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LOCAL CORNER

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

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GOLF

Holes-in-One

• Joe Bagley of Akron aced the 160-yard second hole at Turkeyfoot Golf Course for his first hole-in-one. He used a 5-iron and shot a 43 for the round.
• Barb Bungard of Stow aced the sixth hole on the Lakes Course at Valley View Golf Club. He used a 6-iron on the 135-yard hole and shot a score of 47.
• Jim Clark of Bedford aced the par-3 135-yard third hole at Copley Greens Golf Course using an 8-iron. He shot a 35 for the round.
• Jim Economou of Parma made a hole-in-one on Valleaire Golf Club's 147-yard ninth hole with a 6-iron.
• Don Garman of Akron aced the par-4 265-yard fourth hole at Mud Run Golf Course using a 3-wood. He shot a 41 for the round.
• Thomas Garretson of Akron aced the par 3 194-yard 8th hole at Loyal Oak Golf Club using a 5-wood.
• Greg Halko aced the 171-yard fourth hole at Ellsworth Meadows. He used a 16-degree utility club.
• Susan Heine shot a hole-in-one on Brandywine Country Club's 85-yard third hole using a 7-iron.
• Juliette Helmick of Northfield Center aced the 126-yard ninth hole at Fox Den Golf Club with a 9-iron. It was her first ace.
• J.O. Kershaw of Lewis Center, Ohio aced the 157-yard 11th hole at Mohican Hills Golf Course using a pitching wedge.
• Kim Mollet of Masillon aced the 17th hole at Turkeyfoot Golf Course. She used a 7-iron from 100 yards.
• Joey Shirkey of Akron aced the 198-yard 9th hole at Good Park Golf Course using a 3-wood.
• Jon Smithers of Hudson shot a hole-in-one on the 129-yard ninth hole on the Lakes Course at Valley View Golf Club. He used a 9-iron and shot a 37 for 9 holes.
• John Thornton of Akron aced the 130-yard 17th hole at Turkeyfoot Golf Course . He used an 8-iron for his fourth career hole-in-one.
• Joe Tobin of Uniontown aced the 154-yard 2nd hole at Prestwick Country Club using a 4-hybrid. He shot a 77 for the round.
• Rob Vollmer of Akron aced the 159-yard 17th hole at Maplecrest Golf Club using a hybrid. He shot an 86 for the round.
• Georgia Zurz, age 77, of Uniontown aced the 134-yard 2nd hole at Prestwick Country Club using a 3-wood. It was her fourth hole-in-one.
• Ali Thomas, of Revere used a 6 iron on the 142-yard 3rd hold at Brandeywine Country Club in Peninsula and totaled a score of 47.
FOOTBALL

SUBURBAN YOUTH FOOTBALL

Sept. 3 results
Varsity scores: Copley 30, Mogadore 6; Field 26, Barberton 6; Green 18, Cuyahoga Falls 14; Ravenna 25, Springfield 12; Stow 27, Kent 27 (Stow wins in OT).
Varsity standings: Copley 3-0, Cuyahoga Falls 2-1, Kent 2-1, Mogadore 2-1, Stow 2-1, Barberton 1-2, Field 1-2, Green 1-2, Ravenna 1-2, Springfield 0-3.
Junior Varsity scores: Barberton 13, Field 6; Copley 27, Mogadore 6; Green 32, Cuyahoga Falls 12; Springfield 7, Ravenna 0; Stow 32, Kent 0.
Junior Varsity standings: Barberton 3-0, Copley 3-0, Field 2-1, Green 2-1, Cuyahoga Falls 1-2, Mogadore 1-2, Ravenna 1-2, Springfield 1-2, Stow 1-2, Kent 0-3.

