OUTDOORS & FINE PRINT
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IDNR: CWD serious matter Reader James Krause sent an email that concerned me: “Steve, I’ve been an avid deer hunter and sportsman my whole life. I’ve lived here since 1979. Not much has changed. I have a 35-acre hay field behind me with thick woods around it. There are no new homes or neighbors, and I’ve harvested some great deer, but I’m having some concerns with the deer population. “Coming home, on February 4 at 5:30 p.m., I saw the DNR hunting deer on McHenry County Conservation District property. They were just west of the Brookdale Bridge. That is at least 5 years that I’ve seen them out here. Last summer while at my local business, I talked to some one high up in the MCCD and he said that the DNR was stopped from hunting for 2013. I don’t get it! Harvest is down, permits are down and people out in the field are down. What message is this sending to our youth? “I haven’t seen but one small deer since the middle of November in back. Tell me how many deer tested positive with CWD in the past five years in McHenry County. I think this is overkill.” I sent Krause’s email to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources because I wanted the straight dope on the issue and I don’t feel qualified to craft an answer myself. Paul Shelton, manager of the Forest Wildlife Program for the IDNR sent me his response: “Preliminary deer harvest totals for McHenry County for the 2012 seasons were 1,062, compared to 989 in 2011 and 948 in 2010. Chronic wasting disease was first found in McHenry County during the fall of 2002, when two cases were discovered near Woodstock. Thirty deer with CWD have now been found in the county, with 14 of those occurring during the past 5 years. The low level of CWD found in McHenry County (and elsewhere in Illinois) should not be misconstrued to mean that CWD is not serious – it is simply a testament to the effectiveness of Illinois’ disease management program. “CWD is a very real and serious threat to Illinois’ deer herd. Although outbreaks develop relatively slowly, CWD is efficiently transmitted from sick to healthy deer; all animals that become infected die from the disease and there is no treatment or cure. While some Illinois hunters believe that CWD is insignificant, that it will inherently remain at low levels without management and will have little impact if left unchecked, all scientific evidence says otherwise. Perhaps the belief that CWD is not a problem stems from the success that IDNR has had in keeping disease prevalence rates very low during the past decade. “In part of Wyoming, however, where CWD has been unmanaged, infection rates are greater than 50 percent and their deer herd has been declining significantly. Dis-
OUTDOORS Steve Sarley ease rates are also increasing rapidly in our northern neighbor, Wisconsin. We don’t believe that our residents want this to happen to Illinois deer and our management of the disease, so far, has kept CWD at very low levels and helped to prevent its spread. “The sad reality of CWD is that it cannot currently be controlled without significant reductions in deer populations where the disease occurs. No other approach has demonstrated any success. If we allow deer populations to remain at traditional density levels, the disease will increase and will spread more rapidly into new areas. Without management it is a virtual certainty that in the long-term the disease will worsen significantly in northern Illinois, spreading to the remainder of the state and increasing the impact on the deer herd as prevalence rates increase. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources supplements recreational hunter harvest of deer with a very limited and focused sharpshooting program that takes deer only from very specific areas where we know CWD is present. Controlling disease using this approach at the local level allows us to most effectively fight CWD without drastically reducing deer populations throughout the entire county, as would be the case if we were forced to use hunting as the only tool for disease control. This actually benefits the hunters who would prefer to not see a widescale deer population reduction and it is clearly more effective. IDNR’s sharpshooting program is conducted only in specific areas where CWD is known to occur and site priorities are