Sturgis' Griffith to play volleyball at Ancilla College
(STURGIS) – Sturgis senior Courtney Griffith will be continuing her athletic career after graduating from high school. On Friday, Griffith signed her letter of intent to play volleyball at Ancilla College. Griffith says she was going to attend Glen Oaks Community College and go through their nursing program. But a call from Sturgis coach Von Metzger informing her that Ancilla College was interested in having her play for them changed that plan. Griffith says she will still study nursing and is looking forward to being a student-athlete at the college level.

Schoolcraft wins three way golf meet
(WHITE PIGEON) – The Schoolcraft golf team won a triangle meet at Klinger Lake CC with a score of 182. Centreville was second with a 197 and White Pigeon came in third with a 202. White Pigeon's Christian Ryall-Shoup and Austin Crandle of Schoolcraft was co-medalists with scores of 44.

GIRLS SOCCER SCORES
Three Rivers 1 – Sturgis 0 (varsity)
Three Rivers 5 – Sturgis 0 (JV)

Sanchez loses no-hit bid in 9th, Tigers top Twins
(DETROIT) – Add another near miss in this 2013 baseball season -- this time it was Detroit's Anibal Sanchez falling just short of a no-hitter. Sanchez's bid was broken up with one out in the ninth inning Friday night when Minnesota's Joe Maurer hit a clean single up the middle. That was the only hit the right-hander allowed in the Tigers' 6-0 victory against the Twins. It was the fourth one-hitter of Sanchez's career, to go along with a no-hitter he threw as a rookie back in 2006. It was Sanchez's second gem in about a month. He set a franchise record with 17 strikeouts in eight marvelous innings against Atlanta on April 26. Sanchez (5-4) struck out 12 on Friday and allowed three walks, staying remarkably calm on the mound all the while. After Sanchez struck out the next two hitters to end the game, he shared a hug with Avila. Sanchez threw 130 pitches. Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run single in the second, upping his RBI total to 57. Don Kelly added a two run homer the following inning. Minnesota's Samuel Deduno (0-1) allowed six runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings.

OTHER FRIDAY A.L. SCORES
Baltimore 10 – Toronto 6
Boston 8 – Cleveland 1
NY Yankees 9 – Tampa Bay 4
LA Angels 5 – Kansas City 2
Oakland 6 – Houston 5
Texas 9 – Seattle 5

White Sox edge Marlins 4-3
(CHICAGO) – John Danks wanted to pitch deeper into the game. Nevertheless, he was still happy with the results. Danks was solid in his season debut and Jeff Keppinger drove in the winning run on a single in the 11th inning and the Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Friday night. Danks allowed three runs and four hits in six innings in his first start since undergoing shoulder surgery in August to repair a capsule tear and remove debris in his rotator cuff and biceps. He struck out five, walked none and hit a batter in the opener of the interleague series. Paul Konerko started the White Sox rally with a one-out single in the 11th. Pinch runner Tyler Greene moved to third when Dayan Viciedo singled off the glove of second baseman Dietrich. After Ryan Webb (1-2) intentionally walked Conor Gillaspie, Keppinger singled to left field. Nate Jones (1-4) pitched two-thirds of an inning for the win. 

Reds beat Cubs 7-4
(CINCINNATI) – Ryan Hanigan was surprised he even got the chance. The Cubs decided to pitch to the Reds catcher with two outs, two on and the pitcher up next. Hanigan hit a three run homer that put Cincinnati ahead to stay, and the Reds beat the Cubs 7-4 on Friday night for their fourth straight win. Joey Votto extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a solo homer, and Brandon Phillips added a two run shot. But it was Hanigan's second homer that made the difference. With starter Bronson Arroyo on deck in the fourth inning, Cubs starter Scott Feldman (4-4) fell behind 3-0 in the count to Hanigan, then decided to try to get him out.
Hanigan worked the count full before connecting for a 5-3 lead. The big inning kept the Reds on the upswing. They've won 12 of their past 15 games, surging to a season-high 12 games over .500. At 30-18, they're three wins ahead of their pace last season, when they won 97 games and the NL Central. They've dominated the Cubs, winning 15 of their past 17. The Reds are 18-5 overall against the Cubs in the past two seasons. Chicago is last in the NL Central, having lost a season-high five straight. The Cubs (18-29) slid a season-low 11 games under .500. 

OTHER FRIDAY N.L. SCORES
Washington 5 – Philadelphia 2
Milwaukee 2 – Pittsburgh 1
Arizona 5 – San Diego 2
St. Louis 7 – LA Dodgers 0
Colorado 5 – San Francisco 0
Atlanta at NY Mets - Suspended

Pacers even series with 97-93 win over Heat
(MIAMI) – David West's right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals. Roy Hibbert scored 29 points, West knocked away two passes by LeBron James for huge turnovers in the final minute, and the Pacers evened the East title series with a 97-93 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 2 of the series on Friday night. Paul George scored 22 points, George Hill added 18 and West finished with 13 for the Pacers, who handed the Heat just their fourth loss in their last 50 games. James scored 36 points for the Heat, who got 17 points from Chris Bosh and 14 from Dwyane Wade. The Heat led 88-84 in the fourth quarter, then were outscored 13-5 the rest of the way. And West was the biggest reason.
With Indiana up 95-93, West intercepted a pass that James was throwing to Ray Allen with 43 seconds left, but the Pacers didn't even get a shot off on the ensuing possession. On the next Miami possession, James drove to the right block, spun and tried passing out toward the perimeter. He released the ball, and West got his right hand on it to knock it off-course. Immediately afterward, West took that same hand and extended it skyward in celebration. The series resumes with Game 3 on Sunday night in Indianapolis.

FRIDAY NHL PLAYOFF SCORES
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Pittsburgh 6 – Ottawa 2 (Penguins won 4-1)

SATURDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
BASEBALL:   
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Berrien Springs/Niles/Union City @ Bronson Polish Classic

SOFTBALL:   
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Buchanan/Climax-Scotts/Vicksburg @ Bronson Polish Classic

GOLF:    
Lakeland @ Lafayette Jefferson Invitational

NHL PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
NY Rangers at Boston – 5:30 PM (Bruins lead 3-1)

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Detroit at Chicago – 8 PM (Red Wings lead 3-1)

IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore at Toronto – 1:07 PM
Cleveland at Boston – 1:35 PM
LA Angels at Kansas City – 2:10 PM
Minnesota (Walters) at Detroit (Fister) (3:40 PM – ESPN 1230)
NY Yankees at Tampa Bay – 4:10 PM
Oakland at Houston – 7:15 PM
Texas at Seattle – 10:10 PM

INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Miami at Ch. White Sox – 7:15 PM

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Colorado at San Francisco – 4:05 PM
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee – 4:10 PM
Ch. Cubs at Cincinnati – 4:10 PM
St. Louis at LA Dodgers – 7:15 PM
Philadelphia at Washington – 7:15 PM
Atlanta at NY Mets – 7:15 PM
San Diego at Arizona – 10:10 PM

NBA PLAYOFFS
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
San Antonio at Memphis – 9 PM (Spurs lead 2-0)

SUNDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota (Correia) at Detroit (Scherzer) (12:40 PM – ESPN 1230)
Baltimore at Toronto – 1:07 PM
Cleveland at Boston – 1:35 PM
NY Yankees at Tampa Bay – 1:40 PM
LA Angels at Kansas City – 2:10 PM
Oakland at Houston – 2:10 PM
Texas at Seattle – 4:10 PM

INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Miami at Ch. White Sox – 2:10 PM

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ch. Cubs at Cincinnati – 1:10 PM
Philadelphia at Washington – 1:35 PM
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee – 2:10 PM
Colorado at San Francisco – 4:10 PM
St. Louis at LA Dodgers – 4:10 PM
San Diego at Arizona – 4:10 PM
Atlanta at NY Mets – 8 PM

NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Miami at Indiana – 8:30 PM (Series tied 1-1)

MONDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
IN INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Pittsburgh (Liriano) at Detroit (Verlander) (12:40PM – ESPN 1230)
Baltimore at Washington – 1:05 PM
Cleveland at Cincinnati – 1:10 PM
St. Louis at Kansas City – 2:10 PM
Minnesota at Milwaukee – 2:10 PM
Colorado at Houston – 2:10 PM
Miami at Tampa Bay – 3:10 PM
Texas at Arizona – 3:40 PM (game one)
San Francisco at Oakland – 4:05 PM
San Diego at Seattle – 4:10 PM
Atlanta at Toronto – 7:07 PM
Philadelphia at Boston – 7:10 PM
Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox – 7:10 PM
NY Yankees at NY mets – 7:10 PM
LA Angels at LA Dodgers – 8:10 PM
Texas at Arizona – 9:40 PM (game two) 

Sturgis baseball beat Burr Oak in County Tournament
(BURR OAK) – An 18 run first inning led Sturgis over Burr Oak 18-0 in the St. Joseph County baseball tournament. Sturgis will take on Centreville on Saturday.

Westview baseball beats LaVille in Sectional opener
(EMMA) – A three run homer from Jake Berkey in the bottom of the fifth inning led the Westview baseball team past LaVille in an opening round Class 2A Sectional game. Westview will take on Prairie Heights in a semi-final game Saturday. Prairie Heights got to the semifinals with a 14-4 win over Central Noble.

OTHER H.S. BASEBALL SCORES
CLASS 3A @ Angola
Angola 7 - Woodlan 0
F.W. Bishop Dwenger 10 – F.W. Concordia 3

CLASS 3A @ West Noble
Fairfield 14 - Wawasee 4

Sturgis girls softball tops Burr Oak in County Tournament
(BURR OAK) – The Sturgis girls softball team picked up a 19-3 win over Burr Oak in the St. Joseph County Tournament. Melissa Maestas drove in three runs for the Lady Trojans while Larissa Ludwick and Paige Robinson each drove in two runs.

Bronson boys track team wins SJV League meet
(WHITE PIGEON) – The Bronson boys track team took first place at the SJV League meet. Centreville was second, Mendon third and White Pigeon fourth. Bronson's Hunter Machus was a two time winner on the day for the Vikings. White Pigeon, Mendon and Centreville also had several multiple event winners.

Mendon girls win SJV League meet
(WHITE PIGEON) – The Mendon girls track won their portion of the SJV League meet. Bronson was second, Centreville came in third and White Pigeon was fourth. Each team had multiple event winners.

