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Care home worker avoids jail Woman won’t face manslaughter charge in resident’s death

By Aaron Aupperlee aaupperlee@citpat.com — 768-4927

A former employee of a Jonesville care home will avoid jail for the death of a Jackson man under her care. Karen Christoff, 45, pleaded no contest Monday in Hillsdale County District Court to fourth-

degree vulnerable adult abuse. District Judge Donald Sanderson sentenced Christoff to $348 in fines. Christoff faced one count of involuntary manslaughter for

the death of Kevin Pickell, a mentally disabled adult. Pickell, 47, was a resident at the Dobson Home, 7060 Dobson Road. He died Nov. 25 at the Hillsdale Community Health Center.

“I think it was appropriate serve the maximum sentence of to have her held accountable one year in jail allowed under but not have her punished with state law. incarceration,” said Hillsdale Pickell was taken to the County Prosecutor Neal Brady, who recommended Christoff not See HOME, on A2

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High school athletes can get heart screenings By Brad Flory bflory@citpat.com — 768-4925

that a product made in the U.S. is of higher quality, so it has become more common for countries to send parts to be assembled in America. “We are supporters of and believe in it and think it can benefit our local manufacturers,” said Greg Chevalier, chief operating officer and licensed customs broker for Automated Logistics Systems, 3517 Scheele Drive. While it can mean additional business for a local manufacturer to make parts for a com-

Free screening for the heart condition that killed a Fennville High School basketball player will be offered Saturday to high school athletes in Jackson. Echocardiogram testing, or ultrasound, to screen for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy will be provided from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Jackson High School by National Diagnostic Services of Novi. All student athletes in Jackson County are eligible for screening as part of an event called Sporting a Strong Heart. “Echocardiogram is the gold standard for testing for this disease,” said Michael Ketslakh, CEO of National Diagnostic Services. “Unfortunately, we as a society don’t look at these things until something horrific happens.” Three doctors will speak about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, and common sports injuries and concussions. “We hope this will help parents and students understand HCM as well as learn more about staying healthy as a student athlete,” said Dr. Matt Rosenberg of Jackson, president of a physicians group called Independent Choice Network that is organizing the event. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a thickening of the heart muscle, drew national attention after the March 3 death of 16-year-old Wes Leonard of Fennville. He collapsed moments after making a winning shot for his basketball team. Three ultrasound machines will be set up in the Jackson High auditorium for testing on a first-come, first-served basis. Testing is painless and lasts about 15 minutes. “We’re opening up close to 100 time slots,” Ketslakh said. “If there is more demand, we will look at opening another weekend.” Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy can cause cardiac arrest, particularly during exertion. It is often but not always inherited. “It’s very difficult to make a diagnosis, because most people don’t have symptoms,” said Dr. Jashu Patel, a Jackson cardiologist who will speak at the event. “Normally, we find it incidentally.” One in every 500 people has HCM, according

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Beau Braman, logistics coordinator, left, works with fellow employee Aaron Bernard, right, at Automated Logistics Systems in Jackson on Monday. The business handles shipments to and from foreign countries.

World of opportunity Foreign Trade Zone could help area businesses By Chris Gautz cgautz@citpat.com — 768-4926

Businesses in Jackson County involved in importing or exporting could benefit from the county’s inclusion in the state’s largest Foreign Trade Zone. “That is something that will be a winning tool for us,” said Scott Fleming, president and CEO of The Enterprise Group, the county’s economic-development agency. “It helps us with global competition.” Foreign Trade Zones have been around for more than 75

Learn more at seminar A seminar scheduled for Friday is expected to explain how the Foreign Trade Zone can benefit local businesses. It starts at 9:30 a.m. at Daryl’s Downtown, 151 W. Michigan Ave. For more information, call 788-4330. years. They allow U.S. firms in a designated area near a customs port-of-entry to compete in the global market by reducing or eliminating duties. Jackson belongs to FTZ No. 275, which was granted by the Capital Region Airport Authority in Lansing, after it was expanded to eight counties.

It stretches north to Isabella County and includes counties all along the U.S. 127 corridor. The trade zone allows for companies in other countries to send parts to the U.S. for assembly and then be able to waive or reduce the duties. Fleming said there is still a perception internationally

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pany in a foreign country, it can work in reverse as well. If a local firm had been buying parts from another local company, it might now be cheaper to import the parts because the duty fee will be reduced. Chevalier acknowledged that is possible. However, he said such a move could also help reduce a business’ overall costs and allow it to sell its products at a more competitive rate in another country. And that could mean more work and more jobs at the local plant. He said the designation will mean more opportunities for Automated Logistics Systems, being the only customs broker in Jackson County. “We specialize in international transportation,” he said. The company can handle all of the paperwork involved with getting products through customs and ensure all of the duties and taxes are taken care of properly, he said. Chevalier said Automated Logistics Systems recently hired four more employees to handle new international business. “This is a good thing if we

By Danielle Salisbury dsalisbury@citpat.com — 768-4929

Two alleged Jackson cocaine dealers have been federally indicted on charges of conspiracy and drug distribution. Rickey Dempsey, 28, and Barry Len Dwyer, 50, were arrested Feb. 23 after a fourmonth narcotics investigation led by Jackson Police Detective Gary Schuette. They were federally indicted Thursday but had not been placed in federal custody as of Monday afternoon. Dempsey remained in the Jackson County Jail. Dwyer, who has a lesser criminal record, was free on a personal recognizance bond. Both men are charged with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute crack cocaine from on or about Feb. 8 to Feb. 23, according to the indictment. Dempsey is accused of distributing crack Feb. 8. Dwyer allegedly did the same Feb.

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Greg Chevalier is chief operating officer at Automated Logistics Systems in Jackson. can get people to buy into it,” he said. Brent Case, vice president of international business services for the Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, is the director of the trade zone and said getting the word out can be a struggle. He has been conducting seminars to increase awareness. Case said they will work with each company to evaluate the savings opportunity. They also will make sure the products they are import-

ing aren’t prohibited, such as steel or firearms. It costs $1,600 to apply for membership, and the Foreign Trade Zone board can approve the request within 30 to 75 days, he said. Doing business internationally is a growth strategy, Case said. “We think it might open up some possibilities,” said Dave Heins, vice president and general manager of Miller Truck & Storage. “It just gives you another tool to work with.”

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hospital Nov. 20 after he stopped breathing. Fearing a fire at the Dobson Home that day, Christoff tried to get Pickell out of the building, but he resisted. Christoff wrestled Pickell to the ground and put her knees on his back, the Michigan State Police Jonesville post reported. Pickell stopped breathing, was resuscitated by a Jonesville police officer at the scene and was taken to the hospital. He died five days later. “She was trying to do the right thing, but she did it negligently,” Brady said. “In fact, she wanted to save his life.” Christoff’s attorney, Barry Paulson, said there are several accounts of what happened Nov. 20. He said Pickell ran into a railing and fell facedown onto the ground, according to one recollection of events. In another version, Pickell did not want to leave the building and struggled with Christoff. In another, he evacuated the building and then tried to run back in, causing Christoff to restrain him. Paulson said Christoff was kneeling beside Pickell, not on his back. The autopsy showed Pickell died of asphyxiation due to “probable forcible restraining.” Paulson said Pickell had a broken sternum and broken ribs on both sides of his body.

“There was no indication anywhere that she was sloppy, reckless or showed malice. She liked him. He was her patient,” Paulson said. Rather than present all the versions of the story to the jury and risk a felony conviction and possibly 15 years in prison, Paulson and Christoff decided to accept the prosecutor’s offer. A no contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such by the courts. Monday’s plea and sentencing angered Doris Typpi, Pickell’s cousin. She said she plans to investigate avenues for a civil lawsuit. Little is known about Pickell and his family. A brother who lives in Blackman Township declined to comment. Another brother in California could not be reached. His sister, Elizabeth, died in April. His father, Henry, died in 1990, and his mother, Patricia, died in 1971, according to death certificates. Kevin Pickell had been in adult-care facilities in Jackson and Hillsdale counties since at least 1990. In the more than 20 years of care documented in his probate court file, Kevin Pickell stayed in at least seven adult-care facilities. “I lost him,” Typpi said. “I looked for him for years.” Appointed a Jackson County guardian in 1991, Pickell was “totally without capacity to care for his per-

son and estate,” court records state. Marcia Smith-Murphy, his appointed guardian, declined to comment. In a report filed Jan. 29, Smith-Murphy wrote that Pickell’s present living arrangement at the Dobson Home was excellent. His mental condition and physical health remained about the same and continued guardianship was suggested, according to court documents. Typpi said most of the extended family learned of Pickell’s death through a short notice printed in the Dec. 12 Citizen Patriot. The obituary only mentions that Pickell died in Jonesville and that arrangements are pending at the Hampton-Kurtz Funeral Home in Hillsdale. When reached, the funeral home directed calls to SmithMurphy, Pickell’s court-appointed guardian. Had members of his extended family known where Pickell was, they would have visited him, Typpi said. She has few memories of her cousin. Growing up, Pickell and his father used to come to Typpi’s home. She said after Henry Pickell died and Kevin Pickell went into different care facilities, most of the family lost track of him. According to his court file, Gale Pickell, a brother who lives in California, received sporadic notices regarding Kevin Pickell’s condition and

“Not everybody dies from it,” Patel said. “But they are closely monitored.” Because the disease can be genetic, once it is detected the patient’s relatives are typically screened, Patel said. Screening offered in Jackson will not be a full echocardiogram, said Ketslakh. It will focus specifically on valve function and the thickness of the left ventricle. A full echocardiogram normally costs $300 to $500, Ketslakh said. High school

athletes are not routinely screened because mass testing is not considered cost-effective. Even on an individual basis, screening is not generally available unless medically necessary. “We have the equipment and the technicians, so this is something we can do at a nominal cost to us,” Ketslakh said. “It is part of our focus on early detection and wellness.” Ketslakh said anyone with questions can call his company at 877-444-1544.

location. Typpi fears Kevin Pickell died forgotten. “I think he died alone, not knowing he had relatives out there,” she said. “He died not knowing he had people who cared.” Last week, the Michigan Department of Human Services opened an investigation into the Dobson Home, which is run by Jackson-based Community Normalization Homes. The department filed notice it intended to revoke the home’s license.

10. Additionally, Dempsey is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. On the day of his arrest in Jackson, he had a Beretta .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol, according to the indictment. He was paroled in March 2010 after serving time in Michigan prison for drug crimes, according to the state Department of Corrections. “Let’s just say, his name has come up in multiple investigations over the last several years,” Jackson Police Deputy Chief John Holda said when asked about the significance of Dempsey’s arrest. He is expected to face more prison time federally than he would if he were convicted in a state court. Dempsey and Dwyer are thought to be associates in a crack sales operation based in three apartments in the 200 block of W. Franklin Street, Jackson police earlier reported.

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Brad Flory bflory@citpat.com — 768-4925 Opinion columnist

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Cut! Here’s an idea for state’s film industry Lights! Camera! Industry building! If Michigan is determined to build a movie industry, here’s a fresh idea how to do it without taxpayer handouts. The timing could not be better. Rallies are going on because many people are angry at the new governor for trying to cap handouts to the film industry at $25 million a year. Judging by the scorn, $25 million — or $2.50 for every man, woman and child in Michigan — is pocket lint to moviemakers. Mitch Albom, the newspaper columnist and screenwriter, called it a punch in the stomach. How much cash is enough? No one knows. Movies shot last year in Michigan were promised $114 million in cash. The cost is growing, and we can only guess where it may stop with no cap. Cash payments to lure filmmakers to Michigan started in 2008. They work, too. Oscar winner Hilary Swank shot a movie in the picturesque offices of the Citizen Patriot. Hugh Jackman was in Leslie. Robert De Niro was in Blackman Township. Movies came to Michigan for the obvious reason: We bribed them. Contrary to common misunderstanding, the incentive is no tax cut. It is a cash rebate up to 42 percent of movie production costs. Giving away so many taxpayer dollars is controversial. No matter how many stars show up on our streets, some people call it morally wrong to give Clint Eastwood and other wealthy California residents $114 million taken from Michigan families. Supporters say subsidies give jobs to Michigan film workers. Jobs are indeed at stake. The Michigan Film Office says movies paid $57.5 million to Michigan residents hired in 2010. Rarely does anyone mention that spending $114 million to create $57.5 million in wages is not an outstanding example of bang for the buck. Movie workers would earn more if the state spent its $114 million to hire them. And that’s the fresh idea! See STATE, on A4

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The Jackson City Affairs Committee is trying to come to grips with how to regulate medical marijuana facilities. The City Council adopted a six-month moratorium on new medical marijuana facilities that runs through Aug. 24, and one of the reasons was to give council members time to determine how they can operate.

At a committee meeting Monday, Councilman John Polaczyk said he understands medical marijuana is not for recreational use and that medical marijuana facilities should be regulated more like pharmacies than bars and liquor stores. But Polaczyk said he is still not sure how to do that. “I need to know what a compassion club is,” Polaczyk said. Grant Bauman, a principal

facilities, the city’s definitions cannot be so restrictive that they make it practically impossible for them to exist, Bauman said. Councilman Daniel Greer, chairman of the committee, said he would like the city to regulate medical marijuana facilities both through licensing, where owners would pay a fee to the city, and zoning. Greer said he would like to limit the total number of dispensaries to 20, restrict them

to certain commercial zones and make sure they are not located within 1,000 or 1,500 feet of churches, schools and other dispensaries. Greer asked committee members Polaczyk and Robert Howe to consider what kind of regulation would be appropriate so they can discuss it at their next meeting. ■ Other city news: Complete streets ordinance on hold, A4

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Lois Tobin, 66, of Jackson peruses used books Monday at The Book Exchange, 130 E. Washington Ave. Tobin said she doesn’t have a favorite genre, but looks to expand her knowledge. “I’ve always liked books,” she said. “I appreciate books in general.”

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Parma Township approves Ruling reversed contract with sheriff’s office in murder case By Aaron Aupperlee

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In Parma Township, there is a new sheriff in town. Members of the Parma Township Board voted unanimously Monday night to contract with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office for police protection. The vote ended months of uncertainty and frustration over police coverage in the township. “This will give us quality coverage with a dollar figure we can deal with,” said township Trustee Keith Mohney. “The whole package is better than all the other offers and for less money.” The sheriff’s office will designate one full-time deputy to the township for 40 hours per week at $67,898 annually, according to a bid submitted late last month. Mohney said the contract also gives the township access to detectives

and other resources. Sheriff Dan Heyns said the department would assign an experienced deputy and hopefully one with ties to the Parma community to fill the position. The sheriff’s office will hire a new deputy. Heyns hopes to have details of the contract worked out and a deputy in place by April. The sheriff’s office, Albion Department of Public Safety and Springport Police Department submitted bids to the township to provide police protection. The bid from the sheriff’s office was the lowest. Heyns and Albion Public Safety Chief Eric Miller attended the meeting to field questions from board members and residents about their proposals. There were few questions and little discussion by board members. Township Clerk Donald Spangler said because of the

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The Michigan Supreme Court has reversed the ruling of a lower court to suppress the incriminating statements of a man accused of murder in Hillsdale County, allowing a confession to be used in his prosecution. “The lack of a confession would have devastated the case,” Jackson County Chief Appellate Attorney Jerrold Schrotenboer said. Schrotenboer, a special assistant to the state attorney general, volunteered to appeal a Hillsdale County Circuit Court decision on behalf of

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City street ordinance on hold By Keith Roberts kroberts@citpat.com — 768-4922

The Jackson City Affairs Committee is taking a waitand-see approach on whether to adopt a “complete streets” ordinance. The City Council adopted a complete streets resolution in 2006 that says accommodations for walkers and cyclists will be made as part of the city’s transportation planning, but advocates say an ordinance would have “more teeth.” On Monday, City Engineer Jon Dowling said he does not

see a need for an ordinance and that the city should wait until the state comes up with local complete streets policies. “Who is that (ordinance) going to bite?” Dowling said. “It is going to come back to me and the City Council.” Scott TenBrink, executive director of the Fitness Council of Jackson, said the state is going to base its policies on local ordinances. “Do we want to be a leader and guide it?” TenBrink said. “Or do we want to react to that?” Rhonda Rudolph, complete

streets coordinator with the Jackson County Health Department, said she was concerned the city is still using a nonmotorized transportation plan adopted in 2003 that is primarily a map of bike routes. Rudolph said that with an ordinance, the plan would be updated and also show where sidewalks, wheelchair-accessible crosswalks and bus routes should be. It would establish an advisory committee to review street projects and help plan where complete street accommodations should be made. Councilman Daniel Greer,

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East Jackson teachers stage protest over contract talks By Larry Hook For the Citizen Patriot

East Jackson Community Schools teachers staged an informational picket Monday evening to show their dissatisfaction with the lack of progress in contract negotiations with the district. About 45 of the district’s 70 teachers carried signs outside East Jackson High School prior to the school board’s regular meeting. Among the signs’ messages were “We deserve a fair contract” and “Honor our hard work.” Brad Gibson, UniServ director for the Michigan Education Association, said

the teachers are taking their protest to the next level after holding a candlelight vigil before last month’s board meeting. “We’re letting everyone know that we’re still working without a contract and we’re anxious to get bargaining completed as soon as possible,” Gibson said. East Jackson teachers are in their second year without a contract; the contract expired after the 2008-09 school year. Gibson said salary concerns and health-care issues are major stumbling blocks in the negotiating process. East Jackson School Board President Doug Scott ad-

dressed the negotiations during the board meeting. “It is fair to say that there remains considerable distance between the two parties’ proposals, but I am confident that it is the desire of both the board and the teachers to narrow this gap and reach an agreement,” Scott said. “We have some of the most dedicated and professional teachers the state of Michigan has to offer. But it is a misrepresentation that the board does not wish to conclude the negotiations and establish a new contract.” Gibson said the next session with a state-appointed mediator present is March 24.