determined based upon local infection rates, along with deer density and distribution information collected by aerial deer counts. Generally speaking, our highest priority work areas are those with the most “entrenched” disease, highest prevalence rates and highest deer densities. In those specific areas, our goal is to significantly reduce the local deer population, since it is serving as a source of disease that maintains the epidemic and spreads it to new areas. “However, there are other sharpshooting locations where our goal is different. For example, in new “spark” areas (representing the first finding of CWD in a new location) the goal is to collect enough disease testing data to allow biologists to determine the local status of CWD. Typically, in those locations, sharpshooters target a set number of deer needed for sampling and leave the area when that goal is reached. That target number takes into account the number of samples that we received from hunters. Results of
this follow-up CWD testing affect how the site will be treated in the future. “When management efforts are successful, and surveillance testing no longer finds CWD in an area for a number of years, sharpshooting is discontinued in that area. Because of this approach, we no longer sharpshoot in the area east/southeast of Woodstock where CWD was first found in McHenry County, for example. “While deer densities in localized areas are impacted by our sharpshooting approach, the majority of the landscape in CWD counties is not. Although the CWD management area comprises thousands of (one-square mile) sections across northern Illinois, IDNR sharpshooting activities have generally been confined to properties in about 100 sections or less (a very small percentage of the total area). In McHenry County last year, IDNR sharpshooters took 69 deer from fifteen sections, while hunters harvested 989 during the hunting seasons. As you can see from the number of sections impacted, we are only working in a very small part of the county, since McHenry County contains slightly more than 600 square miles. “The Illinois Department of Natural Resources’ biologists realize that herd reductions are an inconvenience to hunters, who eagerly anticipate the opening of deer hunting seasons. However, we firmly believe this to be preferable to the alternative – allowing this disease to increase and spread (as it has in several other states) will have very serious and longterm negative consequences for the Illinois deer herd. We are not trying to destroy the deer herd, but rather are trying to protect it. Since CWD was discovered in 2002, we must consider the likelihood that deer populations and deer management in Illinois will never be the same again – at least until a cure is found. If we pretend that CWD is inconsequential, or that it will go away all by itself, we would not be accepting the reality of the situation. Conservation of natural resources is much more than providing abundant deer in the short term for the recreational enjoyment of hunters; it is about being responsible stewards of our deer resource with an eye for their long term benefit and sustainability. Sometimes this requires difficult decisions to be made, and this is certainly one of those times. For additional information about CWD, please visit our website at dnr.illinois.gov/programs/CWD.” Opinions, please? I’ll hold my comments for later.
• Northwest Herald outdoors columnist Steve Sarley’s radio show, “The Outdoors experience,” airs live at 5 a.m. Sundays on AM-560. Sarley also runs a website for outdoors enthusiasts, OExperience.com. He can be reached by email at sarfishing@yahoo.com.
OUTDOORS NOTES Research Center; lure scent – Tinks; tree stand - Guide Gear; blind – Ameristep
