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Resident given award for effort during Superstorm Sandy
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A Randolph County resident was honored Saturday for her part in helping others in need during Superstorm Sandy....
If it wasn't for people like this people would have starved and froze to death. Why can't our government have an emergency system in place to take care of its voters and community? Thank you for your service to the Mill Creek community.
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And how much are you going to squeal about it when they raise your taxes to pay for this "system"?
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They won't care moondog; it won't be the welfare recipients paying for it. It'll be you and the rest of us who DO and WILL work and earn our own way. More ENTITLEMENTS that these liberal politicians keep saying we can't afford, yet they keep coming up with more of them for taxpayers to support. Idiots!
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FYI to liberals: It is NOT a governments job to take care of people. THAT is their job to take care of their own families. And it's surely NOT mine or anyone else's job to take care of these clowns!
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How many WARNINGS before a storm do liberals need anyway before they stop being STUPID and PREPARE????????
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yep, confirmed, a second account holder.
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Moondog I am willing to pay for things that enhance living and humanity in WV and I haven't squealed yet.
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Take your children on an unforgettable adventure.This family holiday safari lodge in the awesome Kruger Park is quite superb. With beautiful riverside suites, activities to suit all ages and Big Five game drives, you can't go wrong.
This Kruger package offers a fun family vacation in magical surroundings. Guests can fly-in or self-drive to this luxury family holiday lodge in the southern Kruger Park near Malelane.
Travel to Kruger Park with your family and leave your cares behind. Parents and children can have the time of their lives in this world renowned wildlife reserve. Enjoy beautiful suites with private decks overlooking the river. Atmospheric dinners in the open air boma set the scene for a getaway that includes all a family needs for a memorable and fantastic vacation.
The recommended family-friendly children programme offers peace of mind on a Spoiling The Little Ones Family holiday. Special dinners and picnics, fun activities and bush excursions are part of the delights on offer. Parents can set off on exciting Big Five game drives and interactive bush walks in the company of Shangaan trackers and rangers.
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The safari play room is available from 08h00 - 13h00 and again during the evening game drives (16h15 - 19h30). A supervisor is present at all times and unique safari beds and cots are available on request.
Families with children under 8 years must reserve their own private vehicle. Rates for child minding and private game drive vehicles are available on request. Unfortunately, no children under 2 are allowed.
Self-drive guests can pick up their rental car from Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport for the drive east to Kruger National Park. Fly-in guests check in for the flight to Kruger and a transfer to the lodge. The excitement is tangible as you enter Kruger Park and experience your first wildlife encounters. Enjoy all there is to see once you arrive at the lodge which is perfectly safe for children to explore on their own.
The afternoon game drive includes a stop for sundowners and concludes with a night drive, which is something your children will always remember. Dinner will be served in the open air boma or enclosure and special children's meals are also available. (Lunch and Dinner)
You have a full day on safari being spoiled by lodge staff and spending quality family time together. The daily safari program will start with an early morning game drive as this is the best time for spotting wildlife. After a hot brunch served back at the lodge, the rest of the afternoon is at leisure.
You can splash around and play in the pool with the little ones or go for a spa treatment while your children do activities with lodge staff. Fun children's activities include walks, casting tracks, arts and crafts, treasure hunts, interactive sessions with rangers and yummy picnics. The afternoon game drive is another exciting affair with an abundance of wildlife which will keep everyone entertained until you get back to the lodge for dinner. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
You still have 1 last morning game drive, followed by brunch. Then it is time to check out and depart. Be ready for little chatter boxes in the car all the way back to Johannesburg and re-living memories made on this wonderful safari vacation. You will be picked up after brunch for your private road transfer back to the airport and check-in for the onward flight to Johannesburg.
Anything is possible and we specialise in tailor-made African safaris to meet your needs and budget. This Kruger safari package can for example be longer or even changed to a self-drive family safari. Our destination specialists can answer any questions you may have and recommend the most suitable safari options for you and your family.
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What happens when two young, hot, single stars get together to make a movie halfway around the world?
Kristen Stewart and Nicholas Hoult are about to find out.
The day after sources confirmed Hoult has split with longtime girlfriend Jennifer Lawrence, he and Stewart took to the stage in Tokyo at a press conference to announce the start of production of their sci-fi movie, Equals.
"I can't stand him," Stewart joked of Hoult, according to the Boston Herald. The two, both 24, were spotted earlier this week sharing a meal at a sushi restaurant.
"It's always a weird position to be put in any film where the director chooses two people and is saying, 'Hey, potentially in this world I'm creating you two could fall in love,' " Hoult told reporters. (Not that either star is unfamiliar with on-set romances: Hoult and Lawrence met on the set of X-Men: First Class, and Stewart and her Twilight leading man, Robert Pattinson, dated for three years before splitting in 2013.)
"Sometimes [this kind of situation] feels forced and tricky and awkward, but the kind of environment [director Drake Doremus] created was straightforward and easy," Hoult added. "Kristen is a great actress, and that just makes it very relaxed and my job very easy."
Stewart also talked about the movie's setting, in a future in which humans can no longer experience emotions – until a few regain the ability to feel.
"I'm definitely not afraid of "feels," she said. "My life revolves around it, actually. Finding the balance between the head and the heart is important – but I've always been very driven by the gut."
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PEOPLE's newly named Sexiest Man Alive, 34, who is the first-ever musician to earn the coveted recognition, gave PEOPLE a list of his 11 sexiest song picks.
It doesn't sound like he gets down to any of his own music – Maroon 5 didn't make the cut – but he includes everything from R&B classics by Marvin Gaye and Al Green, to '80s pop hits by Chris Issak and Bruce Springsteen.
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Milwaukee County officials to consider resolution on taxi limit
Proposal is in response to lawsuit filed by cab drivers against city
Today, a push for more taxi cabs in Milwaukee heads to the county board.
Right now, there are 300 licensed cabs in Milwaukee, but there is a 20-year cap in place. Drivers are suing the city to lift the cap. As a result, there are some measures in the works to lift the cap.
Some drivers say removing the limit would eliminate an alleged ownership power in place, but other drivers worry more cabs mean less profit.
County Supervisor John Weishan says it's important the county make its voice heard on this issue.
Today the Milwaukee County Transportation, Public Works, and Transit Committee will consider a resolution to support lifting the cap. Final approval would ultimately have to come from the full Common Council.
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Let's just call it Stolmy's remarkable story.
Two years ago, Stolmy Pimentel had as bad of a season as it gets for a pitcher at Double-A Portland. He was 0-9 with a 9.12 ERA in 15 starts.
Think of all the struggling pitchers you've ever seen, and they probably didn't have anything close to a 9.12 ERA in that many starts, primarily because pitchers just don't get that many starts if they're that bad.
