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Monday, February 23, 2015

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Taking on hospitals, homes?

Rauner wants to reinstate service cuts made to Medicaid in 2012

BY CARLA K. JOHNSON Associated Press Medical Writer

CHICAGO – In proposing to cut Illinois’ Medicaid program by $1.5 billion, Gov. Bruce Rauner has chosen to go toe-to-toe with three powerful business lobbies: retail pharmacies, nursing homes and hospitals.

The Republican wants to reinstate

service cuts temporarily made to Medicaid in 2012 and later restored by the Legislature and his Democratic predecessor, Gov. Pat Quinn.

That would eliminate – again – optional Medicaid services such as adult dental care and podiatry. But Rauner surprised stakeholders by pushing further: proposing nearly $1 billion in payment cuts to health

care institutions that traditionally have been able to fight them off.

Medicaid occupies a huge part of all states’ budgets. It’s no surprise Rauner and his advisers see the federal and state health insurance program for the poor as a target for savings as they try to close a $6.2 billion budget deficit, lawmakers of both parties said.

“You know why a robber robs a bank? That’s where the money is,” said Rep. Sara Feigenholtz, a Chicago Democrat. “Medicaid is the bank.”

Rauner’s plan, unveiled Wednesday, recommends roughly $19 billion in Medicaid spending to cover nearly 3.5 million Illinoisans.

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Blue past the competition

Clean Line approval appealed Landowners Alliance files petition after being denied hearing

BY TERRI SIMON Shaw Media tsimon@shawmedia.com

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Newman’s Elliott Frankfother (left) consults Shawn Rosengren on Saturday during a Masonic Scholastic Bowl sectional Saturday at Newman Central Catholic High School. The Comets won to earn a repeat trip to state March 7 in Bloomington.

Defending champ Newman sizzles at sectional, returns to state

BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521 @SeaWarren

STERLING – And so it goes. Once again, Newman Central Catholic High School was the team to beat at the Masonic Scholastic Bowl sectional competition, and boy did the Comets deliver.

From their first match against Mendota, to a finale against Stillman Valley, the defending state champions couldn’t be stopped on their home court Saturday at Newman High.

The championship round score was 310-190, sending the Comets to the statewide competition March 7 at Bloomington High School in Bloomington.

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The Oregon High School Scholastic Bowl team gives its answer to a question during the Hawks’ semifinal match against Stillman Valley during a Masonic Scholastic Bowl sectional. Stillman edged Oregon to earn a shot at defending state champion Newman in the sectional championship match.

OTTAWA – The battle continues for Rock Island Clean Line and those who oppose it. That battle has moved into the Illinois court system.

On Tuesday, the Illinois Landowners Alliance filed an appeal of a November order issued by the Illinois Commerce Commission, which granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity to Rock Island Clean Line, LLC. The certificate allowed RICL to build and operate a 121-mile Illinois portion of a new 500-mile direct current electric power line.

The line conceptually begins in North Cen- Response tral O’Brien inside County in Iowa Clean Line and ends at a responds to ComEd substa- appeal, A12 tion in Grundy County. In Illinois, the projected path of the line begins in Rock Island County at the Mississippi River south of Cordova and then runs through Whiteside, Henry, Bureau and LaSalle counties.

In mid-January, ComEd, the Illinois Farm Bureau and the ILA asked the ICC for a new hearing, touting a variety of reasons why the ICC’s ruling didn’t set well with these entities – the most pressing issue being Rock Island Clean Line is a private company seeking authority of eminent domain to attract investors for a private, speculative project.

The ICC denied that request for a new hearing.

On Tuesday, the ILA filed a petition in the Third District Appellate Court in Ottawa and asked for a review of the ICC’s November 2014 order and its January denial to rehear the case.

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A lot of questions were asked and answered Saturday. But unfortunately, none of them, including the final, competition-ending one, can be reprinted here, because the Southern Illinois sectional, in which they get asked the same questions, was postponed for weather.

But if they could be reprinted, it would be safe to bet few would know the answers. That’s the thing about these Scholastic Bowls – they’re a wonderful cure for an overly inflated sense of self.

Categories ranged from art history to world history to math questions that left this reporter entirely boggled.

Newman coach Ann Propheter knows her students are good, and they work hard to be that good, she said. “We have practice a couple times a week, and the advantage we have over most of the other teams is we get into a lot of the Saturday tournaments, so we play schools from all over the state,� she said. “We go to Rockford, and we play some of the really quality big schools, so I think that gives us a certain sense of confidence that you really need.�

The Comets are able to compete in those tournaments because of the postseason spoils they earn. The Masons contribute $400 to the sectional winners’ Scholastic Bowl programs. A state title rakes in a grand.

So $1,400 won last year fueled the Comets’ quest for knowledge for greater knowledge this go-round.

And the sledding could be a bit tougher at state.

Whereas Newman competed in the lower of two divisions last year, the Masonic field split to three divisions this season, and Newman’s multiplier put it in the middle tier.

Photos by Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

Quinn Rumler and Haley Appel of West Carroll High School work out a math problem during the Masonic Scholastic Bowl sectional Saturday at Newman Central Catholic High School.

So the Comets have seen plenty of familiar faces, but will see some squads from last year’s bigger division along the way, too. “I think people don’t realize just how much plain old courage, how brave you have to be, to play this,� Propheter said. “So, because we go and play so many other teams, we have a little more faith in ourselves than perhaps some of the other kids do.�

Schools that participated Saturday included Newman, Oregon, West Carroll, Byron, Marengo, Mendota, Princeton, Stillman Valley, and Winnebago.

It was a daylong event, with the first round starting at 8:45 a.m.

After five rounds of intense questioning, only Stillman Valley, Newman, Morrison, and Oregon were left. Stillman Valley beat out Oregon, Newman ousted Morrison, and then it was Newman for all the chips. “I thought when we played Morrison, of course we play them a lot, so you know, but I thought my team played really, really well,� Newman Coach Ann Propheter said. “This last match [against Stillman Valley] was so competitive. It was really tight. I was a nervous wreck.�

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ABOVE: Izzy Vander Bleek of Morrison High listens to a question during the Scholastic Bowl sectional. Morrison fell to Newman in the semifinals.

BELOW: Newman students (from left) Jakob Frank, Ken Ellorando, and Elliott Frankfother share a laugh.

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87TH ACADEMY AWARDS

DIXON

Full nest for ‘Birdman’ Comedy tucks four Oscars under its wing

The winners ...

BY JAKE COYLE Associated Press Film Writer

LOS ANGELES — The long take of “Birdman” has stretched all the way to the Academy Awards, where the jazzy, surreal comedy about an actor fleeing his superhero past, took Hollywood’s top honor in a ceremony punctuated by passionate pleas for equality.

In a battle of B-movies for best picture, the Oscars awarded “Birdman” best picture, opting for a movie that epitomizes much of Hollywood – showy, ego-mad, desperate for artistic credibility – over one (“Boyhood”) that prized naturalism and patience. “Birdman (or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” also won best director for Mexican filmmaker Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, best original screenplay and best cinematography.

“Maybe next year the government will inflict immigration restrictions,” said Innaritu, recalling last year’s best director winner, Alfonso Cuaron. “Two Mexicans in a row. That’s suspicious, I guess.”

Six of the eight bestpicture nominees took awards at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday: Wes Anderson’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” for its hand-made craft; “Whiplash” for its pulsating pacing and J.K. Simmons’ drill-sergeant jazz instructor; “Boyhood” for Patricia Arquette’s moving mother; and “American Sniper” for its war

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Alejandro G. Inarritu (center) and the cast and crew of “Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)” accept the award for the best picture Sunday at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. film sound editing; and “Selma” for Common and John Legend’s best song.

Tony Awards veteran Neil Patrick Harris gave the 87th Academy Awards a chipper tone that sought to celebrate Hollywood, while also slyly parodying it. “Tonight we honor Hollywood’s best and whitest – I mean brightest,” he began the night, alluding to the muchdiscussed lack of diversity in this year’s allwhite acting nominees.

It was the first salvo in a night that often reverberated with heartfelt pleas for change.

“To every woman who gave birth, to every taxpayer and citizen of this nation,” said Arquette.

“We have fought for everybody else’s equal rights. It’s our time to have wage equality once for all. And equal rights for women in the United States of America.”

Cheers erupted throughout the Dolby, perhaps the loudest coming from a fellow supporting-actress nominee who Arquette bested: Meryl Streep.

“Made my night,” Streep told Arquette backstage.

Tears streamed down the face of David Oyelowo, who played the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma” and was famously left out of the best actor nominees, during the rousing performance of the song “Glory” from the film.

Immediately afterward, Common and Legend accepted the best song Oscar with a speech that drew a standing ovation.

“We say that ‘Selma’ is now because the struggle for justice is right now,” said Legend. He noted that the Voting Rights Act, whose passage is chronicled in “Selma,” has been drastically scaled down in recent years.

“The Grand Budapest Hotel,” a European caper released back around last year’s Academy Awards, appeared headed to becoming the night’s unlikely leader in trophies. It won for production design, score, costume design and makeup and styling.

“Wes, you genius,” said score winner Alexandre Desplat. “This is good.”

Best picture: “Birdman” Actor: Eddie Redmayne, “The Theory of Everything” Actress: Julianne Moore, “Still Alice” Supporting actor: J.K. Simmons, “Whiplash” Supporting actress: Patricia Arquette, “Boyhood” Directing: Alejandro G. Inarritu, “Birdman” Foreign language film: “Ida” Adapted screenplay: Graham Moore, “The Imitation Game” Original screenplay: Alejandro G. Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr. and Armando Bo, “Birdman” Animated feature film: “Big Hero 6” Production design: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Cinematography: “Birdman” Sound mixing: “Whiplash” Sound editing: “American Sniper” Original score: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Original song: “Glory” from “Selma” Costume design: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Documentary feature: “CitizenFour” Documentary (short subject): “Crisis Hotline: Veterans Press 1” Film editing: “Whiplash” Makeup and hairstyling: “The Grand Budapest Hotel” Animated short film: “Feast” Live action short film: “The Phone Call” Visual effects: “Interstellar”

Family of three were not home at time of blaze

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DIXON – A family lost its home and a dog when flames engulfed a home, garage, and two cars Saturday.

Fire crews arrived at 541 Pilgrim Road at 11:43 a.m. after getting a report of a fire from RP Lumber, which is about a mile away on state Route 26.

According to a news release from Dixon City Fire Department: None of the family of three were home at the time of the blaze, and two of their three dogs made it out safely. By the time

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Customers unknowingly contributing millions to charity, report finds CHICAGO (AP) – Commonwealth Edison’s customers have been unknowingly contributing millions of dollars to the utility’s charities, including politically influential groups and projects that have close ties to company executives.

ComEd’s charitable contributions have totaled $60 million over the past 8 years, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Among the beneficiaries

was World Business Chicago, an economic development organization chaired by Mayor Rahm Emanuel that received $736,000 from ComEd in 2011. The CEO of ComEd parent company Exelon is a member of the group’s board.

Ratepayers also spent $10,000 the next year to help pay for a cocktail reception at which ComEd’s CEO received an award.

State law requires a utility’s charitable contributions be directed to “public welfare or for charitable science, religious or educational purposes.” But there’s no cap on contributions in those areas.

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Probably will never be proposed,” said Rep. Lou Lang, a Democrat from Skokie. “The governor of Iowa is talking nonsense.”

Branstad’s spokesman, Jimmy Centers, didn’t respond to Lang’s comment but said Branstad wants to meet with Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner to talk about the idea while both men are attending meetings in Washington.

“The governor wants to explore opportunities and reasonable solutions with neighboring states that would allow those suffering from severe epilepsy to obtain the cannabis oil,” Centers said in an email.

Catherine Kelly, Rauner’s press secretary, did not answer questions about Branstad’s remarks, but released a statement saying, “The governor will carefully review and consider any proposals regarding the medical marijuana program that cross his desk.

He has always said he wants to make sure the law is followed, and the safety and well-being of the people of Illinois are protected.”

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At a news conference this month, Branstad said he was open to working with Illinois officials so Iowa residents could visit that state to purchase cannabis oil for the treatment of severe epilepsy. He noted a dispensary was planned in the Quad Cities area, just over the Mississippi River.

“This is an area that I think we need to be very thoughtful and very careful about,” he told reporters. “We want to do what we can to try to help the families, but we don’t want to create a lot of unintended consequences.”

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OBITUARIES FUNERAL SERVICES FOR THE WEEK

Ronald ‘Dutch’ Medenblik FULTON – Ronald Jay Medenblik, 69, of Fulton, passed away at his home Thursday, Feb. 19, 2015.

R o n a l d “Dutch” was born Nov. 7, 1945, in Driesum, Friesland, the Netherlands, to Julius T. and Eleonora (DeVries) Medenblik. The family immigrated to the United States in 1949 when he was 3 years old.

He was educated in the Fulton schools. Ronald was drafted into the Army in November 1965.

He served his country for 2 years. He worked as a lineman in the Army, where he learned the skill of telephone line repair.

Ronald married Evelyn Witteveen on May 17, 1968, in Holland, Michigan. Later that year, he took his skill from the Army and started working for Illinois Bell. After 37 years, he retired as an infrastructure maintenance technician.

After a brief retirement, Ronald started working part-time for Skatetime, delivering skates to area schools. He worked there for 7 years, and loved driving to different schools.

Ronald’s greatest love was attending his grandkids’ sporting events and traveling with his wife.

His spare time was spent outdoors and working in his garage.

He was a member of First Christian Reformed Church of Fulton, where he served as a deacon

and treasurer.

Ronald is survived by his wife, Evelyn, and their four children, Russel (Angela) Medenblik of Muskego, Wisconsin; Keith (Jacqueline) Medenblik of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; Kevin (Jennifer) Medenblik of Morrison; and Ronda (Frederick) Phillips Jr. of Clinton, Iowa. Also surviving are five grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; two step-greatgrandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy (John) Salverda of Fulton; Edith (Dale) Schaver of Fulton; and Iola Newendyke of New Boston, Missouri; two brothers, Lambert (Martha) Medenblik of Rock Hill, South Carolina; and William (Mary) Medenblik of Fulton; and a sister-in-law, Hilda Medenblik.

He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Charles, Garrett, Auke, Lambertus, and Romke; a brotherin-law, Elwyn Newendyke.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home in Fulton. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with Ronald’s brother-in-law, the Rev. Robert Westenbroek of Aurora, Colorado, officiating. Interment will be at Fulton Township Cemetery.

A memorial to the Unity Christian School has been established.

Visit bosmarenkes.com to send condolences.

Today’s visitation: Donald Marschang of Sublette, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Sublette.

Today’s funerals: Jacob Burke of Oregon, 10:30 a.m. Mass at St. Mary Catholic Church, Oregon.

Donald Marschang of Sublette, 10:30 a.m. Mass at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Sublette.

Isabelle J. Benson of Morrison, 10:30 a.m. at Bethesda Lutheran Church in Morrison.

LeRoy W. “Lee” Josephsen of Dixon, 10:30 a.m. at Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Tuesday visitations: Keven Dean of Rock Falls, 4-7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Ronald “Dutch” J. Meden-

blik of Fulton, 4-7 p.m. at the Fulton Chapel of the BosmaRenkes Funeral Home.

Tuesday funeral: Keven Dean of Rock Falls, 7 p.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Rock Falls.

Wednesday visitation: Socorra “Coco” Franco of Sterling, 9-11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Wednesday funerals: Ronald “Dutch” J. Medenblik of Fulton, 10 a.m. at the Fulton Chapel of the BosmaRenkes Funeral Home.

Socorra “Coco” Franco of Sterling, 11 a.m. at McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling.

Friday funeral: Cyrus J. Sickler Sr. of Rock Falls, celebration of life, 4-6 p.m. at Sterling Township Center for Youth in Sterling.

James A. ‘Jim’ Malay LAKE BLOOMINGTON – James A. “Jim” Malay died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at his Lake Bloomington home.

He was born Nov. 26, 1937, in Moline, the son of Paul Joseph “Jack” and Mary (Gorman) Malay. During his early years, he was employed at Massey’s Ace Hardware store in Dixon. He graduated from Dixon High School in 1955, and St. Ambrose College in 1959. He served 6 years in the Army Reserves. In 1960 he joined State Farm Insurance, and retired as vice president of services and systems in 1999. He was very active in his community, serving for 15 years as chairman of Timber Point Outdoor Center in Hudson,

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a camp for Easter Seal Children.

He is survived by his wife, Elaine; daughters, Susan (Bill) McNary, Julie (Ed) Freidman, and Karen (Spencer) Compton; and his son, Jim (Alicia) Malay; as well as 10 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Rosemary Malay Robinson; and his brother, John.

A Funeral Mass was Jan. 28 at Epiphany Catholic Church in Normal, with the Rev. Michael Schaab and the Rev. Carl LoPresti officiating.

Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home in Bloomington handled arrangements.

A memorial has been established to the Timber Point Outdoor Center.

Kelsey J. Santos

PRINCETON – Clyde Rosene, 90, of Princeton, died DIXON – Kelsey Jane Santos, 25, of Dixon, died SaturSunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at Colonial Hall Rehabilitation day, Feb. 21, 2015, at KSB Hospital. & Nursing Center in Princeton.

Arrangements are being handled by Preston-SchilArrangements are being handled by Garland Funeral ling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Home in Walnut.

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Socorra ‘Coco’ Franco STERLING – Socorra “Coco” Franco, 83, of Sterling, died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, at CGH Medical Center.

Born Jan. 18, 1932, in Sterling, she was a daughter of Peter and Delores (Pizarro) Mendez.

She married Manuel Franco on July 17, 1954, in Sterling. He died Feb. 17, 2006.

Coco was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church and was a Pink Lady at CGH Medical Center for many years.

She was adored by her many first-graders at Jefferson School, who loved her as Grandma Coco.

She worked at General Electric in Morrison for 25 years.