before because of the classes. This is really killing me to do this because this Northern Illinois: Dave Kranz from has been such a big part of my life for so Dave’s Bait, Tackle and Taxidermy in many years, but I’m starting to feel like Crystal Lake reports: “Ice fishing is still going well. If you use spikes and you I should take full advantage of whatChicago Muskie Hunters aren’t getting bites when you thread just chapter to host fund raiser ever good years I have left. On a more a single one on your hook, try upping positive note, I will probably expand my The Chicagoland Muskie Hunters your offering to two or three to trigger chapter of Muskies, Inc., in conjunction guiding business. Right now I only have attention. Tungsten ice fishing jigs are with the RMHS Choral Boosters, is hold- 3 or 4 days open for guiding in May and more dense than traditional lead so you ing its annual major fund raiser – the June. After the great year we had on can get the same weight jig in a smaller Indoor Fishing Flea Market from 8 a.m. Delavan and Geneva last year I had a size. A benefit is that tungsten jigs will to 1 p.m. March 9 at Rolling Meadows lot of former clients rebook early with drop faster. If you are getting a lot of High School at 2901 W. Central Road in almost everyone taking multiple days. bites from tiny fish as your bait sinks Rolling Meadows. The final day I’ll be guiding will be June slowly, switch to tungsten and let the All types of fishing tackle, gear, col24 then I will be going for muskies. Last bait get down to the big fish faster.” Call lectibles, reading materials will be avail- year my last trip on Geneva was on June 815-455-2040 for updated reports. able for purchase. Food also is available. 28 and we caught 34. If the musky trip For up-to-the-minute water conditions You can rent a table to sell your wares cancels, I will probably guide on Geneva on the Fox Chain and FoxRiver, go to for $50, and half-tables are available. another week or so. I will probably foxwaterway.state.il.us/ or call 847-587The event also features free seminars. expand my guiding business next year 8540. Cory Yarmuth of Legend Outdoors will to include crappies in April and possibly You can call Wisconsin’s Lake Michigan teach about shoreline steelhead at 10 muskies locally in summer. If I get this Fishing Hotline at 414-382-7920 to hear a.m., followed by Captain Bob Bachler bite wired this year, I may do a few the latest fishing information for Lake of Battalion 1 Sportfishing Charters on trips this year. Guiding for panfish will Michigan and its tributaries. spring king salmon and Cohoes at 11 be about $75 less than my normal fees, a.m.. For more information, call Pam while musky fishing would be about Huntingsurvey.com releases Mamsch at 847-222-0572. the same as bass guiding. If anyone is top-selling brands interested in joining me this year if I’m Petros no longer to teach Southwick Associates, through its on a hot crappie or musky bite, give me Huntingsurvey.com website has anfishing classes a call 815-455-7770. But it will probably nounced the brands hunters and shootShocking news from the Spence be a ‘let’s go now!’ trip.” ers bought most frequently in 2012. The Petros newsletter! top brands included: rifle – Remington, “With a lot of mixed emotions, I have tied with Ruger; shotgun – Remington; to announce that after 41 years of doing Coyote stories wanted I am hearing a lot of stories about muzzleloader– CVA; handgun – Sturm, the fishing classes, this will be my last encounters between northern Illinois Ruger; crossbow – Barnett; air rifle – year. I loved doing the classes and I Crosman; rifle ammunition – Remington; have met so many great people through residents and those dastardly critters, coyotes. I’d like to read your stories shotgun ammunition – Winchester; the years, but I turned 72 in December about your coyote encounters for a fuhandgun ammunition – Winchester; and am starting to wonder how many ture column. If you, your family or your blackpowder – Pyrodex; bow – Hoyt; more years I have left where I can still arrow - Carbon Express; decoy – Mojo; go full speed, which is the only way I’ve pets have had close calls, please send game call – Primos; binocular – Bushever known. I want to able to do things me the tales at sarfishing@yahoo.com. – Steve Sarley nell; knife – Buck; cover scent - Wildlife in March and April that I couldn’t do
Fishing report
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FIVE-DAY PLANNER TEAM
TODAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
BROOKLYN 7 p.m. WGN AM-1000
at Indiana 7 p.m. WCIU, ESPN AM-1000
PHILADELPHIA 7 p.m. TNT AM-1000
MONDAY
at St. Louis 7 p.m. CSN AM-720
COLUMBUS 7:30 p.m. CSN AM-720
at Detroit 11:30 a.m. CSN AM-720
OAKLAND* 2:05 p.m.
ARIZONA* 2:05 p.m.
at San Francisco* 2:05 p.m. AM-720
at L.A. Angels*/ MILWAUKEE* 2:05 p.m./ 2:05 p.m.
CLEVELAND* 2:05 p.m.
at MILWAUKEE* 2:05 p.m.
at Cleveland* 2:05 p.m.
CINCINNATI* 2:05 p.m. AM-670
at San Diego* 2:05 p.m.
SAN FRANCISCO* 2:05 p.m.
