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THE MONROE EVENING NEWS ■
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
H O N O R S
Evening News photo by TOM HAWLEY
SMCC’s Mia Teifer was chosen
to be honored as a 2012 Diver of
the Year.
Teifer’s diving
career blossoms
freshman year
BY MEGAN DRABEK
[email protected]
— Evening News photo by TOM HAWLEY
Haley Feeman of Milan was chosen as a 2012 Diver of the Year. The junior took first place in the Huron League and SMISL Championships, as well as taking fourth at
the Division 2 state finals.
Feeman, Teifer top divers
Passion, drive the keys
to Feeman’s success
ers by taking first place in the Huron League
and the SMISL Championships for the past
three seasons.
Feeman and Mia Teifer of SMCC were
chosen as a Monroe Region Divers of the Year,
BY MEGAN DRABEK
voted on by the Evening News sports staff.
[email protected]
She also won the award in 2011.
Milan diving coach Robin Love said Haley
“I am very honored to win this,” Feeman
Feeman has the heart of a lion.
said. “I love diving more than anything.
Whenever I am diving, it’s just like my com“She is a young girl and does everything I
ask her to do. She strives to get better. She has fort zone. No matter what I am doing or how
bad of a day I am having, diving takes my
that desire to do better,” he said.
mind off of it.”
Feeman’s stats and records say it all. While
Feeman only lost one dual meet this year,
she is only a junior at Milan, Feeman has
proved to be one of Monroe County’s top div- which was against Ann Arbor Pioneer when
No one belonged in
Hall of Fame this year
Wednesday was a great
day for baseball.
Don’t let anybody tell you
otherwise.
No one — not Jack Morris or any of the steroidstainted greats from more
recent years — was elected
to Baseball’s Hall of Fame.
That’s as it should be. No
one on this
year’s ballot
was deserving. Baseball’s
hall remains
the only major
professional
Jeff
sports shrine
Meade
that hasn’t
Evening News been severely
sports writer
watered down.
If I had a
vote, I would have turned
in a blank ballot this year.
That’s not unheard of. This
marks the eighth time that
the writers elected no one,
including five times between 1945 and 1960.
Detroit Tiger fans should
forget their regional bias and
look at Morris objectively.
He was a good and sometimes very good pitcher but
never a hall of famer.
Morris supporters are
fond of saying he was the
winningest pitcher of the
1980s, but that means
nothing. There were only
eight pitchers in the majors
who were starters the entire
decade (Dave Stieb, Nolan
Ryan, Bert Blyleven, Bob
Forsch, Jerry Reuss, Mike
Flanagan, Frank Tanana).
Morris also was the secondlosingest pitcher of the ’80s
(behind Tanana). He also
pitched five years into the
1990s when he had a lessthan-stellar 4.54 earned-run
average.
Stars of the 1970s like
Steve Carlton, Jim Palmer,
Gaylord Perry and Ferguson
Jenkins were either done
or in the twilight of their
careers when the 1980s
began. Roger Clemens, Bret
Saberhagen, Greg Maddux and Steve Glavine all
made their debuts after the
decade started.
Morris never had a great
season, never won a Cy
Young Award, never had a
season ERA under 3.00. His
career ERA of 3.90 is higher
than any pitcher in the hall
of fame. In fact, only one
hall pitcher had an ERA
more than 3.67 (Red Ruffing
at 3.80). Morris simply was a
good pitcher who benefited
from great run support.
Even his postseason accomplishments are exaggerated. He was 4-2 with
a 2.96 ERA in three World
Series, but bombed out with
Toronto in the 1992 Series,
finishing 0-2 with an 8.44
ERA. In the playoffs, he was
3-2 lifetime with a 4.87 ERA.
His overall postseason ERA
was just 3.80, only slightly
See MEADE, Page 2B
she came second to the Division 1 State Runner-up . In fact, she has only lost six meets in
her entire high school career. So, what is the
formula for Feeman’s success?
“You have to be fearless,” she said. “You
can’t be scared. If you are scared, you won’t do
it. Diving is all mental.”
Her unstoppable drive, dedication and
determination really do give her the heart of a
lion. But, like most divers, she is a perfectionist.
“I really want to win state next year,” she
said. “My biggest dream is to just qualify for
the Olympic trials. Making it to trials would
See FEEMAN, Page 2B
Mia Teifer wasted no time
this year announcing that
she was going to rule the
diving boards. She is only a
freshman at St. Mary Catholic Central, but her diving
career has already started
to blossom into something
special.
