http://66.213.69.5/files/original/cca0f3cdb7478273e34286b969ca5bea.pdf 83f237a1a87319302716ca91a2515623 PDF Text Text Sonshine Circle donates Mostly sunny, 83/59 Golfers finish season NEWS s 2 WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 158, Volume 71 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 s 50¢ Raising awareness for domestic violence on October 20 Staff Report MEIGS COUNTY — The Meigs County Victim Assistance Program and the Meigs County Prosecutor’s Ofﬁce is going purple on Oct. 20 in support of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. According to a news release on Tuesday from Victim Assistance Director Theda Petrasko and Prosecutor James K. Stanley, one in four women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime. “Each of us must do all that we can to stop domestic violence I encourage you to take action to stop domestic violence whenever and wherever you can. If you see something, contact law enforcement to report,” the release states. An estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year, with females who are 20-24 years of age are at the greatest risk of non-fatal intimate partner violence. The majority of cases of domestic violence are never reported to law enforcement. “This month we join women — and men — all across the country to support victims of violence and to send the message that domestic violence is unacceptable in our community,” the release states. “Domestic violence touches every one of us. It ﬁlls emergency rooms and morgues. It keeps employees from being able to work. It makes children fearful and angry. It contributes to crime on our streets. It destroys homes and families.” “Domestic violence is everybody’s business, and we must all support efforts to end abuse. Only by making a real commitment to stop domestic violence can we end this devastating problem,” the release states. ”I challenge you to wear your purple throughout October to spread awareness about domestic violence. Please join us on Oct. 20 by wearing purple for Purple Day. Use #MCWantstoEndDV when posting your support of domestic violence awareness month,” the release concludes. Information provided by the Meigs County Victim Assistance Program. AGs call for making drug treatment affordable, accessible Attorneys General sent a letter supporting HR 2938, the “Road to COLUMBUS — Attorney General Mike Recovery” Act, to the U.S. House of RepreDeWine and Pennsentatives, describing sylvania Attorney the national epidemic of General Josh Shapiro, along with a bipartisan heroin and opioid abuse and overdose deaths, coalition of 39 Attorand stating: “… [W]e neys General and the cannot arrest our way National Association out of this problem, of Attorneys General, have called on Congress because it is not just a public safety challenge to pass legislation that – it is a public health changes federal law challenge as well.” to make treatment for “In Ohio last year drug addiction more more than 4,000 people affordable and accessible for Americans who died as the result of a most need it. See TREATMENT | 3 The coalition of Staff Report INDEX Obituary: 2 News: 3 Opinion: 4 Weather: 5 Sports: 6 Classifieds: 8 Comics: 9 JOIN THE CONVERSATION What’s your take on today’s news? Go to mydailysentinel. com and visit us on facebook to share your thoughts. Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Representatives from the Village of Pomeroy, Meigs County Health Department and Farmers Bank recently gathered at the Mechanic Street Park where new playground equipment had been installed. Pictured are Health Department representatives Leanne Cunningham, Courtney Midkiff and Laura Cleland, Pomeroy representatives Alan Miles, Mark Proffitt, Don Anderson, John Musser and Maureen Hennessy, and Farmers Bank’s Shawn Arnott. Park gets new equipment By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com POMEROY — There is a new place to play in the village of Pomeroy, with new playground equipment recently installed in Mechanic Street Park. It was through dona- tions and grant funding that the park, which had included a skate park and basketball court, has the new playground area with climbing areas and slides. Mayor Don Anderson explained that the property in the area was part of the land donated by Farmers Bank, with the lumber for the base of the playground donated by Dettwiller’s and the mulch from Facemyer Lumber. As for the equipment itself, it was funded through the Creating Healthy Communities grant through the Meigs County Health Department. Anderson said the village is planning to do a survey of the property to see exactly where the property lines are and then to see what else can be added to the area. See PARK | 3 Group gets second home By Sarah Hawley shawley@aimmediamidwest.com MIDDLEPORT — The clients, employees and owners of Inclusions LLC welcomed the public into their new space on Saturday with the grand opening of their Middleport location. Inclusions, which had previously been located in Pomeroy, recently moved to the former American Legion building in Middleport, located at 435 Williams Street. The agency provides services to adults with developmental disabilities, giving them a place to spend time and hang out with one another, as well as planning events and outings for the group. Owner Mary Miller said that Inclusions currently serves 12 clients and employees 17 people in two counties. Each of the clients have their own space on the wall in the main room to decorate to represent their own personal interests. Their are ﬂags and signs representing sports teams, local schools and many other things. “I love it,” said Michael Batton of the new space. Batton explained that they have a pool table, video games, hang out areas and can watch football games and NASCAR races. Photos by Sarah Hawley | Sentinel The new space has a large gathering room, as well as an area with a pool table and television for game playing and watching television. “I call it my second home. I’m not stressed and can get away from troubles,” said Batton. Cory Scarberry, who has been going to Inclusions since May, agreed with Batton, also referring to Inclusions as a “second home.” “Doug and Mary (Miller) are wonderful. This is a wonderful place,” said Scarberry. Jen Gray’s favorite part of the new location is the ability to sit outside. Michael Batton relaxes in front of a beach themed wall in the main See HOME | 3 area at Inclusions. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 DURBIN OBITUARIES DONALD ALLEN MAY POMEROY — Donald Allen May, of Pomeroy, Ohio, passed away on Oct. 2, 2017, at his residence. He was born in Ponca City, Okla., on June 8, 1944 to the late A.J. and Elsie May. Mr. May worked for AEP as an engineer working on the river. He was a veteran in the United States Army, a member of the Presbyterian Church in Middleport and was a member of the Harrisonville Masonic Lodge. He is survived by his wife, Vivian May; son, Donnie May; sister Patsy Micel; step-children, Terri Carsey, Leslie Thomas, Marty Ingels and Chris Ingels; eight grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren; and sev- eral nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 at 11 a.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Middleport with Pastor John Franklin ofﬁciating. Burial will follow in the Gravel Hill Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Masonic services will be presented at 6 p.m. the evening of visitation. Military honors will be presented by the VFW Post 9926, Mason, WV and American Legion Post 140, New Haven, WV. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. CHESAPEAKE — Kathy M. Durbin, 59, of Chesapeake, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Cabell Huntington Hospital, Huntington, WV. There will be no services. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, is assisting the family with arrangements. ADKINS GALLIPOLIS — Glenn Harold Adkins, 85, of Gallipolis, died Sunday October 1, 2017 at his residence. Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Sunday, October 8, 2017 at the Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday from noon until the time of service. SMITH CROWN CITY — Michael John Smith, 70, of Crown City, passed away Monday October 2, 2017 at Cabell Huntington Hospital. There will be no services. LONG BOTTOM — Geraldine Varney of Long Bottom, Ohio (Bashan area), passed away on Oct. 2, 2017, at the Holzer Sr. Care. She was born March 16, 1921, in Blueﬁeld, W.Va., daughter of the late Carlyle and Maude Moore. Geraldine was married to Winston Varney for 54 years and he preceded her in death in 1993. She was a homemaker and a member of the CarmelSutton United Methodist Church. Geraldine enjoyed her family and enjoyed making quilts. Surviving are her three daughters, Bonnie (Bill) Tawney, Ruth (Tom) Comer of Gallipolis, Ohio, Frances (Randy) Reiber of Racine, Ohio; four sons, Bob (Connie) Varney of Palmetto, Fla., Terry (Faith) Varney, Kent Varney and Todd Varney of Racine, Ohio; Courtesy photo Students at Southern Elementary recently received school supplies from the Sonshine Circle. Sonshine Circle FAO opens AEP makes donation mini-grant of school supplies GERALDINE VARNEY 10 grandchildren, Tami (Allen) Halley, Matt Comer, Kari Tawney, Bill (Kelli) Tawney, Mischelle (Brian) Beeler, Brent (Jenny) Skidmore, Jenny (Matt) Ridenour, Bridget (Brian) Heldreth, Amy (Neil) Nelson, Greg (Jo Ann) Varney; 17 greatgrandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Winston Varney; sister Dorothy Thacker; brothers, Pat and Archie Moore; granddaughter, Stacy Varney Funeral services will be held on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at 1 p.m. at the Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy. Visitation will be held two hours prior to the service. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. application The Bethany United Methodist Church Sonshine Circle had their September meeting on Sept. 14 with 11 ladies attending. The signing of cards was completed. Donations of school supplies were brought in and delivered to students in grades 1-4 at Southern Elementary School. Plans for the bake sale and yard sale on Oct. 5 and 6 were discussed. The sale will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 5 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 6. The next meeting is Oct. 12 when the group will be bringing t-shirts to send to the veterans at the Chillicothe VA and plans will be made to serve dinner to the veterans at the Racine American Legion Post. The monthly donation was made to the Meigs County Council on Aging. Birthdays for the month were Bernice Theiss, Jan McKee and Blondena Rainer, who turned 9 and was surprised with a basket from her friends. NELSONVILLE — The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio’s (FAO) environmental education grant applications are now open. Educators and 501(c)(3) nonproﬁt organizations are invited to apply for the 2017 AEP Access to Environmental Education Mini-Grant program. Nonproﬁts and schools throughout the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio are encouraged to share projects that support youth in learning about the environment, especially as regards local natural resources. The grant funding will also support youth in sharing their lessons learned with their communities. Mini-grants are available through the Foundation’s AEP Access to Environmental Education Fund, a fund established to create a permanent source of support for environmental education. Grant awards ranging from $500 to $1,500 will be available to support young people in accessing environmental education and in sharing their learning with their communities. The application opens on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 and all applications must be submitted by Monday, November 13, 2017. For more information about the AEP Access to Environmental Education Mini-Grant program and past grant recipients, please visit FAO’s website at www.AppalachianOhio.org/AEP. The Foundation for Appalachian Ohio (FAO) is a regional community foundation serving the 32 counties of Appalachian Ohio. A 501(c)(3) public charity, the Foundation creates opportunities for Appalachian Ohio’s citizens and communities by inspiring and supporting philanthropy. For more information about FAO, visit www.AppalachianOhio.org. SHOCKLEY, JR. PROCTORVILLE — Jimmy F. Shockley, Jr, 53, of Proctorville, died Friday, September 29, 2017 at home. The family will receive friends 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, October 6, 2017 at Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville. Private family burial will take place. MEIGS CHURCH CALENDAR Sunday, Oct. 8 POMEROY — Carleton Church Homecoming will be held with the dinner at noon, followed by a program at 1:30 p.m. There will be special singers. Sunday, Oct. 22 RACINE — Morning Star United Methodist Church Homecoming with lunch at 12:30 p.m. and service of singing at 1:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY EVENING RUSSELL BROADCAST POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Elvis L. Russell, age 60, of Point Pleasant, W.Va. died Friday, September 29, 2017. Services will be private. AIM Media Midwest Operating, LLC (USPS 436-840) Telephone: 740-992-2155 Publishes every Sunday and Tuesday through Friday. Subscription rate is $131.61 per year. Prices are subject to change at any time. 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All coming events print on a spaceavailable basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@civitasmedia.com. Thursday, Oct. 5 ORANGE TWP. — The next regular meeting of the Orange Township Trustees will be held at 7 p.m. at the township building. SYRACUSE — A bingo event to beneﬁt the Meigs County Toys for Tots giveaway will be held at the Syracuse Community Center. Doors open at 5 p.m. with games beginning at 6 p.m. Early bird tickets may be purchased at Farmers Bank in Tuppers Plains and Pomeroy and Home MASON, W.Va. — The National Bank in Syracuse. Food will be availSyracuse Community Center will be holding a able to purchase from the Syracuse Community Fundraiser to continue Center. Proceeds from projects and activities at Bob Evans in Mason, the event beneﬁt the toy W.Va. Dine between the giveaway in December at the Tuppers Plains hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. and present a Com- Fire Department. CHESTER — The munity Fundraiser ﬂyer Chester Shade Historiduring checkout. Flycal Associations board ers will be in business meeting will be held at locations in Syracuse. 6:30 p.m. the Academy For more information, Dining Room. It open to contact President John Bentley at 740-992-2365 the public and everyone or Carol Adams 740-992- is welcome. CHILLICOTHE — 2311. From page 1 Possibilities include a shelter house or more equipment. Laura Cleland, who oversees the Creating Healthy Communities program for the health department, said that the goal of the program is to improve the overall Treatment From page 1 drug overdose,” said Attorney General Mike DeWine. “The ‘Road to Recovery’ Act will help those struggling with addiction gain access to treatment, and eliminate a decades-old Medicaid rule that limits residential treatment options. I am pleased to help spearhead this effort with my colleague Attorney General Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania and be supported by attorneys general from across the nation.” The “Road to Recov- Monday, Oct. 9 levies. All retired Meigs County Public Employees are urged to attend. POMEROY — The regular meeting of Meigs County PERI, Chapter 74 will be held at 1 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center, located at 156 Mulberry Ave., Pomeroy. District 7 Representative Greg Ervin will update members on state and local PERI issues, including information from the recent Regional Meeting held in Jackson. Guest speakers for the meeting will be Meigs County Sheriff Keith Wood and University of Rio Grande Community College Board Chairman Paul Reed discussing proposed November tax BEDFORD TWP. — The regular monthly meeting of the Bedford Township Trustees will be held at 7 p.m. at the Bedford Township Hall. SALEM CENTER — POMEROY — Meigs Star Grange #778 and Star Junior Grange #878 County Health Dept. will be closed for Columbus will meet with potluck Day. Normal business supper at 6:30 p.m. folhours will resume at 8 lowed by presentation by Meigs County Sheriff a.m. on Oct. 10. CHESHIRE — Western Keith Wood on the ballot issue for the new Meigs Square Dancing Lessons, County Jail at 7:30 p.m. 7-8 p.m. at Gavin Employees Recreation BuildThe regular meeting will follow. The public is ing, State Route 554, Cheshire, Ohio. For inforinvited to attend. mation call 304-675-3275, MIDDLEPORT — A 740-517-6585, 740-446fall plant exchange, 4213 or 740-592-5668. hosted by the Master Gardener , will be held at the Riverbend Arts Council building, Middleport. A short program or question and answer session will be held at 11:30 a.m. with SUTTON TWP. — The the exchange of plants at regular monthly meeting noon. Bring any annuals of the Sutton Township you need to transplant Trustees will be held in or house plants that the Racine Village Hall need a new home or just Council Chambers begincome and ﬁnd some dif- ning at 6 p.m. ferent plants for your POMEROY — The garden. Meigs County Board of Health Meeting will take health of the communities in the county. Cleland said that there are 9-11 projects completed through the program each year in Meigs County. The Creating Healthy Communities program is in 23 counties in the state of Ohio. Funding for the program comes from the federal level to the Ohio Department of Health and is then divided for the county projects. “The focus is on healthy eating, active living and a tobacco free environment,” said Cleland. There are also efforts to prevent chronic diseases. As for how playground equipment ﬁts in to the program, Cleland explained that access to recreational opportunities increased physical activity. The new equipment was purchased from Play World who also provided the contractors to complete the installation. “They were wonderful to work with,” said Cleland. Councilwoman Maureen Hennessey said the area provides a place for families to come and spend time, playing on the equipment and having picnics. A port-a-john ery” Act will help increase access to treatment for opioid addiction by removing a more than 50-year-old provision in the Medicaid program that currently acts as a barrier to residential addiction treatment. The bill addresses the “Institutions for Mental Diseases” (IMD) exclusion which was created in the original 1965 Medicaid legislation to prevent the funding of large, residential mental health facilities. While the exclusion led to the closure of what were, in many cases, inhumane institutions, it now has the unintended effect of limiting Medicaid fund- ing for residential treatment facilities, which can be one of the most effective ways to treat drug addiction. The “Road to Recovery” Act will remove the exclusion for addiction treatment facilities only. This will help open new avenues for addiction treatment while maintaining appropriate restrictions on mental health facilities. The change in the law is supported by health care providers, insurers, treatment centers, governors of both political parties and the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. Wednesday, Oct. 4 Park The Southern Ohio Council of Governments (SOCOG) will hold its board meeting at 10 a.m. at 27 West Second Street, Suite 202, Chillicothe, Ohio, 45601. Board meetings usually are held the ﬁrst Thursday of the month. For more information, call 740-775-5030, ext. 103. Friday, Oct. 6 Saturday, Oct. 7 Tuesday, Oct. 10 has also been set up in the area and is being paid for by the Pomeroy Blues and Jazz Society for the ﬁrst year. Hennessey, looking around the area, said “imagine what could be,” envisioning families spending time in the park with lunch, or playing on the equipment. She also noted that it would be nice to add steps from Mulberry place at 5 p.m. in the conference room of the Meigs County Health Department, which is located at 112 E. Memorial Drive in Pomeroy, Ohio. Saturday, Oct. 14 POMEROY — The 2017 Bedford School Reunion will be held with a potluck lunch beginning at 1 p.m. at the Ohio Valley Christian Assembly, Old Bedford School, 39560 Rocksprings Road, Pomeroy. This includes Bedford School, Darwin School, Hemlock Grove School and Carlton School. For more information email reunion.old. bedford.school@gmail. com. Wednesday, Oct. 18 POMEROY — An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from 1:30-6 p.m. at the Mulberry Community Center. Avenue to the park. The land donation from Farmers Bank also includes a building which was formerly the Elberfeld’s warehouse. Anderson explained that the building remains in good condition with a new roof and that the village will look into options for potential uses for the space. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. Stronger Together Pleasant Valley Hospital’s partnership with Marshall Orthopaedics helped me get back to living my life. “I’ve lived with knee pain for years – sometimes unable to get out of bed, let alone walk. But… after having a total knee replacement by Marshall Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr. John Crompton, I am walking pain free. ” - Jeremiah Comer If you are experiencing joint pain, call for a consultation today. No referral required. Jeremiah Comer Patient Sarah Hawley | Sentinel Inclusions held the grand opening at its new location in Middleport on Saturday. Home From page 1 She also said she enjoys watching football and karaoke. As part of the open house, a dice run was held with many bikes and bikers making a stop by Inclusions. Among the upcoming events for the group is a Halloween Costume Dance which will be held the last Friday in October. The event is open to all adults with developmental disabilities with a $3 admis- sion. Miller said that as the clients are always wanting to give back to their community the funds raised from the event will be donated to the Veterans Outreach in Pomeroy. Sarah Hawley is the managing editor of The Daily Sentinel. CENTER FOR Arthritis&JointRehabilitation at Pleasant Valley Hospital 304-675-2781 | pvalley.org OH-70002286 �E ditorial 4 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW Columbus in context: History shows he’s worth celebrating With monuments honoring Christopher Columbus regularly being defaced and destroyed, it’s clear this year’s Columbus Day celebrations will elicit strong debate over the explorer’s legacy. Silvio But by looking at Columbus in the Laccetti Contributing greater context of the history of civilizations, one can see that much columnist of today’s anti-Columbian fury is either misguided or part of a blind political agenda seeking to demonize early European activity in the New World. First off, let’s consider the matter of European disease transmission, principally smallpox, which is estimated by some to have killed 70 percent to 80 percent of the population native to the Americas. While those numbers are staggering, the deaths happened over many decades, and holding Columbus personally responsible is beyond preposterous. Further, calculating an actual number of deaths is impossible because estimates of pre-Columbus populations vary enormously. In the case of Hispaniola, for example, the range runs from 250,000 to 3 million. It’s also worth remembering all the other epidemics in our history books. The Black Death, originating in Central Asia, killed 40 percent or more of the European people — some 50 million souls — in the brief period of 1346-1353. Such ravage of life is just one of the negative consequences that comes with the advancement and interactivity of civilizations world-wide. The pale horse and its rider pass through all societies. And in the case of Columbus and the later Spanish settlement in the Americas, let’s remember, the exchange of disease worked both ways. Most historians believe that the Great Pox epidemic in Renaissance Europe was brought over from the New World. The pox, aka syphilis, initially killed some 5 million Europeans and continued taking a toll into the modern era. Next, consider the civilizations and urban societies of the New World. They cannot be romanticized simply because they have left behind great monuments. The earliest ones, at Teotihuacan (outside Mexico City) and the Mayan, were as brutal in their exploitation and treatment of subject peoples as any of the civilizations of the Ancient Near East. Tourists love to visit the magniﬁcent pyramids of Teotihuacan and the Mayan sites close to resorts. So beautiful! So inspiring! So conveniently located! Not so beautiful if you consider the human sacriﬁce that regularly occurred there. Woe betided the captives and slaves from conquered territories. The later Aztec and Incan civilizations, encountered by the Conquistadores, were no more humane. War, captivity, slavery and human sacriﬁce was endemic — and pre-dated 1492. How could Francisco Pizarro conquer the great Inca Empire with fewer than 200 men? How did Hernando Cortes overwhelm the powerful Aztecs? Answer: They found willing allies in subjugated, enslaved or rebellious native populations. Make no mistake about it. Civilization itself can be brutal. European civilization has evolved past its early stages, but 20th century wars, atrocities, genocide and terrorism show humanity is still prone to the same savage impulses as Assyrians and Aztecs. Truthfully, warfare is one of the key institutions of civilization, as evidenced by today’s local wars and rumors of nuclear strikes. Despite our druthers, we are products of our time. We ﬁt into a greater context. So did Columbus, hence the negative in his legacy. But he also rose out of and above his time. He was a great explorer, an intrepid adventurer, a man of fervent faith and a deﬁant leader who blazed a path to the modern world. His admirable traits allowed him to rise above his human imperfections. He holds a special place in the consciousness of Italian-Americans and Hispanic-Americans, who strongly identify with his accomplishments. These groups celebrate Columbus Day with parades and have commemorated him with statues in North and South America. The world’s largest Columbus monument is in Puerto Rico. Christopher Columbus also enjoys iconic status in the wider American mind. Columbia, a female ﬁgure, is the personiﬁcation of America (like Uncle Sam). Columbus was much admired by our founders. The District of Columbia carries his name. The Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway (Interstate 10) symbolically links the U.S. from sea to sea — and to the Admiral of the Ocean Seas. Parks, playgrounds, streets, squares, schools and sites of many other kinds pay homage to him. No question, we must examine the accomplishments of Columbus. Doing so in the proper context shows there’s no justiﬁcation in destroying, defacing or removing his monuments — or in minimizing his legacy. Silvio Laccetti is a retired professor of social sciences at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, N.J. Readers may send him email at slaccett@stevens.edu. THEIR VIEW Bad news from Vegas: This is our world now A phone ringing before 6 a.m. is rarely good. Especially when it follows half a dozen Amanda breakingFiscina Contributing news alerts blaring, “At columnist least 20 killed, 100 injured in shooting on Las Vegas strip.” The strip where members of my family were Sunday night. Every morning of my life starts with blearyeyed scrolling through overnight alerts and early morning newsletters. Natural disasters, political duels, market dives, death — all before a cup of coffee — are your life when you work in journalism. You become numb to reality’s harshness. I was numb this time, too, but the dreadful kind, the hold-yourbreath, color-drainingfrom-the-face, heartracing numbness that chokes you. What were the chances our cousins Nick and Anthony Robone were at that concert, at that exact spot on the huge Vegas strip, at that exact moment the shooting happened? Reality came crashing harshly Monday morning. They were there. The phone call was to say 28-year-old Nick, an assistant UNLV hockey coach, had been shot. No other details, except that maybe it was in the arm. the deadliest shooting in U.S. history? This is America now. It’s an America where, when a shooting erupts, we sigh, “Where now?” An America where young and old have to question going to concerts, sporting events, nightclubs and restaurants for fear something terrible will happen. An America where I had to take my hair clip out to get searched by the Transportation Security Administration before a ﬂight last week, but where it appears that a man effortlessly got ammunition and at least 19 weapons into a Las Vegas hotel room. And it’s an America where in two-and-a-half years I’ve been tormented twice in trying to ﬁnd words after someone young and healthy fairly close to me was shot. Two years ago, I was at the New York version of this Harvest Festival. I stood with my friends in the same kind of crowd that Nick was in, watching country bands perform on a beautiful night. Except there were no buildings looming above us from which to shoot an AK-47, and we all went home safely and got to work the next morning. What are the chances? My mom’s cousin, Donna Robone, moved to Nevada 30 years ago, got married and had two boys, Nick and Anthony. We grew up nearly a country apart, but stayed close through visits, phone calls, and now Facebook and Instagram. My mom had been up all night with insomnia, but the call conﬁrmed what she had felt in her bones for hours — that something wasn’t right. She had spoken to Donna just hours earlier on Sunday night; Donna had called to wish her a happy birthday and mentioned the boys were going out. What were the chances? So we waited helplessly a country away. By 7 a.m., his parents posted on Facebook that Nick was shot in the chest and in surgery. They asked for prayers. The post said his brother, Anthony, a Henderson Fire Department paramedic, had dragged him to safety and into an ambulance and also helped other victims. Our hearts fell when we saw Nick was hit in the chest, not the arm. We posted our well wishes and I kept refreshing the thread, hoping the comments would bring more info. I can rattle off a dozen shootings I’ve covered at work and how we update the stories as news develops, but I had no idea how to process the story of a family member being one of those shot. Do you keep texting them when they are sitting just as anxiously in a hospital waiting room? Do you hop on a ﬂight and be out of touch for 8-plus hours? Is there some way to ﬁnd out whether he was actually being operated on or was waiting on a stretcher while the hospital handled hundreds of other injuries? How is hero Anthony holding up? We huddled on my parents’ bed asking these questions over and over. And we prayed so hard that my mom’s aunt, 87-year-old Aunt Mae, who also lives in Nevada, might be fast asleep in the middle of the night unaware that her grandson was in surgery. By 10 a.m., we got a text that Nick was out of surgery. The bullet barely missed his lung, but they were able to remove it and most of its fragments. His lung was badly bruised, though, so he’ll be in intensive care for a while. Las Vegas gets 41 million visitors a year, 632,912 people live there, and 30,000 go to this annual Harvest Festival concert. So how did my family member end up shot by a 64-yearold white guy with no known societal gripes in president of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes, was born in Delaware, Ohio. In 1931, the comic strip “Dick Tracy,” created by Chester Gould, made its debut. In 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini conferred at Brenner Pass in the Alps. In 1959, the Soviet Union launched Luna 3, a space probe which transmitted images of the far side of the moon. In 1960, an Eastern Air Lines Lockheed L-188A Electra crashed on takeoff from Boston’s Logan International Airport, killing all but 10 of the 72 people on board. THOUGHT FOR TODAY Amanda Fiscina is the research and digital production manager for Newsday Opinion. Readers may send her email at amanda. fiscina@newsday.com. TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, Oct. 4, the 277th day of 2017. There are 88 days left in the year. Today’s Highlights in History: On Oct. 