at Texas 7:30 p.m. CN100
at San Antonio 7 p.m. CN100 * Spring training
ON TAP TODAY WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
TV/Radio
6 p.m.: Michigan State at Purdue, BTN 8 p.m.: Penn State at Minnesota, BTN
NBA BASKETBALL 7 p.m.: Philadelphia at Bulls, TNT, AM-1000 9:30 p.m.: Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, TNT
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6 p.m.: North Carolina at Clemson, ESPN 6 p.m.: Ohio State at Northwestern, ESPN2, AM-560 6 p.m.: Drexel at Old Dominion, NBCSN 6 p.m.: Morehead State at Tennessee State, ESPNU 8 p.m.: Duke at Virginia, ESPN 8 p.m.: Missouri at South Carolina, ESPN2 8 p.m.: Utah at California, ESPNU 10 p.m.: Gonzaga at BYU, ESPN2 10 p.m.: Oregon State at Oregon, ESPNU
NHL HOCKEY 7 p.m.: Blackhawks at St. Louis, CSN, AM-720
GOLF 8 a.m.: European PGA Tour, Tshwane Open, irst round, TGC (same-day tape) 11:30 a.m.: LPGA, HSBC Women’s Champions, irst round, TGC (same-day tape) 2 p.m.: PGA Tour, The Honda Classic, irst round, TGC
AUTO RACING
PREPS WOODSTOCK 59, MARIAN CENTRAL 36
NASCAR SPRINT CUP
BOYS BASKETBALL
SUBWAY FRESH FIT 500
CLASS 4A PLAYOFFS
Site: Avondale, Ariz. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 1-2:30 p.m.), qualifying (Speed, 5-6:30 p.m.); Saturday, practice (Speed, 11 a.m.-noon, 2-3 p.m.); Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (FOX, 1:30-5 p.m.). Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles). Race distance: 312 miles, 312 laps. Last year: Denny Hamlin won the first of his five 2012 victories, leading the final 59 laps. Kevin Harvick challenged Hamlin, but ran out of gas and finished second. Last week: Jimmie Johnson raced to his second Daytona 500 victory. Danica Patrick faded from third to eighth on the final lap, still the highest finish by a woman in the history of the race. She became the first female driver to lead laps in the event after becoming the first woman to start from the pole in NASCAR’s top series.
Jacobs Regional Wednesday Game 3: No. 1 CL Central 69, No. 4 CL South 49 Game 4: No. 3 Jacobs 50, No. 2 DundeeCrown 45 Friday Game 5: No. 1 CL Central vs. No. 3 Jacobs, championship, 7:30 p.m.
NASCAR NATIONWIDE DOLLAR GENERAL 200 Site: Avondale, Ariz. Schedule: Friday, practice (Speed, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., 2:30-3:30 p.m.); Saturday, qualifying, Speed, Noon-1:30 p.m.), race, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2, 3-6 p.m.). Track: Phoenix International Raceway (oval, 1.0 miles). Race distance: 200 miles, 200 laps. Last year: Elliott Sadler raced to the first of his four 2012 victories. Last week: Tony Stewart won the opener at Daytona, a race marred by a last-lap accident that injured more than 30 fans. Kyle Larson hit the cars in front of him and went airborne into the fence, hurling a tire and large pieces of debris into the stands.
TRANSACTIONS PROS FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS–Announced the retirement of DE Chris Kelsay. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS–Released OT Guy Whimper, QB John Parker Wilson and DB Brandon King. NEW YORK GIANTS–Re-signed OT Will Beatty to a five-year contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS–Placed D James Wisniewski on injured reserve, retroactive to Feb. 24. FLORIDA PANTHERS–Assigned F Scott Timmins to San Antonio (AHL). NASHVILLE PREDATORS–Announced F Brian McGrattan cleared waivers and was assigned to Milwaukee (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS–Assigned F Brandon Mashinter to Connecticut (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING–Recalled F Pierre-Cedric Labrie and D Brendan Mikkelson from Syracuse (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS–Recalled G Philipp Grubauer from Hershey (AHL). WINNIPEG JETS–Recalled D Derek Meech from St. John’s (AHL). Reassigned D Julian Melchiori and G Eddie Pasquale to St. John’s.
COLLEGE ALABAMA–Dismissed LB D.J. Pettway, LB Tyler Hayes, S Eddie Williams and HB Brent Calloway. GEORGIA–Announced senior FB Alexander Ogletree is leaving the team for undisclosed medical reasons.