Surviving are her children, Nadine (Dana) Hicks of Sterling, Delores (Terry) Lynch of Sterling, and David Franco of Sterling; two sisters, Hope Saucedo and Sally Campos, both of Sterling; a brother, Ray Mendez of Sunrise, Florida; and grandchil-

dren, Amber Chavarria, Nicole (Brett) Lynch, Jonas Gragert, Larissa Lynch, Bryce (Andrea) Lynch, Wade Hicks and Bret Hicks; great-grandchildren, Kahlen and Aiden; and several nieces and nephews.

She also was preceded in death by a brother, Philip, and her parents.

Visitation will be from 9-10:45 a.m. Wednesday, with prayers at 10:45 a.m., in McDonald Funeral Home in Sterling. Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sterling, with the Rev. Adalberto Sanchez officiating.

Cremation rites will be accorded.

A memorial has been established in her memory.

McDonald Funeral Home and Crematory is handling arrangements.

Visit mcdonaldfuneralhomes.com to send condolences.

Kathleen E. Ferrell DIXON – Kathleen E. (O’Conner) Ferrell, 92, of Dixon, died Saturday, February 21, 2015, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

She owned and operated Ferrell’s Grocery Store for 31 years, before her retirement in 1993.

Kathleen was born March 25, 1922, in Dixon, the daughter of Charles and Julia (Carr) O’Conner. She married William Roy Ferrell on June 25, 1960, in Dixon.

He preceded her in death Oct. 7, 1995.

Survivors include her granddaughter, Jennifer (Clendenen)

Campbell of Ellingsburg, Washington; two great-grandchildren; her niece, Sharon McGrath of Chandler, Arizona; her nephew, Michael McDonald of Willmington; and several other nieces and nephews.

Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial of cremains will be at a later date at Oakwood Cemetery in Dixon.

Arrangements are being handled by Preston-Schilling Funeral Home in Dixon.

Visit prestonschillingfuneralhome.com to send condolences.

PEORIA – Dorothy Kay Baker, 77, of Peoria, and forFULTON – Gerald R. Barsema, 64, of Fulton, died merly of Washington and Prophetstown, died ThursObituary information day, Feb. 19, 2015, at Proctor Hospital in Peoria.

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The plan would maintain eligibility levels and avoid charging higher copays or adding token premium contributions – strategies some stakeholders had expected Rauner to employ.

Instead, hospitals are a main target, shouldering $735 million in payment cuts – a 13 percent reduction, according to the Illinois Hospital Association. That might prove difficult to accomplish.

Hospitals are major employers in many districts, and the association will tell lawmakers the statewide economic impact of cuts would equate to 12,591 jobs lost.

The association’s political action committee contributes to candidates of both parties, giving $463,055 last year in Illinois races, including $150,000 to Pat Quinn’s losing campaign.

Republicans, who want to back Rauner, might have trouble supporting the cuts after they hear from local hospital leaders.

“There will be difficult discussions,” predicted Rep. Patti Bellock, a Hinsdale Republican who helped lead a bipartisan panel that hammered out the Medicaid cuts passed in 2012 known as the SMART Act. “There are a lot of districts where hospitals are extremely important. I consider them the backbone of our communities.”

Democrats, meanwhile, will be pushing for new rev-

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Lawmakers applaud Gov. Bruce Rauner on Wednesday before he delivers his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly in the House chambers in Springfield.

Rauner’s first budget proposal seeks $1.5 billion in cuts to Medicaid. The way he gets there shows he’s willing to go toe-to-toe with three powerful business lobbies: retail pharmacies, nursing homes and hospitals. enue. The SMART Act included a $1-per-pack increase in the cigarette tax, noted Sen. Heather Steans, a Chicago Democrat who co-led the 2012 Medicaid overhaul effort.

“We’ve already made most of the eligibility and service reductions allowed,” Steans said. “Everything has to be discussed and negotiated in the context of where we can find savings in the overall budget and where we can put revenues on the table.”

Rauner’s budget office said his proposal is at least partially an attempt to get hospitals to rethink how they are paid. Over the years, Medicaid payments to hospitals have become convoluted and difficult to understand. A Rauner budget official described the

payment system as “a disaster.”

The proposed payment cut to hospitals is nearly three times what the facilities lost in funding in 2012, said A.J. Wilhelmi of the Illinois Hospital Association. He warned of unintended consequences.

“When you cut Medicaid, there’s a cost shift to the private insurance market and therefore middle-class families will pay more,” Wilhelmi said.

Rauner’s budget would cut $216 million from nursing homes (a SMART Act restoration) and save $40 million by ending a fee to pharmacies for dispensing brand-name drugs.

The reaction from the nursing home industry has been muted. Pat Comstock, of the Health Care Council of Illi-

nois, said the nursing home advocacy group looks forward to working with Rauner and the Legislature “to ensure the budget protects funding for nursing homes, so residents continue to get quality care, staff continue to have job security and families can continue to depend on nursing homes to care for their loved ones.”

Illinois Retail Merchants Association President Rob Karr called the cut to pharmacies “a pretty brutal hit” on top of 2012 reductions.

“You can’t fill a prescription for nothing,” Karr said.

As some Republican governors lash out against President Barack Obama’s health care law, Rauner’s budget reveals a cautious co-existence with it. The governor’s overall budget counts nearly $98 million in savings by assuming certain people – women, people with AIDS and home-care workers – can get subsidized private health insurance through the HealthCare.gov insurance exchange.

Through the health care law’s Medicaid expansion, the federal government is paying the entire cost of covering more than 572,000 Illinois adults who previously had no insurance and wound up as charity care cases when they got sick; that support gradually falls to 90 percent by 2020 where it remains.

Rauner’s budget office said opting out of the Medicaid expansion was an option that was “toyed with” and rejected “at this time.”

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MORRISON – The annual Whiteside County Regional Spelling Bee begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Morrison Junior High School, 305 E. Winfield St. Twenty-two students will compete for the regional championship.

The winner will receive a trip to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 24-29 in Washington, District of Columbia.

The winner also will receive Webster’s Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged; the Samuel Louis Sugarman Award of a 2015 U.S. mint proof set; and a 1-year online subscription to Brittanica Online Premium.

The second-place winner will receive Webster’s Third New International Dictionary and a $20 gift certificate to Amazon.com.

The third-place winner will receive Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and a $20 gift certificate to Amazon.com. The fourth-place winner will receive Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and a $10 gift certificate to Amazon.com.

This year marks the last for the Whiteside bee, since the Whiteside and Lee, Ogle County Regional Offices of Education will combine as of July 1.

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Anti-vaccine mothers discuss their thinking ‘I have the right to decide what is put into my child’s body,’ one parent says LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (AP) – One is a businesswoman and an MBA graduate. Another is a corporate vice president.

The third is a registered nurse.

These three mothers – all of them educated, middle-class professionals – are among the vaccine skeptics who have been widely ridiculed since more than 100 people fell ill in a measles outbreak traced to Disneyland. Critics question their intelligence, their parenting, even their sanity. Some have been called criminals for foregoing shots for their children that are overwhelmingly shown to be safe and effective.

“Contrary to the common sentiment, we are not anti-science,” said Michelle Moore, a businesswoman who lives in the affluent Portland suburb of Lake Oswego with her 2½-year-old twin girls. “I’m not opposed to medicine, and I think vaccines have a place.

We think it’s a medical choice, and it should be researched carefully.”

The backlash, much of it from people who fear unvaccinated children could infect their own kids, has been so severe that dozens of anti-vac-

cine parents contacted by The Associated Press were afraid to speak out. But a handful of mothers agreed to discuss their thinking.

Moore, an MBA graduate who runs an agriculturerelated business, traces her feelings to the time she took Lariam, a supposedly safe anti-malaria medication. Instead, she said, the drug saddled her with multiple health complications. She questions whether the government knew about the risks at the time. Health officials now acknowledge Lariam can cause severe side effects, some of which can be permanent.

That experience broke Moore’s trust in the medical establishment and launched her on years of research into how vaccines can affect people’s health.

When she got pregnant, Moore and her husband delayed immunization for Sierra and Savannah.

“It was not an easy decision,” she said.

“The thought of something happening to them because we chose not to vaccinate is terrifying. But I have so many questions, and I do think it’s the right decision for our family.”

Nancy Babcock of Spokane, Washington, says people who share her

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Michelle Moore poses for a photo Feb. 9 with her twin daughters, Sierra (right) and Savannah, in Lake Oswego, Oregon. Moore is not opposed to medicine, and thinks vaccines have a place and are a medical choice that should be researched carefully. Moore is among the vaccine skeptics who have been widely ridiculed since more than 100 people fell ill in a measles outbreak traced to Disneyland. opinions “are being vilified and ostracized.”

Babcock, a vice president at a bank, told her daughter about her doubts.

Then her daughter and her husband looked into the issue, and they decided not to immunize their two children.

“In a community with many young people, those who don’t vaccinate are feeling a lot of pressure,” she said.

Nationwide, parents who seek an exemption from vaccine requirements are still in a tiny minority. The median total exemption rate for kindergartners during the

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2013-14 school year was just 1.8 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But some individual schools or communities have higher exemption rates, at times approaching 60 percent or more.

The parents who spoke to AP recounted spending hundreds of hours reviewing medical studies, books and news stories and networking on social media.

They cited cases of children who were supposedly hurt by vaccines and the existence of a government-run vaccine injurycompensation program.

And they worried about

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Moore said she read a 1998 study published in The Lancet journal by Dr. Andrew Wakefield, who raised the possibility of a link between the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, bowel disease and autism. She said she knows the study was later discredited and retracted.

She believes the research was inconclusive.

Moore concedes that the vast majority of studies show vaccines are safe, but she says some research points to inconsistencies, unknowns or negative effects that deserve further investigation.

And while autism is still a concern, Moore and others also worry about how exposure to chemicals, bad nutrition and stress can affect genes and health. They say large doses of synthetic additives found in vaccines, including aluminum and mercury, can harm the immune and digestive systems and brain.

The CDC has phased out a mercury-containing preservative in vaccines as a precautionary measure, and the agency says vaccines containing aluminum pose extremely low risk to infants.

These parents say they should be able to decide whether their child undergoes a medical procedure – a decision, they say, that goes to the core of what it means to have freedom of choice.

“I have the right to decide what to put into my child’s body,” said Heather Dillard, a mom in Springfield, Missouri, who is also a registered nurse. “Nobody has the right to put toxic chemicals into my son’s bloodstream. That’s taking my rights away, and it’s very scary to me.”

Dillard said she decided against vaccinating because her first child was born a preemie and has autism. Dillard does not believe vaccines caused the autism, but the disease led her to do a lot of research about health.

She says she now chooses to build her son’s immunity naturally, through diet, while avoiding shots or other medication.

Moore said she does worry about affecting children who are immune-compromised and cannot be vaccinated. Before visiting friends with babies or young children, she said, she always informs them her twins are not vaccinated “so they have the power to make a choice.” She also keeps the girls home at any sign of sickness.

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EDITORIALS FROM YESTERYEAR | 1990

From our archives: Steel mill leader turned it around Note to readers – Sauk Valley Media reprints editorials and articles from the past as a regular Monday feature. The following items appeared in the Gazette on Feb. 21-23, 1990.

What we thought: 25 years ago

Wilthew & The Mill: Just five little words

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n reflecting on the 5-year tenure of Robert M. Wilthew at Northwestern Steel & Wire Co., one thing can be said with certainty – an observation that is shared by supporters and critics alike. It comes in just five little words: He turned the thing around.

The thing, of course, is NSW, better known to one and all as The Mill.

It is an operation from which Mr. Wilthew severed his relationship on Tuesday.

There is something else that can be said with just as much certainty: The turnaround of The Mill’s operation did not come without a price. It did so in what must be described as something less than a one-big-happy-family atmosphere and environment.

This was evident even right from the start of formulation of the ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) back on Aug. 16, 1988. Not everyone liked the idea, but eventually acknowledged it was one of those do-ordie situations. It was a matter of survival. If it had not come to pass, The Mill would have – like right out of the Sterling scene.

The discontent festered. This was manifested only within the past couple of weeks with the sudden Blue Flu Epidemic and work slowdown.

Mr. Wilthew’s resignation – prompted, he concedes, in part, by events of the past few days – once more puts the operation at a turn-

EDITORIAL BOARD Jennifer Baratta Jim Dunn Sam R Fisher Sheryl Gulbranson Larry Lough Jeff Rogers

Not exactly a vacation haven. People aren’t standing in line for the chance to be there at that time. ...

[Mr. La Luz’s] only problem now is how to stay cool when he gets there. – Feb. 22, 1990

To deal or not to deal?

Not that it would bother you – would it? – but as you read today’s A logo for Northwestern Steel and Wire Co., which Daily Gazette, you also are paying indirectly was founded in 1879 and closed in 2001. for and contributing ing point, a crossroads. ing convention of the to some of the efforts But it can be a positive National Association of being expended by the development, too. Espe- Counties.

Associated Press in trycially if it means that It’s one of those annual ing to free one of its own everyone concerned affairs, where these pro- – Middle East bureau with the unique operafessionals get together, chief Terry Anderson, tion in our midst will compare notes, make who has been a hostage take a new and fresh speeches, swap ideas, in or about Lebanon look at where it stands, share concepts. since March 16, 1985. where it is going, and That sort of thing. And He is about a month what needs to be done more. away from his fifth annito – yes – to make it just It’s the “more” that versary there. one big happy family – if troubles Mr. Arduini.

Come to think of it, that is ever possible.

Joined by only five we’re really not sure Mr. Wilthew, to his other board members, how we feel about pickcredit, has acknowlhe voted against the ing up that tab, either. edged candidly to our plan.

Those efforts, we now business editor, Bill “In the past, it’s been a learn, include dealing Watts, as reported on nice little vacation,” he and pleading with some Tuesday, that the recent commented. “[Attendof the more unsavory upheaval at The Mill ees] got to see the coun- characters on the world contributed to his deci- try at the expense of the scene. The word came sion to step down. county. buried in a story date“We felt we had “We sent people to con- lined Tunis, Tunisia, reached a plateau, and ferences for years and earlier this week. It dealt it was suggested that never got anything from with the visit by Peggy maybe the team needit.”

Say with PLO (Palestined a new coach,” he Well, we don’t know ian Liberation Organizaobserved. about that. We’d have to tion) Chairman Yasser He could be right. check all those county Arafat. She thanked him Now we just have to records and post-confor his efforts in trying to wait and see who that ference achievements free her brother. coach will be. before coming to that That itself kind of – Feb. 21, 1990 same conclusion. threw us for a loop. We In the meantime, never really considered Not exactly a though, it appears to us Mr. Arafat the helping vacation haven that it just could be that kind. Anyway, it appears It’s obvious that Tony Mr. Arduini never has that Mrs. Say does. ...

Arduini cares about how been in Florida in the It seems to us, howcounty funds are spent. summertime. Otherwise, ever, that, personal We appreciate that. he probably would not involvement and heartThis was evidenced this have said anything. ache notwithstanding, week when Mr. Arduini, Yep, that’s where the if ever we are going to one of our 27 [Whiteside] convention will be. In get a handle on this county board members, Miami. In July. hostage-taking-terrorist questioned the need and Can you believe that? thing, we have to make propriety of the county It’s almost as bad down up our minds. It’s one paying for the attenthere then as the streets way or the other: Either dance of our new county of New York. Mr. La Luz we will deal with terroradministrator, Azul knows all about that. ists, or we will not. ...

La Luz, at an upcomMiami in July? Whew!

– Feb. 23, 1990

THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

SEATTLE – The governor of Washington wants to raise the state tax on a gallon of gasoline by at least 11 cents. A continent away, the governor of Maryland wants to block a scheduled increase in the state tax on gas.

We’ve got ourselves more battles between the Democrats and Republicans, and a lot of Americans are going to be miffed at the outcomes.

Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democrat, argues that Washington needs billions of dollars in road infrastructure improvements, and with gas prices currently the lowest they have been in years, he thinks now is the time for legislative action.

He especially wants a $1 billion road improvement to ease a massive daily bottleneck between Seattle and Tacoma.

But Maryland’s new GOP governor, Larry Hogan, a proud “tax-cutter,” doesn’t care that a series of planned gas tax increases by mid-2017 would help finance $3 billion worth of road and transit work. That would include finishing the much-needed Purple Line to the Washington, D.C., area Metro and a Red Line in Baltimore, taking thousands of cars off clogged highways.

Hogan is against drivers paying $80 more in annual taxes, even to fix truck-devouring potholes.

He also wants a legislative vote on every tax increase, including those already scheduled.

Even as Congress bickers over budgets, lawmakers refuse to raise the federal gas tax above 18.4 cents, set in 1993, despite competitiveness worries over the country’s crumbling infrastructure.

Even President Obama, who likes to warn about toppling bridges and pothole-pocked highways, hasn’t proposed an increase.

BUT AT THE STATE level, a different approach can be found, both pragmatic and vindictive. New Jersey desperately needs improved roads and bridges, but Gov. Chris Christie, hoping to snag the Republican nomination for president, doesn’t want to have anything to do with raising ANY taxes.

Somewhere, undoubtedly, a secret memo exists telling governors how to handle the problem – cut taxes on the rich and raise them on the poor. “Brilliant!” say many governors.

Chief among them is Gov. Paul LePage, R-Maine, who in 2011 signed a $150 million tax cut for the rich

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and doubled the estate tax exemption to $2 million.

He now espouses taxing movie tickets and haircuts.

He and Ohio Gov. John Kasich are among Republican governors proposing cuts in state income tax rates even though Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback proudly pushed through tax cuts as his state promptly fell into economic freefall.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a RepubliKansas Gov. Sam can running Brownback for presiThe Kansas dent, got so Republican ensnared in “proudly tax-cutting pushed frenzy he through tax cuts as his proposed state promptly cutting not fell into only educaeconomic tion funds freefall,” writes but rewrote columnist Ann the soaring McFeatters. language about the purpose of state universities: To “meet the state’s work-force needs.”

Amid the outrage, he blamed an “aide.”

Current state income tax rates are bad for the poor and comparably good for the rich, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

WHILE THE RICH PAY more in dollars than the poor, the rate on the top 1 percent of the richest Americans is 5.4 percent, while the rate on the 20 percent poorest segment of the population is 10.9 percent.

