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LOCAL CORNER

Local Corner is an occasional feature of the Beacon Journal featuring local amateur and participatory results.

Information should be delivered to the Beacon Journal sports department in person, by mail or fax (330-996-3629) by 4 p.m. Monday.
GOLF

Holes-in-One

Don Carney of Akron aced the 90-yard 23rd hole at Turkeyfoot Golf Course using a 50-degree dual wedge. He shot a 39 for nine holes.
Mike Chiurco of Wadsworth aced the 132-yard 7th hole at Barberton Brookside Golf Course using an 8-iron. He shot a 76 for the round.
Luke Christopher, 14, aced and 148-yard 15th hole at Brandywine Golf Course. He used a 9-iron and finished with a score of 97.
Harry Heydorn of Richfield aced the 145-yard 9th hole (Valley 9) at Valley View Golf Course using a 5-iron. He shot a44 for the round.
Dan Johnson of Akron aced the 198-yard 9th hole at Good Park Golf Course using a 5-iron.
Bryan Mitchell of Medina aced the 12th hole on the South Course at Firestone Country Club. He used a 7-iron from 176 yards.
Jonathan Roebuck shot a hole-in-one on the 170-yard 13th hole on the Legacy 18 course at Sweetbriar in Avon Lake. He used a 6-iron.
Tami Stamets of Cuyahoga Falls aced the 123-yard 17th hole at Barberton Brookside Country Club. She used a 7-iron.
Perry Troyer of Tallmadge aced the 9th hole at J.E. Good Park Golf Course from 187 yards. He used a 4-iron and finished with a score of 39.
Robert Zito of Wadsworth aced the 181-yard 6th hole at Rawiga Country Club. He used a 3-wood.
Southwest Junior Golf Tour

(At Rosemont Country Club
Par 71
July 8
BOYS
16-18:
Jason Klossing, Medina, 77; Matt Kreider, Westlake, 79; Andy Trem, Bath, 80; Mark Maynard, Medina, 80.
14-15: Mike Mastran, Tallmadge, 76; Ian Holt, Stow, 76; Austin Schreiber, Medina, 77; Brandon Nixon, Stow, 77.
12-13: Joey Krecic, Columbia Station, 86; Spencer Koch, Medina, 87; Phillip Martin, 87.
10-11 (9 holes; par 36): Owen Miklos, Hudson, 37; Sean Gordon, Medina, 46; Anton Krecic, Columbia Station, 49.
GIRLS
16-18:
Lex Omilion, Walton Hills, 86; Meghann Greene, North Royalton, 91; Kayte Tuleta, 100.
13-15: Kaitlin Neumann, Valley City, 94; Lauren McKinzie, Medina, 98; Ali Jakubecz, Strongsville, 105; Julia Hoffman, Strongsville, 105.
10-12 (9 holes; par 36): Nicole Gerome, North Ridgeville, 56; Rachel Horvath, Medina, 63; Ali Nageotte, Westlake, 63.
2008 OPGA Junior Public Links
State Championship

(At Tam O'Shanter Golf Course)
First-round leaders
12-14
Ryan Troyer, Dover 36-37--73
Matt Gerrard, Rocky River 37-37--74
Logan Lagodich, Canton 38-39--77
Dominic Digulilio, Mount Vernon 39-40--79
Jake McBride, Hartville 39-40--79
Matt O'Hara, Mount Vernon 39-40--79
Brennan Anderson, Granville 36-44--80
Zach Arck, Mount Vernon 42-38--80
Ean Dickerhoof, Alliance 40-40--80
William O'Hara, Mount Vernon 39-41--80
15-17
Kevin Miller, Dover 35-34--69
Tyler Light, Massillon 39-33--72
Trevor Bright, Hartville 35-38--73
Chuck Demchak, Canton 37-37--74
Tim Crouch, Mount Vernon 38-37--75
Brody Harwell, Howard 36-39--75
Chris Vankunas, Canton 37-38--75
Mark, Jr. Scott, Bolivar 36-40--76
Matt Crouch, Akron 37-40--77
Jonathan Lieser, Bolivar 37-40--77
18-20
Ben Smith, Carrollton 33-31--64
Ryan Gaughan, Uniontown 33-33--66
Ricky Boerner, Hilliard 36-32--68
Quinn Parker, Canton 32-36--68
Doug Underwood, Stow 33-35--68
Jacob Detec, Girard 34-35--69
Lucas Murray, East Sparta 34-35--69
Steve Robison, Canton 34-35--69
Byron Firestone, Canton 38-32--70
Jordan Milllice, Cable 35-35--70
Joe Zucker, Rocky River 37-33--70
Women's Akron District
Golf Association

(July 11 at Brookside Country Club)
Medalist of the Day:
Suzi Spotleson, Brookside, 74.
Flight 1 low gross: Suzi Spotleson, Brookside, 74; Renee Dietz, Fox Meadow, 82; Gail Hackett, Congress, 84.
Flight 1 low net: Judi Bonadio, Walden, 76; Elisa Leonard, Fairlawn, 77; Sherida Pohl, Fairlawn, 77; Pauline Whitacre, Brookside, 77.
Flight 2 low gross: Lucy Blumer, Brookside, 89; Andrea Arnold, Shady Hollow, 91; Mary Peacock, Medina, 92; Madelon Sprague, Walden, 92.
Flight 2 low net: Carolyn Hyne, Rawiga, 74; Sue McMains, Portage, 74; Anna Marie Frederick, Fairlawn, 76; Jean Burnquist, Alliance, 76; Jean Wade, Silver Lake, 78; Natalie Weinsz, Congress Lake, 78; Claudia Williams, Shady Hollow, 78.
Flight 3 low gross: Betty Adams, Shady Hollow, 93.
Flight 3 low net: Marie Carroll, Silver Lake, 75; Pat Smith, Fairlawn, 75; Jinx DeSantos, Aurora, 77; Suzie Swinehart, Glenmoor, 77.
Flight 4 low gross: Linda Clancy, Brookside, 98; Elaine Nay, Westfield, 99; Helen Clapp, Fairlawn, 99. Beth Dickenson, Congress Lake, 102; Fran Grajzl, Silver Lake, 103; Doreen Smith, Shady Hollow, 103.
Flight 4 low net: Cheri Gilbert, Congress Lake, 79; Nancy Gray, Walden, 79; Jackie Cassel, Brookside, 80; Suzie Thomas, Brookside, 80; Vickie Fleming, Westfield, 81; Muriel French, Walden, 81; Katie Hines, Congress Lake, 81.
BASKETBALL