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the ﬁrst artiﬁcial satellite, into orbit. The family sitcom “Leave It to Beaver” premiered on CBS. On this date: In 1777, Gen. George Washington’s troops launched an assault on the British at Germantown, Pennsylvania, resulting in heavy American casualties. In 1822, the 19th “Knowledge is like a garden: if it is not cultivated, it cannot be harvested.” — Guinean saying In 1970, rock singer Janis Joplin, 27, was found dead in her Hollywood hotel room. In 1976, Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz resigned in the wake of a controversy over an obscene joke he’d made that was derogatory to blacks. In 1982, casino executive Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal survived the bombing of his Cadillac outside a Las Vegas restaurant; the case was never solved. In 1990, for the ﬁrst time in nearly six decades, German lawmakers met in the Reichstag for the ﬁrst meeting of reuniﬁed Germany’s parliament. In 1991, 26 nations, including the United States, signed the Madrid Protocol, which imposed a 50-year ban on oil exploration and mining in Antarctica. �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel Wednesday, October 4, 2017 5 STOCKS RACO holds September meeting RACINE — The Racine Area Community Organization held their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the Star Mill Park building. Melanie Weese had prayer before the potluck meal. The business meeting started with the secretary and treasurer’s reports, which were approved as read. In old business, the fall yard sale was held on Aug. 29, 30, and 31. All proceeds from the spring and fall yard sales go toward scholarships for Southern High School 2018 graduates. RACO wants to thank the community members who helped with the yard sale and to all who donate to keep this project going. RACO had a information booth, rafﬂe, and bake sale at Party In The Park held on Sept. 8 and 9. The winners of the rafﬂe were: half a hog — Brenda Kennedy; half hog — Doug Hauber; gas grill — Shirley Shively; $100 Front Paige gift card — Sean Grueser; and a stepping stone (made and donated by Vicki Hill) — Sherry O’Brien. Money made from the bake sale will be used for Christ- AEP (NYSE) - 70.29 Akzo Nobel - 30.66 Big Lots, Inc. - 52.01 Bob Evans Farms - 77.38 BorgWarner (NYSE) 51.81 Century Alum (NASDAQ) - 16.94 City Holding (NASDAQ) - 72.75 Collins (NYSE) - 132.22 DuPont (NYSE) - 83.93 US Bank (NYSE) - 53.47 Gen Electric (NYSE) 24.80 Harley-Davidson (NYSE) - 48.95 JP Morgan (NYSE) 97.35 Kroger (NYSE) - 20.56 Ltd Brands (NYSE) 42.72 Norfolk So (NYSE) 131.57 age groups will be judged with three winners in each group ( 0-6years, 7-12 years, 13-adult). RACO will also be continuing to do Christmas treats for community members and the Christmas Decorating Lights Contest. There were 13 members and 2 guests in attendance. David Zirkle led the Pledge to the Flag to close the meeting. RACO’s next meeting will be held Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Star Mill Park building. New members are always welcome. mas lights/decorations for the Christmas in the Park event. Braxton Thorla will be in charge of this project. He is also selling signs for $25 each that will be displayed at the park during Christmas. Money that is made from the signs will be used for needed decorations, etc. In new business, RACO voted to give $200 to the Racine Fire Department to help with the Halloween party held at the Fire Station after Trick or Treat. RACO will also sponsor the costume judging that will be done at the Fire Station. Three OVBC (NASDAQ) 36.85 BBT (NYSE) - 46.88 Peoples (NASDAQ) 33.98 Pepsico (NYSE) 109.13 Premier (NASDAQ) 21.43 Rockwell (NYSE) 180.80 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) - 13.80 Royal Dutch Shell 60.90 Sears Holding (NASDAQ) - 7.08 Wal-Mart (NYSE) 79.22 Wendy’s (NYSE) - 15.47 WesBanco (NYSE) 41.63 Worthington (NYSE) 45.23 MEIGS BRIEFS Editor’s Note: Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a spaceavailable basis. Drive through flu shot clinic from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the 5th and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the 6th. ROCKSPRINGS — The Meigs County Health Department will host a drive through ﬂu shot clinic on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Meigs County Fairgrounds. The clinic will be held POMEROY — The Meigs from 9 a.m. to noon. Those County Health Department will conduct an Immunization attending should bring MediPOMEROY — The Friends care, Medicaid or commercial Clinic on Tuesday from 9-11 of the Pomeroy Public Library insurance cards. Self pay costs a.m. and 1-3 p.m. at 112 E. will host their Fall Book Sale are $37 for ages 6 months to Memorial Drive in Pomeroy. for two days during the ﬁrst Please bring child(ren)’s shot 64 years and $61 for age 65 week of October. Thursday, and up. Cash, check, and credit Oct. 5, the sale will be open 9 records. Children must be a.m.-6 p.m., and Friday, Oct. accompanied by a parent/legal cards will be accepted. Those attending are asked to wear 6 the sale will be open from 9 guardian. A $15.00 donation short sleeve shirts if possible a.m.-4 p.m. The items will not is appreciated for immunizabe pre-priced. Donations will tion administration; however, for convenience. be accepted for items. Proceeds no one will be denied sergo to beneﬁt library programs vices because of an inability and outreach, including preto pay an administration fee school and senior center visits. for state-funded childhood vaccines. Please bring medical cards and/or commercial insurance cards, if appliPOMEROY — Women’s cable. Zostavax (shingles); Cancer Screenings will be pneumonia vaccines are also conducted from 9 a.m. to 3:30 available. Call for eligibility p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 4 determination and availability with the mobile clinic vans set RACINE — The Sonshine or visit our website at www. up at the Meigs County Health Circle will host a bake sale Department, 112 East Memoand yard sale on Oct. 5 and 6 meigs-health.com to see a list of accepted commercial rial Drive, Pomeroy. Screenings at the Bethany United Methinsurances and Medicaid for will include mammograms, odist Church, Tornado Road clinical pelvic and breast in Dorcas (Racine). It will run adults. Fall book sale to be held Oct. 5-6 Immunization clinic Tuesday TODAY 8 AM 2 PM 51° 74° 71° Warm today with clouds and sun. Showers around late tonight. High 83° / Low 59° HEALTH TODAY AccuWeather.com Asthma Index™ Temperature The AccuWeather.com Asthma Index combines the effects of current air quality, pollen counts, wind, temperature, dew point, barometric pressure, and changes from past weather conditions to provide a scale showing the overall probability and severity of an asthma attack. Precipitation (in inches) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Normal year to date 0.00 0.00 0.25 36.13 33.28 SUN & MOON Today 7:27 a.m. 7:06 p.m. 6:51 p.m. 6:00 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Full Last Oct 5 Oct 12 New Oct 19 First Oct 27 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Major 11:03a 11:50a 12:15a 1:10a 2:09a 3:11a 4:14a Minor 4:51a 5:38a 6:29a 7:23a 8:23a 9:25a 10:29a 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme POLLEN & MOLD Major 11:28p ---12:41p 1:37p 2:36p 3:39p 4:43p Minor 5:15p 6:03p 6:54p 7:50p 8:50p 9:53p 10:58p WEATHER HISTORY On Oct. 4, 1954, the temperature soared to a record 95 in Norfolk, Va. In Philadelphia, Pa., the day’s minimum of 74 degrees was the highest ever for October. Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. MIDDLEPORT — The annual Art in the Village, showcasing the work of local artists and sponsored by Riverbend Arts Council,290 N.2nd Ave, Middleport, will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. This year in addition to the art exhibit, the Master Gardeners will hold their semiannual plant exchange beginning at 11 a.m.. Lunch will be served (for a donation) starting at 11 a.m. on Sept. 5, on US 33 in Meigs County. The project is taking place between Bashan Road (County Road 28) and Sandy Desert Road (Township Road 371). A 14 foot width restriction will be in place in this area from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. The estimated completion date is Oct. 15. US 33 concrete Art in the Village restoration RACINE — A concrete paveto be held Oct. 7 ment restoration project began Low Moderate High High Lucasville 83/61 Very High Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 0 50 100 150 200 300 Portsmouth 83/60 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Air Quality Index: 0-50, Good; 51-100, Moderate; 101-150, Unhealthy for sensitive groups; 151-200, Unhealthy; 201-300, Very unhealthy; 301-500, Hazardous. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services OHIO RIVER Levels in feet as of 7 a.m. yesterday Flood 24-hr. Location Stage Level Chg. Willow Island 37 12.89 +0.31 Marietta 34 16.00 -0.25 Parkersburg 36 21.89 +0.24 Belleville 35 13.27 +0.23 Racine 41 13.13 -0.18 Point Pleasant 40 25.24 +0.27 Gallipolis 50 13.18 +0.22 Huntington 50 25.78 +0.13 Ashland 52 34.69 +0.13 Lloyd Greenup 54 13.41 +0.17 Portsmouth 50 14.90 +0.30 Maysville 50 34.00 +0.20 Meldahl Dam 51 13.70 +0.30 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 SATURDAY Logan 81/61 SUNDAY 84° 64° Very warm with variable cloudiness TUESDAY 88° 54° 74° 48° Cloudy, a couple of showers possible Cooler with a shower possible NATIONAL CITIES Marietta 81/60 Belpre 82/60 Athens 81/60 St. Marys 82/60 Parkersburg 82/59 Coolville 81/60 Elizabeth 82/59 Spencer 81/57 Buffalo 82/58 Milton 82/58 St. Albans 83/57 Huntington 83/57 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 68/47 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s 20s San Francisco 10s 75/54 0s -0s -10s Los Angeles 78/60 T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front REEDSVILLE — State Route 124 in Meigs County will be closed for a slip repair project beginning Sept. 11, 2017. The closure is taking place 0.5 miles north of Township Road 402 (Barr Hollow). The estimated completion date is Oct. 31, 2017. The posted detour is State Route 681 to State Route 7 N to State Route 144 S to State Route 124. MONDAY Warm and humid with periods of sun Murray City 81/61 Ironton 83/59 Ashland 83/59 Grayson 82/59 State Route 124 slip repair 80° 66° Wilkesville 81/58 POMEROY Jackson 83/58 82/59 Ravenswood Rio Grande 83/59 83/59 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 81/63 GALLIPOLIS 83/59 83/58 83/59 South Shore Greenup 83/59 82/59 33 Mostly cloudy McArthur 81/60 Very High Primary: technical error Mold: 0 Moderate Chillicothe 83/62 MEIGS COUNTY — Meigs County Road 28, Locust Grove Road, will be closed between State Route 7 and T-1059, Riggs Crest Road, to allow county forces to repair a slip. This closing will be in effect from Monday, Sept. 25, 83° 58° Adelphi 82/61 Waverly 82/61 Pollen: 0 Low MOON PHASES FRIDAY Partly sunny and warm with a shower 0 Primary: technical error Thu. 7:28 a.m. 7:05 p.m. 7:25 p.m. 7:05 a.m. THURSDAY 80° 58° Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday 81° 46° 72° 49° 90° in 1953 27° in 1974 EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low to Friday, Oct. 13. Health screenings to be held Oct. 4 County Road 28 closed for repair Bake sale and yard sale WEATHER examinations and pap tests. To schedule an appointment call 800-844-2654 or 740-593-2432. Clendenin 83/58 Charleston 83/56 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 57/36 Montreal 74/53 Billings 54/35 Minneapolis 62/46 Toronto New York 78/50 77/62 Detroit 76/51 Chicago 73/55 Denver 68/47 Washington 78/60 Kansas City 68/63 Today Thu. Hi/Lo/W 76/60/t 53/48/r 80/59/s 75/64/s 77/57/s 54/35/s 58/42/pc 76/62/pc 83/56/s 79/53/s 56/41/pc 73/55/r 82/62/pc 84/60/t 85/64/pc 87/69/pc 68/47/pc 71/56/pc 76/51/t 87/78/pc 89/70/pc 78/63/c 68/63/t 83/59/s 83/63/pc 78/60/pc 84/64/pc 84/77/t 62/46/s 84/57/s 85/72/pc 77/62/s 76/65/t 86/72/pc 78/61/s 98/73/s 80/62/s 77/60/s 79/54/pc 78/54/s 77/65/c 70/44/pc 75/54/s 68/47/s 78/60/s Hi/Lo/W 75/59/t 54/46/r 83/63/s 80/67/s 84/59/s 57/38/pc 65/41/pc 76/57/pc 79/56/s 85/58/s 65/41/c 71/59/r 79/60/c 77/59/c 78/62/c 88/68/pc 71/48/c 70/61/r 75/54/pc 89/76/pc 88/67/s 79/64/c 74/63/r 86/63/s 85/62/pc 84/60/s 82/62/pc 84/78/t 63/50/c 84/59/s 86/71/s 80/64/pc 79/64/pc 82/73/t 84/65/pc 100/72/s 77/60/pc 75/51/pc 83/55/pc 84/58/pc 82/66/c 64/41/s 76/55/s 69/47/s 85/64/s EXTREMES YESTERDAY National for the 48 contiguous states Atlanta 80/59 High Low El Paso 86/69 Chihuahua 80/63 City Albuquerque Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Boise Boston Charleston, WV Charlotte Cheyenne Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Dallas Denver Des Moines Detroit Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Louisville Miami Minneapolis Nashville New Orleans New York City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Portland, ME Raleigh Richmond St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 91° in McAllen, TX 3° in Hohnholz Ranch, CO Global High 113° in Mecca, Saudi Arabia Low -23° in Summit Station, Greenland Houston 89/70 Monterrey 82/69 Miami 84/77 Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 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Neither the Tornadoes nor the Eagles managed to advance to the state meet next week after earning respective team ﬁnishes of sixth and eighth, and no individuals from either squad managed to advance as well. North Adams won the team title with a score of 328 while earning the lone team berth for state, while medalist Elijah McCarty of West Union was the lone individual qualiﬁer after ﬁring an even par round of 72 over 18 holes. Southern — which won the TVC Hocking regular season and tournament titles this fall — ﬁnished the day with a collective score of 353, while Eastern was nine shots off of their Meigs County brethren with a ﬁnal tally of 362. West Union was four shots off the pace and ﬁnished second with a 332, while Crooksville (339), Coal Grove (341) and Waterford (352) rounded out the top ﬁve spots. Pike Western (357) ﬁnished in between SHS and EHS, while Whiteoak (404) and Lynchburg-Clay (413) completed the ﬁnal two spots in the 10-team ﬁeld. Jonah Hoback — who tied for 13th overall individually — led all the locals and Southern with an 11-over par effort of 83. Jensen Anderson was next with an 85, while Jarrett Hupp chipped in a 90. Ryan Acree completed the SHS tally with a 95, with Joey Weaver also adding a 106 for the Tornadoes. Ryan Harbour led Eastern See SEASON | 7 RedStorm women extend win streak By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing MIDWAY, Ky. — Three different players scored goals and Chase Davis handed out a pair of assists to lead the University of Rio Grande in a 3-0 win over Midway University, Saturday afternoon, in River States Conference women’s soccer action at Eagles’ Field. Rio Grande improved to 4-5 overall and 2-0 inside the RSC with its third straight shutout victory. The three straight shutouts are the ﬁrst for the program since a similar stretch from Nov. 1-15, 2014. Midway dropped to 4-2 overall and 0-2 in league play. Rio scored what proved to be the only goal it would need just 10:38 into the contest when Davis - a freshman from Huntington, W.Va. worked the ball over the defense to senior Cassidy Davis (Mount Healthy, OH), who found the back of the net from 15 yards out. Davis also earned an assist on a goal by her cousin, fellow freshman Payten Davis (Chillicothe, OH), by drawing Midway net-minder Emily Belt off her line and then feeding the ball to Davis for a shot against an open net from 10 yards out just over seven minutes into the second half. The RedStorm’s ﬁnal goal came with 7:53 remaining when freshman Elizabeth Dyer (Rio Grande, OH) chipped the ball over Belt and into the back of the net. Rio ﬁnished with a 13-5 edge in shots overall and a 9-1 advantage in shots on frame. Junior Andrea Vera (Quito, Ecuador) recorded one save in goal for the RedStorm. Belt stopped six shots in a losing cause for Midway before giving way to Rebekah McKee for the ﬁnal 6:44. The Eagles were whistled for just three common fouls during the contest, but were issued six yellow card cautions and one red card ejection. Rio Grande returns to action on Thursday night when it opens a four-game homestand against Ohio Christian University. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. at Evan E. Davis Field. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Wednesday, Oct. 4 Cross Country GAHS, Meigs, SGHS at Alexander, 4:30 Boys Golf D-2 district at Williamsport, 9 a.m. Volleyball Belpre at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5 Volleyball Hannan at Van, 6 p.m. Winfield at Point Pleasant, 6 p.m. Eastern at South Gallia, 7 p.m. Ironton at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. River Valley at Meigs, 7 p.m. Southern at Miller, 7 p.m. Waterford at Wahama, 7 p.m. Boys Soccer Gallia Academy at Alexander, 7 p.m. Rio Sports Women’s Soccer at Ohio Christian, 5 p.m. Men’s Soccer at Ohio Christian, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6 Football Coal Grove at Gallia Academy, 7 p.m. Alexander at River Valley, 7:30 Hannan at Beallsville, 7:30 Meigs at Athens, 7:30 Point Pleasant at Bluefield, 7:30 Southern at Trimble, 7:30 South Gallia at Waterford, 7:30 Wahama at Eastern, 7:30 Volleyball OVCS at Teays Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Rio Sports Volleyball at Carlow, 8 p.m. Photos by Alex Hawley | OVP Sports Eastern freshman Sydney Sanders (right) passes the ball from the back row in front of teammate Jenna Chadwell (left), during the Lady Eagles’ non-conference win on Monday in Rocksprings, Ohio. Lady Eagles sweep Meigs By Alex Hawley over into future games.” Eastern also defeated the Lady Marauders on ROCKSPRINGS, Ohio Aug. 22 at ‘The Nest’, by a 3-1 ﬁnal margin. — The Lady Eagles are “We made a lot of the undisputed queens of errors that we shouldn’t Meigs County. The Eastern volleyball have committed,” said team picked up its fourth MHS head coach Lea Ann King. “We had some win against in-county good kills, we had some opponents in as many good defensive plays, covchances on Monday evening in Larry R. Mor- erage was good at times, rison Gymnasium, as the and our passing was better tonight. They tipped a Lady Eagles swept host lot more on us last time, Meigs in a non-conferthat was one thing we ence showdown. were focusing on.” The teams battled Eastern’s service through three lead changattack was led by senior es in the opening game and were tied for the 10th Morgan Baer with 10 points, including on ace. time at 15-all. Eastern EHS freshman Jenna (10-7) outscored the Chadwell was next with Lady Marauders (7-11) nine points, followed by 10-to-4 from that point, Allison Barber with six. taking the 25-19 win to Morgain Little, Sydney start the night. Eastern never trailed in Sanders and Mackenzie the second game, ﬁghting Brooks each had ﬁve service points, with four through just one tie en aces by Little and two by route to a 25-13 victory. Sanders. The Lady Eagles scored Alessandra Martella the ﬁrst eight points and contributed three points led wire-to-wire in the and one ace to the Lady third game, sealing the Eagle cause, while libero match with a 25-14 win. Elayna Bissell added one “There’s always some service point. Eastern room for improvement, had just two service but overall I feel like we errors in the match. played really well,” EHS Meigs’ service attack head coach Megan Cross was led by junior Kassaid. “We grounded oursidy Betzing with seven selves and played to the level we were able to play points, including the team’s lone ace. Madat. It’s always a really die Fields ﬁnished with big conﬁdence booster six points for the hosts, for the girls when they while Maci Hood and get that really big hit. It always helps our momen- McKenzie Ohlinger had tum and it helps us carry two points and one point ahawley@aimmediamidwest.com Meigs junior Maddie Fields (2) sets the ball during the Lady Marauders’ loss to Eastern on Monday in Rocksprings, Ohio. respectively. The Lady Marauders committed eight serving errors in the loss. At the net, Eastern was led by Brooks with 10 kills and three solo blocks. Chadwell posted nine kills for EHS, Barber added ﬁve kills and a match-best four blocks, while Kelsey Casto marked four kills for the guests. Baer had one kill and a match-high 22 assists, while Barber led the Lady Eagle defense with 14 digs. EHS committed six hitting errors in total. Betzing also led the Lady Marauders at the net with seven kills and on defense with seven digs. Marissa Noble was next with four kills and one block, followed by Hood with two kills. Paige Denney ﬁnished with one kill and two blocks, while Maddie Fields came up with one kill, one block and a team-best 14 assists. The Lady Marauders ﬁnished with 14 hitting errors collectively. Both teams resume play in their respective leagues on Tuesday, with Eastern visiting Wahama and Meigs traveling to Wellston. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2100. �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Wednesday, October 4, 2017 7 Rio runners compete at All-Ohio By Randy Payton championship with 26 points, while Ohio University (85), Walsh CEDARVILLE, Ohio University (145), the — Lucy Williams post- University of Akron (177) and Malone Unied a 54th place ﬁnish versity (183) rounded to lead the University of Rio Grande women’s out the top ﬁve. Walsh won the team cross country team championship in the in Friday afternoon’s DII/NAIA bracket with All-Ohio Cross Coun43 points, with Malone try Championships at Cedarville University’s and host Cedarville completing the top Elvin R. King Course. three with 48 and 51 Williams, a junior points, respectively. from Athens, Ohio, Ohio Christian Univergave the RedStorm its sity took fourth with top individual show149 points and Mount ing by completing the Vernon Nazarene Uni6K course in a time of versity ﬁnished ﬁfth 22:57. Her time was 14th in the ﬁeld among with 151 points. Sarah Berger from runners from NCAA DII Walsh had the top indiand NAIA schools. vidual time, both overOverall, Rio placed all and in the division, 32nd in the 40-team after crossing the ﬁnish ﬁeld which included line in 20:52. programs from each of Kameron Carpenter’s the three NCAA divi94th-place ﬁnish led the sions, as well as the efforts of the University NAIA. The RedStorm of Rio Grande men’s ﬁnished eighth as a cross country team team among the 11 in Friday afternoon’s schools in the DII/ NAIA division with 203 All-Ohio Cross Country Championships at points. Cedarville University’s Also competing for Elvin R. King Course. the RedStorm were Carpenter, a junior junior Maggie Delfrom Newark, Ohio, linger (Washington Court House, OH), who completing the 8K course in a time of was 27th in the divi26:40. His time was sion and 112th overall 28th among 108 runwith a time of 23:37; ners from NCAA DII sophomore Kelsey and NAIA schools. Miller (Georgetown, Rio ﬁnished 28th OH), who was 74th in overall in the 38-team the division and 280th ﬁeld which included with a time of 27:12; programs from each of sophomore Reaghan the three NCAA diviHaines (Georgetown, sions, as well as the OH), who was 76th in NAIA. The RedStorm the division and 284th ﬁnished 10th as a team overall with a time of among the 12 schools 27:12; and sophomore in the DII/NAIA diviJennifer Case (McArsion with 250 points. thur, OH), who was Among the oth94th in the division and ers who ran for the 325th overall in a time RedStorm were freshof 31:07. man Mohamed Farah The University of Dayton won the overall (Galloway, OH), who For Ohio Valley Publishing MLB x-Boston y-New York Tampa Bay Toronto Baltimore W 93 91 80 76 75 L 69 71 82 86 87 x-Cleveland y-Minnesota Kansas City Chicago Detroit W 102 85 80 67 64 L 60 77 82 95 98 x-Houston Los Angeles Seattle Texas Oakland W 101 80 78 78 75 L 61 82 84 84 87 x-Washington Miami Atlanta New York Philadelphia W 97 77 72 70 66 L 65 85 90 92 96 x-Chicago Milwaukee St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati W 92 86 83 75 68 L 70 76 79 87 94 W x-Los Angeles 104 y-Arizona 93 y-Colorado 87 San Diego 71 San Francisco 64 x-clinched division y-clinched wild card L 58 69 75 91 98 Dayton won the overall championship with 27 points, while the University of Akron (79), Ohio University (93), Malone University (167) and Walsh University (169) completed the top ﬁve. Malone won the team championship in the DII/NAIA bracket with 42 points, with Walsh and host Cedarville completing the top three with 45 and 68 points, respectively. Shawnee State took fourth with 155 points and Findlay ﬁnished ﬁfth with 167 points. Tifﬁn University’s James Ngandu had the top individual time, both overall and in the division, after crossing the ﬁnish line in 24:14. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Str L-1 L-1 W-4 W-1 L-5 Home 48-33 51-30 42-39 42-39 46-35 Away 45-36 40-41 38-43 34-47 29-52 Str W-1 W-1 L-1 L-1 L-1 Home 49-32 41-40 43-38 39-42 34-47 Away 53-28 44-37 37-44 28-53 30-51 Str W-1 W-1 L-1 L-1 W-1 Home 48-33 43-38 40-41 41-40 46-35 Away 53-28 37-44 38-43 37-44 29-52 Str Home L-2 47-34 L-1 43-38 W-1 37-44 L-1 37-44 W-1 39-42 Away 50-31 34-47 35-46 33-48 27-54 Str Home L-1 48-33 W-1 44-37 L-1 44-37 W-2 44-37 W-1 39-42 Away 44-37 42-39 39-42 31-50 29-52 Str W-2 W-1 L-2 L-1 W-1 Away 47-34 41-40 41-40 28-53 26-55 Home 57-24 52-29 46-35 43-38 38-43 NFL Courtesy photo Rio Grande’s Lucy Williams tries to catch Ohio Christian’s Raven Arellano as they make the final turn at the 47th Annual Patty Forgey Cross Country Invitational in Rio Grande, Ohio. was 50th in the division and 154th overall with a time of 27:21; sophomore River Spicer (West Milton, OH), who was 59th in the division and 195th overall with a time of 28:00; junior Mike Norris (Dayton, OH), who was 62nd in the division and 202nd overall with a time of 28:07; freshman Isaac Stephens (Arcanum, OH), who placed 86th in the division and 271st overall after crossing in 30:19; freshman Alan Holdheide (Fort Loramie, OH), who was 89th in the division and 279th overall with a ﬁnish of 30:55; and sophomore Keshawn Jones (Mansﬁeld, OH), who was 90th in the division and 282nd overall in a time of 31:22. 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Bailey had elbow surgery in February and made only 18 starts. In the last three seasons, he’s 8-13 in 26 starts with a 6.39 ERA. DeSclafani missed the season with elbow problems after being limited to 20 games last season because of a strained oblique. Neither can be counted on for a full season at this point. THE YOUNG ONES: Sal Romano (5-8, 4.45), Robert Stephenson (5-6, 4.68) and Luis Castillo (3-7, 3.12) were among the rookies showing hints they could eventually develop into options for the rotation. FILLING IN AROUND IGLESIAS: The Reds ﬁnally got a dependable closer, with Raisel Iglesias blowing only two chances in 29 tries and dominating right-handed batters. Now they need to ﬁll in around him. 105 for the Eagles. Broc Jordan of Western was the overall runner-up with a 74, followed by From page 6 Trevor Deere (76) of Coal Grove and Wes Jenkins with an 87, followed by John Harris with a 90 and (77) of Waterford. Both Kaleb Honaker with a 91. 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Please join us on October 12, 2017 from 11-12 at ��#�� $� ��$�� To learn more and register for the upcoming program. With questions or inquiries call 740 -992-0540 OH-70003264 another season of trying to make something out of nothing as far as experience goes — there were four rookies in the rotation at year’s end. And it was all very familiar. The Reds ﬁnished the 2015 season with 64 consecutive starts by rookies, a modern major league record. They had a rookie-heavy rotation again in 2016, in part because of injuries to Homer Bailey and Anthony DeSclafani. Their main offseason addition to the rotation was Scott Feldman, who started a club-high 21 games and went 7-7 with a 4.77 ERA. Instead of hoping the young pitchers will mature quickly, the Reds need to get some dependable veterans in the offseason if they want to get out of last place. “I don’t know if that’s through trade or free agency, but we have to come a long way with our pitching staff,” manager Bryan Price said. “We can’t continue to come back and say we expect these guys to get signiﬁcantly better to a CINCINNATI (AP) — Every Reds’ opponent respects their offense, their defense and the back of their bullpen. They also know the missing ingredient that has been a constant thread in three straight 90-loss seasons. “As they improve their pitching,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon said, “they’re going to get good fast.” So far, they haven’t been able to assemble a rotation capable of pulling them out of last place. Instead, the rotation is the main thing keeping them there. Cincinnati ﬁnished last in the NL Central for the third year in a row. The Reds have dropped 98, 94 and 94 games in the last three seasons, their longest stretch of 90 losses since 1930-34. During that span, they’ve set major league records for horrible pitching, especially by the rotation. The staff ﬁnished with a 5.17 ERA, just shy of the club record of 5.19 in 2004. They gave up 248 homers, 10 shy of their major league record from last season. It was �8 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 Buckle up for a bumpy ride at Hendrick next year CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hendrick Motorsports will unveil its four Daytona 500 cars later this week in an ceremony at the Charlotte Convention Center. It will be the ﬁrst appearance for Hendrick’s 2018 driver lineup, which is anchored by unﬂappable seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson. Alongside Johnson will be: — Chase Elliott, a 21-year-old still seeking his ﬁrst victory as Jeff Gordon’s replacement. He coughed away yet another win Sunday when he couldn’t hold off Kyle Busch in the ﬁnal laps at Dover. — Alex Bowman, a 23-year-old who efﬁciently ﬁlled in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. last year. Bowman has raced in two NASCAR national events so far this year. — William Byron, who is making a rapid climb through NASCAR’s ranks. Although he only turns 20 next month, he was rushed from the Trucks Series last year into the Xﬁnity Series this year and he’ll be in Cup next year for mighty Hendrick Motorsports. When Earnhardt signed with Hendrick in 2008, it created the closest thing in NASCAR to the 1927 New York Yankees. There had never before been such a collection of star power and talent in one organization. Now? Well, Hendrick Motorsports has gone from a dream team of millionaires to a team of millennials dreaming of their ﬁrst win. That was evident Sunday when Johnson was one of the ﬁrst at Elliott’s window following a humbling defeat. Elliott had the race well in hand until Busch simply chased him down and snatched the win away with just over a lap to go. “I knew I couldn’t make him feel any better,” Johnson said. “Just