumbusAve. for an odor investigation, nothingfound; 12:06 p.m., squad run; 12:13 p.m.,mutual aid squad run from MacocheeEMS; 12:16 p.m., squad run;12:29 p.m.,squad run; 1:08 p.m., engine and medic to212 E. Columbus Ave. for a fire alarm, noproblem, system being serviced; 3:06p.m., squad run; 4:11 p.m., squad run;8:37 p.m., engine to 284 County Road 32for a hot odor, faulty motor found,referred for repair;

Today — 12:41 a.m., squad run; 1:47a.m., squad run; and 2:12 a.m., squad run.

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Logan County Libraries announce holiday closings

Logan County Libraries will be closed Tuesday, Dec.24, and Wednesday, Dec. 25, for Christmas.

The library will close at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, forNew Year’s Eve, and will be closed all day, Wednesday,Jan. 1, for New Year’s Day.

Union Township trustees meet in special session Dec. 30

Union Township trustees will meet in a special sessionat 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at the Union Township build-ing for the final year-end meeting. All vendors are askedto be sure to turn in all final bills for 2019.

Winter Walking Program begins in JanuaryThe Bellefontaine Joint Recreation District sponsors

the Winter Walking Program beginnin Jan. 6 and contin-ues through March 15.

The program gives people heated locations to get theirdaily steps. The locations are: Bellefontaine ElementarySchool, 1001 Ludlow Road; Indian Lake High School, 6210State Route 235; and Benjamin Logan Elementary School,4560 County Road 26.

At Bellefontaine Elementary School, the program runsMonday through Thursday from 6 to 7:30 p.m. At IndianLake High School, the program runs Monday throughThursday from 5 to 8 p.m.. At Benjamin Logan ElementarySchool, the program takes place Monday and Wednesdayfrom 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Anyone participating in the program 10 times or morehas the opportunity to have their name entered into aprize drawing.

In addition, there is a Walk with a Doc eachWednesday at Bellefontaine Elementary. A local provideris on-hand to lead warm-up exercises and walk with par-ticipants.

For information, contact (937) 592-3475.Bellefontaine Joint Recreation District also hosts a

Telescope Night at 5 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Troop House atCamp Myeerah, 7405 State Route 540.

American Red Cross conducts upcoming blood drive

The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to be thelifeline for patients in need this holiday season by makingan appointment to give blood or platelets.

• Belle Center United Methodist Church, 101 S. CenterSt. — 2 to 8 p.m. Dec. 30.

To register or for more information, visitRedCrossBlood.org or call (800) 733-2767.

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Driver cited in S.R. 287 crashRodney A. Scott, 21, of Alger, was cited

for failure to yield from a stop sign relatedto a non-injury crash early Thursdaymorning.

Deputies of the Logan County Sheriff’sOffice report Scott was operating a south-bound sport utility vehicle on TownshipRoad 298 about 12:20 a.m. when he madea westbound turn onto State Route 287and struck an eastbound pickup in ahead-on collision. Scott reportedly wasdistracted at the time of the crash whiletalking on a hand-held communicationdevice, deputies said.

The driver’s name of the pickup wasunavailable at press time, but the vehiclewas owned by Michael Cox ofBellefontaine. Both vehicles sustained

disabling damage and were towed fromthe scene. The drivers were wearing theirseat belts.

Winter weather crash reportedDeputies of the Logan County Sheriff’s

Office responded to a non-injury crashTuesday during winter weather condi-tions:

• Teresa J. Stultz, 42, of Belle Center,was cited for failure to control related to acrash about 6:50 a.m. Tuesday on U.S.Route 68.

Deputies report she was operating asouthbound car just south of CountyRoad 37 when she drove left of centerand overcorrected, striking the ditchand a culvert. Damage was light to hercar and she was wearing her seat belt.

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EXAMINER PHOTO | MANDY LOEHR

A sign congratulating associates at Honda of America East Liberty Auto Plant hangs in the skyway of the plant, show-casing the various vehicles that have been manufactured in the facility since it opened in December of 1989.


Keith Strickland, Honda of America East Liberty AutoPlant Line 3 division manager explains the processesfor vehicles moving through the paint department ofthe plant during a tour Wednesday for the facility’s30th anniversary.


Honda of America East Liberty Auto Plant associates workon CR-Vs in the final welding area of the plant Wednesday.


CR-Vs progress down the assembly line in the final welding area of the plant, as Honda of America East Liberty AutoPlant associates work on the vehicles.

Behind the scenes at Honda of America East Liberty


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RIVERSIDE SCHOOLS PHOTO

Nutcracker lessons Riverside Schools students assemble a craft related to the story of The Nutcracker during the Riverside Family SchoolPartnership’s recent Literacy Night and Book Fair. The evening began with students and their families partaking of din-ner from a chili cook-off and then students participated in literacy and art activities. Throughout the week, preschoolthrough sixth-graders also participated in various lessons that involved reading The Nutcracker, as well as listening tomusic from the production, completing art activities, scavenger hunts and playing “Name that Tune.”

BCS board action items reported Bellefontaine City Schools Board of Education mem-

bers also handled the following action items at theirMonday evening meeting, in addition to the items dis-cussed in a story in Tuesday’s Examiner:

• accepted a $1,000 donation in memory of NigelStandley and Kristen Siler Vennekotter to be used atBellefontaine Intermediate School for needy studentsat Christmastime;

• extended the following high school supplementalcontracts for the current school year: Jason Calton,head boys tennis; Jere Daniels, Paula Deardurff, KatinaElwood, Keri Fergus, Jeremy Karg, HannahRodenhausen, musical production assistants; and ChrisWesthoff, drama adviser;

• extended the following middle school supplemen-tal contracts for the current school year: Randy Crace,assistant wrestling;

• extended a supplemental contract for school year2020-21 to Jeff Turner, head high school boys soccer;

• accepted the resignations of Jane Linville, cook,effective Nov. 8, and Joanna Reser, middle schoolmedia aide, effective Dec. 4;

• accepted the resignation of April Jameson, highschool educational aide, and extended a long-termsubstitute position to replace Tara Gastineau, effectiveNov. 15;

• extended one-year contracts to Trevor Carnes, sec-ond shift custodian; and Wendy Rutan, media aide andeducational aide;

• approved $200 stipends to Building LeadershipTeam members Sara Core, Angie Haver, Angie Horvathand Molli Jackson;

• approved a $2,000 stipend to Jenny Salyer for serv-ing as the district coordinator of Positive BehaviorIntervention, with the stipend to be paid from Title IVfunds;

• approved a change in assignment for Lisa Wrenfrom educational aide six hours to media aide sevenhours, effective Dec. 16;

• approved a change in time status for elementaryschool cook Candida Solano from 2 1/2 hours to threehours;

• re-appointed Tammy Fowler to the BellefontaineJoint Recreation Board, effective Jan. 1, with a term toexpire Dec. 31, 2022; and

• re-appointed Anne Reames as the board’s repre-sentative for a three-year term on the Ohio Hi-PointCareer Center Board of Education.

BELLEFONTAINE CITY SCHOOLS

BY THE EXAMINER STAFF COLUMBUS — The

Logan County HealthDistrict is one of 18 recipi-ents around the state of agrant program offeredthrough Ohio GovernorMike DeWine’s Office ofChildren’s Initiatives.