AUTO RACING

MIDVALE SPEEDWAY

McIntosh Oil Company Late Models
Feature: Rick Sibila, Ryan Tedesco, Mike Miller, Greg Beule, Tom Garbrandt, John Ambrose, Bryant Smith, Kenny Cantrell, Rich Marcum, Doug McMillen, Bubba Smith, Ernie Shook, Todd Ripley, Gene Molnar Jr., William Robinson, Bob Eichel, Dusty Woodie, Bob Schneider, Jr.
Tusco Net Sport Stocks
Feature: Nick Grubbs, Ron Dague, Randy Smart, Kevin McClintock, Scott Archer, Jerry McNealy, Blake Bitticker, Ron Kirkpatrick, Chris Boone, Blake Mackey.
Midvale Speedway Pure Stocks
Feature: Tory Gibbs, Rich Schweitzer, Tad Grove, Pat Moore, Todd Miller, Bob Passwaters, Sr., Phil Bunton Jr., Brian Minard, Ronald Bunton, Mike Hostetler, Teddy Oliver, Joe Oliver, Adam Stewart, Bob Passwaters Jr., Blake Bitticker, Luther Chambers.
Parkway Suzuki Compacts
Feature #1: Don Rufener Jr., Kelly McNutt, A.J. Diano, Rich Dunlap, Kyle Grove, Jay Hunt, Cliff Cox, Adam Mishler, Derek Grewell, John McNutt, Earl Scranton, Johnny Campbell, Tim Westerfield Jr., Ron Myers.
Feature #2: Kyle Rector, Jeffrey Orr, Chris Bloom, Rich Hess, Tammy Rufener, Jesse Page, Kenny Ford, Chris Smith, Jason Morgan, James Domer, Isaac Ferrebee, Larry Ennis, Billy Nicholas, Pat Moore.
Feature #3: Kenny Jewell, Howard Bartholow, Robert Bunton, Pat Carnes, Kyle Dunlap, Paul Stull, Tim Frederick, Chris Stitt, Perk Pyle, Jason Anthony, Joe Slentz, Taylor Moore.
Midvale Speedway Figure 8s
Feature: Derek Grewell, Jason Morgan, Don Rufener Jr., Kenny Jewell, Gene Morgan, Earl Scranton, Mike Belknap, Mickey Green, Larry Ennis, Joe Slentz, Tim Frederick, Isaac Ferrebee.
Spectator Drags
Winner: Charles Storesina.
ODDS
Glantz-Culver Line

Major League Baseball
Today's Games
American League
FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE

at Chicago (G1) -120 Toronto +110
at Boston -180 Tampa Bay +170
at Detroit -140 Oakland +130
at Baltimore -130 Cleveland +120
at Minnesota -230 Kansas City +210
at Chicago (G2) -125 Toronto +115
at Los Angeles -160 New York +150
at Seattle -170 Texas +160
National League

at Philadelphia -155 Florida +145
at New York -250 Washington +220
at Atlanta -120 Colorado +110
at Houston -175 Pittsburgh +165
at Milwaukee -175 Cincinnati +165
Chicago -125 at St. Louis +115
Los Angeles -160 at San Diego +150
Arizona -130 at San Francisco +120
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NCAA Football
Thursday's Game
FAVORITE OPEN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Rutgers 51/2 41/2 North Carolina
Friday

at South Florida 6 31/2 Kansas
Saturday

at Duke Pk 21/2 Navy
at Vanderbilt 81/2 7 Rice
Auburn 91/2 101/2 at Mississippi St.
Ball St. 6 7 at Akron
at E. Michigan 11/2 1 Toledo
at Missouri 28 261/2 Nevada
at Texas Tech 38 37 SMU
at Nebraska 251/2 241/2 New Mexico St.
at BYU 101/2 81/2 UCLA
Oregon 5 7 at Purdue
at Texas 23 231/2 Arkansas
Georgia 7 7 at South Carolina
at Houston 31/2 5 Air Force
at Oregon St. 91/2 12 Hawaii
Wisconsin +2 11/2 at Fresno St.
Penn St. 28 261/2 at Syracuse
Michigan 4 1 at Notre Dame
at Iowa 121/2 131/2 Iowa St.
at Virginia Tech 71/2 7 Georgia Tech
at Clemson 191/2 181/2 N.C. State
W. Michigan 8 8 at Idaho
Cent. Michigan 21/2 31/2 at Ohio
California 111/2 14 at Maryland
Washington St. 5 21/2 at Baylor
at TCU 131/2 121/2 Stanford
at Buffalo 4 61/2 Temple
at Tennessee 301/2 291/2 UAB
East Carolina 131/2 13 at Tulane
at Marshall 3 31/2 Memphis
at Connecticut 121/2 111/2 Virginia
Oklahoma 201/2 20 at Washington
at Southern Cal 9 101/2 Ohio St.
Arizona 11 10 at New Mexico
at Boise St. 17 151/2 Bowling Green
Utah 231/2 241/2 at Utah St.
at San Jose St. 6 6 San Diego St.
at Arizona St. 23 22 UNLV
at Michigan St. 161/2 17 Fla. Atlantic
at Alabama 29 271/2 W. Kentucky
at Arkansas St. +21/2 11/2 Southern Miss.
at Kentucky 161/2 161/2 Middle Tenn.
at Illinois 251/2 241/2 La.-Lafayette
at LSU 421/2 41 North Texas
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NFL
Sunday's Games
FAVORITE OPN TDAY O/U UNDERDOG

