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nings answered. Black hit a He missed the second, gonna take it day by day, SPORTS DIRECTORY free throw on Mason’s next but chased down the ball hopefully progressing MASON trip, and again Jennings himself as time expired. from here on out,” the 606-564-9091 OR 800-264-9091 matched him with one of Brossart led the entire coach said. NAME EXT. EMAIL COUNTY two at the line. third quarter, including at Up next for the Royals Chuck Hamilton 251 [email protected] FROM A7 It appeared for a mo- 10 after a 9-2 run to begin is a senior night double- Zack Klemme 273 [email protected] ment Jennings put Bros- the second half, and 50-44 header on Friday night in SCORE DEADLINE FOR NEXT DAY’S EDITION: 10 P.M. sart ahead with 1:12 to go, late in the third before that the Fieldhouse, with the But the Royals’ other but his and-1 was waved Royals run. Johnson found girls playing Montgomery two starting bigs, Johnson off due to a walk. Thirteen himself wide open down County in the opener and and Steven Chambers, put seconds later, Black scored low and scored in the final the boys taking on Nicho- together their best collec- down low himself while second of the third period, las County in the nightcap. tive offensive performance being fouled by the Mus- Black scored in transition In addition to the usual PREP SCHEDULE in awhile, and against a tangs’ Nate Verst, who was 25 seconds into the fourth senior night festivities, Wednesday, Feb. 15 solid Mustangs front line. subsequently also whistled quarter, and Johnson hit the 1987 region champion BOYS’ BASKETBALL West Union vs. Portsmouth West, “Tyler was a workhorse for a technical, his fifth two free throws to tie the boys’ and girls’ teams will Morgan County at Fleming County sectional tournament at Lucasville tonight, and we got good foul, with 59.1 seconds game at 50 with 6:31 left in be recognized, along with GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Valley, 8 p.m. contributions from Ste- left. regulation. the first- through sev- Bracken County at Paris Georgetown vs. Felicity, sectional tour- ven and Shawn,” O’Hearn Black converted the old- Black made a steal and enth-grade peewee teams. Deming at Grant County nament at Wilmington, 7 p.m. fashioned three-point play transition layup, and after “It’s gonna be a spe- Manchester vs. Ironton St. Joseph, sec- All varsity tip-offs scheduled for said. “Combined we had 18 tional tournament at Northwest High 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted; points (and) 13 rebounds but missed the two ensu- Walton and Brossart’s Ben cial night,” O’Hearn said. School, 8 p.m. times subject to change out of those two. We have ing technical free throws. Uebel collided in midair “Hopefully we’ll play well to have that.” On the free possession, and Chambers collected and it’ll be the icing on the The Royals led for a good Mason’s Zaire Henry sank the loose ball, Johnson cake.” chunk of the fourth quar- one at the line to extend cleaned the offensive glass ter after their 9-0 spurt the Royals’ lead to 68-65 and converted one char- Mason County 18 15 13 14 9 — 69 SPORTS ON TV turned their six-point with 14.9 seconds left. ity toss for a 53-50 Mason Bishop Brossart 17 19 14 10 5 — 65 MC: Black 34, Johnson 10, Hamm 9, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 15 NBA deficit into a three-point Brossart senior Zach lead with 5:21 to go in the Chambers 8, Henry 2, Walton 5, Os- MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 10 P.M. edge. Tanner Walton’s Fardo, who had already fourth. borne 1, Greenhill 0, Gibbs 0. Total 69. 7 P.M. ESPN — Portland at Golden State trey with 37 seconds to canned three 3s, launched More good news for the BB: Jo. Jennings 17, Saunders 14, Fardo ESPN2 — Villanova at South Florida NHL go broke a 57-all tie, but an off-balance trey in the Royals: senior Josh Harris, 9, Au. Trentman 4, Uebel 2, Al. Trent- 8 P.M. 7:30 P.M. Saunders answered with a final seconds to try to tie, a Kentucky football signee, man 7, Verst 6, Burns 6, Ja. Jennings ESPN — North Carolina at Miami NBCSN — Boston at Montreal dressed out for the first 0, Rieger 0. Total 65. 9 P.M. SOCCER 3 with 15 seconds to go to but it ricocheted off the 3-pointers: Mason County 5 (Black ESPNU — Providence at Cincinnati 8 P.M. send the game to overtime iron. Black claimed the time this season and saw 3, Hamm, Walton), Bishop Brossart ESPN2 — Oklahoma St. at Missouri FSN — UEFA Champions League, Arse- tied at 60. rebound, was fouled and about four minutes of JV 8 (Fardo 3, Verst 2, Saunders 2, Al. nal at AC Milan (same-day tape) Black drove the lane on hit the first of his two free time, O’Hearn said. Trentman). the Royals’ first possession throws with one second “He didn’t have any Records: Mason County 13-13, Bishop for a basket, which Jen- left. pain, moved well, so we’re Brossart 19-7. THIS DAY IN SPORTS