Republicans don’t dare risk losing their conservative creds by narrowing this gap, but they do see potential windfalls in taxing new forms of consumption such as e-cigarettes, generally most hurtful to the non-rich.

When you start looking at all taxes, not just state and federal taxes but license tags, property taxes, and myriad new charges, such as permits to hold garage sales and own dogs, many of us pay about half of our income in taxes.

Is it fair – or counterproductive – to cut the income tax of the rich and charge the poor and middle-class more for services they must have, such as haircuts?

The trickle-down theory of economics – that income generated by the wealthy filters down the ladder to the poor and middle class – was always precarious.

But it now makes less sense than ever.

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Daughter asks mom to not make her visit dad Dear Abby, I am a divorced woman with a teenaged daughter. I maintain a good relationship with my exhusband and his family, and still consider them my family.

The problem is, my ex and our daughter have a strained relationship, mostly because he makes little effort to spend time with her.

He doesn’t attend her school functions, and most of the time when she’s with him he’s sleeping or watching TV. She is also sick of the multiple girlfriends that cycle in and out of his life. He doesn’t realize how much these things affect her.

She has asked me not to make her see him anymore. She’s 15, and I’m unsure if the law

cares. I’d appreciate any advice.

– Worried Mom in Arkansas

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allows her to make that decision, but I think it’s unwise and she would regret it later. I also worry that everyone in the family will blame me, and my relationship with them will be strained.

I don’t know if I should just tell him she won’t be coming to his house anymore or if I should continue to make her go. I’m not sure he really

Dear Worried Mom, Have you discussed this with your ex? If you have and nothing has changed, then I don’t think you should force your daughter to go any longer. But check with a lawyer to be sure about the law in your state.

When daughters are ignored the way yours has been, they begin to think there’s something wrong with themselves – that they deserve it. It can have a lasting negative impact on a girl’s self-esteem, which is not healthy. That she no longer wants to be subjected to it is understandable.

If you’re afraid your former in-laws will blame you, tell them what you have told me.

Whether your ex cares or is relieved is something no one can know until she doesn’t show up, and I sincerely doubt she’ll have any regrets about not having to tolerate those distasteful visits later on.

Dear Abby, My social circle includes a woman who has problems in restaurants. Something comes over her in this environment – either the waiter is ignoring her, the order is taking too long, she wants to tweak the menu to her liking, the cost is too high or there’s a mistake on the bill. There is no end to it.

One night she didn’t like the salad, so she picked up bits of it and tossed them on the table. Needless to say, no one wants to go out with her anymore. Her husband, however, is a great guy. When we mentioned this to him, he replied, “You’ve noticed it, too?”

Have you heard of this?

What’s wrong with her?

She is strong-willed in most things, but the restaurant scene is her extreme. Any light you can shed on this would be most appreciated.

– Lost My Appetite in Indiana Dear Lost, Having never met the woman, it’s hard to pinpoint what may be wrong. She may have OCD, be easily frustrated,

COMMUNITY EVENTS Monday, Feb. 23 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Mexican Train dominoes, 9 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Quilting, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave, Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Zumba class, 10:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Organized Wii Bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Hand & Foot cards, 12:15 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Pinochle, 12:30-3 p.m., Big Room, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Friendly Mexican Train dominoes, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Rummy, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Tacos, 4-8 p.m., Latin American Social Club, 2708 W. Fourth St., Sterling, 815-625-8290.

Exercise group, 4 p.m., Rob-

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Loaves and Fishes, 5-6 p.m., Holloway Center, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 612 Highland Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7719. A free, hot meal for the needy.

Tuesday, Feb. 24 Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Open pool, open cards, open Wii games and computer lab, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Pool players, 8:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Bingo and doughnuts, 9-10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-5625050.

Morning Whittle, 9 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Line dancing, 9:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St.,

Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Wii Bowling and card games, 10 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Community coffee and doughnuts, 10 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St., 815-732-7994.

Triple Play Tuesday Program, 10:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Lifescape lunch, 11:30 a.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815288-9236. Sign up by 10 a.m. previous business day.

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Catered lunch, 11:30 a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252. There is a cost; registration is necessary.

Card games, noon, Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

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Organized bowling games, noon, Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Bingo, 12:15 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Euchre, 12:30 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Bingo, 12:30 p.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3252.

Pinochle, 1 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Euchre 101, 1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton, 815-589-3925.

Adult Readers’ Group, 6 p.m., library conference room, Sterling Public Library, 815-625-1370.

Book Discussion Group, 6:30-8 p.m., Dixon Public Library, 221 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon, 815-284-7261.

Bingo, 7 p.m., Sterling Moose Family Center, 2601 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-625-0354.

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or be displacing anger or frustration about something else onto the servers who cannot defend themselves.

Frankly, the woman sounds like a pain in the posterior, and because she makes a habit of making those around her uncomfortable, I’m having trouble understanding why you continue to socialize with them.

Many people wouldn’t.

Perhaps the husbands can arrange to see him socially without her being present.

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Jazz musician Terry dies at 94 NEW YORK (AP) – Clark Terry, a Grammy Award-winning jazz trumpeter who played in the orchestras of both Count Basie and Duke Ellington and on “The Tonight Show” and collaborated with jazz greats including Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk, has died.

He was 94.

Terry’s wife announced his death on his website late Saturday night. Gwen Terry’s statement did not provide further details and she did not immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press.

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DECATUR

Students design violin bow apparatus for classmate

BY VALERIE WELLS Herald & Review Distributed by The Associated Press

DECATUR – Takila Carr wants to play the violin.

Several of her friends already do.

But Takila’s right hand, her bow hand, doesn’t work like it should.

She can’t grip with her thumb, and her fingers won’t curl around the bow to brace it and control it.

Her fourth-grade classmates at French Academy decided to make a class project out of find-

ing a way to help Takila play the violin.

“They said, after they got in their small groups, ‘We need this and this and this,’” said Cathy Jones, their teacher, “so I got them supplies, I guided, but they did all the work.”

Principal Julie Fane asked French students to think of projects to help someone else, and this one was made to order.

“We picked Takila, to help her actually play the violin now,” said Jaylynn Norman, who also plays,

so he understood how to hold the bow and what was needed. “We had to figure out how to build [the appliance] and rearrange it and what would work.”

They tried several things: a glove with magnets that would keep Takila’s fingers in place, for example.

Nothing was quite the thing until they created an L-shaped handle for the bow, using rods and Velcro. Takila can place her right hand on that appliance, arrange her

fingers, using her left hand, in the proper position, and it works.

“It was one group at a time,” Jaylynn said.

“They were working on the arm, and we were working on the hand, to flex it and get her arm in the right position.”

Jones said the school’s music teacher, Diana Rai, provided them with a viola to keep in the classroom so they could test their ideas with an actual instrument. “[Takila] couldn’t extend her arm out

here,” said Deja Bean, who also plays the violin. “We had to make it L-shaped so she could hold it and put it inside the piece to connect to this piece on the bow.”

The appliance attaches to the frog, which is at the end of the bow and the place where the violinist places her hand.

On Jan. 27, Scott Davidson, the district’s instructional technology coordinator, brought a 3-D printer to the classroom, which they’re going to use to create a more per-

manent version of the L-shaped prototype, and once they’re happy with the design, Davidson said, there’s a possibility of applying for a patent with the assistance of Millikin University’s Center for Entrepreneurship.

“I couldn’t move my fingers at all,” Takila said as she demonstrated the bow. “Some people already knew about my hand. They made (other apparatus) out of PlayDoh and corks and pop bottles. Most of the class built this one.”

SUPPORT GROUPS, CLUBS AND SERVICES Tuesday, Feb. 24 Women, infants and children clinic, and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Kiwanis Club of Sterling, 6:45-7:45 a.m., Ryberg Auditorium, CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, 815499-4866.

American Red Cross blood drive, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Robert Fulton Community Center and Transit Facility, 912 Fourth St., Fulton.

Appointments: 800-733-2767.

Sisters in Christ, 9 a.m., Congregational Church, 1602 13th Ave., Rock Falls.

Golden K Kiwanis, 9 a.m., Dixon Senior Center, 100 W. Second St., Dixon.

Gaffey Home Nursing and Hospice blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, 815-6263467.

Office hours for staff of Rep. Adam Kinzinger, 9:30-10:30 a.m., Polo City Hall, 115 S. Franklin Ave. Weight Watchers, 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Loveland Community House, 513 W. Second St., Dixon.

Blood pressure clinic, 10-11 a.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815562-5050.

Free blood pressure clinic, 10-11:30 a.m., Oregon Living & Rehab Center, 811 S. 10th St. Commodities, 10 a.m.-noon, Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815622-9230.

Senior Information Services, 10 a.m.-noon, Mount Carroll Senior Center, 306 N. Main St., 800-541-5479.

Blood pressure check, 10

a.m., Rock River Center, 810 S. 10th St., Oregon, 815-732-3253.

Facing the Challenge Cancer Support Group, 11 a.m., Home of Hope Cancer Wellness Center, 1637 Plock Road, Dixon, 815288-4673.

Office hours for staff of Rep. Adam Kinzinger, 11 a.m.-noon, Mount Morris Village Hall, 105 W. Lincoln St. Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, open; 6 p.m., open, women’s; 7:30 p.m., open, 90-92 Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Rock River Human Resources Professional Association, noon, Room 2K2, Sauk Valley Community College, 173 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-732-9613.

Sterling Noon Lions, noon-1 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Sterling Rotary Club, noon, YWCA of the Sauk Valley, 412 First Ave., Sterling.

Dixon Noon Lions, noon, private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon. Public is welcome.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, tradition; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Big Book, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487.

Downstairs, west door.

Widowed-to-Widowed Grief Support Group, 1:30 p.m., Lee County Council on Aging, 100 W. Second St., Dixon, 815-288-9236.

Red Cross blood drive, 4-7 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

Appointment: 815-625-0382.

Dixon TOPS IL617 meeting, 5 p.m., Eells meeting room, St. Luke Episcopal Church, 221 W. Third St., Dixon, 815-284-8321.

Caregivers Support Group, 6 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

TOPS 253, 6-7:30 p.m., Good Neighbor Care, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815-622-2820.

NAMI Sauk Area, 6:30 p.m., Sinnissippi Centers, 325 state Route 2, Dixon, namisaukvalley@ gmail.com or 815-244-1405.

Northeast Area Watch Group, 6:30 p.m., Dixon Police Department community room, 306 S. Hennepin Ave., schowell@dixonpd.com or 815-284-7197.

School Of Love In Deliverance Substance Abuse Group, 6:30 p.m., closed, The Worship Center, 403 N. Ottawa Ave., Dixon, 815-284-1340.

Working Women’s Grief Support Group, 6:30 p.m., KSB Hospice office, Commerce Towers, 215 E. First St., Dixon.

National Alliance on Mental Illness of Sauk Valley, 6:30 p.m., Sinnissippi Center, 325 state Route 2, Dixon, 815-244-1405.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 606 Brown Ave., Ashton.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, step, 304 Seventh Ave. W., Lyndon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous Beginners, 7 p.m., closed; 8 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 410 Second Ave., Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Rolling Hills Center, 201 state Route 64, Lanark.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, 7 p.m., open, As Bill Sees It, back door, 1503 First Ave., Rock Falls.

Rock Falls Lodge 936 AF & AM, 7:30 p.m., 117 W. Second St., Rock Falls.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7:30 p.m., closed, Village of Progress, 710 S. 13th St., Oregon.

Al-Anon-Alateen, 8 p.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 8 p.m., closed, All Saints Lutheran Church, 624 Luther Drive, Byron.

Volunteer Care Center of Lee County, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Appointment: 815-284-9555.

Wednesday, Feb. 25 Childhood immunization clinic; women, infants and children clinic; and family planning services, all by appointment only, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-284-3371.

Late clinics for Family Case Management, women, infants and children, and immunizations, Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon, 815-2843371.

Dixon Kiwanis Club meeting, 7 a.m., private dining room, KSB Hospital, 403 E. First St., Dixon.

Glucose and cholesterol screenings, 8 a.m., Lee County Health Department, 309 S. Galena Ave., Suite 100, Dixon. Appointments needed: 815-284-3371.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 9-11 a.m., Northland Mall, 2900 E. Lincolnway, Sterling.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., closed, Church of the Brethren, 215 North Court St., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 9 a.m., women’s group; noon; 3:30 p.m.; 7 p.m., Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Lee County Health Department blood pressure clinic, 9-10 a.m., The Meadows of Franklin Grove, 510 N. State St., 815-284-3371.

Nurturing Program, 9:15 a.m., Sinnissippi Centers Inc., 2611 Woodlawn Road, Sterling, 815625-0013 or 800-782-1584.

American Red Cross blood drive, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., 112 W. Second St., Rock Falls. Appointment: 815-625-0382.

Blood pressure check, 10:3011:30 a.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling, 815-622-9230.

Mercy Nursing Services free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m.noon, Dixon Food Center – Red Fox, 500 Chicago Ave., Dixon.

People with Disabilities Support Group, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Civic Plaza I, Rock Falls, 815-625-7860 (voice) or 815-625-7863 (TDD).

Whiteside County Health Department free blood pressure clinic, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Julie’s Cafe, 501 First St., Albany, 815-772-4213.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, St. Paul Lutheran Church, 114 S. Fifth St., Oregon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Big Book; 6 p.m., closed, Big Book, tradition, 90-92 S. Hennepin Ave., Dixon.

Alcoholics Anonymous, noon, closed, Grapevine; 6 p.m., closed, Spanish; 3:30 p.m., closed; 7 p.m., closed, Bazaar Americana, 609 W. Third St., Sterling.

Reality Check Narcotics Anonymous, noon, 6 p.m., First Christian Church, 506 Fifth Ave., Rock Falls, 779-245-3487.

Downstairs, west door.

Sauk Valley Alcoholics Anonymous Group, noon, open, Big Book; 8 p.m., open, Big Book,

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Free blood pressure check, 1-3 p.m., Amboy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, 15 W. Wasson Road, Amboy, 815-857-2550.

Woodworkers, 1-3 p.m., Hub City Senior Center, 401 Cherry Ave., Rochelle, 815-562-5050.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 1:30 p.m., closed, Rochelle Community Hospital, 900 N. Second St. Parkinson’s Support Group, 2-3 p.m., Good Neighbor Care, 2705 Avenue E, Sterling, 815622-2800.

Women’s Support Group, 5-6:30 p.m., Choices Domestic Violence Program office, 114 W. Market St., Mount Carroll.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 5:30 p.m., step, tradition, United Methodist Church, 201 E. Chicago Ave., Davis Junction.

Caregiver Support Group, 6 p.m., Whiteside County Senior Center, 1207 W. Ninth St., Sterling.

Pearl, a self-esteem support group of the YWCA Domestic Violence Program, 6 p.m., 815625-0333.

AWANA, 6:30-8 p.m., 3 years through sixth grade, Northside Baptist Church, 598 River Lane, Dixon, 815-288-5212.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., open, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 960 U.S. Route 52., Amboy.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, First Presbyterian Church, 1100 Calvin Road, Rochelle.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 7 p.m., closed, 808 Freeport Road, Sterling.

Rock River Grange, 7:30 p.m., Masonic Lodge, 1409 N. Galena Ave., Dixon, 815-973-1490.

Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.m., closed, Polo Town Hall, 117 N. Franklin Ave.

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SOUTHERN ILLINOIS

Report: Few sex crimes prosecuted in region Prosecutors taking only cases they’re sure they will win, some experts say BELLEVILLE (AP) – Thousands of sex crimes reported to police in southern Illinois aren’t being prosecuted, even though most victims can identify their attackers.

A Belleville NewsDemocrat investigation finds that 70 percent of the nearly 6,800 sexual assaults reported to police in a 32-county area from 2005 to 2013 never made it to court.

Even so, conviction rates overall were relatively high for the cases that were prosecuted.

Some experts suggest that means prosecutors are taking only cases they’re sure they can win.

“They do their work on a case-by-case basis – and their biases about what is a winnable case plays out over and over again, and the number of cases that don’t move forward

just keep adding up,” said Rebecca Campbell, a professor at Michigan State University’s Research Consortium on Genderbased Violence.

The newspaper says cities with larger police departments and more investigators often had the highest number of sex crimes but the lowest prosecution rates.

Belleville, the largest city in southern Illinois with a population of 45,000, saw 296 criminal sexual assaults and 84 felony sexual abuse com-

plaints during the 9-year time period, but only 47 adult suspects brought to court.

In neighboring East St. Louis, a city of roughly 30,000, 93 percent of reported felony sex allegations were not prosecuted. During the nine-year period, police received 618 felony sex crime complaints, which saw a prosecution rate of just 7 percent.

Not all data falls into the same pattern. In Saline County, east of Marion, 80 percent of all felony

sex crimes reported to police resulted in criminal charges – the highest prosecution rate of any county. Prosecutors obtained convictions in 80 percent of cases involving adult defendants.

St. Clair County State’s Attorney Brendan Kelly said he was surprised his county prosecuted just 18 percent of felony sex crimes reported to police departments.

“Whether 5 percent or 95 percent of cases result in prosecution, our goal

must always be justice – and where the system falls short, we must continuously strive for improvement,” Kelly said.

Kim Lonsway, director for California-based End Violence Against Women International, said she believes the study is the first to examine felony sex crimes and prosecutions over time.

She says that without “meaningful data” to portray reality, police departments and prosecutors’ offices can’t be fully held accountable.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Projection: Fuel-hauling trains could derail at 10 a year Accidents show need for stronger tank cars, federal officials say BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – The federal government predicts that trains hauling crude oil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next 2 decades, causing more than $4 billion in damage and possibly killing hundreds of people if an accident happens in a densely populated part of the U.S. The projection comes from a previously unreported analysis by the Department of Transportation that reviewed the risks of moving vast quantities of both fuels across the nation and through major cities. The study completed last July took on new relevance last week after a train loaded with crude derailed Feb. 16 in West Virginia, sparked a spectacular fire and forced the evacuation of hundreds of families.

The accident was the latest in a spate of fiery derailments, and senior federal officials said it drives home the need for stronger tank cars, more effective braking systems and other safety improvements.