Teifer was chosen to share
Monroe County Region Diver of the Year honors with
Haley Feeman of Milan.
“I am just truly happy and
I feel really honored,” Teifer
said of the honor.
Teifer’s humble character
masks her strong talents,
but once she steps on the
diving board, all of that
talent leaps to the forefront,
according to SMCC coach
Megan Scaggs.
“Mia is talented, dedicated, and has a drive to
perfect each of her dives,”
said Scaggs. “She may not
look too intimidating, but
her stats and records prove
otherwise.”
She claimed first place
in 10 out of 12 meets this
season as well as placing
See TEIFER, Page 2B
Michigan State
barely holds off Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) —
Keith Appling's four crucial
free throws Thursday night
weren't nearly as exciting as
his late basket in Michigan
State's win over Kansas back
in November.
Still, Appling showed why
the little things make all the
difference between winning
and losing on the road in the
Big Ten.
Branden Dawson scored a
—AP photo by CHARLIE NEIBERGALL
career-high 17 points, includMichigan State center Adreian Payne (5) tries to ing a late steal and tiebreaking
block a shot by Iowa forward Eric May Thursday.
dunk, and Appling went 4 for
Michigan State won 62-59.
4 from the line in the final 20
seconds as the 22nd-ranked
Spartans sneaked past Iowa
62-59.
Gary Harris added 14 points
despite hurting his left shoulder in the first half for the
Spartans (13-3, 2-1), who hung
on for their eighth win in nine
games.
"There's a lot of things we
need to get better at. But that
was a big win on the road, especially the way we played,"
Michigan State coach Tom
See STATE, Page 3B
Jaguars no longer
want hometown
hero Tim Tebow
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Tim Tebow won't
be playing for his hometown team.
The Jacksonville Jaguars made it clear Thursday
that they have no plans to pursue the popular and
polarizing New York Jets backup quarterback.
The Jets are likely to release the 2007 Heisman
Trophy winner and Jacksonville native during the
offseason, and many believed Tebow would land
with the Jaguars.
But new general manager David Caldwell nixed
that idea at his introductory news conference.
"I can't imagine a scenario in which he'll be a
—AP photo by GARY WIEPERT
New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow (15) stands on the sidelines
See TEBOW, Page 3B
in a game Dec. 30. It likely was Tebow’s final game with the Jets.
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THE MONROE EVENING NEWS
N B A S TA N D I N G S
FRIDAY
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
San Antonio ......28
Memphis ...........23
Houston ............21
Dallas................14
New Orleans .....10
Northwest Division
W
Oklahoma City ..27
Portland ............20
Denver ..............21
Utah ..................19
Minnesota .........16
Pacific Division
W
L.A. Clippers .....28
Golden State.....22
L.A. Lakers........15
Sacramento ......13
Phoenix.............12
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THURSDAY'S GAMES
Indiana 81, New York 76
Dallas 117, Sacramento 112, OT
Portland 92, Miami 90.
7 p.m. - Wrestling, Nebraska at Michigan, BTN.
7 p.m. - Basketball, Fairfield at Loyola (Md.), ESPNU.
7:30 p.m. - Hockey, Union at Princeton, NBCSN.
8 p.m. - Basketball, Chicago at New York, ESPN.
8:30 p.m. - Basketball, Detroit at Milwaukee, FSN.
9 p.m. - Boxing, John Molina vs. Dannie Williams, lightweights,
ESPN2.
9 p.m. - Basketball, Wright State at Loyola (Ill.), ESPNU.
10 p.m. - Hockey, Nebraska-Omaha at Denver, NBCSN.
10:30 p.m. - Basketball, Oklahoma City at Los Angeles Lakers, ESPN.
SATURDAY
11 a.m. - Basketball, Georgetown at St. John’s, ESPN2.
Noon - Basketball, Duke at North Carolina State, ESPN.
Noon - Basketball, Minnesota at Indiana, BTN.
Noon - Basketball, Marquette at Pittsburgh, ESPNU.
1 p.m. - Basketball, Tennessee at Alabama, ESPN2.
2 p.m. - Basketball, North Carolina at Florida State, ESPN.
2 p.m. - Basketball, Butler at Dayton, NBCSN.
2 p.m. - Basketball, Texas at Iowa State, ESPNU.
2:15 p.m. - Basketball, Illinois at Wisconsin, BTN.
3 p.m. - Basketball, Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, ESPN2.
4 p.m. - Basketball, Drexel at James Madison, NBCSN.