IN BRIEF Officials not sure what caused Man assaulted by vehicle thief While picking up his girlfriend at the Blair fire at commercial building Park Apartment Complex, a 28-year-old man The Blackman-Leoni Township Department of Public Safety has yet to determine what caused a Friday fire that wrecked a Leoni Township commercial building. It is still under investigation, said Deputy Director Jon Johnston said Monday. The building, owned by Brian Root of Grass Lake, housed two businesses, TruGuide, a machine shop; and SourceOne Environmental Solutions, which leases air, groundwater and soil-testing equipment. A fire reported at 1:10 p.m. Friday destroyed the structure. Root earlier said the building was insured for about $750,000. The two businesses rent their spaces, he said. Johnston said investigators are to meet with the insurance company. Johnston said the fire started at the back of the building. Witnesses said it came out of the ceiling. Johnston said Friday it might have been caused by an electrical issue. Public Safety Director Mike Jester earlier said the fire was not believed to be suspicious.

was assaulted by someone who then stole his vehicle. The victim was outside his vehicle when the suspect hit him, took his keys and drove off in his white Jeep Cherokee, Jackson Police Deputy Chief John Holda said. He said the man was not seriously injured, but his car has not yet been recovered.

Break-in and assault reported A man and woman living in the 600 block of Edgewood Street said three or four men broke into their home and assaulted them early Sunday. Jackson Police Deputy Chief John Holda said the couple was asleep about 3 a.m. when men dressed in dark clothing busted through a door to get into their home. Holda said neither victim was seriously injured, and it wasn’t clear if anything was stolen.

Downtown chase ends in crash

A short chase through downtown Jackson Friday night ended when the fleeing driver took a turn too fast and slid into a light pole. That pole trapped the uninjured driver, Early Monday morning, police received 25-year-old Isiah Hakeem, in the car and calls about a single-car crash on Stanley officers made the arrest, said state police Street. Trooper Derrick White of the Jackson post. About 2 a.m., Jackson police arrived to The 19-year-old passenger also was find a damaged car that appeared to have arrested on an outstanding warrant. crashed into a tree, but the car was empty. White said Trooper James Moots spotConcerned that an injured victim ted the car stopped in the middle of the walked to find help, officers contacted intersection at Michigan Avenue and Methe department’s K-9 unit. A police dog chanic Street about 11 p.m. Moots suspected followed the scent to a nearby house in the the driver was drunk so he turned his car 200 block of Barberry Court, but residents around to follow him, White said. The said they didn’t know the car’s owner. driver took off, disregarding stop signs and Later that morning, police contacted the red lights to elude police, White said. owner by phone. Holda said the man was Hakeem led police south on Mechanic uncooperative and refused to tell officers his Street, and when he tried to turn right onto location so they could interview him. Morrell Street, he lost control and ran into The man told officers he was not in the the pole, White said. crash, and then told police the car was stoWhite said Moots searched the car and len, Holda said. He then hung up the phone. found a small amount of marijuana in the Holda said police continue to investigate. driver’s side door. The Blackman-Leoni Township Department of Public Safety K-9 Unit discovered three “personal use” marijuana joints under the driver’s seat. A 20-year-old man with a single stab White said Hakeem told officers he fled wound to his chest was hospitalized because he was driving without a license. Saturday, but because he changed his story several times, police say they aren’t sure how the man was injured. Allegiance Health notified police The Jackson Human Relations Commisabout 4:45 a.m. Saturday about the man sion will hear a presentation Wednesday on whose injuries did not appear to be lifethe state medical marijuana law and how it threatening, Jackson Police Deputy Chief relates to Jackson. John Holda said. Roger Maufort, director of the Jackson Holda said the man appeared intoxicated County Compassion Club; Robert Gaecke, when officers went to speak with him at the a local defense attorney; and Dr. Timur hospital. Baruti, a family medicine practitioner, will At first, he told police he was stabbed make the presentation and participate in a inside the Rocket Night Club, 216 Francis brief question-and-answer session. St., but then said it happened when he was The HRC is offering the presentation as a walking outside McThirsty’s Pub and Grub, public service to those seeking information. 2214 E. Ganson St. It is not taking a position for or against the The man told officers that after he was use of medical marijuana. stabbed, he called a cab to take him home, The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in but employees at area cab companies told the council chambers on the second floor of authorities they had not taken anyone to the City Hall, 161 W. Michigan Ave. man’s house that morning. Holda said the investigation is ongoing. — Compiled from staff reports

Car crash under investigation

Stabbing victim changes story

Marijuana law topic at meeting

chairman of the committee, said rather than adopting an ordinance, the City Council could amend the resolution and update the plan. Greer asked Grant Bauman, a principal planner with the Region 2 Planning Commission, to gather more information on complete streets for the next committee meeting. After the meeting, Rudolph and TenBrink said they were glad the committee is willing to work with them and that an amendment to the resolution could do some of the same things an ordinance would do.

LAYTON, JANET RUTH —

Court ruling gets reversed Continued from A3

a gunshot wound to the head Oct. 24, 2009, sheriff’s deputies earlier reported. The trial court suppressed in January what the Court of Appeals called McKinney’s “admissions and confession.” The Court of Appeals upheld the decision because police obtained it in violation of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona, according to the October Court of Appeals opinion. If a suspect requests a lawyer at any time during an interview, he cannot be subject to further questioning unless he waives this right and permits an interrogation, according to the opinion. After his October 2009 arrest, McKinney told an officer he would “just as soon wait” to talk to police until he could get a public defender. He went on to say, “We can talk over the circumstances,” and proceeded to incriminate himself, according to the opinion. He did not unequivocally assert his rights, the state Supreme Court found. It issued an order Wednesday sending the case back to Hillsdale County Circuit Court. A pretrial is scheduled for Monday. Brady said he expects there will be a jury trial. The Supreme Court order was rare in that it was given peremptorily, or without further debate or consideration, upon Schrotenboer’s initial request to have the state high court consider the issue, Schrotenboer said. He said this has happened about seven times in his nearly 25-year appellate career. Almost 18 months ago, Harper’s girlfriend found Harper’s body at his home at 7391 E. Reading Road, southeast of Hillsdale. Gone were Harper’s belongings and a white 1992 Chevy Astro van, sheriff’s deputies earlier reported. Within two days, police arrested McKinney preparing to leave a homeless shelter in Illinois, deputies reported. Not yet aware of the shooting, police had stopped McKinney driving the van, in possession of a gun and without a driver’s license shortly before the body was found, Brady said.

State needs a better idea Continued from A3

Why not go all-in into the movie business? Let’s create a Michigan Department of Entertainment and build a $114 million studio owned by taxpayers. Let’s hire Michigan workers to shoot tax-funded movies yearround. We can make “The King’s Speech” six or eight times over with $114 million. Hits would pour money into state coffers. Flops won’t hurt because cash is currently given away for zero percent of profits. Baby, it’s a can’t-lose proposition! No, I am not serious. But it makes more sense than what we do now.

LOVITT, ROBERT GEORGE— Age 86, of Pulaski, MI, died March 8, 2011 at Oceana County Medical Care Facility in Hart. He was born October 28, 1924 in Pulaski, MI the son of the late Carl and Doris (Dickenson) Lovitt. He attended Concord High School and then served overseas in the US Army during World War II. On December 15, 1945, Robert married Bonita Barr in Homer, MI. He was owner/operator of the Lovitt’s Hardware in Pulaski for 45 years, retiring in 1990. He was a former member of the Lions Club. Robert enjoyed spending time with his family, doing yard work, traveling in their motor home, spending winters in Starke, Florida for the past 15 years, playing pool, fishing and enjoying hours on the pontoon boat. He is survived by his wife, Bonita Lovitt; children, Susan McFeters, John Lovitt, Diane (John) McNamara, Sara (Brock) Christensen; grandchildren, Lauren Christensen, Amanda Christensen, John McNamara, Jessica McNamara, James McFeters, Shawn McFeters; and great-granddaughter, Adison McFeters. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Dean and Nancy Lovitt. Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 18, 2011 at the Pulaski Free Methodist Church in Pulaski, MI with Pastor Mike Ortell officiating. Visitation will be held at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Memorial contributions in Robert’s name may be directed to a charity of the donors choice. The family has entrusted funeral arrangements to Oak Grove Funeral Home & Cremation Center in Ludington. www.Mlive.com/obits

Passed away Sunday, March 13, 2011 age 80. Preceded in death by her husband Wilferd "Bill" of 60 years. Survived by three children, Kraig A. (Wanda) Layton of Jackson, Chris W. (Maureen) Layton of Spring Arbor and Sherry L. (Dan) Chambers of Groveport, Ohio; five grandchildren, Michelle, Becki, Anthony, Daniel and Stephanie; four great-grandchildren; and niece, Carolyn King. Janet was a 1948 graduate of Jackson High School where she played clarinet in the band and met her husband, Bill. She was a secretary at East Jackson Jr. High School for over 10 years, then she went back to college in the 1970’s, graduated from Eastern Michigan and taught several years at Jackson Community College until her retirement. After retiring, Janet and Bill worked voluntarily at Ella Sharp Museum from 1993 until one year ago. Janet loved the many vacations she took with her husband and family. She enjoyed watching the Detroit Tiger Games and was very active at her church where she sang in the choir. She will be sadly missed by her family, friends and the love of her life, her dog, Maggie. Per her wishes, cremation has taken place and a memorial services will be held at Hillside United Methodist Church, 6100 Folks Rd., Horton, Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. with Pastor Jeanne Koughn officiating. The family will receive friends Thursday 5:00 p.m. until service time. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Ella Sharp Museum. www.mem.com www.Mlive.com/obits

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OPINION

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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011

JACKSON CITIZEN PATRIOT

OUR VOICE PUBLIC NOTICES

Keep sun shining on our government Every day, this newspaper publishes information on the activities of townships and cities, county and state government, and schools because taxpayers deserve to know. They are spending your money and making decisions that affect you. So, we want to shine a little light on Sunshine Week. This week is an annual reminder that open government matters — and that it constantly faces threats. Two bills in the Legislature would let Michigan’s cities and townships put public notices on their websites. Or they could get the word out in other discreet ways, like public access TV channels. The idea is to save these governments the cost of advertising in newspapers, but at what cost to the public? The reason that Michigan law requires public notice of government activity is simple. By drawing attention to information, residents are

empowered. They can decide to attend meetings. They can call local officials to voice their concerns. They can take action. A government that makes decisions in private (which is illegal) can’t claim to be doing the public’s business. But that is what would happen if local governments were allowed to tuck away public notices on municipal websites that constituents rarely visit. We don’t question the intentions behind these pieces of legislation, but we have real questions about their impact. The money that townships and cities spend to let people know what they are doing is not much. It certainly is not the reason for their financial troubles. Michigan government needs to do its work out in the open. Unless there’s a better alternative, putting public notices in newspapers is a key component of making that happen.

JACKSON FIRE DEPARTMENT

Just the major calls For nearly three weeks, the Jackson Fire Department has been saying no to folks who are calling about minor medical issues and don’t absolutely need a fire truck at their doorstep. Is anyone complaining? We haven’t heard a huge cry. Fire officials moved to a less-intense response to medical calls out of necessity: The city’s budget is in shambles, and departments must spend less. Still, there’s ample evidence this is good policy, too. Firefighters can share tales of people who call 911 for minor injuries, for pre-existing conditions or a ride to the hospital. These are medical needs for an ambulance, not someone who is paid to fight fires. Jackson firefighters will still respond to serious medical emergencies, or even when there’s a hint of one. They’ll be at your house if you have

a heart attack, or think you’re having one; if there’s a lifethreatening accident; and, of course, if there’s a fire. That’s how many communities handle things already. Firefighters are the first responders who often outpace the ambulance and get a crisis under control. They are not baby sitters, however, and they don’t have an unlimited budget. We only wonder why city officials don’t see this as a bigger improvement in service and use of taxpayer money. The interim deputy fire chief suggested last week that this new policy is “not going to make a major impact.” We hope time proves him wrong. This is a significant refinement of the fire department’s duties, and a sensible approach for the times. — Jackson Citizen Patriot

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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Public employee unions squander talent, money

Your opinion

along with the red squirrels that tear up all the insulation and Please send your letters seasonal clothing stored there. to Voice of the People, I promise that if I had a dog, it ADDISON — My wife and Jackson Citizen Patriot, 214 would be sent out to get rid of all I had work experience as of them. S. Jackson St., Jackson, MI government employees. In one But this town, once again, is 49201. Letters also may government position, the work a laughing matter over this racbe sent to vop@citpat. was less than eight hours per coon thing. It is wasting time. com or faxed to 787-9711. day with lunch and two breaks. Apparently they do not have anInclude your name, address There was no mentoring for other thing to do. Pack up some and telephone number. If promotions or increased skills sandwiches and food and take it you have questions, call because the position wasn’t going to these people who are standing Brian Wheeler at 768-4928. anywhere. over a fire trying to keep warm Word limits for Voice of the In another private but highly and are starving. Oops, sorry, governmentally regulated People letters are: 300 for that would be cold. Stay in the industry, personnel were added warmth and think of nonsense issue letters; 100 for thankas an accounting game for fee to do for some people who are you letters and politicalincreases. The biggest struggle helping themselves and trying to endorsement letters. for the unnecessary employees make a living. was dealing with the boredom. Last but not least, my heart Workers gave little thought does not allow anyone to opt out goes out to Dennis DaPra, who about how this was all being of being a union member. was quoted in a recent story paid for and why these positions We the citizenry are financabout the governor’s proposed were so unlike private industry ing all of this. It is harming us, budget cuts. He may not be able and professional occupations. and we are locked in a socialistic to winter in Florida and have two Many of these workers never governmental power grid that homes if the government makes experienced working in a hampers us from correcting this the cuts. I would like to have the competitive and accountable politician folly. money for gas to go to Leslie. environment. — Curtis S. Gale Like I said, this town is a laughFew taxpayers really underingstock. Keep entertaining me, stand the difference in governpeople. ment work, the rampant waste — Carol Achtenberg of talent and money, the unaccountability for highly compensated low job performance, the LEONI TOWNSHIP — I am a questionable ethics and political senior citizen on a fixed income shenanigans, and the vulnerand cannot afford very many outabilities to our economic system side activities. However, if you BLACKMAN TOWNSHIP of unfunded unionized benefit live in Jackson and get the news- — This is in response to Will packages. paper, you do not have to spend Forgrave’s March 3 letter, “CreThe unions made significant any more money on entertainationism Doesn’t Bother with the inroads into local, state and ment. This city is the laughing facts.” federal government, and tied stock of the U.S. My husband (who was an electhemselves with progressive Where else could they comtrical engineer — not bragging, socialist agendas that have been plain about a sign that is very just hoping to establish some incorporated into the Democratic tasteful and neat? Now that’s a credibility) and I used to attend Party. The political machinations, joke. This city has nothing bet(as learners) the International big-money contributions from ter to do than pick on the little Conference on Creationism highly compensated government guy. If you are honest and own (www.creationicc.org), a gatheremployees and people such as a business and are helping out ing of many from the scientific George Soros, and union-forced this town, you get your hands community who are Christians group behaviors have turned slapped. with brilliant minds presenting against the citizenry in the It’s like the Hunt Club. Who highly technical papers having ceaseless quest for more of your was that hurting? Did the owner to do with various aspects of this money. pay his taxes? I bet he did, but subject. Many government/union mem- government does not want anyWe certainly would not have bers recognize their problems one to stay in this town. accused any of these highly and disagree with the political While there are little children educated, intelligent people of a positions and alliances of their and adults alike starving, living in lack of hard work, laziness or inunion bosses. However, they have cars and under bridges in inclem- solence. I challenge anyone who no say in their membership or ent weather, what do they worry desires to know more about what their dues as the employer/govabout? A raccoon in a garage. I this conference teaches to check ernment automatically deducts would be so happy to have a dog it out. the dues from their paycheck and to get them out of my garage — Leah O’Brien

Jackson is not good for much but laughs

Conference gathers great creationist minds

McCARTHYISM

In Muslim hearings, just who is being un-American? Peter King staged his investigation into the loyalty of Muslim Americans in an appropriate place: a hearing room once used by the House Un-American Activities Committee. The New York Republican was eager to avoid the red-scare taint, and he allowed the 84-year-old dean of the House, Democrat John Dingell of Michigan, to open the session with wisdom learned during his time as a chairman. “I kept a picture of Joe McCarthy hanging on the wall so that I would know what it was I did not want to look like,” Dingell said, cautioning the committee not to “blot the good name or the loyalty” of Arabs or Muslims. But the ghost of Tailgunner Joe would not be denied. It found a host in the body of freshman Rep. Chip Cravaack, R-Minn., who asked Los Angeles County Sheriff

Leroy Baca, a witness, about his work with a large Muslim group called the Council on AmericanIslamic Relations. “You are aware that this is a Hamas and Muslim Brotherhood entity?” the lawmaker asked, pronouncing Muslim as “moo-slim.” “No, I’m not aware of that,” the sheriff replied. Cravaack informed Baca that the group was founded by two people identified as “Hamas members” by the FBI. “Basically you’re dealing with a terrorist organization,” he said. “If the FBI has something to charge CAIR with, bring those charges forward,” Baca replied, coolly. Cravaack was indignant. “Are you saying that the FBI was wrong in identifying that CAIR is part of Hamas, an entity of Hamas?”