“This underscores why we need to move as quickly as possible get-

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This Feb. 17 photo shows a train derailment that sent a tanker with crude oil into the Kanawha River near Mount Carbon, West Virginia. As investigators in West Virginia and Ontario pick through the wreckage from the latest pair of oil train derailments to result in massive fires, U.S. transportation officials predict many more catastrophic wrecks involving flammable fuels in coming years absent new regulations. ting these regulations in place,” said Tim Butters, acting administrator for the Transportation Department’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.

The volume of flammable liquids transported by rail has risen dramatically over the past decade, driven mostly by the oil shale boom in North Dakota and Montana. This year, rails are expected to move nearly 900,000 car loads of oil and ethanol in tankers.

Each can hold 30,000 gallons of fuel.

Based on past accident trends, anticipated shipping volumes and known ethanol and crude rail routes, the analysis predicted about 15 derailments in 2015, declining to about five a year by 2034.

The 207 total derailments over the 2-decade period would cause $4.5 billion in damage, according to the analysis, which predicts 10 “higher consequence events” causing more extensive damage and potential fatalities.

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If just one of those more severe accidents occurred in a high-population area, it could kill more than 200 people and cause roughly $6 billion in damage.

“Such an event is unlikely, but such dam-

ages could occur when a substantial number of people are harmed or a particularly vulnerable environmental area is affected,” the analysis concluded.

The two fuels travel through communities with an average population density of 283 people per square kilometer, according to the federal analysis.

That means about 16 million Americans live within a half-kilometer of one of the lines.

Such proximity is equivalent to the zone of destruction left by a July 2013 oil train explosion that killed 47 people and leveled much of downtown Lac-Megantic, Quebec, the analysis said.

Damage at Lac-Megantic has been estimated at $1.2 billion or higher.

A spokesman for the Association of American Railroads said the group was aware of the Department of Transportation analysis but had no comment on its derailment projections.

“Our focus is to continue looking at ways to enhance the safe movement of rail transportation,” AAR spokesman Ed Greenberg said.

Both the railroad group and Railway Supply Institute, which represents tank car owners and manufacturers, said federal officials inflated damage estimates and exaggerated risk by assuming an accident even worse than Lac-Megantic, which was already an outlier because it involved a runaway train traveling 65 mph, faster than others that had accidents.

To get to refineries on the East and West coasts and the Gulf of Mexico, oil shipments travel through more than 400 counties, including major metropolitan areas such as Philadelphia, Seattle, Chicago, Newark and dozens of other cities, according to routing information obtained

by The Associated Press through public record requests filed with more than two dozen states.

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Sometimes declarer might have to guess after excellent defense. More often, though, declarer will control his own fate.

However, before we get to the play of today’s deal, look only at the North hand. With both sides vulnerable, South opens two spades, showing a good six-card suit and 6-10 high-card points. After West passes, what should North respond?

After you have decided, look at all 52 cards. How can South get home in four spades after West leads the

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He wins the first trick with dummy’s club king, leads a spade to his queen and continues with the spade king. If East ducks, South must not lead another trump. Instead, he should play a heart to dummy’s ace, ruff a heart, cross to dummy with a diamond, ruff a heart, return to dummy with a diamond, cash the club ace and lead another heart. Here, he cannot go wrong. But if spades were 3-3, he would have to guess who had cleverly ducked his ace twice. If East, South must ruff with his spade jack; if West, South must ruff with his spade seven. If he gets it wrong, he should congratulate his opponent. © 2015 UFS

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According to a press release from ILA, “Current laws are written for traditional utility projects; the Illinois Commerce Commission’s application of the existing laws, as applied to this novel case, is being challenged.”

The ILA is a nonprofit organization representing more than half of the landowners on the proposed Illinois portion of the route.

The release also stated, “While the Alliance agrees with the ICC findings that RICL failed to prove need and declined RICL’s petition for the certificate leading to eminent domain power, the lLA contends that RICL’s routing is based on a flawed study and that the ICC failed to consult with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.”

The ILA also believes Clean Line failed to prove the project is necessary, and that the company is actually capable of financing the proposed construction.

“Too many aspects of the ICC’s final order put landowner rights, livelihoods and investments at risk,” said Curt Jacobs, an ILA Board

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Clean Line’s response On Friday morning, Amy Kurt, spokeswoman for the Clean Line office in Chicago commented on the Illinois Commerce Commission’s approval and the Illinois Landowners Alliance’s appeal.

“We are very pleased we have unanimous approval from the ICC for the Rock Island Clean Line,” Kurt said. The commission granted us an order for the certificate of public convenience and necessity; we are pleased with that decision.

“We don’t know the grounds of what these appeals are on,” Kurt continued. “They are very procedural. We don’t know what those parties are appealing in our case; what they are based on; and what information they will be bringing forth. We will be monitoring those appeals and watching it, but at this time, we are very pleased we have the approval of the ICC.” member. “Whatever the outcome of RICL, it will set case law and precedent for future private companies hoping to grab rights to our private property.”

On Wednesday, ComEd also filed an appeal to the Appellate Court of the Third Judicial District, asking for the ICC to rehear the case. ComEd listed several reasons for its request, including its belief there are “far too many uncertainties surrounding Rock Island Clean Line;” that the ICC’s order does not fully protect customers and other parties from significant risks; RICL’s financing is uncertain; and more.

Block RICL – a grassroots organization grow-

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“The fact that RICL is an empty shell company with no employees or assets of its own, and separated from the parent company and investors by levels of limited liability corporations, puts our landowners at great risk,” said Block RICL spokesperson Mary Mauch. “RICL can’t prove they even have commitments for the necessary funds to construct the project, yet they refuse to give any financial assurances or a decommissioning plan.”

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Numbers game This is the first year since 2003 that the Sauk Valley did not have a single wrestler win a state championship at the state tournament. Check out past champs on B5.

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Erie-Prophetstown’s Austin Shoup raises his arms in victory after beating Illinois Valley Central’s Jordan Ladd in the 195-pound third-place bout Saturday during the 1A state wrestling tournament at State Farm Center in Champaign. Read about his victory and more on B4 & B5.

BOYS SWIMMING | BYRON SECTIONAL

Top secret to success Sterling coach finds perfect mix for 400 relay

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BYRON – The Sterling boys swimming team had a secret that it kept from the rest of the swimming world.

Throughout the season, the Golden Warriors tried a number of different lineups in the 400 freestyle relay.

Often times, the team’s top swimmers were mixed throughout three relays in order to score as many points as possible in dual meets and invites.

But on Saturday at the Byron Sectional, Sterling Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com Dixon freshman Caleb Carlson, who competes for the Byron unveiled a loaded relay lineup and Turner Morse, co-op, swims in the 100-yard breaststroke Saturday at the Byron Brandon Pillars, Blake Ruiz and Lucas Campbell swam Sectional. Carlson won the event, and he qualified for next week- together for one of the first times this season. end’s state meet in Winnetka in four events.

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Lucas Campbell, Sterling, 50 freestyle Caleb Carlson, Byron co-op, 200 IM, 100 breaststroke Sterling – 400 freestyle relay (Turner Morse, Brandon Pillars, Blake Ruiz, Lucas Campbell) Byron co-op – 200 medley relay (Sergio Solis, Caleb Carlson, Jacob Conley, Jacob Heitter); 200 freestyle relay (Jacob Conley, Sergio Solis, Caleb Carlson, Jacob Heitter).

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Wrong foot Kevin Durant Thunder star will miss at least a week the team announced because of soreness in his surgicallyrepaired right foot.

Kyle Busch NASCAR driver is expected to miss 5 to 6 months after breaking his leg during Daytona Xfinity race on Saturday.

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James Hahn won the Northern Trust Open on Sunday in a three-man playoff with a 25-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole for his first PGA Tour title and a trip to the Masters.

In a wild finish just as the Academy Awards was getting started, Hahn saved par on the 18th in regulation for a 2-under 69 that got him into a playoff with Dustin Johnson (69) and Paul Casey (68).

Today Boys basketball 6 p.m.

• 2A Fulton Regional, Morrison vs. Fulton 7 p.m.

• 1A Erie Regional, Eastland vs. Milledgeville 7:30 p.m.

• 2A Fulton Regional, Princeton vs. West Carroll • 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional, Amboy vs.

Somonauk Girls basketball

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Busch loses appeal of suspension Kurt Busch remains suspended.

A final appeals officer upheld NASCAR’s suspension Saturday night. Gulfstream President Bryan Moss made the decision.

Kurt Busch was suspended indefinitely Friday after a Delaware judge said the 2004 champion almost surely choked and beat his former girlfriend, Patricia Driscoll, last fall at Dover International Speedway.

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Miles bans players from locker room Nebraska coach Tim Miles was so steamed about his team’s 28-point loss to Iowa that he’s locking his players out of their locker room.

The Cornhuskers’ 74-46 loss Sunday was their fifth straight and seventh in eight games. They’re 13-14 overall and 5-8 and in 10th place in Big Ten after finishing fourth and making it to the NCAA tournament last year.

Miles also said players would not speak to the media until further notice.

MLB

Pujols could retire early for daughter Albert Pujols raised the possibility of retiring before his 10-year, $240 million contract expires in 2021, but not for the reasons one might think.

The Angels first baseman, who turned 35 in January, is entering the fourth year of his deal, and there has already been speculation about whether the 6-foot3, 237-pound slugger will be physically able to play beyond the age of 40.

But Pujols, who arrived at spring-training camp on Sunday, said his 9-yearold daughter, Sophia, an elite-level gymnast with aspirations of competing in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, could eventually force him from the game.

Bochy returns after heart procedure Bruce Bochy watched Giants pitchers and catchers while a song by Waylon Jennings wafted over the sound system at Scottsdale Stadium.

Bochy rejoined the World Series champions Sunday, three days after having a heart procedure. The 59-year-old Bochy had two stents placed near his heart on Thursday night.

SWIMMING

Phelps gets engaged to girlfriend Michael Phelps has taken the plunge and gotten engaged.

The 18-time Olympic gold medalist announced on Twitter he’s marrying Nicole Johnson, who was Miss California in 2010 and has dated the swimmer on and off the past few years.

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• 1A Illinois Valley Supersectional, Prophetstown vs. Annawan

Prophetstown’s Shelby Adams comes up with a steal late in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s win over Galena in the 1A Pecatonica Sectional championship game. Prophetstown plays Annawan today.

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eight offensive rebounds that helped lead to a game-high 15 points.

“Annawan’s defense can be scary at times, so we have to Finding a seat in the ProphetWhen: 7 p.m. today work really hard in practice stown gym on Dec. 10 was like Where: Illinois Valley C.C, on our offense,” Reiley said on trying to find a dry spot in the Oglesby Thursday. “We have to keep runocean. ning our plays, and take the open Teams: Prophetstown (29-3) It just wasn’t possible when shots. We can’t be afraid to shoot vs. Annawan (24-8) the No.1 ranked Prophetstown because we didn’t make the last Prophets hosted the No. 2 Twitter: Follow @Dan Woessner one.” ranked and defending champion for live updates Annawan’s height is an advanAnnawan Bravettes.

Prophetstown’s gym had not “Woo, that’s going to be a good tage, and the Bravettes (24-8) seen a 1-2 matchup in its 56-year game,” said Prophetstown senior use it best by pressing teams up history. Annawan seemed like Shelby Adams after the Prophets and down the court. They forced it had never seen a team quite edged Galena for the Pecatonica 23 turnovers and allowed only like Prophets, as the Bravettes 26 points to a one-loss squad in Sectional title on Thursday. couldn’t keep pace in a 58-35 Amboy on Thursday.

“It’s too bad both of us can’t go loss.

Leading the way was sisters to state. We just have to keep “Prophetstown beat us early in doing what we’ve done all year.

Jayde and Morgan Van Hyfte. the season,” said Annawan coach We just have to shake off this Jayde had 21 points, and Morgan Jason Burkiewicz after beating added nine against the Clippers. game, because it doesn’t mean Amboy Thursday in the champi- anything once we get to Monday.

Neither team is scared of the onship game of the 1A Roanoke- We just want to keep taking that big game. While the Bravettes Benson Sectional. “We’ve talked next step.” won the 1A title a season ago, the a lot about them since we played.

Prophets finished second in 2A. Some things have changed for After the loss to them, we talked both teams since that encounter.

This will be a battle of titans as a team about how well they For Prophetstown (29-3), jitwith the winner likely to be the played, and we set that as a goal ters seemed to set in during two favorite heading into Friday’s for ourselves to be able to reach games at the sectional, when state semifinals at Redbird Arena their level.” missing layups became the in Normal.

The Bravettes will get another norm.

“It’s too late to be scared now,” chance today, as the two teams In the first meeting, the Proph- Prophetstown’s Clare Kramer meet in the Illinois Valley Comets missed shots, but dominated said. “We’ve worked so hard for munity College Supersectional at the boards despite a decided dis- this opportunity, and these are the 7 p.m. in Oglesby. advantage in height. The main games we have to thrive on. Any This time there will be more culprit was 5-foot, 4-inch senior one of these games could be our seats and more on the line. guard Corrie Reiley, who had last, so we can’t back down now.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL | MICHIGAN STATE 60, ILLINOIS 53

Illini chippy to bitter end of loss Nunn misses key 3-pointer in home defeat to Michigan State

BY DAVID MERCER AP Sports Writer

CHAMPAIGN – Travis Trice scored 18 points off the bench, including a pair of late free throws, to help Michigan State seal a win over Illinois Sunday night, 60-53.

Michigan State (19-8, 10-4 Big Ten) ran its winning streak to four games in a physical, sometimes chippy road victory.

The Spartans led by as many as 11 with less than 5 minutes to play, but Illinois (17-10, 7-7) closed to within three points and with 39 seconds to play had a chance to tie, but Kendrick Nunn missed a 3-pointer.

Trice brought down the rebound, drew a foul and hit the free throws.

Denzel Valentine led Michigan State with 20 points and nine rebounds. Branden Dawson added 13 points and seven boards.

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Illinois’ guard Kendrick Nunn drives past Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine during Sunday’s game in Champaign. The Illini lost 60-53. nois with 17 points, and Rayvonte Rice added 15.

The Illini have lost two straight.

Trice started ice cold, but on a defense-first night, he eventually found his touch, and his scoring helped

make the difference for Michigan State.

In his first 9 minutes on the floor, Trice was 0 of 6 shooting, including 0 of 3 from 3-point range. He didn’t have a rebound, an assist, a steal or much of anything else. The rest

of the way, he was 4 of 7 from the field but, more importantly, went to the line 12 times and hit 10 free throws. He also had five rebounds and four assists.

Nunn, meanwhile, finished with a quiet seven points on 2-of-11 shooting. That included 0 of 6 from 3-point range.

Nunn had been averaging 14.3 points in Big Ten play.

The game was physical and emotionally charged from the opening moments.

Dawson’s opening bucket for the Spartans 11 seconds into the game brought Michigan State coaches and players off the bench, pumping fists and shouting in a quiet arena.

Four minutes later, a block by Nnanna Egwu – which forced a turnover by the Spartans – propelled Illini players off their bench, fists waving, and the fans to their feet.

Today Men’s basketball 6 p.m.

• Louisville at Georgia Tech, ESPN • Delaware St. at Norfolk St., ESPNU 7 p.m.

• Xavier at St. John’s, FS1 8 p.m.

• Kansas at Kansas St., ESPN • Alabama St. at Southern, ESPNU

Women’s basketball 6 p.m.

• Penn St. at Maryland, BTN • Louisville at Notre Dame, ESPN2 8 p.m.

• Tennessee at S. Carolina, ESPN2

College wrestling 10 a.m.

• Indiana at Purdue, BTN

Prep wrestling 7 p.m.

• Indiana State Championships, at Indianapolis, FSN

NBA 7 p.m.

• Bucks at Bulls, CSN

On this date February 23 2012 • National League MVP Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension is overturned by baseball arbitrator Shyam Das, the first time a baseball player successfully challenged a drug-related penalty in a grievance.

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WEEKEND SCOREBOARD Boys basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

9-3 7-4 5-6 3-8 1-5

Ottawa Geneseo LaSalle-Peru Sterling Rochelle

All 16-9 14-11 13-11 9-16 2-19

Saturday’s result • DeKalb 65, Ottawa 57 Tuesday’s game • Ottawa at Streator, 7

BNC West Conf.

12-1 11-1 12-3 6-6 5-7 2-10 3-11 0-11

All 25-1 21-1 19-8 19-8 16-10 5-19 10-18 2-18

Today’s game 2A Winnebago Regional • North Boone at Stillman Valley, 7 Tuesday’s games • Dixon at Rochelle, 7 • Lutheran at Rockford Christian, 7 • Rock Falls at Mendota, 7:15 Wednesday’s games 2A Winnebago Regional • Winnebago vs. North Boone/Stillman Valley, 6 • Byron vs. Oregon, 7:30 Friday’s games • Lutheran at Dixon, 7 2A Winnebago Regional • Championship, 7

Three Rivers East Kewanee Bureau Valley Newman St. Bede Princeton Hall Amboy

Conf.

11-1 9-3 8-4 6-6 5-7 3-9 0-12

All 20-8 25-3 17-11 15-11 14-10 11-17 0-27

Today’s games 2A Fulton Regional • Princeton vs. West Carroll, 7:30 2A St. Bede Regional • Hall vs. El Paso-Gridley, 7:30

Wednesday’s games 2A Fulton Regional • Newman vs. Princeton/West Carroll, 7 2A St. Bede Regional • St. Bede vs. El Paso-Gridley/Hall, 7 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional • Amboy/Somonauk vs. AFC, 7:30 Friday’s games 2A Fulton Regional • Championship, 7 2A Riverdale Regional • Championship, 7 2A St. Bede Regional • Championship 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional • Championship

Three Rivers West Conf.