at Kansas City OFF OFF (OFF) Oakland
at Cincinnati 3 1 (391/2) Tennessee
at Minnesota OFF OFF (OFF) Indianapolis
at Washington +2 1 (421/2) New Orleans
at Detroit OFF OFF (OFF) Green Bay
at Carolina 3 3 (371/2) Chicago
N.Y. Giants 6 81/2 (411/2) at St. Louis
at Jacksonville 51/2 6 (38) Buffalo
at Tampa Bay 8 81/2 (38) Atlanta
at Seattle 91/2 9 (391/2) San Francisco
at Arizona 8 7 (391/2) Miami
at N.Y. Jets 3 21/2 (36) New England
at Houston 5 41/2 (37) Baltimore
at Denver OFF OFF (OFF) San Diego
Pittsburgh 4 51/2 (45) at Cleveland
Monday

at Dallas 71/2 61/2 (47) Philadelphia
Off Key
Oakland played Sept. 8
Minnesota played Sept. 8
Green Bay played Sept. 8
Denver played Sept. 8
TRANSACTIONS

BASEBALL
American League• BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed RHP Jim Johnson on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sept. 1.
• BOSTON RED SOX—Recalled C George Kottaras and 1B-OF Chris Carter from Pawtucket (IL). Activated OF J.D. Drew from the 15-day DL.
• CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled RHP Bryan Bullington from Buffalo (IL).
• TAMPA BAY RAYS—Renewed their player contract with Hudson Valley (NYP) through 2010.
National League• CINCINNATI REDS—Activated INF-OF Jerry Hairston Jr. from the 15-day DL.
• HOUSTON ASTROS—Purchased the contract of Mark Saccomanno from Round Rock (PCL).
FOOTBALL
National Football League• BUFFALO BILLS—Signed OT tackle Chris Denman to the practice squad. Released OL Dustin Dickinson.
• NEW YORK GIANTS—Named Jessie Armstead as a special assistant and consultant. Signed WR Taye Biddle to the practice squad. Released WR Marcus Monk from the practice squad.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League• ST. LOUIS BLUES—Named Rob DiMaio as a professional scout. ECHLCOLLEGE• AKRON—Named Melissa Dymek women's basketball recruiting coordinator and Matt Ruffing women's full-time assistant basketball coach. Promoted Jacki Windon to women's assistant basketball coach.
TENNIS
U.S. Open

(At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
New York; Purse: $20.657 million; Surface: Hard-Outdoor)
Singles
Men
Championship

Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Andy Murray (6), Britain, 6-2, 7-5, 6-2.
BASEBALL
MINOR LEAGUE

Eastern League (AA)
Playoff Glance
Championship

(Best-of-five)
TRENTON VS. AKRONToday's Game: Trenton at Akron, 7:05 p.m.
Wednesday's Game: Trenton at Akron, 7:05 p.m.
Thursday's Game: Akron at Trenton. 6:05 p.m.
*Friday's Game: Akron at Trenton, 6:05 p.m.
*Sept. 13: Akron at Trenton, 6:05 p.m.
* - if necessary
FOOTBALL
NFL

Standings

AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 20 14
Buffalo 1 0 0 1.000 34 10
New England 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Miami 0 1 0 .000 14 20
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Houston 0 1 0 .000 17 38
Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 13 29
Jacksonville 0 1 0 .000 10 17
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 17 10
Pittsburgh 1 0 0 1.000 38 17
Cincinnati 0 1 0 .000 10 17

Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 10 28
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Kansas City 0 1 0 .000 10 17
San Diego 0 1 0 .000 24 26
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
N.Y. Giants 1 0 0 1.000 16 7
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 28 10
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 38 3
Washington 0 1 0 .000 7 16
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 24 20
Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 34 21
Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 26 24
Tampa Bay 0 1 0 .000 20 24
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 24 19
Chicago 1 0 0 1.000 29 13
Detroit 0 1 0 .000 21 34
Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 19 24
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 23 13
San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 13 23
Seattle 0 1 0 .000 10 34
St. Louis 0 1 0 .000 3 38
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Sunday's Late ResultChicago 29, Indianapolis 13
Monday's Results
Green Bay 24, Minnesota 19
Denver at Oakland, late
Sunday's GamesPittsburgh at Cleveland, 8:15 p.m.
Green Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Chicago at Carolina, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Washington, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Houston, 4:15 p.m.
New England at N.Y. Jets, 4:15 p.m.
Miami at Arizona, 4:15 p.m.
San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m.
Scoring SummariesPACKERS 24, VIKINGS 19

Minnesota 0 3 3 13— 19
Green Bay 0 10 7 7— 24


Min—FG Longwell 37, 13:35-2Q.
GB—Hall 1 pass from Rodgers (Crosby kick), 10:07-2Q.
GB—FG Crosby 42, 3:21-2Q.
Min—FG Longwell 27, 10:52-3Q.
GB—Blackmon 76 punt return (Crosby kick), 6:35-3Q.
Min—Rice 23 pass from T.Jackson (pass failed), 14:12-4Q.
GB—Rodgers 1 run (Crosby kick), 6:03-4Q.
Min—Peterson 3 run (Longwell kick), 2:39-4Q.
Att—71,004.
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Min GB
First downs 21 15
Total Net Yards 355 317
Rushes-yards 33-187 27-139
Passing 168 178
Punt Returns 4-13 3-78
Kickoff Returns 3-60 4-92
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-7
Comp-Att-Int 16-35-1 18-22-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 1-10 0-0
Punts 5-43.4 5-45.2
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-Yards 9-42 12-118
Time of Possession 32:01 27:59
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Minnesota, Peterson 19-103, T.Jackson 9-65, Taylor 5-19. Green Bay, Grant 12-92, Rodgers 8-35, B.Jackson 7-12.

PASSING—Minnesota, T.Jackson 16-35-1-178. Green Bay, Rodgers 18-22-0-178.

RECEIVING—Minnesota, Mills 3-49, Berrian 3-38, Shiancoe 3-21, Taylor 3-21, Rice 2-31, Peterson 1-11, Tapeh 1-7. Green Bay, Jennings 5-91, Driver 4-38, B.Jackson 3-18, D.Lee 3-10, Martin 1-13, Humphrey 1-7, Hall 1-1.

MISSED FIELD GOAL—Green Bay, Crosby 33 (BK).

Late SundayBEARS 29, COLTS 13 Chicago 7 8 7 7—29
Indianapolis 3 3 7 0—13
Ind—FG Vinatieri 39, 5:52-1Q.
Chi—Forte 50 run (Gould kick), 4:59-1Q.
Ind—FG Vinatieri 34, 9:38-2Q.
Chi—FG Gould 41, 4:43-2Q.
Chi—Safety, Addai tackled by Ogunleye in end zone, 3:59-2Q.
Chi—FG Gould 25, :00-2Q.
Ind—Wayne 6 pass from P.Manning (Vinatieri kick), 9:18-3Q.
Chi—Briggs 21 fumble return (Gould kick), 1:52-3Q.
Chi—McKie 1 run (Gould kick), 8:56-4Q.
A—66,822.
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Chi Ind
First downs 17 23
Total Net Yards 319 293
Rushes-yards 39-183 15-53
Passing 136 240
Punt Returns 1-25 1-8
Kickoff Returns 5-90 5-101
Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0
Comp-Att-Int 13-21-0 30-49-0
Sacked-Yards Lost 2-14 2-17
Punts 5-35.6 2-49.0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yards 7-60 6-40
Time of Possession 31:44 28:16
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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING—Chicago, Forte 23-123, K.Jones 13-45, Orton 1-10, McKie 2-5. Indianapolis, Addai 12-44, Rhodes 2-2, Hart 1-7.

PASSING—Chicago, Orton 13-21-0-150. Indianapolis, P.Manning 30-49-0-257.