The health district willreceive $16,782 for the ini-tiative, which providesorganizations serving low-income families in 22counties with funds to offerparent safety education ontopics such as infant safesleep practices, proper carseat installation, infant andearly childhood develop-ment, and infant and early

childhood nutrition. Upon completion of the

brief education program,eligible families will receiveconcrete safety-relatedsupport items. These itemsmay include cribs, packand plays, car seats, boost-er seats, strollers, babygates, baby monitors,bassinets, high chairs, tod-dler beds, sleep sacks etc.

“All children deserve togrow up in a safe environ-ment,” Governor DeWinesaid. “These grants willhelp ensure that localagencies are able to pro-vide essential supplies tofamilies most in need.”

A total of $400,000 will

be awarded for the EarlyChildhood Safety Initiativepilot project, which will beadministered by the OhioChildren’s Trust Fund inpartnership with the OhioDepartment of Health. Thegrants may be usedthrough June 30, 2020.

“Our prevention part-ners throughout the statefrequently express the needfor funding for safety-relat-ed items such as car seats,strollers and baby gates forlow-income families,” saidOCTF Executive DirectorLindsay Williams.

Other area agencies toreceive grant fundinginclude the Clark County

Combined Health Districtand the Madison CountyPublic Health.

The Ohio Children’sTrust Fund is the state’ssole public funding sourcededicated to preventingabuse and neglect. Housedwithin the OhioDepartment of Job andFamily Services, the OhioChildren’s Trust Fundworks with its partners inevery county to serve allOhio communities.

To learn more about theprograms and servicesfunded by the OhioChildren’s Trust Fund,please visitOCTF.ohio.gov.

Logan County Health District recipient of Early Childhood Safety Grants

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Sports

An exciting area firstcomes to Logan Countywith today’s in-school dualbetween Indian Lake andBenjamin Logan.

The Raiders are travel-ing to Laker Country tocompete during the schoolday in front of the IndianLake student body.

Indian Lake studentswill be brought into thegymnasium along with fac-ulty and staff to watch thetwo storied programs bat-tle on the mat. A spotlightwill be used to add a dra-matic element to theevent.

In-school duals havebeen a growing trend inwrestling over the pastthree or four years. Myself,along with several othersin the wrestling communi-ty, are excited for some-thing like this to takeplace.

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In-schooldual comesto LoganCounty

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Riverside’s girls basket-ball team rallied againsthost Lima Perry onThursday and gutted out a55-52 overtime win inNorthwest CentralConference play.

The win improves thePirates’ record to 4-4 over-all and 3-1 in the NWCC.

“I’m so proud of mygirls for not giving uptonight,” said RHS headcoach Bryce Hodge. “Wedug ourselves a big hole tostart the game. At onepoint we were down by 18.

The girls played hard andfought back and justchipped away the rest ofthe game.

“We were on a three-game losing streak andthey could’ve just quit, butthey’re a resilient groupand just kept fighting back.It wasn’t a perfect night byany means. We have a lotto clean up, but that’s whatpractice is for.”

Perry dominated thefirst quarter with a 19-6run. Riverside was able totake the second period 11-5, but still trailed 24-17 athalftime.

The Pirates continued tochip away at theCommodores’ lead in thethird quarter with a 16-11effort. That left Riversidetrailing Perry 35-33.

Riverside outscoredPerry 14-12 in the fourthquarter, which knotted thescore at 47-47. In overtime,the Pirates outlasted theCommodores 8-5 to takethe win.

Freshman AmberWaters led the charge forRiverside with a double-double, scoring 22 pointswith 16 rebounds. KristinSchlumbohm had nine

points and Olivia Perkadded eight points.

“I’m proud of Amber,she played a phenomenalgame,” said Hodge. “Icouldn’t tell she was afreshman. Her and Oliviaworked well togetherinside and that openedthings up for our guards.Kirstin did a nice jobattacking the basket andshe was more aggressiveoffensively.”

In a two-quarter juniorvarsity game, Lima Perryedged Riverside 18-6.Trinity Notestine andAlaina Heath led the

Pirates with three pointseach.

Riverside travels toneighboring Triad for avarsity only non-leaguecontest.

RIVERSIDE 55, LIMA PERRY 52(OVERTIME)

RIVERSIDE (4-4, 3-1)Knight 2 1-2 5; Schlumbohm 2 5-8 9; Sanford1 3-3 5; Marshall 1 0-0 2; Waters 9 4-6 22;Perk 3 2-2 8; Kauffman 1 0-0 2; Copas 1 0-02. Totals: 20 15-21 55.LIMA PERRYThompson 3 1-2 8; Miller 2 5-7 11; Denson 11-2 3; Floyd 3 2-2 9; Barfield 8 0-2 21. Totals:17 9-15 52.Pirates 6 11 16 14 8 — 55Commadores 19 5 11 12 5— 52Three pointers: Riverside 0; Lima Perry 9(Barfield 5, Miller 2, Thompson, Floyd).Rebounds: Riverside 38 (Waters 16).Assists: Riverside 11. Steals: Riverside 8.Turnovers: Riverside 19. Team fouls:Riverside 11; Lima Perry 18.

Lady Pirates nab OT win over Lima Perry


Triad’s girls basketball teamkept host Southeastern at arm’slength Thursday and held on for a41-38 Ohio Heritage Conferencevictory.

The Cardinals pick up their sec-ond win to improve to 2-4 overalland 2-3 in the league. The Trojans

fall to 1-7, 0-5.Triad jumped on Southeastern

in the first quarter for a 13-8 lead.The Trojans outscored the Cards11-5 in the second quarter to getwithin a point (19-18) at the break.

In the third quarter, Triadextended its lead again with a 14-8run. That put the Cardinals out to a32-27 advantage.

The Cardinals were then able tohang on in the final period to getthe victory.

Frani LeVan led Triad in scoringwith 15 points, Cati LeVan wasclose behind with 14 points andseven steals, while Olivia Butz andAbby Walls each added ninerebounds.

Triad hosts Riverside on

Saturday in a varsity only contest.TRIAD 41, SOUTHEASTERN 38

TRIAD (2-4, 2-3)Butz 2 0-0 4; Perry 1 1-3 3; C. LeVan 5 1-3 14; F. LeVan 52-9 15; Walls 2 0-0 5. Totals: 15 4-15 41.SOUTHEASTERN (1-7, 0-5)Skeens 2 0-0 5; Vollrath 2 0-0 5; Isaac 3 1-2 9; Manahan 01-3 1; Clive 4 0-0 8; Severt 0 1-2 1; Bretemes 2 0-0 5; Vical0 2-4 2; Moore 1 0-0 2. Totals: 14 5-11 38.Cardinals 13 5 14 9 — 41Trojans 8 11 8 11 —38Three pointers: Triad 7 (C. Levan 3, F. LeVan 3, Walls);Southeastern 5 (Isaac 2, Skeens, Vollrath, Bretemes).Team fouls: Triad 13; Southeastern 16.

Triad holds off Southeastern for 41-38 win


Ridgemont’s girls basketball teamtripped up Hardin Northern 56-48 ina Northwest Central Conference girlsbasketball game.

Jen Jordan poured in 26 points topower the Gophers in the win. CallieComer contributed 14 points andAmanda Howland chipped in sevenpoints.

Ridgemont led 10-8 after one

quarter and 24-20 at halftime. TheGophers pushed their lead to sevenpoints (39-32) after three quarters.

The Gophers next play Friday, Dec.27, at home against Northmor.RIDGEMONT 56, HARDIN NORTHERN 48

RIDGEMONT Nelson 1 0-1 2; Martino 2 0-0 5; Howland 3 1-2 7; Cromer 6 1-3 14; Shoffner 0 2-4 2; Jordan 8 4-4 26. Totals: 20 8-14 56.Polar Bears 8 12 12 16 — 48Gophers 10 14 15 17 — 56Three pointers: Ridgemont 8 (Jordan 6, Martino, Cromer).Rebounds: Ridgemont 38 (Shoffner 11). Assists: Ridgemont15. Steals: Ridgemont 6 (Cromer 3). Turnovers: Ridgemont18. Team fouls: Ridgemont 14.