15-0 7-6 6-6 6-7 6-9 6-8 5-7 4-11

All 24-1 17-12 14-9 16-12 11-19 13-16 11-13 7-22

Today’s games 2A Fulton Regional • Morrison vs. Fulton, 6 2A Riverdale Regional • Orion vs. Sherrard, 7 Tuesday’s games 2A Fulton Regional • Morrison/Fulton vs. Bureau Valley, 7 2A Riverdale Regional • Rockridge vs. Orion/Sherrard, 6 • Riverdale vs. Kewanee, 7:30 1A Erie Regional • Erie vs. Prophetstown, 7:30 Wednesday’s games 1A Erie Regional • Erie/Prophetstown vs. Polo/Annawan, 6 Friday’s games 2A Fulton Regional • Championship, 7 2A Riverdale Regional • Championship, 7 1A Erie Regional • Championship, 7

Conf.

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Erie Regional Today’s game • No. 4 Eastland vs. No. 5 Milledgeville, 7 Tuesday’s games • No. 2 Polo vs. No. 7 Annawan, 6 • No. 3 Erie vs. No. 6 Prophetstown, 7:30 Wednesday’s games • No. 1 Forreston vs. Eastland/Milledgeville, 6 • Polo/Annawan vs. Erie/Prophetstown, 7:30 Friday’s game • Championship, 7 p.m.

Winner advances to Eastland Sectional vs.

River Ridge Regional winner, 7, March 4 Hinckley-Big Rock Regional Today’s games • No. 4 Indian Creek vs. No. 5 Paw Paw, 6 • No. 3 Somonauk vs. No. 6 Amboy, 7:30 Wednesday’s games • No. 1 Hinckley-Big Rock vs. Indian Creek/ Paw Paw, 6 • No. 2 AFC vs. Somonauk/Amboy, 7:30 Friday’s game • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Somonauk Sectional vs. Ottawa Marquette Regional winner, 7, March 4

Girls basketball NIB-12 West Conf.

10-3 7-6 4-7 5-8 0-11

Ottawa Sterling LaSalle-Peru Geneseo Rochelle

All 20-7 15-17 12-16 8-21 1-24

Rockford Lutheran Byron Mendota Stillman Valley Dixon Rock Falls Oregon Winnebago

Conf.

13-2 11-3 11-3 9-4 4-10 3-10 3-11 1-11

All 24-5 26-6 25-3 21-8 11-17 13-15 11-18 8-20

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Sterling’s Lucas Campbell celebrates his victory in the 50-yard freestyle Saturday at the Byron Sectional.

Campbell won the event in 22.05 seconds. He also helped the Golden Warriors’ 400 relay to victory.

Campbell fends off Bravo’s charge in relay

Today’s games 3A LaSalle-Peru Sectional • Mendota vs. Morton, 6 3A Hampshire Sectional • Lutheran vs. Sycamore, 7:30

SECRET

Thursday’s games 3A LaSalle-Peru Sectional • Championship, 7 3A Hampshire Sectional • Championship, 7

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The combination worked as the foursome earned a trip to next weekend’s state meet after out-touching Boylan to win the race.

Campbell, the Warriors’ anchor, touched in 3:22.12, while Boylan finished in 3:22.29.

“This is a big thing for me as a senior,” Campbell said. “It’s also huge for the other guys on the relay because they’ll all be coming back next year.”

As it turns out, the Warriors themselves didn’t quite know how the lineup would unfold until just minutes before the race began.

Sterling coach Kyle Ruiz, who could only watch with his hands on his head and his mouth agape while Campbell swam the final 10 yards, calls his 400 freestyle relay team a five-person team.

But with only four being allowed to swim, the fourth-year coach had to make a tough choice between Morse or Andrew Gray to lead off the relay.

“It was a day-to-day thing,” Ruiz said of the decision. “It could have been either one of those guys. I truly felt that both kids could have gotten the job done, but it came down to a gut feeling, and who was having a good meet, and Turner was that guy.”

With just less than 10 minutes remaining before the race, Ruiz told Morse that he would be the guy to lead off the relay.

“It was crazy,” Morse said. “Usually Pillars will start off the rela,y but he has such a good relay start, we couldn’t waste that. So I just tried to get a lead and

Three Rivers East Conf.

All Amboy 12-0 28-2 Kewanee 9-2 20-7 Hall 5-5 13-12 Bureau Valley 5-6 15-13 Newman 5-7 9-19 St. Bede 3-9 7-22 Princeton 1-10 5-20 Thursday’s result 1A Roanoke-Benson Sectional • Championship, Annawan 50, Amboy 26

Three Rivers West Prophetstown Sherrard Erie Rockridge Fulton Morrison Orion Riverdale

Conf.

13-1 11-1 8-5 5-6 4-6 5-9 4-8 0-10

All 29-3 22-5 18-12 15-10 13-15 13-14 9-15 0-23

Today’s game 1A Illinois Valley C.C. Supersectional • Prophetstown vs. Annawan, 7

CLASS 1A Today’s games Illinois Valley C.C. Supersectional • Prophetstown vs. Annawan, 7 Millikin Supersectional • Moweaqua Central A&M vs. Astoria, 7 Salem Supersectional • Steelville vs. Hardin-Calhoun, 7 Lewis University Supesectional • Harvest Christian Academy vs. Iroquis West, 7

Boys swimming

NUIC East Aquin Forreston AFC Polo Pecatonica South Beloit Dakota Milledgeville Durand Orangeville

Friday’s game • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Farmington Sectional vs. Fulton Regional winner, 7 p.m., March 3

BNC West

Tuesday’s games 2A Fulton Regional • Bureau Valley vs. Morrison/Fulton, 7 2A Riverdale Regional • Kewanee vs. Riverdale, 7:30 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional • Amboy vs. Somonauk, 7:30

Rockridge Fulton Riverdale Morrison Erie Orion Sherrard Prophetstown

Wednesday’s games • No. 1 Winnebago vs. North Boone/Stillman Valley, 6 • No. 2 Byron vs. No. 3 Oregon, 7:30

CLASS 1A

Friday’s games • Ottawa at LaSalle-Peru, 7 • Sterling at Kaneland, 7 • Rochelle at Geneseo, 7:30

Dixon Rockford Lutheran Winnebago Byron Mendota Rock Falls Oregon Stillman Valley

Winnebago Regional Today’s game • No. 4 North Boone vs. No. 5 Stillman Valley, 7

All 22-6 18-5 20-9 20-9 10-11 8-15 6-17 9-17 5-18 2-20

Saturday’s result • Forreston 74, Dakota 27 Monday’s games 1A Durand Regional • Durand vs. Dakota, 7 1A Erie Regional • Milledgeville vs. Eastland, 7 Tuesday’s games 1A Alden-Hebron Regional • South Beloit vs. Keith Country Day, 6 • Pecatonica vs. Hiawatha, 7:30 1A Durand Regional • Orangeville vs. Pearl City, 7 1A Erie Regional • Polo vs. Annawan, 6 Wednesday’s games 1A Alden-Hebron Regional • South Beloit/Keith vs. Pecatonica/ Hiawatha, 7:30 1A Durand Regional • Aquin vs. Durand/Dakota, 6 • Orangeville/Pearl City vs. Lena-Winslow, 7:30 1A Erie Regional • Forreston vs. Milledgeville/Eastland, 7 • Polo/Annawan vs. Erie/Prophetstown, 7:30 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional • AFC vs. Somonauk/Amboy, 7:30 Friday’s game 1A Alden-Hebron Regional • Championship 1A Durand Regional • Championship, 7 1A Erie Regional • Championship, 7 1A Hinckley-Big Rock Regional • Championship, 7

Saturday’s results Byron Sectional Team scores 1. Hononegah 236; 2. Byron 220; 3. Boylan 215; 4. Sterling 194; 5. Rockford Auburn 146; 6. Freeport 92; 7. Rockford Christian 67; 8. Harlem 62.5; 9. Belvidere North 55; 10. Guilford 48.50; 11. Rockford East 37; 12. Newman 20.

200 medley relay – 1. Byron (Sergio Solis, Caleb Carlson, Jacob Conley, Jacob Heitter) 1:37.95*; 5. Sterling (Zach Wade, Lane Mertells, Brandon Pillars, Andrew Gray) 1:48.04; 12. Newman (Zachary Brauman, Borjas Acedo, Aidan Bollman, KC Knack) 2:12.26; 200 freestyle – 1.

Tyler Pidde (Boylan) 1:46.06*; 5. Brandon Pillars (Sterling) 1:54.22; 12. Andrew Gray (Sterling) 2:02.58; 200 IM – 1. Caleb Carlson (Byron) 1:54.51*; 2. Blake Ruiz (Sterling) 2:07.82; 12. Thomas Christensen (Sterling) 2:19.96; 50 freestyle – 1. Lucas Campbell (Sterling) 22.05*; 7. Aidan Bollman (Newman) 23.85; 9. Turner Morse (Sterling) 24.22; 100 butterfly – 1. Jared Ekberg (Rockford Christian) 51.13*; 2. Jacob Ainsworth (Hononegah) 52.07*; 3. Brandon Pillars (Sterling) 55.76; 9. Zach Wade (Sterling) 59.65; 100 freestyle – 1. Johnny Bravo (Boylan) 48.57*; 2. Lucas Campbell (Sterling) 49.90; 6. Aidan Bollman (Newman) 51.88; 10. Turner Morse (Sterling) 52.92; 500 freestyle – Tyler Pidde (Boylan) 4:43.43*; 6. Thomas Christensen (Sterling) 5:25.56; 10. Nick Mattox (Sterling) 5:39.73; 200 freestyle relay – 1. Byron (Sergio Solis, Caleb Carlson, Jacob Conley, Jacob Heitter) 1:28.73*; 2. Sterling (Andrew Gray, Turner Morse, Blake Ruiz, Lucas Campbell) 1:32.99; 12. Newman (Zachary Brauman, KC Knack, Borjas Acedo, Aidan Bollman) 1:52.41; 100 backstroke – 1. Jared Ekberg (Rockford Christian) 51.26*; 12.

Zach Wade (Sterling) 1:03.01; 100 breaststroke – 1. Caleb Carlson (Byron) 58.69*; 3. Blake Ruiz (Sterling) 1:03.09; 7. Lyles Wade (Byron) 1:06.75; 11. Lane Martells (Sterling) 1:10.25; 400 freestyle relay – 1. Sterling (Turner Morse, Brandon Pillars, Blake Ruiz, Lucas Campbell) 3:22.12* *–denotes state qualifier

hand it off to the other guys. It takes everyone to be successful, and I was so nervous watching Lucas, but he got it done.”

Morse grabbed a lead on the first leg, while Pillars and Blake Ruiz held that lead and turned it over to Campbell – who earned a state berth earlier in the meet with a win in the 50 freestyle – to close the door. Campbell entered the water just ahead of Boylan’s Johnny Bravo, which was the key to the outcome.

Bravo won the 100 freestyle earlier in the day over Campbell by 1.33 seconds, so Campbell knew that the Boylan senior would be tough to hold off.

“I knew that Bravo was fast, and he was going to be closing in,” Campbell said. “That’s not normally how I swim a 100, I had to go out hard on the first 50 [yards], and hope I wouldn’t die on

the way back.

“I just knew my guys had to get me a lead for us to pull this off.”

Dixon freshman Caleb Carlson, swimming with the Byron co-op, pulled off a feat of his own. Carlson cruised to four wins, all of which earned him a trip to state. He had two commanding individual wins, as well as two relay wins.

Along with having a full slate of events at state next week, Carlson took down the pool and sectional record for the 100 breaststroke with a time of 58.69, bettering the qualifying standard of 1:00.50 by nearly 2 seconds.

“I was going for the pool and sectional records,” Carlson said. “That’s really all I was thinking about. It feels great, and I felt great. The taper was great, it helped everything to be a fast swim.”

Carlson couldn’t have started off the meet

any better. He swam the breaststroke leg on the Tigers’ winning 200 medley relay team. The race was the first of the meet ,and the Tigers finished in 1:37.95, which matched the qualifying standard.

The Dixon freshman then earned his first individual trip to state two races later in the 200 IM, with a message-sending time of 1:54.51. That time was the ninth-best time in the state.

“I was really excited for him,” Byron co-op coach Julia Rudzinski said. “We were hoping he would get through, and all four events is awesome. It’s nice to see all of that hard work pay off.”

Hononegah won the sectional with 236 points, Byron co-op (220) was second and Boylan (215) rounded out the Top 3.

Sterling (194) finished fourth, while Newman (20) was 12th out of 12 teams.

Postseason pairings

CLASS 3A

Sterling Regional Monday, March 2 • No. 4 Rock Falls vs. No. 5 Alleman, 7 Tuesday, March 3 • No. 1 Dixon vs. Rock Falls/Alleman, 6 • No. 2 Sterling vs. No. 3 Geneseo, 7:30 Friday, March 6 • Championship, 7 * Winner advances to Brady University Sectional championship vs. Canton Regional winner, 7

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CLASS 2A Fulton Regional Today’s games • No. 4 Morrison vs. No. 5 Fulton, 6 • No. 3 Princeton vs. No. 6 West Carroll, 7:30 Tuesday’s game • No. 1 Bureau Valley vs. Morrison/Fulton, 7 Wednesday’s game • No. 2 Newman vs. Princeton/West Carroll, 7 Friday, Feb. 27 • Championship, 7 Winner advances to Farmington Sectional vs. Winnebago Regional winner, 7 p.m.

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STATE WRESTLING EXTRA

Monday, February 23, 2015

THIRD-PLACE BOUTS

FIFTH-PLACE BOUTS

Cole glad to join century club Panther finishes on high note

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

CHAMPAIGN – At the very least, Jared Cole wanted to win one match at the Class 1A state wrestling tournament, to get to 100 for his 3-year career.

He did that, and so much more.

Cole, an Erie senior, finished off a banner season by taking fifth place at 145 pounds on Saturday afternoon at State Farm Center. He went 4-2 at the tourney, raising his season record to 41-7 and his career mark to 103-33.

He joins older brothers Alex and Matt in the ErieProphetstown wrestling program’s 100-win club.

“It’s my senior year and the ultimate goal was to get a medal,” Cole said.

“You can get a worse medal than fifth, so I’m proud of that at least.”

Cole did it the hard way.

In a quarterfinal round loss to Jared Finley on Friday, Cole suffered a dislocated shoulder while being taken down. He had to stop in several bouts after that as needed, to pop the shoulder back into the socket.

That included a 10-3 fifth-place bout win against Will Kleinert of Clifton Central. Cole built a 10-3 lead on the strength of two takedowns, five back points and an escape, leaving him some leeway at the end.

“I wanted to get a pretty good lead in the beginning,” Cole said. “When my shoulder gets tired, it

pops out and dislocates. I wanted to have a big lead before it started hurting too bad.”

Cole will also get his name in the record books.

In the preliminary round, we won by technical fall in 2 minutes, 56 seconds against Chicago Harper’s Taylor Shaw. That eclipsed the previous 1A 145-pound technical fall win time of 3:13, set in the 2012 semifinals by Stillman Valley’s Talon Paul.

Erie-Prophetstown Panther teammate Grady Todd also went home with some hardware, placing sixth at 138 pounds. Todd (35-14) finished with a 5-3 loss to Wilmington’s Austin Headrick (43-6).

“I’m very happy,” Todd said. “Coming into this tournament and no one knowing me, and then placing sixth, that’s pretty good.”

Combined with Austin Shoup’s third-place finish at 195 pounds, ErieProphetstown had three medal winners for the first time in the program’s 18-year history.

“I’m just so excited for the boys,” Erie-Prophetstown coach Tod McCullough said. “We work awfully hard in our room, and this is the reward.”

Two more area wrestlers lost quarterfinal wrestleback bouts and just missed out on qualifying for the medal round.

They were Morrison 106-pounder Augustus Linke (33-17) and Polo 170-pounder Ethan Cain (28-6).

THROUGH THE LENS

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ABOVE: Erie-Prophetstown’s Jared Cole (right) wrestles Clifton Central’s Will Kleinert during the 145pound fifth-place bout Saturday during the 1A state tournament at State Farm Center in Champaign. Cole won 10-3.

BELOW: Erie-Prophetstown’s Grady Todd (left) wrestles Wilmington Austin Headrick during the 138pound fifth-place bout on Saturday. Todd lost 5-3.

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ABOVE: Erie-Prophetstown’s Austin Shoup (right) wrestles Illinois Valley Central’s Jordan Ladd during the 195-pound third-place bout at the 1A state wrestling tournament Saturday at State Farm Center. Shoup rebounded from a loss Friday – his first of the sesason – to take third with a pin of Ladd in 2:59.

BELOW: Oregon’s Matthew Crandall (right) wrestles St. Bede’s John Barnes during the 285-pound thirdplace bout Saturday. Crandall lost the bout, and suffered a knee injury.

Recovery time

Erie-Prophetstown’s Shoup rebounds to take third

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

CHAMPAIGN – Austin Shoup had visions of being an undefeated state wrestling champion.

The Erie senior had that dream dashed Friday night, so he did the next best thing.

Shoup wrapped up a memorable 1-year run as an Erie-Prophetstown Panther by placing third at 195 pounds at the Class 1A state wrestling tournament on Saturday at State Farm Center.

The third-place medal served as a nice consolation prize after he suffered a stunning loss by pin against Monmouth-Roseville’s Logan Millizer in Friday night’s semifinal round. It was the first, and as it turned out, only loss this season for Shoup (43-1), who transferred from Morrison last summer.

“After [Friday] night and coming into today, I had the mindset that you can’t win ‘em all, but you’ve got to give your best when it’s time to make it count,” Shoup said.

“Not many people get the chance to come down here and compete, so to come down and get third is a great accomplishment.”

Shoup quickly showed that he meant business on Saturday morning. In a wrestleback semifinal, Shoup needed just 27 seconds to pin Wilmington’s Ryan Berman.

It set a 1A 195-pound record for fastest pin. The previous mark was 45 seconds by Dwight’s Anthony Bauer in the 2014 preliminary round.

“It was a comeback statement, more or less,” Shoup said. “Yeah, I may have got pinned [Friday] night, but I’m going to give it my all to come back.”

Shoup finished off the tournament with a pin of IVC’s Jordan Ladd in 2:59 of the third-place bout. Shoup had also defeated Ladd 8-2 in the quarterfinals on Friday morning.

“I told him [Friday] night, ‘Good guys get caught,’” E-P coach Tod McCullough said. “It happens.

