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Sectional tournaments tipoff this week in Ohio and LaSalle and Moeller appear to be the favorites, but there are teams that could make some waves. Whether or not those challengers have what it takes dethrone the Lancers or even uproot the GCL South's stronghold on the region remains to be seen.
In the lower divisions Taft, Dunbar and Marshall are at the top of the class. Those programs are loaded with talent and highly entertaining. Here is a glance at some teams and their players that will have to take it to a next level if they want to make a deep run in the post-season.
Reigning Division I state champion LaSalle (19-1) has been outstanding defensively. The Lancers are allowing just 36.9 points per game. Five times they have held opponents below 28 points and another seven foes to 38 or fewer. Senior guard Joshua Lemons currently sits in ninth place on the school's all-time scoring list and is 82 away from 1,000 in his career.
Mason (17-3) was the only team to beat LaSalle. The Comets led the GMC in Points allowed at 47.6 per contest. On offense, the inside-out combo of Darin Harris and JD Sprague are both averaging more than 16 points over each of their last five outings.
At the small school level Summit Country Day (19-1) gets it done on defense as well. The Silver Knights have held 10 opponents to 31 points or less. Their only loss is to Taft and their biggest weakness is at the foul line where the team converts just 58.8 percent from the charity stripe. Junior Kevin Johnson is a candidate for District Player of the Year.
Be leery of Lakota West (14-6) who has won six straight. The Firebirds have picked up victories at Mason and Middletown since the first of the year as well. Guard Ali Barnes goes into the post season having found his stroke. The junior has connected on 13 of his last 19 three pointers whiles scoring 47 points in the teams last two tilts.
Kwan Cheatham of Winton Woods (17-3) is a matchup nightmare as a point forward. The 6-foot-9, 205 pound junior is proving how versatile his game is. He has had his only three double-doubles of the season in the last six contests, with at least five assists in each of the past four outings while scoring at least 10 points for seven straight games.
Withrow (14-6) forward Devin Williams had seven double-doubles in the Tigers first eight games. The junior has had just two since. He averaged 21.5 to the start of his season but has poured in just 11.8 per contest during his last 11 outings.
Since Taft (15-4) lost four consecutive games back in December they have won 12 in a row. Point guard Orlando Berry 7-29 (24.1 percent) from the field during the Senators swoon. Since then he has shot 56.6 percent from the floor and had three double-doubles (assists & points) in the last six games.
Having the biggest Johnson in Southwest Ohio is a huge reason that Walnut Hills (18-2) has won 17 in a row. Center Isaiah Johnson has been a beast on both ends of the floor for the Eagles. The 6-foot-9, 275 pound junior has 17 double-doubles on the year and is shooting 66.9 percent from their field over his last 10 games.
As Geovonie McKnight goes, so goes Middletown (15-5). In the Middies five losses the senior guard has shot just 30.8 percent (24-78) from the floor while averaging 12.0 points. In Middletown's victories he shoots 52.4 percent from the field and averages 21.9 points.
Western Brown (17-3) inflated their record this winter by winning an SBAAC American Division that did not have another team with a winning record for the season. Those five league foes were a combined 6-23 in non-conference games not involving SBAAC National squads and 16-34 in non-conference play overall. Senior guard, Justin Nickell paces the Broncos with 12.7 points, 4.8 assists and 2.0 steals per game.


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Friends of gay teen Lance Lundsten of Miltona, Minn., are saying this week that they believe anti-gay bullying played a role in the 18-year-old's suicide over the weekend, according to KSAX-TV's website.
Officials with the Douglas County Sheriff's Office have confirmed that they responded to an emergency call at Lundsten's residence about 10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, and that Lance Lundsten was then transported to Douglas County Hospital, where he later died. Sheriff's department officials also confirmed that they believe the young man's death was a suicide.
Lundsten's friends at Jefferson High School have created a Facebook memorial page for the teen, and several people posting on the page have said that he was bullied because of his sexual orientation, and that they believe the bullying played a role in his suicide.
Another Jefferson High School student created a separate Facebook page — The Jefferson Anti-Bully Coalition — following Lundsten's death. That page includes the following statement under the "Info" tab: "Here to stand up for everyone who needs defending. The school's staff isn't protecting us, it's up to the students to help each other."
The teen's own Facebook page is here.

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Training to be an elite athlete requires discipline and focus beyond what any of us can imagine if we haven't had such experience ourselves. Parents must bring that same discipline and focus to child/athlete protection and be committed to ensuring a safe and positive environment sports environment.
Taking short cuts is intentionally skipping a responsibility in the hope that no one will notice or someone else will do it. An athlete knows that skipping a work-out or eliminating ten more repetitions at practice is the difference between winning and losing. When the well being of our children is at stake, short-cuts simply cannot be acceptable.
