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INDIANA 78, MIAMI 75 Pacers win Game 2 as late chances doom Heat

TIM REYNOLDS ern Conference semifinal 3-pointer to tie bounced blocked from behind by the rest of the series with a Associated Press series Tuesday night. away on the final play, and George, who was fouled strained abdominal mus- LeBron James scored the series was tied 1-1. two seconds later. He cle. Without him, James MIAMI | No Big Three 28 points for Miami and Danny Granger scored missed both free throws, and Wade combined for meant one big problem for Dwyane Wade finished 11 points and Paul George keeping the Indiana lead 52 points — and no other Miami, and one very big with 24, but both missed added 10 for Indiana, at 76-75. And after Wade Miami player scored more win for Indiana. big chances for the Heat which took advantage of missed a jumper, James than five. ASSOCIATED PRESS David West scored 16 late. James missed two free Heat forward Chris Bosh’s was fouled by Granger — A dreadful third quarter Indiana Pacers guard George points and grabbed 10 re- throws with 54.3 seconds absence and outrebounded his sixth — battling for the by Miami — 3 for 17 shoot- Hill, left, looks for an open- bounds, George Hill added left and Miami down one, Miami 50-40. rebound with 54.3 seconds ing — allowed Indiana to ing past Miami Heat guard 15 and the Indiana Pacers and Wade was short on a Game 3 is Thursday in remaining. lead by as much as 11, be- Dwyane Wade during the first took home-court advan- layup that would have tied Indianapolis. James couldn’t connect fore the emotions picked half of the Pacers’ 78-75 Game tage away from Miami by the game with 16 seconds James had a chance to on either, and the Heat up considerably in the 2 win in the Eastern Confer- beating the Heat 78-75 in remaining. give Miami the lead with didn’t score again. fourth. ence semifinals on Tuesday in Game 2 of the teams’ East- Mario Chalmers’ 1:22 left, but his shot was Bosh is expected to miss Miami.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL courtesy runner Wade the Tomcats’ place. The Adams, and Davis singled Lions beat Ashland 5-4 LIONS with one away to score March 22 in their home FROM A7 Thompson. opener. Jones caps successful fi rst Taylor’s two-out solo “You play a good team on the infield and the shot to left field cut the tonight, you win, you move outfield, and you don’t Mason County deficit to on in the tournaments, help your pitcher, then 4-2. Cracraft then lifted a so we played a good ball- month with White Sox you go and you gotta start ball to deep left, but Chris- game tonight, we won and throwing more pitches, ty robbed him of an extra- we move on,” Prater said. JACK WRIGHT begin the bottom of the to bat for the Rangers. and you’re up in the pitch base hit with a catch while “We’re excited to go up For The Ledger Independent seventh inning with his After running the count count, and that’s not falling into the fence. against Ashland. That was team trailing 5-0, and to two balls and two good at any level,” Mason Lewis County then a big win for us early. I’m Pendleton County na- obviously quite nervous, strikes, Hamilton struck County coach Tom Posey scored the last five runs sure they’re gunning for tive Nate Jones has com- Jones walked the first two out swinging on a Jones said. “You gotta keep your and held the Royals hitless us and it’ll be a good mea- pleted his first month of batters he faced. After a change-up to end the in- pitch count down and your through the final four in- suring stick for us. If we Major League Baseball as a “settle-down visit” to ning. defense has gotta step up nings. go out and get ‘em, we’ve relief pitcher for the Chi- the pitching mound from Jones was then removed and play sometime for you. With the bases loaded proved to ourselves we can cago White Sox. White Sox pitching coach from the game and the That’s what they’re out and no outs in the fifth, beat anybody in the 16th The former Pendleton Don Cooper, Jones in- White Sox lost by the there for.” Christy scored on an error Region, and if they go out County High School and duced the third batter to same score of 5-0. Jones’ Taylor had the Royals’ on Grant Liles’ fielder’s and get us, we know we’ve Northern Kentucky Uni- strike a ground ball double major league debut result- (17-14-1) only RBI, hitting choice. Connor Owens’ got some work to do come versity standout made play to the shortstop. ed in one inning pitched, a solo homer in the third single plated Davis, Jor- Tuesday.” his major league debut on That play moved the no hits, no runs, two walks inning. dan Doyle came home on Mason County hosts April 8 in Arlington, Tex- runner on second base to and one strikeout. Lewis County jumped Levi Clark’s sacrifice fly, Bourbon County this eve- as, versus the defending third, with two out, and The game was televised ahead with two runs in and another Royals error ning in a makeup of their American League cham- brought the 2010 Ameri- on ESPN as part of its the second inning — on on Riley’s two-out fly ball Monday rainout. Posey is pion Texas Rangers. can League Most Valuable Sunday Night Baseball zero hits, three walks and scored Liles for an 8-2 lead. looking to see the Royals Entering the game to Player, Josh Hamilton, package. two errors — and led from In the sixth, Doyle sin- get back to their midseason After the debut, Jones there. Cory Christy and gled to score Christy, who form, in which they won appeared in five addi- Davis scored on a two-out had doubled, to close the seven straight at one point Th e Russell Th eatre invites you to tional games, all in relief, error on a Holder grounder. scorebook at 9-2. in April. for the White Sox during The Royals came back in Though the Lions have “Gotta get that winning the month of April. His their second frame when won as many games as they attitude back,” Posey said. Unveiling statistics for the month Nathan Cracraft scored lost last season, they’re not “You can’t leave anybody were: six games, nine on a Lions error on Lukas ready to declare the turn- out, you can’t take any- innings pitched, seven Greenhill’s grounder, but around complete. body for granted, ‘cause on Venus hits, two earned runs, Lewis County garnered “We’re happy and tick- any given day you can be five walks, seven strike- back-to-back doubles led to death to be at 22 beat, and on any given day Friday, May 25, 2012 outs and an earned run from Riley and Nick (wins), but our season’s not you can win. You just gotta average of 2.00. Thompson in the third. over yet, and that’s what go out and get it done, and 6:30 p.m. Thompson’s double scored we tell our kids every day,” right now we’re just not Prater said. “No matter getting it done.” what, if you lose that first Open House one in the district, you go Lewis County 022 041 0 — 9 9 4 and toasting Mason County 011 000 0 — 2 3 4 Gifts for Every home, so it’s not fair may- WP: Holder, LP: Osborne. be, but that’s the way it’s Hitting leaders: LC — C. Davis 2-4, Th e Russell Gift Shop Graduate... set up, so we’re still fight- RBI, 2 R, SB; Riley 2-5, 2 2B; Doyle will be open. ing for that, buddy. That’s 1-2, RBI, R, 2 BB; Thompson 1-3, RBI, the main goal.” R, 2B, BB; Owens 1-4, RBI, BB, 2 SB; Lewis County will simu- Clark RBI, BB; Christy 1-2, 3 R, 2B, 3 SB; Holder 1-5; Adams R, SB; G. late postseason play by Liles R. moving on from the Mason MC — Taylor 1-3, RBI, R, HR; Cracraft County win to face fellow 1-3, R, SB; B. Gardner 1-2, BB; Os- 16th Region challenger borne SB. Ashland Blazer tonight at Records: Lewis County 22-4, Mason County 17-14-1.

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