There’s a lot of talented kids that didn’t finish on top. They were undefeated or ranked No. 1, but got caught. You’ve just got to regroup, and he did.”

The 43 wins set a Erie-Prophetstown single-season record. The previous mark had been 39, set by Brandon McCullough in the 201213 season.

Two more area wrestlers, Matthew Crandall of Oregon and Tyler Fleetwood of Fulton, competed in thirdplace bouts, but came up short.

The 285-pound Crandall (35-10) was involved in three bouts on Saturday that tested the range of his emotions. He opened by pinning Chicago Leo’s James Britten in 1:55, then snatched away a 3-1 overtime decision against Durand-Pecatonica’s Eli Burdick in the wrestleback semifinals.

Crandall and Burdick were engaged in a 1-1 OT battle when Crandall scored a takedown at the buzzer. Burdick and the Du-Pec faithful woofed that it shouldn’t have counted as a takedown, for the quality of the move and the lateness of it, but it stood.

“I had no ideal what was on the clock,” Crandall said. “All I know is I got behind him, and his hand was on the mat. As far as knowing whether it was a takedown or not, I know I got him. I just didn’t know the time left on the clock.”

Crandall was involved in another tense battle in his final bout, against St. Bede’s John Barnes.

Each managed only escapes during regulation time, and overtime was also scoreless until just 13 seconds remained.

That’s when Barnes took Crandall to the mat for a takedown.

Crandall, with a wrap on his left knee to protect a torn ACL suffered during his freshman season of football, had his right knee stick to the mat and twist, leaving him writhing in pain.

Paramedics were quickly on the scene, and the knee was stabilized with a brace. He was taken to a local hospital to be checked out.

It was hoped he suffered merely a knee strain.

“He’s a great kid who works hard and does everything the coaches ask of him,” Oregon coach Mike

Guzman said. “To come out of here, in that weight class against those caliber of guys, getting a medal is a great honor for Matthew. He always sets his goals high. I’m sure he wishes he was higher on the podium, but to come away with a fourth-place medal as a junior is awesome.”

At 106 pounds, Fleetwood (39-5) won two of three bouts on Saturday to place fourth. He opened with an 8-2 decision against Joey Bianchini of IC Catholic, then got into the third-place bout by knocking off Harvard’s Josh Fiegel, 9-6.

Fiegel had handled Fleetwood 4-0 in the finals of the Oregon Sectional last week.

In the third-place bout, Fleetwood ran into tough customer in PORTA’s R.J. Marrero, who won by pin in 1:51. Marrero also beat Fleetwood 8-2 in the quarterfinals.

“His legs on top are deadly,” Fleetwood said. “That’s what got me – his legs. I didn’t wrestle that match as good as I could. My head just wasn’t in it. I’ve got 3 more years ahead of me, and I’m ready for it.”

Fleetwood hadn’t been considered one of the favorites entering the competition, but made a name for himself going forward.

“I definitely exceeded my expectations,” Fleetwood said. “I’m really proud of myself.”

Monday, February 23, 2015

STATE WRESTLING EXTRA

NOTEBOOK

SATURDAY’S RESULTS State wrestling tournament Finals Saturday at State Farm Center, Champaign CLASS 1A 106 pounds Championship • Joey Rivera (Coal City) pin Colin Davidson (Litchfield), 2:32 Third-place • R.J. Marrero (PORTA) pin Tyler Fleetwood (Fulton) 1:51 Local bouts • Wrestleback semifinal, Fleetwood (Fulton) def. Josh Fiegel (Harvard) 9-6 • Wrestleback quarterfinal, James Henseler (Roxana) def. Augustus Linke (Morrison) 4-2 • Wrestleback quarterfinal, Fleetwood (Fulton) def. Joey Bianchini (IC Catholic) 8-2 113 pounds Championship • Alec Henze (Dakota) def. Chase Bittle (Belleville Althoff) 8-2 Third place • Brady Wilsie (Byron) def. Zac Schrank (Lutheran) 3-2 120 pounds Championship • Cody Minnick (Coal City) def. Trey Hild (PORTA) 12-8 Third place • Hunter Spengler (Sherrard) def. Stone Engle (Mercer County) 9-6 126 pounds Championship • Printice Walls (Dakota) def. Brandon Briggs (North Boone) 6-3 Third place • Nolan Baker (Byron) pin Will Lucie (Warsaw) 5:12 132 pounds Championship • Corey Jurzak (Coal City) def. Andrew Wenger (Dakota) 8-4 Third place • Jarid Braunagel (Bellevelle Althoff) injury dft. Rahveon Valentine (Lena-Winslow) 4:00

132 pounds Championship • Dylan Duncan (Montini) tiebreaker Grant Sutton (Richmond-Burton) 2-1 Third place • Noah Keefe (Lincoln-Way West) def.

Drake Boverie (Civic Memorial) 7-6 138 pounds Championship • Hunter Grau (Geneseo) sudden victory Alexander Butler (Boylan) 5-3 Third place • Mousa Jodeh (Oak Forest) sudden victory Cole Wysocki (Triad) 7-3 145 pounds Championship • Vincent Turk (Montini) def. Daniel Close (Ottawa) 12-8 Third place • Jake Eckenrod (Mt. Zion) def. Patrick Schoenfelder (Antioch) 9-6 152 pounds Championship • Luke Fortuna (Montini) def. Chase Vosburgh (Mt. Vernon) 5-1 Third place • Jose Champagne (Chicago Heights Marian) def. Nick Remke (Woodstock Marian) 7-3 160 pounds Championship • Randy Menewether (Washington) pin Krodell Norfleet (Chicago Heights Marian) 0:56 Third place • Jake Lanning (Pontiac) def. Josiah Cropp (Geneseo) 5-0 170 pounds Championship • Jake Warner (Washington) def. Cole Witzig (Triad) 7-2 Third place • Patrick Kristin (Oak Forest) pin Juan Alfaro (Fenton) 3:34 182 pounds Championship • Xavier Montalvo (Montini) tech. fall Javier Soto (Bremen) 4:48, 22-6

138 pounds Championship • Nate Olsen (Dakota) def. Josh Lasrson (Byron) 6-2

Third place • Christopher Malone (Sycamore) def. Alex Crehan (Triad) 3-1

Third place • Peyton Smith (Benton) def. Sage Friese (Seneca) 7-2

195 pounds Championship • Andrew Marsden (Crystal Lake Central) def. Eric Schultz (Tinley Park) 3-2

Local bouts • Fifth place, Austin Headrick (Wilmington) def. Grady Todd (Erie-Prophetstown) 5-3 • Wrestleback semifinal, Friese (Seneca) pin Todd (Erie-Prophetstown) 1:52 • Wrestleback quarterfinal, Todd (ErieProphetstown) def. Kaehl VanDalsen (Monticello) 4-0 145 pounds Championship • J.J. Wolfe (Dakota) major dec. Riley Beard (IVC) 10-2 Third place • Zach Lorek (Bishop McNamara) pin Jared Finley (Shelbyville) 5:44 Local bouts • Fifth place, Jared Cole (Erie-Prophetstown) def. Will Kleinert (Clifton Central) 10-3 • Wrestleback semifinal, Lorek (Bishop McNamara) def. Cole (Erie-Prophetstown) 5-4 • Wrestleback quarterfinal, Cole (ErieProphetstown) Sam Durfey (Stillman Valley) 4-2 152 pounds Championship • Greg Krulas (Dakota) major dec. Kenny Abitua (Stillman Valley) 8-0 Third place • Wyatt Fox (Shelbyville) def. Curtis VanWinkle (Mercer County) 2-1 160 pounds Championship • Adam Hudson (Shelbyville) def. Nick Hawkins (Wilmington) 7-1 Third place • Gabe McKinley (El Paso-Gridley) def.

Georgie Sosa (Bowen) 11-7 170 pounds Championship • Carver James (Dakota) major dec. Kyle Betourne (Bishop McNamara) 10-2 Third place • Sam Schuler (Prairie Central) def. Naulon Simms (Tremont) 5-1 Local bout • Wrestleback quarterfinal, Schuler (Prairie Central) def. Ethan Cain (Polo) 6-1 182 pounds Championship • Danny Falconer (Byron) def. Hunter Sant Amour (El Paso-Gridley) 5-2 Third place • Riley Kauzlaric (Coal City) pin Jacob Franklin (Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley) 2:57 195 pounds Championship • Wesley Kibler (St. Joseph-Ogden) major dec. Logan Millizer (Monmouth-Roseville) 14-2 Third place • Austin Shoup (Erie-Prophetstown) pin Jordan Ladd (IVC) 2:59 Local bouts • Wrestleback semifinal, Shoup (ErieProphetstown) pin Ryan Berman (Wilmington) 0:27 220 pounds Championship • Brandyn Peacock (Bowen) tiebreaker Tristun Reeves (El Paso-Gridley) 5-4 Third place • Ross Sealby (Byron) def. Cole Werner (Litchfield) 5-3 285 pounds Championship • Quinton Ball (Mercer County) pin Tommy Brown (Plano) 4:12 Third place • John Barnes (St. Bede) sudden victory Matthew Crandall (Oregon) 3-1 Local bouts • Wrestleback semifinal, Crandall (Oregon) sudden victory Eli Burdick (Durand) 3-1 • Wrestleback quarterfinal, Crandall (Oregon) pin James Britten (Leo) 1:55

CLASS 2A 106 pounds Championship • Real Woods (Montini) tech. fall Trey Keeley (Washington) 4:24, 18-3 Third place • Ashton Meyers (Quincy Notre Dame) def.

Brandon Muselman (Tinley Park) 5-1 113 pounds Championship • Jabari Moody (Rich Central) def. Dack Punke (Washington) 3-1 Third place • Michael Tortorice (Carmel) pin Christopher Tucker (East St. Louis) 3:26 120 pounds

Third place • Cody Sawyer (Grayslake North) def. John McKinney (Triad) 5-2 220 pounds Championship • Romeo McKnight (Crystal Lake Central) def. Jake Godinez (Washington) 6-2 Third place Lane Akre (Geneseo) sudden victory Vinny Scaletta (Ridgewood) 3-1 285 pounds Championship • Michael Johnson (Montini) def. Nick Czar (Highland) 2-0 Third place • Alex Gelber (Springfield) pin Solomon Smith (De La Salle) 0:38 CLASS 3A 106 pounds Championship • Michael McGee (Plainfield East) pin Louie Hayes (Sandburg) 3:43 Third place • Kirk Johansen (Glenbard North) def.

Darvell Flagg (Joliet West) 3-0 113 pounds Championship • Austin Gomez (Glenbard North) pin Jason Renteria (Oak Park-River Forest) 5:59 Third place • Abdullah Assaf (Lockport) sudden victory Robbie Precin (Sandburg) 3-1 120 pounds Championship • Mike Cullen (Cary-Grove) sudden victory Alex Madrigal (Oak Park-River Forest) 3-1 Third place • Jake Silzer (St. Rita) def. Andrew McFall 3-2 126 pounds Championship • Rudy Yates (Sandburg) def. Kris Williams (Thornwood) 7-2 Third place • Richard Townsell (Oak Park-River Forest) def. Julian Blanco (Brother Rice) 5-2 132 pounds Championship • Ausitn O’Connor (St. Rita) major dec.

Alex McKenna (New Trier) 14-6 Third place • A.J. Jaffe (Marmion Academy) def. Jaime Hernandez (Oak Park-River Forest) 4-2 138 pounds Championship • Shayne Oster (Lockport) def. Anthony Cheloni (Marmion) 5-4 Third place • Bobby Alexander (Conant) def. Qarin Johnnic (Wheaton Warrenville South) 2-0 145 pounds Championship • Eric Barone (Crystal Lake South) def.

Larry Early III (Oak Park-River Forest) 3-2 Third place • Nick Foster (Belleville West) tiebreaker Phyllip DeLoach (Alton) 3-2 152 pounds Championship • Walter White (Oak Park-River Forest) def.

Matt Rowland (Willowbrook) 9-3 Third place • Juwan Edmond (Hinsdale Central) major dec. Nicholas DeLoach (Alton) 9-1 160 pounds Championship • Matthew Rundell (Oak Park-River Forest) def. Joey Gunther (Libertyville) 3-2

170 pounds Championship • Riley DeMoss (Marmion) def. Jack Jessen (Willowbrook) 5-4 Third place • Carson Oughton (Minooka) def. Matt Wroblewski (Prospect) 6-3 182 pounds Championship • Nathan Traxler (Marmion) def. Tyler DeMoss (Hononegah) 7-4 Third place • Patrick Brucki (Sandburg) def. Tyler Harrington (Stevenson) 6-5 195 pounds Championship • Timothy Young (Aurora East) def. Luke Greenberg (Glenbard North), NA

Father-son reunion

Mekeels earn distinction as referees; Dakota overtakes Newman

BY BRIAN WEIDMAN bweidman@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5551 @BrianWeidman

CHAMPAIGN – Don Mekeel of Sterling and Ryan Mekeel of Chicago became the first father-son duo to work the individual state tournament as mat officials, accomplishing the feat this past weekend at State Farm Center.

They had worked the dual team state tournament the past 2 years.

Don has now worked 14 state tournaments, six of which have been individual finals. Ryan, a teacher at Canty Elementary School in Chicago the past 7 years, has worked three state finals.

“He referees day-in and day-out in Chicago, some of the toughest wrestling in the nation,” Don Mekeel said, “and he’s been been mentored by a lot of other good officials in the Chicago area, so there’s no doubt he’s up to this task. It’s really a proud weekend for both of us.”

Roy Snyder of Rochelle worked his 14th state tournament, half of which have been individual finals.

Rock Falls athletic director Rich Montgomery served as one of the bench official timers.

Chapman to be honored: Former Dixon resident Mike Chapman will be among the 2015 inductees in the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association hall of fame.

A banquet will be held Sunday, April 19 at the Holiday Inn in Countryside.

Chapman, who now resides in Newton, Iowa, is part of a 2015 class that includes Pete Alber of Dakota; Ken Bringe of Oak Lawn; Dan Cysewski of Crystal Lake; Mike Evans of Chicago Heights; Darrell Gholar of Chicago; Frank Giannamore of Mundelein; Mark Hattendorf of Johnsburg; Shane Morgan of Oswego; Greg Prichard of Morton; Al Sears of Belleville; Don Stevens of Prescott, Ariz.; Jack Wiesneth of Libertyville; and Joe Williams of Lockport.

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Third place • Travis Piotrowski (Prairie Ridge) major dec. Will Lewan (Montini) 8-0

Third place • Kailor Hecox (Harlem) sudden victory Mark Dunsing (Libertyville) 3-1 285 pounds Championship • Jake Ford (Marist) def. Matt Allen (Hinsdale Central) 1-0 Third place • Bryan Ditchman (Lincoln-Way Central) def. Ricky Nelson (Belleville West) 6-3

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inductees was not available.

New clubhouse leader: Entering the 2015 state tournament, Newman had a Class 1A record 35 individual state champions, including a streak of at least one the past 10 years.

That streak ended this year, as the Comets did not advance anyone to state.

Dakota, meanwhile, was at 32 champions entering this year’s tournament. The Indians crowned six champs (113-pounder Alec Henze, 126-pounder Prentice Walls, 138-pounder Nate Olsen, 145-pounder J.J. Wolfe, 152-pound-

er Greg Krulas, and 170-pounder Carver James) Saturday night, bringing their total to 38.

Act II: Team wrestling will take center stage next week. At the 1A Polo Sectional, it will be Rock Falls taking on Mercer County, and Dakota meeting Harvard.

The winners of those matches, as well as two survivors from the Prairie Central, Vandalia and Plano sectionals, advance to the dual team state tournament on Saturday at U.S.Cellular Coliseum in Normal.

Dakota is the two-time defending 1A team champion.

ULTIMATE HONOR ROLL Sauk Valley state champions

One class

1954 Cliff Dettman, Sterling 127 1956 Ronald Pineda, Sterling 120 1971 Jim Witzleb, Dixon heavyweight 1972 Mel Commisso, Sterling 105 1973 Clyde Ruffin, Dixon 132 Gale Seeloover, Sterling 167

Third place • Christian Brunner (Dundee-Crown) def.

Tyler Johnson (Lockport) 8-2 220 pounds Championship • Joshua King (Hinsdale South) def. Eric Johnson (Plainfield South) 9-6

Third place • Ethan Reel (Washington) def. Merik Fulton (Triad) 6-4

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ABOVE: Polo’s Ethan Cain tries to fend off a shot by Prairie Central’s Sam Schuler during a 170-pound wrestleback quarterfinal during the 1A state tournament Saturday at State Farm Center in Champaign.

Cain was elminated from the tournament after suffering a 6-1 loss to Schuler.

BELOW: Morrison’s Augustus Linke wrestles Roxana’s James Henseler during a 1A wrestleback quarterfinal at 106 pounds on Saturday. Linke lost 4-2.