Gophers slip past Polar Bears

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West Liberty-Salem’s boysbowling team couldn’t keepup with host Southeastern asthe Trojans picked up a2,053-1,991 victory.

Andrew McCall led the

Tigers with a game of 164,Logan Tompkins rolled agame of 156, Bobby Rollinshad a game of 152 and EliUllery had a game of 139.

WL-Salem bowls againon Friday, Jan. 3, atNortheastern.

WL-Salem boys fall toSoutheastern in OHC bowling match


SportsCLEVELAND (AP) —

When the Ravens andBrowns played 12 weeksago, Lamar Jackson wasshowing only hints ofsuperstardom and theBrowns looked like a legiti-mate team.

Things have changeddramatically since then forBaltimore and Cleveland.

After losing 40-25 loss tothe Browns on Sept. 29, theRavens (12-2) have rippedoff 10 consecutive wins,Jackson has emerged asone of this season’s topMVP contenders, Baltimorehas clinched a division titleand can wrap up the No. 1spot in the AFC playoffswith a win on Sunday overthe Browns (6-8).

Cleveland, meanwhile,is, well, still Cleveland.

The Browns are clingingto infinitesimal odds of end-ing their postseasondrought dating to 2002, thefan base is in its annual win-ter uproar, and first-year

coach Freddie Kitchens isfighting for survival.

It all looked so differentback in the fall when theBrowns scored 30 points inthe second half and rockedthe Ravens, who seem tohave supplanted NewEngland as the league’sbest team.

“That was our last lossand it wasn’t good,“ saidRavens running back MarkIngram, who needs 37 yardsto reach 1,000. “We’re notthat team anymore. We’re abetter team. We kind of grewa lot from that moment. Wewere 2-2 and pretty muchsaid our season could go oneof two ways. We can changeit and have success, or wecan fold and fail.

“We came together,went back to the drawingboard and we kept grindingone day at a time and herewe are, 10 wins later. Wefeel like we’re a differentteam. We know they have alot of talent on their side.

.... We’re just trying to keepit going.”

For the Browns,Sunday’s matchup couldeither save Kitchens orsend him packing.

Cleveland’s playoff hopeswere all but erased last weekwith a loss at Arizona; theBrowns need to win their lasttwo and need a ton of out-side help to make it.Kitchens’ shaky future took amajor blow when itappeared some of his playersweren’t giving it their allagainst the Cardinals.

Kitchens didn’t questionhis players’ effort, but run-ning back Kareem Huntinferred this week that someof his teammates quit.

Browns quarterbackBaker Mayfield didn’t dou-ble down on Hunt’s strongwords, but he felt they werewarranted.

“Kareem has been in aplace in Kansas City thatknows how to win so hislevel and his standard of

accountability for every-body to do their job is veryhigh,” said Mayfield, whoseplay has been sporadic.“That is the type of guy youwant to bring in here. I donot think it was anythingpersonal to anybody, butKareem, bringing him inwas huge part for us raisingthe standards. We want that.We want guys to be able tohave accountability.”

JACKSON’S RISE Jackson was the fifth

quarterback drafted in2018. He’s now the prizepick in a group that includ-ed Mayfield, Sam Darnold,Josh Rosen and Josh Allen,all of who were consideredbetter prospects.

“People pinned him as anon-throwing QB so it wasmore of ‘does he fit in oursystem?’ type of ideas,”Mayfield said when askedwhy Jackson wasn’t consid-ered elite. “That is whythey are having success isthey are building around

him and calling plays forhim. They are doing a real-ly good job of that.”

BECKHAM BACKThe drama surrounding

the Browns all seasoneased a little this weekwhen star wide receiverOdell Beckham Jr. said hewants to stay.

There had been ram-pant speculation Beckhamwanted out of Cleveland,and the three-time ProBowler had done little toquiet the constant noisebefore saying he’s not look-ing to bolt after a disap-pointing season.

“I’ll be here,” he said.“We’ll figure this thing out.It’s just too special toleave.”

MAIN MANRavens tight end Mark

Andrews is having arecord-breaking season.

He’s already set a sin-gle-season mark for touch-down catches by a tightend (8) and needs only 97

yards to pass Todd Heap’srecord for yards receivingin a season.

“He finds a way to getopen,“ Jackson said.

Andrews has Clevelandconnections. He was draftedin the third round last sea-son out of Oklahoma, wherehe played with Mayfield andwas in the quarterback’swedding party.

Despite missing most ofthe Buffalo game twoweeks ago with a kneeinjury, Andrews leads theRavens in catches (58),yards receiving (759) andtouchdown receptions.

BAD BLOOD?Tempers flared the last

time the teams played asBeckham fought Ravenscornerback MarlonHumphrey, who took apunch from the receiverbefore flinging him to theground and jamming hisfists into Beckham’s throat.Each was fined $14,037 bythe league.

Ravens, Browns in very different places since first meeting

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Wresting does not havethe same fan fare as a bas-ketball game. Exposure tothe student body is alsosomething lacking in oursport. The in-school dualhelps improve both ofthose.

For the wrestlers, beingable to compete in front ofyour peers is huge.Understandably, yourfriends aren’t likely to sit atan all-day tournament towatch you wrestle. Havingan event like the in-schooldual gives them thatopportunity. It may alsogarner some interest fromkids who are on the fence

about joining the sport.When I was the head

coach at Bellefontaine, weattempted to do this butwere unable to deliver.With very few negatives,the real issue was gettingthrough the red tape.Travel, safety and adminis-trators from both schoolswilling to commit are allpotential road blocks.

Part of the reason an in-school dual has not hap-pened sooner in this areawas because of the LoganCountry tri-meet, whichhad been a popular ongo-ing event betweenBellefontaine, Ben Loganand Indian Lake.

I did not want to breakup the Logan County tri-

meet and wanted to goafter other neighboringschools. The idea of an in-school dual amongst thethree Logan County teamswas never pursued by anyof the other area coachesand so the idea stalled.

After the LoganCountry tri-meet dis-solved two years ago, theRaiders and Lakers met ina dual meet in February,but that was the onlyhead-to-head rivalrymeeting of the season inLogan County. That bringsus to today. See Saturday’sExaminer for completecoverage of today’s in-school dual.

Here is a look at othertournaments this weekend:

Ben Logan at XeniaInvitational

Ben Logan is right backon the mat Saturday afterits in-school dual withIndian Lake on Friday. TheRaiders compete at theXenia Invitational at 9 a.m.

The field is up to 16teams and this tournamenthas improved every seasonfrom what it started out asless than a decade ago.

Northmont andNorwayne will have themost complete squads tobattle for the team trophy.After that, the rest of thefield gets tight.Reynoldsburg, Greenon,Goshen, New Richmondand Ben Logan are all in

the same range.Ben Logan returning

state qualifier SteeleBoysel is the favorite at170 pounds. The Raiders’other returning state qual-ifier, Joel Abbott, will facea crowded 152-poundfield. Standout CadmanRoose has moved up toheavyweight and will alsosee a lot of qualify compe-tition at Xenia this week-end.

Bellefontaine at Findlay Invitational

Bellefontaine returns tothe Findlay Invitational forits final tournament for2019. The field is up to 17teams, but a young

Chieftain squad still gain-ing experience and dealingwith injuries will get tested.

