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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 2011
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State Indicators
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at and above the Procient
Level - 2010-2011
3rd Grade Achievement - The state requirement is 75%
1. Reading ............................................................................... 81.1%
2. Mathematics ........................................................................ 87.8%
4th Grade Achievement
3. Reading ............................................................................... 94.3%
4. Mathematics ........................................................................ 87.1%
5. Reading ............................................................................... 91.0%
6. Mathematics ........................................................................ 85.4%
7. Science ................................................................................ 91.0%
8. Reading ............................................................................... 87.1%
9. Mathematics ........................................................................ 78.5%
10. Reading ............................................................................. 75.6%
11. Mathematics ...................................................................... 73.3%
12. Reading ............................................................................. 92.6%
13. Mathematics ...................................................................... 86.3%
14. Science .............................................................................. 82.1%
Ohio Graduation Tests (10th Grade)
15. Reading ............................................................................. 95.7%
16. Mathematics ...................................................................... 94.3%
17. Writing................................................................................ 98.6%
18. Science .............................................................................. 87.1%
19. Social Studies .................................................................... 94.3%
Ohio Graduation Tests (11th Grade) -State requirement is
85%
20. Reading ............................................................................. 97.2%
21. Mathematics ...................................................................... 95.8%
22. Writing................................................................................ 98.6%
23. Science .............................................................................. 94.4%
24. Social Studies .................................................................... 95.8%
Attendance Rate - State requirement is 93%
25. All Grades .......................................................................... 95.8%
2010-11 Graduation Rate -State requirement is 90%
26. District ................................................................................ 94.3%
101.2
- = Below
Tri-county schools
make the grade
BY MIKE FORD
mford@delphosherald.com
Delphos City Schools is
an Excellent school again
this year, as are Fort Jennings,
Ottoville, Lincolnview and
Spencerville schools. Elida
is Effective.
Students are tested in
grades 3-8, 10 and 11. The
two high school grades are
tested on reading, writing,
math, social studies and
science. Third- and sixth-
grade students are only
tested in reading and math,
while writing is added to
the other grades testing.
Fifth- and eighth-graders
are also tested on science
and social studies. The state
calculates the percentage for
each grade on each subject
by comparing the number
of tested students with how
many of them meet state
minimum standards on the
respective test to determine
proficiency. Various for-
mulas are used to evaluate
a respective district on the
areas of study, indicators
and progress from one year
to the next, called adequate
yearly progress (AYP). It
also crunches each students
test scores and assigns a
number of points. It calcu-
lates the totals to rate a dis-
tricts performance index
up to 120 points. The state
also assigns a value-added
measure (VAM) by tracking
the progress of each class of
students between third and
fifth grades to determine
growth. All of these mea-
surements are used to judge
a districts overall rating.
For Delphos, the district
is Excellent, having met 25
of 26 indicators. It scored
101.2 on the performance
index but did not meet the
requirements for AYP and
VAM. Superintendent Jeff
Price said the districts plan
to improve the measure-
ments focuses on researched
teaching techniques that are
part of the schools ongoing
professional development.
He said its great to be an
Excellent school but the dis-
trict is not satisfied because
improvements can be made.
This is our third year in
a row and third year over-
all as an Excellent district.
Our teachers work cor-
roboratively to meet state
standards. They know the
requirements, not only for
the grade they teach, but
the grades below and above
them, he said. They work
together as students move
from one grade level to the
next, so they have a handle
on where students are and
where they want to take
them. That collaboration
and knowing the expecta-
tions at different grade lev-
els has really helped us to
improve.
Ottoville Local Schools
Group exploring keeping
Delphos dollars local
BY MIKE FORD
mford@delphosherald.com
DELPHOS As finan-
cial hardship continues for
many, the charitable work
of non-profit organizations
is especially relied upon by
those they serve. For those
who desire to donate to them
by having it deducted from
their paycheck, options may
soon expand.
Companies that set up
payroll deductions for chari-
table donations can only do
so through the United Way.
Delphos Senior Citizens,
Inc., is the local organiza-
tion deemed a United Way
agency, so employees who
wish to restrict donations
to Delphos only have the
senior center as an option.
However, Community Unity
is exploring the possibility
of creating Delphos For
Delphos to set up payroll-
deduction options for any
non-profit organizations
in Americas Friendliest
City.
The goal is to come up
with a united approach for
fundraising for those who
want to make regular dona-
tions to non-profits through
payroll deduction, the Rev.
David Howell said.
A meeting was held
Wednesday night to gauge
local interest in creating a
compliment to the United
Way of Greater Lima, which
received $34,800 local dol-
lars last year, according to
President Phil Hayne. He
said 60 percent is retained
by the Lima office and 40
percent goes to the United
Way of Van Wert County
each year. Handling fees
between 15-18 percent are
charged, then a significant
percentage comes right back
to Delphos.
This is our third
year in a row and
third year overall
as an Excellent
district. Our
teachers work
corroboratively
to meet state
standards. They
know the
requirements, not
only for the grade
they teach, but the
grades below and
above them. They
work together as
students move
from one grade
level to the next,
so they have a
handle on where
students are and
where they want
to take them.
Jeff Price
superintendent,
Delphos City Schools
See GRADE, page 12
See LOCAL, page 12
Nancy Spencer photo
Landeck Elementary hosts open house
Scarlet Kaskel, left, and Amber Dancer, center, parents of Landeck Elementary School
fourth-graders, talk with teacher Chris Grothaus Wednesday evening at the schools open
house. Students Madi Schuck and Jordan Kaskel listen in. See related photo on page 12.
Lady Otts
plan bus trip
The Ottoville Lady
Otts have planned a bus
trip to the 42nd annual
Sauerkraut Festival Oct.
8 in Waynesville.
The trip also includes
a stop at The Greene
in Beavercreek for
more shopping, din-
ing and entertainment.
Seats need to be reserved
by Sept.12 for $34 per per-
son which includes the trip,
doughnuts, coffee and juice.
Checks are payable
Ottoville Lady Otts, P.O. Box
77, Ottoville OH 45876.
Proceeds benefit com-
munity projects.
Today
Boys Soccer: Fort
Jennings at Elida Soccer
Classic, 5 and 7 p.m.;
Spencerville at Bath Kickoff
Classic, 5 and 7 p.m.; Van
Wert at Lincolnview, 5 p.m.
Girls Soccer: Ottoville at
Jefferson (at Fort Jennings),
5 p.m.; Cory-Rawson
at Crestview, 5 p.m.
Boys Golf: St. Johns at
Minster (MAC), 4:30 p.m.;
Fort Jennings, Lincolnview
and Crestview at Wayne
Trace Invitational (Pleasant
Valley), 4:30 p.m.; Kenton
at Van Wert (WBL), 4:30
p.m.; Elida at St. Marys
Memorial (WBL), 5 p.m.
Girls Tennis: St. Marys
Memorial at Elida (WBL),
4:30 p.m.; Van Wert at
Kenton (WBL), 4:30 p.m.
Friday
Football (7:30 p.m.);
Northwood at Jefferson;
Spencerville at Indian
Lake; Detroit Henry
Ford at Elida; Columbus
Grove at Pandora-Gilboa;
Van Wert at Bryan;
Crestview at Parkway.
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REPORT
The Delphos
Herald
Vol. 142 No. 62
Nancy Spencer, editor
Ray Geary, general manager
Delphos Herald, Inc.
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advertising manager
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Sr. Theresa Mary
Hickey, SND
(Sister Mary Cletis)
A person of buoyant opti-
mism and ever a friend, Sister
Theresa Mary Hickey, SND
peacefully entered eternal life
in the afternoon of Aug. 23.
Her life of dedication and ser-
vice to God and the people she
so loved was her sole thrust
during the 49 memorable
years of her religious life.
Born to Della Rose and
Cletus Hickey in 1942, she
became a vibrant part of the
closely knit family of four
brothers and two sisters in
Delphos.
From her early years, she
was taught to lovingly reach
out to others with generosity
and spirit, a trait she perfected
in her life. Influenced by the
dedication and friendliness of
the Sisters of Notre Dame at St.
Johns Elementary School, she
entered the Aspirant School of
the Sisters of Notre Dame in
Toledo, attended Notre Dame
Academy and was received
into the community in 1960.
Her dream was to serve
her sisters in the area of food
service, specializing in the
area of baking. Her capac-
ity for friendliness endeared
her to everyone including
salesmen, delivery men, gro-
cers, co-workers, parking lot
attendants, medical personnel
and many others. It seemed
that her mission in life was
to spread joy wherever she
went.
Her places of ministry
include: St. Paul, Norwalk; St.
Mary, Sandusky; St. Joseph,
Fremont; St. Wendelin,
Fostoria; Lial, Whitehouse; St.
Johns, Delphos; Ladyfield,
Notre Dame Academy; and
the Provincial Center in
Toledo. In 2002, she was
asked to do food service in the
Motherhouse in Rome, Italy,
and spent 17 months there
until she became ill. Although
battling cancer, she continued
her work in a limited capacity
because she loved doing it and
enjoyed the delight of others
whom she served. Gratitude
is expressed to Dr. Larusso,
nurses and staff at Karmanos
Cancer Center in Detroit.
Left to mourn her pass-
ing are her brothers Eugene
(Rudall) Hickey, Thomas
(Judy) Hickey, Bernard
(Janet) Hickey, Dennis (Pam)
Hickey; and sisters Patricia
(George) Ricker and Mary Jo
(Virgil) Knippen.
Preceding her in death are
her beloved parents.
The Funeral Liturgy will
be celebrated at 10 a.m. on
Saturday in the Provincial
Center Chapel on Secor
Road in Toledo, followed
by the burial at Resurrection
Cemetery.
Visitation will be from
2-8 p.m. Friday at the Toledo
Provincial Center, with
Sharing of Memories at 7
p.m.
Arrangements are made by
Urbanski Funeral Home.
Any tributes may be made
to the Sisters of Notre Dame.
Police probe theft
from business
Items taken
from inside home
Corn: $7.62
Wheat: $7.44
Beans: $13.87
Delphos man ar-
rested on warrant
Resident reports
damage to home
George Jung, a Los Angeles
noodle maker, invented the
fortune cookie in 1916.
Bicycles stolen
At 6:29 p.m. on Monday,
Delphos police were called to
a business in the 1100 block
of Elida Avenue in reference
to a theft complaint.
Upon officers arrival, the
complainant stated a subject
came to the business and had
taken merchandise without
paying for it.
At 1:06 a.m. on Tuesday,
the 300 block of East Fourth
Street in reference to a bur-
glary complaint.
victim stated an unknown
subject had entered the resi-
dence and had taken items
from inside.
The following individuals
appeared Wednesday before
Judge Charles Steele in Van
Wert County Common Pleas
Court:
Jacob Strick, 25, Ohio
City, and Justin Tansy, 26,
Brownsburg, Ind., will spend 10
days in jail on charges of unau-
thorized use of a motor vehicle, a
misdemeanor of the first degree.
Strick and Tansy had been
on a party bus which at stopped
at the Ramblers Roost, all but
Strick and Tansy went in to
have breakfast. The group and
the driver from Advantage Limo
Service in Delphos came back
after having breakfast to find
the bus missing. The bus was
reported missing at 5 a.m. on
July 17 only to be recovered a
short time later in Ohio City.
Judge Sumner E. Walters sit-
ting by assignment sentenced the
two to spend 10 days in the Van
Wert County Jail and ordered
that both have a substance abuse
assessment completed.
The two will remain on com-
munity control under the super-
vision of the Van Wert County
Adult Probation Department for
a period of one year and must
pay court costs associated with
their case.
Tonya L. Moore, 32,
Columbus, was sentenced to
four 12-month prison sentences
on three counts of forgery and
one count of identity fraud. The
sentences shall be served con-
currently with one another and
concurrently with a prison sen-
tence that she is presently serv-
ing out of Auglaize County.
Moore along with others
from the Columbus area had
come to Van Wert in November
2010, at which time they were
printing checks that indicated
they were from a local business.
The checks were then cashed or
attempted to be cashed at other
businesses in Van Wert.
The group was also responsi-
ble for similar crimes in Auglaize
County.
Moore was ordered to make
restitution for the amount of
$1,562.37 and pay court costs
associated with here case.
Tyler D. Bochard, 20, Van
Wert, entered a plea to a charge
of forgery, a fifth degree felony;
and had filed a motion for treat-
ment in lieu of conviction which
was granted by Judge Steele.
Bochard will be under
the supervision of the Van
Wert County Adult Probation
Department for a period of one
year while he is in the treatment
program.
Failure to successfully com-
plete the treatment program
could result in a prison term.
James L. Leiendecker, 22,
Venedocia, entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of receiving
stolen property, a felony of the
fourth degree.
Leiendecker allegedly stole a
motorcycle belonging to a Van
Wert resident in May.
Judge Steele ordered a pre-
sentence investigation and
scheduled sentencing for 9 a.m.
Oct. 5.
William Shinnaberry, 20,
Van Wert, entered a guilty plea
to a charge of having unlawful
sexual conduct with a minor, a
felony of the fourth degree.
According to a Van Wert
City Police Department investi-
gation, Shinnaberry engaged in
sexual conduct with a female
over the age of 13 and under the
age of 16 in April.
Shinnaberry will be classi-
fied as a tier two sex offender
and will be required to register
with the Sheriff every 180 days
for the next 25 years.
Judge Steele ordered a pre-
sentence investigation and
scheduled sentencing for 9 a.m.
Oct.5.
Robert D. Yuill, 40,
Columbus, entered a not guilty
plea to a multiple count indict-
ment charging him with two
counts of forgery and two counts
of identity fraud.
Yuill is presently being held
in prison for similar crimes.
Judge Steele set a pretrial
hearing for 8 a.m. Wednesday.
Kevin L. Clay, 26, Van
Wert, was arraigned and entered
a not guilty plea to a charge of
possession of drugs, a felony of
the fifth degree.
The assistant prosecuting
attorney addressed the court tell-
ing the judge had it not been for
a few good friends Clay might
not be alive today. He requested
that as part of bond conditions
Clay be tested for the use of
drugs frequently while he was
on bond.
Judge Steele released Clay
on a $5,000 unsecured personal
surety bond with the condition
that he be tested frequently by the
Adult Probation Department.
A pretrial hearing has
been scheduled for 8 a.m.
Wednesday.
CARDER, Martha A.
Marty 79, of Delphos,
funeral services will begin at
6 p.m. Saturday at Harter and
Schier Funeral Home, the Rev.
Charles Obinwa officiating.
Burial will be at a later date.
Friends may call from noon
until the time of the service
Saturday at the funeral home,
where a CLC service will
be held at 4 p.m., an Eagles
Auxiliary service at 4:30 p.m.
and a VFW Auxiliary service at
5 p.m. Memorial contributions
may be made to Delphos Area
Visiting Nurses or Van Wert
Inpatient Hospice Center.
At 4:37 p.m. on Wednesday,
Delphos Police served an
arrest warrant in the 100
block of North Main Street on
Thomas Stocklin Jr.
Reports indicate the war-
rant was issued out of Lima
Municipal Court on the charge
of receiving stolen property.
Stocklin was turned over
to deputies from the Allen
County Sheriffs Department.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tri-county
Associated Press
TONIGHT: Clear. Lows
in the upper 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny.
Highs around 80. East winds
around 5 mph shifting to the
north in the afternoon.
FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly
clear. Lows in the upper 50s.
Southeast winds 5 mph shift-
ing to the southwest after mid-
night.
SATURDAY: Mostly
sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.
North winds around 10 mph.
SATURDAY NIGHT-
MONDAY: Mostly clear.
Lows in the mid 50s. Highs in
the upper 70s.
MONDAY NIGHT:
Partly cloudy. Lows in the
upper 50s. At 6:39 p.m. on Wednesday,
the 500 block of East Fifth
Street in reference to a crimi-
nal damaging complaint.
victim stated that an unknown
subject caused damage to the
residence.
CLEVELAND (AP)
These Ohio lotteries were
drawn Wednesday:
Classic Lotto
06-13-28-29-39-48
Estimated jackpot: $42.7
million
Mega Millions
Estimated jackpot: $14
million
Pick 3 Evening
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At 7:46 p.m. on Tuesday,
the 600 block of South Cass
Street in reference to a theft
complaint.
victim stated someone had
taken a bicycle that was sit-
ting on the outside of the resi-
dence.
At 6:40 a.m. on Wednesday,
the 700 block of South Main
Street in reference to a theft
complaint.
victim stated a bicycle that
was sitting on the outside of
the residence was taken dur-
ing the over night hours.
Van Wert County Sheriff Stan D. Owens released today that Sheriffs Detectives and
Deputies, thanks to a concerned citizen tip was able to seize 31 marijuana plants. The street
value of the plants is approximately $31,000.00. The plants were located on Hartsock
Road in Willshire Township on Wednesday morning. Sheriff Detectives are continuing the
investigation into this matter. Sheriff Owens encourages anyone with information concern-
ing this type of activity or other illegal activity to contact the Sheriffs Office at 419 238
3866 or Crime Stoppers at 419 238 (STOP) 7867.
Delphos weather
High temperature
Wednesday in Delphos was 90
degrees, low was 64. Rainfall
was recorded at 1.32 inches.
High a year ago today was
80, low was 64. Record high
for today is 96, set in 1948.
Record low is 46, set in 1944.
Photo submitted
BUXTON, N.C. (AP)
Thousands were fleeing an
exposed strip of coastal vil-
lages and beaches off North
Carolina today as Irene
approached, threatening to
become the first major hur-
ricane to hit the East Coast in
seven years.
An evacuation order
took effect for an estimated
150,000 tourists in coastal
Dare County hours after
forecasters issued a hurri-
cane warning for much of
the states coast. To the north
in Virginia, dozens of Navy
ships began leaving their
port to ride out the storm at
sea. And emergency officials
all the way to New England
were urging residents in low-
lying areas to gather supplies
and learn the way to a safe
location.
Irene could hit North
Carolinas Outer Banks on
Saturday afternoon with
winds around 115 mph (185
kph). Its predicted to chug
up the East Coast, dumping
rain from Virginia to New
York City before a much-
weakened form reaches land
in Connecticut.
Authorities were consid-
ering making thousands of
year-round Outer Banks resi-
dents leave, too.
Craig Fugate, the head
of the Federal Emergency
Management Agency, urged
people to find out if they
are in an area that could
need to evacuate, figure out
which local official would
give the order and pay atten-
tion to local broadcasters
for that information. Among
the most important tasks, he
said, was figuring out a safe
place to go before hitting the
road.
Early today, the storm was
pounding the Bahamas with
widespread damage report-
ed on at least two southern
islands. It was a powerful
Category 3 hurricane with
winds at 115 mph (185 kph).
Forecasters said the winds
will ramp up quickly over
the next day and Irene was
expected to blow into a mon-
strous Category 4 with winds
at least 131 mph (210 mph).
While the storms path
isnt definite, officials are
taking nothing for granted.
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Dear EarthTalk:
The U.S. House of
Representatives recent-
ly voted to strip the
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
of its authority over state
water quality. Why did
they do this, what are the
ramifications and what
do leading green groups
have to say about it?
Joseph Emory,
York, PA
The legislation in ques-
tion, the Clean Water
Cooperative Federalism
Act of 2011 (H.R. 2018),
passed the House of
Representatives this past
July with strong support
from Republicans and will
likely be voted on by the
Senate in the Fall. It aims
to amend the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act (also
known as the Clean Water
Act (CWA) in order to
give authority over water
quality standards back to
the states.
The bills backers
including most House
Republicans and lobby-
ists for the mountaintop
coal mining industry and
factory animal farms
claim it will bring jobs
to Appalachia and other
distressed regions of the
country where they say
economic growth has been
crippled by stringent envi-
ronmental regulations. The
bill would prevent the EPA
from overruling decisions
made by state regulatory
agencies.
By second-guessing
and inserting itself into
the statesstandards
and permitting decisions,
EPA has upset the long-
standing balance between
federal and state partners
in regulating the nations
waters, and undermined
the system of coopera-
tive federalism estab-
lished under the CWA
in which the primary
responsibilities for water
pollution control are allo-
cated to the states, says
GOP.gov, the website of
the Republican major-
ity in Congress. EPAs
actions have created an
atmosphere of regula-
tory uncertainty for the
regulated community, and
have had a chilling effect
on the nations economy
and job creation.
But those opposed to
the bill, including the
White House and many
Congressional Democrats,
say that its provisions
would undermine stringent
federal water quality pro-
tections some four decades
in the making.
H.R. 2018 could limit
efforts to safeguard com-
munities by removing the
Federal Governments
authority to take action
when State water qual-
ity standards are not pro-
tective of public health,
said the White House
after the bill passed in the
House by a count of 239-
184. Such changes, they
added, could adversely
impact public health and
the environment through
increased pollution and
degradation of water bod-
ies that provide drink-
ing water, recreation and
tourism opportunities,
and habitat for fish and
wildlife.
For their part, environ-
mental groups couldnt
agree more. Make no
mistake: This bill would
take the environmental
cop off the beat and put
at risk drinking water
for millions of people,
the habitat for scores of
wildlife, and the jobs and
economic growth that
depends on a safer, cleaner
environment, said Larry
Schweiger of the non-
profit National Wildlife
Federation, adding that,
if enacted, the bill would
take us back to a time
when rivers caught fire
because of rampant pol-
lution.
En v i r o n me n t a l i s t s
are optimistic that back-
ers wont have enough
Senate votes to pass the
bill. Meanwhile, President
Obama has pledged to veto
any such legislation that
does make its way across
his desk. But political
winds shift quickly inside
the Beltway, and only time
will tell if the bill will gain
enough support to with-
stand a veto. The quality of
the nations water supply
hangs in the balance.

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A new bill, passed by the House of Representatives and
awaiting vote in the Senate, aims to strip the EPA of its
authority over individual states water quality. Pictured:
The Cuyahoga River on fire in 1952. When it happened
again in 1969 it helped kick start the modern environmen-
tal movement including the establishment of the Clean
Water Act and the founding of the EPA.
Wikipedia photo
By GIN A. ANDO
Hamilton JournalNews
HAMILTON (AP) In
a large courtroom in down-
town Cincinnati, 70 people
of three dozen nationalities
became United States citizens
this summer.
For some there, being a U.S.
citizen was an inheritance. For
others, it was the culmination
of years decades, in some
cases of living, working
and paying taxes in the United
States while still being consid-
ered an alien.
Daniela Ott, of Hamilton,
arrived in the U.S. from
Germany when she was 25
with her new husband, Kevin,
19 years ago.
You would go window
shopping (in Germany), but
youd always look behind
you, she said. But I did
not leave Germany because I
didnt want to live there. I left
Germany because I married
Kevin and love him.
Although she had a green
card, Mrs. Ott faced the same
threat undocumented workers
do: deportation.
When I saw ads targeting
legal immigrants, it was like,
Wait a second, she said. Then
you realize they can revoke your
green card any time.
And so, after 19 years of
living in the U.S., Ott and
her husband began to piece
together nearly two decades
of records to prove they were
married and lived together.
In early May, they brought
bags filled with documents
and photos to the immigra-
tion offices and turned in their
paperwork.
The effort was necessary
it provided peace of mind.
I tell the people I work
with, The United States
doesnt deport citizens,
Hamilton-based immigration
lawyer Jorge Martinez said.