CAIR was founded or financed by Hamas. In America, if somebody, even somebody unpopular, has committed a crime, we bring charges. We don’t float Internet rumors at a congressional hearing. Happily, King won’t become another Joe McCarthy, even if he wanted to. This time, the opposition has no fear. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., a Muslim, sobbed as he testified about a Muslim American who died as a first responder on Opinion columnist 9/11; King looked away uncomfortThis is the very definition of Mc- ably. It could not have been any Carthyism: false allegations of sub- more comfortable as King and his version. King didn’t even bother white Republican colleagues lisinviting the group to defend itself. tened to the Democrats — most of I’m no fan of CAIR, which was them black or Latino — speak up one of 250 unindicted co-conspira- for another minority. tors in the Holy Land Foundation King and his courtiers were terrorist finance case of 2007. But evidently sensitive to appearance, the FBI doesn’t call CAIR a terror- because many of them prefaced ist group. Nor does it allege that their accusations in the way people

Dana Milbank

sometimes say “some of my best friends are gay.” “I have many Muslim friends,” said Rep. Tim Walberg, who represents Jackson County. Instead, King’s men found a safe alternative for their ire: American Muslim leadership, particularly CAIR. They were calling for regime change, urging Muslims to find friendlier leaders. The Los Angeles sheriff appealed for reason. “CAIR supported the development of the Muslim American Homeland Security Congress,” Baca said. “Furthermore, they support the Muslim outreach program that I’m doing. ... I have not experienced anything that suggests that CAIR supports terrorism.” What’s this? Evidence that contradicts the committee’s accusations? How un-American!

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TUESDAY MARCH 15, 2011

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JACKSON CITIZEN PATRIOT

NATION & WORLD NYC BUS CRASH

Records: Driver has criminal history NEW YORK — Investigators looking into a horrific weekend casino bus crash that killed 15 people were examining surveillance video as they tried to retrace the actions of the driver, who once served time for manslaughter and grand larceny. The investigation continued to focus on the driver, Ophadell Williams, 40, whose story that his tour bus carrying 32 people was clipped by a tractor-trailer has been contradicted by passengers and witnesses who saw him driving erratically before Saturday’s crash on I-95. The bus was sheared in half by a sign pole after overturning on the highway, leaving a jumbled mess of bodies. Alcohol and drug test results for Williams were pending. Williams was convicted of manslaughter for his role in a stabbing in 1990 and served just more than two years, according to New York State Department of Correctional Services. He also served about three years, from 1998 through the middle of 2002, for grand larceny for removing an $83,905 check from a Police Athletic League fund, according to Linda Foglia, correctional services spokeswoman.

MEDICAL-MARIJUANA RAID

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Federal agents and local authorities raid a medical-marijuana operation Monday in Helena, Mont. Authorities from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the FBI, Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office and Helena police investigated at least eight people. The greenhouse was the length of half a football field and packed with marijuana plants.

new law takes effect and erases their ability to collectively bargain over nearly all issues other than minimal salary increases. The law doesn’t go into effect until the day after Secretary of State Doug La Follette publishes it and it doesn’t supersede contracts already in place, fueling unions’ desire to WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans reach new deals quickly. La Follette said Monon Capitol Hill began Monday to come out day that he will delay publication until the latagainst a measure to keep the government est day possible, March 25. running for three more weeks while the Republican Gov. Scott Walker had asked La White House and Republican lawmakers seek Follette to publish the law Monday, but the a longer-term agreement on spending cuts. Democratic secretary of state said he didn’t Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the see any emergency that warranted him doing Republican Study Committee, which makes so. La Follette opposed the bill. up a sizable majority of House Republicans, The law ends collective bargaining for said the measure should include a ban on public workers over everything except salary federal funding for Planned Parenthood and increases no greater than inflation. It also that Congress needs to do better than cutting forces state workers to make benefit concesspending a few billion dollars at a time. sions that amount to an 8 percent pay cut on Jordan’s opposition reflects widespread average. unhappiness among conservatives with the must-pass legislation. The measure is needed HEALTH to prevent a partial government shutdown when a stopgap funding bill expires Friday at midnight. The House is set to vote today on a measure cutting $6 billion as the price for keeping the government open until April 8. Democrats and WASHINGTON — Many hospitals run emerRepublicans remain deadlocked over legislagency rooms just for children. Now a few are tion funding day-to-day agency operations. opening ERs specially designed for seniors, without all the confusion and clamor and GADHAFI CONTROLS SKIES with a little more comfort. It’s a fledgling trend, but expected to increase as the population rapidly grays. The question is whether they’ll truly improve care. “Older people are not just wrinkly adults. They have totally different needs,” says Dr. TOBRUK, Libya — Moammar Gadhafi’s war- David John, who chairs the geriatric medicine planes, artillery and mortar shells can control division of the American College of Emerhuge swaths of territory by day, including oil gency Physicians. ports, rebel supply routes and even hostile Modern ERs are best equipped to handle towns. Rebels said anti-government forces crises like gunshot wounds or car crashes, can still return in darkness to take advantage not the lengthy detective work it can take of Gadhafi’s own thin supply lines and overto unravel the multiple ailments that older stretched ground troops. people tend to have, John said. The eastern port city of Brega has gone Those older patients might not even have back and forth with the setting of the sun in the same symptoms as younger people. recent days and is key to the battle for Libya’s They’re less likely to report chest pain with oil centers — so key that both sides claimed a heart attack, for instance, complaining incontrol of it nearly simultaneously on Monstead of vague symptoms such as dizziness day. The regime offensive appears to be ham- or nausea. Urinary tract infections sometimes pered by a lack of manpower: They can drive cause enough confusion to be mistaken for out rebels with barrages, but not necessarily dementia. hold the territory. AFLAC DUCK TO GET NEW VOICE RACE AGAINST TIME

Conservative Republicans oppose it

Some hospitals open senior ERs

Sundown brings out rebels in oil-rich east

MADISON, Wis. — School boards and local governments across Wisconsin are rushing to reach agreements with unions before a

PRISON TERM

Ex-head of biker club gets 35 years DETROIT — The former president of a Detroit motorcycle club has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by a judge who said the group caused a “reign of terror” on the city’s southwest side. A lawyer says the punishment Monday for 56-year-old Joseph Whiting could become a life sentence because of his age and health problems. Known as “Little Joe,” Whiting was one of six members of the Highwaymen convicted last summer of a racketeering conspiracy. Four more were convicted in December. Prosecutors describe the Highwaymen as a violent gang involved in drugs, robbery and other crimes. Federal Judge Nancy Edmunds said there was a “ton of drug activity” and Whiting was in the “thick of it.”

STOPGAP SPENDING

Wis. unions, boards rush to reach deals

MICHIGAN

Mocking tweets lead to actor’s firing COLUMBUS, Ga. — Aflac has fired Gilbert Gottfried, the comedian who is the voice of the insurer’s quacking duck in the U.S. Gottfried, who has voiced the duck in numerous

commercials since 2000, posted a string of mocking jokes about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Twitter over the weekend. “I just split up with my girlfriend, but like the Japanese say, ‘They’ll be another one floating by any minute now,’ ” he tweeted SatTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS urday. Gilbert Gottfried Aflac Inc., which arrives with the does 75 percent of Aflac duck at its business in Japan, says the jokes do not the 14th Annual represent the feelings Webby Awards in of the company. Chief New York in 2010. Marketing Officer Michael Zuna said “there is no place for anything but compassion and concern during these difficult times.” The insurer says it will start a casting search for a replacement. Gottfried is not the voice of the duck in Japan.

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

AG sides with dismissed student LANSING — Michigan’s attorney general says a graduate student’s dismissal from a counseling program for telling clients to avoid homosexual behavior might have violated her constitutional rights. Eastern Michigan University said Monday it’s confident the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals will rule it acted appropriately. Attorney General Bill Schuette said on his state website that he’s supporting Julea Ward’s civil rights lawsuit against the Ypsilanti school. Julea Ward said she was removed in 2009 from Eastern’s counseling program for refusing to counsel gay clients, saying she believes homosexuality is wrong. She filed a civil rights lawsuit, which a federal judge in Detroit dismissed last July. Schuette has filed a brief with the federal appeals court.

STATE ECONOMY

Groups protest governor’s cuts

Wants bill — Urging Congress to send him a new education law by fall, President Barack Obama focused Monday on the big concerns of parents and lawmakers alike: how student progress is measured and how schools that fall short are labeled. Citing new estimates, Obama said four out of five schools could be tagged as failures this year under provisions of the No Child Left Behind law.

MOUNT CLEMENS — State workers, small business owners and retirees were among those who gathered in cities across Michigan on Monday to protest cuts in Republican Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget — a prelude to demonstrations later this week. Corrections officer Adam Douglas, who spoke to a group of about 25 people in a Mount Clemens church, said he’s concerned about cuts to prisons and fears privatization. Douglas said he doesn’t understand why politicians are portraying public workers as “pariahs” both in Michigan and elsewhere. The AARP and the Michigan League for Human Services plan a Capitol rally today. Snyder has said repeatedly that his budget plan represents “shared sacrifice” and puts Michigan on the path to a better future because it helps to solve the fiscal woes of the state, which is facing an estimated $1.4 billion shortfall. His $45.9 billion proposal includes spending cuts for schools and would eliminate many personal tax breaks while slashing business taxes. Among the proposals: ending exemptions from the state income tax for most pension income. Dennis McComb, a retired firefighter, said he’s worried about his pension taking a hit and doesn’t like to see the erosion of a benefit earned during earlier labor struggles. He’s also angry that Snyder wasn’t more forthcoming about his plans last year when the businessman ran for governor. “He never did say too much when he was running — other than he was the ‘nerd,’” McComb said.

— Compiled from The Associated Press

ECONOMY

World crises shadow today’s Fed meeting WASHINGTON — Higher oil and food prices. Unemployment near 9 percent. Crises in the Middle East and Japan. The U.S. economy faces threats at home and abroad that have the potential to dull growth or stoke inflation. Or both. When they meet today, Chairman Ben Bernanke and his Federal Reserve colleagues will debate those risks. At the top of their agenda is whether to make any changes to the Fed’s $600 billion Treasury bond-purchase program, which is set to expire at the end of June. The bond purchases are intended to help the economy by keeping long-term interest rates down, encouraging spending and driving up stock prices.

Also …

IN FOCUS — JAPAN

Death toll rises as hundreds of bodies wash ashore By Jay Alabaster and Todd Pitman The Associated Press

TAGAJO, Japan — There are just too many bodies. Hundreds of dead have washed ashore on Japan’s devastated northeast coast since last week’s earthquake and tsunami. Others were dug out of the debris Monday by firefighters using pickaxes and chain saws. Funeral homes and crematoriums are overwhelmed, and officials have run out of body bags and coffins. On the economic front, Japan’s stock market plunged over the likelihood of huge losses by Japanese industries including big names such as Toyota and Honda. While the official death toll rose to almost 1,900, the discovery of the washed-up bodies and other reports of deaths suggest the true number is much higher. In Miyagi, the police chief has estimated 10,000 deaths in his province alone. Miyagi prefecture bore the full force of Friday’s tsunami, and police

Nuclear plant The second hydrogen explosion in three days rocked a Japanese nuclear plant Monday, devastating the structure housing one reactor and injuring 11 workers. The morning explosion in Unit 3 of the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant was felt 25 miles away, but the plant’s operator said the radiation levels at the affected reactor were still within legal limits. said 1,000 bodies were found scattered across its coast. The Kyodo news agency reported that 2,000 bodies washed up on two shorelines in Miyagi. Most Japanese opt to cremate their dead, and with so many bodies, the government on Monday waived a rule requiring permission first from local authorities before cremation or burial to speed up funerals, said Health Ministry official Yukio Okuda.

Millions of people spent a fourth night with little food, water or heating in near-freezing temperatures. Asia’s richest country hasn’t seen such hardship since World War II. Hajime Sato, a government official in Iwate prefecture, one of the hardest hit, said deliveries of supplies were just 10 percent of what is needed. Body bags and coffins were running so short that the government might turn to foreign funeral homes for help, he said. The pulverized coast has been hit by hundreds of aftershocks, the latest one a 6.2 magnitude quake that was followed by a new tsunami scare Monday. As sirens wailed in Soma, the worst hit town in Fukushima prefecture, soldiers abandoned their search operations and yelled to residents: “Find high ground! Get out of here!” The warning turned out to be a false alarm and interrupted the efTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS forts of search parties. Officials said one-third of the city of 38,000 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members search Monday for the people was flooded and thousands victims of Friday’s tsunami in Miyako, Iwate Prefecture, northern were missing. Japan.

SPORTS

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MICHIGAN STATE BASKETBALL

Lucas says he can carry Spartans EAST LANSING (AP) — Some told Kalin Lucas to take the season off, let his ruptured left Achilles’ tendon heal. The Michigan State University senior wouldn’t hear of it, instead choosing a grueling rehabilitation plan that he was told likely would last up to eight months. He started slowly, a factor in the Spartans’ tumble from being ranked No. 2 in the preseason, and he struggled without the speed that made him a star.

BASEBALL

He finished strong, beating opponents off the dribble and by making 3-pointers from all angles. Lucas averaged nearly 21 points during the second LUCAS half of the season and scored a career-high 30 in an 18-point win over Purdue at the Big Ten tourna-

ment. That impressive win helped Michigan State seal a spot in the NCAA tournament for the 14th year in a row, a run that trails just Kansas and Duke among active streaks. After getting hurt during last year’s NCAA tournament, Lucas said he’s ready to lead the team to a third straight Final Four. “I can definitely carry this team,” he said. “Our best players, they’ve got to bring it the whole game. If

you lose, you go home.” The 10th-seeded Spartans (1914) will face seventh-seeded UCLA (22-10) in Tampa, Fla., on Thursday night in the Southeast regional. If they win, they’ll likely face secondseeded Florida. Michigan State has advanced to each of the past two Final Fours and had to do it last year without its best player. Lucas ruptured his tendon March 21 in the second round, a setback that stunted his hopes of

entering the NBA draft. He returned and pushed himself back into shape with the help of athletic trainer Tom Mackowiak, and multiple rehab sessions a day. He endured several months of frustration. See LUCAS, on B2

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VMart hits 1st HR of spring VIERA, Fla. (AP) — Victor Martinez took his first home run for the Detroit Tigers in stride. Martinez hit a two-run shot and Magglio Ordonez added two Tigers 4 hits, leadNationals 2 ing Detroit past the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Monday. It was the first home run of the spring for Martinez, who signed MARTINEZ a four-year, $50 million contract with the Tigers in the offseason. “You don’t come to spring training to put up big numbers,” he said. “I just try to come here and get comfortable at the plate before the season starts. “It’s nice when you get a hit, don’t get me wrong, but I don’t really worry about homers. I really worry about putting the barrel on the ball.” Martinez’s drive off reliever Todd Coffey in the sixth inning might have had a little help from the wind blowing out to right field. While the catcher’s ability to drive in runs was the main reason the Tigers signed him, there is no question Martinez’s experience behind the plate also is paying off with a young pitching staff. Detroit starter Rick Porcello bounced back from his only PORCELLO shaky outing of the spring, allowing one run and five hits while striking out three in 42⁄3 innings. He has already developed a bond with his new catcher. “We’re still trying to get used to each other, but I really like him behind the plate,” Porcello said. “He’s extremely positive, which for me, as a pitcher, I like a lot. Obviously, he’s been around for a number of years, so he’s got a feel for what pitches to throw. “The biggest thing is there’s a guy back there that I trust. When he puts down a pitch, I’ve got confidence that’s what I’m going to go with. He knows the league pretty well.” While the Detroit pitching staff was holding down the Nationals’ offense, another big piece of the Tigers’ offense had a big day. Ordonez hit a double and Brennan Boesch drove in his fifth run of the spring.