IHSAA GIRLS REGIONAL TENNIS FINALS
Northridge 5 – Angola 0

Tigers top Indians 11-7
(CLEVELAND) – Justin Verlander wasn't about to let a win slip away in the rain. Verlander returned to the mound after sitting through a 62-minute rain delay to get his fifth win and Miguel Cabrera hit another homer as the Detroit Tigers beat the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night, sweeping the two game series between the AL Central's top teams. Verlander (5-4) was two outs from qualifying for a victory when the game was stopped with the Tigers leading 9-5 in the fifth. The right-hander came back after the weather break and finished the inning to get the win, ending a run of five straight victories by the Indians over former Cy Young winners. Victor Martinez hit two sacrifice flies off Ubaldo Jimenez (3-3) as the Tigers, who led 9-2 in the fifth, held on to move within one-half game of the first-place Indians. After the second rain delay, Cabrera
connected for a two-run homer off reliever Rich Hill. It was the slugger's fifth homer in three games and 13th this season. The shot to right-center was helped over the wall by center fielder Michael Bourn, who ran back to the warning track and was in position to make the catch but had the ball bounce out of his glove and into the stands.

Red Sox beat White Sox 6-2
(CHICAGO) – Clay Buchholz figures a slump will come his way at some point so he'll enjoy this run while it lasts. Buchholz pitched five-hit ball over seven innings to improve to 7-0, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Wednesday night to avoid a three-game sweep. David Ortiz delivered a two run single in the first off Hector Santiago (1-3) and stole third for the first time in his career. Jacoby Ellsbury had two hits, walked twice and made a big catch in center field to back Buchholz and help the Red Sox come away with their sixth win in eight games. They're now 9-1 with Buchholz starting, and he has gone at least six innings each time out. Jonny Gomes made a sliding catch on Paul Konerko's line drive to left with two on to end the first, and Ellsbury raced to the center-field warning track to snag Alexei Ramirez's liner with a runner on and two out in the fifth to preserve a 2-1 lead.

OTHER WEDNESDAY A.L. SCORES
Texas 3 – Oakland 1
Toronto 4 – Tampa Bay 3
Baltimore 6 – NY Yankees 3
LA Angels 7 – Seattle 1
Houston 3 – Kansas City 1

WEDNESDAY INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Atlanta 8 – Minnesota 3

Pittsburgh shuts out Chicago 1-0
(PITTSBURGH) – Francisco Lirano's fastball is going where he wants it to. The Pittsburgh Pirates are following suit. The veteran left-hander continued his torrid start, scattering two hits over seven innings and the Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Wednesday night. Liriano (3-0) struck out nine and walked just one to remain unbeaten since making his season debut against the New York Mets two weeks ago. You won't find the Cubs arguing after Liriano escaped a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the third inning unscathed and then cruised. The Cubs went 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position and are hitting just .160 (4 for 25) with runners on base during their three-game losing streak. Mark Melancon survived a bumpy ninth inning for his first save of the season. The Pirates were forced to sit closer Jason Grilli, whose 18 saves lead the majors, after he labored through 34 pitches in a 5-4 win on Tuesday.

OTHER WEDNESDAY N.L. SCORES
LA Dodgers 9 – Milwaukee 2
Cincinnati 7 – NY Mets 4
Colorado 4 – Arizona 1
Washington 2 – San Francisco 1
Philadelphia 3 – Miami 0
St. Louis 5 – San Diego 3

Heat edge Pacers in OT
(MIAMI) – LeBron James caught the inbounds pass, changed direction and immediately attacked the rim. There was no one in his way. There was no stopping him, either. James made a layup as time expired in overtime, capping a 30 point, 10 rebound, 10 assist effort as the Miami Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. There were 18 ties and 17 lead changes, the last two of those coming in the final 2.2 seconds. Paul George saved the Pacers at the end of regulation with a 32-footer with 0.7 seconds left, and then made three
free throws with 2.2 ticks left in overtime to give Indiana a one-point lead. He just left James too much time, and the Pacers left their best shot-blocking option, Roy Hibbert, on the bench. Dwyane Wade scored 19 points and Chris Bosh had had 17 for Miami. George scored 27 for the Pacers, who got 26 from David West and 19 from Hibbert. The Pacers have won only two series in NBA franchise history after dropping a Game 1.

NHL PLAYOFF SCORES
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Pittsburgh 7 – Ottawa 3 (Penguins lead 3-1)

THURSDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
SOFTBALL:   
Sturgis @ Edwardsburg (DH)
Coldwater @ Parma Jackson Co. Western (DH)
Kalamazoo Christian @ Bronson
Schoolcraft @ Hartford (DH)
Colon @ B.C. St. Philip (DH)
Burr Oak @ Bellevue (DH)

IHSAA SECTIONAL FINALS
CLASS 3A @ Lakeland
Lakeland v Fairfield - 5 PM

CLASS 2A @ Westview
Bremen v LaVille - 5 PM

BASEBALL:   
Coldwater @ Parma Jackson Co. Western (DH)
Schoolcraft @ Hartford (DH)
Colon @ B.C. St. Philip (DH)
Burr Oak @ Bellevue (DH)

IHSAA SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS   
CLASS 2A @ Westview
Prairie Heights v Westview -  5 PM
Bremen v Fremont – 7 PM

GOLF:    
Jonesville @ Bronson
Bethany Christian @ Lakeland

TRACK:   
IHSAA Regional @ F.W. Wayne

NHL PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Boston at NY Rangers – 7 PM (Bruins lead 3-0)

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Chicago at Detroit – 8 PM (Wings 2-1)
San Jose at Los Angeles – 10:30 PM (Series tied 2-2)

IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota (Diamond) at Detroit (Porcello) (6:40 PM – ESPN 1230)
Baltimore (Gausman) at Toronto (Morrow) – 7:07 PM
Cleveland (McAllister) at Boston (Dempster) – 7:10 PM
LA Angels (Blanton) at Kansas City (Santanta) – 8:10 PM

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ch. Cubs (Jackson) at Pittsburgh (Gomez) – 12:35 PM

Burger named new Sturgis girls basketball coach
(STURGIS) – A familiar name has taken over the reigns of the Sturgis High School girls basketball program. Amie Berger was introduced Tuesday as the new varsity girls basketball coach. Berger was a standout basketball player at Lakeland High School under coach Sherry Severson, a Sturgis graduate. After graduation, Berger played at Glen Oaks Community College and later IUSB. She has remained around the game, coaching at different schools, including her alma mater where she was an assistant coach for Severson and later Katie Todd.

Lakeland hires new boys basketball coach
(LAGRANGE) – Lakeland has hired a new boys varsity basketball coach. Former Fremont coach Scott LaPlace has been hired to lead the Laker program. LaPlace coached the boys basketball team at Fremont from 2000 until 2009. Lakeland Superintendent Risa Herber says LaPlace will also teach middle school physical education and health.

Garrett returning to NECC
(GARRETT) - It's official. Big Train Country is coming back to the Northeast Corner Conference. The Garrett-Keyser-Butler School Board officially approved Garrett High School going back to the N.E.C.C. on Monday night. Garrett will be leaving the A.C.A.C.. Garrett Athletic Director Chris DePew said on Twitter that they hope to return to the N.E.C.C. in time for the 2014-2015 school year.

Sturgis splits baseball DH with Coldwater
(STURGIS) – The Sturgis baseball team split a home double header with Coldwater. Sturgis lost the first game 6-2 but won the second game 11-2. On the day, Skylar Robinson and Jalen Cox each drove in three runs for the Trojans.

Centreville splits DH with White Pigeon
(CENTREVILLE) – Host Centreville split an SJV baseball double header with White Pigeon. Centreville won the first game 5-3, but lost the second 12-11. On the day, Gabe Schrock drove in 4 runs for the Bulldogs and Brock Carper drove in four runs for the Chiefs.

OTHER H.S. BASEBALL SCORES
Colon 9 – Howardsville Christian 2 (game one)
Colon 7 – Howardsville Christian 4 (game two)
Mendon 21 – Bronson 17 (game one)
Bronson 9 – Mendon 6 (game two)
Three Rivers 15 – Constantine 2 (game one – Co. Tournament)
Three Rivers 4 – Constantine 2 (game two)

Bronson softball sweeps Mendon
(BRONSON) – The Bronson softball team swept a conference double header from Mendon 6-1 and 6-3. Skyler Sobeski threw a no hitter in game one. Kinslea Blouin drove in three runs for Bronson who is now 27-3 overall and 8-0 in the SJV.

OTHER H.S. SOFTBALL SCORES
Coldwater 4 – Sturgis 0 (game one)
Sturgis 7 – Coldwater 6 (game two)
Three Rivers 8 – Constantine 4

Lakeland wins Sectional semifinal game against West Noble
(LAGRANGE) – Host Lakeland won their Sectional semifinal softball game, beating West Noble 6-3. Ashlynn Grubb and Ashton Miller each drove in two runs for the Lady Lakers, who are now 22-6 and will take on Fairfield in Thursday's Sectional championship game.

OTHER SECTIONAL SOFTBALL SEMIFINALS
CLASS 3A @ LAKELAND
Fairfield 16 – Tippecanoe Valley 3 (5 innings)

CLASS 2A @ WESTVIEW
Bremen 7 – Prairie Heights 6 (10 innings)
LaVille 13 – Fremont 11

Schoolcraft girls 1st, Constantine 5th at KVA track meet
(OLIVET) – The Schoolcraft girls track team took first place and Constantine fifth at the KVA meet. Constantine's Heaven King was first in the discus while teammate Melissa McNamara was first in the 100 hurdles. Schoolcraft's Kara Craig was first in the high jump and Jordan Devenney took first in the pole vault. The Schoolcraft 400 meter relay team also took first place on the day.

Tigers tops Indians 5-1
(CLEVELAND) – Other than the first inning, Max Scherzer was flawless. Scherzer retired 22 straight after giving up two hits and a run in the first and Miguel Cabrera hit a two run homer, leading Detroit to a 5-1 win over Cleveland on Tuesday night to stop the Indians' winning streak at five and trim their lead in the AL Central. Scherzer (6-0) gave up two singles in the first before shutting down baseball's hottest team for eight innings. The right-hander walked just one and struck out seven, including the final four he faced. Scherzer's
118th and last pitch was his fastest, a 98 mph heater to fan Drew Stubbs. Cabrera's laser shot in the sixth inning, his 12th homer and fourth in two games, off Corey Kluber (3-3) helped the Tigers win for just the second time in six games. The defending AL champions also moved within 1½ games of the first-place Indians, who have won 18 of 23 since April 28. Andy Dirks hit a solo homer in the sixth and had two RBIs as Detroit won the first game of the short, showdown series.  