If youre a legal permanent
resident and find yourself at
the wrong place at the wrong
time messing with drugs or
something youre gone.
Martinez, himself a
Colombian immigrant on a
work visa, has been involved
in more than 100 immigration
cases since opening his prac-
tice in 2008.
Despite figures showing
immigrant productivity, fiery
rhetoric has stigmatized them,
Martinez said.
The depiction of the immi-
grant as a person who wants to
take advantage of the system
is the worst misconception of
all, he said.
If anything, Ott said she
was trying to keep the sys-
tem from taking advantage of
people like her: those looking
to stay in the U.S. legally.
She and Kevin have lived
in the U.S. and obeyed the
rules for nearly two decades.
Naturalization can be a
long process: Any applicant
must be a legal permanent
resident of the U.S. (a green
card holder) and go through
the steps of submitting an
application; taking an English,
history and American politics
test; and finally going in for
an interview.
Additionally, the U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration
Services must perform vari-
ous checks and processes
something that could take
more than half a year.
An applicant also must
have experience in the U.S.,
which takes the form of hav-
ing lived in the country for at
least five years.
All the prerequisites and
fees on top of test anxiety
and a pass-or-fail policy may
discourage would-be citizens,
Martinez said.
Gathering documentation
of an entire life in a foreign
country proved to be frustrat-
ing for Salvation Army Maj.
Wilder Garcia as well.
A Guatemalan-born former
entrepreneur, Garcia, 58, of
Hamilton, has been in the U.S.
for more than 20 years most
of them serving in the Salvation
Army. He earned three diplo-
mas in Guatemala and current-
ly runs the Hamilton chapter
of the Salvation Army with his
wife, Dora.
Garcia got a green card at
the urging of his mother-in-
law. He sent in the papers and
shortly after received a call
from the Guatemalan embas-
sy: His family needed to be in
the United States, so Garcia,
then 35, brought his wife and
four children to the U.S. on a
trip that cost $12,000.
The plan was to stay in the
U.S., recoup the money and
be back to Guatemala within
five years.
By his second year in
the U.S., Garcia found the
Salvation Army, something
he said supports and aug-
ments his Christian evangelist
upbringing.
With a green card and a
new calling, Garcia began
training to be an officer.
But, like Ott, Garcia found
himself fearing deportation
legal resident or not.
The very first time I
thought I should be a citizen
was Sept. 11, 2001, he said.
When we heard they might
revoke the residencies, we
thought it was time.
He had never seriously
considered becoming a citizen
before that he had never
run into any problems because
of his status.
But the worry persisted. In
Ohio couple says US
citizenship effort worth it
CINCINNATI (AP)
Shootings by police at sus-
pects have increased sharply
in Cincinnati, including three
over a five-day span.
The increase comes at
a time when City Council
members are being asked to
consider proposed budget
cuts that could include more
than 40 police officer lay-
offs.
So far, there have been
nine officer-involved
shootings those in which
officers fire guns this
year, compared with two last
year and six for 2009, The
Cincinnati Enquirer reported
today. There are normally
four to six officer-involved
shootings in Cincinnati dur-
ing a year, police Lt. Col
Vince Demasi told the news-
paper.
No one was injured in the
latest shooting, when police
say an officer fired at a sus-
pect Tuesday night after he
pointed a gun at them. But
that shooting came after a
weekend in which an officer
fatally shot an armed teen-
ager on Fountain Square and
a man was critically wound-
ed by police after he opened
fire near the Findlay Market
downtown.
Two of this years shoot-
ings resulted in an officer
killing a suspect. In all nine
cases, the officer believed he
was being threatened with
deadly force, according to
police records. In at least five
cases, the officers said sus-
pects pointed guns at them,
and police said the suspect at
Findlay Market shot at offi-
cers.
Authorities are troubled
and puzzled by the increase.
Demasi says a lot of it
goes back to kids carrying
guns.
We really just never
had that before, not to this
extent, he said.
Police shootings
rise in Cincy
Answers to Wednesdays
questions:
The average farmer in
1910 farmed 140 acres. The
average farmer farms 450
today.
A whopping 34 million
Americans call themselves
fishermen.
Todays questions:
Who receives the most
Valentine cards?
What is the attention span
of the average American stu-
dent?
Answers in Fridays
Herald.
Todays words:
Hederaceous: pertaining
to ivy
Obganiate: to irritate with
reiteration
COLUMBUS (AP)
The Ohio Supreme Court
has set two execution dates
for 2013, the furthest into
the future the court has ever
scheduled death penalty pro-
cedures.
The announcement today
brings to 10 the number of
executions scheduled from
September through May
2013.
But uncertainty hangs
over those dates because of
a shortage of the drug Ohio
uses to put inmates to death
and because of questions
about how well the state
follows its execution proce-
dures.
The court set a March
6, 2013 date for Frederick
Treesh, sentenced to die for
killing a security guard at an
adult bookstore in Cleveland
in 1994.
The court also set a May
1, 2013 date for Steven
Smith, sentenced to death for
raping and killing his girl-
friends 6-month-old daugh-
ter in 1998.
Ohio Supreme
Court sets
execution dates
Akron, Ohio was the first
city to use police cars.
Tradition is what you resort to when you dont have the time or the money to do it
right. Kurt Herbert Adler, Austrian-born conductor (1905-1988)
IT WAS NEWS THEN
POLITICS
Moderately confused
One Year Ago
Meghan Joseph won Grand Champion in the Born and
Raised Market Goat Show Tuesday at the Allen County Fair.
The St. Johns High School freshman is the daughter of Norm
and Kim Elwer.
25 Years Ago 1986
Hans and Irmgard Keller of Lauterbach Germany, have
enjoyed visiting with Margaret Merschman of Delphos.
Irmgard and Margaret were classmates during their school
days in Germany. The Kellers have been visiting Margaret
and her husband, Harold, for the past three weeks. They
depart the U.S. Tuesday en route home.
Delphos men were winners at the first Allen County Fair
horseshoe tournament. Darrel Bowers was first place in the
singles tournament as well as winner in the doubles match
along with Craig Mumaw. Dick Honigford took third place in
the singles match as well as third in the doubles match.
Elida Garden Club recently met at the home of Opal Leis
who exhibited the magnolia in bloom that normally blooms
in the spring. Mrs. Roy Reynolds presented the conservation
study on peat moss. Mrs. Ed Radabaugh told about her trip
through the New England states.
50 Years Ago 1961
The Delphos Do-Pass-Os Western Square Dance Club
will hold an open dance August 28 at the City Recreation
Field. Don Zents of Lima will be the guest caller. The com-
mittee in charge includes Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Stepleton,
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Suever, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Swick.
The August meeting of the Womans Society of Christian
Service of Trinity Methodist Church was held in the church
social rooms Wednesday evening. An interesting portrayal of
activities at the Delaware School of Missions was given by
the delegates, Mrs. John Hittle, Mrs. Paul Rozelle and Mrs.
Howard Sadler, business manager for the school, and Mrs.
Don Yocum, nurse this year at the school.
The wife of the new minister at the Christian Union
Church here, Dorothy Miller, was admitted as a member of
the Mary Martha Bible Class during a meeting of the class
held Tuesday at the home of Pauline Martin on Euclid Street.
The next meeting of the class will be at the home of Cora
Weaver.
75 Years Ago 1936
A severe windstorm Tuesday afternoon caused consid-
erable damage on the Delphos fair midway. Several of the
Gooding show tents were blown down and damaged. The
bee and honey tent was ruined. The honey on display by
exhibitors was thrown to the pavement and broken. Branches
were blown from trees in many sections of the city and roofs
damaged.
There is one family in Delphos whose members fought
in three different wars. Adam Metzger of this city, served in
the Civil War; his son, Frank of Youngstown, served in the
artillery regiment at the close of the Spanish-American War,
and a grandson, William Eichenhorst of Delphos, served in
the World War.
One of the finest drug store fronts in this section has
been completed for the Remlinger Drug Store in the building
owned by the Wahmhoff Estate. The front was installed by C.
W. Cordeman, who also was the contractor for the installation
of the fine new entrance and windows recently completed for
the Boston Store in the Old National Bank building.
By TOM RAUM
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Americans views on the
economy have dimmed this
summer. But so far, the grow-
ing pessimism doesnt seem
to be taking a toll on President
Barack Obamas re-election
prospects.
More people now believe
the country is headed in
the wrong direction, a new
Associated Press-GfK poll
shows, and confidence in
Obamas handling of the
economy has slipped from
just a few months ago, nota-
bly among fellow Democrats.
The survey found that 86
percent of adults see the econ-
omy as poor, up from 80
percent in June. About half
49 percent said it wors-
ened just in the past month.
Only 27 percent responded
that way in the June survey.
That cant be good news
for a president revving up
his re-election campaign. Yet
there are several hopeful signs
for Obama.
Despite the perception of a
weakening recovery, there has
been no significant change in
the number of people who say
he deserves re-election: 47
percent as opposed to 48 per-
cent two months ago. Thats
a statistical dead heat with
those who favor a change in
the White House.
And more Americans
still blame former President
George W. Bush rather than
Obama for the economic dis-
tress. Some 31 percent put the
bulk of the blame on Obama,
while 51 percent point to his
Republican predecessor.
I think Bush had a hand
in it, too. Obamas not total-
ly responsible, said Mary
Parish, 68, of Troy, Tenn.
An independent who voted
for Republican John McCain
in 2008, she said she doesnt
believe Obama has what it
takes to heal the economy.
Hes a smooth-talking man.
But he does not know what
hes doing.
Obama also fares better
than Congress in the blame
department. Some 44 percent
put a lot or most of the
blame on Republicans while
36 percent point to congres-
sional Democrats.
The gloomy economic
outlook reflected in the poll,
which was taken Aug. 18-22,
follows a round of bleak gov-
ernment economic reports
on unemployment, the
housing market and economic
growth that fell below 1 per-
cent for the first six months
of the year. It was taken amid
heightened worries of a new
U.S. recession, fallout from
a downgrade of the countrys
credit rating and a spreading
European debt crisis.
As the publics outlook
on the economy dips, so has
approval for the presidents
economic stewardship.
More than 6 in 10 63
percent disapprove of
Obamas handling of the
economy. Nearly half, or
48 percent, strongly dis-
approved. Approval of his
economic performance now
stands at just 36 percent, his
worst approval rating on the
issue in AP-GfK polling.
Among Democrats, 58
percent approve of the presi-
dents handling of the econ-
omy, down from 65 percent
in June. Among Republicans,
approval dipped to 9 percent
from 15 percent.
Just 51 percent consider
Obama a strong leader, down
from 60 percent in June and
65 percent following the cap-
ture and death of Osama bin
Laden in May. In June, 85
percent of Democrats in the
poll called him a strong lead-
er. Now, the number is down
to 76 percent.
Of course, there are limits
to what a president can do.
I think he can nudge
it along, but really, it boils
down to the private sec-
tor, said Dan Elliott, 42, of
Hillsboro, Ill., an indepen-
dent who voted for Obama in
2008 and says hell probably
vote for him again.
By HOPE YEN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Singles, take note: With mar-
riages at an all-time low, states
in the South and West rank
among the highest for couples
hearing wedding bells. But
many of these states also have
higher rates of divorce.
The first-of-its-kind analy-
sis by the Census Bureau,
released Thursday, also finds
that people are waiting longer
before marrying for the first
time. In particular, the per-
centage of women who wed
as teenagers has dropped pre-
cipitously since 1970, while
many men are postponing
marriage past their college-
age years.
In all, there were 19.1 wed-
dings performed per 1,000 men
and 17.6 per 1,000 women
across the U.S. in 2009, while
divorces became final for 9.2
of every 1,000 men and 9.7 of
every 1,000 women.
By region, the South and
West had the most marriages,
with rates of roughly 19 per
1,000. But they also led in
divorces, each at about 10 per
1,000.
Maine, Alaska, Oklahoma,
Kentucky and Nevada, ranked
at the top for divorces, while
Utah, Wyoming and Arkansas
which had the highest mar-
riage rates were also higher
than average in marital break-
ups. New Jersey, Connecticut,
Massachusetts and New York
ranked among the lowest in
divorces.
North Dakota ranked
among the top states in mar-
riages while posting lower
than average divorce rates.
The Census Bureau report
attributed the lower rates of
divorce in the Northeast in
part to delayed marriage in
those places, which decreased
the likelihood of marital dis-
cord down the road.
Surprisingly, the South
and West, which we think of
as more socially conservative,
have higher rates of divorce
than does the supposedly
liberal East, said Andrew
Cherlin, a professor of sociol-
ogy and public policy at Johns
Hopkins University. The
reason is that young adults
in the South and West tend to
have less education and marry
earlier, both of which lead to
a higher risk of divorce.
The South and West also
have many migrants from
other parts of the region who
have left their social support
networks behind. When they
have marital problems, they
have fewer people to turn to
for help, he added.
As to the age at first mar-
riage, the Census Bureau
found that men and women
were now joining in wed-
lock later and across a greater
range of ages.
For instance, in 1970, more
than half of men, 57 percent,
were between the ages of 20
and 24 when they first mar-
ried. By 2009, the age distri-
bution was much wider, with
24 percent marrying between
the ages of 20 and 24, 34
percent marrying between the
ages of 25 and 29, 20 percent
marrying between the ages
of 30 and 34, and 9 percent
marrying between the ages of
35 and 39.
Similarly for women, in
1970, 42 percent of women
were teens when they married,
and by the age of 24 about 88
percent of women had a first
marriage. By 2009, the shares
had dropped to 7 percent and
38 percent, respectively.
As a whole, since 1970, the
median age at first marriage
increased from 22.5 years to
28.4 for men and from 20.6
years to 26.5 for women.
Pamela Smock, a sociolo-
gy professor at the University
of Michigan, said the rising
median age of first marriage
is a reflection in part of the
proliferation of new types
of family groups, including
couples who choose to live
together and/or have children
outside of marriage.
By LOLITA BALDOR
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Bolstered by the development
of a new stealth fighter, an
aircraft carrier and a record
number of space launches
over the past year, China is
on pace to achieve its goal of
building a modern, region-
ally focused military by 2020,
according to the Pentagon.
In a report released today,
the Pentagon said Beijing has
closed critical technological
gaps and is rapidly moderniz-
ing its military equipment, all
with an eye toward prevent-
ing possible U.S. and allied
intervention in a conflict with
Taiwan. It also warns that
the military expansion could
increasingly stretch to the
western Pacific in a move to
deny U.S. and allies access
or movement there.
The pace and scope of
Chinas sustained military
investments have allowed
China to pursue capabilities
that we believe are potentially
destabilizing to regional mili-
tary balances, increase the risk
of misunderstanding and mis-
calculation and may contribute
to regional tensions and anxiet-
ies, said Michael Schiffer, the
deputy assistant secretary of
defense for East Asia.
The report comes as
the U.S. and Beijing strug-
gle to restore their strained
and volatile relations amid
ongoing concerns about the
largely unexplained military
build-up, Americas continu-
ing support for Taiwan and
persistent fractures over what
are believed to be China-
based cyber intrusions into
American government and
defense-related networks.
China froze military con-
tacts with the U.S. last year to
protest an arms sale to Taiwan
worth more than $6 billion.
China claims the self-govern-
ing island democracy as its
own territory but Washington
is committed to providing
arms to Taiwan.
The Pentagons report
acknowledges that political
relations between China and
Taiwan may be warming, but
that has not slowed Beijings
efforts to expand its military
options to protect and deny
allied intervention within the
Taiwan Strait.
Over the past year, China
marked several dramatic
advances, including the test
flight of a new stealth fighter
and recent sea trials of its first
aircraft carrier. China refur-
bished the former Soviet car-
rier and completed the trials
earlier this month.
Schiffer said officials
expect the carrier to become
operational next year, but it
will take longer than that to
base aircraft on the ship. He
added that China is working
on building multiple carriers
and support ships over the
next decade.
And, early this year China
staged a test flight of its new
J-20 stealth fighter during
Gates visit to Beijing. At the
time, Gates said China faces a
long road before deploying
the fighter in any numbers
and predicted a continuing
huge disparity compared
with Americas fleet of low-
observable aircraft.
But the Pentagons new
report warned that the new
stealth fighter along with lon-
ger range missiles and other
military improvements could
give Beijing the ability to
strike regional air bases and
other facilities. It noted that
China completed a record
15 space launches in 2010,
including both civil and mili-
tary flights.
Today, Schiffer said that
it is not solely the fighter,
the carrier or any one pro-
gram that raises worries, but
the steady increase in military
development and weaponry
that could be destabilizing
and raise the blood pressure
of nations in the region.
Republican House Rep.
Howard P. Buck McKeon,
chairman of the Armed
Services Committee, said
Beijings increasing asser-
tiveness, including its effort
to deny access to the western
Pacific is a growing concern
and has significant conse-
quences for the security and
stability of the region.
WASHINGTON (AP)
After months of unrelieved
gloom and discord, Congress
and President Barack Obama
are starting to make a dent
in the federal budget deficit.
Its projected to shrink slight-
ly to $1.28 trillion this year,
and bigger savings from this
months debt ceiling deal are
forecast over the next decade.
No ones celebrating. There
will be plenty of red ink for
years to come.
The nonpart i san
Congressional Budget Office
projected today that annual
budget deficits will be reduced
by a total of $3.3 trillion
over the next decade, largely
because of the deficit reduction
package passed by Congress
earlier this month. The office
also forecast persistently high
unemployment, a troubling
political prospect for President
Barack Obama in the crucial
months of his campaign to win
a second term.
Even with the anticipated
big savings, annual budget
deficits are expected to total
nearly $3.5 trillion over the
next decade and much
more if Bush-era tax cuts
scheduled to expire at the end
of next year are extended. In
all, nearly $8.5 trillion would
be added to the national debt
over the next 10 years if the
tax cuts and certain spending
programs are kept in place,
the budget office report said.
The national debt now
stands at more than $14.6 tril-
lion.
The numbers help illustrate
the urgency facing a new joint
committee in Congress that is
charged with finding $1.2 tril-
lion to $1.5 trillion in budget
savings over the next decade.
Some lawmakers are calling
for an even bigger package,
a tall order given the bitter
debate that produced this
months debt deal.
CBOs report is yet more
evidence that Congress faces
a twin challenge of a slug-
gish near-term economy and
a still very serious long-term
debt threat, said Sen. Kent
Conrad, D-N.D., chairman of
the Senate Budget Committee.
Congress cannot afford to
ignore either challenge.
Deficits could be even
larger if CBOs economic
forecast, which is more opti-
mistic than private projec-
tions, proves to be too rosy.
The agency doesnt foresee
another recession but mod-
est economic growth over the
next few years. And it expects
the unemployment rate to fall
only slightly, to 8.5 percent in
the last three months of 2012,
and staying above 8 percent
through the following year.
A great deal of the pain
of this economic downturn
still lies ahead of us, said
CBO Director Douglas W.
Elmendorf.
Democratic leaders say the
report shows the need for pro-
grams and policies aimed at
creating jobs. Republicans say
the report is an indictment of
Obamas economic policies.
A slight decrease in the
projected deficit is nothing to
celebrate, particularly when it
is accompanied by the grim
news that CBO expects the
national unemployment rate
to continue to exceed 8 per-
cent well past next year, said
House Speaker John Boehner,
R-Ohio. The presidents pol-
icies were supposed to keep
that from happening.
Poll: Americans views
on economy, Obama sour
Census: South, West lead US in marriages, divorces
Pentagon says Chinas military is growing rapidly
Budget decit
slips to $1.28T;
red ink aplenty
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Beer Can Barbecue
Chicken
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. onion powder
1/2 tsp. paprika
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 whole chicken (4 lb.)
1 can (12 oz.) beer
1/2 cup barbecue sauce
Heat grill to medium-
high. Mix first 4 ingre-
dients; rub onto chicken.
Open beer can; discard
half the beer. Place can
on work surface; lower
chicken over can, insert-
ing can into tail end of
chicken. Stand chicken on
grill grate, using the legs to
help chicken stand upright.
(Can should remain in
chicken on grill.) Turn
off burners directly below
chicken but keep other
burners on; cover grill.
Grill chicken 1 hour;
brush with sauce. Grill,
uncovered, 15 min. or until
chicken is done (165F),
brushing frequently with
remaining sauce. Remove
from grill; cover loosely
with foil. Let stand 10 min.
before removing chicken
from can and carving
chicken. Discard any beer
remaining in can.
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Location will have a Bulb &
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SPORTS
Bearcats grab
NWC tri-match
LIMA With Evan Crites
and Dylan Layman shooting
41s, the Spencerville boys
golf team downed Columbus
Grove and
Jefferson 172-
188-191 in
the Northwest
Co n f e r e n c e
t r i - m a t c h
Wednesday at Tamarac Golf
Club.
In addition to Crites and
Layman, other scorers for the
Bearcats (6-5, 4-3 NWC) were
Rick Brunswick at 43, James
Schaad 47,
Dan Gelivera
49 and Kasey
Lee 62.
L e a d i n g
the Bulldogs
(3-5, 1-3) were Matt Silver
and Kody Griffith with 46s,
Jeff Birkemeier 47, Taylor
Giesige 49, Clay Diller 51
and Jacob Roebke 54.
For the Wildcats (5-3,
2-3), Nick Gallmeier shot a
42, followed by Carter Mox
48, Tyler Wrassman 50, Tyler
Miller and Jacob Violet 51
and A.J. Teman 55.
Jefferson and Spencerville
are in Saturdays Springbrook
Invitational, with a tee-off of
8:30 a.m., while Grove is
in an NWC quad match at
Lincolnview (Hickory Sticks)
4 p.m. Monday.
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Blue Jays edge
Parkway in MAC golf
DELPHOS
The St.
Johns boys
edged out
Parkway 161-
164 in Midwest
A t h l e t i c
Co n f e r e n c e
golf action Wednesday at the
Delphos Country Club.
Cody Kundert was the med-
alist with a 35 for St. Johns,
followed by Isaac Klausing
41, Nick Kayser 42, Eric
Bergfield 43, Craig Klausing
44 and Cole Fischbach 46.
For Parkway, Brian
Schatzer carded a 37, Jordan
Bollenbacher 40, Jordan
Stevenson 43, Tom Mcdough
44, Kameron Roehm 53 and
Austin Stukey 54.
St. Johns is at Minster
tonight.
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Big Green glides by
Miller City, Lincolnview
DELPHOS Zach Weber
shot a 38 to pace unbeat-
en Ottoville (8-0) to a 161-
172-202 tri-match win over
Miller City and Lincolnview
Wednesday at
the Delphos
Country Club.
K y l e
Karhoff added
a 39, Derek
Schimmoeller 41, Travis Maag
43 and Logan Kortokrax 47
for the Big Green, who is in
the Springbrook
Invitational 8:30
a.m. Saturday.
D e r e k
Kaufman and
Jared Fuka shots
39s for the Wildcats (4-2),
along with Austin Lammers
45, Elizabeth Schimmoeller
49 and Cody Sheets 50.
Justis Dowdy registered a
48 for the Lancers (0-13),
with Brooks Ludwig 49, Wes
Collins 50 and Logan Miller
and Jacob Staley 55.
Lincolnview is in the
Wayne Trace Invitational
tonight at Pleasant Valley
Golf Club.