4 p.m. - Basketball, Florida at Louisiana State, ESPNU.
4 p.m. - Women’s Basketball, West Virginia at Kansas State, FSN.
4:30 p.m. - Football, AFC Playoff, Baltimore at Denver, Channels 11,
62.
6 p.m. - Basketball, Pennsylvania at Princeton, NBCSN.
6 p.m. - Basketball, St. Louis at Temple, ESPNU.
7:30 p.m. - Basketball, Utah at Detroit, FSN.
7:30 p.m. - Hockey, Alaska-Fairbanks at Michigan, FSN Plus.
8 p.m. - Football, NFC Playoff, Green Bay at San Francisco, Channels 2, 36.
8 p.m. - Basketball, Phoenix at Chicago, WGN.
8 p.m. - Basketball, Colorado State at San Diego State, NBCSN.
8 p.m. - Basketball, Arizona at Oregon State, ESPNU.
11 p.m. - Basketball, Washington at Stanford, FSN.
SUNDAY
TODAY'S GAMES
Charlotte at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
Utah at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Chicago at New York, 8 p.m.
DETROIT at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Cleveland at Denver, 9 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
SATURDAY'S GAMES
Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m.
Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.
Memphis at Dallas, 9 p.m.
Miami at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Noon - Basketball, Penn State at Purdue, BTN.
12:30 p.m. - Women’s Basketball, Oklahoma State at Texas, FSN.
1 p.m. - Football, NFC Playoff, Seattle at Atlanta, Channels 2, 36.
1:30 p.m. - Basketball, Michigan at Ohio State, Channels 11, 62.
2 p.m. - Women’s Basketball, Wisconsin at Michigan, BTN.
2 p.m. - Women’s Basketball, Nebraska at Penn State, ESPN2.
2:30 p.m. - Women’s Basketball, Baylor at Kansas, FSN.
4 p.m. - Women’s Basketball, Michigan State at Illinois, BTN.
4 p.m. - Women’s Basketball, California at Stanford, ESPN2.
4:30 p.m. - Football, AFC Playoffs, Houston at New England, Channels 11, 62.
4:30 p.m. - Women’s Basketball, Southern Mississippi at Memphis,
FSN.
5:30 p.m. - Basketball, Iowa at Northwestern, ESPNU.
6 p.m. - Basketball, Nebraska at Michigan State, BTN.
6:30 p.m. - Tennis, Australian Open, early rounds, ESPN2.
8 p.m. - Basketball, Maryland at Miami (Fla.), ESPNU.
2:30 a.m. - Tennis, Australian Open, early rounds, ESPN2.
SPORTS MEMORIES
E C H L S TA N D I N G S
1963
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
Reading ...... 36 26
Elmira ......... 35 17
Wheeling..... 34 15
Trenton........ 34 14
North Division
GP W
Cincinnati .... 35 21
TOLEDO ..... 37 19
Fort Wayne . 37 19
Kalamazoo.. 35 15
Evansville ... 38 14
South Division
GP W
Gwinnett ..... 37 24
Greenville ... 38 21
Florida......... 36 16
S. Carolina .. 38 16
Orlando ....... 37 15
L OL
8 2
15 3
13 6
15 5
Pts GF GA
54 131 98
37 117 113
36 98 104
33 101 112
L OL
12 2
14 4
16 2
17 3
21 3
Pts
44
42
40
33
31
GF
111
121
113
100
106
GA
95
106
128
106
136
L OL
12 1
14 3
13 7
18 4
18 4
Pts
49
45
39
36
34
GF
106
124
128
103
99
GA
89
122
134
109
117
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Mountain Division
GP W L OL
Alaska ......... 38 29 8 1
Idaho........... 35 23 7 5
Colorado ..... 37 18 16 3
Utah ............ 33 14 14 5
Pacific Division
GP W L OL
Ontario ........ 36 24 9 3
Stockton...... 38 19 12 7
Las Vegas ... 34 15 15 4
SFrancisco .. 36 13 18 5
Bakersfield .. 36 8 25 3
Pts
59
51
39
33
GF GA
129 92
139 95
134 124
108 126
Pts GF GA
51 138 101
45 129 125
34 89 98
31 102 136
19 86 146
THURSDAY'S GAME
Bedford earns basketball win on Greg Smith’s basket with :06 remaining.
Orza Kurtz wins two events for Monroe swimming team.
1973
Joe Richert posts 22 points in New Boston Huron basketball win.
Football Hall of Famer Turk Edwards dies.