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The Curve's Gift Ngoepe tosses the ball to Jarek Cunningham for a force out in the sixth inning.
That's the kind of season that can destroy a pitcher's career.
Two years later, Pimentel is the biggest pitching surprise in all of minor league baseball. If not for Pirates pitcher-turned-slugger Stetson Allie, who hit two homers Monday and now has a whopping eight to go along with a .351 average for low-A West Virginia, Pimentel would be the biggest surprise period in the minors.
Pimentel has been nearly untouchable for the Curve, and he continued his masterful ways Monday with seven shutout innings in a 2-0 win over Akron before 2,017 fans at Peoples Natural Gas Field.
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Pitchers: Curve RHP David Bromberg (0-2, 7.20) vs. Aeros TBD
Record: 11-13
Covering the bases: B3
Part of the trade that sent Joel Hanrahan to the Red Sox, Pimentel has a microscopic 0.30 ERA in five starts, allowing only one run in 30 1/3 innings.
"It's been terrific to see," Curve manager Carlos Garcia said.
Pimentel ranks second in all of professional baseball - minors or majors - in ERA among starters, trailing only Triple-A Memphis' John Gast (0.00), the only starter who has yet to allow a run.
Pimentel (2-0) allowed six hits, struck out five and walked one to earn the win Monday. The 23-year-old Dominican right-hander hasn't allowed a run in 17 2/3 innings, since the first inning of his start April 18 at Harrisburg.
This clearly isn't the same pitcher from two years ago, but for Pimentel, going through those immense struggles helped him become the pitcher he is today.
"You lose nine games and have a high ERA, every time you pitch you've got a lot of base hits, a lot of runs," he said.
"There were times you get frustrated. You say like, 'Oh my God, I can't pitch anymore.' I was frustrated in those moments, but I never put my head down. I always continued to work, and that's the big key. When you are struggling, you can keep your head up."
Pimentel seemed to be barely more than a footnote as part of the Hanrahan trade that also brought reliever Mark Melancon to Pittsburgh. With how he's pitched so far this season, however, Pimentel is looking like a huge steal for the Buccos.
"He is throwing the ball with conviction," Garcia said.
Asked what he meant by that, the manager added, "Conviction is, 'I'm going to get you out. I'm going to get you out, I'm going to get you out quick.'"
Pimentel has a great arm, with a fastball that sits at 94-95 mph, and it's no surprise in his third year in the Eastern League that he certainly understands how to pitch.
"You understand what kind of stuff you have, first of all," Garcia said. "Then you know that you're growing. You see it year after year, guys growing up.
"He is very mature at this point. Probably two years he was a guy who didn't know what to expect. He probably was on the wrong path. And now it looks like a guy who knows what he wants, knows where he wants to go. He knows he has the stuff to go as far as he can as long as he stays healthy."
Part of Pimentel's maturity is understanding he couldn't let his struggles at Portland in 2011 get him down. He remained focus and confident in his abilities, and he said he's "trying to trust myself no matter what. That's a big key with the experience."
He was surprised to be part of the trade with the Pirates, but now that he's in a new organization, he knows he has a fresh start. The Bucs also gave him confidence by placing him on their 40-man roster for this season.
"They're trusting in me, what I have to do is trust in myself," he said. "That's where it starts."
He's still starting for the Curve now, but given his age, experience and tremendous success so far, the Pirates might not wait much longer before promoting him in Triple-A.
Garcia has no doubt Pimentel can be successful there, and beyond.
"With that fastball and that repertoire, anybody can be successful," Garcia said. "The level of maturity is what impresses me the most. He knows that he is here refining his pitches and competing. In the mental side I see a guy who is ready to continue to develop himself until he arrives in Pittsburgh."
SUBHD: Game recap
Key player: Curve RHP Stolmy Pimentel pitched seven shutout innings, giving up six hits with five strikeouts and one walk.
Key play: Leading 2-0 in the eighth, reliever Jeff Inman got out of a bases-loaded jam with a 1-2-3 double play to protect the lead.
Key stat: Pimentel is second in all of pro ball among starters with an 0.30 ERA.
SUBHD: How they scored
Bottom 1st: Vasquez singled, scored on Curry single (1-0).
Bottom 7th: Dickerson solo homer (2-0).


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Prince Harry spoke about his charity work Wednesday night in South Africa – and of hoping that his mother, Princess Diana, would be proud of his efforts.
Diana worked to help those with HIV/Aids and Harry, 28, is doing the same in the tiny kingdom of Lesotho that he has been visiting this week.
The Prince spoke after a whirlwind visit to the kingdom. There, he checked up on the work of the charity Sentebale that he set up with friend Prince Seeiso in memory of their late mothers.
Addressing a gala dinner in Johannesburg in neighboring South Africa, Harry said he hoped both mothers would be looking down with pride. "I hope she would be proud of what we are trying to achieve in her name," he said of Queen Mamohato Bereng Seeiso. "I hope that my mother will be proud, too."
Maybe, just maybe, they are together somewhere up there, with blueprints and sketches already mapped out! I can only hope we put the swings in the right place," he told the guests.
"Talking about HIV and understanding it isn't dangerous," Harry said at the dinner. "Denying it, or not knowing about it, definitely is."
And he sensed their efforts were beginning to have an effect. "We are now seeing many of these children begin to fulfill their ambitions and realize dreams that once seemed completely impossible."
Harry added, "Our aim and hope is that we can influence a decline in the transmission of HIV and increase life expectancy, in a unique way for Lesotho: by addressing the psychological and social needs of the next generation, which is so important.
"The future of this very small and beautiful country, and its magnificent people, could and should be very bright."
Prince Harry Hopes Princess Diana Would Be Proud of His Charity Work
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SEBRING- Copeland Oaks traveled back in time Friday as part of its yearlong 50th anniversary celebration.
The retirement community hosted an old-fashioned "Back to the '50s" community picnic featuring a sock hop hosted by DJ Rex Coombs and a classic car show presented by Gene Johnson and the Salem Arby's Classic Cruisers.
According to Mary Walker, coordinator for community information, Copeland Oaks is presenting a special event each month this year as a gift to the entire tri-county community for supporting the retirement community.
"In half a century, we've touched so many lives- not just people who have lived here, but people who have gone through rehabilitation, used our care facilities, employees," she explained. "We wanted an event where everybody could come together again."
Walker described the event as a family affair, a hangout for a summer evening, and said the administration considered the nostalgic aspect of a community picnic, something that has gone away these days.
"How many times do you get to go to a reunion-like community picnic," she asked. "There's festivals and parades, but not picnics."
In addition to the sock hop and car show, the picnic included fresh popcorn, ice cream and hot dogs for visitors, '50s and '60s classic music by Davis & McKay, inflatables and games with prizes for the children, an exhibit of antique bicycles by Dennis Simmons' Dennis Vintage Bicycles of Alliance and a golf cart cruise-in for the residents featuring golf carts decorated in the '50s theme.