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Hanover-Horton’s Adam Harris drives for a layup Monday during the first half of the Comets’ 49-45 win over Albion in a Class C regional semifinal at Springport High School.

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The Hanover-Horton High School boys basketball team had the recipe for overcoming adversity Monday night. “A ton of heart,” Hanover-Horton coach Chad Mortimer said. “Effort. Pride. They showed it all.” Making five straight 3-point baskets in four minutes and committing no turnovers in an entire second half didn’t hurt, either. Hanover-Horton used all that — and needed it — to turn back Albion 49-45 while playing without its leading scorer in a Class C regional semifinal at Springport. The Comets (22-2) move on to face Flint Beecher on Wednesday in a rematch of last year’s regional final that Flint Beecher won by 11 on the way to the state semifinals.

Hanover-Horton 49 Albion 45 ONLINE: FOR MORE PHOTOS FROM THIS GAME, GO TO MLIVE.COM/SPORTS/JACKSON Hanover-Horton hopes top scorer Dylan Schuette with his 17.2 scoring average is ready for that one, and that was the idea after the Comets’ big man inside came down with the flu Monday afternoon. “Coach said you don’t want this to end — do this for your friend so he can play another game,” HanoverHorton junior Tyler Hull said. Hull was one of the HanoverHorton guards who made up for Schuette’s absence.

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Hanover-Horton’s Ben Kesterson pumps his fist Monday as he runs See COMETS, on B2 to his teammates after they beat Albion 49-45.

“If you’re feeling it, you have to let ’em fly. You hear the crowd even before you shoot, and then the place goes crazy and you’re on top of the world.” — Tyler Hull, Hanover-Horton junior, on a hot-shooting streak that was key to the Comets’ rally Monday

Jackson’s bid to upset K’zoo Central in Class A falls just short By Mike Pryson mpryson@citpat.com — 768-4963

CALEDONIA — The Jackson High School boys basketball team nearly brought K’zoo Central 60 down a giant Jackson 57 Monday night. The Vikings battled defending state champions and the No. 3ranked Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants to the wire before falling 6057 in a Class A regional semifinal at Caledonia High School.

Kalamazoo Central (21-3) will play Lansing Eastern (186) for the regional crown Wednesday at Caledonia. Jackson (16-8) never led in the final quarter, but the TAYLOR Vikings pulled to within 58-57 on a drive down the lane by senior Larry Taylor with 7.7 seconds to play. Kalamazoo Central’s T.J. Buchanan answered with a pair of free throws on

the other end with 7.3 seconds remaining. Jackson had one final chance to tie the game, but Taylor drove to the basket and misfired on a contested layup NICHOLS in the final second. “That wasn’t what we drew up,” Jackson coach Ramsey Nichols said. “We were looking to get a 3 to tie it. We figured Larry could get into the lane

and maybe kick it out.” Taylor’s drive capped a great effort for the Vikings, whose defense helped them overcome a 41⁄2-minute scoreless streak to open the fourth quarter as the Maroon Giants edged out to a 51-44 lead. Finally, a basket in traffic by Jeremy Williamson, who led Jackson with 16 points, ended the dryspell. “When you get this deep in the tournament, possessions are a premium,” Nichols said. “You’ve got to See VIKINGS, on B2

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practice attorney. The case may still be reassigned, even after the injunction request is settled.

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said the policy applies to any ticket that is sold in the stadium, from regular seats through suites and so on. He added he is “hopeful and optimistic” the season will be played in full.

New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter apologized for Twitter postings over the weekend about A request by NFL players to keep the earthquake and tsunami in Jathe league and its teams from lockpan. ing them out will be heard by a Oklahoma University fired men’s Pondexter tweeted on Saturday: federal judge on April 6 — the first basketball coach Jeff Capel on Mon- “What if God was tired of the way time the two sides will be in a court- day after he followed a trip to the they treated their own people in room since the labor pact fell apart. NCAA tournament’s regional finals there own country! Idk guys he U.S. District Judge Susan Richard with the program’s first back-tomakes no mistakes.” Nelson scheduled the hearing. The back losing seasons since 1967. She later tweeted: “u just never players filed their request last week, Capel was 96-69 in five seasons knw! They did pearl harbor so u hours before the lockout took effect in charge of the Sooners, but just can’t expect anything less.” Saturday, along with an antitrust 17-36 the past two after Blake GrifPondexter posted an apology lawsuit will hundreds of millions of fin entered the NBA draft early and Monday. dollars at stake if it goes forward. became the No. 1 overall pick. The case first went to Judge Capel inherited a program sadRichard Kyle, who recused himself dled with restrictions after major for unspecified reasons. It was reNCAA rules violations by predecesThe Cleveland Browns will make assigned to Judge Patrick Schiltz, sor Kelvin Sampson, and the Soon- full refunds with interest on any who stepped aside citing a conflict ers are again being investigated be- tickets sold for games not played in of interest because he represented cause of a loan former player Keith the 2011 season. the NFL in several cases as a private “Tiny” Gallon has said he took. Browns president Mike Holmgren

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Baker on record pace With teams in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race entering the final stretch for Nome, musher John Baker is on pace to break the race record. Race judge Jake Berkowitz said if Baker can keep the pace, he will shatter Martin Buser’s 2002 record of covering the 1,150-mile race in eight days, 22 hours and 46 minutes. Baker was the first musher out of the Elim checkpoint on Monday morning. The only other musher reported to leave Elim, Hans Gatt, was about two hours behind Baker.

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Kuester’s rotation has team guessing By Chris Iott Citizen Patriot News Service

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DETROIT — Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock soon will have a luxury he hasn’t experienced all season: a healthy 23-man roster. With it, come tougher lineup decisions. Defenseman Brian Rafalski is expected to return to the lineup Wednesday at home against the Washington Capitals, after missing eight games with back spasms. Goaltender Chris Osgood was activated from injured reserve Monday. Babcock said he hadn’t decided when Osgood will play. Right wing Patrick Eaves also is available for Wednesday’s game, after sitting out nine games with a groin injury. The only player who likely won’t be available the next two games is defenseman Ruslan Salei, who returned to California to be with his expectant wife. “Once we know who’s available, we’ll decide on the roster after that,” Babcock said. Rafalski, who was paired with Jakub Kindl in Monday’s practice, will provide a boost on the top power-play unit. “It’ll help us all over,” Babcock said. “I think he’s one of the best defensemen in the league, and if he can be healthy, we’re a way better hockey club. “We’ve been playing faster, but we play way faster when Rafi’s in because the puck gets going so much.” Rafalski’s power-play partner, Nicklas Lidstrom, said:

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Detroit’s Brian Rafalski knocks Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby off the puck during a game last season. Rafalski is set to return to the Red Wings on Wednesday. “Having that right-hand shot, you can use him on one-timers or (passing) back and forth on the blue line.” Rafalski has missed 19 games because of injuries. He said 13 games is enough to get prepared for the playoffs. “You don’t want to wait too long,” Rafalski said. “Conditioning obviously is a factor come playoff time.” Osgood’s last appearance was in a 5-3 win at Edmonton on Jan. 4. He had surgery for a sports hernia on Jan. 11. “I’m as close as I can get now,” Osgood said. “My goal is to be fully ready for the playoffs, where Mike won’t hesitate to use me if he has to.” Asked how many games he needs to play to get up to speed before the postseason, Osgood said, “Doesn’t matter. My goal is if he needs me

in the playoffs I’ll be 100 percent ready, just like I was two years ago.” Babcock would not reveal how he plans on using his goalies the rest of the season. “Whatever gives us the best chance to win, that’s what we’re going to do,” Babcock said. The club reassigned Joey MacDonald to the Grand Rapids Griffins. With Eaves back, the club must scratch two healthy forwards each game. “You never like to give anybody bad news that they’re not in the lineup, but the great thing about being a Red Wing is it’s never about ‘me’ — it’s about the Red Wings, it’s about winning,” Babcock said. “Does that make those decisions easy? Absolutely not. … The bottom line is it’s about the team.”

AUBURN HILLS — The always-changing rotation used by Detroit Pistons coach John Kuester has Pistons players guessing when — and where — they might play next. For example, Tracy McGrady started at power forward Saturday night, MCGRADY the first time he has played the position since high school. Does he expect to find himself in the same spot Wednesday when the Detroit Pistons host the Toronto Raptors? “The rotation around here changes daily, so you just don’t know,” McGrady said after practice Monday. “Coach likes to mix things up around here. So I don’t know.” What about Ben Wallace? He has not played since Feb. 23, three days before he started a nine-day absence from the team due to the death of his brother. Wallace has been back with the team for a week and still has not seen any playing time. Wallace was asked Monday if he expects to play soon. “I expect to play whenever my number gets called,” he said. Kuester has shuffled the starting lineup and the rotation regularly this season. The starting five he sent out Saturday night to start the game against the Denver Nuggets — Rodney Stuckey,

Richard Hamilton, Tayshaun Prince, McGrady and Greg Monroe — was the 17th different starting lineup he has used this season. All 13 players who have played for the Pistons this season have started at least one game. Eleven of those players also have had a “did not play-coach’s decision” at some point. “We’ve had a number of factors,” Kuester said. “We’ve had situations where injuries have occurred and guys had to step up. It’s searching for the right combination on a continual basis. “When you’re in the boat we’re in right now, we’re trying to give a lot of guys opportunities.”

T-Mac’s regret? Several Pistons take pride in following their former college teams during the NCAA tournament. McGrady, who went straight from high school to the NBA, has a rooting interest even though he never played college basketball. “If I was going to go to college, I was going to go to Kentucky,” he said. “So that’s the team I root for throughout this time of the season.” McGrady said not participating in the tournament is one thing he “regrets” about not playing collegiately. But when someone asked if he ever truly regretted skipping college for the NBA, McGrady got to the point quickly. “It was either college basketball and the classroom or millions of dollars,” McGrady said. “You pick which one you would take.”

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against the Boilermakers to break his career high in scoring. It wasn’t a fluke. He led the Spartans in scoring in 13 of the past 14 games, pushing his career total to 1,985 points to pull within 29 points of Greg Kelser for fourth place on the school’s all-time scoring list. Lucas’ teammates, though,

know the best could be yet to come. “He was pretty good against Purdue, but I’ve seen him better,” forward Draymond Green said. “Everybody says Kalin is back, but I still know he’s got a little bit left. “That says a lot about him. I’ll take my chances with him any day.”

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ANN ARBOR — The University of Michigan men’s basketball team drew a somewhat surprising No. 8 seed in the NCAA tournament and with it a game against Tennessee, the No. 9 seed out of the Southeastern Conference. The two schools haven’t faced each other in basketball in more than 20 Sports columnist years, and their most well-known battle was the 1997 Heisman Trophy race between Charles Woodson and Peyton Manning. But this is basketball and the NCAA tournament. So here are a few things to know about Tennessee (1914) entering Friday’s game in Charlotte, N.C. (12:40 p.m., TruTV): Tennessee is going to attempt to beat Michigan in transition. The Volunteers like to push the ball offensively and create havoc defensively. They force turnovers on 20.8 percent of opponents’ possessions and average a little over five possessions more per game than Michigan, indicating their style. Scotty Hopson is Tennessee’s go-to player. Kenpom. com says 28.8 percent of Tennessee’s possessions

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end up with the ball in the 6-foot-7 guard’s hands when he is on the court. He also takes 31.4 percent of the Volunteers’ shots when he’s in the game. For Michigan to beat Tennessee, limiting Hopson is going to be a key. Tony Jones is a name to know. The Volunteers’ associate head coach is a Detroit native who graduated from Concordia-Ann Arbor. He took over when Bruce Pearl was suspended for the team’s first eight SEC games and there’s a good chance Jones will lead his own program soon. Michigan has Tim Hardaway Jr., and Tennessee has its own impact freshman in forward Tobias Harris. The Dix Hills, N.Y., native was a McDonald’s All-American last year and has averaged 15.2 points and 7.3 rebounds this season. While Hopson is Tennessee’s go-to guy, Michigan is going to need to be plenty concerned with the 6-foot-8 Harris. Michigan may have a bunch of NBA names on its roster, but Tennessee has one as well. Renaldo Woolridge is the son of former NBA All-Star Orlando Woolridge, but the junior doesn’t figure much into the Tennessee rotation. He hasn’t played since January and is more known in Knoxville for his aspiring career as a rapper with the handle Swiperboy. As Swiperboy, he helped create a Heisman Trophy promotional video

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Tennessee’s Scotty Hopson shoots between Kentucky’s DeAndre Liggins, back, and Terrence Jones during the first half March 6 in Knoxville, Tenn. Hopson will lead the Volunteers against Michigan on Friday in the NCAA tournament in Charlotte, N.C. for former Tennessee video in a bar in January. football star Eric Berry. His rap career also almost — Michael Rothstein covers got Tennessee an NCAA Michigan basketball for the violation when he shot a rap Citizen Patriot News Service.

EAST LANSING — The Michigan State University women’s basketball team had a relaxed Monday evening at the Breslin Center, in a cozy environment with a couple of hundred fans, and the assurance that its NCAA tournament berth was assured. When the Spartans’ name popped up quickly as a No. 4 seed, MERCHANT with a game Sunday against No. 13 seed Northern Iowa in Wichita, Kan., the already painless wait became speedy, too. “My first thought was, ‘Boy, that was quick,’ ” Spartans star Kalisha Keane said. The first-round game in the Dallas Region is scheduled for approximately 7:45 p.m. Sunday. Michigan State (26-5), the Big Ten regular-season champion, will make its third consecutive tournament appearance during the four years Suzy Merchant has been coach. The Spartans were hoping for seeding respect last year, when they were a No. 5, but lost a first-round game. They just wanted to get in during the 2009 tournament, when they went to the Sweet Sixteen. This year, it was a more matter-of-fact approach that ended with their draw of Northern Iowa (27-5), which qualified for the tournament

as the Missouri Valley Conference champion, where it finished 17-1 and won the title by five games. “The first time we got to the tournament, in my sophomore year, it was more a sigh of relief,” Keane said. “The second year, same thing, but we didn’t win the Big Ten regular season or tournament, so we didn’t really know. This year, it was business.” The Michigan State-Northern Iowa winner advances to face the winner between No. 5 seed Wisconsin-Green Bay (32-1), one of five teams in the field with at least a 20game win streak, and No. 12 seed Arkansas-Little Rock (23-7), at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita. Forward Cetera Washington said the Spartans’ experience in the NCAA tournament is the difference between a team happy to hear its name called and one that knows “what it takes to get where we want to be.” “There will be no easy games in the NCAA tournament,” Washington said. “Everyone’s coming to play. You win or go home. and no one wants to lose. “No one wants the season to be over.” Merchant said she knew very little about Northern Iowa as of Monday night, except that she happened to watch a video of the Panthers in preparation for their only common opponent, Iowa. After video coordinators cut up Northern Iowa, they will jump directly into second-round preparation on both Wisconsin-Green Bay and Arkansas-Little Rock.