Taking short cuts in practice is often frowned upon by teammates. If team members have to do an entire workout to the best of their ability, then every team member commits to achieving this goal. The pressure around teams to be individually accountable is so strong it's at the heart of the sport and the basis of the sport work ethic. As long this pressure on each other stays within safe and positive and doesn't extend it's self into bullying (more on that issue at www.safe4athletes.org), the result is impressive. Similarly, parents need to pressure each other to be concerned about issues of athlete welfare.


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The Illinois State Genealogical Society is proud to announce the winners of its recent Ancestor Photo Contest held earlier this year.
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There were 13 photos selected from the many images submitted by ISGS members and they are all available for viewing at the ISGS website. We've created a "rotating slide show" which will display two images when you click on a sidebar menu item.
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CREWS family
My great grandmother, Elizabeth (Lizzie) Crews, and her four daughters; Aileen, Laura (my grandmother), Leanna and Alma. They lived in Carroll,Carrollton, Missouri. Submitted by Laurann Bibbs.
GOULD George and Frank
George S. Gould: born Aug 1883, Chicago, died Dec 1944, Chicago. John Francis Gould: born Jan 1878, Chicago, died Sep 1953, Chicago. A photo of my grandfather, George S. Gould, and his brother, John Francis "Frank" Gould, at work. I do not know the date of the photos, but both men were in Chicago, working for the railroad, in the 1910 Census. Frank was married and had six children by that time. My grandparents did not marry until 1917. My mother was 18 years old when her father died, so photographs and stories are the only connection I have to him and I treasure every detail. Frank and George are next to each other on the left. Submitted by Marsha Hosfeld.
HANSON John Family
John J. Hanson and Family, Chicago, 1899. Left to right, top row: Clara Hanson and Fred Hanson. Middle row: Edward Tatro, Christine Hanson Tatro, and Florence Hanson. Bottom row, seated: John J. Hanson, Lurene Hanson, Gladys Tatro, and Susan Schultz Hanson. This photo was taken at the family's home at 963 N. Kedzie Ave. in Chicago. John Hanson was a Danish immigrant. He and his family lived much of their lives in Chicago and Joliet. John and Susan's son Fred is my great-grandfather, and the photo was passed down to me by his sister, Lurene. Submitted by Jane Gramlich.
KILORAN Katherine Kenny
My great-grandmother, Katherine "Kitty" Kenny (1865-1894), born 1865 in Morgan Co., IL to Irish immigrants Michael Kenny, from Co. Laois, Ireland and his wife Mary Marley Kenny, from Co. Donegal, Ireland, who married in Sangamon County, Illinois in 1854 and had 13 children. Kitty married Patrick Kiloran in 1891 in Jacksonville, Illinois, but sadly died of pneumonia in 1894, leaving a husband and two young sons. Photo taken in Jacksonville, Illinois, probably about 1890. Submitted by Mary Helen McCarthy.
LASCELLE Andrew West (1861)
Shown here is Andrew West Lascelle in 1861 in La Salle County, Illinois as he prepares to march for the Union Army in the American Civil War. Pictured with him is a very worried girl friend, Mary Harriet Miner. Andrew served in Company A of the 15th Illinois Volunteer Infantry. He was among five in his military unit to be captured in Ackworth, Georgia by Confederate troops and taken to the infamous Andersonville prison in October 1864. Lucky to escape in December 1864, he rejoined Union forces in Florida in January 1865. Andrew and Mary were subsequently married in July 1865 in Walworth County, Wisconsin. They raised a family and by 1900 were forever more residents of Woodstock, Illinois. Submitted by Gordon Struve.
MADIGAN Women
(L-R) Nell Madigan Sullivan (1880-1956), Mae Madigan Cooley (1879-1955) and their mother Bessie Thompson Madigan (1852-1935) at 3511 W. Fillmore, Chicago, Illinois, c1910. Daughters were born in Chicago, Illinois and the mother was born in County Limerick, Ireland. All died in Chicago, Illinois. Submitted by Elaine Beaudoin.
MEYER family
Meyer Family Photo, abt. 1918, Goose Creek Twp, Piatt County, Illinois. Behind motorbike, on left Harm Meyer (1894-1972) and on right, Otto ""Tot"" Meyer (1896-1979), sons of Lewis H. & Dena Meyer. Behind the wheel is Lewis H. Meyer (1868-1948). In the back seat on left, Dena (Lubbers) Meyer and sitting on the running board, Herman G. Meyer (1836-1931), father of Lewis H. Meyer. On far right at front of car, Katie Meyer (later Honselman) (1900-1954), daughter of Lewis H. & Dena Meyer. Others in photo not identified. Submitted by Judith Wallace Degen.