National Christian
Basketball Association

Team USA 60, Liberty Tabernacle 53: Top scorer Hopson (LT) 14.
Arlington Church of God 69, IHM 63: Top scorer Vince (IHM) 20.
Kingdom Kings def. Hills Temple by forfeit
Gus Johnson Foundation 41, Immaculate Worship Center 38. Top scorer: J. Ashburn (GJF) 10.
East Division standings: Team USA 5-0, Kingdom Kings 4-1, Arlington Church of God 2-3, IHM 1-3.
West Division standings: Gus Johnson Foundation 4-1, Liberty Tabernacle 2-3, Hills Temple 1-3, Immaculate Worship Center 0-4.
RUNNING

North Canton YMCA July 4 Run

2-MILE AGE-GROUP WINNERS
Women's overall:
Becki Michael, 24, Akron, 10:56.60
Men's overall: Glenn Collins, 23, North Canton, 9:35.70
Girls 1-9: Jordan Brewster, 8, North Canton, 16:48.90
Boys 1-9: Matt Chufar, 9, North Canton, 13:55.15
Girls 10-12: Sydney Lautzenheiser, 11, London, Ont., 14:28.25
Boys 10-12: Kevin Hernandez, 12, North Canton, 12:45.60
Girls 13-15: Emily Hoff, 14, North Canton, 12:37.70
Boys 13-15: Bradley Linerode, 15, Perry Twp., 11:44.75
Girls 16-18: Lauren Buser, 16, Uniontown, 12:33.65
Boys 16-18: Gabe Henning, 17, Louisville, 10:14.35
Women's 19-24: Dara Ford, 24, Canton, 12:31.05
Men's 19-24: Sean Kelley, 19, Canton, 10:12.35
Women's 25-29: Tara Rose, 25, North Canton, 14:12.20
Men's 25-29: Jeffrey Marshall, 25, Uniontown, 12:35.85
Women's 30-34: Angie Glass, 31, Canal Fulton, 14:03.40
Men's 30-34: Steve Bell, 33, North Canton, 11:34.35
Women's 35-39: Cheri Napholz, 37, North Canton, 12:56.25
Men's 35-39: Chip Wilson, 37, North Canton, 10:26.55
Women's 40-44: Ann Kinney, 43, Canton, 13:57.15
Men's 40-44: Dan Sparks, 42, Canton, 10:29.20
Women's 45-49: Mary Roshak, 46, North Canton, 14:19.20
Men's 45-49: Kurt Clark, 49, Massillon, 12:10.70
Women's 50-54: Becky Poole, 51, East Canton, 15:56.55
Men's 50-54: Andrew Black, 54, Canton, 12:36.15
Women's 55-59: Maryrose Bajornas, 56, Massillon, 16:48.25
Men's 55-59: Ralph Palumbo, 55, Hartville, 13:40.05
Women's 60-64: Susan Hall, 64, North Canton, 17:57.70
Men's 60-64: Keith Oliver, 60, Uniontown, 11:57.90
Women's 65-69: Sue Wise, 68, Canton, 21:24.95
Men's 65-69: David Gault, 66, North Canton, 20:34.90
Women's 70-74: Audrey Miller, 70, Akron, 30:12.80
Men's 70-74: John Tasseff, 73, Navarre, 18:37.70
Women's 75-99: Faye Pudoka, 75, Uniontown, 29:33.75
Men's 75-99: Gust Mittas, 75, Canton, 19:25.30
5-MILE AGE-GROUP WINNERS
Women's overall:
Jessica Kuhr, 27, Kirtland, 28:19.55
Men's overall: Seth Hutchinson, 24, Kent, 24:49.65
Boys 1-11: Sam Kinney, 11, Canton, 35:53.55
Girls 12-14: Paige Szabat, 14, Wadsworth, 33:39.95
Boys 12-14: Maurice Kirksey, 14, North Canton, 30:52.15
Girls 15-18: Christina Oprean, 17, Canton, 33:52.80
Boys 15-18: Tyler Blair, 18, Canton, 27:18.35
Women's 19-24: Kristen Lefever, 20, Alliance, 34:03.50
Men's 19-24: Andrew Carnes, 21, Canton, 26:19.75
Women's 25-29: Amy Harbour, 26, North Canton, 34:58.15
Men's 25-29: Adam Bray, 26, Canal Fulton, 27:41.15
Women's 30-34: Amy Hovan, 31, Akron, 32:52.85
Men's 30-34: Michael Seymour, 32, Akron, 26:52.50
Women's 35-39: Kelly Mastriacovo, 39, Canton, 36:51.70
Men's 35-39: Rob Maurer, 38, New Philadelphia, 30:30.50
Women's 40-44: Deb McMasters, 44, Uniontown, 34:23.55
Men's 40-44: Jeff McKelley, 43, Canton, 29:58.30
Women's 45-49: Vicki Miller, 45, Hartville, 35:48.40
Men's 45-49: Jeff Gantz, 48, North Canton, 28:26.35
Women's 50-54: Anna Shane, 50, North Canton, 38:35.50
Men's 50-54: Randy Rufener, 50, Dover, 31:13.30
Women's 55-59: Jennifer Emch, 59, Orrville, 44:21.25
Men's 55-59: Don Cassidy, 55, Canton, 31:29.55
Women's 60-64: Sharon Morgenstern, 63, Malvern, 44:46.70
Men's 60-64: Ron Legg, 62, Beach City, 31:38.30
Men's 65-69: Pete Fickert, 66, Akron, 34:20.85
Men's 70-99: Richard Albaugh, 70, New Philadelphia, 42:08.10
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball
Today's Game
All-Star Game
At New York
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