White Sox top Red Sox 3-1
(CHICAGO) – Jose Quintana looked up in the fifth inning and started thinking about the possibility. He made a strong bid for a no-hitter. It ended with a weak hit. Quintana did not allow a hit until before David Ortiz broke it up with one out in the seventh on a broken-bat single, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Tuesday night. Jeff Keppinger hit a two run homer off Felix Doubront (3-2) in the fifth. Alex Rios extended his career-high hitting streak to 16 with a single and RBI double, and the White Sox won for the sixth time in eight games. Quintana (3-1) struck out five and walked two, and he had the fans thinking they just might be witnessing something special. The roars from the stands grew louder with each out as the game wore on, right until Ortiz's bat shattered on a bloop single to center with one out in the seventh. That ended the bid for the 19th no-hitter in White Sox history and the first since Philip Humber's perfect game at Seattle on April 21 last season. Addison Reed worked the ninth for his 16th save in 17 chances. 

OTHER TUESDAY A.L. SCORES
Baltimore 3 – NY Yankees 2
Tampa Bay 4 – Toronto 3
Oakland 1 – Texas 0
Kansas City 7 – Houston 3
LA Angles 12 – Seattle 0

TUESDAY INTERLEAGUE SCORES
Atlanta 5 – Minnesota 4

Pirates edge Cubs 5-4
(PITTSBURGH) – Travis Snider took a pregame pep talk from his manager to heart. Relaxed and with a clear head, he delivered a crucial sixth-inning home run for the second time in five games. Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam to help the Pittsburgh Pirates spoil a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Garza allowed one hit over five shutout innings in his first outing in 10 months, but the Pirates pounced on a Chicago bullpen that is 10th in the National League in ERA by sending 11 men to the plate in the sixth. Snider, who homered for the first time in nine months in a win over Milwaukee on Thursday, hit his first career home run with the bases loaded. It was the first Pirates pinch-hit grand slam in five years. Darwin Barney went 4 for 4 for the Cubs who have lost three of four. Garza had been sidelined since July 21 because of a stress reaction in his right elbow and, later, a strained upper back muscle. Limited by a pitch count, Garza threw 82 pitches.

OTHER TUESDAY N.L. SCORES
Cincinnati 4 – NY Mets 0
Philadelphia 7 – Miami 3
Milwaukee 5 – LA Dodgers 2
Colorado 5 – Arizona 4
St. Louis 10 – San Diego 2
San Francisco 4 – Washington 2

TUESDAY NHL PLAYOFF SCORES
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Boston 2 – NY Rangers 1 (Bruins lead 3-0)

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
San Jose 2 – Los Angeles 1 (Series ties 2-2)

NBA PLAYOFFS
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
San Antonio 93 – Memphis 89 (OT) (Spurs lead 2-0)

Detroit Lions look to create college bowl game
(DETROIT) – The Detroit Lions are expected to create and operate a new bowl game at Ford Field starting in 2014, which would eliminate the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl after this season, sources said Tuesday. The Lions are in negotiations with the Big Ten to have a Big Ten team annually in the new bowl game in Detroit, sources said. The Big Ten's opponent would no longer be from the Mid-American Conference, a source said. A team from the ACC is the most likely opponent for the Big Ten, sources said. This year is the final in a four year deal pairing the eighth selection from the Big Ten against a MAC team. Only three times in the past 11 years has a Big Ten team played in the bowl. It's unknown which selection from the Big Ten and ACC the new bowl would get. In the coming weeks the Big Ten and the other nine FBS conferences are expected to announce their new bowl affiliations for the next six seasons beginning after the 2014 regular season.

WEDNESDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
BASEBALL:   
Centreville @ Marcellus (DH)

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Sturgis @ Burr Oak

IHSAA SECTIONALS
CLASS 3A @ West Noble
Fairfield v Wawasee – 5 PM
West Noble v Tippecanoe Valley – 7 PM

CLASS 3A @ Angola
F.W. Concordia v F.W. Bishop Dwenger – 5 PM
Woodlan v Angola – 7 PM

SOFTBALL:   
Centreville @ Marcellus (DH)

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Sturgis @ Burr Oak

TRACK:   
SJV League Meet @ White Pigeon

IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Oakland (Parker) at Texas (Wolf) – 2:05 PM
Tampa Bay (Hellickson) at Toronto (Buehrle) – 4:37 PM
Detroit (Verlander) at Cleveland (Jimenez) (6:40 PM – ESPN 1230)
NY Yankees (Kuroda) at Baltimore (Hammel) – 7 PM
Seattle (Maurer) at LA Angels (Wilson) – 7:05 PM
Boston (Buchholz) at Ch. White Sox (Santiago) – 8:10 PM
Kansas City (Shields) at Houston (Lyles) – 8:10 PM

INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Minnesota (Worley) at Atlanta (Maholm) – 12:10 pM

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
LA Dodgers (Ryu) at Milwaukee (Peralta) – 1:10 PM
Cincinnati (Latos) at NY Mets (Harvey) – 1:10 PM
Arizona (Cahill) at Colorado (De LaRosa) – 3:10 PM
Washington (Gonzalez) at San Francisco (Bumgarner) – 3:45 PM
Ch. Cubs (Samardzija) at Pittsburgh (Liriano) – 7:05 PM
Philadelphia (Lee) at Miami (Slowey) – 7:10 PM
St. Louis (Lyons) at San Diego (Smith) – 10:10 PM

NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Indiana at Miami – 8:30 PM

NHL PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Pittsburgh at Ottawa – 7:30 PM (Penguins lead 2-1)

Sturgis golfers 11th at SMAC League Meet
(CENTREVILLE) – The Sturgis golf team took 11th place at the SMAC League Meet, played at Island Hills, with a score of 343 for the round. B.C. Lakeview finished first with a 295 andwon the SMAC Championship for the fifth straight year. Coldwater was 13th. Sturgis was led by Landon Santori who carded a 79. Michael Freske shot an 82.

Kalamazoo Central tops Sturgis in soccer tournament
(KALAMAZOO) – Host Kalamazoo Central beat Sturgis 2-1 in overtime in the Silver Division semifinals of the SMAC girls soccer tournament. Alea Penner had the lone Sturgis goal with the assist going to Marissa Parker.

OTHER SMAC SOCCER TOURNAMENT SCORES
Stevensville-Lakeshore 3 – Portage Northern 1
Mattawan 2 – Coldwater 0
Gull Lake 4 – Portage Central 2

Colon softball takes two from Waldron
(COLON) – Host Colon won a pair of SCAA softball games, beating Waldron 12-1 and 4-3. Caitlyn Clipfell drove in four runs for the Lady Magi on the day.

OTHER H.S. SOFTBALL SCORES
Climax-Scotts 19 – Burr Oak 5 (game one)
Climax-Scotts 14 – Burr Oak 2 (game two)

SECTIONAL SOFTBALL SCORES
CLASS 3A @ LAKELAND
Fairfield 8 – Wawasee 0
Tippecanoe Valley 9 – NorthWood 4

CLASS 3A @ LEO
Woodlan 4 – F.W. Concordia 3
Garrett 8 – Angola 6

CLASS 2A @ WESTVIEW
Prairie Heights 12 – Westview 1
Bremen 9 – Central Noble 3

Lakeland baseball tops Churubusco in 10 innings
(CHURUBUSCO) – Dylan Pranger's lone hit on the day drove in the winning run in the top of the 10th inning as Lakeland beat host Churubusco 6-5. Hunter Sams and Nick Byler each had 2 hits for the Lakers who are now 7-15 on the season.

OTHER H.S. BASEBALL SCORES
Climax-Scotts 28 – Burr Oak 0 (game one)
Climax-Scotts 16 – Burr Oak 0 (game two)
Decatur 9 - Schoolcraft 7 (game one)
Decatur 8 – Schoolcraft 5 (game two)
Angola 13 – Columbia City 3
Fremont 15 – Lakewood Park 5

Red Wings tops Blackhawks 3-1 for 2-1 series lead
(DETROIT) – The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two goal lead in the third to help Detroit beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night and take a 2-1 lead in the second round series. As good as the Red Wings have looked, scoring six straight goals to earn momentum in the matchup, their hard-driving coach isn't ready to celebrate. Patrick Kane had the Blackhawks lone goal in the third period. Andrew Shaw's goal, which would have cut Detroit's lead to 3-2, was waved off because the officials ruled he was in the crease. Jimmy Howard made 39 saves for the Red
Wings. Chicago has lost consecutive games for the first time in nearly two months.

OTHER MONDAY A.L. SCORES
Cleveland 10 – Seattle 8
Toronto 7 – Tampa Bay 5
NY Yankees 6 – Baltimore 4
Oakland 9 – Texas 2
Houston 6 – Kansas City 5

INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Atlanta 5 – Minnesota 1

MONDAY N.L. SCORES
Cincinnati 4 – NY Mets 3
Miami 5 – Philadelphia 1
LA Dodgers 3 – Milwaukee 1
Arizona 5 – Colorado 1
San Diego 4 – St. Louis 2
San Francisco 8 – Washington 0

Pacers' West expects to play in Game 1
(INDIANAPOLIS) – Indiana Pacers forward David West is expected to play Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals at Miami, despite an injured right leg. Team doctors held West out of Monday's practice with what coach Frank Vogel described as a calf strain or lower leg strain. He did shoot around with his teammates after practice ended. Vogel said doctors thought it would be best to give West a day off. Pacers center Roy Hibbert had his right thumb taped after getting hit in practice. He finished the workout and it is not expected to keep him out of the Miami game on Wednesday night. Backup forward Jeff Pendergraph skipped Monday's workout to attend the birth of his daughter. Indiana is making its first conference finals appearance since 2004.

TUESDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
BASEBALL:   
Coldwater @ Sturgis (DH)
Mendon @ Bronson
White Pigeon @ Centreville (DH)
Howardsville-Christian @ Colon (DH)
    
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Three Rivers @ Constantine

SOFTBALL:   
Coldwater @ Sturgis (DH)
Mendon @ Bronson
White Pigeon @ Centreville (DH)
Howardsville-Christian @ Colon (DH)
    
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY TOURNAMENT
Three Rivers @ Constantine

IHSAA SECTIONAL SEMIFINALS
CLASS 3A @ Lakeland
Fairfield v Tippecanoe Valley – 6:30 PM
Lakeland v West Noble – 8:30 PM

CLASS 2A @ Westview
Prairie Heights v Bremen -5 PM
LaVille v Fremont – 7 PM

GOLF:    
B.C. St. Philip @ Bronson

TRACK:   
KVA League Meet @ Olivet
SCAA League Meet
IHSAA GIRLS REGIONAL @ Warsaw

IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
NY Yankees (Hughes) at Baltimore (Gonzalez) – 7:05 PM
Detroit (Scherzer) at Cleveland (Kluber) (6:40 PM - ESPN 1230)
Tampa Bay (Cobb) at Toronto (Ortiz) – 7:07 PM
Oakland (Straily) at Texas (Darvish) – 8:05 PM
Boston (Doubront) at Ch. White Sox (Quintana) – 8:10 PM
Kansas City (Davis) at Houston (Norris) – 8:10 PM
Seattle (Harang) at LA Angels (Williams) – 10:05 PM

TUESDAY INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Minnesota (Pelfrey) at Atlanta (Hudson) – 7:10 PM

 IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Ch. Cubs (Garza) at Pittsburgh (Rodriguez) – 7:05 PM
Cincinnati (Leake) at NY Mets (Niese) – 7:10 PM
Philadelphia (Cloyd) at Miami (Fernandez) – 7:10 PM
LA Dodgers (Greinke) at Milwaukee (Burgos) – 8:10 PM
Arizona (Kennedy) at Colorado (Chacin) – 8:40 PM
St. Louis (Wainwright) at San Diego (Volquez) – 10:10 PM
Washington (Strasburg) at San Francisco (Cain) – 10:15 PM

NHL PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Boston at NY Rangers – 7:30 P (Bruins lead 2-0)

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Los Angeles at San Jose – 10 PM (Kings lead 2-1)

NBA PLAYOFFS
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Memphis at San Antonio – 9 PM (Spurs lead 1-0)

Mendon girls first at Regional track meet
(NEW BUFFALO) – The Mendon girls track team took first place at their Division 4 Regional meet at New Buffalo. Centreville came in second and White Pigeon was ninth. Mendon had 4 Regional champions and 9 others qualify for the Division 4 state meet. Centreville had one Regional champion and 5 others move on to the state meet. Colon had three Regional champions and two others also qualify for the state meet.

Mendon boys second at Regional meet
(NEW BUFFALO) – Mendon finishes second in the boys portion of their Division 4 Regional track meet. Centreville was fourth and White Pigeon fifth. The Hornets had one Regional champion and three other qualifiers for the state meet. Centreville had 3 Regional champions and one other qualifier while White Pigeon had two Regional champions along with four others moving on to the state finals. Colon had a Regional champion and three others move on to the state meet.

Sturgis baseball goes 2-1 at Blissfield Invitational
(BLISSFIELD) –  The Sturgis baseball team went 2-1 on the day at the Blissfield Invitational. The Trojans lost to St. Joseph 13-4 and then beat Mason 15-5 and host Blissfield 16-0. Skylar Robinson had 7 hits on the day and drove in three runs. Jarred Finnerman and Kalvyn Bowdish each also drove in 3 runs on the day.

Portage Northern beats Coldwater in finals of tournament
(COLDWATER) – Portage Northern won the Coldwater “Stout and Sons” baseball tournament, beating the host Cardinals 5-3 in the championship game. Bronson finished in fourth place, going 1-2 on the day. Bronson's Ryan Hagen threw a no hitter in a 1-0 win over Portage Northern in the first game of the day.

Lakeland baseball goes 1-1 on the day
(UNDATED) – The Lakeland baseball team went 1-1 Saturday, losing to Fairfield 8-3 and then beating Wawasee 6-5. Nick Byler drove in four runs on the day for the Lakers as they are now 6-15 on the season.

Northridge beats Westview 4-1
(MIDDLEBURY) – Host Northridge beat Westview 4-1 in non conference baseball action. Judah Zickafoose was 2 for 4 with a home run for the Warriors, who are now 16-8 overall on the season.

OTHER H.S. BASEBALL SCORES
Lansing Christian 4- Burr Oak 0 (game one)
Lansing Christian 24 – Burr Oak 0 (game two)
Prairie Heights 7 – Whitko 3 (game one)
Whitko 9 – Prairie Heights 6 (game two)
Angola 6 – Woodlan 5 (8) (game one)
Woodlan 9 – Angola 7 (game two)

Bronson softball wins Coldwater Invitational
(COLDWATER) – Bronson went 2-0 to capture the Coldwater Softball Invitational. The Lady Vikings beat Gull Lake 7-0 and then Decatur 13-2. Skyler Sobeski was the winning pitcher in both games and also drove in three runs for Bronson. Kelsey Scheenks drove in three runs as well as Bronson is now 25-3 on the season.

Lakeland wins NECC golf tournament
(UNDATED) – The Lakeland boys golf team won the NECC Tournament with a score of 308. Fremont was third; Prairie Heights fourth; Angola was fifth; Westview was seventh and Central Noble eighth. Zac Paxson of Lakeland was medalist with a 73. Cody Bachelor led Prairie Heights with a 79.

GIRLS H.S. SOCCER SCORES
Coldwater 1 – Adrian 1

Rangers top Tigers 11-8 despite Cabrera's 3 homers
(ARLINGTON) – David Murphy's three run shot was barely enough against Miguel Cabrera's three home runs. Murphy put Texas ahead for good with a drive just over the wall in right field in the sixth inning, and the Rangers spoiled the second three-homer game of Cabrera's career with an 11-8 victory on Sunday night. Cabrera hit a three run homer in the third and a solo shot in the fifth off Derek Holland, then went deep again in the eighth against Tanner Scheppers. Cabrera, the 2012 AL Triple Crown winner and this year's leader in average and RBIs, went 4 for 4 with 5 RBIs and has 11 homers, one off the AL lead. Still, the Tigers lost three
of four to the Rangers, who won a four-game series for the first time after twice losing with a chance to do it. Murphy's homer gave the Rangers an 8-7 lead and answered a bases-loaded double from Prince Fielder that put Detroit up by two after the Rangers had walked Cabrera intentionally even though first base wasn't open. Robbie Ross (2-0) pitched a scoreless seventh inning for the win, and Joe Nathan worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth for his 13th save. He has saved all 36 career chances against Detroit. Holland and Detroit starter Doug Fister both went just 4 2/3 innings, the shortest outing of the year for Holland. The left-hander gave up eight hits and four runs with three walks and six strikeouts. Fister allowed nine hits and five runs.

 

Miguel Cabrera circles the bases following his second home run against the Texas Rangers (photo courtesy of the Associated Press/SFP)

OTHER SUNDAY A.L. SCORES
Cleveland 6 – Seattle 0
Toronto at NY Yankees – postponed
Tampa Bay 3 – Baltimore 1
Boston 5 – Minnesota 1
Oakland 4 – Kansas City 3

SUNDAY INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
Pittsburgh 1 – Houston 0

Mets get by Cubs 4-3
(CHICAGO) – The New York Mets wanted more pop up top, and hoped Daniel Murphy could provide it. He delivered, hitting a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning that sent the Mets over the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Sunday for their first series win at Wrigley Field since 2007. The Mets won two of three on this trip to Chicago. Murphy batted leadoff for the first time this season and fifth time in his career. He'd mostly been in the second slot this season. He hit a leadoff shot against reliever Kyuji Kujikawa (1-1). Murphy has homered twice in three games and has an eight-game hitting streak, during which he's batted .469 (15 for 32) with seven extra-base hits. Cubs pitcher Travis Wood hit his first homer of the season and fourth of his career, clearing the left-field bleachers with a two-run drive off Dillon Gee.

OTHER SUNDAY N.L. SCORES
Miami 2 – Arizona 1
Atlanta 5 – LA Dodgers 2
Philadelphia 3 – Cincinnati 2
St. Louis 4 – Milwaukee 2
San Diego 13 – Washington 4
Colorado 5 – San Francisco 0

SUNDAY NHL PLAYOFF SCORES
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Boston 5 – NY Rangers 2 (Bruins lead 2-0)
Ottawa 2 – Pittsburgh 1 (2OT) (Penguins lead 2-1)

Stalberg likely back for Game 3 against Wings
(UNDATED) – Blackhawks forward Viktor Stalberg likely will play in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Red Wings after being a healthy scratch in the first two games, coach Joel Quenneville said Sunday. Stalberg practiced with the third line during Sunday's practice at the United Center. He was taken out of the lineup for the series' first two games after playing in 47 of 48 regular-season games and in all five of the team's first-round playoff contests. He had nine goals and 14 assists in the regular season and one assist against the Minnesota Wild in the first round. After Saturday's 4-1 loss to the Red Wings in Chicago, which evened the series at 1-1, Quenneville is thinking that Stalberg's speed could give the Blackhawks a boost. Stalberg said Sunday he was unsure whether he'd play on Monday, but he was eager to contribute again if given the opportunity.

SUNDAY NBA PLAYOFF SCORES
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
San Antonio 105 – Memphis 83 (Spurs lead 1-0)

MONDAY SPORTS SCHEDULES
NHL PLAYOFFS
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Chicago at Detroit – 7:30 PM (Series tied 1-1)

IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle (Iwakuma) at Cleveland (Kazmir) – 12:05 PM
Tampa Bay (Odorizzi) at Toronto (Dickey) – 1:07 PM
NY Yankees (Sabathia) at Baltimore (Garcia) – 7 PM
Oakland (Colon) at Texas (Lindblom) – 8:05 PM
Boston (Lester) at Ch. White Sox (Axelrod) – 8:10 PM
Kansas City (Guthrie) at Houston (Keuchel) – 8:10 PM

INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Minnesota (Correia) at Atlanta (Teheran) – 7:10 PM

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati (Cueto) at NY Mets (Marcum) – 7:10 PM
Philadelphia (Hamels) at Miami (Sanabia) – 7:10 PM
LA Dodgers (Kershaw) at Milwaukee (Gallardo) – 8:10 PM
Arizona (Corbin) at Colorado (Garland) – 8:40 PM
St. Louis (Miller) at San Diego (Marquis) – 10:10 PM
Washington (Duke) at San Francisco (Vogelsong) – 10:15 PM 

Sturgis sees school record fall at boys track Regional
(VICKSBURG) – The Sturgis boys track team finished fifth at their Division 2 Regional meet Friday, but they saw a new school record set. Steven Griffith was Regional Champion in the 3200 meters with a time of 9:32 which sets a new school record. Griffith was also part of the winning 3200 meter relay team which captured the Regional championship. Also advancing to the state meet for the Trojans was Gerald Glasgow in the high jump. Overall, St. Joseph came in first place, Three Rivers was third and Edwardsburg 15th. Three Rivers had four Regional champions on the day.