MUIR Thomas and Daughters
Thomas Muir and Daughters, about 1915. Left to right, top row: Dessa Muir Wade, Belle Muir Hanson Stout, Nell Muir Wason. Bottom row: Lizzie Muir Glasgow, Thomas Muir, Maggie Muir Clink. Thomas Muir was a Scottish immigrant who arrived in Will County in 1879 and settled in Wheatland Township. He and his wife Ellen Campbell Muir had twelve children, among them my great-grandmother, Belle. Submitted by Jane Gramlich.
SCHULER Children
Eleanor Schuler (1910-1995) with her brother William Lloyd Schuler (1912-1965) in their yard in Lockport, Will County, Illinois taken September 1913. Submitted by Selma Blackmon.
SMALL Family
Clement George Small and his wife Georgiana (Porteous) Small and their descendants plus Georgiana's parents, John and Mary Ann Porteous. My grandparents were Bert and Eva Small; my father was Earl Small; my Uncle Edwin Small and Aunt Evalyn Small were also in the photo. Walter Small was my grandmother Eva's brother and Frances Small was his wife. Front row (on ground, l to r): Edwin Small, Earl Small, Ruth Small, Seeley Small, Melvin Chamberlin, Luther Small, Clement Umbdenstock, Mildred Umbdenstock, Lila Umbdenstock, Loretta Umbdenstock, Grace Umbdenstock, Jay Allanson, Dorthy Sievers, Herbert Sievers, Harold Umbdenstock. Second row (seated, l to r): Eva Small holding Evalyn Small, Lula Small holding LaVerne Small, Cora Chamberlin holding Raymond Chamberlin, Georgiana Small, John Porteous, Mary Ann Porteous, Mae Umbdenstock, Grace Allanson, Bessie Sievers holding Georgiana Sievers, Frances Small. Third row (standing, l to r): Bert Small, George Small, Herbert Chamberlin, Clement Small, Mable Small, Myrtle Umbdenstock, Edward Umbdennstock, Park Allanson, Peter Sievers, and Walter Small. Submitted by Sharon Mitchell.
VOIGT family
Voigt Family, Maywood, Cook County, Illinois, abt. 1920. Back Row: Paula Voigt Colberg (1901-1974), Walter Voigt (1899-1954), Herman Voigt (1876-1940), Emma Voigt Colberg (1906-1974). Front Row: Frieda Voigt Frillman (1910-1988), Alma Voigt Rittmueller (1915-2008), Bertha Backhaus Voigt (1875-1957), and Martha Voigt Leininger (1913-2012). Submitted by Leslie Rankin.
WATERMAN Erin Leroy
Erin Leroy Waterman (1893-1962 ) is shown in his WWI uniform abt. 1918. He was a longtime resident of Elgin, Illinois and served as Sergeant, Company E, in the 129th Illinois Infantry from 5 Jun 1915 to 6 Jun 1919. Submitted by Gordon Struve.
WHORTON Mattie Keener
Mattie Keener Whorton, my paternal great-great-grandmother, taken in the 1930. She was born abt. 1865 in Alabama, died July 17, 1942, in Etowah County, Alabama. Submitted by Tina Griffin Austin.
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Marisnick surging since trade from Marlins
BOSTON -- In his first 14 games with the Astros since coming over in a trade with the Marlins, outfielder Jake Marisnick was hitting .315 with one homer and five RBIs, including .362 in his previous 12 games entering Saturday. In 14 games with the Marlins this year, he was hitting .167.
Marisnick has benefitted from reuniting with hitting coach John Mallee and assistant hitting coach Ralph Dickenson, both of whom he has worked with before. Dickenson was hitting coach at Double-A New Hampshire in the Blue Jays system when Marisnick was there in 2012, and Mallee spent eight-plus seasons as the Marlins' Minor League hitting coordinator. Marisnick was traded to the Marlins after the 2012 season.
"They weighed in before we made the deal and they felt like they knew what he needed to do," general manager Jeff Luhnow said. "I've got to give them a little bit of credit, and I've got to give Marisnick some credit, as well. It's early and he's having some success, which is what we were hoping for.
"He's the type of player, defensively he's going to have value regardless of how much he hits. Speed and defense are electric, and the fact he's been able to contribute offensively for us is a huge bonus. He's still so young and there's a lot of career ahead of him. We very well could have found ourselves a very important part of the puzzle going forward."
Marisnick has been as good as advertised defensively and did a nice job handling center field before moving to right field a few days ago after Dexter Fowler was activated.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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While a tuition increase is not something we take lightly, it is necessary to help maintain our focus on maintaining quality programs and progress to graduation, while managing the budget.
Even with this tuition increase and a modest predicted enrollment increase, UNI still faces a challenging budget situation for fiscal 2012 that will become more clear as the Iowa General Assembly takes action on the state's budget.