LOCAL ROUNDUP
The Associated Press
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
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New England 2 0 0 1.000 78 26
N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 43 27
Buffalo 0 2 0 .000 13 34
South
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Houston 2 0 0 1.000 47 30
Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 27 60
Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 30 20
Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 13 49
North
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Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 37 26
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 55 47
Pittsburgh 1 1 0 .500 31 30
Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 10 61
West
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Denver 1 1 0 .500 47 34
San Diego 1 1 0 .500 37 31
Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 13 56
Oakland 0 2 0 .000 21 41
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Dallas 1 1 0 .500 31 43
Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 27 30
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New Orleans 1 1 0 .500 38 30
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Chicago 1 1 0 .500 23 44
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Arizona 1 1 0 .500 44 46
San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 20 27
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Todays Games
Carolina at Cincinnati, 7 p.m.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Baltimore, 8 p.m.
Fridays Games
St. Louis at Kansas City, 8 p.m.
Green Bay at Indianapolis, 8 p.m.
Saturdays Games
Jacksonville at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.
Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at San Francisco, 8 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Chicago at Tennessee, 8 p.m.
New England at Detroit, 8 p.m.
Seattle at Denver, 9 p.m.
San Diego at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Sundays Game
New Orleans at Oakland, 8 p.m.
NFL PRESEASON
By JOE KAY
CINCINNATI
Franchise quarterback Carson
Palmer decided he didnt
want to play another game
for the Bengals. Cornerback
Johnathan Joseph headed out,
too, looking for a chance to
win.
Terrell Owens
left. Chad Ochocinco
got traded. Coach
Marvin Lewis? He
stayed, even though
the owner insisted
nothing significant would
change.
Quite an offseason in
Cincinnati.
The last-place team has
started yet another makeover,
one like so many others dur-
ing its run of futility. The
Bengals have only two win-
ning seasons in the last 20
years despite changing quar-
terbacks, receivers, coaches
everything except owner-
ship.
Is there any reason for
hope?
I think some would say
weve changed for the posi-
tive, replied Lewis, who
got a contract extension after
finishing 4-12. Ive said
it in January said it in
December, actually. It would
be a new beginning. I said if
things worked out and I were
back here, that I was going to
do something that not a lot of
people get to do, and thats
start fresh.
Few coaches get contact
extensions after managing
only two winning records in
eight seasons and going 0-2
in the playoffs and 60-69-
1 overall. In Cincinnati,
coaches are judged
by a different stan-
dard loyalty
instead of losses.
So Lewis stays and
the Bengals remake
their roster ... again.
I mean, that was unex-
pected, offensive guard
Bobbie Williams said. But
you know what? Weve got
a lot of guys that are ready
to step in and play. Its time
to let those guys get out there
and shine.
They dont have a choice.
When Palmer decided
hed had enough, the Bengals
drafted TCU quarterback
Andy Dalton in the second
round, ready to turn him into
the next face of the forlorn
franchise whether hes
ready for it or not.
We think he is promis-
ing for our future, Brown
said. Yes, hell have teeth-
ing problems. It wont be
altogether easy for him all the
time. But were going to put
him in there.
The rookie quarterback
will be throwing to one of
the least-experienced receiv-
er groups in the league, the
result of the Bengals deci-
sion to finally rid themselves
of divas. Lewis supported the
decision to sign Owens and
team him with Ochocinco
they immediately put togeth-
er their own reality show
called The T.Ocho Show
and bragged about glory days
ahead.
The show and the on-
field pairing flopped. So,
its on to a new season with
role players rather than stars.
The offensive line returns
intact. Running back Cedric
Benson stayed with a 1-year
deal, giving the Bengals a
run-first option in coordinator
Jay Grudens new offense.
If there being a rookie
quarterback causes them to
rely upon me a lot more, then
Im excited, Benson said.
Daltons targets include
second-year tight end
Jermaine Greshman, second-
year slot receiver Jordan
Shipley and Jerome Simpson,
a fourth-year player with four
career starts.
Just keep faith in us,
fourth-year receiver Andre
Caldwell said. We are
a young team. We learned
from those guys. We hope we
can continue where they left
off and do bigger and better
things and have a better sea-
son than we did last year.
The defense is in transi-
tion. Rey Maualuga moves
to middle linebacker with
Dhani Jones gone. Outside
linebacker Keith Rivers is
sidelined after surgery on his
right wrist. Joseph left as a
free agent, deciding he had
a better chance to win in
Houston. He was replaced by
Nate Clements.
Expectations are so
low that players have tried
to pump up fans enthusi-
asm. Only about a hundred
fans were in the stands at
Georgetown College when
players took the field to warm
up for their first practice of
training camp. They drew
some of their smallest crowds
ever for the workouts, then
made matters worse by get-
ting drubbed 34-3 in Detroit,
the most lopsided preseason
loss in franchise history.
All Ive got to say is
theres going to be bright days
on the other end, cornerback
Adam Pacman Jones said.
I promise you we wont be
4-12 this year.
The odds are on his side.
In the NFL, with the worst
teams getting the top draft
picks and the easier sched-
ules, its tough to go 4-12 in
consecutive seasons. But if
they do pull it off, it wouldnt
be franchise first. Theyve
already done it twice.
No Palmer, Chad, T.O.;
Bengals start over
By TOM WITHERS
CLEVELAND As the
NFLs lockout dragged on,
Pat Shurmur often went unrec-
ognized when he ventured out
in public. At one local restau-
rant, the Browns first-year
coach was approached by a
flustered waitress
who apologized for
not realizing she
was serving the
coach.
She thought he
was Jim Tressel,
Ohio States exiled
coach.
Nobody knew who I
was, Shurmur said, cracking
a smile.
He cant hide any longer.
Not in this football-freaky
town, where the man in
charge of the Browns is under
constant watch and scrutiny.
Hired in January, Shurmur
is Clevelands fifth coach since
1999, a loathsome 12-year
stretch in which the Browns
have been nothing but brutal.
Theyve made the playoffs
once, had two winning sea-
sons and lost 10 games or
more nine times. There has
been almost constant change
in the front office, coach-
ing staffs and players have
cycled through at an exhaust-
ing pace and nothing has
been permanent besides the
clubs plain orange helmets
and the unwavering loyalty of
Clevelands fans.
This is his first head coach-
ing gig at any level but
the 46-year-old Shurmur, who
is succeeding Eric Mangini
after two 5-11 seasons, built
an impressive pro resume
by developing quarter-
backs. As an assistant under
Andy Reid in Philadelphia,
Shurmur helped Donovan
McNabb blossom into one
of the games top QBs and
as St. Louis offensive coor-
dinator, he moulded rookie
Sam Bradford, who
turned the Rams
around last year.
Shurmurs new
project is Colt
McCoy, who was
impressive last year
after being thrown
to the Steelers and
Ravens as a rookie starter
because of injuries. McCoy
has flourished during the
preseason in Shurmurs new
West Coast offence, which
puts a premium on accuracy,
timing and smarts.
McCoy went 2-6 in eight
starts, completed 60 per cent
of his passes and threw more
interceptions (9) than TDs
(6) last year. But he showed
toughness, leadership quali-
ties and insatiable drive to
get better. During the lock-
out, McCoy sought out Brett
Favre for some advice on
running the West Coast on
Ohios North Coast.
McCoy understands to be
considered among the games
best will require work: Im
always impressed by other
quarterbacks, whether its Tom
(Brady) or playing against
Aaron (Rodgers). Just in the
short time that Ive been a start-
ing quarterback, I realize how
hard it is. I realize the time
commitment, I realize you have
to be a little lucky at times and
so for a guy like Aaron or Tom
or anyone who can go out and
win successfully year in and
year out and play well. I have
all the respect in the world for
them. This is not an easy thing
to do.
The Browns are hoping
battering ram running back
Peyton Hillis can build off
his breakout season (1,177
yards), which earned him
acclaim and the cover of
Madden 12, the popular
video game. Hillis isnt one-
dimensional either. He had 61
catches and became the first
back in Cleveland history to
rush for 1,000 yards, catch
at least 50 passes and score
10 TDs.
Take that, Jim Brown.
On defense, the Browns
are switching to a 4-3 scheme
under new coordinator Dick
Jauron, the former Chicago
and Buffalo coach who can
draw on 27 years of NFL
experience. The Browns will
start two rookies first-round
pick Phil Taylor and second-
rounder Jabaal Sheard up
front, and theyre counting on
DQwell Jackson to bounce
back after missing last season
with a chest injury.
Cornerback Joe Haden
could be the Browns best
player. He had six intercep-
tions in just seven starts as
a rookie and the gregarious
22-year-old, who spent the
off-season endearing himself
to Clevelanders with appear-
ances at Cavaliers games and
charity events, has superstar
potential.
Linebacker Scott Fujita has
already taken the uneven road
to success that the Browns are
attempting to travel. Fujita
spent three difficult seasons
in New Orleans before every-
thing fell into place, capped
by the Saints storybook run
to a Super Bowl title. Fujita
can sense the tide turning for
the Browns.
Its all very professional,
he said. We do have a lot of
guys who have been in the
league for a long time. Guys
like Dick Jauron and (senior
assistant) Ray Rhodes. I like
the way Pat goes about his
business. Its about doing the
right thing. If we have a meet-
ing, we dont meet just to
meet.
They know what theyre
doing.
And thats welcomed news
to kicker Phil Dawson.
The only player remaining
from Clevelands 99 expan-
sion team, Dawson left after
last season thinking his days
in Cleveland were over. He
said his goodbyes and pre-
pared for the next phase of
his career when the Browns
placed their franchise tag
on him and signed him to a
1-year deal.
Hes back with the Browns
and Dawson, the teams career
leader in field goals and one
of the most accurate kickers
in league history, believes its
somehow meant to be. Hes
seen it all in 12 rollercoaster
seasons.
Ill tell ya, its surreal
being back, he added after a
recent practice. I thought last
season was it. But here I am
and here we go again.
Its Shurmurs turn to try and bring back Browns
BASEBALL
BALTIMORE Mike Flanagan,
a former Cy Young winner and part
of the Baltimore Orioles 1983 World
Series championship team, has died.
He was 59.
Authorities found a body outside
Flanagans home in Monkton, Md., on
Wednesday afternoon. Hours later, the
Orioles confirmed that Flanagan
who served the team as a pitcher, front
office executive and television broad-
caster was dead.
Flanagan was a crafty left-hander
who went 167-143 with a 3.90 ERA
over 18 seasons with Baltimore and
Toronto. He didnt possess an over-
powering fastball but won a fair share of
games by depending on a slow curve, a
sinker and a changeup.
An All-Star in 1978, Flanagan
received the Cy Young Award with the
Orioles in 1979 after going 23-9 with
a 3.08 ERA and five shutouts. The
Orioles lost the World Series that year
in seven games to Pittsburgh.
PRO FOOTBALL
The NFL and the players union
remain at an impasse on HGH testing
with just two weeks remaining before
the season kicks off.
NFL lead counsel Jeff Pash told
The Associated Press that the World
Anti-Doping Agency, which would con-
duct the testing, demonstrated to our
satisfaction that there is very sound
science and very thoughtful testing pro-
tocols during a meeting in Montreal.
MINNEAPOLIS A group of
retired players has decided to dismiss
its lawsuit against the NFL now that the
lockout is over.
Hall-of-Famer Carl Eller, Priest
Holmes and several other retired play-
ers had accused the players union and
the NFL of illegally negotiating terms of
a collective bargaining agreement on
their behalf.
The NFLPA agreed to have the
retired players join their antitrust lawsuit
against the league when the lockout
first began in the spring.
INDIANAPOLIS The Indianapolis
Colts are bringing one veteran quarter-
back out of retirement.
No, not Brett Favre.
The Colts agreed to terms with
Kerry Collins, making him the likely
starter in case Peyton Manning hasnt
completely recovered from offseason
neck surgery when the season opens
Sept. 11.
CANTON Defensive back Jack
Butler and offensive lineman Dick
Stanfel, members of the NFLs All-
Decade Team for the 1950s, have
been named by the Pro Football Hall of
Fames seniors committee as finalists
for election into with the Class of 2012.
Butler and Stanfel will join 15 mod-
ern-era candidates on the list of finalists
from which the class will be selected.
The selection meeting will be held on
Feb. 4, the day before the Super Bowl
in Indianapolis.
To be elected, they must each
receive the same 80-percent voting
support that is required of all finalists.
The Halls selection committee can
elect a maximum of two senior candi-
dates and five modern-era candidates
for a class no smaller than four or larger
than seven
Butler, a cornerback out of St.
Bonaventure, played nine seasons with
the Steelers from 1951-59. Stanfel, a
guard from San Francisco, was named
to five Pro Bowls.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. The NCAA
said it wanted to send a clear mes-
sage by slapping Bruce Pearl with a
3-year show-cause penalty: Coaches
are responsible for their programs.
The sanctions announced make it
harder for the former Tennessee mens
basketball coach to get another college
job anytime soon. Pearl is prohibited
from recruiting during the next three
years and a school would have to con-
vince the NCAA to have that penalty
removed if it hired him.
The NCAA added it had punished
Pearl for lying to investigators about
improperly hosting recruits at his home
and urging others to do the same.
Former Pearl assistants Tony Jones,
Jason Shay and Steve Forbes face
the same sanctions, except they were
only given 1-year show-cause penal-
ties for their own roles in misleading
the NCAA.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee
coach Derek Dooley dismissed safety
Janzen Jackson from the team as the
juniors personal issues had apparently
become too much of a distraction.
Jackson withdrew from school in
February to address personal issues but
enrolled again in July and was reinstated
to the Vols earlier this month as fall camp
began. Dooley said after Tuesdays prac-
tice that Jackson would remain with the
team on a day-to-day basis.
AUTO RACING
BRISTOL, Tenn. Kevin Harvick
extended his winning streak in the
NASCAR Trucks Series, while Sprint
Cup rival Kyle Buschs winning streak
at Bristol Motor Speedway came to a
crashing halt.
Harvick raced to his third straight
Trucks victory, holding off John Sauter.
Coming off victories at Pocono and
Michigan, Harvick led the final 103 laps
en route to his 12th career Trucks win.
SPORTS BRIEFS
National League
PHILADELPHIA Mike Pelfrey
threw six effective innings, Nick Evans
and David Wright homered and New
York snapped a 5-game losing streak
with a 7-4 win over Philadelphia on
Wednesday.
Pelfrey (7-10) allowed three runs
and nine hits. Bobby Parnell pitched
a scoreless ninth for his first save this
season and second in his career. He
retired Carlos Ruiz on a grounder with
two runners on to end it.
Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick (7-6)
gave up six runs two earned
and seven hits in four innings filling in
for Cole Hamels.
The Mets scored four unearned
runs in the first with the help of a
fielding error by shortstop Michael
Martinez.
Pirates 2, Brewers 0
PITTSBURGH Jason Grilli won
his first game in nearly two years and
four Pittsburgh pitchers combined on
a 5-hitter.
Aaron Thompson pitched 4 1/3
innings in his major-league debut,
allowing four hits while walking two
and striking out one. Grilli (1-0) fol-
lowed with 2 2/3 innings, then Jose
Veras and Joel Hanrahan finished
with one inning each. Hanrahan
notched his 32nd save.
It was Pittsburghs 10th shutout
and the 11th time the Brewers have
been blanked.
Giants 2, Padres 1
SAN FRANCISCO Carlos
Beltran hit his first home run since
being traded to San Francisco in
powering the Giants.
Beltran, who was out with a wrist
injury, returned to the starting lineup
and homered off Tim Stauffer (8-10)
in the fourth for his 16th of the sea-
son. The solo shot was the first of his
career at AT&T Park.
Tim Lincecum (12-10) struck out
seven and walked five in eight innings.
He gave up three hits and had the go-
ahead RBI single. Santiago Casilla
pitched a perfect ninth for his first
save of the season.
Beltran, acquired in a July 28
trade with the Mets, was activated
from the DL Tuesday. Beltran was
back to batting third in the finale of a
quick 2-game set against San Diego.
He singled and finished 2-for-4.
Rockies 7, Astros 6, 10 innings
DENVER Troy Tulowitzki
scored from third on a wild pitch in
the bottom of the 10th and Colorado
completed a 3-game sweep.
Tulowitzki reached on a 1-out
walk and went to third on Jonathan
Herreras single to center. After an
intentional walk to Kevin Kouzmanoff,
reliever Aneury Rodriguez (1-5)
uncorked a wild pitch to Eliezer
Alfonzo and Tulowitzki trotted home
with the winning run.
Mark Ellis had four hits and
Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez
homered for the Rockies, who have
won five straight for the first time
since April 15. Matt Belisle (9-4), the
Rockies fifth pitcher, got the win.
Dodgers 9, Cardinals 4
ST. LOUIS Juan Rivera hom-
ered and drove in three runs and
Los Angeles completed its first road
sweep of the season.
The Cardinals were outscored
24-7 in the Dodgers first 3-game
sweep in St. Louis since Aug. 20-22,
1993 and have dropped 7-of-9 over-
all.
Hiroki Kuroda (10-14) worked
seven solid innings and A.J. Ellis
hit his first career homer off Jaime
Garcia (10-7) to give the Dodgers a
2-day total of six homers. Matt Kemp
had two singles and two RBIs and
James Loney had three hits with two
doubles and an RBI.
Eight straight Dodgers reached
safely to start a 6-run third that
matched their season best and put
them up 6-1.
Kuroda has won four of his last
five starts and is 3-2 with a 2.11 ERA
in six day starts. The right-hander
allowed three runs and eight hits with
four strikeouts and a walk.
Diamondbacks 4, Nationals 2
WASHINGTON Arizonas
Daniel Hudson fell one out short of
his first career shutout.
Hudson (13-9) allowed nine hits,
struck out six, walked none, had a
run of 13 consecutive batters retired
and threw 102 pitches. He had the
Nationals blanked through 8 2/3
innings before giving up back-to-back
homers to Laynce Nix and Jonny
Gomes. J.J. Putz came on to retire
Wilson Ramos for his 32nd save.
The Diamondbacks got two runs
in the fourth and two more in the
eighth in winning their second straight
in Washington.
Livan Hernandez (7-12) allowed
four runs and seven hits with one walk
and five strikeouts over 7 1/3 innings.
Marlins 6, Reds 5, 1st game;
Reds 3, Marlins 2, 2nd game
MIAMI Joey Votto homered in
both games of a doubleheader and
Bronson Arroyo pitched eight score-
less innings in the nightcap, leading
Cincinnati to a split.
Logan Morrison returned from his
demotion to Triple-A by homering in
the Marlins 6-5 victory in the open-
er. He played both games after an
11-day demotion to the minors.
Votto went 5-for-7 with four RBIs
in the two games as he extended his
hitting streak to 10 games. He has 24
homers this season.
The doubleheader was scheduled
to avoid potential inclement weather
by Hurricane Irene, which was fore-
casted to hit South Florida today.
Francisco Cordero relieved Arroyo
(8-10) in the ninth and allowed run-
scoring hits by Greg Dobbs and Gaby
Sanchez. He got two outs to earn his
28th save.
After the Marlins scored six runs
in the first game, including three in
the pivotal eighth to lift them to a win,
they were held in check for most of
the second game.
Floridas Chris Volstad (5-11)
lost his third consecutive decision
since being recalled from Triple-A. He
allowed three runs in six innings.
Ryan Webb (2-4) struck out the
only batter he faced to get the win in
the first game.
American League
ARLINGTON, Texas David
Ortiz had an RBI single on the first
pitch he saw in 10 days and scored
twice in his return to Bostons lineup, a
13-2 victory over the AL West-leading
Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.
Ortiz was back in the lineup after
missing nine games because of bur-
sitis in his right heel. Carl Crawford,
Jacoby Ellsbury and Adrian Gonzalez
hit 2-run homers in consecutive
innings for the Red Sox. Crawford
matched a career high with his five
RBIs.
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Despite early morning
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National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 83 45 .648
Atlanta 78 53 .595 6 1/2
Washington 62 66 .484 21
New York 61 68 .473 22 1/2
Florida 58 72 .446 26
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Milwaukee 78 54 .591
St. Louis 67 63 .515 10
Cincinnati 64 66 .492 13
Pittsburgh 61 68 .473 15 1/2
Chicago 57 73 .438 20
Houston 42 88 .323 35
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 71 59 .546
San Francisco 69 61 .531 2
Colorado 63 68 .481 8 1/2
Los Angeles 60 69 .465 10 1/2
San Diego 60 71 .458 11 1/2
Wednesdays Results
Pittsburgh 2, Milwaukee 0
N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 4
L.A. Dodgers 9, St. Louis 4
Colorado 7, Houston 6, 10 innings
Florida 6, Cincinnati 5, 1st game
Arizona 4, Washington 2
Cincinnati 3, Florida 2, 2nd game
Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta 2
San Francisco 2, San Diego 1
Todays Games
Atlanta (Beachy 6-2) at Chicago Cubs (Garza
6-9), 2:20 p.m.
Arizona (Miley 0-1) at Washington (Lannan
8-9), 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Florida, ppd., rain
Pittsburgh (Morton 9-6) at St. Louis
(E.Jackson 2-2), 8:15 p.m.
Houston (Sosa 0-2) at San Francisco
(Vogelsong 10-3), 10:15 p.m.
Fridays Games
Florida (Hensley 1-5) at Philadelphia (Oswalt
6-7), 7:05 p.m.
Atlanta (T.Hudson 13-7) at N.Y. Mets
(Capuano 9-11), 7:10 p.m.
Washington (Wang 2-2) at Cincinnati (Willis
0-3), 7:10 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (R.Lopez 4-4) at Milwaukee
(Wolf 10-8), 8:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 8-6) at St. Louis
(Westbrook 10-7), 8:15 p.m.
San Diego (LeBlanc 2-2) at Arizona
(Collmenter 7-8), 9:40 p.m.
Colorado (Rogers 6-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Lilly
7-13), 10:10 p.m.
Houston (Happ 4-14) at San Francisco
(Bumgarner 7-12), 10:15 p.m.
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American League
East Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 79 50 .612
New York 77 50 .606 1
Tampa Bay 70 58 .547 8 1/2
Toronto 66 63 .512 13
Baltimore 50 77 .394 28
Central Division
W L Pct GB
Detroit 70 59 .543
Cleveland 63 64 .496 6
Chicago 63 65 .492 6 1/2
Minnesota 55 74 .426 15
Kansas City 53 77 .408 17 1/2
West Division
W L Pct GB
Texas 74 57 .565
Los Angeles 71 59 .546 2 1/2
Oakland 59 70 .457 14
Seattle 56 73 .434 17
Wednesdays Results
Seattle 9, Cleveland 2
Boston 13, Texas 2
Oakland 6, N.Y. Yankees 4, 10 innings
Toronto 4, Kansas City 3
Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2, 10 innings
Baltimore 6, Minnesota 1
L.A. Angels 8, Chicago White Sox 0
Todays Games
Oakland (Harden 4-2) at N.Y. Yankees
(P.Hughes 4-4), 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Jo-.Reyes 6-10) at Minnesota
(Liriano 9-9), 1:10 p.m.
Detroit (Fister 5-13) at Tampa Bay (Hellickson
11-8), 1:10 p.m.
Kansas City (Francis 4-14) at Toronto (Cecil
4-6), 7:07 p.m.
Boston (A.Miller 5-1) at Texas (Ogando 12-5),
8:05 p.m.