There will be a tightteam race at Findlay. Thehost Trojans will be in thethick of that, but Norwalkis my favorite to win theteam title. Bay, Ontarioand Lorain will also be inthe mix to finish in the topportion of the teamscores.

The match of the daywill likely be the 220-pound final. BowlingGreen’s returning staterunner-up and top-rankedMax Fausnaugh shouldface second-rankedNorwalk’s Alec Maloney,who was third at state lastseason.

Mat


SportsBY NICOLE KRAFT ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLUMBUS — TheBlue Jackets have pulledtheir goaltender in theclosing minutes severaltimes this season, only tosee it backfire. But thistime, it worked.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scoredin overtime, Zach Werenskihad a goal and an assist, andColumbus rallied to beat theLos Angeles Kings 3-2 onThursday night.

With an extra skater onthe ice, Boone Jennerscored with 1:43 remainingto force overtime for theBlue Jackets, who won aftertrailing in the first periodfor the second time this sea-son. Dubois got the game-winner 1:11 into overtimewhen he took a tape-to-tape pass from GustavNyquist on a 2-on-2 rush.

"A lot of games like thatthis year we still play wellenough to get points butdon't necessarily get it,"Dubois said. "To get thatbig goal ... really felt good."

Adrian Kempe and JeffCarter scored for the Kings,who lost in overtime for thesecond time in four games.Los Angeles was beatenafter leading for two periodsfor the first time this season.

Joonas Korpisalostopped 23 shots to earnhis 15th win of the season.Jack Campbell made 25saves for the Kings.

Kempe put Los Angelesin front just 42 secondsinto the game, standingfirm in front of the net andsending the rebound ofBen Hutton's shot pastKorpisalo for his sixth goalof the year and second inhis last two games.

"It's disappointing wewere so close and weweren't able to hold on,"Kings coach ToddMcLellan said. "Sometimesit goes your way.Sometimes it doesn't. Wewere on the receiving endof the third. We kind of satback and could have beenaggressive. ... We tried tocheck our way to a win.Sometimes that works,sometimes it doesn't.Tonight is evidence youhave to keep your foot onthe gas pedal."

The Jackets tied it earlyin the first on a power play.Zack Werenski one-timedNyquist's pass from abovethe right circle pastCampbell at 2:55. The goalwas the seventh of the sea-son and third with a manadvantage for the defense-man, playing in his second

game since missing sevenwith a shoulder injury.

Carter got the Kings onthe board at 11:16 of thesecond period when hecollected a rebound andscored on a turn-around

shot in front of the net.Korpisalo was on the

bench when Jenner tied it,deflecting Werenski's shotfrom the blue line into thenet.

"They are a hard team

to play against," Columbuscoach John Tortorella said."I don't think we generateda whole bunch. We stayedwith it and tried to get itthrough the neutral zone.They played a tough man-

on-man defense. We took itto the end with a goaliepull and the score. We havehad a lot of those go thewrong way and an emptynet in ours. We found away tonight."

Blue Jackets rally to beat Kings 3-2 on Dubois’ OT goal

MILWAUKEE (AP) —Giannis Antetokounmpolooked over at LeBronJames and Anthony Davisand thought about his past.

“I wasn’t supposed to behere,” the 6-foot-11 GreekFreak said.

Hardly looked that wayThursday night.

Antetokounmpo had 34points and 11 rebounds,

and the Milwaukee Bucksbeat James, Davis and theLos Angeles Lakers 111-104in a showdown of theNBA’s top teams.

The reigning MVP hadseven assists and a career-best five 3-pointers asMilwaukee improved to 25-4 after ending an 18-gamewinning streak againstDallas on Monday night.

“I wasn’t the No. 1 pick,AD was, LeBron was,“Antetokounmpo said. “Iwasn’t supposed to be here.I wasn’t supposed to go upagainst these two beasts. SoI’m just happy that I’m hereand happy that I’m goingthrough the process and Ialways want to be better, dobetter for my team andthat’s what gives me joy.”

James had 21 points, 12rebounds and 11 assists forhis seventh triple-double ofthe season, and Davis had36 points and 10 rebounds.

“You tip your hat off tohim and we move for-ward,“ Davis said ofAntetokounmpo.

The Lakers droppedtheir second straight gameand fell to 24-5 largely

because their bench wasoutscored 34-4 by theBucks’ reserves. George Hillhad 21 points off the benchfor Milwaukee.

The last time two teamsthat were 20 games over.500 played each otherbefore Jan. 1 was 1980. TheBoston Celtics (28-8) playedthe Suns (32-8) in Phoenix.Boston won 116-97.

“No matter what teamwe play,” Hill said, “wecome in with the samementality to get better thatnight on both ends of thefloor, and it just happenedto be the Lakers tonight.”

Milwaukee led by six afterthe first quarter then openedthe second with a 20-7 run.Davis and James combined toshoot 6 for 20 in the first half.

Antetokounmpo, Bucks beat Davis-led Lakers 111-104

AP PHOTO | JAY LAPRETE

Los Angeles Kings’ Sean Walker, right, hooks Columbus Blue Jackets’ Cam Atkinson during the second period of theirgame Thursday in Columbus. Walker was penalized on the play.


SportsCINCINNATI (AP) — The

Reds added to their alreadydeep starting pitchingWednesday by finalizing a $15million, two-year contractwith Wade Miley that adds aleft-hander to their rotation.

The 33-year-old will get $6million in 2020 and $8 million

the following year. Cincinnatihas a $10 million club optionfor 2022 with a $1 million,and Miley can earn $500,000annually in performancebonuses based on innings:$50,000 each for 140, 150, 160and 170, and $100,000 apiecefor 180, 190 and 200.

He joins a rotation thatincludes All-Stars LuisCastillo and Sonny Gray,along with Trevor Bauerand Anthony DeSclafani.Bauer came from Clevelandlast July as part of the dealfor outfielder Yasiel Puigand head into the final year

of his contract.“We felt it was important

to add more innings anddepth to the pitching staff,and as a left-hander he willbe a great complement toour existing group,” presi-dent of baseball operationsDick Williams said.

It’s the Reds’ secondnotable offseason deal.Former Brewers second base-man Mike Moustakas got a$64 million, four-year deal tofill the Reds’ hole at secondbase and upgrade an offensethat was near the bottom ofthe NL in runs last season.

Miley went 14-6 with a3.98 ERA in 33 starts for theAmerican League championHouston Astros last season.He made only one appear-ance in the playoffs, givingup three runs in 22⁄3 inningsin a Division Series loss toTampa Bay.

Miley and Reds finish off $15 million, 2-year contract

BOYS BASKETBALLWL-Salem splits with SCC

West Liberty-Salem’sseventh-grade boys basket-ball team defeatedSpringfield Catholic Central55-32 on Thursday in OhioHeritage Conference action.

Taran Logwood led theTigers with 13 points,Isaiah Reames and JaydenTemple both had 10 pointsand Jack Bahan addedseven points.

Catholic Central beatWL-Salem in the eighth-grade game 45-31. Eli Allenand Owen Deere paced theTigers with 12 pointsapiece and Riggs Lappchipped in six points.

Ben Logan falls toNorthridge

Benjamin Logan’s sev-enth-grade boys basketball

team was edged byNorthridge 45-43 onThursday in a CentralBuckeye Conference battle.

Brayson Dafler sparkedthe Raiders with 22 pointsand Colin Powell addedeight points.

The eighth-gradeRaiders lost 61-32. EthanMartin scored 22 points tolead the Raiders and KeatonHorney added four points.

