http://66.213.69.5/files/original/a12e63e3a71ab65b3a9d58a086689384.pdf efdb465ef8c9dddb00b0835e6016586b PDF Text Text Local grocery evolves Sunny, High of 85, Low of 62 Lady Eagles turn back Belpre BUSINESS s 3 WEATHER s 5 SPORTS s 6 C_ZZb[fehjFec[heo"�E^_e Breaking news at mydailysentinel.com Issue 148, Volume 70 Thursday, September 15, 2016 s 50¢ AEP sells Gavin Plant in Cheshire Deal includes three other plants for $2.17 billion By Michael Johnson michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com CHESHIRE, Ohio — The Gen. James M. Gavin Plant in Cheshire was sold, along with three other plants in Ohio and Indiana, to a pair of privateequity ﬁrms Tuesday by Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power Co. The deal with Blackstone and ArcLight Capital Partners LLC was reported to be for $2.17 billion. In addition to the Gavin Plant, the deal also includes facilities in Lawrenceburg, Ind., and Waterford and Mount Michael Johnson | OVP Sterling in Ohio. All told, the four The Gen. James M. Gavin Plant in Cheshire was plants generate about 5,200 megawatts sold by American Electric Power, according to a of electricity in Indiana and Ohio. announcement by the company on Wednesday. Naval component added to ‘Raid’ events By Michael Johnson The Gavin plant alone has a capacity of 2,665 megawatts. One megawatt can provide for the electricity needs of about 1,000 homes. The Lawrenceburg, Waterford and Mount Sterling facilities are each gasﬁred plants, while the Cheshire plant is coal-ﬁred. The sale is expected to close in the ﬁrst quarter of 2017. AEP expects to net about $1.2 billion in cash after taxes, repayment of debt and transaction fees. The sale is also subject to regulatory approvals from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission and federal clearance pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. AEP announced in January 2015 that the company was exploring strategic alternatives for these power plants, including a potential sale. All of this generating capacity is located in the region served by the PJM Interconnection. “AEP’s long-term strategy has been to become a fully regulated, premium energy company focused on investment in infrastructure and the energy innovations that our customers want and need,” said Nicholas K. Akins, AEP chairman, president and chief executive ofﬁcer. “This transaction advances that strategy and reduces some of the business risks associated with operating competitive generating assets.” Blackstone and Arc Light Capital See AEP | 5 A bit hot in the kitchen michaeljohnson@civitasmedia.com PORTLAND, Ohio — Folks planning to visit this weekend’s “Gen. John Hunt Morgan and His Raiders Re-enactment of the Battle of Bufﬁngton Island” in Meigs County will get to see something they’ve never seen before. There will be a naval component using the Ohio River. “This year, for the ﬁrst time, we will be able to use riverboats and have them come downriver from the Forked Run park area,” said Constance White, co-chair of the Morgan’s Raid Re-enactment Committee. “They will be coming downriver to Portland. There will be people dressed in period naval uniforms. We’ve never done this before, so it’s kind of what’s unique about it this time.” White said the last time an event of this magnitude took place was 10 years ago — not counting some of the local re-enactments that occur every year. White said the event is a huge undertaking, with people coming from across the country, including Wyoming, Florida and Maine. She added that one person from Germany plans to be in attendance. “It’s fun and quite an event to see,” White said. So far, she said about 100 horsemen, two horsedrawn cannons and 150 infantrymen are registered to participate in the weekend’s activities. The route that re-enactors plan to take hasn’t been publicized, White said, for the safety of all concerned. “We don’t necessarily want a lot of people to go out and see them march through the countryside,” she said. “We’d rather they come to public spectator sites. It’s for the safety of the riders and horses, and to alleviate congestion. (The re-enactors) will be on a tight schedule trying to get from point A to point B.” The free event starts Friday at Main Street and the Commons in Chester. Festivities then move to Portland for Saturday and Sunday, where events will take place at Memorial Park. Morgan and his band of raiders terrorized southern Ohio in July 1863 that culminated in the Battle of Bufﬁngton Island — the only major battle in Ohio during the Civil War. Chester and Portland See RAID | 5 INDEX Obituary: 2 Business: 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. Brenda Davis | Daily