Fridays Games
Kansas City (F.Paulino 2-5) at Cleveland
(Jimenez 1-1), 7:05 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (A.J.Burnett 9-10) at Baltimore
(Tom.Hunter 2-2), 7:05 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Shields 11-10) at Toronto
(H.Alvarez 0-1), 7:07 p.m.
Oakland (G.Gonzalez 10-11) at Boston
(Wakefield 6-5), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Haren 13-6) at Texas (D.Holland
11-5), 8:05 p.m.
Detroit (Porcello 11-8) at Minnesota (Swarzak
3-3), 8:10 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Peavy 5-6) at Seattle
(Furbush 3-5), 10:10 p.m.
MLB GLANCE
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
Indiana 19 8 .704
Connecticut 17 10 .630 2
New York 16 12 .571 3 1/2
Atlanta 14 13 .519 5
Chicago 12 15 .444 7
Washington 5 21 .192 13 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB
x-Minnesota 21 6 .778
Phoenix 15 11 .577 5 1/2
Seattle 15 12 .556 6
San Antonio 13 13 .500 7 1/2
Los Angeles 12 15 .444 9
Tulsa 1 24 .040 19
x-clinched playoff spot
Wednesdays Results
No games scheduled
Todays Game
Tulsa at Seattle, 10 p.m.
Fridays Games
Phoenix at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Tulsa at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
WNBA
By HOWARD FENDRICH
NEW YORK Novak
Djokovic sat in his sideline
chair and winced while his
right shoulder was massaged
and manipulated by a trainer.
Moments later, Djokovic
resumed hitting slower-than-
usual serves, slapping weak
forehands into the net and
falling further behind against
Andy Murray in his last
tuneup match before the U.S.
Open.
On the CBS broadcast,
Mary Carillo asked announc-
ing partner and former No.
1 Jim Courier whether see-
ing Djokovic struggle so
much changed his view that
the Serb should be seen as
the favorite to win the years
last Grand Slam tournament,
which starts Monday.
Not even remotely,
Courier replied. Not a scratch
on the surface.
Yes, given how great
nearly perfect, actually
Djokovics 2011 has been so
far, plenty of people still figure
hes the man to beat at the U.S.
Open. Even with that tired and
bothersome shoulder that even-
tually led him to quit during the
final of the Cincinnati Masters
last weekend.
That went into the books
as only Djokovics second
loss in 59 matches during a
marvelous season that fea-
tured a 41-match winning
streak and nine titles, includ-
ing Wimbledon and the
Australian Open.
I mean, its kind of
expected. Ive played so
many matches this year. I
mean, Ive been winning, you
know, a lot and reaching the
final stages of each event,
Djokovic said. Considering
the schedule that is very busy
in tennis, its kind of normal
to expect that at some stage
you are exhausted.
Considering all the ailments
and assorted other issues that
have hampered so many top
tennis players lately, it prob-
ably would be appropriate if
Djokovic is somewhat less
than 100 percent fit. Even if
his assessment was: I am
confident that I can recover
and be ready.
Run down a list of the
sports stars a day before
Thursdays draw in New
York, and most have been
bothered by something:
Rafael Nadal, the
defending champion, has blis-
ters on his left foot and ten-
der fingers that he burned by
touching a hot ceramic plate
at a restaurant, of all things.
Aside from that, there is his
0-5 record against Djokovic
this year, all in finals, and
upset losses at Montreal and
Cincinnati.
Sometimes you are play-
ing well; sometimes you are
playing worse, Nadal said.
I am playing a little bit worse
now than well.
Roger Federer, who
counts five U.S. Open titles
among his record 16 Grand
Slam trophies, also exited
relatively early at those two
key hard-court tuneup tourna-
ments. Now he is facing the
real possibility of ending his
streak of winning at least one
major championship eight
years in a row. He also turned
30 on Aug. 8, and the last
man to win a Grand Slam title
after that milestone birthday
was Andre Agassi at the 2003
Australian Open.
Serena Williams cited
swelling in her right big
toe while pulling out of the
Cincinnati hard-court tourna-
ment, a far-less-worrisome
problem than Djokovics.
Williams who leads active
women with 13 Grand Slam
singles titles, including three
in New York is a popular
pick in the womens field,
even though shes seeded
only 28th after missing nearly
a full year with a series of
health scares.
The top-seeded woman,
Caroline Wozniacki, is appar-
ently healthy, but she is deal-
ing with inconsistent play,
losing her first two summer
hard-court matches, includ-
ing one against 19-year-old
Christina McHale of New
Jersey.
Then again, at least theyre
all planning to play at Flushing
Meadows.
Kim Clijsters, whose
three U.S. Open titles include
2009 and 2010, pulled out
of the tournament because
of a stomach muscle injury.
And 2001 champion Lleyton
Hewitt withdrew, too.
At the Cincinnati Masters
where No. 2-ranked Nadal
and No. 3 Federer both lost
in the quarterfinals, before
Djokovic bowed out in the
final No. 4 Murray was
asked whether all of that might
bode well for his chances for
a first Grand Slam title in
New York.
Im sure come the start of
the U.S. Open next Monday,
all of them will be fine,
Murray said. I think each
one of them will be playing
great tennis, much better than
they have played here.
Djokovic, other stars
face questions at US Open
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Josh Beckett (11-5) allowed one
run and four hits over six innings.
Mike Napoli homered and had an
RBI single for the Rangers, who have
lost 5-of-7.
Athletics 6, Yankees 4
NEW YORK Coco Crisp hom-
ered twice and drove in five runs,
going 4-for-4 with a 3-run shot in the
10th inning that sent the Athletics to a
win over the Yankees.
No. 9 batter Scott Sizemore was
4-for-4 with a tying double off CC
Sabathia in the eighth and Oakland
won at Yankee Stadium for the sec-
ond consecutive night to clinch a
series victory.
Nick Swisher homered twice and
Mark Teixeira hit one for the Yankees.
Blue Jays 4, Royals 3
TORONTO Brett Lawrie hit a
tie-breaking home run in the seventh
inning, Jose Bautista added his major
league-leading 37th homer and the
Blue Jays beat the Royals.
Jesse Litsch (5-3) pitched one
scoreless inning of relief for the win.
Frank Francisco worked ninth for his
11th save.
Louis Coleman (1-3) took the loss
for the Royals.
Lawrie broke a 3-3 tie with a
leadoff blast to left in the seventh, his
fourth. The rookie third baseman also
hit an RBI triple in the fourth.
Mariners 9, Indians 2
CLEVELAND Felix Hernandez
shook off a hard fall on a fielding play
to strike out 10, Wily Mo Pena drove
in four runs and the Mariners chased
Clevelands Josh Tomlin before the
sixth inning in a rout that left the
Indians playoff hopes flickering.
Hernandez (12-11) allowed two
runs in six innings as the last-place
Mariners took 3-of-4 from the fading-
fast Indians. Cleveland dropped below
.500 for the first time since April 3t.
Pena hit a 2-run homer in the
fourth inning and his 2-run double in
the fifth knocked out Tomlin (12-7),
who didnt get through the fifth for the
first time in 37 career starts.
Rays 3, Tigers 2, 10 innings
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Elliot
Johnson had a game-ending fielders
choice in the 10th inning and the Rays
beat the Tigers.
Evan Longoria opened the 10th
with an infield single off Duane Below
(0-2) but was forced out at second
on Ben Zobrists grounder. After Matt
Joyce struck out, Casey Kotchman
was hit by a pitch and pinch-hitter
Sean Rodriguez walked to load the
bases.
Johnson then hit a grounder to
third baseman Brandon Inge, who
threw to second, where second base-
man Ramon Santiago was late getting
to the bag.
Joel Peralta (3-4) pitched a per-
fect 10th.
Longoria hit a solo homer for the
Rays. Wade Davis allowed two runs
and four hits in nine innings.
Orioles 6, Twins 1
MINNEAPOLIS Mark Reynolds
homered to start a 5-run fifth inning
and the Orioles beat the Twins.
In his first start in 11 days, Jeremy
Guthrie pitched seven strong innings
for the Orioles, who have won three
straight for the first time since winning
four in a row from June 6-10.
Justin Morneau had an RBI dou-
ble for the Twins, who have lost 6-of-7
and 18 of their last 23 overall. Kevin
Slowey (0-2) allowed five earned runs
in 4 2/3 innings.
Guthrie (6-16) allowed five hits
and struck out five.
Angels 8, White Sox 0
ANAHEIM, Calif. Jered Weaver
pitched seven innings of 4-hit ball in
his first start since signing an $85
million contract extension and Erick
Aybar drove in three runs in the
Angels win over the White Sox.
Torii Hunter homered for the
Angels, who have won six straight.
Jeff Mathis had a 2-run double during
a 3-run second inning in a dominant
finale to their 9-game homestand.
MLB
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FORT RECOVERY Brent Niekamp
has put together a 15-45 mark in his six years
at the head of the Fort Recovery football pro-
gram, including last falls 2-8 mark (0-8 in the
Midwest Athletic Conference).
He is hoping an experienced
nucleus of 10 letterwinners will help
to lead to a brighter 2011 for his
Tribe.
We do have a strong nucleus in
our seniors. What we need to do is
develop our role players for us to be
successful, Niekamp noted.
The offense remains a no-hud-
dle 1-back base spread, while the
defense is in a 4-3 front.
As usual, many of Niekamps players will
see a lot of time on both sides of the ball.
He will be relying on six veteran senior
starters to be important cogs on both sides of
the football: Jason Pottkotter (QB/DB), Aaron
Vagedes (WR/DB), Kenny Wenning (RB/
LB), Derek Gaerke (WR/DB), Jacob Whitacre
(OL/DL) and Ryan Gaerke (OL/DL).
As well, two more starters are back to
lend a hand: junior Trent Kaiser (OL/LB) and
classmate Mason Evers (OL/LB).
Two more lettermen are expected
to step into the open holes in the
starting 11: junior Gabe Riegle (OL/
DL) and sophomore Kyle Timmerman
(RB/DL).
Freshman Seth Riegle (OL/DL) is
expected to move into the lineup as
well. Other spots remain open with
competition to decide the starter.
Niekamp must replace graduated starters
such as Ryan Schoen (WR/DB), Bryan Keller
(RB/LB), Elliot Post (OL/DL), Aaron Wilker
(OL/DL), Kyle Schmitz (OL/DL) and Adam
Rohrer (OL/DL).
Fort Recovery opens Friday, Aug. 26.
Indians hope for stronger 11 on gridiron
CONVOY With all 11 starters and two
more letterwinners back from last seasons
6-11-1 season, second-year Crestview girls
soccer coach Melissa Mefferd and assistant
coach Joy Short are hoping for much better
results in 2011.
As well, the Northwest Conference will
crown a girls soccer champion for the first
time.
This is the first year that girls soccer
will be recognized as a varsity sport in the
Northwest Conference. We hope to
be very competitive within the con-
ference this year and look forward
to the challenge of competing for
a Northwest Conference champion-
ship, Mefferd noted.
The returning starters are led by
fourth-year letterwinners in Madison
Etzler (senior forward/midfield; an
expected NWC all-star according to Coach
Mefferd), senior Brittany Longwell (defense),
senior Catelyn Mefferd (midfield; anoth-
er NWC All-Star candidate), Megan Lare
(defense/midfield) and classmate Rachael
Gent (forward/midfield); third-year players in
senior Madelyn Black (midfield), senior Megan
Foster (goalkeeper), junior Clare Mefferd
(defense) and classmate Darci Swager (mid-
field/goalkeeper); and second-year players in
sophomore Brooke Bowen (forward/midfield)
and classmate Riley Guest (midfield).
Providing veteran depth off the bench
are second-year varsity players in senior
Beth Klopfenstein (midfield) and Mackenzie
Richard (defense).
However, with only four other girls on the
roster: junior Aly Williamson, sophomore
Alison Macki, freshman Lauren Schmid and
classmate Kylee Gent; Coach Mefferd doesnt
have many options should injuries or illnesses
hit.
With established powers like Lima Central
Catholic, led by speedster Kelly Ahman,
Shayna Niese and Morgan Greeley;
and Bluffton (Jill Steinmetz, Rachel
Yoder, Karli Leugers); ready to assume
control of the first league race, Coach
Mefferd has a needed game plan for
her team.
We hope to get off to a strong
start this season and build off of what
we accomplished last season. We are
more experienced this year and look for good
leadership from our seniors, she added. We
have very hard-working girls on the team and
are looking for some of the underclassmen to
step into key roles and contribute to the team.
With this being the 10th season of girls soccer
at Crestview and the first year competing as a
Northwest Conference sport, we are hopeful
that we can compete at a high level and do
well within the conference.
Crestview already opened its season this
week versus Continental.
Lady Knights ready for kicking 2011
VAN WERT Bob Priest is starting his
fifth year at the helm of the Van Wert football
program, entering with an 11-19 mark.
He lost six Western Buckeye League hon-
orees and three more 2-year starters from last
falls 5-5 unit (4-5 in the WBL).
His triple-option offense got hit hard due to
graduation, with only two starters returning:
Austin Reichert (6-3, 125, senior 2-year start-
ing center) and Tyson Crone (6-0, 165, senior
wide receiver).
He also has four lettermen
back to step into the lineup: Caleb
Lloyd (5-9, 150, junior; running
back), Hunter Munroe (6-1, 220,
junior; line), Logan Ray (6-4,
195, junior; wide receiver) and
Lucas Sullivan (5-9, 160, junior;
running back).
The defense which uti-
lizes a 4-3/4-4 scheme is a
little better off with five return-
ing starters, led by first-teamer
WBL end Austin Reichert (6-3, 215, senior),
third-year starting end Kody Heitz (5-11, 190,
senior), Jimmy Hardman (6-2, 265, senior;
tackle), Terrin Contreras (5-7, 250, junior;
tackle) and Mitch Vargas (6-0, 210, junior;
tackle).
Nik Wolford (6-1, 185, junior; linebacker)
garnered a letter last fall.
Gone due to graduation are the likes of
second-team WBLers Connor Massillo (full-
back) and Cory Clifton (quarterback/defen-
sive back), honorable-mention Cory Hirschy
(center/linebacker), Donny Sites (running
back/linebacker), Anthony Hauter (offensive
tackle) and Austin Fleming (wide receiver/
linebacker), along with 2-year starters Zach
Shtyle (defensive tackle), Zach Keirns (defen-
sive end) and Ryan Beck (defensive back).
We are a very junior-dominated team
with little playing experience, Priest said.
Our kids have worked extremely hard in the
weight room but we are young. We will need
to mature quickly for wins to come our way.
Kenton and Ottawa-Glandorf are the
teams to beat in the WBL.
Potential new starters include Reichert,
moving from tackle to fullback on offense;
sophomore Tyler Williams (5-9, 170) at quar-
terback; Hardman, Vargas, Contreras
and Wolford on the offensive line;
Crone and Lloyd in the secondary
and Ray and Sullivan at linebacker;
and Munroe at defensive end.
Assistant coaches include top
assistant Trent Temple (Defensive
Coordinator), Bill Clifton (line-
backers), Nate Hoverman (defen-
sive backs), Pat Jackson (defensive
ends), Troy Treece (defensive tack-
les), R J Coleman (offensive line),
Bob Spath (running backs), Kent Smelser
(quarterbacks) and Craig Syphrit (wide receiv-
ers).
The Cougars open at traditional rival Bryan
Friday, Aug. 26.
Priest has junior-dominated Cougar 11
ST. HENRY Jeff Starkeys Redskin grid-
ders played a young offensive unit in 2010 and
the 3-7 mark (2-6 Midwest Athletic Conference)
reflected that.
The ninth-year head man 62-31 overall
mark hopes that the experience gained by
that young unit pays dividends for his Division
VI, Region 24 team in 2011.
He hopes to add to the 14 state playoff
appearances in the programs history, including
six titles and two runner-ups, that have com-
piled a 41-8 postseason record.
He has 15 starters back to make the effort.
We are looking forward to starting the
season, trying to improve each day and partici-
pating in another great year of MAC football.
Well need it; 2011 may be the
most competitive this conference
has been from top to bottom in
quite a few years, Starkey began.
Eight starters return to the base
I-formation offense, especially All-
MAC junior signalcaller and best
offensive player Kyle Stahl (6-5,
230; 184/301 passing, 2,480 yards,
19 TDs, 5 picks; 90 rushes, 340 yards, 6 scores
in 2 years as the starter).
Other front-liners back on that side of
the ball include All-MAC lineman Mitchell
Rinderle (6-2, 235, senior), fellow linemen
Nathen Froning (6-1, 220, senior), Ben Werling
(6-1, 255, senior) and Dylan Bruening (6-3,
230, junior), all-round skill player Alex Post
(6-1, 200, junior; 18 catches, 232 yards, 1 TD;
31 carries, 120 yards, 2 scores), wideout Matt
Overholt (5-9, 170, junior; 33 catches, 348
yards, 2 scores) and tight end Nathan Dues (6-3,
180, senior).
As well, junior linemen Kent Hemmelgarn
(6-2, 220; Starkeys player to surprise in 2011),
Aaron Post (6-1, 205) and Caleb Hemmelgarn
(6-2, 235) earned experience, as well as skill
players Kent Stammen (6-0, 160, senior), Jason
Guggenbiller (5-9, 160, senior) and Jesse Evers
(6-1, 175, junior).
Seven starters are back to the base 4-3
defensive scheme, led by top defender Steven
Luttmer (5-11, 200, senior linebacker; 58
stops), along with All-MAC linebacker Post
(76 tackles, 5 for loss) and linebacker Trey
Rutschilling (5-10, 180, senior; 20 tackles),
linemen Dominic Leugers (6-2, 195, junior; 49
tackles) and Froning (39 tackles, 3 for loss, 2
sacks) and secondary players Nathan Uhlenhake
(5-10, 155, senior; 39 stops) and Jordan Bender
(6-0, 170, junior; 38 tackles).
Plus, Kent Stammen, Stahl, Overholt, Evers,
Rinderle (10 tackles) and Dues in the second-
ary and Kent Hemmelgarn, Aaron Post and
Caleb Hemmelgarn earned playing
time on that side of the ball and
could step into the four open start-
ing spots.
Others that could be in the start-
ing 11 on offense for 2011 are
Luttmer and Rutschilling (run-
ning back), Werling, Bruening and
Leugers (line) and Uhlenhake and
Bender (receiver), as well as var-
sity rookies in linemen Bobby Puthoff (6-4,
200, senior), juniors Brad Rindler (6-1, 175)
and Zach Siefring (5-11, 225) and sophomore
Kevin Mestemaker (6-0, 170); and skill play-
ers in senior Patric Rengers (6-1, 160) and
10th-graders Jeff Paul (6-2, 160, wide receiver)
and sophomore runners Adam Reichert (5-9,
160), Jordan Osterholt (5-9, 155) and Mitchell
Staugler (5-10, 175).
Also looking to step into the starting 11 or
come off the bench on defense are linemen
Mestemaker, Puthoff and Siefring); linebackers
Paul, Rengers, Reichert and Rindler; and defen-
sive back Osterholt.
Alex Post also returns as the kicker (21-of-
25 PATs, 1-of-2 field goals).
The Redskins host Marion Pleasant 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 27, to commence 2011.
Redskins primed for 2011 gridiron run
MINSTER Nate Moore had a pretty
good curtain-raiser in his first season at the
helm of the Minster football program, finish-
ing 7-6 and falling in the Division VI Region
24 finals to Sidney Lehman.
With 12 lettermen back 11 of them
starters from a 5-3 Midwest Athletic
Conference finish, he hopes for an even better
encore in 2011.
The starters back for Moore include seniors
Derek Collins (6-1, 165, DB/WR), Daniel
Gusching (6-3, 220, LB/WR; 37
catches, 492 yards, 2 scores; 66
total stops), Austin Knapke (6-2,
175, DB/WR), Clay Bornhorst
(6-1, 210, DL/OL), Eddie Bruns
(5-10, 205, DL/OL), Rob Wente
(6-2, 220, DL/TE) and Ryan Will
(6-1, 200, DL/OL); juniors Troy
Kauffman (5-10, 170, LB/RB),
Adam Niemeyer (6-3, 190, DB/
QB; recovering from broken fin-
ger in the final scrimmage that sidelined him
for the season but the starter at quarterback
his freshman season) and Devon Poeppelman
(6-1, 200, LB/WR; 69 total stops); and sopho-
more Wes Hegemann (6-2, 225, DL/OL).
Junior James Borges (6-0, 170, DB/RB)
also saw ample playing time.
I expect Daniel, Ryan, Austin and Adam
to get looks as all-MAC and possibly all-state
selections; they will lead this team. I feel
Adam is a Division I college prospect, even
though he is riding under the media spot-
light, Moore asserted.
With eight of them returning as starters
in Moores multiple 1-back offense but only
three in his 4-3 defense, offense will need
to control the proceedings until the defense
catches up.
The offense that averaged 22.3 points and
316.2 yards per game did lose top rusher
Adam Kaiser (225 rushes, 1,092 yards, 11
scores; 14 catches, 210 yards, 1), Chase
Paxson (149-of-285 passing, 1,968 yards, 14
scores, 14 picks; 149 carries, 533 yards, 9 tal-
lies), Mitchel Poeppelman (43 receptions, 517
yards. 7) and Derek Collins (24 for 415, 5).
The defense that ceded 24.8 points and
316.5 yards also must replace Kaiser (83 total
tackles), John Tebbe (team-high 96), Travis
Flaute (58) and five other regulars. However,
Moore figures Gusching at mid-
dle linebacker is his top player
and another Division I prospect
with his hitting and athleticism,
with the ability to come off the
edge or drop into coverage.
As well, he is looking to
top varsity newcomers such as
juniors Mason Haney (6-1, 205,
DL/OL), Korey Schultz (5-10,
160, DB/RB) and Jay Eilerman
(6-0, 155, DB/WR) to help offset the losses
due to graduation.
We will be looking to build off of the
2010 season and continue the rebuilding pro-
cess. We want to put Minster back into the
discussion as a regional and state football
power, Moore added. Right now, the pre-
season MAC poll has Coldwater with a
Div. I QB prospect in Bruns Anna, St.
Johns, Minster, Marion Local, St. Henry
(with another D-I QB prospect in Kyle Stahl),
Versailles, New Bremen, Fort Recovery and
Parkway but its a tough league.
Assistant coaches are Ken Meyer, Mark
Heitbrink, Craig Wenning, Brian Wuebker,
Byron Albers, Brian Wolf and Terrance
Roddy.
Minster hosts Springfield Central Catholic
Friday, Aug. 26, to start 2011.
ROCKFORD Parkways football pro-
gram has struggled in the last couple of
seasons.
Last years edition of Panthers finished
2-8, 1-7 in the Midwest Athletic Conference
under Ed Kuhn.
Dan Cairns takes over in 2011 to try and
rebuild the Panther fortunes.
Cairns served as head coach for the previ-
ous six years at Sidney and seven
years before that at Brookside
High School in Sheffield, as well
as seven years as a varsity assistant
at Garfield Heights Trinity.
He has the duties of offensive
coordinator, as well as coach of the
quarterbacks and linebackers.
With five starters back on
offense and five on defense (11
lettermen overall after losing eight due to
graduation), the Panthers will be running a
version of the spread offense and the 4-2-5
defense.