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SCHEDULE Wednesday’s Events

Boys Basketball Regional Finals Class C at Springport: Hanover-Horton vs. Flint Beecher, 7 p.m. Class C at Hudson: Hillsdale vs. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central, 7 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOLS Boys Basketball

Class A regional at Caledonia KALAMAZOO CENTRAL 60, JACKSON 57 KALAMAZOO CENTRAL (21-3): Tyler Bell 1 4-8 6, Allie Buchanan 0 0-0 0, T.J. Buchanan 8 4-7 21, Daquavion McCants-Wilson 9 1-1 19, De’tavia Moore 1 0-0 3, Darius Norman 4 0-0 8, Von Washington III 1 1-2 3. Totals: 24 10-18 60. JACKSON (14-8): Conrad Herring 1 0-0 2, Michael Johnson 2 0-0 5, Tyler Oliver 1 0-0 2, Larry Taylor 4 6-6 15, Chavon Watts 1 3-3 5, John White 5 2-4 12, Jeremy Williamson 7 0-0 16. Totals: 21 11-15 57. K. Central Jackson

17 19 9 15 — 60 14 15 15 13 — 57

3-pointers: Kalamazoo Central 2 (Moore 1, T. Buchanan 1), Jackson 4 (Williamson 2, Taylor 1, Johnson 1. Rebounds: Kalamazoo Central 27 (Norman 8, T. Buchanan 7), Jackson 37 (White 12, Watts 7). Total fouls: Kalamazoo Central 16, Jackson 19. Class C regional at Hudson MONROE ST. MARY 47, MANCHESTER 36 MONROE ST. MARY (21-3): Jake Beste 0 1-2 1, Michael Brown 4 0-0 8, Edmond Shinevarre 4 8-10 17, Torin Wetzel 6 3-5 17, Nick Wilson 2 0-0 4. Totals: 16 12-17 47. MANCHESTER (9-15): Josh Blades 3 3-4 11, Brandon Casey 1 0-0 2, Nick Cozart 0 0-0 0, Jacob Fielder 0 0-0 0, Josh Findley 3 0-0 8, Ryan Fookes 0 0-0 0, Devin Jose 2 0-1 4, Matt Kemner 0 00 0, Jake Korican 0 0-0 0, David Luckas 0 0-0 0, Alex Mutchler 0 0-0 0, Kevin Thompson 0 0-0 0, Scott Wharam 4 2-2 11. Totals: 14 5-7 36. Monroe St. Mary 15 5 12 15 — 47 Manchester 14 7 7 8 — 36 3-pointers: Monroe St. Mary 1 (Shinevarre 1), Manchester 5 (Blades 2, Findley 2, Wharam 1). Rebounds: Monroe St. Mary 17, Manchester 17 (Blades 8). Assists: Manchester 9 (Blades 5, Wharam 3). Total fouls: Monroe St. Mary 10, Manchester 14. HILLSDALE 63, ADDISON 44 HILLSDALE (18-6): Branden Bisher 0 0-0 0, Jimmy Chase 4 0-2 11, Aaron Cleveland 0 0-0 0, Mike Clevenger 0 12 1, Brian Edwards 3 3-4 9, Lee’Andre Hall 5 4-5 14, Cameron Holroyd 3 3-4 9, Caleb MacDonald 4 0-3 8, Patrick Martin 0 1-2 1, Kenton McCosh 0 0-0 0, Shawn Miller 0 0-0 0, Zach Vanorman 0 0-0 0, Dan Vear 2 6-7 10. Totals: 21 18-29 63. ADDISON (10-14): Tyler Corbin 2 12 7, Troy Davidson 0 0-0 0, Aaron Dear 0 0-0 0, Nick McClure 1 0-0 2, Jacob McCombie 1 0-1 2, Luke Meyer 0 1-2 1, Brad Orr 0 0-0 0, Robert Simko 2 3-4 7, Travis Wilkerson 1 2-4 4, Johnny Young 9 3-3 21. Totals: 16 10-16 44. Hillsdale Addison

14 12 20 17 — 63 7 9 7 21 — 44

3-pointers: Hillsdale 3 (Chase 3), Addison 2 (Corbin 2). Rebounds: Hillsdale 31 (Edwards 6), Addison 27 (Corbin 5, Young 5). Assists: Hillsdale 16 (Holroyd 7, Hall 3), Addison 10 (Simko 3). Total fouls: Hillsdale 22, Addison 22. Class C regional at Springport HANOVER-HORTON 49, ALBION 45 HANOVER-HORTON (22-2): Corey Clark 0 1-2 1, Hayden Demeuse 0 0-0 0, Adam Harris 1 0-0 2, Tyler Hull 6 5-6 22, Ben Kesterson 5 1-1 13, Sam Spink 3 1-1 8, Jacob VanCalbergh 1 1-4 3. Totals: 16 9-14 49. ALBION (18-6): Darius Crum 8 3-3 22, Jamir Davis 0 0-0 0, Glen Estell 0 0-0 0, Kyle Harris 1 0-0 2, Andrew Nicholson 5 1-2 12, Terrace Welch 1 0-0 2, Kyren Whetson 1 0-1 2, Henry Williams 1 0-0 2, Tyler Woods 1 0-0 3. Totals: 18 4-6 45. Hanover-Horton 8 6 16 19 — 49 Albion 6 17 8 14 — 45 3-pointers: Hanover-Horton 8 (Hull 5, Kesterson 2, Spink 1), Albion 5 (Crum 3, Woods 1, Nicholson 1). Rebounds: Hanover-Horton 23 (Kesterson 7), Albion 31. Assists: Hanover-Horton 12 (Spink 5), Albion 3. Total fouls: Hanover-Horton 13, Albion 17. State Scores Class A Bay City Western 55, Saginaw 47 Clarkston 54, Flint Northwestern 40 Clinton Township Chippewa Valley 45, Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse 39 Detroit Catholic Central 67, Ann Arbor Huron 54 Detroit Cody 65, Detroit U-D Jesuit 57 Detroit Southeastern 52, Livonia Stevenson 45 Eastpointe East Detroit 50, Warren De La Salle 47, OT Hudsonville 57, Grand Rapids Northview 49 Lansing Eastern 74, East Kentwood 62 Muskegon 59, Petoskey 54 Orchard Lake St. Mary 61, Hartland 42 Rochester Adams 71, Pontiac 68 Romulus 74, Lincoln Park 53 Southfield 69, Birmingham Brother Rice 51 Taylor Kennedy 59, Ypsilanti 52 Class B Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard 77, Olivet 72 Cadillac 51, Standish-Sterling 35 Dearborn Divine Child 51, New Boston Huron 34 Detroit Community 60, Detroit Douglass 54, OT Detroit Country Day 69, Detroit Osborn 35 Dowagiac Union 70, South Haven 64 East Grand Rapids 60, Hudsonville Unity Christian 45 Flint Powers 80, Saginaw Swan Valley 53 Grand Rapids Christian 47, Holland Christian 38 Grayling 59, Kingsford 47 Hemlock 60, Fremont 40 Lansing Sexton 66, Williamston 42 Muskegon Heights 67, Howard City Tri-County 50 Pontiac Notre Dame Prep 49, Marysville 35 Sturgis 43, Charlotte 40 Yale 60, Bridgeport 57 Class C Detroit Consortium 86, Madison Heights Bishop Foley 55 Flint Beecher 55, Laingsburg 48 Ithaca 59, Grand Rapids Covenant Christian 41 Lincoln-Alcona 72, Harbor Springs 61 McBain 63, Elk Rapids 47 Melvindale Academy for Business And Tech 68, Detroit Allen 33 Muskegon Western Michigan Christian 56, Clare 55 Negaunee 68, Rudyard 54 New Haven 65, Saginaw Nouvel 54 Norway 59, Ironwood 47 Saginaw Buena Vista 94, Harbor Beach 51 Schoolcraft 86, Fennville 62 White Pigeon 62, Bridgman 48 Class D Adrian Lenawee Christian 66, Hillsdale Academy 54 Allen Park Inter-City Baptist 56, Ann Arbor Central Academy 45 Auburn Hills Oakland Christian 54, Sterling Heights Parkway Christian 37 Baraga 95, Ewen-Trout Creek 75 Burton Genesee Christian 58, Carsonville-Port Sanilac 54 Cedarville 87, Pellston 50 Detroit Westside Christian 50, Bloomfield Hills Roeper 32 Eben Junction Superior Central 74, Powers North Central 62 Fulton-Middleton 57, Big Rapids Crossroads Charter Academy 45 Leland 45, Bellaire 42 Manistee Catholic Central 61, McBain Northern Michigan Christian 54 Muskegon Catholic Central 74, Lansing Christian 60 Posen 61, Rogers City 49 Saginaw Michigan Lutheran Semi-

YOUTH SPORTS Baseball/Softball

■ Registration for Southwest Little League will be held online through today at: www.eteamz.com/jaxswll and click on the registration link. Youths ages 4-18 can register. Players must live in the Jackson Southwest Little League boundaries and bring one piece of residency proof to registration. Registration is also being accepted for the Challenger League for those with physical or mental handicap. For more information, call Pam Bildner at 782-7439. ■ Parkside Baseball Club will be holding tryouts for all seventh- and eighth-grade boys interested in playing Koufax League Baseball. Tryouts will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m. March 28 in the Parkside gym. We are also accepting names of people that may be interested in coaching or assistant coaching a team. For more information please contact Mark Stevens at 517-206-7027 or Dave Corravo at 517-206-1161.

Basketball

■ The Jonesville boys basketball tournament (grades 7 and 8) will be Saturday. Entry fee is $125. Space is limited to eight teams per grade. For information, call Jim Ackerson at 849-2848 or 474-2339; or e-mail: conniejim@comcast.com. ■ Signups for the 2011 American Youth Basketball TOUR season are beginning. Visit www.aybtour.com for more information or call Kirk Glassel at 517-812-7038. AYBT is looking for teams that have players from third grade through 11th grade, both boys and girls.

Results Swimming

Jackson County Aquatic Club Junior Olympics TOP 10 Boys 10U: Angelo Koprivica, 500 freestyle, 6th, 7:12.08; 50 butterfly, 7th, 41.31; 100 butterfly, 3rd, 1:36.30. Boys Ages 11-12: Lake Buseth, 500 freestyle, 4th, 6:08.25; Alexander Dunning, 100IM, 5th, 1:13.29. 200 freestyle, 2nd, 2:15.68; 200 breaststroke, 3rd, 3:02.79; 500 freestyle, 5th, 6:11.78. Girls Ages 13-18: Jovanka Koprivica, 400IM, 8th, 5:11.44; Megan Shaughnessy, 100 backstroke, 7th, 1:05.66.

Bowling

Suburban Lanes Juniors—Dean Genix 576, Blane Stowe 528. Preps—Baylee Sears 331, Sean Wyers 306, Lailah Maull 290. Summit Lanes Thursday After-School—Korey Reichard 568 (204), Drake Csage 480, Conner Lackey 460, Jamie Bleiler 383. Tournament Youth Masters Classic Championship Scores and records after 12 match-play games Saturday at Airport Lanes: 1, Dustin Kingsbury (10-2) 3,226. 2, Ryan Masters (9-3) 3,044. 3, Sean Davis (7-5) 3,028. 4, David Rodriguez (6-6) 2,953. 5, Kendall Long (7-5) 2,828. 6, Josh Saylor (5-7) 2,759. 7, Bobby Arnold (7-5) 2,717. 8, Rachael Jasinowski (5-7) 2,615. 9, Terry Rohacz (5-7) 2,612. 10, Brian O’Neill (5-7) 2,606. 11, Michael Holmes (4-8) 2,424. 12, Alex Rieman (2-10) 2,263. Stepladders Long def. Rodriguez 215-201 Long def. Davis 234-200 Long def. Masters 254-253 Kingsbury def. Long 225-218

Wrestling

MyWAY Central Regionals (at Mason) Western MatCats Ages 5-6: Lincoln Raczkowski, 43 lbs., 1st Ages 7-8: Connor Fitzpatrick, 46 lbs., 3rd; Wallace Gilbert, 97 lbs., 1st; Trent Hocter, 72 lbs., 3rd Ages 9-10: Eric Pape, 90 lbs., 1st; Seth Phebus, 75 lbs., 2nd; Landon Raczkowski, 80 lbs., 4th Ages 11-12: Gavin Putnam, 65 lbs., 1st Ages 13-15: Spencer Plate, 80 lbs., 2nd; Zak Smith, 80 lbs., 3rd Titan Takedown Wrestling Club Ages 5-6: Drew Maquire, 52 lbs., 5th; Cooper Keene, 61 lbs., 3rd Ages 7-8: Travis Frederick, 43 lbs., 2nd Northwest Red Crushers Ages 5-6: Cameron Beach, 40 lbs., 1st; Kayden Beach, 40 lbs., 5th; Logan Sallows, 52 lbs., 2nd; Braden Gariety, 55 lbs., 3rd place; Casey Davis, 61 lbs., 2nd Ages 7-8: Bryce Graham, 46 lbs., 1st; Josiah Young, 58 lbs., 1st; Adam Pringle, 61 lbs., 4th; Anthony Cole, 64 lbs., 1st Ages 9-10: Reese Darrow, 63 lbs., 1st; Trenton Metcalf, 71 lbs., 4th; Tanner Beach, 110 lbs., 1st; Adam Taylor, 110 lbs., 5th

nary 55, Akron-Fairgrove 43 St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran 72, Climax-Scotts 62 Wyoming Tri-unity Christian 75, Kalamazoo Phoenix 60

Girls Basketball Class D All-State

First Team Janae Langs, Climax-Scotts, 5-4, So. Jasmine Hines, Central Lake, 6-3, Sr. Emily Veenstra, Ellsworth, 6-2, Jr. Sarah Theut, Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 5-9, Jr. Morgan Warfield, Camden-Frontier, 5-9, Sr. Heather Lantis, Hillsdale Academy, 5-9, Sr. Christina Branch, Kentwood West Michigan Lutheran, 6-1, Sr. Marisa Burke, Watersmeet, 5-9, Sr. Mara Ryynanen, Chassell, 5-11, Sr. Lauren Robak, Waterford Our Lady, 5-10, Sr. Special mention Karli Jacob, Gaylord St. Mary, 5-9, Jr. Kelsie Blamer, Mio, 5-8, Sr. Natalie Markell, Morrice, 5-7, Jr. Lexi Gussert, Crystal Falls Forest Park, 6-0, Fr. Honorable mention Jenna Green, St. Joseph Michigan Lutheran, 5-8, Jr. Elizabeth McKee, Leland, 6-0, Jr. Alyssa Bryan, Mason County Eastern, 5-6, Sr. Maggie Farrell, Muskegon Catholic, 5-9, Sr. Erica Hansen, Mount Pleasant Sacred Heart, 5-9, So. Breagh Beaton, Marine City Cardinal Mooney, 6-0, Sr. Nicole Schneider, Portland St. Patrick, 5-7, Sr. Mikayla Terry, Lansing Christian, 5-10, Fr. Jamie Davis, Hillsdale Will Carleton Academy, N/A, Sr. Jaime Madalinski, Bark River-Harris, 5-10, Jr. Player of the Year Jasmine Hines, Central Lake Coaches of the Year Todd Eriksen, Manistee Catholic Al Becker, Central Lakes

COLLEGES Baseball

MOUNT MARTY (S.D.) 6, SPRING ARBOR 5 Spring Arbor 000 103 1 — 5 8 1 Mount Marty 100 120 2 — 6 6 2 WP: Bailey (1 strikeout, 1 walk). LP: Zach Wedesky (1 walk), 1-1. Hits: Shane Street 2 (2 RBI), Mark Weist (double, 2 RBI). SPRING ARBOR 5, MOUNT MARTY (S.D.) 4 Mount Marty 101 010 1 — 4 7 1 Spring Arbor 000 300 2 — 5 6 0 WP: Tyler Spickler (2 strikeouts), 21. LP: Engquist (1 strikeout, 3 walks). Hits: Derek Brown 2, Maverick Nichols 2 (2 RBI, double), Shane Street (double). Record: Spring Arbor 5-4.

Softball

SPRING ARBOR 6, AVILA (MO.) UNIV. 2 Avila 000 002 0 — 2 8 0 Spring Arbor 231 000 x — 6 7 1 WP-Cassie Schiller (1 strikeout, 1 walk), 1-0. LP-Jess Winkelman (3 strikeouts, 9 walks). HITS-Spring Arbor: Brooke Sevek 2, Debbie England (3 RBI). TRINITY CHRISTIAN COLLEGE 2, SPRING ARBOR 1 Spring Arbor 000 010 0 — 1 2 2 Trinity Christ. 020 000 x — 2 3 0 WP-Jessica Franco (2 strikeouts, 0 walks). LP-Erika Lehr (2 strikeouts, 0 walks), 1-1. Record: Spring Arbor 3-1.