The Sebring Fire Department also flew the American flag from a ladder truck over the event.
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The most profilic flopper in the history of all sports. His ability to flop is only surpassed by his inability to jump. He also has the sweatiest and hairiest armpits known to man. Shaquille Oneal's arch nemesis. To pull a "Vlade" means to intentionally fall down after even the lightest of contact. A.K.A. The King of Flop, Floppy Divac, Sir Flops Alot, The Serbian Flop Monster
The crowd erupts after Vlade Divac drew the charge once again after being touched by Shaq's shoelace.
بواسطة Ryan D. يناير/كانون الثّاني 1, 2005
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vlade divac - serbian king
he is the man that gets things done right!
بواسطة zestoki cetnik ديسمبر/كانون الأَوّل 30, 2003
The King of Flop. So called center who falls to the ground with very little contact to draw a foul.
Vlade's defender sneezed on the other end of the court, and Vlade fell down causing the offical to call a foul.
بواسطة Luigi يوليو/تمُّوز 20, 2004
Vlade Divac is a center for the Lakers. He is a Serbian King. He doesn't flop.
Vlade Divac- great player
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AKA. Floppy Divac
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The dimension of the damned.
de xeab 21 septembre 2003
The cheap-ass place that is always full of fuckin rednecks every fuckin time i go to the fuckin store! This major "Mom 'n' Pop shop"-devouring corporation is found nationwide, but it always seems to be fuckin packed with rednecks, black and white trash, and other total circus FREAKS!
Wal-Mart is my little slice of Hell.
de bite me 25 octobre 2004
A bunch of traitors who send all our jobs to china under the pretense the items will be cheaper, which btw is a bunch of Bull.
THe heads of Walmart should spend a month working in their own sweatshop.
de Wear 6 mars 2006
Founded by Sam Walton, Wal-Mart is a discount retailer that sells generic clothes, food, electronics and just about everything else. Instead of finding Adidas shoes at Wal-Mart, they will have shoes that look similar to Adidas with a similar-looking logo. Instead of Adidas the shoes will be called ABCheetahs or something. Or instead of Nike, Wal-Mart will carry a generic brand called Hike (again, with a similar looking logo as Nike). This is so poor kids can pretend to wear the same clothes as the richer kids and feel the same pride as them. This, of course, is the greatest flaw to discount retailing. It has only made countless people the target of discrimination and teasing.
Cool Kid: Hey, Josh. Cool Nikes. Oh, wait--those aren't Nikes. What does that say? Hike? Dude, your family shops at Wal-Mart! You're dead at recess. Heh-heh-heh.
Josh: (Gulp) I thought I might fool people for at least one day.
Josh: (Gulp) I thought I might fool people for at least one day.
de Tim Jerome 16 mars 2008
The only thing in the world that can build a store the size of a pro football stadium in the middle of a cow pasture and make a profit. The construction of a Wal-Mart usually generates it's own ecosystem, complete with hotels, a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop, a new Chevy dealership, a Cracker Barrell, a SAM's CLUB, and a gas station. Some parking lots of new Wal-Marts may require a ski lift or tram ride to make it to the front door.
In the year 2034, world domination will be fought over by Wal-Mart, McDonald's, Microsoft, and Exxon Mobil. People will be torn over who to allign themselves with, Always low prices, bland food with "Mc" slapped on the front of McEverything on the McMenu, The latest $300 operating system you swear is the same as the last one, or $18/gallon gas to fill your new Bradley Fighting Veichle (the next Hummer)
de Names are for sissies 10 juin 2006
Corporation bent on world-domination.
"I'm not anti-corporate. I'm just anti-Wal-Mart. I heard about some nasty things they do to other jobs which ultimately drive them out of business. After I learned that, I had a great disrespect for Wal-Mart."
de Dave 7 janvier 2005
Like the cocaine for Rednecks, they just can't stop coming to this economic bully. Walmart is run by fat stupid bald guys who hunt for badgers in their spare time and actually bought that stupid mounted fish that wriggles and sings.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- God created the Heavens and the Earth, beast and fowl and mankind, all in six days. On the seventh day, He rested. New Smyrna Beach officials and the developer with golden shovels broke ground on the Hampton Inn. They rested for 73 days before construction began anew today.
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- Children are invited to the inaugural New Smyrna Beach Easter Egg Hunt at noon, Saturday, April 7, at Old Fort Park, 210 Sams Ave. Nearly 6,500 plastic, colored eggs will dot the landscape, said Liz Yancey, city recreation and special events supervisor.
"This is the first Easter Egg Hunt the City has sponsored in at least 34 years," Yancey said. "Volunteers will take hours filling the eggs with candy. And if you've ever seen an egg hunt, you know it will be over in just a few minutes."
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Mass of Christian Burial for Mary E. Smith Morton, age 85, who died Saturday at South Seminole Hospital, Longwood, will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 27, 2010 at Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, New Smyrna Beach, with The Reverend John S. Murray, officiating.


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Bearded Lady from Austria Ignites Eurovision Protest Storm
Bearded lady Conchita Wurst has split the Eurovision community into two camps: those who love her drag persona and those who hate her.
The 25-year-old Austrian song contestant has received an outpouring of support from people who believe her drag queen alter ego hits at the vein of what makes the Eurovision Song Contest relevant today, a musical forum for cross-cultural unity and understanding. But Wurst, whose real name is Tom Neuwirth, has also been slammed with some of the contest's harshest ridicule and anti-LGBT (Lesbian Gay Bisexual & Transgender) rhetoric.
Vitaly Milonov, one of the driving forces behind Russia's anti-gay promotional laws, has called her "a sick person" and asked his country to boycott the entire broadcast if Ms. Wurst is allowed to perform. An anti-Wurst Facebook page, with more than 38,000 likes, has also called for her to be excluded from the contest. Ms. Wurst is due to take part in the semi-final on Thursday night to sing for a place in the final on Saturday.
"We are living in the 21st century and for me it is incomprehensible how one can say such things," Ms. Wurst said in an interview after dress rehearsals in Copenhagen.
"Sexuality and nationality are unimportant things […] and it also does not matter how one looks. That's why I created this character."
Despite the attacks, Ms. Wurst, who is tall and has a Barbie-doll like figure, described being part of Eurovision as a dream coming true. "The song contest means incredibly much to me. I must have been 11 or so when I for the first time wished to be part of it," she said, adding that for her Eurovision has "always exemplified tolerance and acceptance."
Mr. Neuwirth said he appeared for the first time as Ms. Wurst at an Austrian casting show in 2011, noting that the name Wurst (from the German "Das ist Wurst," meaning something that doesn't matter) is meant to signal that a person's sexuality is irrelevant. Educated at a fashion design academy and a frequent guest at several Austrian TV shows, Ms. Wurst competed in Austria's local version of Eurovision in 2012 but failed to make the final.