Constantine takes 8th, Bronson 12th at track Regional
(NILES) – The Constantine boys track team finishes in eighth place at the Division 3 Regional meet. Schoolcraft was 9th and Bronson was 12th. Bronson's Hunter Machus qualified for the State Meet, as did Constantine's Andrew Turner and Justin Hall. Also qualifying for the state meet was Schoolcraft's Drew Douglas and Alec Craig.

Union City and Quincy sending people to state meet
(OLIVET) – Union City's boys track team took second place at their Division 3 Regional meet while Quincy was tenth. Josh Holton was Regional Champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and long jump for the Chargers. Also taking first was teammate Jesse Anderson in the 110 meter hurdles and the 300 hurldes. Both will advance to the State meet. Joining them will be Quincy's Zack Slack who came in second in the 800 meters.

Athens' Lucas Jenkins heading to State meet
(ALBION) – Athens High School will be represented at the Division 4 State track meet. Lucas Jenkins captured Regional titles in the high jump and long jump, which qualify him to advance to the state finals.

Sturgis girls advance two to State Track finals
(VICKSBURG) – The St. Joseph girls track team took first place at their Division 2 Regional meet. Three Rivers was eighth, Sturgis was 12th and Edwardburg 15th. Sturgis' Lauren Raiford scored in all four of her events and qualified for the State meet in the pole vault. Joining her will be Nicollette Nelson who was second in the shot put.

Bronson girls fourth, Constantine fifth at Regional
(NILES) – The Bronson girls track team finished fourth and Constantine Fifth at the Division 3 Regional meet at Niles Brandywine. Schoolcraft came in third on the day. Bronson's Mariah Roberts was named Regional Champion in the 300 meter hurdles and was also part of the Regional Champion 400 meter rela and 800 meter relay teams. Teammate Cristal Luviano also qualified for state for Bronson in the pole vault. Constantine's Heaven King is going to the state meet in the shot put and several members of the Schoolcraft team are advancing to state in multiple events.

Quincy, Union City to be represented at girls State meet
(OLIVET) – The Union City girls track team finished 3rd at their Division 3 Regional meet with Quincy coming in fourth. Brooke Johnson of Union City was Regional champ in the 100 meters and also qualified for state in the 200 meters. Joining her will be teammate Katie Birch in the 800 meters and the Union City 1600 meter relay team. Quincy's Breanna Spaulding was Regional champion in the high jump and finished second in the pole vault. Joining her at the state meet will be Kayti Hawkins who won the discus and Andrea Ferrin who took second in the 200 meters.

Sturgis golf team second at White Pigeon Invitational
(WHITE PIGEON) – The Sturgis boys golf team finished second at the White Pigeon Invitational with a score of 377. Schoolcraft was first with a 351. White Pigeon was third (382), Bronson fourth (386), Centreville fifth (387), and Marcellus sixth (409). Medalist was Austin Crandle of Schoolcraft with an 84. Sturgis was led by Landon Santori with an 87.

H.S. GIRLS SOCCER SCORES
Edwardsburg 3 – Sturgis 0

Lakeland softball loses twice to DeKalb
(LAGRANGE) – The Lakeland softball team saw their eight game winning streak come to an end as they lost to DeKalb 2-1 and 9-6 in a non conference double header. Lakeland is now 21-6 overall on the season.

OTHER H.S. SOFTBALL SCORES
Eastside 7 – Prairie Heights 3

H.S. BASEBALL SCORES
Concord 8 – Lakeland 3
Westview 15 – Lakewood Park 3

Tigers top Rangers 2-1
(ARLINGTON) – With a little help from slugger Miguel Cabrera, Rick Porcello and the Detroit Tigers slowed down the Texas Rangers. Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the fifth inning to back Porcello and lift the Tigers over the Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders. Texas had scored 51 runs in its past eight games, going 7-1 in that stretch. Porcello and four relievers, however, cooled off a Rangers offense that knocked out ace Justin Verlander in the third inning Thursday night. Cabrera broke a scoreless tie with an RBI double off the wall in left that scored Andy Dirks. Cabrera scored later in the fifth to provide the Tigers with just enough offense to give manager Jim Leyland his 1,699th career victory. Porcello (2-2) allowed one run and five hits in 5 2/3 innings with six strikeouts and a walk as the Tigers rebounded from a 10-4 loss Thursday night. Detroit remained tied with the Cleveland Indians atop the AL Central. The Rangers, owners of the best record in the AL, went 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

Sale K's 12 in White Sox win
(ANAHEIM) – The Los Angeles Angels did three times better against Chris Sale than they did last Sunday at Chicago. They got three hits this time -- and still no runs. Sale frustrated the Angels' through 7 2/3 innings with a season-high 12 strikeouts, leading the White Sox to another 3-0 victory on Friday night. Alex Rios and Adam Dunn homered, helping extend Chicago's winning streak to a season-high four games. Sale (5-2) threw 79 of his 113 pitches for strikes in another duel with fellow lefty C.J. Wilson. In the previous one, Sale retired the first 19 batters and settled for a one-hitter while recording his first shutout in the major leagues.
It was his sixth straight start of at least seven innings while allowing fewer than three earned runs. Addison Reed pitched a perfect ninth for his 14th save in 15 chances. Wilson (3-3) lost his third straight start, allowing two runs and six hits over seven innings in his longest outing of the season. 

OTHER FRIDAY A.L. SCORES
Tampa Bay 12 – Baltimore 10
Cleveland 6 – Seattle 3
NY Yankees 5 – Toronto 0
Boston 3 – Minnesota 2
Oakland 2 – Kansas City 1

INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL SCORES
Pittsburgh 5 – Houston 4

Mets get by Cubs 3-2
(CHICAGO) – Having already impressed with his arm, Matt Harvey got to show off his bat. The 24 year old right-hander won his fifth straight decision, allowing five hits in 7 1/3 innings and singling in the go-ahead run in the seventh to lead the New York Mets over the Chicago Cubs 3-2 Friday. Daniel Murphy and David Wright homered for the Mets, and reserve right fielder Marlon Byrd preserved the lead by throwing out a runner at the plate in the eighth inning. Harvey (5-0) won his first four starts of the year, then failed to get a decision in his next four outings. Chicago took a 2-1 lead in the first with three hits off Harvey, who had allowed just three first-inning hits this year. Stralin Castro singled, Anthony Rizzo doubled and Alfonso Soriano hit an RBI single to shortstop Ruben Tejada, who ranged behind second and bounced a catchable one-hop throw past first baseman Ike Davis for a throwing error as Rizzo came home. Edwin Jackson (1-6), coming off a victory at Washington on May 11, gave up three runs and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.

OTHER FRIDAY N.L. SCORES
Philadelphia 5 – Cincinnati 3
Arizona 9 – Miami 2
Atlanta 8 – LA Dodgers 5
St. Louis 7 – Milwaukee 6
Colorado 10 – San Francisco 9
Washington 6 – San Diego 5

NHL PLAYOFF SCORES
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Pittsburgh 4 – Ottawa 3 (Penguins 2-0)

Chicago's Quennville finalist for Jack Adams Award
(UNDATED) – Joel Quenneville, Bruce Boudreau and Paul MacLean are finalists for the Jack Adams Award, given to the head coach who has contributed most to his team's success. The NHL announced the nominees on Friday. The winner will be announced during the Stanley Cup final. Quenneville led Chicago to a league-best 36-7-5 mark after opening the season by earning a point in each of its first 24 games, setting an NHL record. Quenneville previously won the award in 2000 with St. Louis. In his first full season in Anaheim, Boudreau led the Ducks to the Pacific Division title and the second seed in the Western Conference playoffs. Boudreau previously won the award in 2008 with Washington. MacLean, a finalist for the second straight year, led Ottawa to the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference while overcoming the prolonged absences of several key players.

SATURDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
TRACK:   
MHSAA REGIONALS
DIVISION 4 @ NEW BUFFALO
Centreville/Colon/Marcellus/Mendon/White Pigeon

BASEBALL:   
Sturgis @ Blissfield Invitational
Bronson @ Coldwater “Stout and Sons” Invitational
Lansing Christian @ Burr Oak (DH)
Wawasee @ Lakeland
Whitko @ Prairie Heights

SOFTBALL:   
Sturgis @ Climax-Scott Invitational
Bronson @ Coldwater Invitational
Constantine @ Erie Mason Tournament
Hamilton @ Prairie Heights
Westview @ Goshen Tournament

GIRLS SOCCER:  
Coldwater @ Adrian

GOLF:    
NECC Tournament @ Noble Hawk GC

NHL PLAYOFFS
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Detroit at Chicago – 1 PM (Blackhawks lead 1-0)

EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Los Angeles at San Jose – 9 PM (Kings lead 2-0)

IN THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
Seattle at Cleveland – 1:05 PM
Toronto at NY Yankees – 1:05 PM
Tampa Bay at Baltimore – 4:05 PM
Ch. White Sox at LA Angels – 4:05 PM
Boston at Minnesota – 7:10 PM
Detroit (Sanchez) at Texas (Grimm) (7:40 PM – ESPN 1230)
Kansas City at Oakland – 9:05 PM

INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Houston at Pittsburgh – 7:05 PM

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets at Ch. Cubs – 1:05 PM
Cincinnati at Philadelphia – 4:05 PM
LA Dodgers at Atlanta – 7:10 PM
Arizona at Miami – 7:10 PM
Milwaukee at St. Louis – 7:15 PM
San Francisco at Colorado – 8:10 PM
Washington at San Diego – 8:40 PM

NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
New York at Indiana – 8 PM (Pacers lead 3-2)

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Arizona at Miami – 1:10 PM
LA Dodgers at Atlanta – 1:35 PM
Cincinnati at Philadelphia – 1:35 PM
Milwaukee at St. Louis – 2:15 PM
NY Mets at Ch. Cubs – 2:20 PM
Washington at San Diego – 4:10 PM
San Francisco at Colorado – 4:10 PM

NHL PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
NY Rangers at Boston – 3 PM (Bruins lead 1-0)
Pittsburgh at Ottawa – 7:30 PM (Penguins lead 2-0)

NBA PLAYOFFS
WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS
Memphis at San Antonio – 3:30 PM

Sturgis tennis sends single player, doubles team to State
(VICKSBURG) – While the Sturgis girls tennis team may not have qualified for the State meet,the Lady Trojans will be represented in Holland. #1 Singles player Khushi Vakharia was runner up at the Regional meeting. She will move on to the Division 3 State finals starting May 31. The Sturgis #1 Doubles team of Sam Setterblad and Gretchen Inman were Regional Champions on the day. Sturgis coach Kendra Eicher was named Regional Coach Of The Year.