FEB. 15 1932 — Eddie Eagen, as a member of 1995 — Charlie Standish sets a PBA trees in central and south with a Green Monster left Much to the delight the four-man U.S. bobsled team, wins record by rolling three perfect games FLORIDA Florida, playing a slate field wall. of Tampa Bay Rays fans, a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in the first round of the Peoria Open of 236 Grapefruit League The rest of the venues are the team plays its spring in Lake Placid, New York. He previ- bowling tournament. Standish rolls FROM A7 games throughout March. scattered in central Florida games in a terrific refur- ously won a gold medal in boxing the 300s in the second, fourth and (The other 15 teams play and on the east coast, from bished ball park about 75 light heavyweight division at the 1920 sixth games of the six-game round Summer Games in Antwerp, Belgium. and at one point has 23 consecutive Many of the seats are so their preseason games in the Atlanta Braves’ beauti- miles south of the dreary 1936 — Sonja Henie of Norway, wins strikes. close that fans can hear the the Cactus League in Ari- ful park at the Walt Disney domed stadium in St. her third consecutive Olympic figure 1998 — Dale Earnhardt takes the Day- on-field chatter. Players zona.) For veteran players, World Resort down to Petersburg where they skating gold medal in Garmisch- tona 500 on his 20th try and ends haven’t become mired in it’s a chance to shake out Jupiter, just north of West play their regular season Partenkirchen, Germany. a 59-race winless streak on the day slumps or losing streaks the cobwebs, while rookies Palm Beach, where the home games. The 6,923- 1952 — Emmett Ashford becomes NASCAR begins celebrating its 50th the first black umpire in organized anniversary. yet, so most of them don’t and journeymen compete St. Louis Cardinals and seat Charlotte Sports when he signs to work in 2002 — The worst judging scandal in mind stopping for auto- to be one of the 25 guys left rebranded Miami Marlins Park has become a fan the class-C Southwest International Winter Olympics history is resolved, graphs. standing when the teams share training facilities and favorite on the Grapefruit League. He later serves as a major with Canadian pairs figure skaters Ja- “It’s very intimate com- break camp. the 7,000-seat Roger Dean League circuit since the league umpire for the American mie Sale and David Pelletier declared pared to going to a big Nine of the Grapefruit Stadium. Rays moved in three years League from 1966 to 1970. co-gold medalists with the Russian stadium,” says Julie Bald- League parks are clus- “You’re so close to the ago. 1953 — Tenley Albright becomes the winners. first American woman to win a world 2004 — Dale Earnhardt Jr. barrels past win, who lives in suburban tered on or near the state’s field,” said Brian Hurowitz, Spring training and figure skating title by beating Germa- Tony Stewart to win the Daytona 500 Washington D.C. and has west coast, from Dunedin who has taken an annual some of the stadiums are ny’s Gundi Busch at the World Cham- on the same track that claimed his come down with her family (Toronto Blue Jays), in the trip down with his father as much a part of the fab- pionships in Davos, Switzerland. father’s life three years ago. Junior to root for the Boston Red Tampa Bay area, south 150 from Long Island for the ric of their Florida com- 1964 — Ken Hubbs, the 22-year-old wins this race in his fifth try, the same Sox in some spring games. miles or so to Fort Myers. past 20 years or so to see munities as the teams are , dies race that bedeviled his later father when his private plane crashes in for 19 years. The Minnesota Twins play their beloved New York back in their permanent Utah. The 1962 NL Rookie of the Year 2007 — Joe Sakic scores twice, includ- “Your parking is right there at Hammond Sta- Yankees. “You literally feel cities. The Detroit Tigers had his pilot’s license for two weeks ing his 600th career goal, and adds there. It’s just easy, ev- dium, and the Boston Red like you’re in the fourth have trained in Lake- and was flying in bad weather. three assists and Milan Hejduk has erything is so much on a Sox are this spring debut- or fifth row of the major land — between Tampa 1974 — Boston’s Phil Esposito scores three goals to lead Colorado to a 7-5 smaller scale and not so ing a $78 million, 10,000- league stadium, even if and Orlando — since his 1,000th point with an assist in the win at Calgary. Bruins’ 4-2 victory over the Vancou- 2009 — breaks her daunting.” seat park whose confines you’re in the last row at a 1930 and have played in ver Canucks. own indoor world record, In 2012, 15 teams will are supposed to resemble minor league ballpark. It’s the current park, Joker 1975 — Yvan Cournoyer of the Montreal first clearing 16 feet, 3 1/2 inches train beneath the palm Fenway Park, complete such a different event.” Marchant Stadium, since Canadiens scores five goals and gets and then 16-4 3/4 at the Pole Vault 1966. The Philadelphia two assists in a 12-3 win over the Chi- Stars meet in , . The Phillies have played in cago Blackhawks. 