Known for its kitsch flamboyant acts, Eurovision has a large following within the gay community and drag acts have been cheered in year's past. Transgender pop singer Sharon Cohen, professionally known as Dana International, won the title in Birmingham in 1998 with her dance track "Diva." In 2002, Slovenia sent drag trio Sestre to the final while Denmark was represented by solo drag act Drama Queen in 2007.
Bookmaker William Hill reckons Ms. Wurst's ballad "Rise Like a Phoenix" will make it through Thursday's semi-final but won't nab the top spot at the grand finale on Saturday. The favorite so far is Armenia's dubstep ballad "Not Alone" performed by Aram MP3, who has poked fun of Ms. Wurst by saying she should decide whether to be a man or a woman.
Whether a winner or not, Ms. Wurst said the attention will likely boost her career.
"The contest is the so far biggest milestone in my career, but I hope it won't be the last one," Ms. Wurst said.


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May 10, 2008, Home game #244
In the preview to this Top 10 Games feature we said we were not limiting the list to just Stetson victories, and this one (spoiler alert) unfortunately does not end well for the Hatters. However, this game rates extremely high on all the criteria used to select the list – significance, drama, and uniqueness. If you don't know what happened, get ready for a doozy. You likely have never heard anything like it before and probably will never see or hear it happen again. It is without doubt one of the top games in Patricia Wilson Field history.
It was Championship Saturday and the 2008 Atlantic Sun Softball title was at stake. Stetson was the defending champion, but Campbell was in the driver's seat. The Camels had knocked off Stetson 3-2 in the tournament opener, forcing the Hatters to fight their way out of the loser's bracket, and fight they did. Stetson posted walk-off wins against Lipscomb and Mercer to earn a spot in the championship game for the third year in a row. Campbell stayed in the winner's bracket and was just one win away from their first A-Sun title since 1995. The Hatters would have to win two games to repeat as conference champions. The stage was set.
On a picture perfect evening in DeLand, Erica Demers was in the circle for the Hatters, and Brittany Stanley toed the rubber for Campbell. Stetson was playing as the visiting team.
Andrea Migliori collected a two-out single in the top of the first but the Hatters did not score. Campbell senior Courtney Quinn led off the bottom of the first with a double to left center but was stranded at second.
Stetson left two more runners on base in their half of the second, and Campbell threatened in their half of the inning. With Amanda Miller on first and one out, Keeli Michael singled to right, but Miller took too big a turn at second and was eventually thrown out 9-5-4. The first break of the game went Stetson's way.
The Hatters went down in order in the top of the third. In their half of the frame, the Camels loaded the bases with two outs, but Karlie Love grounded out to end the inning. After three innings the game was still scoreless.
Stetson finally broke through against Stanley in the top of the fourth. Three consecutive singles from Lindsay Wightman, Blythe Golden, and Amanda Bailey put Stetson on top 1-0. The Hatters had delivered the game's first punch.
Stanley escaped further trouble in the fourth and the Camels bounced right back in their half of the inning. Quinn delivered a two-out, two-run single, and Amanda Littlejohn singled home Quinn to give Campbell a 3-1 advantage. Momentum had not only shifted Campbell's way, but the Hatters were now down by two runs with just three innings left to play.
Stetson had the top of the order due up in the fifth, but Stanley retired the side in order. Demers did the same in the bottom half of the fifth, and the score remained 3-1 Campbell after five.
Wightman and Golden were retired to start the sixth, and the Hatters were now down to their final four outs. Bailey kept the inning going with a double down the left field line, bringing Amanda Lindsey to the plate representing the tying run.
Two days earlier, Lindsey had helped the Hatters avoid elimination with a game-tying home run against Lipscomb. And once again, the Hatter sophomore delivered in dramatic fashion. On a 1-1 pitch, Lindsey belted one over the fence in left to tie the game 3-3. After fighting their way out of the loser's bracket to get to Saturday, Stetson had now fought back in the championship game itself. Momentum had shifted again.
Stetson coach Frank Griffin brought Lindsey in to pitch the bottom of the sixth, and she recorded two strikeouts and a fly out off the bat of Quinn. The game moved to seventh, tied 3-3.
This time it was Campbell coach Drew Peterson's turn to make some defensive changes, replacing Quinn in left with Kendall McDowell and Robin Leathers in right with Hillary Wheatley. Stanley remained in the circle, and despite walks to Amy Joyce and Migliori in the inning, she kept Stetson off the board in the top of the seventh. Campbell was coming bat needing one run to win the title.
After a lead-off ground out, Littlejohn made a bid for a walk-off homer but settled for a one-out double. After Shayla Cullum popped up, the Hatters walked Love intentionally. That brought up Miller with two on and two out. With the count full and drama about as intense as it could be, Lindsey recorded a crucial strike three. For the first time in 10 years, the Atlantic Sun Championship was going to extra innings.
Golden was hit by a pitch to lead off the eighth and moved to second on a ground out by Bailey. With Lindsey due up and first base open, Stanley did not give the Hatter slugger a chance to be the hero again and pitched her four straight balls. But Stetson could not drive in the go-ahead run, and once again Campbell had the opportunity to win in the bottom of the eighth.
The Camels put the winning run on right away as Michael led off with a single to right. With Wheatley, the sixth inning defensive replacement, due up, coach Peterson re-entered Leathers who popped up to the catcher. Lizzie Goldbach followed with a sacrifice, moving Michael to second and bringing up Quinn with two outs. The Campbell senior delivered a line drive base hit down the right field line that easily scored Michael with the winning run. The Campbell dugout emptied onto the field, and the championship celebration was on.
As the Hatters were walking off the field, coach Griffin came out of the dugout to talk to the home plate umpire, Roger Berube (The ball was clearly fair, so any argument to that effect wasn't going to hold up). After a brief discussion Berube took his line-up card out of his pocket and looked it over. A moment later he turned and walked over to where the Camels were still celebrating, raised his arm and signaled "out". Quinn had not been re-entered and was batting illegally. She was ruled out, the run did not count, the inning was over, and the championship was still up for grabs. In a surreal juxtaposition, the Hatters started celebrating in front of their dugout.
There was no argument from the Campbell side either. Coach Peterson told his team to take the field for the top of the ninth.
To her credit, Stanley did not lose her composure for the Camels. Had Stetson come back to win the game at that point, the Hatters would have had all the momentum going into game two. But Stanley shut the door in the ninth and again in the 10th, and ironically it was Quinn – now legally reentered - to get the game-winning hit for Campbell in the bottom of the 10th. The craziest and most dramatic Atlantic Sun Championship game ever played was officially over.