trying to be there for him, let him vent, let him get those ﬁrst few sentences out. I just know from my own experience, it’s just nice to kind of vent and get through that.” So begins the new role of mentor for Johnson, who will be surrounded by a boy band of sorts when he starts his 17th season at Hendrick next year. When that lineup debuts Thursday night in front of their 2018 Chevrolets, it will be impossible not to look and wonder how in the world Rick Hendrick let this happen? And, when faced with the reality of the situation, why didn’t he bring in free agent Matt Kenseth for at least a year to give Johnson a supporting cast? This mess began when Jeff Gordon made 2015 his ﬁnal season. That earned Elliott a quick promotion to the Cup Series. Then a concussion sidelined Earnhardt for half of last year and led him to make this his last season. Enter Bowman, who despite having zero credentials to drive the No. 88, did well enough ﬁlling in for Earnhardt to earn the job next year. And when Kasey Kahne’s time ran out with the team — and that was long before his July victory at Indianapolis — it was Byron who got called up to the big leagues. Consider: If Johnson wins his record eighth title this year, Byron won’t be old enough to legally attend the championship party. Bummer, too, since Snoop Dogg played last year’s party. Should this all work out, and Hendrick actually has a trio of future Hall of Famers in his stable, then good for him for ﬁnding a miracle ﬁx. But there’s no way this changing of the guard won’t come with serious growing pains for the organization. Elliott has proven that raw talent and fast race cars can make you a contender, but it takes racing smarts and experience to make it to victory lane. He’s fallen short at least ﬁve times and on Sunday, it was Busch who knew how to pick his way through trafﬁc and catch Elliott, who offered no defense. Busch was empathetic and knew Elliott had limited options, but still came up with at least one potential strategy. “The only thing Chase could have done differently was just moved around and tried to get out of the wake of the cars that were in front of him,” Busch said. “I was actually surprised he didn’t. He kept running the bottom behind those guys, and the bottom was what got him there for that point in the day. “He could have just tried to blitz them on the top and get around them sooner, but other than that, I think he was just so focused on what he had all day long, making the bottom work, that he just stuck with it.” Those are the kind of lessons that will be learned on the ﬂy next year at Hendrick, with Johnson leading the class each weekend. He’s also going to have his hands full in that the other three drivers simply don’t have the car experience that is needed to guide signiﬁcant growth and improvement in speed, setups and strategy. It will come, and if the organization can maintain its spot as the top Chevrolet team, well, hat’s off to Mr. H. But, it might be a bumpy ride. SPORTS/CLASSIFIEDS Browns still looking for answers BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Rookie quarterback DeShone Kizer used a metaphor about a toilet. Coach Hue Jackson expressed conﬁdence that the team’s owner will not dump him. Both accurately — and colorfully — described the state of the Browns after a 0-4 start. They have won four times in their past 41 games going back to Nov. 30, 2014. Cleveland established its latest rock-bottom Sunday with a 31-7 home loss to the previously winless Bengals. The “Battle of Ohio” was anything but competitive or compelling, prompting Kizer to evoke bathroom imagery. “You just have to ﬂush it,” he said Monday. “That was quarter one of the season and we’re 0-4. It is what it is. It’s on us now to be pros and to ﬂush it and do whatever we can to make sure that quarter two goes better than quarter one. “It’s deﬁnitely a mental challenge to continue to ﬂush. We want to start stacking wins on top of wins, but in order to do so, you have to get your inducted next year. Yates had liver cancer and son Doug Yates announced the death Monday night on Twitter . “He was a leader and inspired everyone around him to do their ﬁrst one.” Jackson’s job could depend on it as the former Cincinnati assistant is 1-19 in two seasons. The lack of talent on the roster is one thing, but there were reports on Sunday that there is growing division between the front ofﬁce and coaching staff. Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam, and football operations director Sashi Brown have not ﬁelded questions since a joint appearance with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Aug. 17, increasing speculation about Jackson’s security. “I know everybody is thinking Jimmy is going to throw me over in the river, but that’s not the case at all,” Jackson said, chuckling. “Jimmy has been as supportive as anybody I’ve ever been around in this situation. “I don’t like my record no more than you do or anybody else does — it’s horrible — and I’ll be the ﬁrst to tell you that. There is pain in this process, obviously a lot, and we just have to get through it.” Cleveland, San Fran- cisco, the New York Giants and the Los Angeles Chargers are all seeking their ﬁrst wins, but the Browns have the second-worst point differential (minus-44) and the youngest QB in the group. The 21-year-old Kizer was sacked once against the Bengals, lowering his NFL-worst passer rating to 50.9. He completed 16 of 34 throws for 118 yards and was intercepted for a league-high eighth time. Jackson reacted to the physical toll Cincinnati inﬂicted on Kizer by pulling him midway through the fourth quarter. Backup Kevin Hogan led the Browns on a late touchdown drive. “DeShone has truly, truly gotten better over the last four weeks, but no one would know that because we’re 0-4,” Jackson said. “Regardless of what the numbers were, I thought yesterday he played as well as he has all year. He played lightsout. We’ve got to get better around him.” Help could be on the way Sunday when Cleveland hosts the New York Jets. No. 1 overall draft pick Myles Garrett, who suffered a high right ankle sprain on the eve of the opener, could make his NFL debut. The defensive end from Texas A&M resumed practicing last week. Defensive tackle Danny Shelton missed the Bengals game with a calf injury, but Jackson also was optimistic about his chances of playing. “Let’s be honest about it, the only people that can stop the narrative that is out there is us,” Jackson said. “I don’t have any Knute Rockne speeches. I talk to them from my heart. I’m very honest with them, and I have total conﬁdence in the men in that room.” NOTES: LB Dominque Alexander (knee) could miss the remainder of the season after being hurt against Cincinnati. “Obviously, we fear the worst,” Jackson said. … LB Jamie Collins has not played since Sept. 17 and remains in the league’s concussion protocol. … WR Sammie Coates (hamstring) is expected to practice Wednesday after missing two games. Judge takes swing at MVP and Rookie of the Year NEW YORK (AP) — The jury is out on AL MVP. And when a verdict comes in later this fall, giant slugger Aaron Judge has a great chance to join a very small club. Fred Lynn (1975) and Ichiro Suzuki (2001) are the only major leaguers to win Most Valuable Player and Rookie of the Year awards in the same season. To match that rare achievement, the 6-foot-7 Judge must fend off a little competition. In a baseball version of David and Goliath, the biggest challenger to the New York Yankees’ 282-pound slugger for American League MVP honors is tiny Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve . That means the main man standing in Judge’s way is generously listed at 5-6 and 165 pounds. “It’s the beauty of baseball. There’s not a whole lot of limitations,” Tampa Bay pitcher Chris Archer said. “You can be 5-5 or you can be 6-8 and a monster and be really talented at this game, so I love it.” Despite his diminutive stature, Altuve packs plenty of punch and has the numbers to prove it after hitting .346 for his third career batting crown. He also led the league in hits (204) and ﬁnished with 24 home runs, 81 RBIs and 32 steals for the AL West champions. Judge, of course, clocked an AL-best 52 homers to break a rookie record that lasted 30 years. He ranked ﬁrst in runs (128) and walks (127) while helping the Yankees reach the playoffs as the league’s No. 1 wild card. The knocks against Judge are his 208 strikeouts — only ﬁve times NASCAR’s Robert Yates dies at 74 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Robert Yates, a pioneering NASCAR owner and engine builder who with Dale Jarrett won the 1999 Cup title, has died at 74. He was voted into the Hall of Fame in May and will be Daily Sentinel best and to take it to a new level,” Doug Yates said in a post by Roush Yates Engines. Roush Yates also posted to its social media accounts that Yates died “surrounded by his family and loved ones.” has a player whiffed more in one season — and extended slump after winning the All-Star Home Run Derby. But he rebounded with a huge September when New York really needed it, leading the AL in homers (15), RBIs (32), runs (29), on-base percentage (.463) and slugging percentage (.889). Judge ﬁnished the season with a 1.049 OPS to .957 for Altuve, and the big guy is no one-dimensional player. He ran the bases well and played solid defense in right ﬁeld while appearing in 155 games. “One of my goals was I wanted to be a consistent part of this lineup,” Judge said. “I wanted to be in there every day playing for my team through the good times and the bad times.” FanGraphs ranks Judge ﬁrst in Wins Above Replacement, while Baseball Reference favors Altuve. Cleveland inﬁelder Jose Ramirez also warrants consideration. So does perennial Angels contender Mike Trout, who ﬁgures to ﬁnish outside the top two for the ﬁrst time after missing six weeks with an injury. But the court’s decision is Judge over Altuve. “It’s tough not to say that Aaron Judge is the MVP. What he’s doing, rookie or not, the numbers he’s putting up in the division that he’s in and in a playoff race is impressive, man,” Rays third baseman Evan Longoria said last week. “He’s having a special year.” Lynn and Suzuki, get ready for some company. All rise! Here comes the Judge. “I’m sure it’s something he hasn’t imagined in his wildest dreams,” said Longoria, the 2008 AL Rookie of the Year. “To be able to do both would be out of this world.” Voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America is held before the postseason begins, and results will be announced in November. Here are our selections for the other big awards: NATIONAL LEAGUE MVP: There are several worthy candidates from playoff teams: Colorado third baseman Nolan Arenado and outﬁelder Charlie Blackmon , plus Arizona ﬁrst baseman Paul Goldschmidt, twice a runner-up. Extra points for them. 