American League -145 National League +135
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS—Sent C Dane Sardinha outright to Toledo (IL)
American AssociationEL PASO DIABLOS—Signed INF Trent Lockwood. Released RHP Ryne Nelson.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed RHP Alvaro Orozco.
PENSACOLA PELICANS—Signed RHP Robert Paulk, INF Jack Joffrion and C Adam Deleo.
SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Signed RHP Leo Tyson.
WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed INF James Baker. Released RHP Doug Hurn and OF Leivi Ventura.
Can-Am LeagueBROCKTON ROX—Signed RHP Ryan Williams.
NASHUA PRIDE—Released INF Jack Joffrion.
OTTAWA RAPIDZ—Signed RHP Daniel Desclouds and LHP Reid Price. Released RHP Dallas Strankman and LHP Joe Wilson.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Released RHP Michael Rogers.
WORCESTER TORNADOES—Released RHP Nate Berberian.
Golden BaseballST. GEORGE ROADRUNNERS—Acquired RHP Monte Mansfield to Orange County for a player to be named.
ORANGE COUNTY FLYERS—Traded Monte Mansfield to St. George for a player to be named.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS—Signed DE Cliff Avril to a three-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Agreed to terms with QB Colt Brennan.
Arena Football LeagueNEW YORK DRAGONS—Named Tim Kelly chief operating officer. HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS—Signed F Jason Williams.
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Agreed to terms with F Patrick Dwyer, F Joe Jensen and D Mark Flood.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed LW Craig MacDonald. Re-signed C Derek MacKenzie.
DALLAS STARS—Signed Dave Tippett, coach, to a two-year contract extension, through the 2010-11 season.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Agreed to terms with F Joel Ward.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Fired Ted Nolan, coach.
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Re-signed F Yan Stastny to a two-year contract and F Matt Foy. Re-signed C Jay McClement to a one-year contract.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Re-signed C Marcel Goc to a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Signed G Mike Smith to a two-year contract extension.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Signed C Jason Krog.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed C Sergei Fedorov to a one-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS—Traded F Scott Sealy to San Jose for allocation money.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Announced the retirement of D Chase Hilgenbrinck.
TORONTO FC—Traded F Darren Huckerby to San Jose for cash and an international roster spot.
COLLEGECARTHAGE—Named Sue Nutty women's swimming coach.
GOLF
PGA TOUR

Statistics

Scoring Average

1, Phil Mickelson, 69.45. 2, Kenny Perry, 69.47. 3, Anthony Kim, 69.55. 4, Luke Donald, 69.58. 5 (tie), Stewart Cink and Sergio Garcia, 69.60. 7, Adam Scott, 69.62. 8, Padraig Harrington, 69.63. 9, Robert Allenby, 69.68. 10, Vijay Singh, 69.71.
Driving Distance

1, Bubba Watson, 314.3. 2, J.B. Holmes, 310.7. 3, Dustin Johnson, 309.6. 4, Robert Garrigus, 307.6. 5, Brett Wetterich, 304.1. 6, Steve Allan, 302.1. 7, Adam Scott, 301.5. 8, Tag Ridings, 301.1. 9, Anthony Kim, 301.0. 10, Harrison Frazar, 300.9.
Driving Accuracy Percentage

1, Olin Browne, 79.38%. 2, Mark Brooks, 76.41%. 3, Fred Funk, 76.25%. 4, Zach Johnson, 75.92%. 5, Larry Mize, 74.45%. 6, Bart Bryant, 74.32%. 7, Scott Verplank, 73.75%. 8, Heath Slocum, 73.25%. 9, Billy Mayfair, 73.23%. 10, Chez Reavie, 73.00%.
Greens in Regulation Pct.

1, Hunter Mahan, 70.37%. 2, Robert Allenby, 70.32%. 3, Briny Baird, 70.19%. 4, Kevin Sutherland, 69.53%. 5, Harrison Frazar, 69.05%. 6, Stewart Cink, 68.87%. 7, Vijay Singh, 68.59%. 8, Justin Leonard, 68.34%. 9, Kenny Perry, 68.11%. 10, Bubba Watson, 68.03%.
Total Driving

1, John Merrick, 92. 2, Nicholas Thompson, 101. 3, Jason Gore, 104. 4, Charles Warren, 105. 5, Jason Bohn, 106. 6, J.J. Henry, 108. 7, Mathew Goggin, 111. 8, Joe Durant, 112. 9 (tie), John Rollins and Paul Casey, 118.
Putting Average

1, Daniel Chopra, 1.726. 2, Bob Tway, 1.729. 3, Brian Gay, 1.735. 4, Nathan Green, 1.736. 5, Jeff Quinney, 1.737. 6, Ryan Palmer, 1.740. 7, Luke Donald, 1.743. 8, Craig Kanada, 1.745. 9 (tie), Scott Verplank and John Mallinger, 1.746.
Birdie Average