Sentinel Middleport and Pomeroy volunteer fire departments responded to what turned out to be a grease fire late Tuesday afternoon in the kitchen area of the Court Street Grill in downtown Pomeroy. Fire officials said the fire was contained to the kitchen and the restaurant establishment didn’t suffer any major damage. Fire officials added that no one was hurt in the fire. �OBITUARIES/NEWS 2 Thursday, September 15, 2016 OBITUARIES MARTELLA ANN SHORT CHESTER — Martella Ann “Martie” Short, of Chester, and formerly of Cleveland, passed from this life on Sept. 13, 2016, at Camden Clark Hospital in Parkersburg, W.Va. She was a member of the Hobson Fellowship Church. Martie also loved to sing Gospel music around the area. Martella is survived by her husband of 45 years, Herbert Short, of Chester; daughter Amberly (Pete) Johnson, of Racine; son Daniel (Lisa) Short, of Chester; stepson Jimmy Bachelor (Bonita), of Cleveland; grandchildren Pvt. Theron Johnson, Fort Benning, Ga., and Meghan, Ethan and Broghan Short, of Chester; sister Rebecca Avino, of West Seneca, N.Y.; and many nieces and nephews. Martella was preceded in death by her father, Frank F. Smith Jr.; mother Emogene Smith- Carothers; stepfather David J. Carothers; three brothers, Franklin, Robert and Dale Smith; and sister Marsha Jeffrey. Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home in Pomeroy, with the Rev. Hershel White ofﬁciating. Entombment will follow at Meigs Memory Gardens. Visitation for family and friends will be 6-8 p.m. Friday and noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. A registry is available at www.andersonmcdaniel.com. MADDOX SR. Daily Sentinel Ohio U, FAA pen $7.5M deal for avionics research Staff Report services, according to center Director Mike ATHENS — The Russ DiBenedetto. College of Engineering “The research we’ll and Technology’s Avion- perform will contribute ics Research Center has to realizing the NextGen signed a ﬁve-year, $7.5 National Airspace Sysmillion research agreetem, providing improved ment with the Federal safety, security and Aviation Administration efﬁciency,” DiBenedetto navigation programs to said. “This means safer provide technical supskies and more economiport to the analysis, cal fares for travelers, as testing and development well as lower impact of of numerous navigation air travel on our environsystems in the National ment because NextGen Airspace System. uses more efﬁcient Continuing a partner- routes and ﬂight proceship that spans decades, dures.” the FAA will tap cenAs part of the agreeter faculty, staff and ment, FAA Navigation graduate students to Programs will issue investigate ground- and speciﬁc research tasks to satellite-based navigation Center researchers over and landing systems, the time. Two tasks — suptransition to the Next porting the FAA’s Visual Generation Air TransGuidance Lighting Sysportation System (Next- tems and the NextGen Gen), approach lighting Distance Measuring systems, as well as other Equipment programs — have already been determined, explained Sam Mallipudi, Instrument Landing System Program Manager for the FAA. “The Avionics Engineering Center has been recognized by the FAA and industry as a unique research organization specializing in the research, development, evaluation, implementation and sustainment of electronic navigation, surveillance and communication systems,” Mallipudi said. “The Center’s laboratories and test facilities are representative of actual airport operations and environments allowing detailed tests of existing and prototype equipment to be conducted under real-world conditions using the Center’s specially equipped ﬂight test aircraft or groundbased data collection systems.” DiBenedetto noted the beneﬁt to Ohio University, saying the research agreement provides signiﬁcant research experience to faculty, staff and especially students. “I started my career at the Avionics Research Center supporting FAA navigation programs 32 years ago,” DiBenedetto said. “This longstanding collaborative partnership is part of a legacy passed to me by center founder Richard H. McFarland. My mission as director has been to sustain the ‘McFarland legacy’ of excellence in aviation, and this new agreement provides me the opportunity to pass the legacy forward to the next generation of Center researchers.” MEIGS COUNTY BRIEFS DETROIT — Antonio “Tone” Javond Maddox Sr. of Detroit, died Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, in Gallipolis, Ohio. Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Lewis & Gillum Funeral Home, Jackson, Ohio. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. WARD LEON, W.Va. — Beverly Kay (Morgan) Ward, 53, of Leon, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at home. A memorial service will be 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Visitation will be two hours prior to the memorial service Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Hodges Cemetery, Hurricane, W.Va.. WAAS VINTON, Ohio — Georgia Belle Waas, 93, of Vinton, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at her residence. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday Sept. 18, 2016, at Waugh-Halley-Wood Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Vinton Memorial Park. SHANK GALLIPOLIS, Ohio — Glenn R. Shank, 85, of Gallipolis, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at Abbyshire Place, in Bidwell, Ohio. A funeral service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant, W.Va. Burial will follow at Ohio Valley Memory Gardens in Gallipolis. Visitation isone hour prior to services Saturday at the funeral home. Editor’s Note: The Meigs Briefs will only list event information that is open to the public and will be printed on a space-available basis. Middleport History Tours POMEROY — The Meigs Title Ofﬁce will be closed Sept. 22; employees will be attending a title seminar. MIDDLEPORT — Learn about the rich history of Middleport with Michael Gerlach as your guide. Walking tours begin with Middleport’s “Black History Post Civil War,” Thursday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m, beginning at Dave Diles Park. Friday, Sept. 23, the topic will be “Historic Sites of Middleport” beginning at Dave Diles Park. On Sunday, Sept. 25, walk the same path as runaway slaves on Sunday, Sept. 25 at 1 p.m. on the “Underground Railroad Walk.” This tour begins at Middleport Village Hall, located on Pearl Street across from the football ﬁeld. All tours are free to the public and no reservations are required. Meigs GOP hog roast is Sunday POMEROY — The Meigs County Republican Executive Committee is having a hog roast at the Meigs County Fairgrounds (Roush Building) between 1-3 p.m. Sunday Sept. 18. Everyone welcome, free food and drinks. Speakers participating in the state elections will be on hand to speak and visit. Wanted: Your holiday cookie recipes Civitas Media, 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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Send us an email at editor@thesaltmagazine.com (subject line “cookies”) by Sept. 28. Be sure to include your name, address and phone number. Send more than one recipe if you’d like. Revival on the River: Tent Camp meeting GALLIPOLIS — Calvary Christian Center Revival Sept. 15-16 7 p.m., 6 p.m. Sept. 17-18, Wild Fire Contractor Bldg (formerly Caldwell Trucking), 2372 Jackson Pike, Gallipolis, OH 45631. Nightly singing and prayer for the sick. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN TRAINING (EMT) Meigs High School Class of 1972 plans reunion POMEROY — The Meigs High School Class of 1972 will have a reunion/dinner from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Sept. 24, at Wolfe Mountain Entertainment (the old Pomeroy High School) on Main St., Pomeroy. Cost is $23 per person. Visit mhsclass1972.org to register online and for all the details. Deadline for registration is Aug. 19. People must pre-register — no registration will be taken at the door. Southern Charge Revival RACINE — The Southern Charge United Methodist Church will hold a revival at Carmel- Sutton Church, 32395 Bashan Rd, Racine, Sept 25-27 at 7 p.m. Preaching Sept 25, Kenny Baker, with singing by Truly Saved; Sept 26, John Frank, with singing by Heaven’s Call; and Sept 27, Mike Adkins, with singing by Dayspring. The Southern Charge UMC is a charge of three churches; Bethany, Carmel-Sutton and Morning Star. All are under the pastorship of Arland King. Southern High School seeks crafters RACINE — Southern High School in Racine will have a craft show between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Oct. 22. They are currently looking for crafters and vendors. If interested, call Alan at 740-444-3309 to get an application. Middleport Community Association Christmas market MIDDLEPORT — Middleport Community Association has announced Dec. 3 as the date for their Christmas Market and parade. The market will be held at the Riverbend Arts Council building from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. They will again be offering two $50 cash prizes to shoppers at the end of that day (not required to be present for the drawing). The market is looking for crafters. If interested in an 8-foot space ($20 for the ﬁrst table, then $10 for each additional table), contact Debbie at 740-591-6095 or Texanna at 740-416-2247. Spaces are limited, so sign up early. Applicants will be contacted later with the due date for payment. MEIGS COUNTY CALENDAR OF EVENTS Editor’s Note: The Daily Sentinel appreciates your input to the community calendar. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least ﬁve business days prior to an event. All coming events print on a space-available basis and in chronological order. Events can be emailed to: TDSnews@civitasmedia.com. Card shower Rex Summerﬁeld will celebrate his 95th birthday on Sept. 24. Cards may be sent to: 38550 E. Shade Road, Reedsville, OH 45772. 60679432 Meigs County EMS and Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services are partnering to offer an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) training. The training will begin in early November 2016. The Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services has limited funding available to assist TANF eligible individuals with the cost of the training. To be considered eligible for JFS funding, interested individuals must reside in Meigs County, be over the age of 18, have a minor child and be below 200% of the federal poverty level. For example, a family of three would need to have an income below $3,360 per month. A valid driver’s license and the ability to pass a background check is also required for all interested individuals whether funded by JFS or not. Even those who are not eligible for JFS funding can take advantage of this training opportunity. Meigs County EMS is able to offer this training at a much lower rate as compared to other training providers. An orientation session will be held on October 4, 2016 at 6:00pm at the Emergency Operations Center, (beside the new Holzer ER) 41859 Pomeroy Pike, Pomeroy, Ohio. Representatives from Meigs County EMS and Meigs County Department of Job and Family Services will be on hand to answer any questions about the training and to discuss funding opportunities. In addition, a standardized test, the TABE (Test of Adult Basic Education) will be given. The testing will take about 90 minutes. For more information about the training or to sign up for the orientation, Contact: Chris Shank at 740-992-2117, ext. 102. Meigs Title Office closed Sept. 22 Thursday, Sept. 15 RACINE — Star Mill Park Board Bags n’ Basket Games will be held at Syracuse Community Center, 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. $20 for 20 games. There will be special games, coverall, 50/50, rafﬂes, advanced ticket drawing, second chance drawings. Tickets available from Alice Wolfe, 740-949-2286; Kim Romine at 740-992-7079;Kathryn Hart, 740-949-2656. Refreshments provided by the Community Center. All proceeds go towards Star Mill Park maintenance. POMEROY — Trinity Congregational Church, corner of Second and Lynn streets, will be serving lunch during the Sternwheel Riverfest between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Menu: homemade chicken and noodles, sloppy joes, hot dogs, and a selection of sides and homemadc desserts. MIDDLEPORT — Middleport History Tours, 6 p.m., at Dave Dile’s Park. Learn about “Middleport’s Black History Post-Civil War.” Michael Gerlach will serve as tour guide. �BUSINESS Daily Sentinel Gallipolis Tractor Supply celebrates Pet Appreciation Week Annual event connects community groups with families for local adoptable animals, and showcase the community partners and rescues who care for these animals year round.” Staff Report In addition to supporting community GALLIPOLIS — If groups in their work you’re a pet owner or to ﬁnd good homes would like to be, mark for dogs and cats, Pet your calendars for Sept. Appreciation Week, 17 when the Tractor Sept. 14-18, will help Supply Co. store in Gal- raise awareness of the lipolis will be celebratimportance of spaying ing your furry friends and neutering pets and for Pet Appreciation provide information Week’s main event. on proper pet care and The main event will nutrition. include pet adoptions Pet Appreciation with community groups, Week is open to the pubsamples, giveaways, lic — and all leashed, drawings for gift cards, friendly pets — and and other family friend- will take place at Tracly activities. In addition, tor Supply at 600 Silver deals on pet products, Bridge Plaza. from food and treats Several activities to toys and crates, will will take place during be featured from Sept. the main event, includ14-18. ing pet adoption, dog “Pet Appreciation wash and bake sale and Week is a time when our 4-Health Resource inforlove for animals really mation . shines,” said Joyce Call 740-441-8949 for McDonald, manager pet adoption details and other planned activities. of the Gallipolis TracFor more information tor Supply store. “It’s on Pet