RECEIVING—Chicago, Forte 3-18, De.Clark 2-46, Olsen 2-36, Lloyd 2-26, R.Davis 2-10, Booker 1-7, Hester 1-7. Indianapolis, Wayne 10-86, Harrison 8-76, Gonzalez 5-48, Rhodes 4-30, Da.Clark 1-8, Tamme 1-6, Addai 1-3.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
COLLEGE

Associated Press
Top 25

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern Cal (33) 1-0 1,577 1
2. Georgia (23) 2-0 1,525 2
3. Oklahoma (2) 2-0 1,458 4
4. Florida (4) 2-0 1,438 5
5. Ohio State (1) 2-0 1,347 3
6. Missouri (1) 2-0 1,336 6
7. LSU (1) 1-0 1,231 7
8. Texas 2-0 1,100 10
9. Auburn 2-0 1,067 9
10. Wisconsin 2-0 910 11
11. Alabama 2-0 865 13
12. Texas Tech 2-0 845 12
13. Kansas 2-0 825 14
14. East Carolina 2-0 762 —
15. Arizona State 2-0 744 15
16. Oregon 2-0 616 18
17. Penn State 2-0 607 19
18. BYU 2-0 537 15
19. South Florida 2-0 493 17
20. Wake Forest 2-0 404 20
21. Fresno State 1-0 290 21
22. Utah 2-0 258 22
23. California 2-0 195 —
24. Illinois 1-1 164 24
25. West Virginia 1-1 163 8

Others receiving votes: UCLA 150, Clemson 73, Florida State 50, Boise State 22, Tennessee 15, Georgia Tech 14, Oklahoma State 11, Vanderbilt 7, Kentucky 6, TCU 6, Virginia Tech 4, Tulsa 3, Arizona 2, South Carolina 2, Connecticut 1, North Carolina 1, Rice 1.
USA Today Top 25

The Top 25 teams in the USA Today college football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 6, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record Pts Pvs
1. Southern California (34) 1-0 1,481 1
2. Georgia (18) 2-0 1,454 2
3. Oklahoma (3) 2-0 1,370 4
4. Florida (3) 2-0 1,306 5
5. Ohio State (1) 2-0 1,289 3
6. Missouri 2-0 1,212 7
7. LSU (2) 1-0 1,198 6
8. Texas 2-0 1,069 9
9. Auburn 2-0 1,017 10
10. Wisconsin 2-0 946 11
11. Kansas 2-0 854 12
12. Texas Tech 2-0 755 13
13. Arizona State 2-0 737 14
14. Oregon 2-0 665 16
15. Brigham Young 2-0 628 15
16. Alabama 2-0 611 17
17. Penn State 2-0 547 19
18. South Florida 2-0 475 18
19. Wake Forest 2-0 419 20
20. East Carolina 2-0 375 -
21. Fresno State 1-0 300 21
22. Utah 2-0 235 23
23. Clemson 1-1 175 22
24. West Virginia 1-1 145 8
25. California 2-0 128 -

Others receiving votes: Illinois 124; UCLA 86; Florida State 50; Kentucky 28; Boise State 22; Tennessee 21; TCU 18; Nebraska 16; Georgia Tech 15; Arizona 11; Virginia Tech 11; Vanderbilt 8; Oklahoma State 7; Iowa 4; Colorado 3; Notre Dame 3; Connecticut 2; Tulsa 2; Bowling Green 1; Northwestern 1; South Carolina 1.
Standings
Mid American Conference

East
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
BGSU 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 17
Buffalo 0 0 0 0 1 0 42 17
Temple 0 0 0 0 1 1 44 19

Akron 0 0 0 0 1 1 59 66
Kent State 0 0 0 0 0 2 28 69

Miami 0 0 0 0 0 2 19 50
Ohio 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 47

West
Conference All Games
W L PF PA W L PF PA
Ball State 0 0 0 0 2 0 83 37
C.Mich. 0 0 0 0 1 1 48 68
E.Mich. 0 0 0 0 1 1 62 42
Toledo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
W.Mich. 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 47
N.Illinois 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 31
BASKETBALL
WNBA

Standings

Monday's ResultsIndiana 81, Atlanta 77
Today's GamesPhoenix at Detroit, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Connecticut at Houston, 8:30 p.m.
Seattle at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
SOCCER
MLS

Schedule

Thursday's GameCD Chivas USA at New England, 7 p.m.
Saturday's GamesColumbus at Toronto FC, 3:30 p.m.
Los Angeles at Kansas City, 5 p.m.
FC Dallas at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m.
Real Salt Lake at New York, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at San Jose, 10 p.m.