1, Padraig Harrington, Ryan Plamer and Adam Scott, 3.97. 4, Phil Mickelson, 3.94. 5, Kenny Perry, 3.93. 6, Stewart Cink, 3.87. 7, Camilo Villegas, 3.75. 8 (tie), Tommy Armour III, Scott Verplank and J.B. Holmes, 3.72.
Eagles (Holes per)

1, Stewart Cink, 106.0. 2 (tie), Mathias Gronberg and Adam Scott, 108.0. 4, Nick Watney, 111.6. 5, Matt Jones, 113.4. 6, Justin Rose, 118.8. 7, Mark Calcavecchia, 123.4. 8, Kevin Stadler, 126.0. 9, Mark Hensby, 132.0. 10, Dustin Johnson, 136.0.
Sand Save Percentage

1, Corey Pavin, 65.67%. 2, Dudley Hart, 65.12%. 3, Ted Purdy, 64.81%. 4, Daniel Chopra, 63.16%. 5, Gavin Coles, 61.90%. 6, Jose Coceres, 61.54%. 7, Phil Mickelson, 61.25%. 8, Mike Weir, 61.11%. 9, Brian Gay, 61.06%. 10, Craig Barlow, 60.61%.
All-Around Ranking

1, Adam Scott, 288. 2, Stewart Cink, 309. 3, Phil Mickelson, 329. 4, Pat Perez, 338. 5, Anthony Kim, 345. 6, Justin Leonard, 384. 7, Camilo Villegas, 395. 8, Kenny Perry, 399. 9, Chad Campbell, 400. 10, Robert Allenby, 408.
PGA TOUR Official Money Leaders

1, Tiger Woods (6), $5,775,000. 2, Kenny Perry (19), $4,331,350. 3, Phil Mickelson (14), $3,959,500. 4, Stewart Cink (15), $3,718,671. 5, Anthony Kim (14), $3,256,622. 6, Justin Leonard (17), $2,945,007. 7, Geoff Ogilvy (14), $2,745,454. 8, Vijay Singh (15), $2,582,531. 9, Ryuji Imada (16), $2,423,877. 10, Sergio Garcia (12), $2,397,170.
NOPGA

Stroke Play Series #7

(July 7 at Barrington Golf Club; par 72)
Paul Wackerly 33-34--67 -5 $1,200
Gary Robison 36-32--68 -4 $900
Mitch Flemming 34-35--69 -3 $800
Ryan Culbertson 34-36--70 -2 $700
Steve Mulcahy 36-35--71 -1 $650
Jaysen Hansen 33-39--72 E $500
Perry Savetski 38-34--72 E $500
Benjamin Farina 37-35--72 E $500
Jon Jones 37-35--72 E $500
Chad Dawson 35-37--72 E $500
Tony Milam 37-36--73 +1 $287.50
Brandon Veld 36-37--73 +1 $287.50
Nick Paez 37-36--73 +1 $287.50
Todd Lancaster 37-36--73 +1 $287.50
Dennis Miller 38-35--73 +1 $287.50
Ian Miller 38-35--73 +1 $287.50
Gary Trivisonno 34-39--73 +1 $287.50
Rick Areddy 37-36--73 +1 $287.50
Fish Count Winner: Eric Morgan, 24
Seniors
Jim Logue 32-35--67 -5 $650
Daniel Priest 36-36--72 E $450
Joe Flogge 35-40--75 +3 $300
David Boos 36-39--75 +3 $300
Charlie Wood 38-38--76 +4 $200
Club Car Pro-Assistants

Sponsors: Club Car
Chagrin Valley Country Club
July 14, 2008
Par: 711
Better Ball Of 2
T1 Michael Heisterkamp Mitch Flemming 34-32--66 -5 $1,183.33
T1. Matt Creech Jake Kehres 35-31--66 -5 $1,183.33
T1. Matt Creech Mike Rutgers 33-33--66 -5 $1,183.33
T1. Deon Good Mike Richey 34-32--66 -5 $1,183.33
T1. Craig Murray William McKinley 35-31--66 -5 $1,183.33
T1. Thomas Waitrovich Kevin Boyle 32-34--66 -5 $1,183.33
T7. Eric Adams Tim Hepner 33-35--68 -3 $482.14
T7. Clifford Purtilo Chad Wilson 34-34--68 -3 $482.14
T7. Rob Schulze Jon Lenton 33-35--68 -3 $482.14
T7. Scott Sundstrom Jon Jones 33-35--68 -3 $482.14
T7. Tom Atchison Mike Genovese 34-34--68 -3 $482.14
T7. Deon Good Marcus Stratton 34-34--68 -3 $482.14
T7. Bill Pollert Paul Block 32-36--68 -3 $482.14
T14. Matt Creech Jennifer Creech 35-34--69 -2 $87.50
T14. David Engram Mark Sierak 34-35--69 -2 $87.50
T14. Rodney Johnston Larry Manski 33-36--69 -2 $87.50
T14. Dennis Miller Andrew Santor 35-34--69 -2 $87.50
T14. Eric Morgan Tim Perin 35-34--69 -2 $87.50
T14. Rob Schulze Adam Lewicki 35-34--69 -2 $87.50
T14. Nick Paez John Fassinger 33-36--69 -2 $87.50
T14. Nick Paez Tom Porten 34-35--69 -2 $87.50
T14. Tom Atchison Josh Koepnick 36-33--69 -2 $87.50
T14. Scott Pollack Troy Mikesell 34-35--69 -2 $87.50
FOOTBALL
ARENA LEAGUE