Appreciation an opportunity for us Week, visit the Faceto celebrate the love of book page. pets, ﬁnd great homes Bayer buying Monsanto, will create global chemical, ag giant By Linda A. Johnson and David Mchugh AP Business Writers American seed and weed-killer company Monsanto and German medicine and farm chemical maker Bayer are combining in a deal that could help farmers produce higher yields to address challenges from global warming to rising food demand from a fastgrowing global population. Consumers could beneﬁt from more-affordable and healthier food options as well as the companies’ using their expertise to help farmers limit their chemical use and environmental impact, company executives said Wednesday after the all-cash deal was announced. It comes amid record harvests driving crop prices to painfully low levels for many farmers. After four months of courtship, Leverkusen, Germany-based Bayer AG said Monsanto Co. accepted its third offer. In addition to the $57 billion price for shareholders, Bayer is assuming $9 billion in Monsanto debt. It will pay Monsanto shareholders $128 per share, $6 above its initial offer and a 44 percent premium over the St. Louis company’s closing price before rumors of a bid emerged. Because Bayer is mainly funding the deal through debt, by selling bonds and stock, Jefferies LLC analyst Jeffrey Holford wrote to investors, Bayer’s increased debt load could limit investment in its “suboptimal” prescription drug pipeline and its consumer health business. The deal would create a global agricultural and chemical giant with a broad array of products. Fitch Ratings noted the combined Bayer would have a 25 percent share in some markets, “almost certainly draw- ing regulatory scrutiny and posing antitrust obstacles.” That’s because the deal combines two of the six U.S. and European companies that dominate in agrochemicals. “It will ... create an innovation engine for the next generation of farming,” Monsanto CEO Hugh Grant said. The world’s population is expected to jump by nearly 3 billion people, to 9 billion, by 2050. Together with the effects of warmer temperatures, more-severe storms, less land available for farming and the need to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions from farming operations, that is pressuring farmers to be more productive. “It’s going to take a lot of innovation to ensure that everybody can be fed,” and the combined company will be able to speed up product improvements to help, Liam Condon, head of Bayer Crop Science, told The Associated Press. Affordability also is an issue, Condon said, as people in many poor countries spend more than half their income on food, compared to 10 percent to 15 percent in the U.S. Bayer and Monsanto both are well known to farmers and home gardeners. Monsanto sells seeds for fruits, vegetables, corn, soybeans, cotton and other crops, plus heavily advertised Roundup weed killer. Bayer sells chemical and biologic crop protection products and the Bayer Advanced garden chemicals line. Both companies offer services in “digital farming,” helping farmers use data from sensors in their ﬁelds and satellites to improve crop yields by choosing the best seeds and applying just the right amount of chemicals at the right time throughout the growing season. Thursday, September 15, 2016 3 Local grocery evolves into ‘The Pig’ Staff Report OHIO VALLEY — The Eastman family in the Ohio Valley region has become synonymous with grocery services, the Gallia County Junior Fair as well as other endeavors. “My brother and myself, our parents were both from Meigs County,” said Brent Eastman, Ohio Valley Supermarket co-proprietor and co-director of the company’s Piggly Wiggly locations. “In 1957, Dad (Bob Eastman) began a career with the Kroger Company in Pomeroy. He worked there for a number of years and was promoted there and Piggly Wiggly grocery store. ﬁnally to the position of a store manager for a store in Gallipolis, that was in the late 60s. We lived here for a couple of years and from there he was promoted numerous times with Kroger and we moved down through southern Ohio and over into the Teays Valley region in West Virginia. He went from store to store as a manager and in March of 1980. The ended up as a district store was originally titled zone manager for south- “Ohio Valley Foodland,” ern West Virginia diviaccording to Brent. sion. He was in that posiThe store has been tion for several years.” remodeled and expanded. Eastman said that he Brent said that he and felt “all along” he felt his his brother, Kevin, grew father’s dream was to up in the grocery busihopefully move back to ness and been around it southeast Ohio. Around all their