BETTING ODDS GLANTZ-CULVER LINE NCAA Basketball FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG North Carolina 3 at Clemson Drexel 2 at Old Dominion Ohio St. 9½ at Northwestern at Temple 5 Detroit Arkansas St. 3½ at North Texas at W. Kentucky 4½ South Alabama at Texas-Arlington 13 San Jose St. at Texas St. Pk Seattle at Louisiana Tech 7 Utah St. Idaho 1½ at UTSA at UALR 5 La.-Lafayette FIU 6 at La.-Monroe Middle Tenn. 12 at Troy at San Diego 1 San Francisco at California 10½ Utah Missouri 9 at South Carolina Duke 1½ at Virginia at CS Northridge 1½ Cal Poly at Cal St.-Fullerton 1 Pacific at Oregon 11 Oregon St. Gonzaga 5 at BYU at Santa Clara 14 Loyola Mrymnt UC Davis 2½ at UC Riverside at Hawaii 8½ UC Santa Barbara at Appalachian St. 3½ Samford at W. Carolina 9 Chattanooga at The Citadel 3 Furman at Tennessee St. 7 Morehead St. at Niagara 8 Rider at Canisius 13 St. Peter’s at Coll. of Chrlstn 8 Wofford South Dakota 2 at IUPUI S. Dakota St. 12½ at Neb.-Omaha at Murray St. 21 UT-Martin at Austin Peay Pk SE Missouri E. Kentucky 3 at Tennessee Tech at W. Illinois 14½ Mo.-Kansas City at N. Arizona 4½ Idaho St. at S. Utah 4½ Montana St. at E. Washington 1 N. Colorado Weber St. 7 at Sacramento St. at Portland St. 3 North Dakota FAVORITE at Bulls at Indiana at L.A. Lakers
NBA LINE 8 1½ 12
UNDERDOG Philadelphia L.A. Clippers Minnesota
NHL FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at St. Louis -110 Blackhawks at N.Y. Rangers -140 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Islanders -125 Toronto at Boston -200 Ottawa Pittsburgh -140 at Carolina at Florida -120 Buffalo at Winnipeg -125 New Jersey at Dallas -130 Edmonton at Colorado -120 Calgary at Phoenix -140 Minnesota at San Jose -160 Detroit
Woodstock Marian Central
CRYSTAL LAKE CENTRAL 69 CRYSTAL LAKE SOUTH 49 CL SOUTH (49) Bartusch 2 2-2 6, Geske 8 1-2 20, Meitzler 2 0-0 5, Rogers 4 1-1 9, Schiller 2 1-3 5, Johnson 0 0-0 0, Smith 0 0-0 0, Mahoney 0 0-0 0, Frericks 0 0-0 0, Oros 1 2-2 4, Thomas 0 0-0 0, Wagner 0 0-0 0. Totals: 19 7-10 49. CL CENTRAL (69) Co. Murphy 9 4-6 22, Knoeppel 3 2-2 9, Fleck 5 6-6 18, Panicko 2 2-2 6, Vanscoyoc 3 2-2 8, thomas 1 1-2 3, Ca. Murphy 0 0-0 0, Je. Murphy 0 0-0 0, Hobson 0 0-0 0, Vesely 0 0-0 0, Cadieux 0 0-0 0, Duffy 0 0-0 0, Larkins 0 0-0 0. Totals: 23 19-22 69. CL South CL Central
12 9 6 22 – 49 12 12 25 20 – 69
3-point goals: CL South 4 (Geske 3, Meitzler), CL Central 4 (Fleck 2, Vanscoyoc, Knoeppel). Total fouls: CL South 11, CL Central 12.
JACOBS 50, DUNDEE-CROWN 45 JACOBS (50) Orange 4 5-6 15, Berndt 1 0-0 2, Ledinsky 5 0-0 12, Ojo 2 2-3 6, Schwerdtmann 2 0-0 5, Billings 2 3-4 7, Micel 0 0-0 0, Nerja 1 1-2 3. Totals: 17 11-15 50. DUNDEE-CROWN (45) Beasley 2 4-4 9, Rodriguez 10 4-5 26, Buckley 0 0-0 0, Kissack 1 1-2 3, Muscat 0 0-0 0, Parson 1 1-3 3, Conley 1 0-0 2, Crenshaw 0 0-0 0, Munson 0 0-0 0. Totals: 16 9-13 45. Jacobs Dundee-Crown
12 13 13 12 – 50 11 2 17 14 – 45
3-point goals: Jacobs 5 (Orange 2, Ledinsky 2, Schwerdtmann), Dundee-Crown 3 (Rodriguez 2, Beasley). Total fouls: Jacobs 16, Dundee-Crown 16. Rockford East Regional Wednesday Game 2: No. 1 Jefferson 57, No. 4 DeKalb 49 Game 3: No. 2 Rockford East 53, No. 3 Huntley 43 Friday Game 4: No. 1 Jefferson vs. No. 2 Rockford East, championship, 7:30 p.m.