"I screwed up big time back in the seventh," Peterson said after the game. "I am so thankful. I am so proud of these girls, they worked so hard all year...I am just extremely proud of them like crazy."
With all its drama, momentum swings, and unique turn of events, the 2008 A-Sun Softball Championship game ranks as the no. 4 Top Game in Patricia Wilson Field history.


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�Insane Steve� might be an accurate moniker.
Anyone planning to snowshoe 26 miles cross country nonstop across the continental divide overnight in the dead of a Colorado winter has got to have a little crazy in him, after all.
So when a friend tagged Steve Allen�s incoming emails as from �Insane Steve,� the 53-year-old Silverton resident could only shrug and chuckle because next Thursday, that snowshoe trip, from Silverton to Lake City, is exactly what he�s doing.
�I�m actually cutting through the mountains, so I�m not taking any roads,� Allen said.
And this is no ordinary walk in the woods.
�Everybody�s all for it. There�s a lot of support,� Allen said. �They�re all like, �how the heck are you going to make it?��
�I�m putting my life on the line, actually.�
Allen has his reasons.
When family friend 16-year-old Dillon Paxton died in a car accident over the summer, Allen said it hit him hard.
�That was the first time in my life I actually lost it,� Allen said. �I�m pretty straightforward, like most people, but I lost it that day.�
It also got him thinking about Silverton�s youths and youth center, where Dillon served as a peer guide and on the Youth Advisory Council. Allen decided he, too, needed to do something to serve the young people of his community.
Growing up 45 miles from town with only three neighbors, Allen knows what it�s like to be in the mountains and how important community activities can be for kids. With his experience in the mountains, Allen figured he might be able to do something just crazy enough to raise some money for Silverton�s youth center and provide an example for local kids.
The snowshoe plan was hatched.
�Steve�s a really nice guy in Silverton, and is always willing to help anybody, and for him to be so passionate about this adventure, I decided to support him,� said Pam Welty, former president of Silverton�s Chamber of Commerce. �I�m just real excited that he�s attempting this feat, crossing some of the most dangerous, avalanche-prone mountains in the world, basically in the dead of winter.�
Welty is one of a handful of individuals and businesses that have made donations and pledges of money and supplies (ski passes would be perfect, Allen said) to go to the Silverton, Lake City and Ouray youth centers in recognition of Allen�s trek.
�Helping the kids ... is our future community,� Allen said. �It helps keep them on the straight and narrow. It sort of helps give them a normality. And even if I don�t raise much money, they�ll see someone is out there doing that and maybe inspire them.
�All we need now is lots of snow,� he said.
Allen plans to take off from Silverton about 9 p.m. Thursday, heading up Stony Pass in the dark, armed only with a headlamp for light on the �most treacherous� part of the journey.
�In the dark, you have to pay attention to everything,� Allen said, adding that he nearly walked off a cliff in the dark during training last month. �The headlamp doesn�t cover you. You have to pay attention to your terrain and your balance more.�
From there, he�ll cross into Maggie Gulch and Minnie Gulch, then drop down into Cuba Gulch to Cottonwood Creek, where Allen hopes to meet a few random cross country skiers, �if I�m lucky.�
Then, he�ll cross Mill Creek and run along the shoulder of Red Cloud Peak in the dark, almost 24 hours into the journey.
�When you�re tired, your perception changes. You can�t see half the stuff that�s there. It affects you mentally,� Allen said. �At the 20-hour mark or so, I�m going to be pretty beat. So mentally, I�m going to be holding on.�
From Red Cloud, Allen will get onto the Alpine Gulch Trail to the Matterhorn Trail and into Lake City about 36 hours after he starts.
�It�s going to be nonstop � as in, no staying over anywhere. There is nowhere to stop anyway,� Allen said.
To prepare, Allen has been training for a couple of months and scouting sections of his route at night.
He said he probably should�ve trained longer, but �It�s more willpower than anything anyway.�
As far as gear goes, Allen will be wearing a Gore-Tex outfit with polyester underwear top to bottom to keep out the subfreezing nighttime chill, and he�ll carry a backup set just in case he runs into deep snow.
�I�m going to be plowing snow, as they say,� Allen said.
Snow depth currently is about 2 feet on the north faces and a few inches elsewhere, Allen said. He�s hoping for more snow, just not on Dec. 12.
�I could be in for a real doozy,� Allen said of common, early December snowstorms. A couple feet of snow could be �a real problem.�
Nutrition also will be a key part of his 40-pound pack.
Primarily, Allen will be carrying eight flasks of hot soup, boiled up before he leaves, instead of water. They won�t freeze like water, and will provide a little extra heat and nutrients.
�The soup solves several problems,� Allen said. �It tastes a lot better than water, especially if you flavor it up a little bit, put a little chili powder in there.�
He�ll also have some Clif Bars, pemmican and plenty of chunks of salted organic butter � an item Allen said has been standard for Arctic expeditions with its extra fat.
Melt the butter with cinnamon, nutmeg and apples, slice it up and freeze it, and Allen said you�ve got a great snowshoeing snack.
Finally, there�s the snowshoes with extra-long snow poles, which Allen said will make it easy to walk up and down steep terrain, through deeper snow and across creeks.
�You can actually move along at a pretty quick pace if the snow has hardened up,� he said.
Allen�s family and friends will be able to follow him by satellite transmitter, as will search and rescue personnel, though Allen said if anything happens overnight, he�s on his own until morning.
�But nothing will happen, other than spraining my ankle or something,� said Allen, who added that he�s more worried about mountain lions than anything else.
�But I�ll be fine,� he said.


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UNIVERSITY PARK - Penn State coach Bill O'Brien has turned to a junior college prospect to help replenish depth at quarterback.
Tyler Ferguson signed a letter of intent Thursday to play for the Nittany Lions. Ferguson, who played this year at the College of the Sequoias in Visalia, Calif., will be eligible next season and will enroll in January.
The sooner he arrives, the better for Penn State's depth chart, which is woefully thin at quarterback with record-setting starter Matt McGloin and third-stringer Shane McGregor both seniors and out of eligibility.
Ferguson will join Steven Bench, the backup to McGloin as a freshman this year, as the only two scholarship quarterbacks come January. They'll likely compete for the starting job during spring practice.
The 6-foot-4, 210-pound Ferguson threw for 2,614 yards and 22 touchdowns in 10 games for College of the Sequoias this year, completing 55 percent of his passes.
Ferguson will have four years to finish three remaining years of eligibility. He was initially committed to Houston until O'Brien called last week.
"I mulled it over, called Houston the next day and de-committed and then the next morning [Saturday], I called and committed to Penn State," Ferguson said during a signing ceremony in his hometown of Bakersfield, Calif., The Bakersfield Californian reported.