Playoff Glance

ArenaBowl
At New Orleans
July 27: Philadelphia vs. San Jose, 3 p.m.
BASEBALL
MLB

American League

East Division
W L Pct GB

Boston 57 40 .588 —
Tampa Bay 55 39 .585 1/2
New York 50 45 .526 6
Toronto 47 48 .495 9
Baltimore 45 48 .484 10
Central Division
W L Pct GB

Chicago 54 40 .574 —
Minnesota 53 42 .558 11/2
Detroit 47 47 .500 7
Kansas City 43 53 .448 12

Cleveland 41 53 .436 13
West Division
W L Pct GB

Los Angeles 57 38 .600 —
Oakland 51 44 .537 6
Texas 50 46 .521 71/2
Seattle 37 58 .389 20
———
Today's GameAll-Star Game at New York, 8 p.m.
Thursday's GameDetroit at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.
National League

East Division
W L Pct GB

Philadelphia 52 44 .542 —
New York 51 44 .537 1/2
Florida 50 45 .526 11/2
Atlanta 45 50 .474 61/2
Washington 36 60 .375 16
Central Division
W L Pct GB

Chicago 57 38 .600 —
St. Louis 53 43 .552 41/2
Milwaukee 52 43 .547 5
Cincinnati 46 50 .479 111/2
Pittsburgh 44 50 .468 121/2
Houston 44 51 .463 13
West Division
W L Pct GB

Arizona 47 48 .495 —
Los Angeles 46 49 .484 1
San Francisco 40 55 .421 7
Colorado 39 57 .406 81/2
San Diego 37 58 .389 10
———
Today's GameAll-Star Game at New York, 8 p.m.
Thursday's GamesN.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
San Diego at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
Home Run Derby

Monday
Yankee Stadium
New York
First Round Tot Long
Dan Uggla, Florida 6 NA
Grady Sizemore, Cleveland 6 448
Evan Longoria, Tampa Bay 3 446
Chase Utley, Philadelphia 5 434
Lance Berkman, Houston 8 476
Justin Morneau, Minnesota 8 453
Ryan Braun, Milwaukee 7 439
Josh Hamilton, Texas 28 518
Second Round 2R Tot Long
Lance Berkman, Houston 6 14 476
Justin Morneau, Minnesota 9 17 453
Ryan Braun, Milwaukee 7 14 439
Josh Hamilton, Texas 4 32 518
Finals Tot Long
Justin Morneau, Minnesota 5 469
Josh Hamilton, Texas 3 491
MINOR LEAGUE

Eastern League (AA)

North Division
W L Pct. GB
Trenton (Yankees) 59 37 .615 —
Portland (Red Sox) 53 42 .558 51/2
Binghamton (Mets) 51 46 .526 81/2
Connecticut (Giants) 49 48 .505 101/2
New Britain (Twins) 40 56 .417 19
New Hamp. (Jays) 37 58 .389 21
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Akron (Indians) 61 35 .635 —
Harrisburg (Nationals) 54 41 .568 61/2
Bowie (Orioles) 53 44 .546 81/2
Altoona (Pirates) 41 54 .432 191/2
Reading (Phillies) 39 56 .411 211/2
Erie (Tigers) 39 57 .406 211/2
———
Monday's Results
Akron 5, Reading 3
Altoona 2, Erie 1
Connecticut 4, New Hampshire 1
Harrisburg 3, Bowie 2
Portland 9, New Britain 5
Trenton 2, Binghamton 0
Today's Games
No games scheduled
Wednesday's Games
All-Star game at New Hampshire
Box Score



AEROS 5, PHILLIES 3



Akron ab r h bi Reading ab r h bi

Rodrigz 2b 5 1 2 1 Appert 2b 4 1 1 3
DeLa Crz 3b 4 1 1 0 Harman ss 4 0 1 0
Sardinha rf 4 1 2 1 Golson cf 4 0 1 0
Whitney dh 5 0 1 0 Slayden rf 4 0 1 0
Head 1b 3 0 1 0 Sellers 3b 4 0 1 0
Toregas c 4 0 2 0 Eylward dh 4 0 1 0
Panther cf 3 0 0 0 Harris 1b 4 1 2 0
Goleski lf 4 1 1 0 Blalock lf 3 0 0 0
Chaves ss 4 1 1 1 Nelson c 3 1 1 0

Tot. 36 5 11 3 Tot. 34 3 9 3
Akron 001 100 003 — 5 11 0
Reading 000 000 030 — 3
9 1

E—Golson (5). LOB—Akron 8, Reading 4. 2B—Toregas (8), Goleski (12); Nelson (2). HR—Chaves (2); Appert (5). SB—Rodriguez (10). GIDP—Panther; Eylward, Harris.

DP—Akron 2 (Chaves-Rodriguez-Head; Rodriguez-Head); Reading 2 (Brummett-Nelson, Harris; Harman-Harris).

Akron ip h r er bb so

Lewis 6 4 0 0 0 5
Perdomo BS, 2 11/3 3 3 3 0 1
Burton W, 2-2 2/3 1 0 0 0 0
Roehl S, 4 1 1 0 0 0 1

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Brummett 7 7 2 2 3 1
Miniz 1 1 0 0 0 1
Walls L, 0-1 1 3 3 2 1 1

WP—Brummett.

Umpires—Home, Darren Budahn; First, Jon Byrne; Third, Chris Hubler.