Westview boys win Sectional
(KENDALLVILLE) – The Westview boys track team dominated the competition and came away as Sectional champions with 125 points on the day. Lakeland was second, host East Noble fifth, Prairie Heights sixth, Angola seventh, Fremont tenth and Central Noble eleventh. All three LaGrange County schools had multiple Sectional champions and individuals who will be moving on to the Regionals next week.

Sturgis baseball sweeps Niles
(STURGIS) – Host Sturgis picked up a pair of baseball wins as they beat Niles 15-11 and 5-4. Kris Ransberger led the Trojans with 7 RBI on the day. Sturgis is now 12-11 on the season.

Centreville gets by Union City
(CENTREVILLE) – Host Centreville beat Union City  5-3 in non conference baseball action. Jordan Guest picked up the win for the Bulldogs while Chase Alexander got the save.

Westview tops Eastside in NECC baseball
(EMMA) – In a slugfest, host Westview beat Eastside 13-9 in NECC baseball action. Tarrin Beachy and Hunter Christner each drove in two runs for the Warriors who are now 15-7 overall and 8-2 in the NECC.

OTHER H.S. BASEBALL SCORES
B.C. Pennfield 11 – Constantine 1 (game one)
B.C. Pennfield 19 – Constantine 1 (game two)
Quincy 9 – Hillsdale 5 (game one)
Quincy 9 – Hillsdale 2 (game two)
Leo 14 – Lakeland 2
Prairie Heights 11 – Fremont 4
Angola 1 – Hamilton 0

Sturgis loses to Niles in softball DH
(STURGIS) – The Sturgis softball team lost a pair of home games to Niles 15-1 and 20-1. The Lady Trojans improve to 14-11.

Centreville softball blasts Union City
(CENTREVILLE) – The Centreville softball team blasted Union City 16-1 in non conference action. Katie logan and Charity Yeager each drove in two runs for the Lady Bulldogs, who are 9-12 on the season.

Constantine splits softball DH with Pennfield
(PENNFIELD TOWNSHIP) – The Constantine softball team split their KVA double header with host B.C. Pennfield. The Lady Falcons lost game one 12-6 but won the second 13-0. Hannah Knight and Dylan King each drove in three runs on the day.

Lakeland beats Mishawaka 3-0
(MISHWAWKA) – Lakeland notched their first ever win over Mishawaka 3-0 in non conference softball. Ashlynn Grubb struck out 14 and gave up 5 hits. Lakeland improve to 21-4.

OTHER H.S. SOFTBALL SCORES
Prairie Heights 10 – Fremont 0
Angola 17 – Hamilton 2

H.S. GIRLS SOCCER SCORES
Coldwater 11 – Albion 0
Quincy 2 – Springport 0

Lakeland golfers beat East Noble
(LAGRANGE) – The Lakeland golf team picked up a non conference win over East Noble 152-158. Zac Paxson of Lakeland was medalist with a round of 35. Teammate Isaac Kilgor shot a 37.

Proefrock named Coach Of the Year
(CENTREVILLE) – Glen Oaks Community College men's basketball coach Steve Proefrock has received a special honor. Proefrock was named the Men's Junior College Coach of the Year by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan. In his 16th season at Glen Oaks, Proefrock led his team to the Western Conference Championship with a conference record of 15-1 and an overall record of 27-4.

 

Steve Proefrock

White Sox edge Angles 5-4
(ANAHEIM) – Timing is everything for a hitter, even when he doesn't make contact. Jeff Keppinger walked with the bases loaded to drive in the go-ahead run -- his first base on balls in 141 plate appearances this season, and the Chicago White Sox rallied with three runs in the eighth to beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Thursday night for their season-high third straight road win. Matt Lindstrom (2-2) got the victory after facing one batter in the seventh, getting Mike Trout to fly out to right to end the inning. Addison Reed pitched the ninth to earn his 13th save in 14 chances. Dane De LaRosa (1-1) took the loss, giving up all three runs in the eighth. He had pitched two perfect innings with three strikeouts against the White Sox last Friday. 

OTHER THURSDAY A.L. SCORES
Seattle 3 – NY Yankees 2
Boston 4 – Tampa Bay 3

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets 5 – St. Louis 2
Pittsburgh 7 – Milwaukee 1
Cincinnati 5 – Miami 3
San Francisco 8 – Colorado 6
Washington 6 – San Diego 2

Knicks beat Pacers to keep playoff hopes alive
(NEW YORK) – For the New York Knicks, it was about playing harder, even if not really much better. Saving their season would be more about effort than execution. Now they have to do it two more times. Carmelo Anthony scored 28 points and the Knicks avoided elimination in the Eastern Conference semifinals with an 85-75 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 5. Reserves J.R. Smith and Chris Copeland each had 13 points for the Knicks, who trail 3-2 and will need a victory Saturday in Indiana to force a seventh game back here Monday. They are trying to become the ninth NBA team to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a series. Paul George had 23 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Pacers. They played without point guard George Hill because of a concussion and committed 19 turnovers. George battled foul trouble and couldn't contain Anthony quite as well as he had while the Pacers easily won the previous two games. David West had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Pacers, who were trying to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2004.

OTHER THURSDAY NBA PLAYOFF SCORES
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
San Antonio 94 – Golden State 82 (Spurs win 4-2)

THURSDAY NHL PLAYOFF SCORES
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Boston 3 – NY Rangers 2 (OT) (Bruins lead 1-0)

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Los Angeles 4 – San Jose 3 (Kings lead 2-0)

Datsyuk, Toews named as Selke finalists
(UNDATED) – Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings, Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks and Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins are finalists for the Frank J. Selke Trophy as the NHL's best defensive forward. Bergeron, who won last year, was the NHL's top face-off man this season at 62.1 percent. He ranked sixth overall and led the Bruins in plus-minus with a plus-24 rating and played an average of 2:12 per game with his team short-handed. Datsyuk, a three-time winner, tied with Toews for the league lead in takeaways with 56, topped the Red Wings in plus-minus at plus-21 and won 55 percent of faceoffs. Toews, a Selke finalist for the second time, finished third in the NHL in plus-minus with a career-high plus-28 rating and placed second in the NHL in face-off winning percentage with 59.9 percent.

Chicago's Kane finalist for Lady Byng award
(UNDATED) – Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane, N.Y. Islander forward Matt Moulson and Tampa Bay Lightning forward Martin St. Louis are the three finalists for the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy, the league's sportsmanship award. St. Louis already has won the award twice (2010, '11), and was a finalist two other times. The 37 year old ranked second among NHL forwards in total ice time, but was assessed just 14 penalty minutes. Moulson is a finalist for the second straight season. He had four penalty minutes in 47 games, tied with San Jose's Logan Couture for the fewest among the NHL's top 50 scorers. Kane is a Lady Byng finalist for the first time, after helping Chicago to a Presidents' Trophy. He played 47 games and averaged 20:03 of ice time, but had just eight penalty minutes.

Evan Gordon transferring to Indiana
(UNDATED) – Evan Gordon is coming home. Indiana announced Thursday that the former Arizona State guard will transfer to Bloomington and enroll in graduate school so he can be eligible immediately next season. Gordon, an Indianapolis native, is the brother of former Indiana star and NBA guard Eric Gordon. Evan Gordon left the Sun Devils after just one season in which he averaged 10.1 points, 2.9 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals. He'll help fortify an Indiana roster that will look very different next season. Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller have declared for the NBA draft, three seniors graduated and Maurice Creek and Remy Abell have announced they will transfer. Gordon started his career at Liberty. 

FRIDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
GIRLS TENNIS:  
MHSAA REGIONALS
DIVISION 4 @ B.C. CENTRAL
Bronson/Schoolcraft

TRACK:   
MHSAA REGIONALS
DIVISION 2 @ VICKSBURG
Sturgis/Three Rivers/Dowagiac/Edwardsburg/Niles/St. Joseph/Stevensville-Lakeshore

DIVISION 2 @ MASON
Coldwater/Marshall/Gull Lake/B.C. Harper Creek

DIVISION 3 @ NILES BRANDYWINE
Bronson/Constantine/Schoolcraft/Cassopolis

DIVISION 3 @ OLIVET
Union City/Quincy

DIVISION 4 @ ALBION
Athens/Climax-Scotts

GOLF:    
Sturgis/Bronson/Schoolcraft @ White Pigeon Invitational
Constantine/Maple Valley @ Parchment

GIRLS SOCCER:  
Sturgis @ Edwardsburg

BASEBALL:   
Mendon @ Cassopolis (DH)
Schoolcraft @ Maple Valley (DH)
Colon @ Camden-Frontier (DH)
Burr Oak @ Jackson Christian (DH)
Westview @ Lakewood Park

SOFTBALL:   
Mendon @ Cassopolis (DH)
Schoolcraft @ Maple Valley (DH)
Colon @ Camden-Frontier (DH)
DeKalb @ Lakeland (DH)

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets (Harvey) at Ch. Cubs (Jackson) – 2:20 PM
Cincinnati (Cingrani) at Philadelphia (Lee) – 7:05 PM
Arizona (Cahill) at Miami (Slowey) – 7:10 PM
LA Dodgers (Ryu) at Atlanta (Maholm) – 7:30 PM
Milwaukee (Peralta) at St. Louis (Garcia) – 8:15 PM
San Francisco (Bumgarner) at Colorado (De La Rosa) – 8:40 PM
Washington (Gonzalez) at San Diego (Smith) – 10:10 PM

INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
Houston (Lyles) at Pittsburgh (Gomez) – 7:05 PM

Sturgis soccer wins opening round tournament game
(STURGIS) – The Sturgis girls soccer team won their opening round match in the SMAC Tournament, beating Niles 3-1. Kelsi Caywood had a goal and an assist for the Lady Trojans, who also got goals from Marissa Parker and Morgan Pueschel. The Sturgis JV soccer team beat the Niles JV 9-1.