Triad seventh-graders get win

Triad’s seventh-gradeboys basketball teamimproved to 5-1 by defeat-ing Greeneview 39-26 onThursday in Ohio HeritageConference play.

Caleb Thomas led theCardinals with 27 points.

Greeneview beat Triad’seighth-grade squad 32-28.

Cam Thomas sparked theCardinals with 11 points.

Bellefontaine eighth-graders get win

Bellefontaine’s eighth-grade boys basketball teambeat Springfield Shawnee34-23 on Thursday.

Riley Neer led the Chiefswith 11 points. KailynOrgan had eight points andC.J. Wilson chipped inseven points.

GIRLS BASKETBALLBellefontaine

bounces BravesBellefontaine’s middle

school girls basketballteams picked up wins overSpringfield Shawnee onThursday.

The seventh-gradeChiefs won 31-25 toimprove to 8-0 on the sea-son. Tiffany Boop led the

Chiefs with 12 points,Quinlan Casey had sixpoints and Kylie Adamschipped in five points.

In the eighth-grade game,Bellefontaine rolled to a 41-10 win. Ellie Mitchell lead theChiefs with 11 points andthree steals. Lexi Robinsonadded seven points, fourrebounds and three steals,Carisse Comstock had sixpoints and ParkerPenhorwood added fourpoints, three assists and foursteals. Alexza Clifton led theteam with six rebounds.Taylor McCafferty andRianna Fullerton added fourpoints each.

WL-Salem eighth gradersdrop SCC

West Liberty-Salem’seighth-grade girls basket-ball team defeated

Springfield CatholicCentral on Thursday toimprove to 6-1.

Bailey Poppe led thecharge for the Tigers with12 points and SophiaHardwick had four points.

There was no seventh-grade game.

Lakers fall to PioneersIndian Lake’s junior

high girls basketball teamslost to Jonathan Alder onThursday in a pair ofCentral BuckeyeConference games.

The Pioneers beat theLakers in the eighth-gradegame 27-24 in overtime.Haylee Edwards led IndianLake with 16 points, whileSavannah Hill and KaitlynShaner each had four points.

Jonathan Alder won theseventh-grade game over

Indian Lake 32-5.Raiders sweepNorthridge

Benjamin Logan’s jun-ior high girls basketballteams beat Northridge onThursday.

The seventh-gradeRaiders won 34-18. MiaStahler had 11 points andfour steals to lead Ben Logan.Lahna Cook had eight points,Delaney Miracle scored sixpoints and Lexi Archer addedfour points.

Ben Logan’s eighth-grade team won 30-19.Kyndal Cronkleton led theRaiders with 12 points, 12rebounds and five steals.Mya Burrey had sevenpoints, Georgia Batesscored six points and IzzyHenderson added fivepoints.

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20BOYS BASKETBALLLondon at Bellefontaine, 7:30 p.m.Northwestern at Ben Logan, 7:30 p.m.North Union at Indian Lake, 7:30 p.m.Lima Perry at Riverside, 7:30 p.m.Ridgemont at Hardin Northern, 7:30 p.m.WL-Salem at Triad, 7:30 p.m.

BOWLINGBellefontaine at North Union, 4 p.m.Indian Lake at Kenton Ridge, 4 p.m.Greeneview at Riverside, T-P Lanes, 5 p.m.

WRESTLINGBen Logan at Indian Lake, In School Dual, 11 a.m.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21BOYS BASKETBALLRiverside at Botkins, 7:30 p.m.

Ridgemont at Allen East, 7:30 p.m.Fairlawn at WL-Salem, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALLBellefontaine at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.Ben Logan at Upper Scioto Valley, noon (varsityonly)Riverside at Triad, 1 p.m.

WRESTLINGBellefontaine at Findlay Invitational, 10 a.m.Ben Logan at Xenia Invitational, 9 a.m.WL-Salem at Versailles Duals, 9 a.m.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22SWIMMINGBellefontaine, Ben Logan, Indian Lake at Sidney,5:45 p.m.

MONDAY, DECEMBER 23BOYS BASKETBALLUpper Scioto Valley vs. Indian Lake at HoosiersGym, 6 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALLUpper Scioto Valley vs. Indian Lake at HoosiersGym, 4 p.m.

BOWLINGLondon at Ben Logan, T-P Lanes, 3:30 p.m.Riverside at Greeneview, noon

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27BOYS BASKETBALLBellefontaine at Sidney, 7:30 p.m.Triad at Ben Logan, 7:30 p.m.Riverside at New Bremen, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALLNorthmor at Ridgemont 7:30 p.m.

BOWLINGBellefontaine, Ben Logan, Indian Lake, Riversideat Holiday Baker Classic, T-P Lanes, 10 a.m.

WRESTLINGBen Logan at GMVWA Holiday Tournament, 11 a.m.Indian Lake at Defiance Invitational, 9:30 a.m.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28BOYS BASKETBALLRiverside at Fairlawn, 7:30 p.m.

GIRLS BASKETBALLSt. Marys Memorial at Bellefontaine, noonBen Logan at Riverside, 1:30 p.m.Indian Lake at Wapakoneta, 7:30 p.m.

BOWLINGRiverside at Urbana Southwest Baker Shootout,10 a.m.

SWIMMINGBen Logan, Indian Lake at Bellefontaine ChieftainInvitational, 10 a.m.

WRESTLINGBen Logan at GMVWA Holiday Tournament, 11a.m.Indian Lake at Defiance Invitational, 9:30 a.m.Triad Invitational, 9 a.m.

PREP SCHEDULESHALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS

FOR BEN LOGANThe Benjamin Logan Athletic Department is

accepting nominations for the 2019 Athletic Hallof Fame. Nominations must be made in writingwith information supporting the candidate orteam and why they are worthy of being votedinto the Benjamin Logan Athletic Hall of Fame.Nominations must be sent to the High Schoolc/o Activities Director, Scott Reule. Nominationscan be dropped off, mailed, or e-mailed [email protected]. Nomination formscan be found on the high school website underathletics and click on Hall of Fame to locate anomination form. For more information, visit theBenjamin Logan High School Athletic websiteat www.benjaminlogan.org or call the highschool office at 937-592-1666.

COACHING OPENINGSAT BELLEFONTAINE

Bellefontaine High School is in need of a girlstennis coach. Applicants should enjoy the gameof tennis, as well as have a desire to help stu-dent-athletes learn life lessons through sport.

The contract pays $2,300-$3,500 (dependingon prior experience) and the tennis season runsfrom Aug. 1 through the first week of October. Ifinterested, contact Matt Comstock at [email protected] or (937) 593-0545.

CLINICS/CAMPSLOGAN CO. HOLIDAY BASEBALL CAMPThe 2019 Logan County Holiday Baseball

Camp is set for Dec. 27-28 at the BellefontaineHigh School gym. The camp is open to playersages 7-15 from the surrounding area. Thecamp staff includes BHS coaches, area highschool coaches and professional players.Possible speakers include Daulton Mosbargerof Urbana University, Rob Cassell of TecumsehHS, Tom Held of Defiance HS, Tim Saundersof Dublin Coffman HS, Craig Stammen of theSan Diego Padres and Adam Eaton of theWashington Nationals. The cost is $45 percamper or $60 for a family package. Eachcamper will receive a T-shirt. Door prizes willalso be given out. To register, contact MarkBrunswick at [email protected] or byphone at (937) 935-0007.

NOTES

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EXAMINER PHOTOS BY MATT HAMMOND & AARON LaBATT

Bellefontaine’s Brett Belser puts up a shot as a Versailles player attempts to block it.