Bench played sparingly behind McGloin, who broke the school record with 46 career touchdown passes, including 24 in 2012 to tie Daryll Clark (2009) for the team's single-season mark.
O'Brien said this week that Bench seems to be off to a good start in the offseason.
"He's working hard, doing all the things that a good quarterback has to do," O'Brien said in an interview with The Associated Press. "At the end of the day, it's going to be how he does in the spring, just like every other player."
Bench worked his way up the depth chart and supplanted Paul Jones, a sophomore, as the backup by Week 2. Jones left the program in September, further depleting Penn State's depth after Rob Bolden transferred to LSU over the summer.
Penn State also has a verbal commitment from blue-chip high school prospect Christian Hackenberg of Fork Union, Va. While Hackenberg cannot officially commit until February, he has been vocal about his dedication to the Nittany Lions despite the sanctions handed down by the NCAA in July against the school for the child sex abuse scandal involving retired assistant coach Jerry Sandusky.


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This time around, the Duchess of Cambridge helped fête Queen Elizabeth at her official birthday parade – called Trooping the Colour – while the young royal was safely tucked away being cared for by his nanny.
Kate, 32, joined other members of the royal family to mark the official birthday of the queen. While her husband, Prince William, rode in his ceremonial uniform of Colonel of the Irish Guards, Kate took an open carriage with Prince Harry and Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, to watch the annual gathering of soldiers.
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SWISSDALE - State police say a Woodward Township, Clinton County, man died from a bear attack.
The state Game Commission, however, disagrees, believing that Gary Lininger died of injuries caused when a tree fell on him.
Lininger, 62, died on Oct. 16, according to the Clinton County coroner. His body was found four days later outside his secluded mountain home along Tedrow Lane, just off Route 664, the Coudersport Pike, above the village of Swissdale and some eight miles north of Lock Haven.
Coroner Donald G. Walker said the death was not suspicious, but he ordered an autopsy to determine the cause because of the uncertain circumstances surrounding Lininger's passing.
Walker declined any comment on the case other than saying the death was accidental.
But his finding prompted an immediate investigation by state police at Lamar and the state Game Commission.
Trooper Matthew R. McDermott, who headed the probe, released his final report Tuesday afternoon, saying that, while Lininger's death was accidental, "a bear attacked the victim."
"The victim fell a tree, it struck him, rendering him dazed or unconscious. While in this state, a bear attacked the victim, which ultimately resulted in his death," McDermott wrote in his very brief report.
Game Commission officials adamantly disagree with that ruling.
"There's never been a documented bear killing of a human in Pennsylvania. With that said, we dispute that this was a bear attack that killed this individual," David A. Carlini, the agency's information and education supervisor for the Northcentral Region based in Jersey Shore, told The Express.
"We investigated along with state police and also conducted our own investigation. We do not believe a bear attack killed Mr. Lininger. We absolutely believe that the victim was in the act of cutting the tree down, the tree fell on him and caused injuries that he died from," Carlini said via telephone.
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"People should always be cautious and respect bears. But to fear there is a man-eating bear attacking and stalking people, we do not believe that," he said.
Clinton County is considered bear country, typically coming in among the top three or five Pennsylvania counties in the number of bears harvested each hunting season. The just-ended bear season was no exception, with an estimated 217 bears harvested, just behind Lycoming County's 239, according to preliminary figures.
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Bears "simply need to be respected," the agency says. "Pennsylvania's bear population has been increasing for decades, and at the same time, many people have moved into the areas where bears reside. As a result, bears and people are coming into contact more than ever. And most of these encounters occur when bears learn that where people live there's easy-to-obtain food. Learning about bears and being aware of their habits is important for people who live in bear country, which now includes most of the state," the agency advises on its web site.
"Bears may be on the move at any time, but they're usually most active at dusk and dawn. Bears are omnivorous, eating almost anything, from berries, corn, acorns, beechnuts and even grass, to table scraps, carrion, honey and insects. During late summer and fall, black bears fatten up for winter hibernation. At this time they may actively feed for up to 20 hours a day, ingesting up to 20,000 calories."
The agency advises that, if you live or have a summer home or camp in bear country, make accommodations to peacefully co-exist with these large animals.
"Make sure you don't encourage bears to become problem bears by putting your garbage where it's available to them or, even worse, by intentionally feeding them. Black bears will consume almost anything. They will eat human food, garbage, bird feed, pet foods and livestock feed. They also raid cornfields and beehives. Once bears find easily accessible food sources, whether on a farm or in a housing development, they lose their wariness of people and will keep coming back as long as food is available. The best way to get rid of these unwanted visitors is to remove the food source for a month or more, but even then, there are no guarantees. A persistent bear may damage property, increase the risk of human injury or become an unwanted visitor in other parts of the neighborhood. And, all too often, fed bears become dead bears."


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tremor totem is a old and dumb mechanic
Posted 22 April 2013 - 11:12 AM
If you let the shaman tremor you are most of the time doing something wrong.
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 11:29 AM
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 11:46 AM
khuna, on 22 April 2013 - 11:12 AM, said:
If you let the shaman tremor you are most of the time doing something wrong.
lol, tremor is just mindless as it is now, i almost never see a shaman thinking about using tremor or not, even if it is a DR fear, even if its not on him, specially against priests, for sure psyfiend should be deleted, but tremor cant stand as it is now, it doenst hurt shadow that much, but make priest a healbot against shamans, even if you use that on dps, with half of a bran they will use some instant shit you on before you get in range to fear.
you're being so biased man...
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 01:56 PM
dionim, on 22 April 2013 - 11:46 AM, said:
you're being so biased man...
or maybe he is right? god forbid you actually need to cross cc in this game, but i guess if you cant kill everything in a deep/blanket its op and bad for the game.
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 02:04 PM
tremor was even more retarded before when you could just spam it like a moron everytime someone was getting feared in your team
tremor isnt a problem, average lvl of play of ppl in this game and their unability to improve instead of whining is a big one on the other hand
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 02:07 PM
khuna, on 22 April 2013 - 02:04 PM, said:
Whats different from it now then? xD
Edited by Eveny, 22 April 2013 - 02:07 PM.
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 02:11 PM
I missed the memo which dubbed all this super hard to land CC (that's sarcasm btw) without the need to cover/cross cc as fine yet anything which could possibly break it consistently as "mindless". I apologize on behalf of the shaman community that this one spell causes you to think as you sprint in and press your AoE fear keybind.
What should obv happen is every 30 seconds due to said instant fearing a trinket/defensive should be forced or the shaman should sit in at least another 20 seconds of follow up cc.
Lets all essentially just become holy paladins, i mean it sounds like they have SO MUCH FUN right now.