Cairns expects the following to be impact
players in 2011: seniors Bryce Bedwell, Riley
Bransteter, Jonathon Fent, Zach Genron, Derek
Luth, Sean Mendez, Caleb Rodriguez, Nick
Routt and Cody Severns; juniors Seth Hipply,
Jeremy Miller, Tyler Mathews, Brandon
Moorman, Jarret ONeill, Cain Pontsler and
Cody Schmitt; and 10th-graders Adam Carr,
Austin Dennison, Noah Genron, Matt Heindel,
Dakota Hucke and Mike Miracle.
This years team consists of a tough, hard-
working group of blue-collar-type players.
We lack experience and depth, Cairns said.
Add to that a new coach and new systems
on both sides of the ball and there
will be some adjustments the kids
will have to make.
Our keys to success are to
stay injury-free and hope that the
players pick up the new schemes
that we are going to be running.
Keeping with tradition, Coldwater,
Anna, Delphos St. Johns and
Marion Local should be the class
of the Midwest Athletic Conference.
Assisting in the coaching duties are: Jason
Henline (defensive coordinator/RBs and SSs);
Barry Peel (special teams coordinator/OL and
DL); David Hucke and Casey McConahay
(receivers and DBs); and Alex Subler and
Don Garwood (OL and DL).
The Cairns tenure begins Friday, Aug. 26,
at home versus Crestview.
Cairns takes reins of Parkway gridiron
ANNA The loss of 18 seniors from an
8-3 playoff team (6-2 in the Midwest Athletic
Conference) might concern most football
coaches and lead to a rebuilding effort.
Not so Anna mentor Bryan Rioch, who
begins his 13th season at the helm of the grid-
iron Rockets (91-34) by welcoming back 11
starters and 19 lettermen for 2011.
It also helps to have 82 players in the top
four grades.
Ten of the starters are seniors, led by two-
way third-year starters in G/DT Maverick
Long (6-1, 250) and RB/CB Cole Furgason
(6-0, 200), in addition to DL Dustin Noffsinger
(5-8, 210; RB), LB Caleb Maurer (6-1, 200;
TE), CB Wes Wolters (5-9, 160; RB), OT
Nick Reier (6-1. 200; DE); cen-
ter Drew Guisinger (5-9, 215;
DT), TE Nate Metz (6-1, 190;
LB), RB Gage Beasecker (5-8,
185, LB) and QB Jay Meyer
(6-3, 170, CB).
One junior, Chandon
Williams (6-0, 175; CB), returns
as a starter at wideout.
Promising newcomers to replace the
likes of the graduated Danny Stewart, Alex
Fogt, Cody Bensman and five other starters
include junior Ryan Spicer (6-7, 240, T/
DE), freshman lineman Chandler Cotterman
(6-3, 270), junior Stewart Watkins (6-2, 225,
G/LB) and senior Erik Angus (5-8, 190, RB/
LB).
The rest of the roster has seniors Jake
Counts (6-0, 155, WR/S), Jacob Berning
(5-8, 155, RB/CB), Eric Schlagetter (5-10,
155, WR/S), Josh Seger (5-11, 160, WR/S),
Kyle Sniffen (5-9, 180, RB/LB), John Gabriel
(5-11, 175, WR/LB), Jon Rickert (5-11, 170,
RB/LB), Corey Skidmore (5-11, 165, RB/
DE), Zach Persky (5-10, 160, G/DE), Austin
Lentz (6-3, 245, T/DT), Logan Platfoot (6-0,
170, C/DE), Jake Watercutter (6-0, 190, T/
DE), Lukas Wenrick (5-11, 180, G/DE),
Shane Rhoads (6-3, 220, T/DE) and Kyle
Dershem (5-10, 155, WR/CB); juniors Nathan
Bollheimer (5-11, 185, QB/S), Matt Lindsey
(5-8, 165, RB/S), Austin Hayslip (5-10, 150,
WR/CB), Gage Uderman (5-6, 170, RB/CB),
Ben Kettler (5-8, 160, RB/CB), Brandon
Maurer (6-0, 175, RB/LB), Logan Grewe
(6-0, 220, G/DE), Nick Bertke (5-11, 180,
G/DE), Luke Cummings (6-0, 215, G/DT),
Doug Murray (5-8, 190, G/DT), Tyler Grimes
(6-0, 175, C/DE), Devin Schaffer (6-1, 155,
WR/CB) and Dustin Poeppelman (6-0, 160,
TE/LB); sophomores Josh Robinson (6-1,
160, QB/S), Brady Cates (6-0, 165, WR/CB),
Carter Bensman (5-8, 145, WR/S), Michael
Wampler (5-6, 145, WR/CB), Nick Ihle (6-1,
155, WR/LB), Travis Grieves (6-0, 160, RB/
CB), Nick Doseck (5-8, 145, RB/S), Collin
Blackford (5-11, 160, TE/LB), Ethan Deiters
(6-3, 290, T/DT), Cody Schmeising
(5-10, 210, T/DT), Joel Albers (6-2,
170, TE/DE), Jesse Greer (5-6, 145,
T/DT) and Alex Farley (5-10, 215,
T/DT); and freshmen Jared Bettinger
(5-5, 105, WR/CB), Ryan Counts
(5-8, 160, QB/LB), Jordan Jurosic
(5-8, 165, QB/LB), Shane Grieves
(5-7, 135, RB/CB), Matthew Bruce (5-11,
165, WR/CB), Grant Glover (5-5, 105, RB/
CB), Evan Romie (5-7, 140, RB/CB), Tyler
Nolte (5-5, 105, WR/CB), Christian Williams
(5-7, 170, RB/LB), Nick Nolte (5-7, 150,
RB/LB), Wes Showalter (6-3, 190, TE/
LB), Cameron Demoss (5-8, 165, RB/DE),
Devan Wuebker (5-8, 170, T/DT), Nathan
Arling (5-8, 160, G/LB), Marc Bowersock
(5-8, 155, T/DE), Daniel Burd (6-0, 200, T/
DT), Jordan Suthers (5-10, 185, T/DE), Erik
Bensman (6-0, 160, G/DE), Shaun Wenrick
(6-1, 240, T/DT), Nick Bice (5-11, 170, T/
DE), Alex Albers (5-9, 160, G/DE), Kody
Williamson (5-10, 170, G/DE), Derek
Scoggin (6-0, 165, TE/DE), Caleb Cantrell
(5-9, 145, WR/CB), Kody Denney (5-5,
155, T/DT) and Nathan Day (5-7, 185, T/
DT).
Anna hosts Sidney Lehman Friday, Aug.
26, to open the campaign.
Rioch going for 100 varsity wins at Anna
Moore hopes for even better
sophomore season at Minster
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL TEAM PREVIEWS
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FORT RECOVERY Brent Niekamp
has put together a 15-45 mark in his six years
at the head of the Fort Recovery football pro-
gram, including last falls 2-8 mark (0-8 in the
He is hoping an experienced
nucleus of 10 letterwinners will help
to lead to a brighter 2011 for his
Tribe.
We do have a strong nucleus in
our seniors. What we need to do is
develop our role players for us to be
successful, Niekamp noted.
The offense remains a no-hud-
dle 1-back base spread, while the
defense is in a 4-3 front.
As usual, many of Niekamps players will
see a lot of time on both sides of the ball.
He will be relying on six veteran senior
starters to be important cogs on both sides of
the football: Jason Pottkotter (QB/DB), Aaron
Vagedes (WR/DB), Kenny Wenning (RB/
LB), Derek Gaerke (WR/DB), Jacob Whitacre
(OL/DL) and Ryan Gaerke (OL/DL).
As well, two more starters are back to
lend a hand: junior Trent Kaiser (OL/LB) and
classmate Mason Evers (OL/LB).
Two more lettermen are expected
to step into the open holes in the
starting 11: junior Gabe Riegle (OL/
DL) and sophomore Kyle Timmerman
(RB/DL).
Freshman Seth Riegle (OL/DL) is
expected to move into the lineup as
well. Other spots remain open with
competition to decide the starter.
Niekamp must replace graduated starters
such as Ryan Schoen (WR/DB), Bryan Keller
(RB/LB), Elliot Post (OL/DL), Aaron Wilker
(OL/DL), Kyle Schmitz (OL/DL) and Adam
Rohrer (OL/DL).
Fort Recovery opens Friday, Aug. 26.
Indians hope for stronger 11 on gridiron
CONVOY With all 11 starters and two
more letterwinners back from last seasons
6-11-1 season, second-year Crestview girls
soccer coach Melissa Mefferd and assistant
coach Joy Short are hoping for much better
results in 2011.
As well, the Northwest Conference will
crown a girls soccer champion for the first
time.
This is the first year that girls soccer
will be recognized as a varsity sport in the
Northwest Conference. We hope to
be very competitive within the con-
ference this year and look forward
to the challenge of competing for
a Northwest Conference champion-
ship, Mefferd noted.
The returning starters are led by
fourth-year letterwinners in Madison
Etzler (senior forward/midfield; an
expected NWC all-star according to Coach
Mefferd), senior Brittany Longwell (defense),
senior Catelyn Mefferd (midfield; anoth-
er NWC All-Star candidate), Megan Lare
(defense/midfield) and classmate Rachael
Gent (forward/midfield); third-year players in
senior Madelyn Black (midfield), senior Megan
Foster (goalkeeper), junior Clare Mefferd
(defense) and classmate Darci Swager (mid-
field/goalkeeper); and second-year players in
sophomore Brooke Bowen (forward/midfield)
and classmate Riley Guest (midfield).
Providing veteran depth off the bench
are second-year varsity players in senior
Beth Klopfenstein (midfield) and Mackenzie
Richard (defense).
However, with only four other girls on the
roster: junior Aly Williamson, sophomore
Alison Macki, freshman Lauren Schmid and
classmate Kylee Gent; Coach Mefferd doesnt
have many options should injuries or illnesses
hit.
With established powers like Lima Central
Catholic, led by speedster Kelly Ahman,
Shayna Niese and Morgan Greeley;
and Bluffton (Jill Steinmetz, Rachel
Yoder, Karli Leugers); ready to assume
control of the first league race, Coach
Mefferd has a needed game plan for
her team.
We hope to get off to a strong
start this season and build off of what
we accomplished last season. We are
more experienced this year and look for good
leadership from our seniors, she added. We
have very hard-working girls on the team and
are looking for some of the underclassmen to
step into key roles and contribute to the team.
With this being the 10th season of girls soccer
at Crestview and the first year competing as a
Northwest Conference sport, we are hopeful
that we can compete at a high level and do
well within the conference.
Crestview already opened its season this
week versus Continental.
Lady Knights ready for kicking 2011
VAN WERT Bob Priest is starting his
fifth year at the helm of the Van Wert football
program, entering with an 11-19 mark.
He lost six Western Buckeye League hon-
orees and three more 2-year starters from last
falls 5-5 unit (4-5 in the WBL).
His triple-option offense got hit hard due to
graduation, with only two starters returning:
Austin Reichert (6-3, 125, senior 2-year start-
ing center) and Tyson Crone (6-0, 165, senior
wide receiver).
He also has four lettermen
back to step into the lineup: Caleb
Lloyd (5-9, 150, junior; running
back), Hunter Munroe (6-1, 220,
junior; line), Logan Ray (6-4,
195, junior; wide receiver) and
Lucas Sullivan (5-9, 160, junior;
running back).
The defense which uti-
lizes a 4-3/4-4 scheme is a
little better off with five return-
ing starters, led by first-teamer
WBL end Austin Reichert (6-3, 215, senior),
third-year starting end Kody Heitz (5-11, 190,
senior), Jimmy Hardman (6-2, 265, senior;
tackle), Terrin Contreras (5-7, 250, junior;
tackle) and Mitch Vargas (6-0, 210, junior;
tackle).
Nik Wolford (6-1, 185, junior; linebacker)
garnered a letter last fall.
Gone due to graduation are the likes of
second-team WBLers Connor Massillo (full-
back) and Cory Clifton (quarterback/defen-
sive back), honorable-mention Cory Hirschy
(center/linebacker), Donny Sites (running
back/linebacker), Anthony Hauter (offensive
tackle) and Austin Fleming (wide receiver/
linebacker), along with 2-year starters Zach
Shtyle (defensive tackle), Zach Keirns (defen-
sive end) and Ryan Beck (defensive back).
We are a very junior-dominated team
with little playing experience, Priest said.
Our kids have worked extremely hard in the
weight room but we are young. We will need
to mature quickly for wins to come our way.
Kenton and Ottawa-Glandorf are the
teams to beat in the WBL.
Potential new starters include Reichert,
moving from tackle to fullback on offense;
sophomore Tyler Williams (5-9, 170) at quar-
terback; Hardman, Vargas, Contreras
and Wolford on the offensive line;
Crone and Lloyd in the secondary
and Ray and Sullivan at linebacker;
and Munroe at defensive end.
Assistant coaches include top
assistant Trent Temple (Defensive
Coordinator), Bill Clifton (line-
backers), Nate Hoverman (defen-
sive backs), Pat Jackson (defensive
ends), Troy Treece (defensive tack-
les), R J Coleman (offensive line),
Bob Spath (running backs), Kent Smelser
(quarterbacks) and Craig Syphrit (wide receiv-
ers).
The Cougars open at traditional rival Bryan
Friday, Aug. 26.
Priest has junior-dominated Cougar 11
ST. HENRY Jeff Starkeys Redskin grid-
ders played a young offensive unit in 2010 and
the 3-7 mark (2-6 Midwest Athletic Conference)
reflected that.
The ninth-year head man 62-31 overall
mark hopes that the experience gained by
that young unit pays dividends for his Division
VI, Region 24 team in 2011.
He hopes to add to the 14 state playoff
appearances in the programs history, including
six titles and two runner-ups, that have com-
piled a 41-8 postseason record.
He has 15 starters back to make the effort.
We are looking forward to starting the
season, trying to improve each day and partici-
pating in another great year of MAC football.
Well need it; 2011 may be the
most competitive this conference
has been from top to bottom in
quite a few years, Starkey began.
Eight starters return to the base
I-formation offense, especially All-
MAC junior signalcaller and best
offensive player Kyle Stahl (6-5,
230; 184/301 passing, 2,480 yards,
19 TDs, 5 picks; 90 rushes, 340 yards, 6 scores
in 2 years as the starter).
Other front-liners back on that side of
the ball include All-MAC lineman Mitchell
Rinderle (6-2, 235, senior), fellow linemen
Nathen Froning (6-1, 220, senior), Ben Werling
(6-1, 255, senior) and Dylan Bruening (6-3,
230, junior), all-round skill player Alex Post
(6-1, 200, junior; 18 catches, 232 yards, 1 TD;
31 carries, 120 yards, 2 scores), wideout Matt
Overholt (5-9, 170, junior; 33 catches, 348
yards, 2 scores) and tight end Nathan Dues (6-3,
180, senior).
As well, junior linemen Kent Hemmelgarn
(6-2, 220; Starkeys player to surprise in 2011),
Aaron Post (6-1, 205) and Caleb Hemmelgarn
(6-2, 235) earned experience, as well as skill
players Kent Stammen (6-0, 160, senior), Jason
Guggenbiller (5-9, 160, senior) and Jesse Evers
(6-1, 175, junior).
Seven starters are back to the base 4-3
defensive scheme, led by top defender Steven
Luttmer (5-11, 200, senior linebacker; 58
stops), along with All-MAC linebacker Post
(76 tackles, 5 for loss) and linebacker Trey
Rutschilling (5-10, 180, senior; 20 tackles),
linemen Dominic Leugers (6-2, 195, junior; 49
tackles) and Froning (39 tackles, 3 for loss, 2
sacks) and secondary players Nathan Uhlenhake
(5-10, 155, senior; 39 stops) and Jordan Bender
(6-0, 170, junior; 38 tackles).
Plus, Kent Stammen, Stahl, Overholt, Evers,
Rinderle (10 tackles) and Dues in the second-
ary and Kent Hemmelgarn, Aaron Post and
Caleb Hemmelgarn earned playing
time on that side of the ball and
could step into the four open start-
ing spots.
Others that could be in the start-
ing 11 on offense for 2011 are
Luttmer and Rutschilling (run-
ning back), Werling, Bruening and
Leugers (line) and Uhlenhake and
Bender (receiver), as well as var-
sity rookies in linemen Bobby Puthoff (6-4,
200, senior), juniors Brad Rindler (6-1, 175)
and Zach Siefring (5-11, 225) and sophomore
Kevin Mestemaker (6-0, 170); and skill play-
ers in senior Patric Rengers (6-1, 160) and
10th-graders Jeff Paul (6-2, 160, wide receiver)
and sophomore runners Adam Reichert (5-9,
160), Jordan Osterholt (5-9, 155) and Mitchell
Staugler (5-10, 175).
Also looking to step into the starting 11 or
come off the bench on defense are linemen
Mestemaker, Puthoff and Siefring); linebackers
Paul, Rengers, Reichert and Rindler; and defen-
sive back Osterholt.
Alex Post also returns as the kicker (21-of-
25 PATs, 1-of-2 field goals).
The Redskins host Marion Pleasant 7 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 27, to commence 2011.
Redskins primed for 2011 gridiron run
MINSTER Nate Moore had a pretty
good curtain-raiser in his first season at the
helm of the Minster football program, finish-
ing 7-6 and falling in the Division VI Region
24 finals to Sidney Lehman.
With 12 lettermen back 11 of them
starters from a 5-3 Midwest Athletic
Conference finish, he hopes for an even better
encore in 2011.
The starters back for Moore include seniors
Derek Collins (6-1, 165, DB/WR), Daniel
Gusching (6-3, 220, LB/WR; 37
catches, 492 yards, 2 scores; 66
total stops), Austin Knapke (6-2,
175, DB/WR), Clay Bornhorst
(6-1, 210, DL/OL), Eddie Bruns
(5-10, 205, DL/OL), Rob Wente
(6-2, 220, DL/TE) and Ryan Will
(6-1, 200, DL/OL); juniors Troy
Kauffman (5-10, 170, LB/RB),
Adam Niemeyer (6-3, 190, DB/
QB; recovering from broken fin-
ger in the final scrimmage that sidelined him
for the season but the starter at quarterback
his freshman season) and Devon Poeppelman
(6-1, 200, LB/WR; 69 total stops); and sopho-
more Wes Hegemann (6-2, 225, DL/OL).
Junior James Borges (6-0, 170, DB/RB)
also saw ample playing time.
I expect Daniel, Ryan, Austin and Adam
to get looks as all-MAC and possibly all-state
selections; they will lead this team. I feel
Adam is a Division I college prospect, even
though he is riding under the media spot-
light, Moore asserted.
With eight of them returning as starters
in Moores multiple 1-back offense but only
three in his 4-3 defense, offense will need
to control the proceedings until the defense
catches up.
The offense that averaged 22.3 points and
316.2 yards per game did lose top rusher
Adam Kaiser (225 rushes, 1,092 yards, 11
scores; 14 catches, 210 yards, 1), Chase
Paxson (149-of-285 passing, 1,968 yards, 14
scores, 14 picks; 149 carries, 533 yards, 9 tal-
lies), Mitchel Poeppelman (43 receptions, 517
yards. 7) and Derek Collins (24 for 415, 5).
The defense that ceded 24.8 points and
316.5 yards also must replace Kaiser (83 total
tackles), John Tebbe (team-high 96), Travis
Flaute (58) and five other regulars. However,
Moore figures Gusching at mid-
dle linebacker is his top player
and another Division I prospect
with his hitting and athleticism,
with the ability to come off the
edge or drop into coverage.
As well, he is looking to
top varsity newcomers such as
juniors Mason Haney (6-1, 205,
DL/OL), Korey Schultz (5-10,
160, DB/RB) and Jay Eilerman
(6-0, 155, DB/WR) to help offset the losses
due to graduation.
We will be looking to build off of the
2010 season and continue the rebuilding pro-
cess. We want to put Minster back into the
discussion as a regional and state football
power, Moore added. Right now, the pre-
season MAC poll has Coldwater with a
Div. I QB prospect in Bruns Anna, St.
Johns, Minster, Marion Local, St. Henry
(with another D-I QB prospect in Kyle Stahl),
Versailles, New Bremen, Fort Recovery and
Parkway but its a tough league.
Assistant coaches are Ken Meyer, Mark
Heitbrink, Craig Wenning, Brian Wuebker,
Byron Albers, Brian Wolf and Terrance
Roddy.
Minster hosts Springfield Central Catholic
Friday, Aug. 26, to start 2011.
ROCKFORD Parkways football pro-
gram has struggled in the last couple of
seasons.
Last years edition of Panthers finished
2-8, 1-7 in the Midwest Athletic Conference
under Ed Kuhn.
Dan Cairns takes over in 2011 to try and
rebuild the Panther fortunes.
Cairns served as head coach for the previ-
ous six years at Sidney and seven
years before that at Brookside
High School in Sheffield, as well
as seven years as a varsity assistant
at Garfield Heights Trinity.
He has the duties of offensive
coordinator, as well as coach of the
quarterbacks and linebackers.
With five starters back on
offense and five on defense (11
lettermen overall after losing eight due to
graduation), the Panthers will be running a
version of the spread offense and the 4-2-5
defense.
Cairns expects the following to be impact
players in 2011: seniors Bryce Bedwell, Riley
Bransteter, Jonathon Fent, Zach Genron, Derek
Luth, Sean Mendez, Caleb Rodriguez, Nick
Routt and Cody Severns; juniors Seth Hipply,
Jeremy Miller, Tyler Mathews, Brandon
Moorman, Jarret ONeill, Cain Pontsler and
Cody Schmitt; and 10th-graders Adam Carr,
Austin Dennison, Noah Genron, Matt Heindel,
Dakota Hucke and Mike Miracle.
This years team consists of a tough, hard-
working group of blue-collar-type players.
We lack experience and depth, Cairns said.
Add to that a new coach and new systems
on both sides of the ball and there
will be some adjustments the kids
will have to make.
Our keys to success are to
stay injury-free and hope that the
players pick up the new schemes
that we are going to be running.
Keeping with tradition, Coldwater,
Anna, Delphos St. Johns and
Marion Local should be the class
of the Midwest Athletic Conference.
Assisting in the coaching duties are: Jason
Henline (defensive coordinator/RBs and SSs);
Barry Peel (special teams coordinator/OL and
DL); David Hucke and Casey McConahay
(receivers and DBs); and Alex Subler and
Don Garwood (OL and DL).
The Cairns tenure begins Friday, Aug. 26,
at home versus Crestview.
Cairns takes reins of Parkway gridiron
ANNA The loss of 18 seniors from an
8-3 playoff team (6-2 in the Midwest Athletic
Conference) might concern most football
coaches and lead to a rebuilding effort.
Not so Anna mentor Bryan Rioch, who
begins his 13th season at the helm of the grid-
iron Rockets (91-34) by welcoming back 11
starters and 19 lettermen for 2011.
It also helps to have 82 players in the top
four grades.
Ten of the starters are seniors, led by two-
way third-year starters in G/DT Maverick
Long (6-1, 250) and RB/CB Cole Furgason
(6-0, 200), in addition to DL Dustin Noffsinger
(5-8, 210; RB), LB Caleb Maurer (6-1, 200;
TE), CB Wes Wolters (5-9, 160; RB), OT
Nick Reier (6-1. 200; DE); cen-
ter Drew Guisinger (5-9, 215;
DT), TE Nate Metz (6-1, 190;
LB), RB Gage Beasecker (5-8,
185, LB) and QB Jay Meyer
(6-3, 170, CB).