Bellefontaine’s Ryan Stuhlemmer works for a cradle against a Celina wrestler during theJimmy Mac Duals Saturday at BHS.

Indian Lake’s Kristen Young gets past Benjamin Logan’s Kerry Copenhaver for a shotduring their game Wednesday at ILHS.


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BOYS PREP SCORESThursday’s Results

AREA GAMESTippecanoe 65, Greenville 36

AROUND OHIOHopewell-Loudon 76, Lakeside Danbury 47Batavia 58, Felicity-Franklin 54Bellevue 44, Vermilion 42Bellville Clear Fork 64, Galion 59Cols. Hamilton Twp. 54, Liberty Union 52Cols. KIPP 61, Liberty Christian Academy 48Continental 51, Holgate 39Norwalk St. Paul 65, C. Western Reserve 59Old Fort 68, Fremont St. Joseph 44Ontario 60, Caledonia River Valley 33Licking Hts. 73, Hebron Lakewood 62Proctorville Fairland 49, Huntington, W.Va. 37Sandusky St. Mary 51, New Riegel 46Shelby 53, Marion Harding 43Tiffin Calvert 63, Gibsonburg 37Tiffin Columbian 54, Sandusky Perkins 31Tol. Ottawa Hills 60, Pioneer N. Central 47Williamsburg 62, Cin. Riverview East 52

MEN’S AP TOP 25Record Pts Prv

1. Kansas (47) 9-1 1607 22. Gonzaga (15) 11-1 1552 63. Louisville (1) 10-1 1412 14. Duke (2) 9-1 1387 75. Ohio St. 9-1 1334 36. Kentucky 8-1 1231 87. Maryland 10-1 1207 48. Oregon 8-2 1172 109. Virginia 8-1 1121 9

10. Baylor 8-1 1062 1111. Memphis 9-1 960 1312. Auburn 9-0 939 1213. Dayton 8-1 879 1414. Michigan 8-3 723 515. Michigan St. 7-3 656 1616. Arizona 10-2 631 1517. Butler 10-1 553 1818. Villanova 8-2 496 2019. Florida St. 8-2 449 2120. San Diego St. 10-0 431 2521. Tennessee 7-2 367 1922. Washington 7-2 213 —23. Penn St. 9-2 182 —24. Texas Tech 6-3 115 —25. West Virginia 9-1 76 —Others receiving votes: North Carolina 41,Xavier 40, Iowa 39, Wichita St. 31, Purdue 30,Liberty 25, Marquette 23, Indiana 23, VCU 21,Utah St. 14, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 13, N. Iowa 12,Colorado 12, Texas 10, Florida 7, DePaul 6,Georgetown 3, Richmond 3, Virginia Tech 3,LSU 3, Stanford 3, Seton Hall 3, Oklahoma St.2, Duquesne 1, BYU 1, Arkansas 1.

MEN’S MAJOR COLLEGE SCORES

Thursday, Dec. 19 EAST Hofstra 87, Princeton 72Lafayette 96, Widener 56Saint Joseph’s 84, William & Mary 69Seton Hall 52, Maryland 48 SOUTH Appalachian St. 81, South Alabama 71Duke 86, Wofford 57FAU 84, Tampa 35FIU 99, Florida Memorial 74Gardner-Webb 94, Bob Jones 70Georgia Southern 67, Texas State 64Marshall 90, E. Kentucky 72Troy 77, Coastal Carolina 59UALR 73, Louisiana-Monroe 72

MIDWEST Northeastern 74, Detroit 61W. Illinois 91, Holy Family College 64 SOUTHWEST Houston 77, UTEP 57Rice 103, St. Thomas (TX) 70

MEN’S TOP 25 SCHEDULESFriday’s Game

No. 23 Penn State vs. CCSU, 6 p.m.Saturday’s Games

No. 1 Kansas vs. No. 18 Villanova at WellsFargo Center, NoonNo. 2 Gonzaga vs. Eastern Washington, 5 p.m.No. 5 Ohio State vs. No. 6 Kentucky at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, 5:15 p.m.No. 8 Oregon vs. Texas Southern, 10:30 p.m.No. 11 Memphis vs. Jackson State, 1 p.m.No. 12 Auburn vs. Lehigh, 6 p.m.No. 13 Dayton vs. Colorado at the UnitedCenter, 6:30 p.m.No. 14 Michigan vs. Presbyterian, NoonNo. 15 Michigan State vs. Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m.No. 16 Arizona vs. St. John’s at the ChaseCenter, San Francisco, 10 p.m.No. 17 Butler vs. Purdue at Bankers LifeFieldhouse, 2:30 p.m.No. 19 Florida State vs. South Florida at BB&TCenter, Sunrise, Fla., NoonNo. 20 San Diego State vs. Utah at theStaples Center, 6:30 p.m.No. 21 Tennessee vs. Jacksonville State, 1 p.m.No. 24 Texas Tech vs. UTRio Grande Valley, 2 p.m.No. 25 West Virginia at Youngstown State, 1 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesNo. 9 Virginia vs. South Carolina, 3 p.m.No. 22 Washington vs. Ball State at the StanSheriff Center, Honolulu, 9:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S AP TOP 25Record Pts Prv

1. Stanford (27) 9-0 747 12. UConn (1) 8-0 685 23. Oregon (1) 8-1 679 34. Oregon St. (1) 9-0 653 45. South Carolina 10-1 633 56. Louisville 10-1 599 77. Baylor 8-1 598 68. Florida St. 10-0 549 89. NC State 10-0 497 9

10. UCLA 9-0 459 1011. Texas A&M 9-1 447 1112. Indiana 10-1 422 1213. Maryland 8-2 398 1314. Kentucky 10-1 361 1415. Mississippi St. 8-2 333 1516. DePaul 9-1 314 1617. Gonzaga 9-1 256 1718. Arizona 10-0 242 1819. Michigan St. 7-2 153 1920. Missouri St. 9-1 151 2021. Arkansas 10-1 123 2122. West Virginia 7-1 115 2223. Tennessee 8-1 100 2324. Michigan 9-1 77 2425. South Dakota 12-1 45 —Others receiving votes: Miami 42, Florida GulfCoast 37, Minnesota 20, Rutgers 7, Colorado4, Arizona St. 1, TCU 1, Ohio St. 1, Kansas 1.

WOMEN’S MAJOR COLLEGE SCORES

Thursday’s ResultsEAST Albright 82, Kings (Pa.) 65 Austin Peay 80, Binghamton 63 Ball St. 52, Providence 51 Carnegie-Mellon 77, Waynesburg 56

George Mason 67, Navy 58 Williams 68, Ursinus 67 Yale 87, Sacred Heart 40SOUTH Benedict 86, Limestone 85 Berry 47, Juniata 45 Bethune-Cookman 61, Appalachian St. 44 Catawba 78, UNC Wilmington 75 Clayton St. 81, UNC Pembroke 67 Coastal Carolina 76, Elon 65 FIU 56, Grambling St. 55 Georgia College 56, Flagler 46 Hampton 68, Mount St. Mary’s 60 LSU 74, Florida Gulf Coast 63 Louisville 71, UT Martin 63 Mississippi St. 86, South Florida 61 Morehead St. 107, Asbury 55 NC State 74, Chattanooga 38 Old Dominion 73, Richmond 51 SC-Upstate 71, Bob Jones 49 South Carolina 89, Duke 46 Stetson 68, Canisius 52 UCLA 59, Georgia 50 SOUTHWEST Houston 75, Southern Miss. 60 Marist 73, Texas-Arlington 57 SMU 60, UTEP 56FAR WEST Grand Canyon 58, UC Santa Barbara 57 Loyola Marymount 73, New Mexico 72 Oregon St. 65, BYU 34 Pacific 71, St. Francis Brooklyn 62 Pepperdine 70, UC Davis 67 Portland 82, Willamette 42 S. Utah 79, UC Riverside 68 San Diego St. 80, Cal Baptist 68 San Jose St. 67, N. Arizona 64 Utah St. 69, Idaho St. 61

WOMEN’S TOP 25SCHEDULES

Thursday’s GamesNo. 5 South Carolina vs. Duke, 7 p.m.No. 6 Louisville at UT Martin, 7 p.m.No. 9 N.C. State vs. Chattanooga, 6:30 p.m.No. 10 UCLA at Georgia, 11 a.m.No. 15 Mississippi State vs. South Florida atCox Pavilion, Las Vegas, 7 p.m.