ROCKFORD EAST 53 HUNTLEY 43 HUNTLEY (43) Adams 1 0-0 3, Only 6 0-0 12, Wagner 4 0-0 10, Egekeze 7 2-3 16, Gorney 1 0-0 2. Totals 19 2-3 43. ROCKFORD EAST (53) Robinson 0 0-2 0, Smith 2 0-0 4, Box 4 4-8 14, Young 2 0-0 4, Evans 5 6-7 16, James 0 2-2 2, Kashana 2 3-4 8, Nolan 2 0-0 5. Totals 17 15-21 53. Huntley Rockford East
6 8 16 13 – 43 11 12 10 20 – 53
Three-point goals: Huntley 3 (Wagner 2, Adams), Rockford East 4 (Box 2, Kasana, Nolan. Total fouls: Huntley 19, Rockford East 11. Fouled out: Regan.
CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS Chicago Senn Regional Wednesday Game 3: No. 4 Chicago Gordon Tech 64, No. 13 Elmwood Park 21 Game 4: No. 5 Chicago Uplift 69, No. 12 Richmond-Burton 64 Friday Game 5: No. 4 Chicago Gordon Tech vs. No. 5 Chicago Uplift, championship, 7:30 p.m.
8 14 21 16 - 59 5 7 14 10 - 36
Three-point goals: Woodstock 6 (Buhrow 4, Turner 2), Marian Central 3 (Yuk 2, Schnepf). Total fouls: Woodstock 13, Marian Central 13.
WOODSTOCK NORTH 67, MARENGO 54 WOODSTOCK NORTH (67) Jandron 3-3-4-9, Whiting 3-12-14-18, Ortiz 3-2-4-9, Zieman 6-3-4-17, Herscha 2-2-4-6, Creighton 1-0-0-2, Ball 3-0-1-6. Totals: 21-22-31-67. MARENGO (54) Shepard 4-0-1-9, Kunde 2-0-0-5, Darlington 1-0-0-3, Rogutich 7-1-2-15, Volkening 3-1-2-7, Rondorf 3-0-3-6, Simonini 1-0-0-3, Kissack 0-3-4-3, Knoblock 1-0-0-3. Totals: 22-5-11-54. Woodstock North 8 17 20 22 - 67 Marengo 9 17 8 20 - 54 Three-point goals: Woodstock North 3 (Zieman 2, Ortiz), Marengo 4 (Shepard, Kunde, Darlington, Simonini). Total fouls: Woodstock North 18, Marengo 20. Burlington Central Regional Today Game 2: No. 1 Hampshire 49, No. 4 Burlington Central 31 Game 3: No. 2 Sycamore 66, No. 3 Rochelle 46 Friday Game 4: No. 1 Hampshire vs. No. 2 Sycamore, championship, 7:30 p.m.
HAMPSHIRE 49 BURLINGTON CENTRAL 31 HAMPSHIRE (49) Bridges 2 1-2 5, Cork 1 0-0 3, Crater 6 0-0 13, Dumoulin 5 0-0 10, Hernandez 5 0-0 10, Tuttle 1 0-0 2, Waterworth 2 0-0 4, Woodbury 1 0-0 2, Totals 23 1-3 49 BURLINGTON CENTRAL (31) Deng 4 0-0 9, Hunnicutt 1 0-0 2, McCurdy 2 0-0 4, Ozburn 2 0-0 4, Rau 2 2-2 8, Warner 2 0-0 4, Totals 13 2-2 31. Hampshire 8 8 Burlington Cent. 11 7
19 14 – 49 2 11 – 31
Three-point goals: Hampshire 2 (Cork, Crater) Burlington Central 3 (Deng, Rau 2) Total Fouls: Hampshire 6, Burlington Central 11. Ridgewood Regional Wednesday Game 2: No. 3 Ridgewood 70, Chicago Kelvyn Park 47 Game 3: No. 6 Carmel 57, No. 11 Johnsburg 41 Friday Game 4: No. 6 Carmel vs. No. 3 Ridgewood, championship, 7:30 p.m.