One junior, Chandon
Williams (6-0, 175; CB), returns
as a starter at wideout.
Promising newcomers to replace the
likes of the graduated Danny Stewart, Alex
Fogt, Cody Bensman and five other starters
include junior Ryan Spicer (6-7, 240, T/
DE), freshman lineman Chandler Cotterman
(6-3, 270), junior Stewart Watkins (6-2, 225,
G/LB) and senior Erik Angus (5-8, 190, RB/
LB).
The rest of the roster has seniors Jake
Counts (6-0, 155, WR/S), Jacob Berning
(5-8, 155, RB/CB), Eric Schlagetter (5-10,
155, WR/S), Josh Seger (5-11, 160, WR/S),
Kyle Sniffen (5-9, 180, RB/LB), John Gabriel
(5-11, 175, WR/LB), Jon Rickert (5-11, 170,
RB/LB), Corey Skidmore (5-11, 165, RB/
DE), Zach Persky (5-10, 160, G/DE), Austin
Lentz (6-3, 245, T/DT), Logan Platfoot (6-0,
170, C/DE), Jake Watercutter (6-0, 190, T/
DE), Lukas Wenrick (5-11, 180, G/DE),
Shane Rhoads (6-3, 220, T/DE) and Kyle
Dershem (5-10, 155, WR/CB); juniors Nathan
Bollheimer (5-11, 185, QB/S), Matt Lindsey
(5-8, 165, RB/S), Austin Hayslip (5-10, 150,
WR/CB), Gage Uderman (5-6, 170, RB/CB),
Ben Kettler (5-8, 160, RB/CB), Brandon
Maurer (6-0, 175, RB/LB), Logan Grewe
(6-0, 220, G/DE), Nick Bertke (5-11, 180,
G/DE), Luke Cummings (6-0, 215, G/DT),
Doug Murray (5-8, 190, G/DT), Tyler Grimes
(6-0, 175, C/DE), Devin Schaffer (6-1, 155,
WR/CB) and Dustin Poeppelman (6-0, 160,
TE/LB); sophomores Josh Robinson (6-1,
160, QB/S), Brady Cates (6-0, 165, WR/CB),
Carter Bensman (5-8, 145, WR/S), Michael
Wampler (5-6, 145, WR/CB), Nick Ihle (6-1,
155, WR/LB), Travis Grieves (6-0, 160, RB/
CB), Nick Doseck (5-8, 145, RB/S), Collin
Blackford (5-11, 160, TE/LB), Ethan Deiters
(6-3, 290, T/DT), Cody Schmeising
(5-10, 210, T/DT), Joel Albers (6-2,
170, TE/DE), Jesse Greer (5-6, 145,
T/DT) and Alex Farley (5-10, 215,
T/DT); and freshmen Jared Bettinger
(5-5, 105, WR/CB), Ryan Counts
(5-8, 160, QB/LB), Jordan Jurosic
(5-8, 165, QB/LB), Shane Grieves
(5-7, 135, RB/CB), Matthew Bruce (5-11,
165, WR/CB), Grant Glover (5-5, 105, RB/
CB), Evan Romie (5-7, 140, RB/CB), Tyler
Nolte (5-5, 105, WR/CB), Christian Williams
(5-7, 170, RB/LB), Nick Nolte (5-7, 150,
RB/LB), Wes Showalter (6-3, 190, TE/
LB), Cameron Demoss (5-8, 165, RB/DE),
Devan Wuebker (5-8, 170, T/DT), Nathan
Arling (5-8, 160, G/LB), Marc Bowersock
(5-8, 155, T/DE), Daniel Burd (6-0, 200, T/
DT), Jordan Suthers (5-10, 185, T/DE), Erik
Bensman (6-0, 160, G/DE), Shaun Wenrick
(6-1, 240, T/DT), Nick Bice (5-11, 170, T/
DE), Alex Albers (5-9, 160, G/DE), Kody
Williamson (5-10, 170, G/DE), Derek
Scoggin (6-0, 165, TE/DE), Caleb Cantrell
(5-9, 145, WR/CB), Kody Denney (5-5,
155, T/DT) and Nathan Day (5-7, 185, T/
DT).
Anna hosts Sidney Lehman Friday, Aug.
26, to open the campaign.
Rioch going for 100 varsity wins at Anna
Moore hopes for even better
sophomore season at Minster
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BLUFFTON Dennis Lee is beginning
his 25h year at the helm of the Bluffton football
program.
With 11 starting players back from a 5-5 team
in 2010 (4-4 in the Northwest Conference), he
hopes to add significantly to his 162-
86 overall mark.
Coming back from last years
starting group are the likes of cen-
ter Michael Liska, linebacker Jeremy
Basinger, guard Kody Koronich,
defensive end Weston Barry, quar-
terback Hunter Joseph, running back
Keshaun Hughes and 2-way starters
RJ Stratton (wide receiver/secondary), Matt
Gillett (wide receiver/secondary), Brandon
Deeds (wide receiver/secondary), Logan
Skelly (offensive tackle/defensive end) and
Kyle Risner (offensive and defensive tackle).
As well, three more lettered in 2010: Jacob
Nienberg (tight end/linebacker), Landon
Sturgill (offensive tackle/linebacker) and
Austin Devier (guard/defensive tackle).
We gave good experience from 13 seniors,
good team speed and good experience from
skill positions. However, we must
develop depth from our sophomore
class to really be successful, Lee
said. We also lost 12 seniors from
last year, so we have to replace
their experience.
Two promising newcomers to
try and help that happen include
David Emans (offensive and defen-
sive tackle) and Taylor Reineke (guard/defen-
sive end).
The team to beat in the NWC is Lima
Central Catholic, Lee added.
Bluffton opens with traditional rival Cory-
Rawson Friday, Aug. 26.
Lee marking silver year at Bluffton
By Brian Bassett
Times Bulletin Sports Editor
VAN WERT - The Van Wert boys soccer
team has reason to be optimistic about the
upcoming season.
The Cougars return most of their players
from the 2010 squad, which happened to be
the most successful in school his-
tory winning four regular-season
games and two playoff games.
The Cougars have a new coach
at the helm; George Scott takes over
as head coach. He is very familiar
with the program, however, having
coached the Cougars in 2006 and
worked as an assistant for the team
the past two years.
The Cougar defense should be very
solid, led by senior goalie Joe Moonshower,
who was named first-team All-District in
2010. Also back on defense are senior Jack
Moonshower, junior Caleb Markward and
senior A.J. Foster.
Junior Joey Hurless figures to be the main
scoring threat for the Cougars.
Joey came out to play for us; hes been
playing striker and hopefully he can produce
quite a few goals for us, Scott said.
Scott said that the biggest concern for the
Cougars in 2011 is potential injuries.
Our numbers overall are kind of low; if
we get any injuries, that could cause us some
issues, Scott said.
The Cougars will be without the services
of Jacob Hood, Gary Espinoza and Tyler
Money, all of whom were lost to graduation
last year.
The veterans who are left for the Cougars
would like to improve on the playoff
success of 2010, while showing the
younger players the ropes.
Every year, we pick up some
new guys and its challenging to
get them up-to-speed, but our vet-
erans really help set the bar as far
as improving on the previous year,
Scott said.
The Cougars, who have struggled in the
Western Buckeye League in their short exis-
tence, look to jump from the bottom to the
middle of the league pack this year.
The WBL is always pretty tough; histori-
cally, we are always close to the bottom. Our
goal is to try to get closer to the middle of the
pack, Scott added.
Opposing teams will have trouble scoring
on the deep Cougar defense; if they can score
some goals on the season, look for them to
surprise some people in 2011.
That journey begins 7 p.m. Monday as the
Cougars visit Ottoville.
Cougar boys look to improve on success of 2010
PAULDING Pauldings varsity 11 fin-
ished 3-7 in the 2010 football campaign, end-
ing up 2-6 in the Northwest Conference.
Fifth-year head man Chris Etzler hopes to
do better in 2011, building on his 13-27 4-year
mark, with 10 returning veterans from that
crew.
We will have a lot of experience back at the
skill positions and will have a lot of new guys
playing up front on both sides of the ball. We are
going to try and use those athletes out in space
more than what we have done in the past, Etzler
explained.
With skill players back for their third cam-
paigns such as seniors Drey Gamble (5-9,
170, RB/LB; 37 rushes, 416 yards, 2 scores;
32 points), potential quarterback
Steve Heilman (6-0, 210, RB/LB)
and Anthony Arellano (6-3, 225,
RB/DL; 151 rushes, 794 yards,
7 TDs; 13 catches, 137 yards, 1
tally; 60 points), a running game
that averaged 203.1 yards per
game could potentially be well-
stocked.
The key will be replacing five
starting 3-year letterwinning offensive line-
men: Corey Miller, Dylan Welch, Alex Mott,
Nick Hanenkratt and Joey Buchman.
Also gone are Kory Plotts (122 carries, 689
yards, 8 scores; 13 grabs, 98 yards; 60 points),
Wes Zeller (23 rushes, 118 yards, 1 score),
quarterback Jacob Phlipot (75-of-171 passing,
858 yards, 7 tallies, 9 picks), Bruce Sowder
(15 catches, 153 yards; 20 points) and Jesse
Glass (19 grabs, 247 yards) from an offense
that scored 21.8 points per.
A defense that gave up 352.9 yards and
35.1 points per game must also shore itself up.
Gone are Mott (81 tackles), Jack Carter (81
stops), Sowder (40) and Buchman (37), as well
as other contributors.
Gamble (105 total tackles) and letterman
Drew Burnett (5-11, 155, senior WR/DB; 30)
will be keys for the Panthers on the defensive
side but their line play will be crucial for their
fortunes to improve.
Still, there are more experienced options on
both sides of the ball, such as seniors Wade
Carnahan (6-2, 170, WR/DB), Alberto Flint
(5-10, 265, OL/DL) and Derek Shrider (6-3,
195, OL/DL); juniors Logan Doster (5-11,
185, RB/DB) and James Brown (6-0, 165,
WR/LB); and sophomore Julian Salinas (6-1,
185, QB/DB),
Etzler is eyeing promising varsity newcom-
ers such as seniors Sean McMichael (6-0, 220,
OL/DL) and Michael Coak (6-0, 220, OL/LB);
junior Lance Foor (6-3, 175, WR/DB); and
sophomores Quentin Vance (5-7, 145, WR/
DB), Chazz Hahn (5-10, 175, OL/LB), Sonny
Manz (5-11, 245, OL/DL) and Ryan
Schindler (6-0, 195, OL/DL).
Only two other seniors dot the
roster for 2011: Jared Smalley (6-4,
265, OL/DL) and Brandon Jarrell
(6-3, 270, OL/DL).
Others looking for playing time
include juniors Kaleb Clemens (6-0,
170, WR/LB), Tyler Ash (5-10, 220,
OL/DL) and Steven Strayer (6-4,
165, WR/LB); sophomores Javier Gonzales
(6-0, 155, WR/DB), Taylor Deatrick (5-10,
145, QB/DB), Dylan Carnahan (5-8, 150, WR/
DB), Taylor Radcliffe (5-9, 145, WR/DB),
Kenny King (5-9, 175, RB/LB), Michael Mott
(5-9, 185, OL/DL), Seth Mattocks (5-8, 180,
OL/DL), Logan Stahl (5-11, 185, OL/DL) and
Austin Stafford (5-9, 165, OL/DL); and fresh-
men Devan Gamble (5-7, 140, QB/LB), Kyle
Gardner (5-10, 155, RB/LB), Zack Wesley
(5-7, 135, RB/LB), Christian Burtch (5-11, 155,
WR/DB), Dakota Valdez (5-10, 180, OL/LB),
Lorenzo Salinas (5-6, 175, OL/DL), Jake Todd
(5-10, 215, OL/DL), Adam Deatrick (5-10, 175,
OL/DL), Jerel Perry (6-2, 195, OL/DL), Bailey
Combs (6-1, 225, OL/DL) and Konnor Owens
(5-6, 135, RB/DB).
Archrival Wayne Trace comes to town
Friday, Aug. 26, to commence 2011.
Paulding rebuilding up front
ADA Ada head football coach Mike
Fell has amassed quite a record in his 21
years as a head coach, going 150-78.
He has especially done so in his five sea-
sons at Ada, compiling a 50-13 mark, includ-
ing last falls 10-2 Region 22 semifinal unit
(7-1 in the Northwest Conference).
With senior signal-caller Konnor Baker
(6-4, 205; 224-of-335 passing, 3,773 yards,
46 scores, 9 picks; 105 carries, 560 yards,
7) back at the offensive con-
trols of Fells spread attack
which again put up big num-
bers in 2010 with 48 points
and 511 yards per game he
doesnt expect much of a drop-
off in 2011.
Baker is not the only one
back for another go around. He is joined by
tackle Stephen Budwit (6-1, 220, senior),
wideout Jacob Ansley (5-11, 180, junior;
27 grabs, 388 yards, 3 tallies) and lone back
Kellen Decker (5-11, 180, junior; 120 rushes,
1,155 yards, 18 scores; 25 catches, 470 yards,
4).
Five starters are back on the defensive
side of the ball with its 5-3 look that gave up
19.6 points and 276.3 yards per game a year
ago: Baker (29 solos, 12 assists; 6 picks) in
the secondary, Budwit at end (17 and 27),
linebacker Cris Bealscher (6-1, 205, senior;
80 and 41; 2 TDs off picks), Cole Simon
(5-8, 170, senior; 48 and 27) in the secondary
and junior Eli Roberson (5-11, 195; 35 and
26) at end.
We have excellent skill players and good
team strength. We also have all that playoff
experience, Fell noted. I figure Konnor,
Christopher, Kellen, Stephen and Cole are in
the running as all-NWC players.
I think we should be right up there for the
league title.
However, to do so, he will have to find
replacements for the holes left by grad-
uates like top receivers Alex Weber (96
grabs, 1,751 yards, 22 TDs)
and Austin Everhart (48
for 868, 12; 71-of-74 extra
points, 2-of-3 field goals for
77 points), as well as line-
men Aaron Jenkins, Robert
Guyton and Tanner Craig, all
taking multiple varsity letters
with them.
On defense, the major losses are middle
linebacker Aaron Weyer (97 solos, 37 assists,
19 for loss; 7 sacks), Weber (46 and 16, 12
for loss), Craig (36 and 24, 11), Guyton
(27 and 29), Hayden Johnson (30 and 22; 8
sacks) and Ty Jolliff (4 picks).
Dalton Bass (5-8, 220, senior) is a poten-
tial starter at defensive tackle a position of
need while Ryan Allen (6-2, 235, senior)
and Brent Numbers (6-3, 215, junior) are
possible bookend offensive tackles.
The remainder of the lineup is still up for
grabs.
Assistant coaches are Frank Crea, Dan
Evans, Shawn Christopher and Michael
Allen.
Ada opens with traditional archrival Hardin
Northern on the road Friday, Aug. 26.
The beat continues for Fell at Ada
COLDWATER In 2010, Chip Otten
had the unenviable task of replacing leg-
endary Coldwater head football coach John
Reed, who succumbed to cancer prior to the
season.
That crew finished 11-4 and lost in the
Division V state finals.
Otten, who now has a 39-36 mark
(including 28-32 at Middletown), will try to
add to the Cavaliers overall mark of 482-
258-22 (1936-2010) and get back to the top
of the Midwest Athletic Conference after a
6-2 record.
The 16-time playoff participant (2 titles
in 2005 and 2007; 4 runners-ups; 3 semi-
finalists; and 3 regional runners-ups) will
try to do so with a roster of 70: seniors
Eric Schmackers (6-0, 160, WR/DB), Alex
Stammen (6-2, 175, WR/DB),
Aaron Mestemaker (6-2, 185,
WR/DB), Alex Pax (5-10,
150, WR/DB), Troy Otten
(5-9, 170, WR/DB/K), Isaac
Dippold (5-10, 175, RB/LB),
Drew Klosterman (5-9, 180,
RB/LB), Jordan Klosterman
(6-3, 180, TE/OLB), Mark
Brunet (6-3, 200, OT/DE),
Zach Gerlach (5-8, 165, OG/DE), Keith
Buening (6-0, 185, OT/DE) and Alex
Grieshop (5-10, 245, OG/DT); juniors Josh
Forsthoefel (5-10, 170, TE/LB), Christian
Schramm (6-1, 180, WR/DB), Kyle Post
(5-10, 150, QB/DB), Austin Bruns (6-4,
205, QB/DB), Josh Huber (5-11, 175, WR/
DB), Howard Wagner (6-0, 150, WR/DB),
Troy Muhlenkamp (5-7, 145, WR/DB),
Jordon Harlamert (6-2, 230, TE/DE), Kyle
Bergman (6-0, 175, OG/LB), Jordan Chapin
(5-9, 170, RB/OLB), Caleb Siefring (6-0,
165, WR/DB), Brent Collett (5-11, 160,
WR/DB), Mitch Feltz (5-6, 170, RB/LB),
Zach Dickman (6-1, 220, TE/LB), Derek
Collett (6-1, 175, RB/LB), Jake Kramer
(6-5, 205, OT/DE), Kyle Boeckman (5-9,
220, OG/DT), Alan Kunk (5-9, 220, OG/
DT), Cody Madaj (5-7, 220, OG/DT), Ryan
Thobe (5-11, 190, OT/DE), Vinny Droesch
(5-10, 160, C/DE/LS), Nick Albers (6-3,
215, OT/DE), Jesse Wendel (6-1, 240, OG/
DT) and Mike Rios (6-1, 200, C/LB); soph-
omores Grant Muhlenkamp (5-10, 160, RB/
OLB), Adam Klosterman (5-9, 140, WR/
DB), Jason Bills (5-9, 145, WR/DB), Matt
Kramer (6-0, 160, QB/OLB), Seth Dippold
(5-11, 150, WR/DB), Drew Otten (5-6, 135,
WR/DB), Reece Kaiser (5-10, 130, WR/
LB), Brad Eckstein (5-8, 140, WR/OLB),
Mitch Schoenherr (6-0, 170, RB/LB), Nick
Staugler (5-10, 155, RB/LB), Justin Post
(6-1, 230, OG/DT), Alex Klosterman (5-9,
175, C/DT), Austin Klosterman (5-9, 155,
C/DT), Bennett Klosterman (5-11, 150,
OT/DT), Brandon Wolters
(6-3, 180, OT/DE),
Andrew Schwieterman
(6-1, 180, OT/DE), Jared
Post (6-0, 160, OG/DE)
and Zach Huff (5-9, 155,
WR/OLB); and freshmen
Greg Gilliland (6-1, 150,
QB/DE), Brody Hoying
(5-8, 145, QB/DB), Derek
Thobe (5-8, 130, WR/DB), Blake Spangler
(5-8, 180, RB/LB), Brandon Kunk (5-8,
145, WR/OLB), CJ Seibert (5-6, 130,
WR/LB), Ross Siefring (5-11, 140, OG/
OLB), Mitch Fullenkamp (5-10, 160, RB/
DT), Jake Schmidt (5-7, 130, OG/LB),
Ted Fisher (5-9, 135, C/DT), Rob Cupp
(5-7, 190, OG/DT), Nick Clune (5-10, 160,
OT/DE), Chase Bruggeman (5-11, 155,
OT/DE), Caleb Madaj (6-0, 250, OT/DT),
Cody Freeman (5-7, 180, OG/DT) and Kohl
Koester (5-6, 130, WR/DB).
Assistant coaches are Tim Hoyng, Randy
Wright, Jason Hemmelgarn, Jeff Kerr and
Thad Forsthoefel.
Coldwater hosts Kenton Friday, Aug. 26,
to start the new campaign.
Otten seeks encore for sophomore campaign
MARIA STEIN Highly-successful
Marion Local head football coach Tim
Goodwin has some mighty big shoes to fill
from last falls 9-3 campaign (6-2 in the
He must replace the likes of quarterback
Ryan Mescher (72-of-130 passing, 1,127
yards, 18 TDs, 6 picks; 10 games), Greg
Schwieterman (27 catches, 579 yards, 13
scores), tailbacks Niles Keller (159 totes, 939
yards, 13 tallies) and Alex Post (92
rushes, 625 yards, 7), Dylan Thobe
(14 grabs, 176 yards, 2), kicker Mitch
Bergman (38 extra points) and most of
an offensive line that paved the way to
a 34.1 points and 360 yards-per-game
attack.
All-MAC tight end Kellen
Goettemoeller (6-2, 205, senior; 11 catches,
114 yards, 2), wideout Lee Pierron (6-0, 150,
senior; 7 catches, 77 yards, 2) are leading
the returnees, as well as key players such as
second-team all-MAC Jack Homan (6-2, 200,
senior defensive end), Logan Albers (6-1,
200, senior linebacker) and Nate Wendel
(5-10, 205, senior defensive tackle) that will
need to adjust to the teams new 3-4 defen-
sive scheme from its traditional 4-4 set that
gave up 13 points and 231 yards per game a
year ago.
At this point, either senior Alex Rosenbeck
(6-0, 180) or sophomore Adam Bertke (6-4,
180) will be the new signalcaller as the team
remains in the I-formation offense, with Jake
Heitkamp (5-7, 180, senior; 51 carries, 283
yards, 4) likely the new tailback and Mitch
Kremer (5-10, 145, senior; 30 rushes, 138
yards) also a possibility. Look for seniors
Dylan Thobe (6-3, 160), Marcus Prenger
(5-11, 165) and Trevor Homan (6-1, 195) out-
side and in the secondary or at linebacker.
Rosenbeck will likely start in the second-
ary, along with possibilities such as Pierron
and senior linemen Greg Hartke (6-1, 21),
Justin Rutschilling (6-1, 215) and Robbie
Fleck (6-2, 200) on either side
of the ball.
The rest of the unit has
juniors Kyle Mescher (6-2, 225,
C/LB), Ryan Jacobs (5-9, 165,
RB/LB), Cory Homan (5-9, 165,
TE/LB), Alaric Keller (6-2, 215,
RB/LB), Ryan Roeckner (6-0,
175, WR/LB), Jordan Rethman (5-8, 150,
WR/DB), Mark Thobe (6-0, 165, WR/DB),
Tyler Fleck (5-9, 185, G/DT) and Grant
Garmann (5-9, 160, G/DT); and sophomores
Colten Hickerson (5-6, 160, RB/LB), Dustin
Grieshop (5-10, TE/LB), Charlie Fortman
(5-7, 145, RB/DB), Troy Homan (6-2, 180,
TE/LB), Zach Jackson (5-4, 115, WR/DB),
Austin Albers (5-8, 145, RB/WB), Ross
Reichert (5-11, 170, G/LB), Matt Bertke (5-7,
200, C/DT), Jason Brunswick (6-1, 205, T/
DT), Sam Poeppelman (6-3, 260, T/DT),
Mitchell Spieth (6-3, 200, T/DT), Brandon
Prenger (6-1, 165, WR/DB), Nate Nagel (6-0,
155, WR/DB) and Alex Ungruhn (5-10, 135,
WR/DB).
Marion Local opens at Shawnee.