Friday’s GamesNo. 11 Texas A&M vs. Georgia Tech at MarioMorales Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 5 p.m.No. 16 DePaul at Loyola of Chicago, 8 p.m.No. 17 Gonzaga vs. No. 20 Missouri State, 9 p.m.No. 19 Michigan State vs. Syracuse at theHarold & Ted Alfond Sports Center, WinterPark, Fla., 1:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesNo. 3 Oregon vs. Kansas State, 3 p.m.No. 11 Texas A&M vs. Montana State at MarioMorales Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1:30 p.m.No. 14 Kentucky at California, 7 p.m.No. 18 Arizona vs. UC Santa Barbara, 3 p.m.No. 19 Michigan State vs. No. 22 WestVirginia at the Harold & Ted Alfond SportsCenter, Winter Park, Fla., 1:30 p.m.No. 21 Arkansas vs. Little Rock at VerizonArena, North Little Rock, Ark., 2 p.m.No. 23 Tennessee at Portland State, 5 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesNo. 1 Stanford at Texas, 1 p.m.No. 2 UConn vs. Oklahoma at Mohegan SunArena, Uncasville, Conn., 4 p.m.No. 5 South Carolina vs. No. 25 S. Dakota, NoonNo. 8 Florida State vs. No. 24 Michigan atMohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn., 1:30 p.m.No. 10 UCLA at No. 12 Indiana, NoonNo. 22 West Virginia vs. Syracuse at theHarold & Ted Alfond Sports Center, WinterPark, Fla., 1:30 p.m.

NBA GLANCEEASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic DivisionW L Pct GB

Philadelphia 20 9 .690 —Boston 18 7 .720 —Toronto 19 8 .704 —Brooklyn 15 12 .556 4New York 7 21 .250 121⁄2

Southeast DivisionW L Pct GB

Miami 20 8 .714 —Orlando 12 16 .429 8Charlotte 13 18 .419 81⁄2Washington 8 18 .308 11Atlanta 6 23 .207 141⁄2

Central DivisionW L Pct GB

Milwaukee 25 4 .862 —Indiana 19 9 .679 51⁄2Detroit 11 17 .393 131⁄2Chicago 11 19 .367 141⁄2Cleveland 7 21 .250 171⁄2

WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division

W L Pct GBDallas 18 9 .667 —Houston 18 9 .667 —San Antonio 10 16 .385 71⁄2Memphis 10 18 .357 81⁄2New Orleans 7 22 .241 12

Northwest DivisionW L Pct GB

Denver 18 8 .692 —Utah 17 11 .607 2Oklahoma City 13 14 .481 51⁄2Portland 12 16 .429 7Minnesota 10 16 .385 8

Pacific DivisionW L Pct GB

L.A. Lakers 24 5 .828 —L.A. Clippers 21 8 .724 3Sacramento 12 15 .444 11Phoenix 11 16 .407 12Golden State 5 24 .172 19

RESULTS, SCHEDULESThursday’s Games

Utah 111, Atlanta 106Milwaukee 111, L.A. Lakers 104San Antonio 118, Brooklyn 105Houston 122, L.A. Clippers 117

Friday’s GamesMemphis at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m.Detroit at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Washington at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.Dallas at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.New York at Miami, 8 p.m.Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.Minnesota at Denver, 9 p.m.Orlando at Portland, 10 p.m.New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s GamesUtah at Charlotte, 5 p.m.Atlanta at Brooklyn, 6 p.m.Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.Milwaukee at New York, 7:30 p.m.Sacramento at Memphis, 8 p.m.L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.Houston at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s GamesDallas at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.Charlotte at Boston, 6 p.m.Indiana at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

SPORTS SCOREBOARD

BASKETBALL FOOTBALLNFL GLANCE

AMERICAN CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PAx-New England 11 3 0 .786 372 181x-Buffalo 10 4 0 .714 274 212N.Y. Jets 5 9 0 .357 247 343Miami 3 11 0 .214 241 435

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

Houston 9 5 0 .643 341 330Tennessee 8 6 0 .571 339 279Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 303 329Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 250 353

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

y-Baltimore 12 2 0 .857 472 257Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 259 242Cleveland 6 8 0 .429 297 329Cincinnati 1 13 0 .071 211 359

WestW L T Pct PF PA

y-Kansas City 10 4 0 .714 394 284Oakland 6 8 0 .429 274 386Denver 5 9 0 .357 239 284L.A. Chargers 5 9 0 .357 299 290

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEast

W L T Pct PF PADallas 7 7 0 .500 378 288Philadelphia 7 7 0 .500 334 328N.Y. Giants 3 11 0 .214 283 382Washington 3 11 0 .214 215 347

SouthW L T Pct PF PA

y-New Orleans 11 3 0 .786 378 303Tampa Bay 7 7 0 .500 416 398Atlanta 5 9 0 .357 329 365Carolina 5 9 0 .357 324 390

NorthW L T Pct PF PA

x-Green Bay 11 3 0 .786 330 283Minnesota 10 4 0 .714 378 259Chicago 7 7 0 .500 256 253Detroit 3 10 1 .250 304 373

WestW L T Pct PF PA

x-San Francisco 11 3 0 .786 419 258x-Seattle 11 3 0 .786 371 345L.A. Rams 8 6 0 .571 332 306Arizona 4 9 1 .321 310 398x-clinched playoff spoty-clinched division

SCHEDULESSaturday, Dec. 21

Houston at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.Buffalo at New England, 4:30 p.m.L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 22N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m.Cincinnati at Miami, 1 p.m.New Orleans at Tennessee, 1 p.m.Pittsburgh at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.Carolina at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.Jacksonville at Atlanta, 1 p.m.Oakland at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m.Detroit at Denver, 4:05 p.m.Arizona at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m.Kansas City at Chicago, 8:20 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 23Green Bay at Minnesota, 8:15 p.m.