T—2:42. Att—8,271.
SOCCER
MLS

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA

New England 10 4 3 33 25 19

Columbus 8 5 3 27 24 22

Chicago 7 5 3 24 24 14
D.C. United 7 7 1 22 28 26
Toronto FC 6 6 3 21 19 20
Kansas City 5 5 5 20 14 18
New York 5 6 5 20 16 24
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF GA

Real Salt Lake 6 6 5 23 20 19
Los Angeles 6 6 4 22 34 31
CD Chivas USA 6 6 4 22 22 21
Colorado 6 8 2 20 25 21
Houston 4 4 8 20 17 19
FC Dallas 4 6 6 18 19 22
San Jose 3 9 4 13 11 22

NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
———
Thursday's GameKansas City at Columbus, 8 p.m.
Saturday's Games
San Jose at Toronto FC, 3 p.m.
Los Angeles at New York, 6:30 p.m.
Colorado at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
BASKETBALL
WNBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct GB

Detroit 14 7 .667 —
Connecticut 13 8 .619 1
Indiana 10 9 .526 3
New York 10 9 .526 3
Washington 8 12 .400 51/2
Chicago 6 13 .316 7
Atlanta 2 19 .095 12
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct G

San Antonio 15 6 .714 —
Seattle 14 7 .667 1
Los Angeles 12 8 .600 21/2
Minnesota 10 10 .500 41/2
Sacramento 10 11 .476 5
Phoenix 9 11 .450 51/2
Houston 9 12 .429 6
———
Monday's Result
San Antonio at Los Angeles, late
Today's Games
New York at Connecticut, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
NBA

Summer League
Scoring Summary


KNICKS 97, CAVALIERS 94

NEW YORK (1-0) — Chandler 11-21 3-3 26, Gallinari 5-11 4-4 14, Balkman 2-4 0-2 4, Collins 4-6 8-9 17, Roberson 8-19 3-4 22, Hunter 1-5 0-2 2, Wafer 1-2 4-4 7, Holland 1-2 0-0 2, Graves 1-1 0-0 3, Songtao 0-1 0-0 0, Hall DNP, Johnson DNP, Miller DNP, Robinson DNP. Totals: 34-72 22-28 97.

CLEVELAND (0-1) — Jackson 4-9 2-3 10, Beck 2-3 0-0 4, Hickson 11-15 4-7 26, Thomas 3-10 0-1 6, Green 2-9 0-1 4, Conroy 3-5 3-5 9, Traylor 4-6 0-1 8, Williams 2-7 3-4 8, Tucker 7-16 1-1 17, Joyce 0-0 0-0 0, Allred 1-2 0-0 2, Sangare 0-1 0-0 0, Travis DNP. Totals: 39-83 13-23 94.

3-Point Goals—New York 7-17 (Roberson 3-8, Collins 1-1, Wafer 1-1, Graves

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LOCAL CORNER

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GOLF

Holes-in-One

Don Carney of Akron aced the 90-yard 23rd hole at Turkeyfoot Golf Course using a 50-degree dual wedge. He shot a 39 for nine holes.
Mike Chiurco of Wadsworth aced the 132-yard 7th hole at Barberton Brookside Golf Course using an 8-iron. He shot a 76 for the round.
Luke Christopher, 14, aced and 148-yard 15th hole at Brandywine Golf Course. He used a 9-iron and finished with a score of 97.
Harry Heydorn of Richfield aced the 145-yard 9th hole (Valley 9) at Valley View Golf Course using a 5-iron. He shot a44 for the round.
Dan Johnson of Akron aced the 198-yard 9th hole at Good Park Golf Course using a 5-iron.
Bryan Mitchell of Medina aced the 12th hole on the South Course at Firestone Country Club. He used a 7-iron from 176 yards.
Jonathan Roebuck shot a hole-in-one on the 170-yard 13th hole on the Legacy 18 course at Sweetbriar in Avon Lake. He used a 6-iron.
Tami Stamets of Cuyahoga Falls aced the 123-yard 17th hole at Barberton Brookside Country Club. She used a 7-iron.
Perry Troyer of Tallmadge aced the 9th hole at J.E. Good Park Golf Course from 187 yards. He used a 4-iron and finished with a score of 39.
Robert Zito of Wadsworth aced the 181-yard 6th hole at Rawiga Country Club. He used a 3-wood.
Southwest Junior Golf Tour

(At Rosemont Country Club
Par 71
July 8
BOYS
16-18:
Jason Klossing, Medina, 77; Matt Kreider, Westlake, 79; Andy Trem, Bath, 80; Mark Maynard, Medina, 80.
14-15: Mike Mastran, Tallmadge, 76; Ian Holt, Stow, 76; Austin Schreiber, Medina, 77; Brandon Nixon, Stow, 77.
12-13: Joey Krecic, Columbia Station, 86; Spencer Koch, Medina, 87; Phillip Martin, 87.
10-11 (9 holes; par 36): Owen Miklos, Hudson, 37; Sean Gordon, Medina, 46; Anton Krecic, Columbia Station, 49.
GIRLS
16-18:
Lex Omilion, Walton Hills, 86; Meghann Greene, North Royalton, 91; Kayte Tuleta, 100.
13-15: Kaitlin Neumann, Valley City, 94; Lauren McKinzie, Medina, 98; Ali Jakubecz, Strongsville, 105; Julia Hoffman, Strongsville, 105.
10-12 (9 holes; par 36): Nicole Gerome, North Ridgeville, 56; Rachel Horvath, Medina, 63; Ali Nageotte, Westlake, 63.
2008 OPGA Junior Public Links
State Championship