Flyers rebuilding on the go
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Putnam County
Rojelio Guevara and
Araceli Guevara, Lot
354, Leipsic, to Rolando
Guevara.
Sue Ann Butz, Lot 2,
Lot 3, Lot 5, to Deutsche
Bank Trust Company
Americas.
Putnam County
C o m m u n i t y
I m p r o v e m e n t
Corporation, Lot 1032,
2.0 acres, Columbus
Grove, to Falcon Supply
LLC.
Dennis W. Verhoff
and Jeanette K. Verhoff,
S 2 Q SE. 50 acre, Union
Township, to Crystal A.
Klima.
Ronald T. Hoyt
LE and Lois M. Hoyt
LE, Lot 515, Slausons
Ewings Sub., S 16 Q SE,
parcel, Ottawa, to Lynn
Charles Hoyt, Greg
Thomas Hoyt, Kendra
Mae Kuhlman and
Melissa Ann Ellerbrock.
Rambler Partnership,
Edward C. Showman
II, Linda Showman,
Wallace A. Showman
and John T. Showman,
Loy 67, Ottawa, to
Edward C. Showman
LE.
Robert D. Strauer and
Rebecca A. Strauer, S 16
Q SE .79 acre, Ottawa
Township, to John L.
Kreinbrink Jr.
Seven Acres
Resources LLC, S
11 Q SE 2.00 acres,
Greensburg Township,
to Devin William
Ellerbrock and Amanda
Kathryn Salisbury.
Michael R. Kitchen
and Lisa M. Kitchen,
S 25 Q NW, parcel,
Fairview Sub., Ottawa
Township, to Charles E.
Kitchen and Dianna M.
Kitchen.
Thomas R. Forster
and Jean A. Forster, S 26
Q NE 22.4 acres, Miller
City, Palmer Township
to Forster Kahle LLC.
Theodore A. Schnipke
and Donna M. Schnipke,
S. 33 Q NW .295 acre,
Jackson Township, to
Gary I. Schnipke and
Cynthia Schnipke.
S 33 Q NW .119 acre,
Steven R. Schnipke and
Cheryl A Schnipke.
Norma Erhart LE,
S 13 Q SE 1.00 acre,
Carol Erhart LE and
Brian Erhart.
Banyon Park
Resources LLC, S 12 Q
NW .93 acre, Greensburg
Township, to Board of
Commissioners Putnam
County.
Theodore A.
Schroeder RT and Judith
A. Schroeder TR, S 13 Q
SE 22.682 acres, Union
Township, to Jennifer A.
Pingel TR.
Richard L. Beining
TR and Janelle A.
Schroeder TR, S 22
Q NE 2.299 acres,
Monterey Township to
Kevin D. Beining.
Allen County
City of Delphos
Ruth A. and Alan J.
Brotherwood and Sheriff
Samuel A Crish to Wells
Fargo Bank, 200 S.
Adams St., $56,000.
Citimortgage to
Stephen R. Sheeter, 647
E. Sixth St., $9,900.
Michael J. and Nicole
L. Kill to Linda E.
Guthrie, 708 Lima Ave.,
$112,000.
Richard E. and
Rebecca L. Suever III to
Cindy A. Lange, 727 E.
Suthoff, $95,000.
G. Roland Williams
to Nathan M. Greaves
and Krystie B. Stemen,
434 S. Pierce, $64,000.
Village of Elida
Ann M. Stewart
administrator at al. to
Richard A. and Lucy
M. Eberling, 704
Beechwood Place,
$97,000.
Joshua A. and
Alison R. Vangorder to
Benjaman G. and Megan
D. Rodden 126 Orchard
Drive, $175,000.
Marion Township
Larry J. and Kay L.
Hoersten to Zachary
R. and Kristina M.
Pohlman, 14111 W.
State Road, $177,000.
Ruth L. May to Tyler
J. Goecke, 3225 N.
Conant Road, $190,000.
Sugar Creek Township
Tennessee Gay to
Matthew L. Taylor, 7405
Gomer Road, $5,200.
24621 Road T
(A.K.A Carpenter Rd)
btwn 66N and 190
Thurs 8/25,
Fri. 8/26,
Sat. 8/27 9-6 PM
Dont miss this one! Huge
multi family Barn Sale.
Nice, fashionable clothes
for juniors to women size
6-15. Glamorous dress
attire for business settings.
Premier Design jewelry 1/2
off. Baby clothes NB-4T
boys NB-18M, Maternity
clothes, furniture, wine
rack, etc.. Girls, come
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SPEARS
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21 Years Experience Insured
Commercial & Residential
Lindell Spears
419-695-8516
LAWN MOWING
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WEED CONTROL
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LAWN AERATION
FALL CLEANUP
MULCHING & MULCH
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SHRUB INSTALLATION,
TRIMMING & REMOVAL
950 Tree Service
L.L.C.
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24 Hour Service Fully Insured
KEVIN M. MOORE
(419) 235-8051
TEMANS
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Bill Teman 419-302-2981
Ernie Teman 419-230-4890
Since 1973
419-692-7261
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Deadwooding
Stump, Shrub & Tree Removal
POHLMAN
BUILDERS
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FULLY INSURED
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419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
ROOM ADDITIONS
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BACKHOE & DUMP TRUCK
SERVICE
950 Lawn Care
ElwerLawnCare.com
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(419) 235-3708
! Lawn Maintenance
! Lawn Treatments
! Mulch Installation
! Shrub Trimming
! New Landscapes
! New Lawn Installs
! Retaining Walls
! Bulk Compost
! Bulk Mulch
Geise
Transmission, Inc.
419-453-3620
2 miles north of Ottoville
automatic transmission
standard transmission
differentials
transfer case
brakes & tune up
950 Construction
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& Commercial
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All Concrete Work
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419-339-9084
cell 419-233-9460
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or 419-230-8128
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On S.R. 309 in Elida
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419-692-0032
Across from Arbys
GOLD
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419-236-4134
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816 E. FIFTH ST. DELPHOS
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LOCATION: 14023 Mohr Rd, Van Wert, Ohio; 5 miles
NE of Van Wert, OH; corner of Mohr Road and Rumble
Road; sale on site; watch for signs; parking; food; restroom
available
ESTATE/PUBLIC
AUCTION
10:00 AM-SAT., AUG. 27-10:00 AM
EVERYTHING WE TOUCH TURNS TO SOLD
419 W Ervin
Van Wert, OH
419-238-9733
www.StraleyRealty.com
Youll hunt and hunt but wont find a more peaceful removed
TRUE country setting . . . . . .ANYWHERE; the home probably
dates from the late 1800s has 4 bedrooms up like grandmas
house bed down plus kitchen, full bath, formal dining and large
living room. The home does have a high efficiency gas furnace w/
central air 200 AMP service; 2000 square feet up/down; most
certainly livable but is dated quaint. Over 5 acres shade milk
house converted to functional utility room plus up ground cellar;
Yes, it also includes a big red barn, and a Morton (nice) 40 x
50 pole building w/concrete; POND is a bonus but needs copper
sulfate. There are few country offerings with the setting, buildings
and charm this property has look it over might be yours
COUNTRY 2 STORY 5.6 ACRES POND
BIG RED BARN MORTON POLE
BUILDING
PERSONAL PROPERTY: household goods of all types
AUTOMOBILE -1998 BUICK LeSabre; 4 door; all power;
everyday driver; 309K; Corning ware; bowl w/ matching
glasses; 7 pieces Depression; coffee Percolator; punch bowl
set; various framed pictures old Besse Guttman/ Robert
Wood; vases; antique basket w/sewing items; antique ice
skates; chicken feeder/water; Electrolux sweeper; camera
tri-pod; CD stand; luggage; (old) mens hats; old glass bottle
collection; magazine stand; electric air purification system; 33
type records; Guy Lombardo; old cameras; old/ new books;
antique stethoscope; old alarm clock; old knife sharpener;
attachment to Edison Disc machine; church kneeler; Cab-
bage Patch; VHS video camera; McDonalds toy collection;
(2) handmade quilt/ comforters; (3) older lamps; antique
wicker plant stand; (2) sofas; (2) dressers; end/coffee tables;
consigned: gas grill; surround sound speaker system; older
larger license plate collection; collector items for Cincinnati
Reds fans; 17x 21 framed Pete Rose hit breaker; 15 x 19
original painting by Danny Drake of Hoaglin Jackson high
school; small generator/ new i-tec 260 psi 6 in 1 portable
power source; Skilsaw 2.3 HP circular saw; Skil/ Craftsman
3/8 drills; Willow tree Grandfather; West Bend dough
maker; new Conair fabric steamer; almost new outdoor
projector w/slides for all seasons;
TERMS: Cash/check for personals; $5,000 deposit on the
home w/balance in 30 days; Taxes prorated w/possession
upon closing; fiduciary deed awarded; sale subject to Van
Wert County Probate Court approval; Case # 2011-1133;
Mr. Earl Rice, Attorney; See STRALEYREALTY.COM FOR
INFO AND PICTURES THIS AND OTHERS
SELLER: WILLIAM H. LUDWIG ESTATE (by) Sue A.
Jones, Executrix
AUCTIONEER: Chester M. Straley, Auctioneer- Sale
Manager
Over
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serving you
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419-953-8787
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Corner of Dutch Hollow & Nesbitt
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years experience immedi-
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Wanted to Buy
Raines
Jewelry
Cash for Gold
Scrap Gold, Gold Jewelry,
Silver coins, Silverware,
Pocket Watches, Diamonds.
2330 Shawnee Rd.
Lima
(419) 229-2899
300

Household Goods
ALMOND FINISH wood
storage cabinet with 2
shelves 21X30X15 $20,
Mens large leather riding
vest, chestnut brown $20.
Phone 419-863-9164
BED: NEW QUEEN
pillow-top mattress set,
can deliver $125. Call
(260)749-6100.
340

Garage Sales
19285 STATE Rd.
Friday & Saturday
8am-6pm
Kids clothes, toys, adult
clothes, Christmas items.
511 S. Canal St.
Sat. 27th & Sun 28th
10am-5pm
Longaberger Baskets,
Boyd Bears, Home decor,
Christmas decorations.
Lots of misc.
805 ELM St., Delphos
26th, Friday 9am-2pm
27th, Saturday 9am-2pm
Kenmore elite dryer, futon,
desk, dinette, toys, TV
stand, playset. Clothes:
boys 0-12mo., girls 0-4T,
womens small. Scentsy,
Mark cosmetics & jewelry.
FRIDAY ONLY 9am-5pm
7390 Pike, Gomer
Baby bed, 3 way stroller,
girls clothes, womens
cl othes L-XL, Men s
clothes L-XL, Schwinn
free-style bike, blue lift
chair, love seat
HUGE GARAGE Sale
835 S. Main St.
Thurs. 8/25, 5am- 8pm
Fri. 8/26, 3pm-7pm,
Sat. 8/27, 9am-1pm
Lots of teen girl clothing,
great for school. Mens
and womens clothing. DS
bundle pack and games.
Household items and Lots
more to see.
YARD SALE
405 N. Bredeick St.
Thur., Aug. 25, 4-8pm
Fri., Aug. 26, 9-7pm
Sat., Aug. 27, 10am-4pm
Newborn boy clothes &
up, adult clothing. Very
cheap never used baby
items!
550

Pets & Supplies
PUPPIES!!
MANY small breeds and
adorable mixes, including
MORKIES & SHIHTESE.
$99.00 to $598.00
Garwick's the Pet People
419-795-5711
590

House For Rent
NEWLY REMODELED
country home, 2 BDRM,
1BA, 1 1/2 story. Located
between Delphos and Van
Wert only house on road 1
mile long. $625/mo. plus
deposi t . Cal l John
419-236-8841
600

Apts. for Rent
1 NICE upstairs apt.
w/1 BR. 387 W 3rd St. in
Ottoville. $375/mo. Call
419-453-3956
DUPLEX -1 BDRM Apt. all
new appliances, carpet,
paint, very clean. $400
plus deposit. No pets or
s m o k i n g . C a l l
419-692-6478
620

Duplex For Rent
3 BEDROOM, new carpet.
Available immediately.
Call 419-234-6983.
800

House For Sale
2 BDRM house, close to
park. 2 car garage. 234
W. 7th Asking $53,900.
419-695-3594
LAND CONTRACT or
Short term Rent to own
homes. Several available.
Addresses and pictures at
www.creativehomebuying-
solutions.com.
419-586-8220
810

Auto Repairs/
Parts/Acc.
Midwest Ohio
Auto Parts
Specialist
Windshields Installed, New
Lights, Grills, Fenders,Mirrors,
Hoods, Radiators
4893 Dixie Hwy, Lima
1-800-589-6830
840

Mobile Homes
RENT OR Rent to Own. 2
bedroom, 1 bath mobile
home. 419-692-3951.
120

Financial
340

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CARS WANTED!
PayMax Car Buyers
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call gets you TOP
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Buildings For Sale
Has Your Building Shifted
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Woodford Brothers Inc.,
for straightening, lev-
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Putnam County
Rojelio Guevara and
Araceli Guevara, Lot
354, Leipsic, to Rolando
Guevara.
Sue Ann Butz, Lot 2,
Lot 3, Lot 5, to Deutsche
Bank Trust Company
Americas.
Putnam County
C o m m u n i t y
I m p r o v e m e n t
Corporation, Lot 1032,
2.0 acres, Columbus
Grove, to Falcon Supply
LLC.
Dennis W. Verhoff
and Jeanette K. Verhoff,
S 2 Q SE. 50 acre, Union
Township, to Crystal A.
Klima.
Ronald T. Hoyt
LE and Lois M. Hoyt
LE, Lot 515, Slausons
Ewings Sub., S 16 Q SE,
parcel, Ottawa, to Lynn
Charles Hoyt, Greg
Thomas Hoyt, Kendra
Mae Kuhlman and
Melissa Ann Ellerbrock.
Rambler Partnership,
Edward C. Showman
II, Linda Showman,
Wallace A. Showman
and John T. Showman,
Loy 67, Ottawa, to
Edward C. Showman
LE.
Robert D. Strauer and
Rebecca A. Strauer, S 16
Q SE .79 acre, Ottawa
Township, to John L.
Kreinbrink Jr.
Seven Acres
Resources LLC, S
11 Q SE 2.00 acres,
Greensburg Township,
to Devin William
Ellerbrock and Amanda
Kathryn Salisbury.
Michael R. Kitchen
and Lisa M. Kitchen,
S 25 Q NW, parcel,
Fairview Sub., Ottawa
Township, to Charles E.
Kitchen and Dianna M.
Kitchen.
Thomas R. Forster
and Jean A. Forster, S 26
Q NE 22.4 acres, Miller
City, Palmer Township
to Forster Kahle LLC.
S. 33 Q NW .295 acre,
Gary I. Schnipke and
Cynthia Schnipke.
S 33 Q NW .119 acre,
Steven R. Schnipke and
Cheryl A Schnipke.
Norma Erhart LE,
S 13 Q SE 1.00 acre,
Carol Erhart LE and
Brian Erhart.
Banyon Park
Resources LLC, S 12 Q
NW .93 acre, Greensburg
Township, to Board of
Commissioners Putnam
County.
Theodore A.
Schroeder RT and Judith
A. Schroeder TR, S 13 Q
SE 22.682 acres, Union
Township, to Jennifer A.
Pingel TR.
Richard L. Beining
TR and Janelle A.
Schroeder TR, S 22
Q NE 2.299 acres,
Monterey Township to
Kevin D. Beining.
Allen County
City of Delphos
Ruth A. and Alan J.
Brotherwood and Sheriff
Samuel A Crish to Wells
Fargo Bank, 200 S.
Adams St., $56,000.
Citimortgage to
Stephen R. Sheeter, 647
E. Sixth St., $9,900.
Michael J. and Nicole
L. Kill to Linda E.
Guthrie, 708 Lima Ave.,
$112,000.
Richard E. and
Rebecca L. Suever III to
Cindy A. Lange, 727 E.
Suthoff, $95,000.
G. Roland Williams
to Nathan M. Greaves
and Krystie B. Stemen,
434 S. Pierce, $64,000.
Village of Elida
Ann M. Stewart
administrator at al. to
Richard A. and Lucy
M. Eberling, 704
Beechwood Place,
$97,000.
Joshua A. and
Alison R. Vangorder to
Benjaman G. and Megan
D. Rodden 126 Orchard
Drive, $175,000.
Marion Township
Larry J. and Kay L.
Hoersten to Zachary
R. and Kristina M.
Pohlman, 14111 W.
State Road, $177,000.
Ruth L. May to Tyler
J. Goecke, 3225 N.
Conant Road, $190,000.
Sugar Creek Township
Tennessee Gay to
Matthew L. Taylor, 7405
Gomer Road, $5,200.
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(A.K.A Carpenter Rd)
btwn 66N and 190
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Tomorrows
Horoscope
By Bernice Bede Osol
Woman hates
her job
Dear Annie: I had a
fabulous time in college. I
was president of my soror-
ity, a peer mentor at our
advising center and active in
many organizations. I also
was granted many awards
and honors. I loved rushing
around with little sleep and
juggling many things on my
plate. Now my life is a dif-
ferent story.
I struggle with severe clin-
ical depression and debilitat-
ing anxiety. After
graduating, I took
a job that pays well
and I met a great
guy. On paper, my
life sounds pretty
good. But my job
makes me miser-
able, and I dread
going into work.
There are few
compliments and a
ton of complaints.
We work six days
a week, which
leaves little time to main-
tain friendships. When I get
home at the end of the day,
I feel like a failure, and all I
want to do is curl up in bed.
Downtime creates anxiety,
which triggers my depres-
sion and leaves me crying
all day.
I realize I cannot go back
to the halcyon days of col-
lege and that it is unhealthy
to keep looking backward.
But I feel as if I am griev-
ing for the life I used to
have. How do I move on? I
am on antidepressants and
am seeing a counselor, so
I am working on treating
my depression and anxiety,
but I still feel hopeless. --
Wish There Was a Time
Machine
Dear Wish: The prob-
lem with having an idyllic
life through college is that
at some point you have to
enter the real world, which
isnt nearly as supportive and
affirming, and expectations
are often unrealistic. If you
have never faced true adver-
sity and developed coping
skills, it can be overwhelm-
ing.
You are on the right track.
You know you cant live in
the past, and you are seeking
help for your depression and
anxiety. While you search for
a more fulfilling job, please
realize that overcoming a
challenging situation can be
tremendously rewarding, and
each time you succeed, it
will become easier and more
satisfying. Hang in there.
Dear Annie: How do I get
a 65-year-old male to shower
and get a decent haircut?
My husband retired from the
Navy after 30 years of ser-
vice, so he should know how
to keep clean. It has been at
least a month since he show-
ered, and his hair hasnt been
trimmed since February. I
can hardly stand this. --
Showerless in Sheboygan
Dear Showerless: Many
men become lethargic and
depressed when they retire,
especially if their identities
are strongly tied to their jobs.
A sudden lack of hygiene
is also indicative of depres-
sion. The armed forces offer
counseling services to retir-
ees, although your husband
may no longer be eligible.
Contact militaryonesource.
com (1-800-342-9647) to
find out. Otherwise, please
ask your doctor or clergyper-
son to refer you to someone
who can help both
of you deal with
his sudden change
in status.
Dear Annie:
You printed a letter
from Lonely in the
Deep Woods, who
was not interested
in spending Sunday
brunches with her
grown children or
her husbands. She
preferred to use the
time to be with her
husband alone. I completely
agree with your advice. She
should cherish that time with
her husband, grown children
and grandchildren.
Many years ago, my in-
laws began having Sunday
dinners with their three
grown children and all the
grandkids. We called it lun-
ner because it was after
lunch but before dinner. It
has been so rewarding, and I
wouldnt give it up for any-
thing. The adults update each
other on what has been going
on, and the grandkids get to
know their cousins. It only
takes a couple of hours.
My children have gotten
to know their grandparents,
aunts and uncles better, as
have we. And it has cre-
ated rich memories that my
children will have forever. I
hope when my kids marry,
we can carry on the tradition.
-- Sundays in Oregon
Annies Mailbox is writ-
ten by Kathy Mitchell and
Marcy Sugar, longtime edi-
tors of the Ann Landers col-
umn.
Annies Mailbox
Friday, Aug. 26, 2011
An influential person you meet
in the year ahead could prove to be
extremely helpful in furthering your
ambitious endeavors. This relationship
will prove to be a learning experience
thatll be extremely beneficial for
both parties.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) --
Be extra careful not to tip your hand
prematurely when negotiating a
commercial arrangement. Be patient
and wait until you sense the time is
ready to deploy your aces.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) --
Youre likely to be exceptionally
fortunate involving a project that
requires a collective effort. Thus,
dont try to go it on your own when
you could be more effective with a
competent partner.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) --
An important objective isnt likely to
be achieved using traditional methods.
Employ those inventive, resourceful
talents of yours, and youll hit the
jackpot.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-
Dec. 21) -- Stemming from a casual
comment, certain worthwhile
information could be inadvertently
passed on to you. What you hear
will be exactly what you needed to
complete a project.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
-- Be alert for an unusual opportunity
to develop that could provide
additional earnings derived from an
untapped source. A relative or a family
member might be your intermediary
to this windfall.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
-- Even though your mind might be
focused on doing something a certain
way, you should be open to any bright
alternatives that might be suggested.
There could be a better method.
PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) --
Something of material significance
could be offered you from an
unexpected source. It could have to
do with the launch of an endeavor of
importance to this individual.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
-- Keep your schedule as loose as
possible, because there is a good
chance youll want to take advantage
of a spur-of-the-moment development
without sacrifice or guilt.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
-- There will be some advantageous
occurrences that pop up suddenly, and
youll want to give them a chance.
Dont be closed-minded.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) -- If
you find that a particular friend keeps
lingering in your mind, it may be a
signal to get in touch with him or her.
This person could have interesting
news to share thatll prove valuable.
CANCER (June 21-July 22) --
Be prepared to act and capitalize on
events that start to break loose. What
occurs is likely to have something to
do with your career or job, and would
be a good change for you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- Unless
you get yourself involved in something
that challenges your imagination and/
or your intelligence, you could find
yourself in a restless mood that youll
have a hard time quelling.