1983
Rick Tuller of Ida places second in National YMCA Powerlifting Meet
in 275-pound division.
Monroe High lineman Gary Price voted No. 4 prep football prospect
in state.
1993
Jake Shulaw of Flat Rock top-ranked wrestler in 180-pound division
for all classes.
Golfer Davis Love III wins season-opening Tournament of Champions.
2003
Rachel Horner has 12 points and 13 digs as Ida volleyball team wins
first match of season.
Flat Rock’s Kyle Steffen wins 100th career wrestling match.
GIRLS SUMMARIES
SMCC ............. 5 13
Huron ........... 10 3
Idaho 2, San Francisco 1
TODAY'S GAMES
5
6
6
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26
SMCC: K. Cepo 1 3-4 5, Shomo 0 1-2 1,
E. Cepo 2 0-0 6, Durbin 2 5-10 9, Wilkie
0 0-2 0, Regalado 1 0-0 2, Patterson 1
0-0 2, Geiman 1 2-3 4. Totals 8 11-21 29.
Three-point field goals: E. Cepo 2.
Orlando at Greenville, 7 p.m.
Reading at Wheeling, 7 p.m.
Evansville at Elmira, 7:05 p.m.
South Carolina at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
TOLEDO at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Fort Wayne at Cincinnati, 7:35 p.m.
Stockton at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
Las Vegas at Utah, 9:05 p.m.
Idaho at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
Ontario at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.
HURON: Ames 1 0-0 2, Wolber 1 0-0 3,
Richardson 4 0-0 12, White 1 0-0 3, Floyd
1 2-3 4, Kowalewski 1 0-2 2. Totals 9 2-5
26. Three-point field goals: Richardson 3,
Wolber 1, White 1.
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SATURDAY'S GAMES
Flat Rock ..... 20 25 13
Milan .............. 7 3 5
TOLEDO at Florida, 7 p.m.
Orlando at Greenville, 7 p.m.
Reading at Wheeling, 7 p.m.
Kalamazoo at Gwinnett, 7:05 p.m.
Evansville at Elmira, 7:05 p.m.
South Carolina at Trenton, 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati at Fort Wayne, 7:30 p.m.
Las Vegas at Utah, 9:05 p.m.
Stockton at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
Idaho at Bakersfield, 10 p.m.
Ontario at Alaska, 11:15 p.m.
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20
MILAN: Splitt 1 0-0 2, Shannon 1 0-0
2, Kersey 1 5-8 7, Hagan 2 0-0 4,
Smiatowicz 1 0-0 2, Baker 0 1-4 1,
Brousseau 1 0-1 2. Totals 7 6-13 20.
***
MICHIGAN ST. 62
Nix 3-6 1-4 7, Appling 3-13 6-6 12, Harris
4-10 3-3 14, Dawson 7-12 3-4 17, Valentine 0-2 0-0 0, Byrd 0-1 0-0 0, Gauna 0-1
0-0 0, Payne 5-7 0-1 10, Trice 1-5 0-3 2.
Totals 23-57 13-21 62.
IOWA 59
May 2-6 0-0 5, White 4-6 3-6 11, Woodbury 1-4 0-0 2, Clemmons 1-9 2-4 4, Gesell 3-6 0-0 6, Olaseni 0-0 0-0 0, Basabe
5-5 4-5 14, Oglesby 0-4 0-0 0, McCabe
6-9 0-0 15, Ingram 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 2351 9-15 59.
Halftime—Iowa 28-24. 3-Point Goals—
Michigan St. 3-11 (Harris 3-5, Byrd 0-1,
Valentine 0-1, Appling 0-2, Trice 0-2),
Iowa 4-16 (McCabe 3-6, May 1-2, Gesell 0-1, Oglesby 0-3, Clemmons 0-4).
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Michigan St. 36 (Nix 7), Iowa 35 (May, McCabe 7). Assists—Michigan St. 13 (Appling, Valentine 4), Iowa 18 (Clemmons
6). Total Fouls—Michigan St. 17, Iowa 17.
A—12,872.
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Grosse Ile .... 16 12 13
Airport ........... 5 8 9
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8
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30
GROSSE ILE: Morgan Swick 2 0-0 4,
Moehr 2 0-0 5, Tobin 1 2-2 4, Wojno 2
2-3 6, Megan Swick 5 0-0 12, Jankowski
2 2-2 6, Carney 5 3-5 13. Totals 19 9-12
50. Three-point field goals: Megan Swick
2, Moehr 1.