Men’s Tennis

at Hilton Head Island, S.C. SPRING ARBOR 9, FAIRLEIGH-DICKINSON UNIV. 0 Singles: 1, David Darling (SA) def. Kevin Ly 6-0, 6-1. 2, Aaron Mayes (SA) def. Ryan Kearns 6-0, 6-1. 3, Nathan Scholten (SA) def. A.J. Warden 6-4, 61. 4, Andrew DeBruyn (SA) def. Kevin Kotsak 6-3, 6-0. 5, Tim Smolen (SA) def. Dave Thingarom 6-0, 6-1. 6, Matt Wojtkowski (SA) def. Derek Chang 6-0, 6-0. Doubles: 1, Mayes/Scholten (SA) def. Kearns/Warden 8-0. 2, Darling/ Scholten (SA) def. Ly/Romeo 8-1. 3, DeBruyn/Wojtkowski (SA) def. Kotsak/DanAriba 8-1. Record: Spring Arbor 11-4.

BASKETBALL NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-Boston 47 18 .723 – New York 34 31 .523 13 Philadelphia 34 32 .515 131⁄2 New Jersey 22 43 .338 25 Toronto 18 48 .273 291⁄2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB x-Miami 46 21 .687 – Orlando 42 25 .627 4 1 Atlanta 38 28 .576 7 ⁄2 Charlotte 28 38 .424 171⁄2 Washington 16 49 .246 29 Central Division W L Pct GB y-Chicago 47 18 .723 – Indiana 28 38 .424 191⁄2 Milwaukee 26 39 .400 21 Detroit 23 44 .343 25 Cleveland 12 53 .185 35 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 54 13 .806 – Dallas 47 19 .712 61⁄2 New Orleans 39 30 .565 16 Memphis 37 31 .544 171⁄2 Houston 34 34 .500 201⁄2 Northwest Division W L Pct Oklahoma City 43 23 .652 Denver 40 27 .597 Portland 37 29 .561 Utah 34 33 .507 Minnesota 17 51 .250

GB – 31⁄2 6 91⁄2 27

Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Lakers 47 20 .701 – Phoenix 33 32 .508 13 Golden State 30 36 .455 161⁄2 L.A. Clippers 26 42 .382 211⁄2 Sacramento 15 49 .234 301⁄2 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Sunday’s Late Result Golden State 100, Minnesota 77 Monday’s Games New Jersey 88, Boston 79 Oklahoma City 116, Washington 89 Memphis 105, L.A. Clippers 82 Denver 114, New Orleans 103 Miami 110, San Antonio 80 Houston 95, Phoenix 93 Philadelphia at Utah, (n) Golden State at Sacramento, (n) Orlando at L.A. Lakers, (n) Today’s Games New York at Indiana, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m.

College Men

AP Top 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ final 2010-11 college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Ohio St. (51) 32-2 1,611 1 2. Kansas (14) 32-2 1,574 2 3. Duke 30-4 1,472 5 4. Pittsburgh 27-5 1,406 3 5. Notre Dame 26-6 1,332 4 6. San Diego St. 32-2 1,322 7 7. North Carolina 26-7 1,189 6 8. Texas 27-7 1,069 10 9. Connecticut 26-9 1,019 21 10. BYU 30-4 977 8 11. Kentucky 25-8 928 15 12. Syracuse 26-7 922 11 13. Purdue 25-7 903 9 14. Louisville 25-9 874 14 15. Florida 26-7 840 12 16. Wisconsin 23-8 619 13 17. Arizona 27-7 516 16 18. St. John’s 21-11 433 17 19. Utah St. 30-3 333 23 20. Xavier 24-7 270 18 21. Kansas St. 22-10 240 19 22. West Virginia 20-11 178 20 23. Washington 23-10 176 — 24. Texas A&M 24-8 152 — 25. Vanderbilt 23-10 130 — Others receiving votes: Georgetown 129, Temple 124, Cincinnati 115, Old Dominion 65, Richmond 47, UNLV 38, Gonzaga 30, Butler 18, Villanova 17, Belmont 13, Missouri 13, George Mason 10, Memphis 7, Clemson 4, Colorado 3, Marquette 3, UCLA 3, Long Island U. 1. NCAA Tournament FIRST ROUND At UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Today’s Games No. 16 Seed Southeast: UNC Asheville (19-13) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (19-16), 6:30 p.m.

No. 12 Seed East: UAB (22-9) vs. Clemson (21-11), 9 p.m. Wednesday’s Games No. 16 Seed East: Texas-San Antonio (19-13) vs. Alabama State (17-17), 6:30 p.m. No. 11 Seed Southwest: Southern Cal (19-14) vs. Virginia Commonwealth (23-11), 9 p.m. EAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday’s Games At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Fla. West Virginia (20-11) vs. UAB-Clemson winner, 12:25 p.m. Kentucky (25-8) vs. Princeton (25-6), 30 minutes following Friday’s Games At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina (26-7) vs. Long Island University (27-5), 7:15 p.m. Washington (23-10) vs. Georgia (2111), 30 minutes following At Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland George Mason (26-6) vs. Villanova (21-11), 2:10 p.m. Ohio State (32-2) vs. UTSA-Alabama State winner), 30 minutes following Xavier (24-7) vs. Marquette (20-14), 7:27 p.m. Syracuse (26-7) vs. Indiana State (2013), 30 minutes following Third Round Saturday’s Games At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Fla. West Virginia—UAB-Clemson winner vs. Kentucky-Princeton winner Sunday’s Games At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. North Carolina-Long Island University winner vs. Washington-Georgia winner At Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland Ohio State—UTSA-Alabama State winner vs. George Mason-Villanova winner Syracuse-Indiana State winner vs. Xavier-Marquette winner At The Prudential Center Newark, N.J. Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Ohio State-UTSA-Alabama State— George Mason-Villanova winner vs. West Virginia-UAB-Clemson—Kentucky-Princeton winner North Carolina-Long Island University—Washington-Georgia winner vs. Syracuse-Indiana State—Xavier-Marquette winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Semifinal winners SOUTHEAST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday’s Games At The Verizon Center Washington Butler (23-9) vs. Old Dominion (276), 12:40 p.m. Pittsburgh (27-5) vs. UNC AshevilleArkansas-Little Rock winner, 30 minutes following At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Fla. Florida (26-7) vs. UC Santa Barbara (18-13), 6:50 p.m. UCLA (22-10) vs. Michigan State (1914), 30 minutes following At The Pepsi Center Denver BYU (30-4) vs. Wofford (21-12), 7:15 p.m. St. John’s (21-11) vs. Gonzaga (24-9), 30 minutes following At The McKale Center Tucson, Ariz. Wisconsin (23-8) vs. Belmont (30-4), 7:27 p.m. Kansas State (22-10) vs. Utah State (30-3), 30 minutes following Third Round Saturday’s Games At The Verizon Center Washington Pittsburgh—UNC Asheville-Arkansas-Little Rock winner vs. Butler-Old Dominion winner At St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Fla. Florida-UC Santa Barbara winner vs. UCLA-Michigan State winner At The Pepsi Center Denver BYU-Wofford winner vs. St. John’sGonzaga winner At The McKale Center Tucson, Ariz. Kansas State-Utah State winner vs. Wisconsin-Belmont winner At New Orleans Arena Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Pittsburgh-UNC Asheville-ArkansasLittle Rock—Butler-Old Dominion winner vs. Kansas State-Utah State—Wisconsin-Belmont winner Florida-UC Santa Barbara—UCLAMichigan State winner vs. BYU-Wofford—St. John’s-Gonzaga winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Semifinal winners SOUTHWEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday’s Games At The Pepsi Center Denver Louisville (25-9) vs. Morehead State (24-9), 1:40 p.m. Vanderbilt (23-10) vs. Richmond (277), 30 minutes following Friday’s Games At The United Center Chicago Notre Dame (26-6) vs. Akron (23-12), 1:40, p.m. Texas A&M (24-8) vs. Florida State (21-10), 30 minutes following Purdue (25-7) vs. St. Peter’s (20-13), 7:20 p.m. Georgetown (21-10) vs. Southern Cal-Virginia Commonwealth winner At The BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Kansas (32-2) vs. Boston University (21-13), 6:50 p.m. UNLV (24-8) vs. Illinois (19-13), 30 minutes following Third Round Saturday’s Games At The Pepsi Center Denver Louisville-Morehead State winner vs. Vanderbilt-Richmond winner Sunday’s Games At The United Center Chicago Notre Dame-Akron winner vs. Texas A&M-Florida State winner Purdue-St. Peter’s winner vs. Georgetown—Southern Cal-Virginia Commonwealth winner At The BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Kansas-Boston University winner vs. UNLV-Illinois winner At The Alamodome San Antonio Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Kansas-Boston University—UNLV-Illinois winner vs. Louisville-Morehead State—Vanderbilt-Richmond winner Notre Dame-Akron—Texas A&MFlorida State winner vs. Purdue-St. Peter’s—Georgetown-Southern CalVirginia Commonwealth winner Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL Second Round Thursday’s Games At The McKale Center Tucson, Ariz. Temple (25-7) vs. Penn State (19-14), 2:10 p.m. San Diego State (32-2) vs. Northern Colorado (21-10), 30 minutes following At The Verizon Center Washington Connecticut (26-9) vs. Bucknell (258), 7:20 p.m. Cincinnati (25-8) vs. Missouri (2310), 30 minutes following Friday’s Games At The BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Texas (27-7) vs. Oakland, Mich. (259), 12:15 p.m. Arizona (27-7) vs. Memphis (25-9), 30 minutes following At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Michigan (20-13) vs. Tennessee (1914), 12:40 p.m. Duke (30-4) vs. Hampton (24-8), 30 minutes following

Third Round Saturday’s Games At The Verizon Center Washington Connecticut-Bucknell winner vs. Cincinnati-Missouri winner At The McKale Center Tucson, Ariz. San Diego State-Northern Colorado winner vs. Temple-Penn State winner Sunday’s Games At Time Warner Cable Arena Charlotte, N.C. Duke-Hampton winner vs. MichiganTennessee winner At The BOK Center Tulsa, Okla. Texas-Oakland, Mich. winner vs. Arizona-Memphis winner At The Honda Center Anaheim, Calif. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Duke-Hampton—Michigan-Tennessee winner vs. Texas-Oakland, Mich.— Arizona-Memphis winner San Diego State-Northern Colorado—Temple-Penn State winner vs. Connecticut-Bucknell—CincinnatiMissouri winner Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At Reliant Stadium Houston National Semifinals Saturday, April 2 East champion vs. West champion Southeast champion vs. Southwest champion National Championship Monday, April 4 Semifinal winners National Invitation Tournament First Round Today’s Games Coastal Carolina (28-5) at Alabama (21-11), 7 p.m. Dayton (22-13) at College of Charleston (24-10), 7 p.m. Vermont (23-8) at Cleveland State (26-8), 7 p.m. Harvard (23-6) at Oklahoma State (19-13), 7:30 p.m. Murray State (23-8) at Missouri State (25-8), 8 p.m. UTEP (25-9) at New Mexico (21-12), 9 p.m. Boston College (20-12) at McNeese State (21-11), 9 p.m. Fairfield (24-7) at Colorado State (19-12), 9 p.m. Kent State (23-11) at St. Mary’s, Calif. (25-8), 11 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Texas Southern (19-12) at Colorado (21-13), 7 p.m. Nebraska (19-12) at Wichita State (24-8), 7 p.m. Florida Atlantic (21-10) at Miami (1914), 7:30 p.m. Wisconsin-Milwaukee (19-13) at Northwestern (18-13), 8 p.m. Bethune-Cookman (21-12) at Virginia Tech (21-11), 8 p.m. Mississippi (20-13) at California (1714), 9 p.m. Long Beach State (22-12) at Washington State (19-12), 10 p.m. College Basketball Invitational First Round Today’s Games James Madison (21-11) at Davidson (17-14), 7 p.m. San Jose State (17-15) at Creighton (19-14), 8:05 p.m. Hofstra (21-11) at Evansville (15-15), 8:05 p.m. Austin Peay (20-13) at Boise State (20-12), 9 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Miami (Ohio) (16-16) at Rhode Island (19-13), 7 p.m. St. Bonaventure (16-14) at UCF (1911), 8 p.m. Duquesne (18-12) at Montana (2110), 9:05 p.m. Weber St. (18-13) at Oregon (16-17), 10 p.m.

College Women NCAA Tournament

PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL First Round Saturday’s Games At Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pa. Penn State (24-9) vs. Dayton (21-11), 11:10 a.m. DePaul (27-6) vs. Navy (20-11), 30 minutes following At Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. Iowa State (22-10) vs. Marist (30-2), 11:15 a.m. Duke (29-3) vs. Tennessee-Martin (21-10), 30 minutes following Sunday’s Games At Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Conn. Connecticut (32-1) vs. Hartford (1715), 12:05 p.m. Kansas State (21-10) vs. Purdue (2011), 30 minutes following At Comcast Center College Park, Md. Maryland (23-7) vs. St. Francis, Pa. (22-11), 12:20 p.m. Georgetown (22-10) vs. Princeton (24-4), 30 minutes following Monday, March 21 At Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pa. Penn State-Dayton winner vs. DePaul-Navy winner At Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, N.C. Iowa State-Marist winner vs. DukeTennessee-Martin winner Tuesday, March 22 At Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Conn. Connecticut-Hartford winner vs. Kansas State-Purdue winner At Comcast Center College Park, Md. Georgetown-Princeton winner vs. Maryland-St. Francis, Pa. winner Regional Semifinals At The Liacouras Center Philadelphia Sunday, March 27 Connecticut-Hartford-Kansas StatePurdue winner vs. Georgetown-Princeton-Maryland-St. Francis, Pa. winner Penn State-Dayton-DePaul-Navy winner vs. Iowa State-Marist-DukeTennessee-Martin winner Regional Championship Tuesday, March 29 Semifinal winners DAYTON REGIONAL First Round Saturday, March 19 At Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee (31-2) vs. Stetson (20-12), 11:05 a.m. Marquette (23-8) vs. Texas (19-13), 30 minutes following At St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio Georgia Tech (23-10) vs. Bowling Green (28-4), 11:20 a.m. Ohio State (22-9) vs. UCF (22-10), 30 minutes following At Huntsman Center Salt Lake City Arizona State (20-10) vs. Temple (238), 4:05 p.m. Notre Dame (26-7) vs. Utah (18-16), 30 minutes following Sunday, March 20 At John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Va. Miami (27-4) vs. Gardner-Webb (2310), 12:15 p.m. Oklahoma (21-11) vs. James Madison (26-7), 30 minutes following Monday, March 21 At Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tenn. Tennessee-Stetson winner vs. Marquette-Texas winner At St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio Georgia Tech-Bowling Green winner vs. Ohio State-UCF winner At Huntsman Center Salt Lake City Arizona State-Temple winner vs. Notre Dame-Utah winner Tuesday, March 22 At John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, Va. Oklahoma-James Madison winner vs. Miami-Gardner-Webb winner Regional Semifinals At University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Saturday, March 26 Tennessee-Stetson-Marquette-Texas winner vs. Georgia Tech-Bowling Green-