lives. Brent was 1979, the Eastman fama junior in high school ily had that opportunity. when they opened their Bob decided to go into ﬁrst store and his brother business for himself and chose a site on what was was in seventh grade. The pair throughout old 35, now considered high school and college Jackson Pike, to build worked stocking shelves Ohio Valley Supermarkets’ ﬁrst Foodland store, on weekends and summers as well as other odd built from the ground up. The store opened jobs required of the heirs Courtesy photo of a family business. In the 80s and 90s, Brent said the company had lots of opportunities because business was doing well. “We ended up taking that opportunity and acquired and built several stores,” said Brent. Brent said Ohio Valley Supermarkets at one point had 13 stores to the company’s name. Currently, Ohio Valley Supermarkets has 10 stores evenly split between the Save-A-Lot franchise and the Piggly Wiggly franchise. All of Ohio Valley Supermarkets Foodland locations were switched over to the Piggly Wiggly name within the last year. The Eastmans felt 2015 offered a good opportunity to change franchises as “the Pig,” as Piggly Wiggly has come to be known, had a strong image in the south and is noted for being the ﬁrst true selfservice grocery store. It was a name among the ﬁrst in modern grocery businesses. The Oak Hill Foodland was the ﬁrst to be transformed into a Piggly Wiggly. Eastman said ultimately he felt the transition to the name of Piggly Wiggly and its services have been a good decision to beneﬁt customers as well as beneﬁt the company. Brent said that Piggly Wiggly was well known for its meat market and despite Ohio Valley Supermarkets strong image in meat departments, the adding of “the Pig” continues to improve on business’ regional integrity. Piggly Wiggly was ofﬁcially founded Sept. 6, 1916. According to Brent, the franchise has been a proven success for a hundred years and he is proud to align his business with that same level of achievement. Dean Wright can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2103. International turmoil dents Orlando tourism By Mike Schneider Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — A vacation in Orlando is almost a rite of passage for some well-off Brazilians who often bring back suitcases ﬁlled with electronics and clothes that are cheaper in Florida than they are at home. But store manager Julio Martins has seen fewer of them this year at his Brazil Center Electronics store in the heart of Orlando’s tourist district. He said their dwindling numbers have been “tough, very tough.” Brazilian tourists ordinarily make up about John Raoux | AP 80 percent of the store’s In this Tuesday photo, tourists stroll by the shops and restaurants at the Disney Spring complex in clientele. Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Hotel occupancy rates in the Orlando area are down about 2.5 percent for the “If an ordinary tourist year through July. buys a bottle of cologne, But increases in ticket essentially grow revenue, years that the city has a Brazilian customer will pricing at Walt Disney in some cases, actually, seen declines in hotel buy 10 bottles of cologne World also have resulted at the expense of some occupancy rates or rooms because of the difference in lower attendance at attendance where we sold, according to STR, in price between here some of Orlando’s most are changing our pricing an analytics ﬁrm which and there,” said Martins, popular theme parks, and approach ,” Disney chair- tracks hotel data. whose store sells camerlocal ofﬁcials are keeping man and CEO Bob Iger Visit Orlando, the as, watches and makeup. a wary eye on whether said in May during an area’s tourism associaEven before Orlando’s there’s any impact from earnings call. tion, estimates that Brasummer of tragedies — Zika cases in South The pricing changes zilian visitors are down the worst mass shooting Florida. irk some longtime Disney 25 percent, while visitors in modern U.S. history, Earlier this year, DisWorld fans, even if they from Canada are up only the death of a toddler by ney started using a tiered result in less crowded a paltry 1 or 2 percent. an alligator, the slaying system to charge more parks. Statewide, the number of a former singer from for single-day tickets dur“They’re getting a little of Canadians dipped 3.5 “The Voice” — some ing the busiest periods, greedy about it,” said percent during the ﬁrst tourism indicators were such as winter break or Erik Paul, an Orlando half of the year. declining in the moston weekends. At Walt resident and Disney “2015 was truly a banvisited city in America. Disney World’s most pop- World annual pass-holder. ner