Third place • Trace Carello (Marmion) major dec. Daniel Andress (Conant) 10-2

Championship • Elijah Oliver (Washington) tech. fall Jack Henderson (Bloomington) 2:29, 16-1

126 pounds Championship • Dan Swan (Oak Forest) def. James Pawelski (Montini) 5-1

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Two class

1974 Scott Weber, Erie 167 A 1975 Butch Wingett, Fulton 105 A Dan Fiorini, Rock Falls 155 AA 1976 Tim Fiorini, Rock Falls 138 AA 1977 Dave Gonzales, Newman hwt. A 1978 Mike Shinville, Newman 119 A Robert McKnight, Amboy 126 A 1980 Andy Jackson, Prophetstown 155 A

1982 David Lloyd, Ashton 145 A Dan Hartman, Polo 167 A 1984 Pete Regalado, Newman 119 A Jeff Corwell, Newman 167 A 1985 Pete Regalado, Newman 119 A 1986 Bob Mena, Newman 119 A Scott Holbrook, Newman 132 A 1987 Bob Mena, Newman 119 A Ryan Schafer, Sterling AA 126 1988 Roman Olalde, Newman A 105 Bob Mena, Newman 119 A Steve Kelly, Newman 138 A 1989 Mike Mena, Newman 103 A Steve Kelly, Newman 138 A 1990 Mike Mena, Newman 103 A 1991 Jacob Hey, Dixon 103 AA Mike Mena, Newman 125 A Gabe Dietz, Prophetstown 135 A Jim Belcher, Prophetstown 160 A 1992 Mike Mena, Newman 125 A Matt McDonnell, Newman 140 A

1993 Micah Hey, Dixon 119 AA Jesse Kennedy, Prophetstown 125 A Jamin Soria, Ashton 275 A 1994 Tom Grennan, Newman 130 A Brian Davis, Newman 140 A Matt McDonnell, Newman 152 A 1995 Jamin Soria, Ashton 275 A 1996 Patrick Hamilton, Morrison 103 A 1998 Chad Williamson, Rock Falls 189 A Matt Kuebel, Fulton 215 A 2000 Seth Heim, Rock Falls 135 A 2001 Andrew Nelson, Newman 103 A Tony Pedrosa, Oregon 145 A 2002 Willie Dale, Rock Falls 152 A

2006 Cort Lawton, Polo 125 A Dan Hermes, Newman 275 A 2007 Josh Kirkland, Newman 189 A 2008 Tony Bahrs, Newman 160 A

Three class

2009 Joe Roth, Dixon 119 2A Ryan Gilbert, Newman 152 1A 2010 Brian Bahrs, Newman 152 1A Jake Peterson, Polo 285 1A 2011 Jake Snow, Newman 112 1A Mark McDonnell, Morrison 140 1A 2012 Maxx Hubbard, Newman 132 1A Mark McDonnell, Morrison 145 1A Brian Bahrs, Newman 152 1A R.J. Troye, Newman 182 1A Matt McDonnell, Morrison 195 1A 2013 Brian Bahrs, Newman 160 1A

2004 Willy Mekeel, Newman 135 A Justin Reyes, Rock Falls 145 A Clayton Norberg, Newman 171 A

Brandon Sklavanitis, Oregon 170 1A

2005 Clayton Norberg, Newman 189 A

2014 Jake Snow, Newman 145 1A

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WEEKEND SCOREBOARD

NASCAR | DAYTONA 500

Auto racing

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Joey Logano celebrates with team owner Roger Penske (left) after winning the Daytona 500 Sunday in Daytona Beach, Fla. Logano, 24, is the second youngest driver to win the race.

Party practice Logano learning how to properly celebrate wins

BY JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Soaked in booze but drinking a Coke, Joey Logano fretted over how he and his new bride would celebrate his most significant victory.

“I don’t how to party,” the 24-year-old said with a sheepish grin.

Winning the Daytona 500 will provide him the ultimate chance to unleash.

More than 2 years after nearly washing out of one of NASCAR’s top rides, Logano surged to the front of the sport with Sunday’s win in “The Great American Race.”

The victory earned Logano an automatic berth in the championship race, and ended a rough week for NASCAR marked with multiple wrecks, the injury of a star driver and a headline-grabbing suspension.

Despite all the drama leading into the seasonopening race, the event itself was one of the more anticlimactic in recent years despite whiteknuckle racing over the final 50 miles. Logano surged ahead of the pack on a two-lap sprint to the finish and had command when a wreck behind him brought out a caution that allowed him to coast to the finish line.

Then the champagne

spray began. After the victory lane party, Logano wasn’t sure what he and new wife Brittany should do next. The couple was married in December.

“When I first started racing, I wasn’t 21, so milk and cookies was my partying. Now I’m old enough,” said Logano, who won $1.58 million for first place. “Usually Brittany and I sit down and re-watch the race.”

Logano, who has spent 7 years trying to live up to impossible expectations, raced to the biggest win of his career as he continued to reward Roger Penske for catapulting him into one of NASCAR’s top stars. Nicknamed “Sliced Bread” when he broke into the Sprint Cup Series at 18, because so many predicted him to be the next big thing, Logano found himself searching for a new job after four underwhelming seasons at Joe Gibbs Racing.

Penske snatched him up before the 2013 season, and the move jumpstarted his career. He made the field of four drivers in last year’s championship finale, and was in contention until a poor late pit stop.

There’s no better rebound from that disappointment than giving the “The Captain” his

second Daytona 500 title.

Penske, one of the most respected team owners in motorsports, also has a record 15 Indianapolis 500 wins.

After the win, Logano reflected on the uncertainty he had about his future at 22 years old after losing his place with Gibbs.

“Some of the emotions you go through, you start to think, ‘Man, am I going to have a job next year?’ That’s kind of hard as a race car driver,” Logano said. “I poured all my eggs in one basket.

You don’t know what’s going to happen.

“Who would ever guess 3 years down the road we’d be sitting here saying we’re Daytona 500 champions? That’s crazy.

Life is a roller coaster.”

Penske, who last year won the IndyCar championship with Will Power and the owners championship in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series, said he never hesitated in hiring Logano.

“It’s paid off in spades for us,” said Penske.

“This is just the start, I think, of a career. He’s going to be a guy at the top for a long time.”

He’s the second youngest Daytona 500 winner in history, behind Trevor Bayne, who was 20 when he pulled off an upset victory in 2011.

NHL | BRUINS 6, BLACKHAWKS 2

Sliding in different directions Hawks struggles continue; Bruin snap six-game skid

BY MATT CARLSON Associated Press

CHICAGO – Patrice Bergeron was happier that the Boston Bruins ended their losing streak than he was about reaching a personal milestone.

Bergeron opened the scoring with his 200th goal, then added two assists in Boston’s fourgoal second period, and the Bruins snapped a season-high six-game losing streak with a 6-2 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.

Reilly Smith had a goal and assist for the Bruins, who were 0-4-2 during the slide, their longest winless stretch since 2010. Loui Eriksson, Milan Lucic, Gregory Campbell and Dougie Hamilton also scored for Boston, which pulled away in the finale of a five-game road trip.

“It was nice to see us stay focused no matter what, and just be strong mentally and find a way to keep pushing the pace,” Bergeron said.

And the Bruins’ slide – which has put them in

danger of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2007 – is over.

“It was definitely a tough situation,” Bergeron said. “It was a little harder this time around. Hopefully, we can build from what we’ve done today.”

The 29-year-old Bergeron said he wasn’t aware of scoring his 200th until he was told on the bench after he scored at 3:00 of the first period.

“I never thought, starting as an 18 year old, I was going to score 200,” he said.

Bruins coach Claude Julien liked what he saw, as the Bruins quickly nipped a Chicago comeback early in the second and then took charge.

Boston’s Tuukka Rask made 26 saves and coasted to the win, but he took two penalties late in the first period that allowed Chicago to trim a 2-0 Boston lead to 2-1.

“We could easily have been flustered and stressed and it could have gone the other way, but our guys did a great job of staying with it and

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going back and executing,” Julien said.

Jonathan Toews and Bryan Bickell scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost three straight (0-2-1) for the first time since last March. The six goals against Chicago matched a season high, and the four against the Blackhawks in the second set a season mark for a period.

“It goes without saying that we need to be better, and what level we need to get to as a group,” Toews said. “Every single guy needs to look at himself.”

“We’re not going to let these last couple games snowball in the wrong direction for us.”

Chicago starting goalie Corey Crawford was pulled midway through the second after allowing four goals on 14 shots.

Antti Raanta finished and stopped 14 of 16 shots.

“It was 4-1, we weren’t happy, there’s a lot of hockey left,” Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. “You could argue with some of the goals that went in.”

NASCAR Sprint Cup Daytona 500 Results Sunday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 203 laps, 125.3 rating, 47 points, $1,581,453.

2. (11) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 203, 116.3, 42, $1,157,470.

3. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 203, 124.9, 42, $857,245.

4. (42) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 203, 109.9, 41, $680,758.

5. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 203, 104.9, 40, $616,232.

6. (41) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 203, 63.1, 39, $470,640.

7. (9) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 203, 88.4, 37, $437,870.

8. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 203, 98.4, 37, $405,297.

9. (13) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 203, 104.5, 35, $375,045.

10. (8) Greg Biffle, Ford, 203, 91.5, 35, $389,308.

11. (26) David Gilliland, Ford, 203, 61.3, 33, $348,458.

12. (38) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 203, 76.1, 32, $361,953.

13. (27) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 203, 74.4, 32, $330,945.

14. (30) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 203, 73.4, 30, $365,219.

15. (33) Aric Almirola, Ford, 203, 59.4, 29, $363,381.

16. (24) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 203, 69.3, 0, $340,558.

17. (28) David Ragan, Ford, 203, 45.1, 27, $324,908.

18. (4) Matt Crafton, Toyota, 203, 54.7, 0, $383,124.

19. (36) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, 203, 50.2, 0, $318,970.

20. (40) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 203, 48.1, 25, $337,420.

21. (20) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 203, 69.6, 23, $331,628.

22. (19) Cole Whitt, Ford, 203, 54.8, 22, $318,065.

23. (6) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 203, 88.2, 22, $335,603.

24. (43) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 203, 39.3, 20, $326,103.

25. (21) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 203, 81.1, 19, $327,840.

26. (34) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 203, 43.7, 18, $347,217.

27. (15) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 203, 79, 17, $349,398.

28. (31) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 203, 72, 0, $317,190.

29. (32) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 203, 72.3, 15, $325,778.

30. (37) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 203, 61.8, 14, $313,240.

31. (23) Michael McDowell, Ford, 203, 64.8, 13, $313,590.

32. (14) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 203, 39.2, 12, $314,228.

33. (1) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 203, 106.7, 13, $594,801.

34. (29) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, accident, 202, 54.8, 10, $344,381.

35. (35) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 202, 55, 9, $350,826.

36. (16) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 199, 26.8, 8, $313,883.

37. (18) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, accident, 197, 61.3, 7, $319,158.

38. (22) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 184, 43.2, 6, $317,261.

39. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, engine, 175, 52.2, 0, $281,003.

40. (25) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 161, 43.8, 0, $273,790.

41. (39) Brad Keselowski, Ford, engine, 160, 76.6, 3, $318,331.

42. (7) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, accident, 72, 59.5, 2, $300,598.

43. (17) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, engine, 18, 26.4, 0, $262,390.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 161.939 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 8 minutes, 2 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.219 seconds.

Caution Flags: 7 for 26 laps.

Lead Changes: 27 among 12 drivers.

Lap Leaders: J.Gordon 1; J.Johnson 2-13; J.Gordon 14-19; J.Yeley 20; M.Annett 21; C.Mears 22; J.Gordon 23-45; J.Logano 46-51; J.Gordon 52-86; C.Edwards 87; D.Hamlin 88; J.Gordon 89-107; A.Allmendinger 108; J.Gordon 109-111; D.Hamlin 112; J.Logano 113; D.Earnhardt Jr. 114-145; J.Logano 146153; G.Biffle 154-155; J.Logano 156157; J.Johnson 158-165; C.Edwards 166-167; J.Johnson 168-180; J.Logano 181; J.Johnson 182-187; M.Truex Jr. 188; D.Hamlin 189-190; J.Logano 191203.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): J.Gordon, 6 times for 87 laps; J.Johnson, 4 times for 39 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 1 time for 32 laps; J.Logano, 6 times for 31 laps; D.Hamlin, 3 times for 4 laps; C.Edwards, 2 times for 3 laps; G.Biffle, 1 time for 2 laps; C.Mears, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Truex Jr., 1 time for 1 lap; M.Annett, 1 time for 1 lap; A.Allmendinger, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Yeley, 1 time for 1 lap.

Wins: J.Logano, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. J.Logano, 47; 2.

K.Harvick, 42; 3. D.Earnhardt Jr., 42; 4. D.Hamlin, 41; 5. J.Johnson, 40; 6. C.Mears, 39; 7. C.Bowyer, 37; 8.

M.Truex Jr., 37; 9. K.Kahne, 35; 10.

G.Biffle, 35; 11. D.Gilliland, 33; 12.

S.Hornish Jr., 32; 13. M.Annett, 32; 14. A.Dillon, 30; 15. A.Almirola, 29; 16.

D.Ragan, 27.

Men’s basketball Big Ten Conference Overall W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Wisconsin 13-1 .929 25-2 .929 Maryland 10-4 .714 22-5 .815 Michigan St. 10-4 .714 19-8 .704 Purdue 10-4 .714 18-9 .667 Indiana 9-6 .600 19-9 .679 Ohio St. 8-6 .571 19-8 .704 Iowa 8-6 .571 17-10 .630 Illinois 7-7 .500 17-10 .630 Michigan 7-8 .467 14-13 .519 Nebraska 5-9 .357 13-13 .500 Minnesota 5-10 .333 16-12 .571 Northwestern 4-10 .286 13-14 .481 Penn St. 3-12 .200 15-13 .536 Rutgers 2-13 .133 10-18 .357 Saturday’s games No. 5 Wisconsin 63, Minnesota 53 Northwestern 60, Penn State 39 Sunday’s games Michigan 64, No. 24 Ohio State 57 Iowa 74, Nebraska 46 Indiana 84, Rutgers 54 Michigan State 60, Illinois 53 Tuesday’s game Wisconsin at Maryland, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday’s games Indiana at Northwestern, 6 p.m. (BTN) Illinois at Iowa, 8 p.m. (BTN) Thursday’s games Minnesota at Michigan St., 6 p.m. (BTN) Nebraska at Ohio St., 6 p.m. (ESPN/2) Rutgers at Purdue, 8 p.m. (ESPNU) Saturday’s games Iowa at Penn St., 5 p.m. (ESPNU) Northwestern at Illinois, 6 p.m. (BTN) Michigan at Maryland, TBA (ESPN/2)

MICHIGAN 64, No. 24 OHIO ST. 57 OHIO ST. (19-8) Russell 6-15 2-4 16, Tate 4-7 0-2 8, Scott 1-6 0-0 2, Thompson 5-10 0-0 11, A. Williams 0-2 4-4 4, Loving 1-4 2-2 4, K. Williams 0-1 0-0 0, Bates-Diop 5-7 0-0 12, McDonald 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-52 8-12 57.

MICHIGAN (14-13) Albrecht 5-10 4-4 16, Abdur-Rahkman 1-4 0-0 2, Irvin 6-12 0-2 15, Dawkins 2-8 0-0 5, Doyle 4-7 0-0 8, Chatman 3-4 0-0 6, Dakich 1-1 0-0 3, Lonergan 0-0 0-0 0, Donnal 1-1 0-0 2, Bielfeldt 3-8 1-2 7. Totals 26-55 5-8 64.

Halftime–Michigan 39-23. 3-Point Goals–Ohio St. 5-19 (Bates-Diop 2-3, Russell 2-6, Thompson 1-4, K. Williams 0-1, Scott 0-2, Loving 0-3), Michigan 7-19 (Irvin 3-7, Albrecht 2-5, Dakich 1-1, Dawkins 1-4, Chatman 0-1, Abdur-Rahkman 0-1).

Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Ohio St. 36 (A. Williams 8), Michigan 28 (Bielfeldt, Irvin 7). Assists–Ohio St. 9 (Scott 3), Michigan 13 (Albrecht 5). Total Fouls–Ohio St. 16, Michigan 11. A–12,618.

INDIANA 84, RUTGERS 54 INDIANA (19-9) Williams 2-5 3-6 7, Mosquera-Perea 3-3 7-8 13, Blackmon Jr. 7-12 0-0 17, Johnson 3-7 0-1 8, Ferrell 7-13 1-2 17, Zeisloft 5-6 0-0 13, Hoetzel 0-0 0-0 0, Burton 0-0 0-0 0, Fuchs 0-2 0-0 0, Robinson 1-3 0-0 2, Ritchie 0-0 0-0 0, Holt 1-2 1-3 3, Hartman 0-2 0-0 0, Priller 0-1 0-0 0, April 2-2 0-0 4.

Totals 31-58 12-20 84.

RUTGERS (10-18) Etou 3-6 2-7 9, Jack 2-7 2-3 6, Lewis 5-10 3-3 13, Daniels 2-7 0-0 4, Mack 4-13 0-0 10, Kone 0-0 0-0 0, Okoro 1-2 1-1 3, Williams 2-5 1-2 6, Dadika 0-0 1-2 1, Foreman 1-3 0-1 2, Hyde 0-0 0-2 0, Doorson 0-1 0-4 0. Totals 20-54 10-25 54.

Halftime–Indiana 40-30. 3-Point Goals– Indiana 10-27 (Zeisloft 3-4, Blackmon Jr. 3-7, Johnson 2-5, Ferrell 2-7, Robinson 0-1, Priller 0-1, Hartman 0-2), Rutgers 4-12 (Mack 2-3, Etou 1-3, Williams 1-4, Daniels 0-1, Okoro 0-1). Fouled Out–Jack.

Rebounds–Indiana 45 (Williams 9), Rutgers 32 (Lewis 8). Assists–Indiana 16 (Ferrell 6), Rutgers 12 (Mack 4). Total Fouls– Indiana 23, Rutgers 17. A–7,402.