Whilst we're at it lets remove typhoon,displacer because when you spectral guise and sprint to a druid sometimes you miss fear because of these OP abilities
Also lets give priests a pocket druid they carry around constantly, just so they can completely lock down one character with fear, mind control and cyclone spam. i guess 3 different dring cc's, 2 of which were spammable somehow made it through blizzards quality checks.
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 02:12 PM
for example against LSD as rmp when we had a sheep on the shaman we could fear the druid into the open and rape him cause hots would fall
I didn't mean to say it was retarded just meant to say it was like right now or even "worse"
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 04:20 PM
Other healers lose games when warlock/priest/warrior instant fear hits them, shaman doesn't and this is a problem.
Edited by Djandawg, 22 April 2013 - 04:21 PM.
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 04:29 PM
This talent is a really good and creative spell to shamans, but it working with tremor as it is now is a bug... the intention was not to sacrifice your totem...
and congratualions khuna, looks like you beat the game, sadly the game isnt made for wow gods like you.
shamans being "easy" kill in swaps doenst justify anything else retard they have, just so you know ok?
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 04:36 PM
What bothers me the most is that since its a good utility to resto shamans, most people complain and in the end it comes trough and the nerf arrives. What they forget is that there is two other specs ( Enhancement and Elemental) wich really needs this stuff ( now im talking about purges, totems without being silenced, the tremor totem, the lower cooldown on grounding, the windshear)
So sad seeing people accomplish to ruin enhancement and elemental as im sure the tremor will be nerfed sooner or later, because it being a strong tool for restoration shamans.
(yeah i know, enhancement and elemental isnt in their worst condition as we speak)
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 05:11 PM
i dont have silence as disc priest, and as you know guys, healing atm doenst give you much free time .
ele/enhance should not have tremor with 35seconds cd too, if they need buffs, buff the right stuff, dont keep the retard stuff to compensate...
tremor being 1 minute, lasting for 8 seconds, if it got killed cd reduced by 3,75 * 8 - the seconds it lasted. but you cant kill your totem by yourself, or it does not work when killed by the own shaman. fixed spell, now we can keep watching what shamans needs and buff some other stuff to make the game more balanced.
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dionim, on 22 April 2013 - 04:29 PM, said:
This talent is a really good and creative spell to shamans, but it working with tremor as it is now is a bug... the intention was not to sacrifice your totem...
and congratualions khuna, looks like you beat the game, sadly the game isnt made for wow gods like you.
shamans being "easy" kill in swaps doenst justify anything else retard they have, just so you know ok?
Tremor with totemic restoration have 34 secs cooldown and fear have 27 secs cooldown + you have psyfiend and you can always fear the shaman team swap to him and kill him like a little bitch.
I agree that 34 secs is too short, just remove it from totemic restoration, but removing it might aswell just remove the shaman class from this game because after SP nerf thats gonna be the solo reason to bring a shaman to your team.
And i might add that theres 100 things worse and needing a faster fix than tremor in this game.
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 05:16 PM
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 05:19 PM
Tremor should still be really good against teams with fear, but it does not need to make you immune to that kinda of cc.
That what i think, the same way druids are not immune to sheep, but they're still really good against mages...
Please, stop trying to justify having 34cd tremor by saying shamans die really fast.
really if thats the problem, you guys dont need 34tremor you guys need surviviability buffs, what does it have to do with 34s cd tremor?
try to bring a single reason to make 34s cd tremor balanced.
i dont have a single reason to make psyfiend balanced, so it should be changed, its really clear.
shamans are really good at keeping their partners alive, and really bad at keeping himself alive, here is the answer on what need buffs and what need nerfs
Edited by dionim, 22 April 2013 - 05:39 PM.
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Posted 22 April 2013 - 05:31 PM
The logic behind tremor being okay and people just needing to "cross cc" is retarded, it's the same shit spriests were saying in a fail attempt at justifying mass dispelling partners "just cc them". If one healer is able to hardcounter a certain amount of cc, I don't see why the rest shouldn't either. Druids are already partly immune to sheep.
I'm all for classes being unique, but I think it's pretty obvious by now why the two most dominant healers are also extremely good/op at the current meta game's cc. And in before someone says "but they've always existed", yeah so has mana drain/mana burn, should reintroduce them again cause they were class defining abilities, yeah?
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make astral shift the talent thingy or SLT usable in stuns
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EAST LIVERPOOL -Youngstown Ursuline did not need the Luck of the Irish to come away with the title.
The Fighting Irish used their athleticism and sharp shooting to slowly pull away against the Potters as the Urusline boys' basketball team came away with a 58-44 victory over East Liverpool in the Championship Game of the Potter Holiday Classic Friday night at Potter Fieldhouse.
The Irish (2-6) entered the two-day tournament winless on the season, but Ursuline defeated Linsly in Thursday's first semifinal before defeating East Liverpool to win the tournament title.
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East Liverpool's Derek Thompson lays the ball up against Youngstown Ursuline on Friday at Potter Fieldhouse. (Photo courtesy of Jimmy Joe Savage)
"We knew how good the competition was here," Ursuline head coach Keith Gunther said. "We have been coming here for seven years, and we have won this tournament three or four times.
"We struggled the last couple of years here. Two years ago, we lost to Buchtel. Last year, we lost to Northwest. We had a couple of rebuilding years.
"This is a great tournament. East Liverpool really does a great job. They feed us. They really take care of us. It is a coaches dream to play in a tournament like this. It is a great atmosphere."
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Youngstown Ursuline 58, East Liverpool 44
YU (58): Desmond McElroy 10 2-2 27, Mark Hughes 0 0-0 0, Ryan Strollo 5 0-0 14, Chris Gunther 1 0-0 2, Preston Williams 3 3-4 9, Ben Phillips 1 0-0 2, Kevin Jackson 0 0-0 0, Khalid Pierce 2 0-1 4. Totals: 22 5-7 58.
EL (44): D.J. Austin 0 2-2 2, Hayden Cunningham 4 3-4 14, Austin Emmerling 1 0-2 2, Derek Thompson 2 9-13 13, Owen Crawford 0 0-0 0, Rian Burson 0 0-0 0, Aaron Long 1 1-2 3. Totals: 11 16-25 44.
3-Pointers: Youngstown Ursuline 9 (McElroy 5, Strollo 4); East Liverpool: 6 (Cunningham 3, Reynolds 3)
Consolation Game
Linsly 57, Berkshire 55
LI (57): Rashard Johnson 0 0-0 0, Anthony Wallace 11 2-2 25, Colton Coss 1 0-0 3, Toddy Goodwin-Rowe 4 0-0 9, Jibri Blount 5 0-0 10, Cole Griffin 1 0-0 3, Mackenzie Hammond 1 0-0 3, Logan Goodnight 0 0-0 0, Austin Whipkey 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23 2-2 57.