AIRPORT: Mossburg 2 1-2 7, Lanham 2
0-0 4, Carmack 5 0-0 12, Kleinow 0 0-2
0, French 0 1-2 1, Diehl 1 2-3 4, Berns 1
0-2 2. Totals 11 4-11 30. Three-point field
goals: Mossburg 2, Carmack 2.
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Riverview ..... 15 14 11
Jefferson ....... 7 2 5
17
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25
RIVERVIEW: Fister 1 0-0 2, Brewer 4 1
1-2 12, Vega 3 2-2 8, Chalmers 2 0-0
4, Plonka 1 2-2 4, Kiffel 2 0-0 4, Burk 1
0-0 2, Wasilewski 2 0-0 4, Burge 1 0-0 2,
Zammit 5 0-0 10, Love 2 1-2 5. Threepoint field goals: Brewer 1.
JEFFERSON: Hegamen 0 0-1 0, Fleming
1 1-2 3, Imes 3 0-0 6, Morrow 3 2-3 8,
Boos 0 1 202 5, Poremba 1 0-0 2, Canter
0 1-2 1. Three-point field goals: Boos 1.
BOYS SUMMARY
22
22
11
5
FLAT ROCK: Highers 2 4-6 9, Carter 0 1-4
1, Rhodes 3 0-0 9, Boyer 4 3-4 11, Kaiser
6 1-2 14, Keethler 1 0-0 2, P. Villemure
4 3-5 11, Murphy 1 0-0 2, Peters 1 0-0
3, Lawson 0 1-2 1, M. Villemure 3 0-0
6. Totals 25 13-23 69. Three-point field
goals: Rhodes 3, Highers 1, Kaiser 1,
Peters 1.
COLLEGE
SUMMARY
Allen Park .... 17 16 16
Carlson ........ 17 14 12
FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 2013
WEEKEND TV SPORTS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
New York ...........23
Brooklyn............20
Boston ..............18
Philadelphia ......15
Toronto..............13
Southeast Division
W
Miami ................23
Atlanta ..............20
Orlando .............12
Charlotte .............9
Washington .........5
Central Division
W
Indiana ..............22
Chicago ............19
Milwaukee .........18
DETROIT ..........13
Cleveland ............9
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ALLEN PARK: Letinski 0 2-2 2, Oakley 0
1-4 1, Gamble 5 2-6 12, Sims 10 3-6 31,
Slate 1 3-4 6, Warga 4 8-13 17, Barana
0 2-2 2. Totals 20 21-37 71. Three-point
field goals: Sims 8, Slate 1, Warga 1.
CARLSON: Wallace 6 2-3 14, Henson 3
2-3 9, Headon 1 2-2 4, Perry 5 0-4 11,
McCornell 1 0-0 2, Tidwell 4 1-4 9, Roberts 3 0-1 8, Erwin 3 2-4 8. Totals 26 9-21
65. Three-point field goals: Roberts 2,
Henson 1, Perry 1.
PRO SPORTS
SCHEDULE
PISTONS
Today: at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.
Saturday: UTAH, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday: NEW YORK, 3 p.m.
TOLEDO WALLEYE
Today: at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday: at Florida, 7 p.m.
SPORTS ON RADIO
FRIDAY
7:30 p.m. - Hockey, Toledo at Florida,
WCWA (1230).
7:30 p.m. - Hockey, Alaska-Faibanks at
Michigan, WKTA (1050).
8:30 p.m. - Basketball, Detroit at Milwaukee, WXYT (97.1-FM).
SATURDAY
3 p.m. - Basketball, Adrian at Olivet,
WLEN (103.9-FM).
5 p.m. - Basketball, Oakland U. at North
Dakota State, WDFN (1130),
6 p.m. - Basketball, Eastern Michigan at
Bowling Green, WLQR (1470), WEMU
(89.1-FM).
7 p.m. - Basketball, Central Michigan at
Toledo, WSPD (1370).
7 p.m. - Hockey, Toledo at Florida,
WCWA (1230).
7:30 p.m. - Basketball, Utah at Detroit,
WXYT (97.1-FM), WLQR (106.5-FM).
7:30 p.m. - Hockey, Alaska-Fairbanks at
Michigan, WTKA (1050).
SUNDAY
1:30 p.m. - Basketball, Michigan at Ohio
State, WWJ (950), WLQR (106.5-FM).
6 p.m. - Basketball, Nebraska at Michigan State, WJR (760).
8 p.m. - Basketball, Maryland at Miami
(Fla.), WLQR (106.5-FM).