Top 25 results Saturday’s results No. 1 Kentucky 110, Auburn 75 No. 3 Gonzaga 70, Saint Mary’s 60 No. 4 Duke 78, Clemson 56 No. 5 Wisconsin 63, Minnesota 53 No. 6 Villanova 87, Marquette 76 No. 7 Arizona 57, UCLA 47 No. 8 Kansas 81, TCU 72 No. 10 Notre Dame 87, Boston College 70 No. 11 Northern Iowa 56, Bradley 39 No. 12 Louisville 55, Miami (FL) 53 No. 14 Iowa State 85, Texas 77 No. 15 North Carolina 89, Georgia Tech 60 No. 17 Oklahoma 79, Texas Tech 75 No. 18 Arkansas 65, Mississippi St. 61 Xavier 73, No. 19 Butler 56 No. 20 Baylor 69, Kansas St. 42 No. 23 West Virginia 73, No. 22 Oklahoma St. 63 Sunday’s results No. 2 Virginia 51, Florida St. 41 Oregon 69, No. 9 Utah 58 No. 13 Wichita State 62, Evansville 43 Michigan 64, No. 24 Ohio State 57

NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 37 18 .673 Brooklyn 22 31 .415 Boston 20 32 .385 Philadelphia 12 43 .218 New York 10 45 .182 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 44 12 .786 Washington 33 23 .589 Miami 23 31 .426 Charlotte 22 32 .407 Orlando 19 39 .328 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 35 21 .625 Cleveland 35 22 .614 Milwaukee 31 24 .564 Detroit 23 33 .411 Indiana 23 33 .411

GB — 14 15½ 25 27 GB — 11 20 21 26 GB — ½ 3½ 12 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 40 14 .741 Houston 37 18 .673 Dallas 38 20 .655 San Antonio 34 21 .618 New Orleans 28 27 .509 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 36 19 .655 Oklahoma City 31 25 .554 Utah 20 34 .370 Denver 20 35 .364 Minnesota 12 42 .222 Pacific Division W L Pct Golden State 43 10 .811 L.A. Clippers 37 19 .661 Phoenix 29 27 .518 Sacramento 19 35 .352 L.A. Lakers 13 41 .241

GB — 3½ 4 6½ 12½ GB — 5½ 15½ 16 23½ GB — 7½ 15½ 24½ 30½

Saturday’s results Oklahoma City 110, Charlotte 103 New Orleans 105, Miami 91 Chicago 112, Phoenix 107 Houston 98, Toronto 76 L.A. Clippers 126, Sacramento 99 Sunday’s results Cleveland 101, New York 83 Atlanta 97, Milwaukee 86 Detroit 106, Washington 89 Orlando 103, Philadelphia 98 Indiana 104, Golden State 98 Oklahoma City 119, Denver 94 Dallas 92, Charlotte 81 Memphis 98, Portland 92 Boston at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

Today’s games Philadelphia at Miami, 6:30 p.m.

Toronto at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Houston, 7 p.m.

Boston at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Denver, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 8 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s box score

BULLS 112, SUNS 107 Sunday’s box scores

MICHIGAN ST. 60, ILLINOIS 53 MICHIGAN ST. (19-8) Dawson 6-11 1-1 13, Schilling 0-0 0-1 0, Forbes 2-3 0-0 5, Nairn Jr. 0-3 0-0 0, Valentine 6-12 6-6 20, Clark Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, Ellis III 0-1 0-0 0, Costello 1-1 0-0 2, Trice 4-13 10-12 18, Wollenman 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 20-47 17-20 60.

ILLINOIS (17-10) Black 2-2 0-0 4, Egwu 1-5 1-2 3, Tate 0-5 2-3 2, Hill 5-11 7-9 17, Nunn 2-11 3-4 7, Starks 2-6 0-0 5, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Rice 3-12 8-10 15, Colbert 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 15-52 21-28 53.

Halftime–Michigan St. 26-22. 3-Point Goals_Michigan St. 3-15 (Valentine 2-7, Forbes 1-2, Nairn Jr. 0-1, Ellis III 0-1, Clark Jr. 0-1, Trice 0-3), Illinois 2-16 (Starks 1-3, Rice 1-4, Egwu 0-1, Hill 0-2, Nunn 0-6).

Fouled Out–Costello. Rebounds–Michigan St. 36 (Valentine 9), Illinois 28 (Rice 5).

Assists–Michigan St. 8 (Trice 4), Illinois 5 (Rice 3). Total Fouls–Michigan St. 24, Illinois 22. A–16,108.

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IOWA 74, NEBRASKA 46 IOWA (17-10) Uthoff 4-8 2-2 11, White 7-11 2-2 18, Woodbury 1-3 2-2 4, Jok 6-12 0-1 14, Gesell 4-7 0-0 8, Olaseni 3-8 3-4 9, Rose 0-0 0-0 0, Oglesby 0-0 0-0 0, Clemmons 3-5 2-2 8, Denning 0-0 0-0 0, Ukah 1-2 0-0 2, Uhl 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 29-58 11-13 74.

NEBRASKA (13-14) L. Smith 1-3 0-0 2, Fuller 2-4 1-1 5, Shields 1-6 1-2 3, Petteway 5-15 5-7 16, T. Smith 2-4 0-0 5, Webster 1-4 0-0 2, Rivers 1-2 0-0 2, Parker 0-1 0-0 0, Menke 0-0 0-0 0, Hammond 0-1 1-2 1, Pitchford 4-11 2-2 10, Kurkowski 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 17-52 10-14 46.

Halftime–Iowa 42-16. 3-Point Goals–Iowa 5-10 (White 2-2, Jok 2-5, Uthoff 1-1, Uhl 0-1, Clemmons 0-1), Nebraska 2-18 (T. Smith 1-1, Petteway 1-8, Parker 0-1, Webster 0-2, Fuller 0-2, Pitchford 0-2, Shields 0-2). Fouled Out–None. Rebounds–Iowa 38 (White 11), Nebraska 30 (Petteway 6). Assists–Iowa 17 (Gesell 8), Nebraska 8 (Parker 3). Total Fouls–Iowa 15, Nebraska 14.

PHOENIX (107) Tucker 8-13 0-0 20, Mark.Morris 3-15 0-4 7, Len 4-7 0-0 8, Bledsoe 5-8 2-2 13, Green 4-7 0-0 10, Knight 6-12 0-0 13, Marc.Morris 8-15 0-0 17, Wright 3-3 1-2 7, Goodwin 6-8 0-0 12. Totals 47-88 3-8 107.

CHICAGO (112) Dunleavy 6-11 0-0 15, Gasol 9-13 3-4 22, Noah 1-5 1-2 3, Rose 5-12 5-5 16, Butler 7-16 4-4 19, Gibson 6-9 0-0 12, Brooks 4-11 1-1 12, Snell 2-4 0-0 5, Mirotic 3-8 0-0 8. Totals 43-89 14-16 112.

Phoenix 28 28 27 24 —107 Chicago 33 19 29 31 —112 3-Point Goals–Phoenix 10-25 (Tucker 4-7, Green 2-3, Mark.Morris 1-1, Bledsoe 1-3, Marc.Morris 1-5, Knight 1-5, Goodwin 0-1), Chicago 12-24 (Dunleavy 3-5, Brooks 3-6, Mirotic 2-6, Gasol 1-1, Butler 1-1, Snell 1-2, Rose 1-3). Fouled Out–None.

Rebounds–Phoenix 40 (Len 11), Chicago 54 (Gasol 14). Assists–Phoenix 25 (Bledsoe 8), Chicago 27 (Noah 8). Total Fouls–Phoenix 15, Chicago 14. Technicals–Marc.Morris, Phoenix defensive three second. A–22,292 (20,917).

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF Montreal 38 16 5 81 157 Tampa Bay 37 19 6 80 203 Detroit 33 14 10 76 170 Boston 29 21 9 67 157 Florida 26 21 12 64 143 Ottawa 24 23 10 58 163 Toronto 24 31 5 53 167 Buffalo 17 38 5 39 110 Metropolitan Division W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Islanders 39 20 2 80 195 N.Y. Rangers 36 16 6 78 185 Pittsburgh 34 17 9 77 172 Washington 33 18 10 76 181 Philadelphia 26 23 11 63 161 New Jersey 24 26 9 57 133 Columbus 26 28 4 56 153 Carolina 21 30 7 49 130

GA 131 167 149 156 166 161 183 202 GA 172 145 149 152 174 158 180 158

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division W L OT Pts GF GA 40 13 7 87 181 141 38 17 4 80 186 146 35 20 5 75 177 144 30 20 11 71 169 166 31 21 7 69 168 156 27 24 9 63 189 198 26 23 11 63 159 170 Pacific Division W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 37 16 7 81 178 168 Vancouver 34 22 3 71 169 155 Los Angeles 28 18 12 68 161 152 Calgary 32 23 4 68 171 156 San Jose 30 23 8 68 171 174 Arizona 20 32 7 47 133 198 Edmonton 17 34 10 44 140 205 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Nashville St. Louis Chicago Winnipeg Minnesota Dallas Colorado

Saturday’s results Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, SO Philadelphia 3, Nashville 2, SO Toronto 4, Winnipeg 3, OT Montreal 3, Columbus 1 Ottawa 4, Florida 1 New Jersey 3, Carolina 1 Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1 Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 2 Detroit 7, Dallas 6, OT Tampa Bay 4, Arizona 2 Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1 Sunday’s results Nashville 2, Buffalo 1, SO N.Y. Rangers 4, Columbus 3, SO Philadelphia 3, Washington 2 Boston 6, Chicago 2 Vancouver 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 5, Florida 1 Colorado 5, Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 6, Dallas 2 Today’s games Arizona at New Jersey, 6 p.m.

Detroit at Anaheim, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s box score

BRUINS 6, BLACKHAWKS 2 Boston 2 4 0—6 Chicago 1 0 1—2 First Period–1, Boston, Bergeron 17 (R.Smith, Marchand), 3:00. 2, Boston, Eriksson 14 (Krug, Hamilton), 14:03 (pp). 3, Chicago, Toews 17 (P.Kane, Keith), 19:58 (pp).

Second Period–4, Boston, Lucic 12 (Pastrnak, Spooner), 6:18. 5, Boston, Campbell 6 (Ferlin, Seidenberg), 12:19. 6, Boston, Hamilton 10 (Bergeron), 17:27 (pp). 7, Boston, R.Smith 12 (Bergeron), 19:56.

Third Period–8, Chicago, Bickell 11 (Rundblad, Keith), 14:18.

Shots on Goal–Boston 8-16-6–30. Chicago 12-7-9–28.

Goalies–Boston, Rask. Chicago, Crawford, Raanta. A–22,104 (19,717).

Golf Sunday At Riviera Country Club Los Angeles Purse: $6.7 million Yardage: 7,349; Par: 71 Final (x-won on 3rd playoff hole) x-James Hahn 66-74-69-69 — 278 Paul Casey 70-69-71-68 — 278 Dustin Johnson 70-72-67-69 — 278 Keegan Bradley 73-68-70-68 — 279 Sergio Garcia 71-69-68-71 — 279 Hideki Matsuyama 70-72-70-67 — 279 Jordan Spieth 69-70-70-70 — 279 Sang-Moon Bae 71-71-66-72 — 280 Graham DeLaet 70-67-70-73 — 280 Retief Goosen 66-70-69-75 — 280 Kyle Reifers 72-70-71-67 — 280 Blayne Barber 74-71-71-65 — 281 Vijay Singh 66-74-69-72 — 281 Jim Furyk 71-70-68-73 — 282 Matt Jones 70-72-72-68 — 282 William McGirt 68-74-73-67 — 282 Brendan Steele 74-70-69-69 — 282 Brendon Todd 69-72-71-70 — 282 Bubba Watson 70-69-70-73 — 282 Hunter Mahan 75-67-71-70 — 283 Carlos Ortiz 67-73-68-75 — 283 Adam Hadwin 73-71-71-69 — 284 Morgan Hoffmann 69-75-66-74 — 284 J.B. Holmes 70-69-69-76 — 284 Scott Langley 73-71-71-69 — 284 Ryan Moore 69-68-72-75 — 284 Seung-Yul Noh 71-69-73-71 — 284 Vaughn Taylor 74-68-68-74 — 284 Nick Watney 66-74-74-70 — 284

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LPGA SPS Handa Women’s Australian Open Sunday At Royal Melbourne Golf Club Melbourne, Australia Purse: $1.2 million Yardage: 6,741; Par: 73 Final a-amateur Lydia Ko 70-70-72-71 — 283 -9 Amy Yang, 73-70-70-72 — 285 -7 Ariya Jutanugarn 69-71-72-76 — 288 -4 Jenny Shin 76-71-74-69 — 290 -2 Ilhee Lee 68-82-69-71 — 290 -2 Chella Choi 72-75-71-72 — 290 -2 Minjee Lee 76-71-72-72 — 291 -1 Paz Echeverria 71-76-71-73 — 291 -1 Charley Hull 71-71-76-73 — 291 -1 Ha Na Jang 71-69-76-75 — 291 -1 Julieta Granada 73-72-70-76 — 291 -1 Mika Miyazato 73-74-74-71 — 292 E Q Baek 77-72-71-72 — 292 E Jessica Korda 72-71-75-74 — 292 E Gwladys Nocera 71-73-74-74 — 292 E Karrie Webb 73-78-71-71 — 293 +1 Marianne Skarpnord75-72-73-73 — 293 +1 Beatriz Recari 75-71-72-75 — 293 +1 Katherine Kirk 72-73-70-78 — 293 +1 Pernilla Lindberg 76-74-71-73 — 294 +2 Tiffany Joh 72-75-76-72 — 295 +3 Shanshan Feng 74-74-74-73 — 295 +3 Sydnee Michaels 73-76-73-73 — 295 +3 So Yeon Ryu 77-74-71-73 — 295 +3 Melissa Reid 71-74-75-75 — 295 +3 Beth Allen 78-71-70-76 — 295 +3

Transactions BASEBALL National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Released C Ali Solis.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association MEMPHIS CRIZZLIES — Assigned F-C Jarnell Stokes and G Russ Smith to Iowa (NBADL).

MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Waived C Larry Sanders.

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS— Waived F Malcolm Thomas. Signed G Ishmael Smith.

HOCKEY National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with G Scott Darling on a two-year contract extension through the 2016-17 season. Recalled F Joakim Nordstrom and G Scott Darling from Rockford (AHL).

Assigned F Ryan Hartman and G Antti Raanta to Rockford.

DALLAS STARS — Recalled F Brendan Ranford from Texas (AHL) and then assigned Ranford back to Texas.

FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled F Vincent Trocheck from San Antonio (AHL) and F Steven Hodges from Cincinnati (ECHL) to San Antonio. Reassigned D Shane O’Brien to San Antonio.

COLLEGE LOUISVILLE — Dismissed senior men’s basketball G Chris Jones.

PURDUE — Named Terry Malone tight ends coach. Reassigned tight ends coach Gerad Parker to wide receivers coach.

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PUBLIC NOTICES LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS COMMUNITY STATE BANK OF ROCK FALLS-DIXON, Plaintiff, v.

BRADLEY M. MATZNICK, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 15 CH 13 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot Eight (8) in Block Two (2) of Tilton Park Subdivision, located in the South Half of Section 28, Township 22 North, Range 9, East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, in the City of Dixon, according to the Plat thereof recorded in Book ?F? of Plats, page 26, all situated in the County of Lee, State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 1308 Institute Blvd., Dixon, IL 61021 and which said Mortgage was made by: Community State Bank of Rock FallsDixon to Bradley M. Matznick, as Mortgagee, and recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Lee County, Illinois, as Document No. 2009001212; and for other relief; that summons was duly issued out of said Court against you as provided by law and that the said suit is now pending.

NOW, THEREFORE, UNLESS YOU file your answer or otherwise file your appearance in this case in the Office of the Clerk of this Court: Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County Court Facility 309 S. Galena Ave. Dixon, IL 61021 on or before March 20, 2015, A DEFAULT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU AT ANY TIME AFTER THAT DAY AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRAYER OF SAID COMPLAINT. Dated: February 4, 2015.

(SEAL) Denise A. McCaffrey Clerk of the Circuit Court Lee County, Illinois Douglas E. Lee Ehrmann Gehlbach Badger Lee & Considine, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 215 E. First St., Suite 100 P.O. Box 447 Dixon, Illinois 61021 (815) 288-4949 (815) 288-3068 (FAX) lee@egblc.com NOTE: This law firm is deemed to be a debt collector.

Feb. 9, 16, 23, 2015 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT LEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN AMBOY Plaintiff, v.

KELLY P. WARD, UNKNOWN OWNERS, and NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants.

No. 15 CH 12 NOTICE BY PUBLICATION NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU: Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants That this case has been commenced in this Court against you and other defendants, praying for the foreclosure of a certain Mortgage conveying the premises described as follows, to-wit: Lot 10 in Sugar Creek Ridge-Phase II, a Subdivision of part of the East Half of Section 29, Township 22 North, Range 8 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, all situated in the County of Lee and State of Illinois.

COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 183 Creek Ridge Dr., Dixon, Illinois

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON JORDAN TOWNSHIP 2015 BUDGET AND JORDAN ROAD DISTRICT 2015 BUDGET Notice is hereby given that Tentative Budget and Appropriation Ordinances for the Town of Jordan and the Jordan Township Road District, county of Whiteside, State of Illinois, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2015 and ending December 2015, will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection at the Jordan Community Building, 28950 Penrose Road, Sterling, IL, from and after 8:00 a.m. February20, 2015.

Notice is further given hereby that a public hearing on said Tentative Budget will be held at 7:30 p.m. on March 17, 2015 at the Jordan Community Building, with final action to be taken at the conclusion of said hearing.

Dated February17, 2015 Cindy Book Jordan Township Clerk February 23, 2015 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that February 3, on A.D. 2015, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside County, Illinois, setting forth the names and post-office addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as A Little Taste of Louisiana, located at 106 Avenue A, Sterling, IL 61081 Dated this 3rd day of February, A.D. 2015.

Dana Nelson County Clerk February 9, 16, 23, 2015 ASSUMED NAME PUBLICATION NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that on February 4 A.D. 2015, a certificate was filed in the office of the County Clerk of Whiteside Illinois, County, setting forth the names and postoffice addresses of all of the persons owning, conducting and transacting the business known as Meg Mo, located at 110 ½ 2nd Ave. PO BOX 423 Sterling, IL 61081.

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Please call 1-800892-9587 ext: 101 Concrete labor work: Now hiring for spring! Must be 21 & over with a valid driver's license. MUST be a serious caller! Contact Jerry Williams Concrete, Inc. of Ashton. 815-4532372. If not available to take your call please leave your name & phone number.

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Past experience in dental/medical environment is helpful. Computer skills helpful but not required. Pay and benefits commensurate with experience.

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Instructor Morrison Institute of Technology, a small two year ABET accredited engineering technology school in Morrison, Illinois seeks an instructor to teach Surveying and Civil CAD. The applicant should have 5 years surveying experience, field to finish, be proficient in AutoDesk Civil 3D, familiarity with MicroStation, construction methods, Total Station and GPS. Academic 9 Mo. begins 8/15.

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Property custodian 20hrs/ week, St. Paul's Church 421 S. Peoria Dixon 815-288-2757

Mr. Nifty Cleaners in Sterling looking for a Seamstress.

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