In two and a half years, the Regent universities budget has decreased by more than $118 million in general university funds. The governor's proposed budget for fiscal 2012 will reduce general university funds another $36.7 million, a 7.7 percent additional cut. State appropriations will not be known until the legislative session ends. The session is scheduled to end April 29.
We will continue to provide an excellent educational experience for our students while striving to become even more efficient and innovative in these challenging budget times.
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I have personally reached the point with the Pacers that if it was left up to me I would break this team up. I am not saying start over but there would be some massive turnover if I could make it happen. Whether it is just a general lack of chemistry (the pieces do not fit together), selfishness (you hate to think that), or just an utter lack of good instincts on when to move or pass or shoot this team lacks it big time.
Guys are not being passed to when open and when in good position and often it looks deliberate. Is it dissension or is it a lack of instinct? Along the same line often when a guy is open and gets the ball he gets it too late and not when or where he needed it. Why?
Then it also looks to me like we have guys that feel like they are the "Big O" (for you old geezers like me) or for you younger guys Michael Jordan or Bird or for you toddlers Derrick Rose or Kobe. They are simply determined to win the game on their own (that is until they throw the ball away, get called for a driving foul, or throw up a brick) no matter who else is open where (they are not looking for anyone else).
I am glad the season is nearly over. No one can successfully coach this bunch. We have pieces but they do not fit. Your comments are welcome.


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This is my oldest personal possession, given to me on the day I was born. This ornament is the highlight memory of each Christmas as a child ... removing it from the box, hanging it on the tree, and gazing at it night after night. He always made me smile.
I'm grateful I still can see his smiling face despite the damage. I would like to have the ornament repaired (is that even possible) and / or purchase an identical replacement. I still have the "cheek" part of the ornament but his nose was smashed to bits; he had a very large protruding red nose.
I do not know if the ornament was purchased new for me so I really don't know how old it is. I was told it was made in Germany but that might not be accurate.
The ornament measures 5" tall and the circumference is approx. 9.5" and that is without his nose.
If you've seen ornaments like this one, can provide any leads or information that would help me search for a replacement, know an ornament dealer or qualified repair service, or other, I'd greatly appreciate you passing that information along.
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Maybe its the teacher in me, but the responses (as of 11:17 central time on Tuesday) to this question in the survey about ourselves jumped out at me. Of the people that had a response, 6 answered with the distance in miles while 7 answered with how long it took to get there. I just find it interesting in how people chose to answer.
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An award-winning company threatened with extinction following a ferocious blaze four years ago has received another accolade.
Airedale Springs' former Ebor Mills factory in Haworth was razed to the ground in the inferno, putting the firm's future in jeopardy.
But the company moved into new £3.5 million premises in the village in 2012.
And now it has been named as a runner-up in the coveted Yorkshire/North East Regional Manufacturing Excellence (MX) Awards.
Airedale Springs chairman Tim Parkinson had carried out an online assessment audit through the MX Awards scheme, which is run by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers to support UK manufacturers and help them achieve greater productivity and international competitiveness. But the honour came out of the blue.
"I hadn't planned to enter the company for an award when I filled out the assessment, and it was a complete surprise when I heard we'd been shortlisted – more so when we learned we were a runner-up," said Mr Parkinson.
"Getting down to the final three was a huge achievement for the company.
"It has been a tough few years for our business following the devastating fire in 2010, and the award is a real testament to the commitment and determination of our staff to successfully rebuild our business and client base."
He said the rigorous assessment process and resultant report were invaluable, and he urges other small and medium enterprises to consider applying.
"Our family-run business has been manufacturing bespoke springs for nearly 70 years – based around technical expertise and excellent customer service," added Mr Parkinson.
"As an SME constantly striving for improvement, the MX Awards programme has provided us with highly useful benchmarking support and innovative new ideas.
"To other companies that think they are doing a good job, I would certainly advise them to get measured up against bigger organisations to see how they compare. Like us, they may be pleasantly surprised!"
Last year, Airedale Springs was runner-up in the environmental efficiency category of the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards and won the Environmentally Friendly Business of the Year title at the inaugural Keighley Business Awards.


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New York City, The destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina—and the uncertainty surrounding those affected—dominate the news this morning. From a retail perspective, store closings and the expected surge of gas prices will exact a heavy toll from chain stores. At one point, Wal-Mart Stores said up to 3.3% of its store base in the United States was forced to shut down as a result of the hurricane. Two distribution centers also were forced to close.
But according to analysts, the impact of the damage will be felt in other ways. "If the hurricane contributes to even higher gas prices, according to a Merrill Lynch research note, "The effect is likely to be broad-based, as consumers look to trim spending further. We do not anticipate a wholesale retrenchment, but we could see more trading down and less discretionary expenditures."