BOWLING LEADERS
MEN
HIGH GAMES
Joe Eisenhauer, 300m, Nortel Men’s;
Matthew Galloway, 279, Nortel Men’s;
John Brown, 279, Nortel Men’s; Scott
Batway, 279, Nortel Men’s.
HIGH SERIES
Joe Eisenhauer, 815, Nortel Men’s; Matthew Galloway, 739, Nortel Men’s.
OVER-AVERAGE GAMES
Robert Liedel, 268 (89 over), Nortel
Men’s; John Brown, 279 (78 over), Nortel
Men’s.
WOMEN
HIGH GAMES
Jan Langton, 279, First Choice Pro
Shop Ladies Trio; Becky Michels, 279,
First Choice Pro Shop Ladies Trio; Barb
Schwartz, 257, First Choice Pro Shop
Ladies Trio; Sherry VonLinsowe, 236,
First Choice Pro Shop Ladies Trio.
HIGH SERIES
Jan Langton, 680, First Choice Pro Shop
Ladies Trio; Becky Michels, 670, First
Choice Pro Shop Ladies Trio.
OVER-AVERAGE GAMES
Becky Michels, 279 (79 over), First
Choice Pro Shop Ladies Trio; Jan Langton, 279 (79 over), First Choice Pro Shop
Ladies Trio; Barb Schwartz, 257 (75
over), First Choice Pro Shop Ladies Trio.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday: First Attack Volleyball Club
parents meeting and tryouts, Wagar
Middle School gymnasium, girls 12 and
under will begin at 8:45 a.m. and the 14
and under at 10:30, for more information
contact Kim Weeg (654-4058) or Barb
Kohn (242-6485).
COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
THURSDAY’S GAMES
MIDWEST
Cardinal Stritch 66, Purdue-Calumet 55
Detroit 101, Youngstown St. 60
Ferris St. 74, Michigan Tech 66
Findlay 97, Ohio Dominican 58
Graceland 80, Culver-Stockton 69
Grand Valley St. 43, N. Michigan 41
Hillsdale 96, Tiffin 78
Ill.-Springfield 73, S. Indiana 71
Jacksonville St. 75, SIU-Edwardsville 62
Lake Erie 82, Malone 79
Lake Superior St. 70, Saginaw Valley St.
60
Lakeland 95, Maranatha Baptist 65
Michigan St. 62, Iowa 59
MidAm Nazarene 92, Baker 87, OT
Missouri Valley 81, Central Methodist 70
Missouri-St. Louis 87, Bellarmine 82
Montana 77, North Dakota 62
Mount Vernon Nazarene 55, Spring Arbor 47
N. Dakota St. 67, IPFW 55
Nebraska-Omaha 90, IUPUI 79
S. Arkansas 86, Champion Baptist 56
S. Dakota St. 81, Oakland 74
Saint Louis 70, UMass 62
Siena Heights 71, Marygrove 67
Tennessee Tech 77, E. Illinois 73
Wayne St. 74, Northwood 71
William Woods 74, Hannibal-LaGrange
66
Wis.-Parkside 85, Rockhurst 63
Xavier 57, Temple 52
EAST
Bryant 103, Quinnipiac 95
CCSU 84, Sacred Heart 78
Castleton St. 91, New England Coll. 75
Iona 86, Marist 82
Monmouth (NJ) 65, St. Francis (Pa.) 60
Northwestern 70, Penn St. 54
Regis 72, S. Vermont 43
Rider 69, Manhattan 60
Robert Morris 88, Fairleigh Dickinson 54
Salve Regina 87, W. New England 54
St. Francis (NY) 70, Mount St. Mary's 56
Wagner 86, LIU Brooklyn 75
Walsh 74, Ashland 66
SOUTH
Armstrong Atlantic 91, Lander 80
Belhaven 90, Spring Hill 69
Belmont 107, SE Missouri 72
Bethel (Tenn.) 99, W.Va-Parkersburg 79
Chattanooga 70, The Citadel 65
Covenant 64, Berry 53
Fayetteville St. 66, Lincoln (Pa.) 55
Fisk 87, Freed-Hardeman 79
Florida Gulf Coast 72, SC-Upstate 71,
OT
George Mason 71, Old Dominion 46
Georgetown (Ky.) 78, Rio Grande 61
Jacksonville 99, Kennesaw St. 92, 3OT
Kentucky 60, Vanderbilt 58