BS (55): Jarrett Smetana 1 1-2 3, Erick Burzanko 3 0-0 6, Tim Ludlow 13 6-8 34, Iain Laymon 0 0-0 0, Ian Monroe 0 2-4 2, Josh Garrett 0 0-0 0, Dave Mayer 5 0-0 10. Totals: 22 9-14 55.
3-Pointers: Linsly: 5 (Wallace, Coss, Goodwin-Rowe, Griffin, Hammond); Berkshire: 2 (Ludlow 2)
The loss drops the Potters to 3-8. East Liverpool defeated Berkshire in the semifinals.
"We battled," East Liverpool head coach Nate Conley said. "We didn't play real well, but we battled, and that is good to see with having so many young kids.
"Ursuline is a good team. They play stiff competition. They play teams like Warren Harding and Akron St. Vincent St. Mary.
"We battled tonight. It was good to see with the amount of inexperience we have."
The Irish outscored the Potters in all four quarter of the game. The biggest difference came in the second stanza as Ursuline outscored East Liverpool, 18-9. Despite the double-digit victory and outscoring the Potters in all four quarters, the Irish were never able to really pull too far ahead.
Ursuline never scored more than six-straight points in the game, though the Irish did score five-straight points multiple times. The six-point spurt came on two 3-pointers.
Two players scored in double digits to lead the way for the Irish. Desmond McElroy recorded a game-high 27 points, and Ryan Strollo collected 14 points.
Three players scored in double digits for the Potters. Hayden Cunningham netted a team-high 14 points, Derek Thompson tallied 13 points and Kade Reynolds delivered 10 points.
Also for East Liverpool, Aaron Long tallied three points, and D.J. Austin and Austin Emmerling each added two points.
The Irish made 22 field goals in the game, nine of which came from beyond the arc. The Potters made 11 field goals with six coming from long range. Ursuline finished the game 5-of-7 from the free-throw line, while the Potters were 16-of-25 from the charity stripe.
East Liverpool outrebounded Ursuline, 26-21. Thompson grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the way for the Potters. Kevin Jackson and Khalid Pierce each pulled down four rebounds for the Irish.
The Potters committed 19 turnovers in the game. The Irish committed 12.
Neither team was able to gain the momentum early in the game. Neither team led by more than two points in the first quarter, and neither team scored more than four-straight points. McElroy drained a 3-pointer to put the visitors up 14-12 after one quarter of play.
The Irish began to increase their lead in the second stanza. Two foul shots by McElroy and a 3-pointer by Strollo put Ursuline out in front, 28-19. The Irish scored the final four points of the frame to take a 32-21 lead into halftime.
"Their defensive intensity is great," Conley said. "We handled it well at times, and at other times we had some costly turnovers which led to two points for them.
"We have played a tough schedule. We are going to continue to get better."
In the third quarter, 3-pointers by McElroy and Strollo put the Irish ahead, 40-26, with less than five minutes showing on the clock. East Liverpool scored the next five points to pull back within single digits, but the Irish was able to extend their lead to 45-32 entering the fourth quarter.
In the fourth, a 3-pointer by McElroy and a bucket by Pierce gave the Irish their biggest lead of the game at 55-38.
"We are settling in a little more," Gunther said. "We are more seasoned. We are able to coach them. They are playing smarter.
"Early on, there was too much running and gunning. We were shooting too many 3s. Here, we moved the ball. Our shooters set their feet. We were able to get to the basket.
"Ryan and Desmond can really shoot the ball. Our guards were able to drive and kick. Kevin Jackson was in foul trouble tonight. Khalid Pierce is a football player. He's a man under there."
The Cadets defeated the Badgers, 57-55, on a game-winning basket by Toddy Goodwin-Rowe as time expired in the consolation game.
With the win, the Cadets are now 3-3 on the season.
Linsly led 55-52 with under two minutes to play. Then, Berkshire's Ian Monroe made 1-of-2 from the foul line with 1:48 left to play in the game making the score 55-53.
Neither team was able to score again until there was less than 10 seconds to play in the game. Berkshire's Tim Ludlow scored to tie the game at 55, and the Cadets called time out with 7.4 seconds showing on the clock.
Linsly called another time out when the Cadets got the ball into the frontcourt with 4.1 seconds remaining to set up the final play of the game which resulted in Goodwin-Rowe driving to the basket and scoring a time expired giving the Cadets the hard-fought victory.
Anthony Wallace and Jibri Blount both scored in double digits to lead the way for the Cadets. Wallace scored a team-high 25 points, while Blount netted 10 points. Goodwin-Rowe recorded nine points.
"We knew they were going to focus on Anthony," Linsly head coach James Wallace about his team's final play. "Anthony is a special player. I think when he took the ball it out it kind of confused them.
"We were able to get the ball into our point guard hands, and he was bale to drive to the hoop. Jibri is our best finisher, and he was able to get open on the other side if Toddy couldn't finish."
Ludlow delivered a game-high 34 points to lead the way for the Badgers, while Dave Mayer recorded 10.
"We knew Ludlow was a special player," Coach Wallace said. "He is a college player playing high school basketball. Defensively, we tried to disrupt him.
"Offensively, we shot out selves in the foot with turnovers which stifled our runs and let them have some runs.
"They are a good team. They are well coached. They know how to win. They have won three-straight district titles.
"Winning this game was a big step for us."
The Cadets got off to a fast start as Linsly jumped out to a 19-11 lead over the Badgers after one quarter of play. The Badgers fought back in the second stanza. Berkshire outscored Linsly, 20-12, in the quarter to tie the score at 31 at halftime.
The back-and-forth affair continued in the third quarter. Linsly outscored Berkshire, 17-16, in the third to take a 48-47 lead heading into the fourth quarter.
"This is a really-nice tournament," Coach Wallace said. "I haven't been here since they redid the the floor. It looks really nice. They spent a lot of money on it.
"It is a beautiful facility. It was a great atmosphere. We were treated really well. There were four-quality teams here. It was good competition. Our kids played really hard."
Following the championship game, East Liverpool Athletic Director Bob Shansky announced the all-tournament team as well as the tournament MVP. The all-tournament team was made up of Anthony Wallce, Ludlow, McElroy, and Cunningham. Strollo was named the MVP.
Shansky also presented the team trophy to the Irish. Gunther then presented the trophy to Jackson's mother. Jackson's father passed away a couple of weeks ago.
"Hayden had a good tournament," Conley said. "I'm sure he would have much rather have had the team trophy instead of making the all-tournament team. He has gotten better. He is still young. The kid is a pretty-good basketball player."
East Liverpool's next game is Friday at Youngstown Cardinal Mooney. Ursuline plays Friday at home against Canton Central Catholic. Linsly plays Thursday at home against Shadyside.
"We are going to be able to get some fresh legs," Conley said. "We are going to have a busy week next week. we play Friday and Saturday. We are going to continue to get better."


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