year, capping off Hotel occupancy rates ular theme park, Magic Orlando hasn’t caught six consecutive years were down 2.5 percent Kingdom, a single-day a break from bad headof demand growth. A for the year through July, ticket is now $105 during lines. Just last week, a pause was likely and is and the number of hotel slow periods and $124 Turkish professor on his not surprising,” said rooms sold had dropped on peak days. For Disney honeymoon was fatally George Aguel, CEO of almost 2 percent from World’s three other parks, shot outside a hotel in Visit Orlando, who added the previous year. prices for single-day tick- the ﬁrst murder of a tour- in an email that room Recession and politiets now range from $97 demand is expected to ist in recent memory in cal turmoil in Brazil to $114. Orlando’s tourist district. grow 3 percent next year. and a weak Canadian Company ofﬁcials say “So while market condiOrlando has broken dollar have played roles they’re comfortable trad- visitor records in the past tions appear to have softin the softening market, ing smaller crowds for ened a bit, our industry two years and attracted since those nations are remains healthy and the higher prices. 66 million visitors last Orlando’s top sources of outlook for the destina“We have taken a year. But this is the ﬁrst international tourists. tion is positive.” number of steps ... to time in at least three �E ditorial 4 Thursday, September 15, 2016 Daily Sentinel THEIR VIEW Technology’s next logical step As Apple releases details on the next iPhone (No. 7), some changes in the product have met with mixed reviews. The main point of contention is Apple’s decision to do away with the headphone jack, partly in an effort to waterproof the device, a fault that users have complained about for years. But another obvious reason was to force consumers to purchase expensive Bluetooth, wireless ear buds. Whatever the purpose, major changes in technology have always given pause. As consumers, we hate change. We like what we like and it needs to remain as we remember it. The white, wired headphones have been a symbol of the Apple device culture since the iPod burst on the scene in 2001. A natural progression from the success Sony experienced in the 1980s with the Walkman, the iPod kept Apple from bankruptcy and ushered in a new era of personal technology. The times change and technology changes with it. Just to make the point, let’s not forget that earlier this year, the last Deer in VCR rolled off the assembly line and Headlines into the history books. Technological innovation is driven Gery L. by a host of inﬂuencers, from governDeer ment research to the demands of the consumer. A company like Apple has great pressure on it to be innovative but can’t always hit the mark. The Apple Watch is a good example of this kind of ﬂuid change in consumer following. When it debuted, the wearable tech was going to revolutionize how we use smart phones, monitor our health and more. But even now, it has underperformed in almost every way, especially in sales. Either the public wasn’t ready for it, or the device wasn’t robust enough for the consumer. Of course, Apple has tried to respond to complaints regarding the watch, issuing updates and several changes to the next model, but it may be too little too late. Or, it’s entirely possible, the gadget just isn’t going to ﬂy — and that happens sometimes. In the 80s, the Commodore 64 and the Apple II were the pinnacle of home technology, offering games, word processing and the ﬁrst glimpses into what we now know as social media. Today, a smarter phone and thinner tablet seem to be the highest demand consumer technology, with better internet connection and more apps being the selling points. So where are things headed next? That’s a good question and every major tech company in the world would pay big bucks to whoever could tell them. But, barring a psychic hotline with a beam into the future of the next iPhone or Kindle Fire, it’s a coin toss. While innovation is the goal, the consumer is a ﬁckle mistress. Developers always proceed with a best guess combination of “this is what would be great tech,” “since they like this, they should like that,” and “let’s just build it and see what happens.” There’s really no way to tell. During my days in tech, I worked in the programming side, watching companies like CompuServe and AOL amass the fortunes of Midas and then sliding down the hill of obsolescence in a relatively short period of time. But, here’s my educated guess, in case you’re wondering. Television is still king of advertising and, to capitalize more on that, it will become more mobile soon as well, allowing you to watch live TV