LeMoyne-Owen 58, Paine 48
Lindsey Wilson 83, Bluefield 50
McNeese St. 75, Texas A&M-CC 71
Mercer 66, North Florida 47
Miami 68, North Carolina 59
Middle Tennessee 62, FAU 52
Milligan 81, Union (Ky.) 56
Montreat 84, St. Andrews 70
Pfeiffer 87, Barber-Scotia 74
Pikeville 80, Cumberlands 64
Samford 62, Coll. of Charleston 57
Shawnee St. 68, St. Catharine 59
South Alabama 91, Louisiana-Lafayette
89, 2OT
Spalding 79, Webster 49
Stetson 72, ETSU 70
Tennessee St. 80, UT-Martin 48
Troy 64, Louisiana-Monroe 55
William Carey 67, Loyola NO 48
Young Harris 102, Clayton St. 86
SOUTHWEST
FIU 66, Arkansas St. 64
Louisiana Tech 84, Texas St. 67
Oral Roberts 80, Northwestern St. 74
Park 95, Lyon 84
Sam Houston St. 68, Lamar 57
Stephen F. Austin 77, Cent. Arkansas 69
Texas-Arlington 75, UTSA 67
UALR 67, North Texas 53
FAR WEST
Arizona St. 72, Oregon St. 62
BYU 76, Pepperdine 51
Colorado 66, Southern Cal 60
Denver 55, Idaho 49
E. Washington 82, N. Arizona 59
Gonzaga 83, St. Mary’s 78
Loyola Marymount 84, Santa Clara 80
Montana St. 69, N. Colorado 66
New Mexico St. 83, Seattle 82, 2OT
Oregon 70, Arizona 66
Pacific 80, UC Santa Barbara 62
Portland St. 87, Sacramento St. 69
San Diego 70, San Francisco 66
UC Davis 69, Cal Poly 67
UCLA 57, Utah 53
Weber St. 81, S. Utah 74
PREP CALENDAR
FRIDAY
BOYS BASKETBALL
Airport at Riverview, 7 p.m.
Bedford at Ann Arbor Skyline, 7 p.m.
Ida at Dundee, 7 p.m.
Hudson at Erie Mason, 5:30 p.m.
Jefferson at Flat Rock, 7 p.m.
Ypsilanti Calvary Christian at Lutheran
South, 7:30 p.m.
New Boston Huron at Milan, 7 p.m.
Ann Arbor Pioneer at Monroe, 7 p.m.
Grosse Ile at SMCC, 7 p.m.
Summerfield at Morenci, 5:30 p.m.
Whiteford at Clinton, 7 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Ann Arbor Skyline at Bedford, 7 p.m.
Allen Park at Gibraltar Carlson, 7 p.m.
Ida at Dundee, 5:30 p.m.
Hudson at Erie Mason, 7 p.m.
Ypsilanti Calvary Christian at Lutheran
South, 6 p.m.
Dearborn Advanced Technology Academy at Milan, 5:30 p.m.
Monroe at Ann Arbor Pioneer, 7 p.m.
Summerfield at Morenci, 7 p.m.
Whiteford at Clinton, 5:30 p.m.
HOCKEY
Bedford at Findlay (Ohio), 7 p.m.
Gibraltar Carlson at Southgate Anderson
New Boston Huron in Trenton Showcase
SATURDAY
WRESTLING
Airport at Bay City Western Michigan
Duals
Bedford, Dundee at Detroit Catholic Central Super Duals, 10 a.m.
Gibraltar Carlson in Gibraltar Carlson
Tournament, 9 a.m.
Flat Rock at Lutheran Westland Tournament, 9 a.m.
Jefferson at Lake Fenton Invitational
Milan at Bobcats Teams Duals, 9 a.m.
Monroe, SMCC at Addison Team Tournament, 9 a.m.
New Boston Huron at Warren Lincoln Duals, 8 a.m.
COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING
Airport, Flat Rock, New Boston Huron at
Wyandotte Invitational, 8:30 a.m.
Bedford, Ida, Monroe at Saline Invitational, 9 a.m.
Gibraltar Carlson at Rochester Stoney
Creek Cougar Spirit Invitational
HOCKEY
Bedford vs. Chelsea at Artic Coliseum,
6 p.m.
Ann Arbor Huron vs. Monroe Unified at
Monroe Multi-Sports Complex, 7 p.m.
New Boston Huron in Trenton ShowcaseBOYS SWIMMING
Milan at Holland Christian Invitational,
10:30 a.m.