Ohio State-UCF winner Oklahoma-James Madison-MiamiGardner-Webb winner vs. Arizona State-Temple-Notre Dame-Utah winner Regional Championship Monday, March 28 Semifinal winner SPOKANE REGIONAL First Round Saturday, March 19 At Maples Pavilion Stanford, Calif. Texas Tech (22-10) vs. St. John’s (2110), 4:20 p.m. Stanford (29-2) vs. UC Davis (24-8), 30 minutes following At The Pit/Bob King Court Albuquerque, N.M. North Carolina (25-8) vs. Fresno State (25-7), 4:15 p.m. Kentucky (24-8) vs. Hampton (26-6), 30 minutes following At McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Wash. Iowa (22-8) vs. Gonzaga (28-4), 4:10 p.m. UCLA (27-4) vs. Montana (18-14), 30 minutes following Sunday, March 20 At Cintas Center Cincinnati Louisville (20-12) vs. Vanderbilt (2011), 12:10 p.m. Xavier (28-2) vs. South Dakota State (19-13), 30 minutes following Monday, March 21 At Maples Pavilion Stanford, Calif. Stanford-UC Davis winner vs. Texas Tech-St. John’s winner At The Pit/Bob King Court Albuquerque, N.M. North Carolina-Fresno State winner vs. Kentucky-Hampton winner At McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, Wash. Iowa-Gonzaga winner vs. UCLAMontana winner Tuesday, March 22 At Cintas Center Cincinnati Louisville-Vanderbilt winner vs. Xavier-South Dakota State winner Regional Semifinals At Veterans Memorial Arena Spokane, Wash. Saturday, March 26 Stanford-UC Davis-Texas Tech-St. John’s winner vs. North CarolinaFresno State-Kentucky-Hampton winner Iowa-Gonzaga-UCLA-Montana winner winner vs. Louisville-VanderbiltXavier-South Dakota State winner Monday, March 28 Regional Championship Semifinal winners DALLAS REGIONAL First Round Sunday’s Games At Ferrell Center Waco, Texas Houston (26-5) vs. West Virginia (239), 5:10 p.m. Baylor (31-2) vs. Prairie View (2111), 30 minutes following At Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, Kan. Wisconsin-Green Bay (32-1) vs. Arkansas-Little Rock (23-7), 5:20 p.m. Michigan State (26-5) vs. Northern Iowa (27-5), 30 minutes following At Auburn Arena Auburn, Ala. Florida State (23-7) vs. Samford (257), 5:15 p.m. Georgia (21-10) vs. Middle Tennessee (23-7), 30 minutes following At CenturyTel Center Shreveport, La. Texas A&M (27-5) vs. McNeese State (26-6), 5:05 p.m. Rutgers (19-12) vs. Louisiana Tech (24-7), 30 minutes following Tuesday, March 22 At Ferrell Center Waco, Texas Baylor-Prairie View winner vs. Houston-West Virginia winner At Intrust Bank Arena Wichita, Kan. Wisconsin-Green Bay-ArkansasLittle Rock winner vs. Michigan StateNorthern Iowa winner At Auburn Arena Auburn, Ala. Georgia-Middle Tennessee winner vs. Florida State-Samford winner At CenturyTel Center Shreveport, La. Rutgers-Louisiana Tech winner vs. Texas A&M-McNeese State winner Regional Semifinals At American Airlines Center Dallas Sunday, March 27 Baylor-Prairie View-Houston-West Virginia winner vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay-Arkansas-Little Rock-Michigan State-Northern Iowa winner Georgia-Middle Tennessee-Florida State-Samford winner vs. RutgersLouisiana Tech- Texas A&M-McNeese State winner Regional Championship Tuesday, March 29 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At at Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis National Semifinals Sunday, April 3 Philadelphia champion vs. Dayton champion Spokane champion vs. Dallas champion National Championship Tuesday, April 5 Semifinal winners

HOCKEY National Hockey League EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division W L OT Pts Philadelphia 42 19 7 91 Pittsburgh 40 22 8 88 N.Y. Rangers 36 30 4 76 New Jersey 32 32 4 68 N.Y. Islanders 27 32 11 65

GF 219 201 198 146 194

GA 182 171 171 174 221

Northeast Division W L OT Pts Boston 38 21 9 85 Montreal 38 24 7 83 Buffalo 34 27 8 76 Toronto 30 30 10 70 Ottawa 25 35 9 59

GF 205 184 203 184 157

GA 164 172 201 218 215

Southeast Division W L OT Pts Washington 40 20 10 90 Tampa Bay 39 22 9 87 Carolina 31 28 10 72 Atlanta 29 28 12 70 Florida 28 32 9 65

GF 189 210 196 194 173

GA 171 211 209 223 191

WESTERN CONFERENCE

College

Division I Poll MINNEAPOLIS — The top 20 teams in the NCAA Division I men’s ice hockey poll, compiled by U.S. College Hockey Online, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through March 13 and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. North Dakota (42) 28-8-3 991 1 2. Boston Col. (7) 28-7-1 953 2 3. Yale (1) 25-6-1 874 3 25-9-4 848 5 4. Michigan 5. Denver 23-10-5 772 6 6. Miami 21-9-6 757 7 24-8-4 650 9 7. Merrimack 8. Notre Dame 23-11-5 619 8 9. Union 26-9-4 602 4 10. New Hampshire 21-9-6 584 10 11. Minn.-Duluth 22-9-6 571 11 12. W. Michigan 18-11-10 417 15 21-17-3 368 16 13. Col. College 14. Neb.-Omaha 21-15-2 318 12 15. Dartmouth 18-11-3 298 18 19-12-8 244 13 16. Boston Uni. 17. Maine 17-12-7 222 14 18. Rensselaer 20-12-5 117 20 21-16-4 98 19 19. Wisconsin 20. Cornell 15-14-3 58 NR Others receiving votes: Minnesota 39, Rochester Institute of Technology 30, Alaska-Anchorage 23, Northeastern 20, Ferris State 18, Air Force 4, Bemidji State 3, Colgate 1, St. Cloud State 1

BASEBALL MLB Spring Training

Monday’s Results Detroit 4, Washington 2 St. Louis 1, Atlanta 1, tie, 10 innings Minnesota 9, Florida 0 Philadelphia 7, Houston 6 Baltimore 8, Pittsburgh 2 Seattle 5, Chicago Cubs 3 San Diego 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Milwaukee 12, San Francisco 8 Cleveland 9, Oakland 8 Texas 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 Colorado 3, Cincinnati 2 Boston 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 Today’s Games Boston vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Houston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Florida vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Oakland (ss) at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Oakland (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Texas vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 7:10 p.m. San Francisco vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m. Monday’s Tigers Box Score TIGERS 4, NATIONALS 2 Detroit Washington ab r h bi ab r h bi Rhymes 2b 3 0 0 0 Morgan cf 4 0 2 0 J.Azcona 2b 1 0 0 0 Bernadina cf 1 0 1 0 A.Dirks cf 4 0 0 0 Desmond ss 4 0 3 1 Ordonez rf 3 0 2 0 Espinosa ss 1 0 0 1 Garcia pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Werth rf 4 0 0 0 Boesch lf 3 1 2 1 L.Nix rf 1 0 0 0 J.Johnson lf 1 0 0 0 Zmmrmn 3b 3 0 0 0 V.Mrtinez c 2 1 1 2 Bixler 3b 1 0 1 0 B.Holaday c 1 0 0 0 Morse lf 4 0 1 0 J.Peralta dh 4 0 0 0 W.Ramos dh 4 0 0 0 D.Kelly 3b 3 0 0 0 Hrston Jr. 2b 2 0 0 0 A.Ciriaco 3b 0 0 0 0 A.Gnzalez 2b 1 0 0 0 R.Strieby 1b 2 1 1 0 I.Rdriguez c 3 1 1 0 C.Iorg ss 2 0 1 1 D.Norris c 0 1 0 0 A.Diaz ss 1 0 0 0 C.Mrrero 1b 2 0 0 0 Stairs ph 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 4 7 4 Totals 35 2 9 2 Detroit Washington

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GF 227 232 177 188 193

GA 199 196 161 206 207

Northwest Division W L OT Pts 45 16 9 99 36 26 9 81 35 27 7 77 26 34 8 60 23 38 9 55

GF 229 214 176 191 172

GA 165 203 184 239 231

Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA San Jose 39 23 8 86 197 183 Los Angeles 39 25 5 83 192 168 Phoenix 36 23 11 83 202 200 Dallas 37 24 8 82 193 193 Anaheim 37 27 5 79 195 202 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s Late Result Phoenix 5, Anaheim 2 Monday’s Results Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 2 Chicago 6, San Jose 3 Minnesota at Vancouver, (n) Today’s Games Atlanta at New Jersey, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m. Washington at Montreal, 7 p.m. Carolina at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Nashville, 8 p.m. San Jose at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

4 2

E—Porcello (1). DP—Detroit 3, Washington 1. LOB—Detroit 2, Washington 10. 2B—Ordonez (1), C.Iorg (3). HR—V.Martinez (1). SB—Morgan (5), Desmond (2). IP H R ER BB SO Detroit Porcello 42⁄3 5 1 1 1 3 Gnzlz W,1-0 BS,1-1 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Benoit 1 0 0 0 0 1 Valverde 1 1 0 0 1 0 Schlereth 1 1 0 0 0 0 Perry S,1-1 1 1 1 1 2 0 Washington Marquis 5 3 1 1 2 4 Coffey L,0-1 1 3 3 3 0 2 Slaten 1 1 0 0 0 1 Clippard 1 0 0 0 0 2 Storen 1 0 0 0 0 1 Balk—Porcello. Umpires—Home, Jeff Nelson; First, Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, Ed Hickox; Third, D.J. Reyburn. A—4,267 (7,200).

BOWLING Recreation Airport Lanes Special Ladies—Dorothy Nalson 678, Candy Petty 586, Judy Trefry 564, Luann Middleton 559, Kim McCloyn 555. Airport House—Sam Harren 746, Vic Portalatin 730, Jack Russ 712. Jackson Service Club—Tony Harbottle 698, Kevin Sockow 619, Missi Harbottle 618, Joan Patterson 402. Incredible Seniors—Dick Stockman 668 (245), Ed Hunt 656 (275), Bob Arnold 625 (236), Lee Ransom 624 (226), Jack Martinez 622 (226), John Krutch 615 (257), Tom Rupert 611, James Reese 611 (244), Lee Watkins 602 (241), Deb Marshall 653 (237), Debbie L’Huillier 531 (214), Lila Guenther 523, Genny Price 513, Carol Hartsuff 503. Suburban Lanes Suburban House—Brian Kinchsular 703, Doug Fagan 692, Ron Daniels 688, Mark Burgess 679, Tim Collier 651. Summit Lanes Monday Nite Ladies—Shannah Gazlay 593 (232), Donna Hill 483, Laurie Gales 479. New By-Pass—Michelle Keirns 789, Todd Reichard 753 (300), Terry Ott 750, Rich Horodecki 726, Leonard Yenne 726, Scott Meeker 718, Dan Craven 706 (300).

TENNIS ATP/WTA Tours

Central Division W L OT Pts Detroit 41 20 8 90 Chicago 38 24 8 84 Nashville 35 24 10 80 Columbus 32 27 9 73 St. Louis 31 29 9 71

Vancouver Calgary Minnesota Colorado Edmonton

Toronto at Carolina, 7 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m. St. Louis at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

BNP Paribas Open Monday’s Results At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden Indian Wells, Calif. Purse: Men: $4.76 million (Masters 1000); $4.5 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Third Round Philipp Kohlschreiber (32), Germany, def. Robin Soderling (4), Sweden, 7-6 (8), 6-4. Tommy Robredo (25), Spain, def. Donald Young, United States, 6-0, 6-4. Albert Montanes (23), Spain,, def. Nicolas Almagro (11), Spain, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, def. Alexander Dolgopolov (20), Ukraine, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Ryan Sweeting, United States, 6-3, 6-1. Somdev Devvarman, India, def. Xavier Malisse, Belgium, 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 (5). Women Third Round Caroline Wozniacki (1), Denmark, def. Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez (28), Spain, 6-1, 6-3. Alisa Kleybanova (22), Russia, def. Flavia Pennetta (13), Italy, 6-3, 6-4. Agnieszka Radwanska (9), Poland, def. Maria Kirilenko (24), Russia, 6-0, 2-6, 7-5. Maria Sharapova (16), Russia, def. Aravane Rezai (20), France, 6-2, 6-2. Nadia Petrova (18), Russia, def. Christina McHale, United States, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Victoria Azarenka (8), Belarus, def. Urszula Radwanska, Poland, 7-6 (3), 6-3.

SPORTS

JACKSON CITIZEN PATRIOT

TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011

CLASS C REGIONAL AT HUDSON

Hillsdale tops Addison to advance By Mike Kohon mkohon@citpat.com — 789-1250

HUDSON — A resurgent Hillsdale High School boys basketball team continued Hillsdale 63 its postseason Addison 44 run with a 63-44 win over an Addison team that had picked up its game in recent weeks. The Hornets’ defense kept Addison from getting good looks and caused turnovers that were converted into points on the other end as Hillsdale moved on to play Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central (21-3) in the Class C regional championship Wednesday at Hudson. Hillsdale (16-8) returned to the regional final for the first time since

“It got us into the open floor a little bit and got us out to run. We’re very dangerous when we get out and run.” — Brad Felix

Hillsdale coach

2006 behind 14 points from junior Lee’Andre Hall and 11 from sophomore Jimmy Chase, who made three 3-pointers. Sixteen turnovers led to 11 firsthalf points for Hillsdale, which held a 26-16 lead at halftime. Hillsdale

also controlled the boards in the first half, grabbing nine on the offensive glass and converting them into seven points. During the third quarter, the Hornets’ offense kicked into gear as they made seven of 11 shots from the field to pull away 46-23 heading into the fourth quarter. Hillsdale kept Addison (10-14) at a safe distance the remainder of the way. “Our first three quarters, we played really well,” Hillsdale coach Brad Felix said. “I thought our defensive effort was the key to everything. “I think other than holding them without a lot of scoring, our defense also produced a lot of our offense. It got us into the open floor a little bit and got us out to run. We’re very dangerous when we get out and run.

That is when we are at our best, and I think our defense produced a lot of that (Monday night).” Senior Dan Vear added 10 points for Hillsdale, which overcame some weather-created adversity this season. An ice storm knocked out power for most of the town Feb. 20, and school was closed the week after the storm. Practices became intermittent as the school also was being used as a shelter. The Hornets went 2-2 in their final four games of the regular season before winning three in the district tournament. “We didn’t respond to it very good,” Hall said. “It knocked us out of our routine — going to practice and days off.”

Addison had been coming on strong as of late, winning four of its last five games after going 6-12. “A lot of people — like our freshmen — started to step it up,” Addison junior Travis Wilkerson said. “Our seniors started to lead, and we started to feel competitive — like we could beat anyone.” Johnny Young, who scored a game-high 21 points, is one of four seniors who will graduate, but Addison will try to build on its biggest win total since the 1998-99 season. Nonetheless, Young felt this season was a successful one for the Panthers. “I’m hoping they can come through next year,” Young said. “It was great to win the district championship. It was an exciting thing to do.”

MISS BASKETBALL

CLASS C REGIONAL AT HUDSON

Hines earns state honor

Manchester’s run ends vs. MSMCC

DETROIT (AP) — Jasmine Hines is already running out of room to add achievements to her college applications. Monday, she picked up another. The Central Lake High School HINES senior was named the state’s 30th Miss Basketball, finishing with 2,080 points in voting done by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. St. Ignace’s Nicole Elmblad was second with 1,473 points while Rebecca Mills of Midland Dow had 1,240 points. “I was shocked when Coach called me (Sunday) to tell me that I won,” Hines said. “I saw Brenna Brankston play in the finals the year she won Miss Basketball, and ever since then, I’ve wanted to win this. “It is a dream come true.” The Miss Basketball trophy comes after she has set the state’s single-season and career records in both scoring and rebounding. If she scores 11 points in Tuesday’s quarterfinal against Portland St. Patrick, she’ll become the first player of either sex to reach the 3,000-point mark. “There are a lot of great players in the state, so you never know who is going to win, but Jasmine definitely deserves this,” coach Al Becker said. “Her numbers speak for themselves, but they don’t show her dedication. “(One day) after practice, she decided she needed more work, so she spent 30 minutes on her own, running.” The only thing still missing from Hines’ basketball resume is a state championship. Central Lake has gone 89-9 during her career, but lost in the semifinals last season. “Winning this trophy was my dream, but the ultimate goal is to win the state title,” she said. “That’s the way I want to end this.”

have good possessions late in the game, especially against the defending state champs. “Maybe it was just their experience that took over, but I’m really proud of my guys. They left it all on the floor, and a possession or two goes our way and we could be going to the regional championship.” Kalamazoo Central led 1714 after one quarter, 36-29 at the half and just 45-44 after three quarters.

Monroe SMCC 47 Manchester 36

HUDSON — Looking to become a Cinderella team in the Class C state tournament, the Manchester High School boys basketball team’s season came to a close Monday short of that goal. Monroe St. Mary Catholic Central pulled away for good in the final five minutes and defeated Manchester 47-36 in a Class C regional semifinal at Hudson High School. The Flying Dutchmen ended the season with a 9-15 record. The Falcons (21-3) advance to the regional final, where they will face Hillsdale (186) at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Hillsdale beat Addison 63-44 in the other semifinal. Catholic Central jumped out to a 15-14 lead after the first quarter, but Manchester began to dictate the tempo in the second quarter and slowed the game down. The Flying Dutchmen scored the last five points of the first half to take a 21-20 halftime lead. Catholic Central came into the game riding a 14-game winning streak. “If you would have told me that a 21-20 game was going to be possible for us at the half, I would have told you I’ll sell my house,” Manchester coach Brad Gerbe said. “We thought that one of the things we could do to them was make this game slow. Make this game spread out and hopefully use some foot speed and try to neutralize some of their guys.” Manchester senior Josh Blades hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 24-24, but the Falcons answered with an

8-0 run midway through the third quarter. A 3-point basket by Josh Findley cut the lead to two with just over five minutes to play. The Falcons scored seven straight points before Findley knocked down another 3-pointer to cut the lead to six with 1:34 remaining. On the ensuing possession, Manchester was whistled for a foul and a quick technical foul. The Falcons knocked down three of their four foul shots at the line after the costly play. “I felt like we were still in the game up until that point,” Blades said. “With the technical foul shots and two free throws — that was kind of the point that we felt we probably couldn’t overcome it.” Blades had 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists to lead Manchester. Scott Wharam had 11 points and three assists, and Findley added eight points for the Flying Dutchmen. Manchester won its first district title since 2004 with an upset win over Napoleon on Friday night after finishing the regular season with a 6-14 record. “We’ve been underachieving all year. During districts we got together as a team and decided that we were going to work our butts off and try to get the title, and we got it,” Blades said. “We didn’t have a great regular season, but the district championship made up for it.”