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PO Box 98, Fort Jennings, OH 45844-0098 - Putnam County
Current Superintendent: Nicholas T. Langhals (419) 286-2238
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4380 Sunnydale St, Elida, OH 45807-9593 - Allen County
Current Superintendent: Donald F. Diglia (419) 331-4155
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State Indicators
Level - 2010-2011
3rd Grade Achievement The state requirement is 75%
1. Reading ............................................................................... 85.8%
2. Mathematics ........................................................................ 86.8%
3. Reading ............................................................................... 85.8%
4. Mathematics ........................................................................ 81.6%
5. Reading ............................................................................... 74.5%
6. Mathematics ........................................................................ 57.2%
7. Science ................................................................................ 59.1%
8. Reading ............................................................................... 89.6%
9. Mathematics ........................................................................ 89.1%
10. Reading ............................................................................. 86.2%
11. Mathematics ...................................................................... 77.6%
12. Reading ............................................................................. 86.3%
13. Mathematics ...................................................................... 85.0%
14. Science .............................................................................. 80.4%
15. Reading ............................................................................. 89.7%
16. Mathematics ...................................................................... 87.7%
17. Writing................................................................................ 94.1%
18. Science .............................................................................. 82.4%
19. Social Studies .................................................................... 87.7%
Ohio Graduation Tests (11th Grade)-State requirement is
85%
20. Reading ............................................................................. 97.0%
21. Mathematics ...................................................................... 95.3%
22. Writing................................................................................ 97.6%
23. Science .............................................................................. 94.7%
24. Social Studies .................................................................... 95.9%
Attendance Rate-State requirement is 93%
25. All Grades ............................................................................. 95%
2010-11 Graduation Rate-State requirement is 90%
26. District ................................................................................ 90.6%
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97.9 97.9 Improvement Year 7
= Met = Met = Met
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1. Reading
2. Mathematics
3. Reading
4. Mathematics
5. Reading
6. Mathematics
7. Science
8. Reading
9. Mathematics
10. Reading
11. Mathematics
12. Reading
13. Mathematics
14. Science
15. Reading
16. Mathematics
17. Writing
18. Science
19. Social Studies
20. Reading
21. Mathematics
22. Writing
23. Science
24. Social Studies
AIIendance RaIe
25. All Grades
26. District
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96.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
95.8 %
95.6 %
IRN # 050369
Excellent with
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25
100.1
Met
OK
Lincolnview Local School District
15945 Middle Point Rd, Van Wert, OH 45891-9769 - Van Wert County
Current Superintendent: Douglas W. Fries (419) 968-2226
87.8 %
75.7 %
92.1 %
77.8 %
78.6 %
69.6 %
83.9 %
89.1 %
87.5 %
89.4 %
78.8 %
95.3 %
84.4 %
82.8 %
95.5 %
92.4 %
90.9 %
89.4 %
89.4 %
84.1 %
82.3 %
78.4 %
76.9 %
85.9 %
81.6 %
81 %
76.2 %
73.9 %
69.3 %
76.0 %
71.8 %
67 %
69.9 %
84.1 %
77.4 %
87.3 %
81.3 %
80.2 %
71.1 %
83.7 %
74.1 %
80.9 %
69.2 %
64.8 %
83.3 %
71.2 %
72.1 %
83 %
80.4 %
84.1 %
73 %
79.6 %
87.1 %
86.2 %
86.7 %
80.5 %
82.7 %
91.6 %
89.2 %
93.2 %
85.1 %
88.7 %
94.3 %
83 %
94.3 %
93.7 %
95.9 %
92.1 %
92.9 %
95.2 %
95.6 %
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5tate
lnlcator
1. Reading
2. Mathematics
3. Reading
4. Mathematics
5. Reading
6. Mathematics
7. Science
8. Reading
9. Mathematics
10. Reading
11. Mathematics
12. Reading
13. Mathematics
14. Science
15. Reading
16. Mathematics
17. Writing
18. Science
19. Social Studies
20. Reading
21. Mathematics
22. Writing
23. Science
24. Social Studies
AIIendance RaIe
25. All Grades
26. District
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96.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
95.8 %
95.6 %
IRN # 050369
Excellent with
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25
100.1
Met
OK
87.8 %
75.7 %
92.1 %
77.8 %
78.6 %
69.6 %
83.9 %
89.1 %
87.5 %
89.4 %
78.8 %
95.3 %
84.4 %
82.8 %
95.5 %
92.4 %
90.9 %
89.4 %
89.4 %
84.1 %
82.3 %
78.4 %
76.9 %
85.9 %
81.6 %
81 %
76.2 %
73.9 %
69.3 %
76.0 %
71.8 %
67 %
69.9 %
84.1 %
77.4 %
87.3 %
81.3 %
80.2 %
71.1 %
83.7 %
74.1 %
80.9 %
69.2 %
64.8 %
83.3 %
71.2 %
72.1 %
83 %
80.4 %
84.1 %
73 %
79.6 %
87.1 %
86.2 %
86.7 %
80.5 %
82.7 %
91.6 %
89.2 %
93.2 %
85.1 %
88.7 %
94.3 %
83 %
94.3 %
93.7 %
95.9 %
92.1 %
92.9 %
95.2 %
95.6 %
+= above
Lincolnview
Local
Schools
State Indicators
Level - 2010-2011
1. Reading ............................................................................... 93.6%
2. Mathematics ........................................................................ 93.6%
3. Reading ............................................................................... 91.5%
4. Mathematics ........................................................................ 80.3%
5. Reading ............................................................................... 82.1%
6. Mathematics ........................................................................ 76.1%
7. Science ................................................................................ 85.1%
8. Reading ............................................................................. 100.0%
9. Mathematics ........................................................................ 87.5%
10. Reading ............................................................................. 89.4%
11. Mathematics ...................................................................... 78.8%
12. Reading ............................................................................. 92.8%
13. Mathematics ...................................................................... 73.9%
14. Science .............................................................................. 84.1%
15. Reading ............................................................................. 95.9%
16. Mathematics ...................................................................... 90.4%
17. Writing................................................................................ 97.3%
18. Science .............................................................................. 84.9%
19. Social Studies .................................................................... 82.2%
85%
20. Reading ........................................................................... 100.0%
21. Mathematics ...................................................................... 95.4%
22. Writing................................................................................ 98.5%
23. Science .............................................................................. 93.8%
24. Social Studies .................................................................... 93.8%
Attendance Rate -State requirement is 93%
25. All Grades .......................................................................... 95.7%
2010-11 Graduation Rate -State requirement is 90%
26. District ................................................................................ 95.8%
Excellent Excellent
100.3 100.3 100.3 100.3 = Met = Met
5tate
lnlcator
1. Reading
2. Mathematics
3. Reading
4. Mathematics
5. Reading
6. Mathematics
7. Science
8. Reading
9. Mathematics
10. Reading
11. Mathematics
12. Reading
13. Mathematics
14. Science
15. Reading
16. Mathematics
17. Writing
18. Science
19. Social Studies
20. Reading
21. Mathematics
22. Writing
23. Science
24. Social Studies
AIIendance RaIe
25. All Grades
26. District
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96.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
95.8 %
95.6 %
IRN # 050369
Excellent with
Distinction
25
100.1
Met
OK
87.8 %
75.7 %
92.1 %
77.8 %
78.6 %
69.6 %
83.9 %
89.1 %
87.5 %
89.4 %
78.8 %
95.3 %
84.4 %
82.8 %
95.5 %
92.4 %
90.9 %
89.4 %
89.4 %
84.1 %
82.3 %
78.4 %
76.9 %
85.9 %
81.6 %
81 %
76.2 %
73.9 %
69.3 %
76.0 %
71.8 %
67 %
69.9 %
84.1 %
77.4 %
87.3 %
81.3 %
80.2 %
71.1 %
83.7 %
74.1 %
80.9 %
69.2 %
64.8 %
83.3 %
71.2 %
72.1 %
83 %
80.4 %
84.1 %
73 %
79.6 %
87.1 %
86.2 %
86.7 %
80.5 %
82.7 %
91.6 %
89.2 %
93.2 %
85.1 %
88.7 %
94.3 %
83 %
94.3 %
93.7 %
95.9 %
92.1 %
92.9 %
95.2 %
95.6 %
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5tate
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1. Reading
2. Mathematics
3. Reading
4. Mathematics
5. Reading
6. Mathematics
7. Science
8. Reading
9. Mathematics
10. Reading
11. Mathematics
12. Reading
13. Mathematics
14. Science
15. Reading
16. Mathematics
17. Writing
18. Science
19. Social Studies
20. Reading
21. Mathematics
22. Writing
23. Science
24. Social Studies
AIIendance RaIe
25. All Grades
26. District
- Lxcellent
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97.0 %
98.5 %
95.5 %
97.0 %
95.5 %
95.6 %
87.9 %
IRN # 045807
Excellent with
Distinction
25
98.8
Not Met
At Risk
Spencerville Local School District
600 School St, Spencerville, OH 45887-1293 - Allen County
Current Superintendent: Joel B. Hatfield (419) 647-4111
82.9 %
85.5 %
87.9 %
86.4 %
78.3 %
80.7 %
86.7 %
89.7 %
84.5 %
86.7 %
85.0 %
86.4 %
86.4 %
80.3 %
81.5 %
86.4 %
79.0 %
75.3 %
76.5 %
86.4 %
82.5 %
78.4 %
76.9 %
86.0 %
79.5 %
81 %
76.2 %
75.1 %
70.5 %
78.7 %
71.8 %
67 %
69.9 %
84.1 %
77.4 %
89.6 %
81.3 %
80.2 %
71.1 %
85.0 %
76.7 %
80.9 %
69.2 %
64.8 %
85.9 %
72.5 %
73.0 %
83 %
80.4 %
84.1 %
73 %
79.6 %
88.0 %
86.9 %
88.5 %
82.8 %
85.5 %
91.6 %
89.2 %
93.2 %
85.1 %
88.7 %
94.3 %
83 %
94.9 %
94.1 %
95.9 %
92.7 %
93.2 %
95.2 %
95.2 %
+= above
Spencerville
Local
Schools
State Indicators
Level - 2010-2011
1. Reading ............................................................................... 86.9%
2. Mathematics ........................................................................ 83.7%
3. Reading ............................................................................... 90.4%
4. Mathematics ........................................................................ 80.8%
5. Reading ............................................................................... 87.0%
6. Mathematics ........................................................................ 84.1%
7. Science ................................................................................ 88.4%
8. Reading ............................................................................... 89.7%
9. Mathematics ........................................................................ 85.1%
10. Reading ............................................................................. 87.3%
11. Mathematics ...................................................................... 83.6%
12. Reading ............................................................................. 89.7%
13. Mathematics ...................................................................... 86.2%
14. Science .............................................................................. 82.8%
15. Reading ............................................................................. 90.9%
16. Mathematics ...................................................................... 88.3%
17. Writing................................................................................ 93.5%
18. Science .............................................................................. 79.2%
19. Social Studies .................................................................... 88.3%
85%
20. Reading ............................................................................. 93.1%
21. Mathematics ...................................................................... 95.8%
22. Writing................................................................................ 95.8%
23. Science .............................................................................. 86.1%
24. Social Studies .................................................................... 87.5%
25. All Grades .......................................................................... 95.6%
26. District ................................................................................ 96.1%
26 26
101.5 OK
= Met
Excellent
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1. Reading
2. Mathematics
3. Reading
4. Mathematics
5. Reading
6. Mathematics
7. Science
8. Reading
9. Mathematics
10. Reading
11. Mathematics
12. Reading
13. Mathematics
14. Science
15. Reading
16. Mathematics
17. Writing
18. Science
19. Social Studies
20. Reading
21. Mathematics
22. Writing
23. Science
24. Social Studies
AIIendance RaIe
25. All Grades
26. District
- Lxcellent
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2009-2010
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100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
97.3 %
100.0 %
IRN # 049338
Excellent
26
105.0
Met
OK
100.0 %
91.4 %
92.6 %
92.6 %
86.7 %
83.3 %
90.0 %
96.9 %
87.5 %
92.9 %
82.1 %
87.9 %
84.8 %
84.8 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
96.4 %
96.4 %
100.0 %
89.1 %
87.3 %
78.4 %
76.9 %
90.0 %
86.7 %
81 %
76.2 %
80.5 %
75.8 %
81.5 %
71.8 %
67 %
69.9 %
84.1 %
77.4 %
91.9 %
85.7 %
80.2 %
71.1 %
87.8 %
81.3 %
80.9 %
69.2 %
64.8 %
88.6 %
77.6 %
76.3 %
83 %
80.4 %
84.1 %
73 %
79.6 %
91.5 %
92.8 %
91.5 %
86.2 %
88.1 %
91.6 %
89.2 %
93.2 %
85.1 %
88.7 %
94.3 %
83 %
96.4 %
95.4 %
97.0 %
93.6 %
95.0 %
96.3 %
97.3 %
= met
5tate
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1. Reading
2. Mathematics
3. Reading
4. Mathematics
5. Reading
6. Mathematics
7. Science
8. Reading
9. Mathematics
10. Reading
11. Mathematics
12. Reading
13. Mathematics
14. Science
15. Reading
16. Mathematics
17. Writing
18. Science
19. Social Studies
20. Reading
21. Mathematics
22. Writing
23. Science
24. Social Studies
AIIendance RaIe
25. All Grades
26. District
- Lxcellent
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100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
97.3 %
100.0 %
IRN # 049338
Excellent
26
105.0
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OK
100.0 %
91.4 %
92.6 %
92.6 %
86.7 %
83.3 %
90.0 %
96.9 %
87.5 %
92.9 %
82.1 %
87.9 %
84.8 %
84.8 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
96.4 %
96.4 %
100.0 %
89.1 %
87.3 %
78.4 %
76.9 %
90.0 %
86.7 %
81 %
76.2 %
80.5 %
75.8 %
81.5 %
71.8 %
67 %
69.9 %
84.1 %
77.4 %
91.9 %
85.7 %
80.2 %
71.1 %
87.8 %
81.3 %
80.9 %
69.2 %
64.8 %
88.6 %
77.6 %
76.3 %
83 %
80.4 %
84.1 %
73 %
79.6 %
91.5 %
92.8 %
91.5 %
86.2 %
88.1 %
91.6 %
89.2 %
93.2 %
85.1 %
88.7 %
94.3 %
83 %
96.4 %
95.4 %
97.0 %
93.6 %
95.0 %
96.3 %
97.3 %
= met
Jennings
Local
Schools
State Indicators
Level - 2010-2011
3rd Grade Achievement The state requirement is 75%
1. Reading ............................................................................... 82.6%
2. Mathematics ...................................................................... 100.0%
3. Reading ............................................................................... 93.9%
4. Mathematics ........................................................................ 87.9%
5. Reading ............................................................................... 92.6%
6. Mathematics ........................................................................ 85.2%
7. Science ................................................................................ 96.3%
8. Reading ............................................................................... 89.7%
9. Mathematics ........................................................................ 93.1%
10. Reading ............................................................................. 81.3%
11. Mathematics ...................................................................... 84.4%
12. Reading ............................................................................. 88.9%
13. Mathematics ...................................................................... 77.8%
14. Science .............................................................................. 74.1%
15. Reading ............................................................................. 97.3%
16. Mathematics ...................................................................... 91.9%
17. Writing................................................................................ 97.3%
18. Science .............................................................................. 97.3%
19. Social Studies .................................................................... 94.6%
85%
20. Reading ........................................................................... 100.0%
21. Mathematics .................................................................... 100.0%
22. Writing.............................................................................. 100.0%
23. Science ............................................................................ 100.0%
24. Social Studies .................................................................. 100.0%
25. All Grades .......................................................................... 97.3%
26. District ................................................................................ 97.4%
25
104.3 104.3
At Risk
5tate
lnlcator
1. Reading
2. Mathematics
3. Reading
4. Mathematics
5. Reading
6. Mathematics
7. Science
8. Reading
9. Mathematics
10. Reading
11. Mathematics
12. Reading
13. Mathematics
14. Science
15. Reading
16. Mathematics
17. Writing
18. Science
19. Social Studies
20. Reading
21. Mathematics
22. Writing
23. Science
24. Social Studies
AIIendance RaIe
25. All Grades
26. District
- Lxcellent
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2009-2010
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ltrlct lmproement
(u-I2u polnt)
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100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
97.3 %
100.0 %
IRN # 049338
Excellent
26
105.0
Met
OK
100.0 %
91.4 %
92.6 %
92.6 %
86.7 %
83.3 %
90.0 %
96.9 %
87.5 %
92.9 %
82.1 %
87.9 %
84.8 %
84.8 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
96.4 %
96.4 %
100.0 %
89.1 %
87.3 %
78.4 %
76.9 %
90.0 %
86.7 %
81 %
76.2 %
80.5 %
75.8 %
81.5 %
71.8 %
67 %
69.9 %
84.1 %
77.4 %
91.9 %
85.7 %
80.2 %
71.1 %
87.8 %
81.3 %
80.9 %
69.2 %
64.8 %
88.6 %
77.6 %
76.3 %
83 %
80.4 %
84.1 %
73 %
79.6 %
91.5 %
92.8 %
91.5 %
86.2 %
88.1 %
91.6 %
89.2 %
93.2 %
85.1 %
88.7 %
94.3 %
83 %
96.4 %
95.4 %
97.0 %
93.6 %
95.0 %
96.3 %
97.3 %
= met
5tate
lnlcator
1. Reading
2. Mathematics
3. Reading
4. Mathematics
5. Reading
6. Mathematics
7. Science
8. Reading
9. Mathematics
10. Reading
11. Mathematics
12. Reading
13. Mathematics
14. Science
15. Reading
16. Mathematics
17. Writing
18. Science
19. Social Studies
20. Reading
21. Mathematics
22. Writing
23. Science
24. Social Studies
AIIendance RaIe
25. All Grades
26. District
- Lxcellent
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2009-2010
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100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
100.0 %
97.2 %
100.0 %
IRN # 049387
Excellent
26
105.2
Met
OK
Ottoville Local School District
PO Box 248, Ottoville, OH 45876-0248 - Putnam County
Current Superintendent: Scott J. Mangas (419) 453-3356
88.0 %
96.0 %
100.0 %
97.8 %
92.0 %
92.0 %
96.0 %
93.1 %
86.2 %
96.3 %
96.3 %
100.0 %
78.4 %
86.5 %
93.8 %
93.8 %
93.8 %
85.4 %
93.8 %
90.2 %
87.5 %
78.4 %
76.9 %
89.5 %
85.4 %
81 %
76.2 %
83.6 %
80.0 %
85.2 %
71.8 %
67 %
69.9 %
84.1 %
77.4 %
95.1 %
91.1 %
80.2 %
71.1 %
89.7 %
84.5 %
80.9 %
69.2 %
64.8 %
87.3 %
80.2 %
76.2 %
83 %
80.4 %
84.1 %
73 %
79.6 %
92.3 %
94.0 %
92.6 %
87.1 %
89.8 %
91.6 %
89.2 %
93.2 %
85.1 %
88.7 %
94.3 %
83 %
97.6 %
97.0 %
98.4 %
95.7 %
96.5 %
96.4 %
97.5 %
= met
Ottoville
Local
Schools
State Indicators
Level - 2010-2011
1. Reading ............................................................................. 100.0%
2. Mathematics ...................................................................... 100.0%
3. Reading ............................................................................. 100.0%
4. Mathematics ...................................................................... 100.0%
5. Reading ............................................................................... 95.7%
6. Mathematics ........................................................................ 97.7%
7. Science ................................................................................ 95.5%
8. Reading ............................................................................... 96.2%
9. Mathematics ........................................................................ 88.5%
10. Reading ............................................................................. 93.1%
11. Mathematics ...................................................................... 86.2%
12. Reading ........................................................................... 100.0%
13. Mathematics .................................................................... 100.0%
14. Science .............................................................................. 96.3%
15. Reading ............................................................................. 94.0%
16. Mathematics ...................................................................... 96.0%
17. Writing................................................................................ 96.0%
18. Science .............................................................................. 96.0%
19. Social Studies .................................................................... 94.0%
85%
20. Reading ............................................................................. 97.9%
21. Mathematics ...................................................................... 97.9%
22. Writing................................................................................ 95.7%
23. Science .............................................................................. 97.9%
24. Social Studies .................................................................... 97.9%
Attendance Rate -State requirement is 93%
25. All Grades .......................................................................... 97.0%
2010-11 Graduation Rate State requirement is 90%
26. District .......................................................................... 97.8%
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met all 26 indicators for a
perfect 100 percent grade.
Students tested so highly,
the district scored 108.2 on
the performance index and
met both the AYP and VAM.
Superintendent Scott Mangas
says his kids are simply awe-
some.
Im very proud of our
students and the hard work
they put into testing and our
parents for making education
a number one priority. They
take a lot of pride in it and
that filters down to our stu-
dents taking pride in their
education, he sai. Our staff
put in the time dto get the
supplemental material and the
performance index shows our
students and teachers went
above and beyond to score
109.8 percent at the elemen-
tary school and 107.1 in the
high school.
Jennings Local Schools
is Excellent, having met 25
of 26 indicators and scor-
ing 104.3 on the performance
index. It also met the value-
added measure but not the
AYP. Superintendent Nick
Langhals said meeting the
yearly progress is difficult
when one is perched only
inches from the ceiling.
This is 10 years now
that weve been Excellent. I
told our teachers on Teacher
Work Day that it will be a
challenge for us to meet the
AYP because our students
and teachers have done so
well. Well have to keep our
ears open with the state on
standard and curriculum to
see what we can do to keep
boosting the value-added
score and AYP. It will be
a challenge but our teachers
stay up to date and are always
looking for new ways to pres-
ent material. That keeps them
current and our students are
willing to sit down and do the
work, too. You can give them
the information but they have
to take it in and our students
and parents arent afraid to
work hard, he said.
Lincolnview Local
Schools also met 25 of 26
indicators for an Excellent
rating. It also achieved a 100.3
performance index score and
met AYP and VAM require-
ments. Superintendent Doug
Fries is proud of his districts
consistency.
This is two years in a row
weve been Excellent; last
year we were Excellent with
Distinction and weve been
Excellent three of the last six
years. Weve met the AYP
in the last three years and
improved it this year, going
from 100.1 last year to 100.3
this year, he said. Our suc-
cess is from a combination
of hard work on the part of
our students and teachers
with support from our parents
and the community, as well
as the administration and the
board of education to make
academic excellence our top
priority.
Spencerville Local
Schools hit 25 of the 26 indi-
cators for its Excellent rat-
ing. The district scored 101.5
on its performance index
and met the AYP and VAM
requirements.
Elida Local Schools
scored a little lower by meet-
ing 23 of the 26 indicators
and scoring 97.9 on its per-
formance index, giving the
district an Effective rating. It
did not meet its AYP but did
meet the VAM.
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We give the Delphos senior center a $10,000
grant, so of the $20,880 (60 percent of $34,800),
we returned almost 50 percent, Hayne said.
He added that his chapter of the United Way
gives significantly more to Delphos than the Van
Wert chapter does. The Delphos Herald was unable
to contact anyone at the United Way of Van Wert
County but Joyce Hale of Delphos Senior Citizens,
Inc., said the amount is $3,000 and its used to help
with transportation costs. She added the amount
from Allen County is closer to $9,000.
Donations to the United Way can be earmarked
for its agencies, including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts
and the Allen County Chapter of the American Red
Cross. Delphos will benefit from those groups
services and programs but not all of those dollars
will end up in Delphos. Howell said if Delphos
For Delphos is created, it would not only expand
options but wouldnt have to charge as much in
handling fees.
If you give to the United Way, they take their
15-18 percent off the top. We feel that people who
give to the United Way may want their money to
come back to Delphos but not all of it does. This
isnt about competition in any way. We simply
want to give businesses an opportunity to support
Delphos if thats their main goal. All were doing
right now is exploring it to see if this is something
people want to do, Howell concluded.
Mike Ford photo
The Rev. David Howell speaks to about 20 represen-
tatives of local non-profit groups Wednesday evening.
Community Unity is exploring creating a local group to
set up payroll-deduction options for local employees who
wish to donate in that way to local charities. Those in
attendance represented groups such as the thrift shop,
senior center, VFW, American Legion and others.
Nancy Spencer photo
Franklin Elementary open house
Students and parents toured Franklin Elementary School
Wednesday evening during an open house. The first day of school
for local students is Monday.
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