NATIONAL SIGNING DAYOhio State

Lejond Cavazos, s, 6-1, 196, Bradenton, Fla.Mookie Cooper, wr, 5-8.5, 193, Saint Louis, Mo.Jacolbe Cowan, dt, 6-5, 262, Charlotte, N.C.Julian Fleming, wr, 6-2, 199, Catawissa, Pa.Josh Fryar, og, 6-5.5, 305, Beech Grove, Ind.Ty Hamilton, sde, 6-3, 250, Pickerington, OhioDarrion Henry, dt, 6-4.5, 279, Cincinnati, OhioJakob James, og, 6-5, 285, Cincinnati, OhioParis Johnson Jr., ot, 6-7, 290, Cincinnati, OhioTrey Leroux, ot, 6-8, 355, Norwalk, OhioMitchell Melton, olb, 6-3, 235, Olney, Md.Jack Miller, pro, 6-4, 210, Scottsdale, Ariz.Lathan Ransom, s, 6-0.5, 193, Tucson, Ariz.Joe Royer, te, 6-5, 225, Cincinnati, OhioGee Scott Jr., wr, 6-2.5, 207, Sammamish, Wash.Jake Seibert, k, 6-1, 190, Cincinnati, OhioCody Simon, olb, 6-1, 218, Jersey City, N.J.Jaxon Smith-Njigba, wr, 6-1, 188, Rockwall, TexasCJ Stroud, pro, 6-2.5, 194, Rancho Cucamonga,Calif.Grant Toutant, ot, 6-7, 320, Warren, Mich.Ryan Watts, cb, 6-2.5, 187, Little Elm, TexasKourt Williams, olb, 6-1, 216, Bellflower, Calif.Miyan Williams, rb, 5-10, 210, Cincinnati, OhioLuke Wypler, oc, 6-3.5, 285, Montvale, N.J.

MichiganReece Atteberry, oc, 6-5, 280, Aurora, Colo.Blake Corum, rb, 5-8, 193, Laurel, Md.Eamonn Dennis, ath, 5-10, 173, Worcester, Mass.Jaylen Harrell, wde, 6-4, 235, Tampa, Fla.A.J. Henning, wr, 5-10, 183, Frankfort, Ill.Matthew Hibner, te, 6-4, 230, Burke, Va.Nikhai Hill-Green, olb, 6-1, 230, Baltimore, Md.Kris Jenkins, sde, 6-4, 239, Olney, Md.Aaron Lewis, sde, 6-5, 235, Williamstown, N.J.Braiden McGregor, sde, 6-6, 260, Port Huron,Mich.William Mohan, ath, 6-1, 195, Brooklyn, N.Y.Jordan Morant, s, 5-11, 212, Oradell, N.J.RJ Moten, s, 6-0, 200, Delran, N.J.Kalel Mullings, olb, 6-1, 220, Boston, Mass.Makari Paige, s, 6-3, 182, West Bloomfield, Mich.Jeffrey Persi, ot, 6-7, 265, San JuanCapistrano, Calif.Osman Savage, olb, 6-2, 225, Baltimore, Md.Andre Seldon, cb, 5-8, 154, Belleville, Mich.Dan Villari, pro, 6-4, 215, Massapequa, N.Y.Cornell Wheeler, ilb, 6-1, 220, WestBloomfield, Mich.Roman Wilson, wr, 6-0, 175, Honolulu, HawaiiZak Zinter, og, 6-6, 300, North Andover, Mass.

Notre DameTosh Baker, ot, 6-8, 275, Phoenix, Ariz.Landen Bartleson, ath, 6-1, 182, Danville, Ky.Kevin Bauman, te, 6-5, 238, Red Bank, N.J.Jordan Botelho, ilb, 6-3, 230, Honolulu, HawaiiJay Brunelle, wr, 6-1, 200, Paxton, Mass.Michael Carmody, ot, 6-6, 285, Mars, Pa.Alexander Ehrensberger, sde, 6-7, 238,Germany, GermanyJordan Johnson, wr, 6-2, 180, Saint Louis, Mo.Aidan Keanaaina, dt, 6-3, 292, Denver, Colo.Clarence Lewis, cb, 5-11.5, 185, Middletown,N.J.Michael Mayer, te, 6-5, 240, Alexandria, Ky.Rylie Mills, sde, 6-5, 275, Lake Forest, Ill.Caleb Offord, cb, 6-1, 180, Southaven, Miss.Alex Peitsch, ls, 6-2, 220, Washington, Districtof ColumbiaIsaiah Pryor, s, 6-2, 202, Lawrenceville, Ga.Drew Pyne, pro, 6-0, 194, New Canaan, Conn.Chris Tyree, apb, 5-10, 179, Chester, Va.Xavier Watts, wr, 6-1, 191, Omaha, Neb.


COMICSREALITY CHECK Dave WhamondMODERATELY CONFUSED Jeff Stahler DENNIS THE MENACE Hank Ketcham

NON-SEQUITUR Wiley Sequitur

PEANUTS Charles Schulz

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE Stephan Pastis

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Note: Bigar’s Stars is based on the degree of your sun at birth. The sign name is simply a label astrologers put on a set of degrees for convenience. For best results, readers should refer to the dates follow-ing each sign.

Ababy born today has a Sun in Sagittarius and a Moon in Libra.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Friday, Dec. 20, 2019:This year, you have an unusually charm-ing way that seduces many people to your camp. Be willing to say no at times or establish boundaries. If single, you love partying and meeting new people. You might have difficulty sustaining interest in one person. If attached, you could find this year very exciting since you, as a couple, might materialize a long-term goal. Though you could act light and easy, this manifestation will be significant for you. LIBRA has a way of enchanting you!

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

ARIES (March 21-April 19)�� You might note a change in pace, and in others’ energy. You sense the upcoming Winter Solstice. You have time to appreciate the holiday and get some last-minute errands done. Tonight: Join friends for some cheer.TAURUS (April 20-May 20)�� Relax with the moment. Communicate your feelings to a boss or associate in a caring tone. Speak your mind but be aware of others’ sensitivities. Priorities seem to be changing. Tonight: Complete any last-minute details while

you can.GEMINI (May 21-June 20)�� You are way too serious and reserved at present. Perhaps you are wait-ing until the day is over to express your feelings about the holidays! For those who are available, a romance could be developing. Tonight: Make the most out of opportunities.CANCER (June 21-July 22)�� You might wish for energy or feel somewhat down as you enter the last few days of the holiday season. The feelings you have are but a passage, as you will see. Tonight: Accept an invitation to cel-ebrate the Winter Solstice.LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)�� Before making any final deci-sions, return your calls and messages. There could be a surprise hiding. You will discover the news as you catch up on communication. Tonight: Meet up with friends who are celebrating.VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)�� As strung out as you might feel during the holidays, you could feel dif-ferently by the end of tomorrow. Make no judgments; just know that you need some time off from work or regular mat-ters. Tonight: Listen to a suggestion with care.LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) �� You are personality-plus at the moment. Know that this is not your last hurrah, but it might be the last day where you have enough time to figure out pending holiday details. Be responsive to a call that appears out of the blue. Tonight: Hang out.SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)�� You might be out of sorts. You have a bundle of reasons for the way you are feeling. Why not take tonight as a break from everything? Do what you

love or go for extra R and R. Tonight: Use the moment well.SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) �� You might feel somewhat on edge. If you can, handle a personal call early in the day. You are about to witness the Winter Solstice. As much as you love the first formal day of winter, you love the month surrounding your birthday more. Tonight: Touch base with a friend.CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)�� Others follow your lead. You might be quite tired or dragged down by recent events and news. Take some time to let go; shop or take care of a last-min-ute detail. Be more forthright in a discus-sion with an elder relative. Tonight: Amust appearance.AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)�� Reach out for someone at a distance who you want to make sure knows that you have been thinking of him or her. Many of you sent a card or a gift. A low-level fatigue surrounds you. Make this call before you get too busy. Tonight: How can you say no to a sudden invitation?PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)�� No matter whether you are at work, shopping, returning a call or accepting an invitation, one-on-one relat-ing remains your strong suit. Others respond powerfully to the attention and open up. Tonight: Go with the flow.

BORN TODAYActor Jonah Hill (1983), writer Sandra Cisneros (1954), TV producer Dick Wolf (1946)

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