(At Tam O'Shanter Golf Course)
First-round leaders
12-14
Ryan Troyer, Dover 36-37--73
Matt Gerrard, Rocky River 37-37--74
Logan Lagodich, Canton 38-39--77
Dominic Digulilio, Mount Vernon 39-40--79
Jake McBride, Hartville 39-40--79
Matt O'Hara, Mount Vernon 39-40--79
Brennan Anderson, Granville 36-44--80
Zach Arck, Mount Vernon 42-38--80
Ean Dickerhoof, Alliance 40-40--80
William O'Hara, Mount Vernon 39-41--80
15-17
Kevin Miller, Dover 35-34--69
Tyler Light, Massillon 39-33--72
Trevor Bright, Hartville 35-38--73
Chuck Demchak, Canton 37-37--74
Tim Crouch, Mount Vernon 38-37--75
Brody Harwell, Howard 36-39--75
Chris Vankunas, Canton 37-38--75
Mark, Jr. Scott, Bolivar 36-40--76
Matt Crouch, Akron 37-40--77
Jonathan Lieser, Bolivar 37-40--77
18-20
Ben Smith, Carrollton 33-31--64
Ryan Gaughan, Uniontown 33-33--66
Ricky Boerner, Hilliard 36-32--68
Quinn Parker, Canton 32-36--68
Doug Underwood, Stow 33-35--68
Jacob Detec, Girard 34-35--69
Lucas Murray, East Sparta 34-35--69
Steve Robison, Canton 34-35--69
Byron Firestone, Canton 38-32--70
Jordan Milllice, Cable 35-35--70
Joe Zucker, Rocky River 37-33--70
Women's Akron District
Golf Association

(July 11 at Brookside Country Club)
Medalist of the Day:
Suzi Spotleson, Brookside, 74.
Flight 1 low gross: Suzi Spotleson, Brookside, 74; Renee Dietz, Fox Meadow, 82; Gail Hackett, Congress, 84.
Flight 1 low net: Judi Bonadio, Walden, 76; Elisa Leonard, Fairlawn, 77; Sherida Pohl, Fairlawn, 77; Pauline Whitacre, Brookside, 77.
Flight 2 low gross: Lucy Blumer, Brookside, 89; Andrea Arnold, Shady Hollow, 91; Mary Peacock, Medina, 92; Madelon Sprague, Walden, 92.
Flight 2 low net: Carolyn Hyne, Rawiga, 74; Sue McMains, Portage, 74; Anna Marie Frederick, Fairlawn, 76; Jean Burnquist, Alliance, 76; Jean Wade, Silver Lake, 78; Natalie Weinsz, Congress Lake, 78; Claudia Williams, Shady Hollow, 78.
Flight 3 low gross: Betty Adams, Shady Hollow, 93.
Flight 3 low net: Marie Carroll, Silver Lake, 75; Pat Smith, Fairlawn, 75; Jinx DeSantos, Aurora, 77; Suzie Swinehart, Glenmoor, 77.
Flight 4 low gross: Linda Clancy, Brookside, 98; Elaine Nay, Westfield, 99; Helen Clapp, Fairlawn, 99. Beth Dickenson, Congress Lake, 102; Fran Grajzl, Silver Lake, 103; Doreen Smith, Shady Hollow, 103.
Flight 4 low net: Cheri Gilbert, Congress Lake, 79; Nancy Gray, Walden, 79; Jackie Cassel, Brookside, 80; Suzie Thomas, Brookside, 80; Vickie Fleming, Westfield, 81; Muriel French, Walden, 81; Katie Hines, Congress Lake, 81.
BASKETBALL

National Christian
Basketball Association

Team USA 60, Liberty Tabernacle 53: Top scorer Hopson (LT) 14.
Arlington Church of God 69, IHM 63: Top scorer Vince (IHM) 20.
Kingdom Kings def. Hills Temple by forfeit
Gus Johnson Foundation 41, Immaculate Worship Center 38. Top scorer: J. Ashburn (GJF) 10.
East Division standings: Team USA 5-0, Kingdom Kings 4-1, Arlington Church of God 2-3, IHM 1-3.
West Division standings: Gus Johnson Foundation 4-1, Liberty Tabernacle 2-3, Hills Temple 1-3, Immaculate Worship Center 0-4.
RUNNING