By Josh Olson

CITIZEN PATRIOT • NICK DENTAMARO

Albion’s Kyle Harris puts up an off-balance shot as Hanover-Horton’s Sam Spink defends Monday. Hanover-Horton’s Adam Harris looks on.

Comets handle press in victory Continued from B1

Hull fired in a career-high 22 points, Ben Kesterson scored 13 and Sam Spink had eight points and five assists. “They knew what they had to, and they were able to do that,” Albion coach Durant Crum said. “I don’t know if they do that night in and night out, but they did it (Monday night). Hats off to HanoverHorton. They were very well prepared and played well.” Hanover-Horton had no problems with Albion’s fullcourt press and committed just seven turnovers — none in the second half. “They did a good job of helping each other against the press,” Mortimer said. “Sam really took care of the ball. He is so strong. They’re not going to get it from him.” Hull scored 19 points and Kesterson had 10 in HanoverHorton’s second-half rally from a 23-14 hole. “I knew I had to score to keep us in the game,” Hull said.

Albion still led 29-21 with 1:30 left in the third quarter when the Comets took off. In a little over four minutes, Hull made three 3-pointers and Kesterson hit two — both of them without missing from 3-point range — Spink converted a three-point play and Jacob VanCalbergh scored a putback. Hull’s last 3-pointer put the Comets ahead 41-34. “If you’re feeling it, you have to let ’em fly,” Hull said of the hot streak. “You hear the crowd even before you shoot, and then the place goes crazy and you’re on top of the world.” Hanover-Horton made five of 17 shots in the first half, and that was after making three of its first six for an 8-0 lead. “We wanted to take good shots,” Mortimer said of the difference in the second half. “The first half, we forced some shots.” “It’s the greatest feeling knowing you’re coming back and there’s still a chance,” Kesterson said about the Comets’ rally.

Kesterson, who led the Comets with seven rebounds, grabbed one and then hit a fallaway jumper to put HanoverHorton ahead 45-40 with 2:14 to play. Hanover-Horton was outrebounded 17-5 in the first half and won the board battle in the second half 18-14. Albion missed four shots on two possessions before Andrew Nicholson hit a jumper to pull the Wildcats within 45-42 with 1:12 left. Corey Clark made one free throw and Hull hit two for Hanover-Horton before Darius Crum kept Albion alive with a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left to make it 48-45. Hull sank a free throw with eight seconds to play. “The kids fought hard. It’s a great win for us,” Mortimer said. “Everybody stepped up. VanCalbergh (starting for Schuette) played real well.” Albion answered HanoverHorton’s 8-0 start with a 23-3 spurt that included 10 points by Crum. He scored 22, and Nicholson had 12 for Albion, which finished 18-6.

Vikings see season end against K’zoo Central Continued from B1

jolson@citpat.com — 789-1250

“A couple turnovers were costly, but I felt we were the better team,” Jackson junior guard Tyler Oliver said. “I feel like if we played them again, we could take them.” Kalamazoo Central never trailed in the second half, but it did see an 11-point lead evaporate down to one. “The No. 1 thing is just continue to dance,” Kalamazoo Central coach Mike Thomas said. “The only thing you want to do is survive. It doesn’t matter by how many points. Do whatever it takes

to win.” Buchanan’s two free throws at the end came after Kalamazoo Central had missed four free throws, including the front ends of two 1-and-1 opportunities in the final two minutes. Buchanan finished with a game-high 21 points. “He’s just got to make those free throws at the end,” Thomas said. “T.J. is our leader.” For Jackson, Williamson was joined in double figures by Taylor, who scored 15 points, and John White, who

scored 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Chavon Watts added seven rebounds and scored all five of his points to lead Jackson in scoring in the final quarter. Jackson turned the ball over 21 times to Kalamazoo Central’s 16. Jackson was 21-for-52 shooting from the field and had one of its best nights of the season from the free-throw line, going 11-for-14. “We came a long way this season,” Nichols said. “I don’t want to go home.”

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SAU baseball gets doubleheader split Citizen Patriot staff reports

The Spring Arbor University baseball team rebounded from a loss in the first game to split a doubleheader with Mount Marty (S.D.) College in Winter Haven, Fla., on Monday. Mount NICHOLS Marty won the first game 6-5, but the Cougars bounced back to earn a 5-4 victory in the second game. Mount Marty scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning for the victory in the first game. The Lancers tied the game on a sacrifice fly and scored the winning run on a wild pitch. Lumen Christi High School graduate Maverick Nichols came up big for Spring Arbor in the second game, delivering a walk-off double that drove in two runs to earn the split. “The bases were loaded and the first pitch he hit a bullet to left-center field,” Spring Arbor coach Sam

Spring Arbor 5-5 Mount Marty (S.D.) 6-4 Riggleman said. Shane Street had three hits and two RBIs, Derek Brown had two hits, and Mark Weist added a double and two RBIs for Spring Arbor (5-4). Tyler Spickler picked up the win on the mound for the Cougars.

Softball ■ Spring Arbor doubleheader: Spring Arbor continued play in Kissimmee, Fla., by splitting two games Monday, beating Avila (Mo.) University 6-2 and losing to Trinity Christian (Ill.) College 2-1. The Cougars had seven hits in the victory over Avila and scored all six runs over the first three innings. Debbie England drove in three runs, and Brooke Sevek had two hits. Spring Arbor managed just two hits in the loss to Trinity.

Men’s tennis ■ Spring Arbor 9, Fairleigh-Dickinson 0: Spring Arbor won all its singles matches in straight sets and dropped just two games in doubles to improve to 11-4. David Darling picked up a 6-0, 61 victory at No. 1 singles over Fairleigh-Dickinson’s Kevin Ly. Darling also paired with teammate Nathan Scholten for an 8-1 win at No. 2 doubles.

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ISU postpones World Championships LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union has called off the world figure skating championships that were scheduled to start in Tokyo next week. Parts of Japan have been devastated by an earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Friday, triggering emergencies at nuclear power plants. The official death toll from the disaster is in the thousands with thousands more still missing. More than 1 million households are without power and water. On Monday, the ISU said it was

Event scheduled to be held in Tokyo off following disasters “not possible” to host the marquee figure skating event as scheduled from March 21-27. ISU President Ottavio Cinquanta said the governing body took into account “critical developments” in Japan. “The ISU’s primary concern (is) for the safety of all participants, spectators and members of concerned entities as well as the travel advisories from many governments to avoid travel to Japan until the sit-

uation is settled,” Cinquanta said in a statement. “The postponement of the event or alternatively the final cancellation is under evaluation,” the Italian official said. The World Team Trophy in figure skating, scheduled to be held in Yokohama on April 14-17, also has been called off. Cinquanta said the ISU was consulting with the Japan Skating Federation and other national authori-

ties to decide when it was safe for teams to travel to Tokyo. “As soon as the situation in this respect has been finalized, the ISU will inform all parties concerned of the decision taken,” he said. The ISU initially hoped to proceed with the worlds because the Yoyogi stadium venue was undamaged by Friday’s earthquake. However, on Sunday it was reconsidering because of the “very worrisome” nuclear crisis.

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In Memoriams EVELYN ROSENBROOK 22 years have passed. Our hearts are full of so many memories of you. Miss you so much. —Love you, Artha, Bev, and Chuck. REGGIE SYLVESTER You watched me grow from a child to an adult. You were always there, whether it be for guidance or just being my friend. You’ll always be in my thoughts and in my heart. - Love, Luann

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Tressel apologizes to Ohio State fans at luncheon CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Bothered by harsh criticism directed at his cherished coach, Dustin Fox wanted to offer support to Jim Tressel. “He’s my guy,” Fox said as he waited for Ohio State’s embattled coach. “He has helped more people, won more games and done more for the university,” said Fox, a former defensive back for the Buckeyes. “He changed my life, and I’m so far from perfect. I can’t throw stones.” Seconds later, Tressel stopped before entering a crowded restaurant dining room and hugged Fox, who played for him on the Buckeyes’ 2002 national title team. Fox asked Tressel how he was doing after perhaps the most turbulent week of his career. “I’m OK,” Tressel said. Standing before an audience of loyal supporters, Tressel apologized several times Monday during his first public speaking engagement since being suspended for two games and fined $250,000 for violating NCAA rules — a punishment that could become more severe. Speaking to a group of 400 — many of them Ohio State fans clad in scarlet and gray — at a luncheon sponsored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Tressel charmed the sold-out luncheon crowd during a 40-minute speech in which he centered on handling adversity. Tressel opened his remarks by saying he couldn’t offer much about the recent scandal at Ohio State “because of the nature of the investigation.” He then got contrite. “But I can tell you this,” he said. “I consider all of you a part of the Buckeye Nation. I sincerely apologize for what we’ve been through. I apologize for the fact I wasn’t able to find the ones to partner with to handle our difficult and complex situation. “I also apologize because I’m going to have some sanctions. But the mission doesn’t change. That’s the pledge I have to you. The mission I’ve always had is we make sure we help young people change their lives.” Tressel later apologized for also being a distraction to Ohio State’s top-ranked basketball team, which enters this week’s NCAA tournament as the No. 1 overall seed. As part of the school-imposed penalties announced last week, Tressel was publicly reprimanded

November 28, 1920 March 13, 2010 Gone But Not Forgotten. Its been a year today, you were home to be with the Lord. We all miss you. – Your Daughter Beverly, Grandchildren, Chastity, Mike Parker, Jodell and JoJo Long

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EVA MAE (BRIGGS) ADY March 15, 1925 July 17, 2009 Thinking of you on your birthday We love and miss you — Sadly missed by husband, Jack; daughter, Carolyn (Thomas) Mikin; sons, Roger West and Dan (Cynthia) Ady; grandchildren and great-grandchildren

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Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel speaks Monday at a luncheon sponsored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

and required to make a public apology. During a news conference last week in Columbus, Tressel never offered any such apology. So, before he was whisked off following the event, Tressel was asked if this speech served as his public repentance. He looked puzzled. “I’ve tried to apologize all along,” he said. Last week, Tressel was suspended by Ohio State for the first

two games next season and fined for failing to notify the school about information he received last April involving two players and questionable activities involving the sale of memorabilia. Five Ohio State players, including star quarterback Terrelle Pryor, were suspended five games in 2011 for selling jerseys and other memorabilia to the owner of a local tattoo parlor, who was under investigation in a federal drug-trafficking probe.

The NCAA could levy additional penalties on Tressel, who has been at Ohio State since 2001 and is wildly popular among Buckeye fans. An engaging and charismatic public speaker, Tressel sprinkled in a few jokes during his speech. He cracked that he offered OSU freshman basketball star Jared Sullinger a spot on the football team. “I told Sullinger, tight end,” Tressel said. “Don’t even have to practice. Just show up.”

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Kingsbury throws first two 300s on same day Dustin Kingsbury, a left-hander who graduated from Northwest High School last year, had never bowled a 300 game. On Saturday, he bowled two. In the third of 12 match games in the Youth Masters Classic year-ending championship event Saturday at Airport Lanes, he fired his first 300 game. In the eighth match, he did it again. “It hasn’t sunk in yet,” Kingsbury said after he took the first seed for the stepladder finals with a record of 10-2 and pinfall of 3,226. Sports columnist “I’m not shaky or nervous. When the time comes for the final match, I’ll be ready.” He capped the day with a 225-218 victory over Kendall Long in the championship match. Kingsbury started the title match with five strikes in a row and had a 37-pin lead over Long, a senior at Jackson High School. Long fought back, threatening to steal the match, but Kingsbury survived. Long, seeded fifth, came from behind to win

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three straight matches to reach the title match. Long and fourth-seeded David Rodriguez were close all the way until Long pulled out a 215-201 victory. In the second match, Sean Davis took a 33-pin lead in the fifth frame before Long threw six strikes in a row en route to a 234-200 victory. The semifinal match was a barnburner, as Long and second-seeded Ryan Masters both started with four strikes in a row. They stayed neck-and-neck into the 10th frame, when Long threw two strikes and seven pins on his last ball. Masters needed a double and seven to tie and eight to win. He got the two strikes, then threw his usual speedball that appeared headed toward a light pocket hit. The result was a stunner. He left the dinner bucket, the 24-5-8, and Long won the match 254-253. Kingsbury, with his younger sister, mother and grandfather watching, showed no sign of nerves as he threw his left-handed sweeping curve with authority. He won his first eight games and finished the 12-game round with a 182-pin lead over Masters with 3,044 and a 9-3 record. Davis finished third with 3,028 and a 7-5 re-

cord. Rodriguez was fourth with 6-6 and 2,953 and Long fifth with 7-5 and 2,828. The competitors were the top 12 bowlers from the 2010-11 Youth Masters Classic season.

High scores B.J. Satkowski bowled a 300 game on the Viper pattern in the Airport PBA League last Tuesday. He is the fourth bowler to record a 300 in the league since it was formed as a Sport league a decade ago. Tom Schnebelt shot his before the league changed to its PBA format in its third year. His brother, Andy Schnebelt, has shot two perfect games and a pair of 298s, while Robby Portalatin had the other 300. Jamie Henman has bowled two 299 games in the league. Ernie Marr III shot a 799 series in the PBA League the same night as Satkowski’s 300. In the Airport 700 League, the GT Sports Team set a Greater Jackson USBC record Thursday with a 3,806 scratch series. Team members and their scores Thursday night are Vic Portalatin (761), Robby Portalatin (847), Rod Wiedmeyer (792), Bill Moore (624) and Dave Williamson (782).

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5-DAY FORECAST

High 44

RealFeel 40

Mostly cloudy with a shower or two Low 32

WEDNESDAY

RealFeel 56

Marquette 46/28

RealFeel 27

Breezy and mild with clouds and sun 60/48

FRIDAY

RealFeel 56

SATURDAY

Mainly cloudy, a shower possible RealFeel 52

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St. Ste. Marie 43/26

Mostly sunny

57/38

RealFeel 56

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Escanaba 44/27

Upper Peninsula: Mostly cloudy today; a few showers, except dry in the east. High 42 to 48. Partly cloudy tonight; a shower in the west. Lower Peninsula: Mainly cloudy today; a little afternoon rain in the south. High 40 to 46.

Precipitation

High .............................................. 39 Low ............................................... 24 Normal high ................................. 44 Normal low .................................. 25 Record high ....................... 76, 1990 Record low ............................ 1, 1993 Humidity 2 p.m. ........................................ 48%

Yesterday ................................ 0.00” Month-to-date ....................... 1.00” Normal, month-to-date ......... 0.80” Year-to-date ............................ 4.11” Normal, year-to-date ............ 3.44” Snowfall yesterday .................. 0.0” Snowfall month to date ........... 1.5” Snowfall season to date ....... 43.0”

Saginaw 42/28

Grand Rapids 45/31 Kalamazoo 44/32

Lansing 44/33 Jackson 44/32

SKY WATCH Sunrise Tue. ....... 7:51 a.m. Sunset Tue. ....... 7:44 p.m. Moonrise Tue. .. 3:06 p.m. Moonset Tue. .... 5:03 a.m.

Full

Billings 58/38

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Denver 64/36 Los Angeles 75/52

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City Anchorage Atlanta Boston Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City

Washington 52/43

Atlanta 68/45 El Paso 80/47

Fairbanks 16/-17

New York 51/39

Kansas City 56/37

Normal low temperatures

Flash floods triggered by torrential rain struck Indonesia’s province of Aceh on Sumatra Island late last week. Reports of the number of fatalities varied from 12 to 21.

Detroit 42/34

Chicago 44/32

Normal high temperatures

Minneapolis 40/29

San Francisco 62/52

Detroit 42/34

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Seattle 53/40

WORLD’S WORST WEATHER

Chicago 44/32

Jackson County Airport through 2 p.m. Monday

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Milwaukee 46/33

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