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Call your classified department to schedule your ad today! �10 Wednesday, October 4, 2017 SPORTS Daily Sentinel McCutchen’s future again offseason focus for Pirates losing season. The glow from Pittsburgh’s run of three consecutive playoff berths from 2013-15 has faded. The Pirates are 153170-1 since getting shut out by Jake Arrieta and the Chicago Cubs in the 2015 wild-card round, including a 75-87 mark this season, the club’s worst since manager Clint Hurdle’s first season on the job in 2011. Asked if the club is in a better place now than it was a year ago, the player most responsible for baseball’s renaissance in Pittsburgh shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know,” McCutchen said. “It’s a tough question to answer, considering we’ve had a lot of movement this year. Being in a better place? I don’t Rio bowlers compete at Ball State University By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing MUNCIE, Ind. — The University of Rio Grande men’s bowling team posted a seventh-place ﬁnish following Sunday’s action in the 2017 Cardinal Classic, hosted by Ball State University at Munsee Lanes. The two-day event was comprised entirely of baker games, which consisted each bowler rolling two frames per game. Rio Grande ﬁnished with 7,050 pins. The University of Northwestern Ohio won the 11-team event with 7,655 pins knocked down, while Wright State (7,640) and Indiana University (7,489) rounded out the top three. The University of Rio Grande women’s bowling team ﬁnished ninth following Sunday’s ﬁnal day of action in the 2017 Cardinal Classic, hosted by Ball State University at Munsee Lanes. The two-day event was comprised entirely of baker games, which consisted each bowler rolling two frames per game. The RedStorm knocked down 5,505 pins. The University of the Cumberlands won the 11-team event with 6,955 pins knocked down, while Wright State (6,935) and Lindsey Wilson (6,670) rounded out the top three. Rio Grande returns to action on October 14-15 at the Orange and Black Classic in Beavercreek, Ohio. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. Rio rallies past Eagles By Randy Payton For Ohio Valley Publishing MIDWAY, Ky. — Spencer Reinford scored the ﬁrst of his two goals less than a minute into the second half, kickstarting the University of Rio Grande’s 3-1 come-from-behind win over Midway University, Saturday afternoon, in River States Conference men’s soccer action at Eagles’ Field. The RedStorm, ranked No. 3 in the latest NAIA coaches’ poll, improved to 8-1 overall and 2-0 in the RSC as a result of the victory. Midway slipped to 3-3-1 overall and 0-1-1 in conference play with the loss. The host Eagles’ drew ﬁrst blood just over 10 minutes into the match when Max Bristow ﬁnished off a counterattack by taking a pass from teammate Alex Enzweiler and pushing a shot past Rio Grande freshman goal keeper Luis Rodriguez (San Jose, Costa Rica) for a 1-0 lead. The goal marked just the second time that the RedStorm has trailed in a game this season. Reinford, a junior from McAlisterville, Pa., got Rio even just 34 seconds into the second stanza by blistering a shot past Midway net-minder Christian Neira and into the upper right corner of the goal and that’s how things stayed for nearly the next 30 minutes. The RedStorm went ahead to stay at the 74:12 mark when junior Eduardo Zurita (Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain) scored off an assist by senior Matheus Morgan (Vila Velha, Brazil) and Reinford sealed the win with an unassisted marker with just 45 seconds left to play. Rio Grande outshot the Eagles 15-2 overall and 13-2 on goal, while also owning a 6-0 advantage in corner kick opportunities. Rodriguez had one save in the win for the RedStorm, while Neira stopped 10 shots in a losing cause for Midway. Rio Grande returns to action on Thursday night, hosting Ohio Christian University in its RSC home opener. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. at Evan E. Davis Field. Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande. know. If you look at the record, I don’t know if we’re in a better place.” Pittsburgh holds a $14.75 million club option for McCutchen next season, the final in a deal he signed in 2012 that became one of the biggest bargains in the major leagues. It’s highly unlikely the Pirates are able to keep McCutchen once he hits the open market a year from now, meaning they must decide whether to make a one last run with him in 2018 or try to move him for a prospect and/or a proven major leaguer. General manager Neal Huntington said the Pirates’ best chance to make up ground in the NL Central is with McCutchen — who hit .279 with 28 home runs and 88 RBIs — patrolling center. Maybe, but it might not make long-term sense for a club ever conscious of the bottom line, flipping McCutchen for a quality player (or two) under “team control” beyond next September could be the more pragmatic approach. Don’t expect McCutchen to be waiting by the phone. “I’m probably not going to be paying any attention to that, honestly,” McCutchen said “I have a little too much on my plate with the baby. I’m looking forward to that. It’ll be a fun and interesting offseason, for sure.” Other things to takeaways and things to look for as the Pirates try to plot out a path back to contention. POWER OUTAGE: Pittsburgh’s slim margin for error was dealt a pair of massive blows before 2017 really got going. Third baseman Jung Ho Kang never made his way back to the U.S. following a DUI conviction in his native South Korea and outfielder Starling Marte was hit with an 80-game suspension after testing positive for steroids in April. Rather than address the losses, the Pirates opted to put together a patched together lineup that ended up finishing 13th or worse in the National League in batting average (.244), home runs (151) and runs (668). The Pirates are hopeful Kang will be cleared return in 2018 but would like to have some indication before free agency begins. BABY ARMS: The team banked heavily on young pitchers to shore up the back end of the rotation. Jameson Taillon, Trevor Williams and Chad Kuhl all made at least 25 starts, with all three finishing with ERAs below 4.50. Not nearly enough to make up for an offense that dipped into prolonged slumps but an encouraging step heading into next season. “This is the one area we absolutely maximized growth in,” said manager Clint Hurdle, who along with Huntington signed a fouryear extension to stay with the team through 2021. “How it’s going to play out, time will tell.” Steelers LB Shazier leads defensive turnaround PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ryan Shazier wants to redeﬁne the linebacker position. At least “a little bit.” Or, judging by the display the budding Pittsburgh Steelers star put on in a 26-9 victory over Baltimore on Sunday, maybe a lot. In the span of four quarters Shazier put all of his remarkable tools on display, the ones his teammates see on a daily basis, the ones that have been far too infrequent for Shazier’s liking during his ﬁrst three seasons in the NFL as the collateral damage from his frenetic play left him on the sideline with alarming regularity. There was Shazier’s sprint into the backﬁeld in the second quarter that forced Ravens running back Austin Collins to cut back into the arms of Cam Heyward, who forced a fumble in Baltimore territory that set up a Steelers touchdown. There was the welltimed spin on Ravens tight end Benjamin Watson’s crossing route that ended with Joe Flacco hitting Shazier in the gut for Shazier’s ﬁfth career interception. There was the freakish leap to tip a Flacco pass into the awaiting arms of teammate Mike Hilton as Pittsburgh (3-1) posted its most lopsided road victory over its AFC North rival since the Ravens ditched Cleveland more than 20 years ago. “When I feel healthy and I feel good, I feel like I can make plays like that every week,” Shazier said. “Just to be able to help Mike get his ﬁrst pick and for the defense to have three turnovers and us to close the game out, that’s all that matters to me.” The most important words there being “when I feel healthy and I feel good.” A notion that’s been ﬂeeting at times for Shazier during his three-plus seasons. He has yet to play a full 16-game schedule, the byproduct of a 6-foot-1, 237-pound frame that Shazier admits isn’t necessarily built to play a position designed to collide with considerably larger players on nearly every snap. “I’m not the biggest guy,” Shazier said. Yet he may be one of the fastest. The 4.3-second 40-yard dash time he dropped at his pro day at Ohio State caught everyone’s attention. So did his warp-speed aggression. “A lot of guys want to run fast but not run into people,” Steelers linebacker Arthur Moats said. “But he does it all the time, which is what I think makes him so special.” The trick for Shazier is trying to marry his understated conﬁdence, his considerable physical gifts and burgeoning football IQ into a ﬁnished product. Three-plus years in, the growing pains are still there. Several times in a Week 3 loss to Chicago, Shazier found himself out of position because he overran his assignment, the most glaring on Jordan Howard’s game-winning 19-yard touchdown run that saw Shazier diving futilely at Howard’s feet as Shazier scrambled to get back to the spot he was supposed to be all along. The image stuck with Shazier, one he revisited several times last week during the early morning hours at the team’s practice facility, where Shazier arrives regularly before dawn so he can cram in three hours of ﬁlm before meetings. “I was mad because we lost,” he said. A setback Shazier took personally. While he tries to make it a point to not get caught up in the emotional roller coaster of a given game or a given season, it felt as if there was something signiﬁcant at stake in Baltimore. Shazier is the one who wears the “dot” in his helmet, meaning it’s his job to relay the play calls from defensive coordinator Keith Butler. When Butler took Shazier — and the rest of the defense — to task after getting steamrolled by the Bears, Shazier perhaps felt it more than most. The result was an emphatic statement against a longtime nemesis that suddenly doesn’t look like much of one at the moment. 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