North Canton YMCA July 4 Run

2-MILE AGE-GROUP WINNERS
Women's overall:
Becki Michael, 24, Akron, 10:56.60
Men's overall: Glenn Collins, 23, North Canton, 9:35.70
Girls 1-9: Jordan Brewster, 8, North Canton, 16:48.90
Boys 1-9: Matt Chufar, 9, North Canton, 13:55.15
Girls 10-12: Sydney Lautzenheiser, 11, London, Ont., 14:28.25
Boys 10-12: Kevin Hernandez, 12, North Canton, 12:45.60
Girls 13-15: Emily Hoff, 14, North Canton, 12:37.70
Boys 13-15: Bradley Linerode, 15, Perry Twp., 11:44.75
Girls 16-18: Lauren Buser, 16, Uniontown, 12:33.65
Boys 16-18: Gabe Henning, 17, Louisville, 10:14.35
Women's 19-24: Dara Ford, 24, Canton, 12:31.05
Men's 19-24: Sean Kelley, 19, Canton, 10:12.35
Women's 25-29: Tara Rose, 25, North Canton, 14:12.20
Men's 25-29: Jeffrey Marshall, 25, Uniontown, 12:35.85
Women's 30-34: Angie Glass, 31, Canal Fulton, 14:03.40
Men's 30-34: Steve Bell, 33, North Canton, 11:34.35
Women's 35-39: Cheri Napholz, 37, North Canton, 12:56.25
Men's 35-39: Chip Wilson, 37, North Canton, 10:26.55
Women's 40-44: Ann Kinney, 43, Canton, 13:57.15
Men's 40-44: Dan Sparks, 42, Canton, 10:29.20
Women's 45-49: Mary Roshak, 46, North Canton, 14:19.20
Men's 45-49: Kurt Clark, 49, Massillon, 12:10.70
Women's 50-54: Becky Poole, 51, East Canton, 15:56.55
Men's 50-54: Andrew Black, 54, Canton, 12:36.15
Women's 55-59: Maryrose Bajornas, 56, Massillon, 16:48.25
Men's 55-59: Ralph Palumbo, 55, Hartville, 13:40.05
Women's 60-64: Susan Hall, 64, North Canton, 17:57.70
Men's 60-64: Keith Oliver, 60, Uniontown, 11:57.90
Women's 65-69: Sue Wise, 68, Canton, 21:24.95
Men's 65-69: David Gault, 66, North Canton, 20:34.90
Women's 70-74: Audrey Miller, 70, Akron, 30:12.80
Men's 70-74: John Tasseff, 73, Navarre, 18:37.70
Women's 75-99: Faye Pudoka, 75, Uniontown, 29:33.75
Men's 75-99: Gust Mittas, 75, Canton, 19:25.30
5-MILE AGE-GROUP WINNERS
Women's overall:
Jessica Kuhr, 27, Kirtland, 28:19.55
Men's overall: Seth Hutchinson, 24, Kent, 24:49.65
Boys 1-11: Sam Kinney, 11, Canton, 35:53.55
Girls 12-14: Paige Szabat, 14, Wadsworth, 33:39.95
Boys 12-14: Maurice Kirksey, 14, North Canton, 30:52.15
Girls 15-18: Christina Oprean, 17, Canton, 33:52.80
Boys 15-18: Tyler Blair, 18, Canton, 27:18.35
Women's 19-24: Kristen Lefever, 20, Alliance, 34:03.50
Men's 19-24: Andrew Carnes, 21, Canton, 26:19.75
Women's 25-29: Amy Harbour, 26, North Canton, 34:58.15
Men's 25-29: Adam Bray, 26, Canal Fulton, 27:41.15
Women's 30-34: Amy Hovan, 31, Akron, 32:52.85
Men's 30-34: Michael Seymour, 32, Akron, 26:52.50
Women's 35-39: Kelly Mastriacovo, 39, Canton, 36:51.70
Men's 35-39: Rob Maurer, 38, New Philadelphia, 30:30.50
Women's 40-44: Deb McMasters, 44, Uniontown, 34:23.55
Men's 40-44: Jeff McKelley, 43, Canton, 29:58.30
Women's 45-49: Vicki Miller, 45, Hartville, 35:48.40
Men's 45-49: Jeff Gantz, 48, North Canton, 28:26.35
Women's 50-54: Anna Shane, 50, North Canton, 38:35.50
Men's 50-54: Randy Rufener, 50, Dover, 31:13.30
Women's 55-59: Jennifer Emch, 59, Orrville, 44:21.25
Men's 55-59: Don Cassidy, 55, Canton, 31:29.55
Women's 60-64: Sharon Morgenstern, 63, Malvern, 44:46.70
Men's 60-64: Ron Legg, 62, Beach City, 31:38.30
Men's 65-69: Pete Fickert, 66, Akron, 34:20.85
Men's 70-99: Richard Albaugh, 70, New Philadelphia, 42:08.10
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball
Today's Game
All-Star Game
At New York
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

American League -145 National League +135
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League
DETROIT TIGERS—Sent C Dane Sardinha outright to Toledo (IL)
American AssociationEL PASO DIABLOS—Signed INF Trent Lockwood. Released RHP Ryne Nelson.
LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Signed RHP Alvaro Orozco.
PENSACOLA PELICANS—Signed RHP Robert Paulk, INF Jack Joffrion and C Adam Deleo.
SHREVEPORT SPORTS—Signed RHP Leo Tyson.
WICHITA WINGNUTS—Signed INF James Baker. Released RHP Doug Hurn and OF Leivi Ventura.
Can-Am LeagueBROCKTON ROX—Signed RHP Ryan Williams.
NASHUA PRIDE—Released INF Jack Joffrion.
OTTAWA RAPIDZ—Signed RHP Daniel Desclouds and LHP Reid Price. Released RHP Dallas Strankman and LHP Joe Wilson.
SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Released RHP Michael Rogers.
WORCESTER TORNADOES—Released RHP Nate Berberian.
Golden BaseballST. GEORGE ROADRUNNERS—Acquired RHP Monte Mansfield to Orange County for a player to be named.
ORANGE COUNTY FLYERS—Traded Monte Mansfield to St. George for a player to be named.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
DETROIT LIONS—Signed DE Cliff Avril to a three-year contract.
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Agreed to terms with QB Colt Brennan.
Arena Football LeagueNEW YORK DRAGONS—Named Tim Kelly chief operating officer. HOCKEY
National Hockey League
ATLANTA THRASHERS—Signed F Jason Williams.
CAROLINA HURRICANES—Agreed to terms with F Patrick Dwyer, F Joe Jensen and D Mark Flood.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS—Signed LW Craig MacDonald. Re-signed C Derek MacKenzie.
DALLAS STARS—Signed Dave Tippett, coach, to a two-year contract extension, through the 2010-11 season.
NASHVILLE PREDATORS—Agreed to terms with F Joel Ward.
NEW YORK ISLANDERS—Fired Ted Nolan, coach.
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Re-signed F Yan Stastny to a two-year contract and F Matt Foy. Re-signed C Jay McClement to a one-year contract.
SAN JOSE SHARKS—Re-signed C Marcel Goc to a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Signed G Mike Smith to a two-year contract extension.
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Signed C Jason Krog.
WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed C Sergei Fedorov to a one-year contract.
SOCCER
Major League Soccer
KANSAS CITY WIZARDS—Traded F Scott Sealy to San Jose for allocation money.
NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION—Announced the retirement of D Chase Hilgenbrinck.
TORONTO FC—Traded F Darren Huckerby to San Jose for cash and an international roster spot.
COLLEGECARTHAGE—Named Sue Nutty women's swimming coach.
GOLF
PGA TOUR

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