26-year-old Russian set the previous 1978 — Leon Spinks wins a 15-round record at last year’s Pole Vault Stars, Clearwater since 1947, split decision over Muhammad Ali to clearing 16-2 3/4. Isinbayeva has set and the Pittsburgh Pi- take the world heavyweight title at a world record at this event for the rates have called Bra- Las Vegas. sixth consecutive years. denton’s McKechnie 1980 — Rookie Wayne Gretzky ties the 2009 — Kobe Bryant leads all scorers Field home for the past NHL record with seven assists in a with 27 points and Shaquille O’Neal game and sets a scoring record for adds 17 points in just 11 minutes, 43 years, although the first-year players in Edmonton’s 8-2 and the Western Conference beats place got a complete and victory over the Washington Capitals. the East 146-119 in the NBA All-Star much-needed facelift in 1989 — Golden State picks up 25 steals game. Back on the same team for the 1990s. against San Antonio in a 133-96 win the first time in nearly five years, The 5,500-seat Florida at the Oakland Coliseum. That ties Bryant and O’Neal share the game the NBA record originally set by the MVP award. Auto Exchange Stadium Warriors on March 25, 1975, in a 139- 2009 — Matt Kenseth wins the rain- in a residential neigh- 122 home win over the Los Angeles shortened Daytona 500. Kenseth borhood in Dunedin has Lakers. passes Elliott Sadler with 54 laps to hosted every player in the 1994 — Kentucky makes one of the go and NASCAR stops the season- history of the Blue Jays greatest comebacks in college bas- opening event two laps later. organization — it’s been ketball history with a 99-95 victory 2010 — American Seth Wescott over LSU after trailing by 31 points defends his Olympic title in Vancou- the only spring home for with 15:30 to play. ver, British Columbia, overtaking Toronto since the expan- 1994 — Freshman Ila Borders becomes Canada’s Mike Robertson to win the Custom application of sion team started up in the first woman to pitch in an NCAA or gold medal in the wild sport of men’s 1977. NAIA game. The left-hander pitches snowboardcross. Didier Defago wins And the New York a complete-game for Southern Cali- the gold in the Olympic downhill and fornia College, allowing five hits in the American Bode Miller breaks his per- fertilizer and lime Yankees have maintained Vanguards’ 12-1 win over Claremont- sonal streak of major championship a Florida presence since Mudd. mishaps by taking the bronze. 1919, moving from Fort now available! Lauderdale in 1996 to an 11,076-capacity park in Tampa that now bears the name of late owner (and SPORTS CALENDAR beloved local resident) BASEBALL program. The entry fee is $100. For George M. Steinbrenner. Maysville Knothole is seeking manag- more information, call John Holder at It’s the largest park in the ers for the 2012 season. For more 606-796-2531 or 606-202-3009, or Grapefruit League. information, call Larry W. Dunaway at Harlan “Bub” Lee at 606-798-6006 or Proximity of the parks 606-584-7605. 606-301-1048. to each other — espe- BASKETBALL RUNNING cially the ones clustered A sixth-grade girls round-robin bas- The Lewis County High School baseball ketball tournament is at Simons team is hosting “The Roaring Lion” in the Tampa Bay area Middle School in Flemingsburg from 5K walk/run March 10 in Vanceburg — makes a multi-day, Feb. 17-19. The first six teams to sign at 11 a.m. Registration is $20, which multi-park tour relative- up will be accepted. The entry fee is includes a T-shirt. Day-of-race regis- ly easy to plan. Nearby $150 with a guarantee of five games. tration is at Trace Creek Construction beaches and the central The event is sponsored by Fleming beginning at 9 a.m. For more informa- County Lady Panthers softball. For tion, call Keith Prater at 606-796- Florida theme parks more information, call Becky Boyd at 2823 or email keith.prater@lewis. mean non-baseball fans 606-748-7806. kyschools.us or call Kenny Ruckel at will find plenty of ways to The Lewis County Hoops Mania 606-541-6244 or email kdruckel@ enjoy the trip, too. Tournament for boys in grades 3-6 gmail.com. will be held on Feb. 25-26 in the SOCCER middle school and high school gyms. Itty Bitty Indoor Soccer for kids ages Entry fee is $100 per team. For more 3-6 is coming to the Limestone Family Your House, Your Shelter information, call Todd Ruckel at YMCA beginning Feb. 22. Games are 606-202-1406 or Joe Hampton at Wednesdays from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. 606-776-7980. Cost is $30 for YMCA members and The third annual Roundball Classic is $40 for non-members. 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