Sturgis golfers fourth at final SMAC East meet
(BATTLE CREEK) – The Sturgis boys golf team shot their best team score of the season with a 184 and finished fourth at the final SMAC East Jamboree. B.C. Lakeview was first and Coldwater was sixth. Sturgis was led by Landon Santori who shot a 39. Sturgis finishes the regular season in fourth place in the SMAC East. Santori was named to the SMAC All Division First Team while teammate Connor Morency was named to the SMAC All Division Honorable Mention Team.

Sturgis JV golf team fifth at jamboree
(MARSHALL) – The Sturgis JV golf team finished fifth at their SMAC East Jamboree with a score of 206. Coldwater was first on the say with host Marshall third. Sturgis was led by Clayton Musolff who shot 47.

IHSAA Girls Tennis Sectionals Semifinals at Angola
Angola 3 – DeKalb 2
Fremont 5 – Prairie Heights 0
Angola will face Fremont in the Sectional finals on Friday

OTHER H.S. TENNIS SCORES
Bronson 5 - Sturgis JV 3

Bronson softball splits DH with Brandywine
(BRONSON) – The Bronson softball team split a non conference double header with visiting Niles Brandywine. Bronson won the first game 10-0 but lost the second 15-6. Lindsey Sikorski drove in three runs for the Lady Vikings while Skyler Sobeski drove in two runs. Bronson is now 23-3 on the season.

Colon tops Centreville 9-4 in softball action
(CENTREVILLE) – The Colon softball team picked up a win over county rival Centreville 9-4. Katie Logan and Dezarae Marshall each drove in two runs for the Lady Bulldogs who are now 8-12 on the season.  Kaitlyn Denney drove in three runs for Colon.

OTHER H.S. SOFTBALL SCORES
Garrett 2 – Prairie Heights 0 

Centreville baseball shuts out Colon 10-0
(COLON) – Centreville notched a non conference baseball win as they beat host Colon 10-0. Nick Kelley drove in three runs for the Bulldogs while teammate Calvin Ludwig drove in two runs.

Hawks tops Wings 4-1 in game one
(CHICAGO) – Maybe it was the extra rest, or another raucous crowd at the United Center. Maybe it was just the resumption of one of the NHL's biggest rivalries. Whatever it was, the Chicago Blackhawks finally found that extra gear they talked about for days. Johnny Oduya and Marcus Kruger scored in the third period, Corey Crawford made 20 saves and the Blackhawks beat the Detroit Ried Wings 4-1 in the opener of their second-round playoff series Wednesday night. In the wake of Chicago's five-game victory over Minnesota in the first round, Coach Joel Quenneville talked about a higher level of intensity, and each of his biggest stars echoed
his comments. The response was a dominant final two periods in the Blackhawks' first game in the Western Conference semifinals since they won the Stanley Cup in 2010. Marian Hossa had the opening goal in the first, and Patrick Sharp finished with an empty-netter and two assists to give him nine points in the postseason. Jimmy Howard had 38 stops in a terrific performance, and Damian Brunner scored the lone goal for the Red Wings, but Detroit still lost to rival Chicago for the eighth straight time dating to last season.

Astros beat Tigers 7-5 to avoid sweep
(DETROIT) – Brandon Barnes stood in center field and felt the wind blowing out a bit, an ominous sign when Miguel Cabrera is at the plate with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning. Sure enough, Cabrera lifted a deep flyball to right-center, forcing Barnes to race over with the game on the line. Barnes caught Cabrera's drive against the wall for the final out, and the Houston Astros avoided a season sweep against the Detroit Tigers with a 7-5 victory Wednesday. Max Scherzer started for the Tigers and allowed five runs and five hits in seven innings. He struck out seven and walked three. Al Alburquerque (0-1) took the loss in relief. Alburquerque has struck out 26 in 14 1/3 innings this year, but he's also walked 13 and thrown six wild pitches. Avisail Garcia went deep for the Tigers, hitting a three run homer, his first in the major leagues. 

White Sox beat Twins 9-4
(MINNEAPOLIS) – Adam Dunn homered twice, doubled and drove in five runs, powering the Chicago White Sox past the Minnesota Twins 9-4 on Wednesday. Dunn hit a pair of two-run shots for his 35th career multihomer game. He's hit three home runs in the last two games and has nine this year. Dayan Viciedo also went deep for the second straight day, helping Dylan Axelrod (1-3) pick up his first victory this season. Axelrod finished 5 1/3 innings, allowing nine hits, three runs and one walk to go along with four strikeouts. Mike Pelfrey (3-4) was hit hard yet again, failing to record an out in the fifth inning. Dunn was the last batter he faced, delivering an RBI double that put the White Sox ahead 4-2. The 33 year old slugger hit both of his homers with two outs. 

OTHER WEDNESDAY A.L. SCORES
Texas 6 – Oakland 2
Boston 9 – Tampa Bay 2
Seattle 12 – NY Yankees 2
Kansas City 9 – LA Angels 5

WEDNESDAY INTERLEAGUE SCORES
San Diego 8 – Baltimore 4
Cleveland 10 – Philadelphia 4
Toronto 11 – San Francisco 3

Cubs double up Rockies 6-3
(CHICAGO) – Jeff Samardzija mixed a strong start with an impressive performance at the plate. Samardzija hit a two run home run and pitched eight sharp innings for his first win since Opening Day and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Wednesday night. David DeJesus led off the first inning with a home run and Anthony Rizzo had two hits for the Cubs, who won back-to-back series for the first time this season. Samardzija (2-5) allowed two runs and five hits. He struck out seven and walked two, but the highlight came on his two-run homer in the second inning. Colorado starter Jon Garland (3-4) allowed three runs and seven
hits in five innings. He struck out four and walked one. DeJesus snapped Garland's 18 1/3 scoreless inning streak against the Cubs with a leadoff home run into the left-field bleachers in the first inning. It was DeJesus' second leadoff homer of the season and 14th of his career.

OTHER WEDNESDAY N.L. SCORES
Arizona 5 – Atlanta 3
Pittsburgh 3 – Milwaukee 1
Cincinnati 4 – Miami 0
St. Louis 4 – NY Mets 2
LA Dodgers 3 – Washington 1

Heat rally to beat Bulls 94-91
(MIAMI) – Knowing his team needed him at his best, Dwyane Wade retreated to the Miami Heat locker room after the third quarter for some quick treatment on his aching right knee. When he came back, he was good as new. And now he can rest until the Eastern Conference finals. LeBron James scored 23 points, Wade added 18 and had a brilliant 45-second sequence that proved crucial, and the Heat clawed back from an 11 point second-half deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 94-91 on Wednesday night and close out their second-round series in five games. The Heat outscored Chicago 25-14 in the fourth quarter to escape and advance. Chicago's Nate Robinson and Jimmy Butler missed 3-pointers, time expired, and Miami moved on to face Indiana or New York next week. Carlos Boozer finished with 26 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who were without Derrick Rose, Kirk Hinrich and Luol Deng. Robinson scored 21 points, Butler had 19, and Richard Hamilton 15 for the Bulls, who dropped the final four games of the series.

OTHER NBA PLAYOFF SCORES
WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Memphis 88 – Oklahoma City 85 (Grizzlies win 4-1)

THURSDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
GIRLS TENNIS:  
MHSAA REGIONALS
DIVISION 3 @ VICKSBURG
Sturgis/Coldwater/Three Rivers/Edwardsburg/B.C. Harper Creek/Niles/ Marshall/Stevensville-Lakeshore

BASEBALL:   
Niles @ Sturgis (DH)
Union City @ Centreville
Constantine @ B.C. Pennfield
Lakeland @ Leo
Fremont @ Prairie Heights
Eastside @ Westview

SOFTBALL:   
Niles @ Sturgis (DH)
Coldwater @ Hanover-Horton (DH)
Union City @ Centreville
Constantine @ B.C. Pennfield
Lakeland @ Mishawaka
Fremont @ Prairie Heights
Eastside @ Westview

GOLF:    
Schoolcraft/Kalamazoo Hackett @ Constantine
Lakeland @ East Noble
Westview/Elkhart Christian @ Bethany Christian

TRACK:   
IHSAA BOYS SECTIONAL @ EAST NOBLE
Lakeland/Prairie Heights/Westview/Howe School/Angola/Fremont/Angola

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
NY Mets (Niese) at St. Louis (Wainwright) – 1:45 PM
Milwaukee (Burgos) at Pittsburgh (Liriano) – 7:05 PM
Cincinnati (Latos) at Miami (Fernandez) – 7:10 PM
San Francisco (Cain) at Colorado (Chacin) – 8:40 PM
Washington (Strasburg) at San Diego (Volquez) – 10:10 PM

NHL PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
NY Rangers at Boston – 7:30 PM

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
San Jose at Los Angeles – 10 PM (Kings lead 1-0)

NBA PLAYOFFS
EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Indiana at New York – 8 PM (Pacers lead 3-1)

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
San Antonio at Golden State – 10:30 PM (Spurs lead 3-2)

SJV schools joining a new league
(BRONSON) – The St. Joe Valley League will no longer be in existence beginning with the 2014-2015 school year. The four schools in the league have voted to create a 10 team league; the Berrien-Cass-St. Joseph Athletic Conference. In addition to the four SJV schools, the new BCS Athletic Conference will include Niles-Brandywine, Bridgeman, Cassopolis and Buchanan from the Lakeland Conference and New Buffalo and Lake Michigan Catholic from the Red Arrow Conference. When the new conference begins, there will be two divisions, which will be slightly different between football season and the rest of the sports for the schools.