S P O R T S D ATA
BASEBALL
greed to terms with RHP Jeff Gray, RHP
Ramon Troncoso, LHP David Purcey,
C Bryan Anderson, INF Josh Bell, INF
Steve Tolleson and OF Stefan Gartrell on
minor league contracts.
NEW YORK YANKEES—Named Marcus Thames hitting coach, Brian Baisley
coach and David DeKay strength and
conditioning coach of Tampa (FSL).
OAKLAND ATHLETICS—Agreed to
terms with RHP Chris Resop on a oneyear contract.
TAMPA BAY RAYS—Agreed to terms
with C Craig Albernaz, OF Jason Bourgeois and RHP J.D. Martin on minor
league contracts.
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STATS & STANDINGS
F R O M PA G E 1 B
Meade (cont.)
below his career number. That’s not exactly Whitey
Ford.
Morris’ legendary competitiveness also takes a
hit under honest scrutiny. He was a less-than-great
team player.
Twice he reported out of shape following player
strikes. It took him a month into the season after the
1990 lockout before he was ready to pitch for Detroit.
In 1994 at the end of his career, he would show up on
the day he was scheduled to start for the Cleveland
Indians, then return to his Montana farm after the
game to help with the wheat harvest. What a great
teammate.
As for the steroids bunch, Barry Bonds, Clemens,
Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire are getting what
they deserve. Sacred records held for many years by
the greats of the game were watered down and shattered by cheaters. I hope they never get in.
Even Pete Rose has a better argument for being in
the hall than these steroids-tainted stars who made a
mockery of baseball’s record book and history.
The argument that Bonds would have made the
hall without steroids is ludicrous. Let’s say a wouldbe high school valedictorian is caught cheating on
his final exam. Do we honor him because he probably would have been valedictorian even if he hadn’t
cheated? No way.
Michael Weiner, head of the Baseball Players Association, called the hall of fame vote, “unfortunate, if
not sad.”
What’s unfortunate is that the players’ union, commissioner and everyone in baseball did nothing for
years to stop the widespread use of performanceenhancing drugs.
Numerous honest players lost their starting jobs,
were cut or never made it to the majors because they
were beaten out by a generation of cheaters.
Readers can contact Jeff at 240-5883 or jmeade@
monroenews.com.
Feeman (cont.)
be amazing. If I work harder, I know I can make it.”
Feeman placed fourth in the Division 2 State
Championship this year. “States this year was a scary
moment for me. I need to learn how to let bad dives
just go.”
Feeman is confident that she can do anything she
puts her mind to. She said her family is her No.1 support group.
During her freshman year, Feeman’s mom was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer. She found out a day
before a meet.
“I dive for my mom,” she said. “At first I was scared.
I was really scared for my mom. I did it for her.”
This year, after Feeman’s first practice, she went
home and received the great news that her mom was
cancer-free. “It’s been a very special year for me,”
she said.
(Robin) Love has coached Feeman since freshman
year. She credited him for her success. “Robin is like
a second dad to me. If I ever needed anything, besides my dad, he would be the second man I would
call. Knowing that he comes to practices because he
wants to make us better is just great.”
Feeman serves as a role model for all upcoming
divers. Her accomplishments and driven disposition
are something for future divers to look up to.
“You have to stay focused. Don’t ever tell yourself
you can’t do it because then you won’t do it,” she
said. “I am hard on myself, but I work very hard. Diving is just an escape for me. It always has been.”
Teifer (cont.)
second at regional and sixth at state.
She also placed first at the SMISL Relays and
SMISL Championship.
“States was way different than any meet I have ever
been to,” she said. “It was a lot of fun and surprisingly I was not really stressed out.”
Teifer said high school diving compared to middle
school diving is much harder, but luckily, she had her
older sister June to take her first steps with.
“I watched my sister for two years so I kind of knew
what it was going to be like,” Teifer said of her sister,
who also dives for SMCC. “It was just really different.
It was a level up from what I was used to.”
She said the highlight of her first year was the very
first meet because she placed first.
Teifer started diving at a young age and succeeded
because of her strong gymnastic backround. She
said she gave up gymnastics a few months ago to focus more on her diving career.
“My goal is to get better every year. I just love everything about it (diving). I even like the hard work
and all of those tries to get the dives,” she said.
Teifer swims out of Wyandotte High School with
her coach, Sam Randazzo.
Although she has already accomplished a lot her
freshman year, Teifer isn’t stopping there.
“I am just really happy with my first year here,” she
said. “I am excited to see what happens in the next
few years.”