CARMEL 57, JOHNSBURG 41 JOHNSBURG (41) Dingman 2 0-0 6, Graef 1 0-0 2, Ridout 4 0-0 9, Lobermeier 1 2-2 4, Talbot 2 0-0 6, Dixon 1 0-0 3, Dombrowski 3 0-0 7, Huemann 1 0-0 2, Conroy 1 0-0 2. Totals 16 2-2 41. CARMEL (57) Poyser 3 5-6 12, George 6 2-4 14, M. Barr 3 7-10 13, C. Barr 6 0-2 13, Edkins 1 2-2 5. Totals 19 16-24 57. Johnsburg Carmel
4 8 17 5
9 20 – 41 16 19 – 57
Three-point goals: Johnsburg 7 (Dingman 2, Ridout, Talbot 2, Dixon, Dombrowski), Carmel 3 (Poyser, Edkins. C. Barr). Total fouls: Johnsburg 12, Carmel.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Woodstock North Regional Wednesday Game 2: No. 1 Woodstock 59, No. 4 Marian Central 36 Game 3: No. 2 Woodstock North 67, No. 3 Marengo 54 Friday Game 4: No. 1 Woodstock vs. No. 2 Woodstock North, championship, 7:30 p.m.
Friday Semifinals Game 1: Huntley vs. Rolling Meadows, 6:30 p.m. Game 2: Chicago Heights Marian vs. Whitney Young, 8:15 p.m.
BASKETBALL
HOCKEY
IHSA CLASS 4A STATE FINALS
NHL
NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct Indiana 36 21 .632 Bulls 32 25 .561 Milwaukee 28 28 .500 Detroit 23 37 .383 Cleveland 20 38 .345
GB — 4 7½ 14½ 16½
Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 103, Toronto 92 Sacramento 125, Orlando 101 Detroit 96, Washington 95 Milwaukee 110, Houston 107 Memphis 90, Dallas 84 Oklahoma City 119, New Orleans 74 New York 109, Golden State 105 Phoenix 105, San Antonio 101, OT Atlanta 102, Utah 91 Denver at Portland, (n) Today’s Games Philadelphia at Bulls, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Indiana, 6 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.
MEN’S COLLEGE WEDNESDAY’S MIDWEST SCORES
LINE -110 +120 +105 +170 +120 +100 +105 +110 +100 +120 +140
WOODSTOCK (59) Buhrow 4-0-0-12, Sutter 2-4-10-8, Turner 6-8-10-22, Kaufmann 2-0-0-4, Kubiak 1-1-2-3, Stoneking 5-0-3-10. Totals: 20-13-25-59. MARIAN CENTRAL (36) Pischke 1-2-2-4, Schnepf 1-0-0-3, Caldez 0-1-2-1, Harlieb 3-2-3-8, Buettner 1-1-2-3, Waytula 3-2-5-8, Yuk 2-0-0-6, Einecker 1-0-0-2, Hardie 0-1-2-1. Totals: 12-9-16-36.
Akron 88, Ohio 81, OT Ball St. 95, Cent. Michigan 90 Bowling Green 52, Miami (Ohio) 44 Creighton 80, Bradley 62 Drake 67, Indiana St. 56 E. Michigan 53, N. Illinois 41 Evansville 59, Wichita St. 56 Illinois St. 86, Missouri St. 50 Iowa 58, Purdue 48 Kent St. 83, Buffalo 81, OT Louisville 79, DePaul 58 S. Illinois 63, N. Iowa 57
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF Blackhawks 19 16 0 3 35 61 Nashville 20 9 6 5 23 44 St. Louis 18 10 6 2 22 55 Detroit 19 9 7 3 21 57 Columbus 20 5 12 3 13 44
GA 37 47 52 54 61
Wednesday’s Games Philadelphia 4, Washington 1 Montreal 5, Toronto 2 Detroit at Los Angeles, (n) Nashville at Anaheim, (n) Today’s Games Blackhawks at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Ottawa at Boston, 6 p.m. Buffalo at Florida, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 8 p.m. Detroit at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.
BLACKHAWKS SCHEDULE Today Saturday Sunday 5 6 8 10 14 16 18
February at St. Louis March COLUMBUS at Detroit MINNESOTA COLORADO at Colorado EDMONTON at Columbus at Dallas at Colorado
7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 11:30 a.m. 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. 6 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m.