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
Memphis at Oklahoma City – 9:30 PM (Grizzlies lead 3-1)

Sturgis baseball/softball District pairings announced
(UNDATED) – The pairings have been announced for the Sturgis baseball and softball Districts. Coldwater will be the host site for both Districts this year. In baseball action, Coldwater will take on Vicksburg in the 10 AM semi-final game while Sturgis will play Three Rivers in the second semi-final at 12:30 PM. The championship game will be played at 3 PM. In the softball district, Sturgis will play Three Rivers at 10 AM while Coldwater gets Vicksburg at 12:30 PM. The district championship will be at 3 PM.

Yoder steps down as Lakeland basketball coach
(LAGRANGE) – The search is on for a new boys varsity basketball coach at Lakeland High School. Ryan Yoder has stepped down as the boys basketball coach after taking a teaching job at his alma mater, Westview. The Lakers were 25-39 overall and 17-14 in the NECC during his three seasons as head coach.

Sturgis golfers third at SMAC East Jamboree
(BATTLE CREEK) – The Sturgis boys golf team finished third at the SMAC East Jamboree, with a score of 171, at Binder Park Golf Course. B.C. Lakeview was first with a 152 and Coldwater was fifth with a 176. Landon Santori led the Trojans with a 2 over par 38. Overall, Sturgis is in fourth place in the SMAC East standings.

OTHER H.S. GOLF SCORES
Fairfield 170 – Prairie Heights 179 - Central Noble 200

Mendon tops White Pigeon in mens track
(WHITE PIGEON) – The Mendon boys track team beat host White Pigeon 99-37. White Pigeon's Robbie Gibson took first in the shot put and the discus. Mendon's Elijah Klepper, Mitchel Coler, Michael Campbell, Taylor Mathews, Brandon Bray, Nathan Dedes and Hunter Steinbarger were all multiple event winners on the day.

Bronson gets by Centreville in boys track
(BRONSON) – Host Bronson beat Centreville in boys track 78-59. Hunter Machus had two first places finishes on the night for the Vikings, as did Centreville's Niko Monsivaes.

OTHER BOYS TRACK SCORES
Prairie Heights 91 - Howe School 39

Mendon girls beat White Pigeon in girls track
(WHITE PIGEON) – The Mendon girls blasted host White Pigeon in girls track 117-18. Mackinzie Eling, Amanda Lovell, Kylie DeMink, Brooke Howard, Samantha Griffith, Lauren Samson, Grace Leighton and Jenna Gales were all multiple event winners for the Lady Hornets.

Bronson girls top Centreville in track action
(BRONSON) – Bronson picked up a home track win over league foe Centreville 90-46. Bronson's Mariah Roberts was first in two events while Centreville's Marissa Mohney also captured two first place finishes.

GIRLS SOCCER SCORES
Kalamazoo Christian 4 – Sturgis 0

Mendon softball beats Marshall in DH
(MARSHALL) – The Mendon girls softball team picked up a pair of non conference wins, sweeping a double header from host Marshall 6-4 and 19-3. Casey Clementz had 5 hits on the day for the Lady Hornets while Jenna Griffith had 3 hits.

OTHER H.S. SOFTBALL SCORES
Bellevue 6 – Colon 3 (game one)
Colon 12 – Bellevue 10 (game two)
Angola 6 – Fairfield 5 (8 innings)
Fremont 8 – North Central 7

Fairfield blasts Westview in baseball action
(BENTON) – Host Fairfield beat Westview 16-4 in NECC baseball action. Jeremy Hochstetler was 2 for 2 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Warriors, who drop to 14-6 overall and 7-2 in the NECC.

OTHER H.S. BASEBALL SCORES
Angola 5 – Lakeland 1
Garrett 9 - Fremont 6
Prairie Heights 14 - Eastside 2

Grand slam helps Tigers beat Astros
(DETROIT) – Batting leadoff because of an injury to Austin Jackson, Detroit's Andy Dirks hit a drive to center field for a double in his first at-bat. Three innings later, the 27 year old outfielder made an even better impression. Dirks hit his first career grand slam, part of a six-run fourth for the Tigers in their 7-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Monday night.....(LISTEN).  He was at the top of the lineup because Jackson went on the disabled list earlier in the day with a pulled left hamstring. In the fourth, Dirks came to the plate in a good RBI situation: bases loaded and one out. He drove an 0-2 pitch to right field for his fourth homer of the year. Victor Martinez also homered for the Tigers, who swept four straight from the Astros in Houston earlier this month and opened this three-game series at Comerica Park with another convincing victory. Anibal Sanchez (4-3) allowed two runs and six hits in seven innings for Detroit. He struck out eight with one walk. Houston scored two runs off Sanchez in the third, shortly after Astros second baseman Jose Altuve left the game with a jaw injury following a collision with right fielder Jimmy Paredes on a pop-up. Norris (4-4) left with lower back spasms after allowing seven runs and nine hits in five innings. Houston has lost five straight and 15 of 18.

OTHER MONDAY A.L. SCORES
Cleveland 1 – NY Yankees (game one)
NY Yankees 7 – Cleveland 0 (game two)
Kansas City 11 – LA Angels 4
Oakland 5 – Texas 1

Cubs top Rockies 9-1
(CHICAGO) – The Chicago Cubs started Monday by locking up one part of their future, and then pitcher Travis Wood made his case to be the next on the list. Wood pitched seven scoreless innings and the Cubs came within two outs of their first shutout since last August in a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies. Wood (4-2) allowed two hits while striking out two for his major league-leading eighth quality start. He's the first Cubs pitcher since Hippo Vaughn in 1919 to start with eight quality starts. Wood also had two hits and an RBI for Chicago, which has won three straight for the second time this season. Wood started last season in Triple-A and wasn't called up to the Cubs until May 6 and didn't stay with Chicago for good until May 22. Now he's leading baseball in quality starts and, to manager Dale Sveum, becoming a major part of the "core" of the team. Alfonso Soriano gave the Cubs a 2-0 lead with his fourth home run. It was Soriano's 376th of his career, tying him for 69th all-time with former Red Sox and White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk. The Cubs offense had 14 hits, one short of a season high.

OTHER MONDAY N.L. SCORES
St. Louis 6 – NY Mets 3
Milwaukee 5 – Pittsburgh 1
Atlanta 10 – Arizona 1
Washington 6 – LA Dodgers 2

Tigers place Jackson on DL
(DETROIT) – Tigers center fielder Austin Jackson was put on the 15-day disabled list Monday because of a pulled left hamstring, leaving the Tigers without a talented leadoff hitter who also covers a lot of ground defensively in spacious Comerica Park. The move is retroactive to Sunday, when Jackson missed a game against Cleveland following the injury. The Tigers recalled outfielder Avisail Garcia from Triple-A Toledo. Jackson is hitting .272 with a team-high five stolen bases. Garcia hit .319 in 47 at-bats toward the end of last season, playing well enough that he made Detroit's postseason roster. Leyland said Garcia is a candidate to play center field in Jackson's absence, although Don Kelly started there Monday night against Houston. Left fielder Andy Dirks could also be moved to center if needed.

Heat take 3-1 lead over Bulls
(CHICAGO) – LeBron James and the Miami Heat didn't even give the Chicago Bulls room to breathe, practically squeezing the playoff life out of them to take a commanding lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal. Another effort like this will seal it. James scored 27 points and the Heat nearly matched a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game, pounding the listless and short-handed Bulls 88-65 on Monday night to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Chris Bosh Bosh finished with 14 points after scoring 20 and grabbing 19 rebounds in Game 3, and the Heat won again despite another quiet night from Dwyane Wade (six points), whose right knee was bothering him again. Carlos Boozer had 14 points and 12
rebounds for his fifth double-double in the postseason. Jimmy Butler scored 12 and Joakim Noah grabbed nine rebounds on a miserable night for Chicago.

OTHER MONDAY NBA PLAYOFF SCORES
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Memphis 103 – Oklahoma City 97 (OT) (Grizzlies lead 3-1)

NHL PLAYOFF SCORES
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Boston 5 – Toronto 4 (OT) (Bruins win series 4-3)
NY Rangers 5 – Washington 0 (Rangers win series 4-3)

TUESDAY SPORTS SCHEDULE
HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS
BASEBALL:   
Sturgis @ Marshall (DH)
B.C. Harper Creek @ Coldwater (DH)
Bronson @ White Pigeon
Mendon @ Centreville (DH)
Maple Valley @ Constantine
Delton-Kellogg @ Schoolcraft (DH)
Bellevue @ Colon (DH)
North Adams @ Burr Oak (DH)
Lakeland @ Hamilton
Prairie Heights @ Howe School
Westview @ Elkhart Central

SOFTBALL:   
Sturgis @ Marshall (DH)
B.C. Harper Creek @ Coldwater (DH)
Bronson @ White Pigeon
Mendon @ Centreville (DH)
Maple Valley @ Constantine
Delton-Kellogg @ Schoolcraft (DH)
Bellevue @ Colon(DH)
North Adams @ Burr Oak (DH)
Lakeland @ Hamilton
Bethany Christian @ Prairie Heights
Westview @ Fairfield

GOLF:    
Bronson @ Climax-Scotts
Schoolcraft/B.C. Pennfield @ Delton-Kellogg
Lakeland/Angola @ Prairie Heights

GIRLS TENNIS:  
Cassopolis @ Schoolcraft

TRACK:   
Schoolcraft @ B.C. Pennfield Jamboree

IHSAA GIRLS SECTIONAL @ ANGOLA
Lakeland/Prairie Heights/Westview/Central Noble/Fremont

INTERLEAGUE BASEBALL
San Diego (Cashner) at Baltimore (Tillman) – 7:05 PM
Cleveland (Kazmir) at Philadelphia (Pettibone) – 7:05 PM
San Francisco (Zito) at Toronto (Dickey) – 7:07 PM

IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE
Milwaukee (Lohse) at Pittsburgh (Locke) – 7:05 PM
Cincinnati (Bailey) at Miami (Nolasco) – 7:10 PM
Colorado (Francis) at Ch. Cubs (Villanueva) – 8:05 PM
NY Mets (Gee) at St. Louis (Gast) – 8:15 PM
Atlanta (Teheran) at Arizona (Corbin) – 9:40 PM
Washington (Haren) at LA Dodgers (Kershaw) – 10:10 PM

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Golden State at San Antonio – 9:30 PM (Series ties 2-2)

WESTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS
San Jose at Los Angeles – 10 PM