over your cell phone with a digital receiver transmitted via your wireless carrier. Wireless cellular companies are going to have to step up their game, in both speed and bandwidth. I work with a lot of Apple products in my career, but I think that the iPhone is about to be dethroned as the hippest, coolest thing on the market, partly because the iPhone 7 really has no major innovations and the cost seems to keep going up. That said, every device manufacturer must stay ahead of the game with better operating systems and app availability. My forecasts here could be totally off the mark. But, whatever happens, it’s in everyone’s best interest to keep up with the times. There are endless possibilities, but you need to have patience and be open-minded about change. Gery L. Deer is an independent columnist and business writer. Deer In Headlines is distributed by GLD Enterprises Communications, Ltd. More at gerydeer.com. TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Actress Janis Paige is 94. Actor George Chakiris is 84. Bluesman Billy Boy Arnold is 81. Movie director Jim McBride is 75. Actress Linda Miller is 74. Rhythm-and-blues singer Betty Kelley (Martha & the Vandellas) is 72. Musician Kenney Jones (Small Faces; Faces; The Who) is 68. Actress Susan Ruttan is 68. Rock musician Ron Blair (Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers; Mudcrutch) is 68. Actor Ed Begley Jr. is 67. Country singer David Bellamy (The Bellamy Brothers) is 66. Country singer-songwriter Phil OUR VIEW Health is an issue The collapse of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton from a reported bout of pneumonia over the weekend is the very reason voters need to see health records on both presidential candidates. Clinton nor Republican candidate Donald Trump have released completed health records at this point. In the days following her collapse, both candidates have said they will release additional medical records. Whether that is a complete disclosure yet remains to be seen. And, if she was suffering from pneumonia why did that not get disclosed until there was an incident to which the campaign had to respond? The presidency is a hard, demanding job with pressures to which few of us can relate. Vot- ers have a right to know how the person they’re electing can be expected to hold up under the physical and mental strain. Clinton has had health issues in the past. There is a reason for questions to be asked. And, she didn’t exactly get a ringing endorsement from Ohio senate candidate Ted Strickland this week, either. When speaking to a group of supporters, he said Clinton’s running mate, Tim Kaine, was ready to become president, if necessary. She has come under criticism in some circles for lack of a press conference, a cynical person might suggest she is keeping the press at arm’s length to avoid closer scrutiny of her health. A lingering, persistent cough hasn’t helped allay any health questions, either. Trump hasn’t exactly been forthcoming about his health background, either. To date, he has released a letter from his doctor which says Trump is healthy. It’s far from a full disclosure and an argument could be made that Trump is being just as evasive as not releasing anything at all. He has attacked Clinton for a lot less on the campaign trail than her health. Is this a case of not wanting to call her out because he might have something in his health past? There is no litmus test of what should or should not be disclosed by candidates when they run for our nation’s highest ofﬁce. However, voters have a right to expect openness from one they choose to lead our republic. For all the talk of 70 being the new 60, 60 the new 50, 50 the new 40, etc., health problems are more prominent once a person reaches 68 and 70 (Clinton’s and Trump’s ages, respectively). We are all too familiar with health problems being hidden by past presidents and presidential candidates — in some cases with a mea culpa from the media. One would think in the age of a 24/7 news cycle, something could not possible slip by as it did in the past. It’s worth noting, though, that Clinton’s near-collapse was not captured by any member of the press, but by a bystander with a phone. Let’s not buy a pig in a poke when it comes to Clinton or Trump and how healthy either one is this year. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY … Today is Friday, Sept. 16, the 260th day of 2016. There are 106 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 16, 1966, the Metropolitan Opera ofﬁcially opened its new opera house at New York’s Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts with the world premiere of Samuel Barber’s “Antony and Cleopatra.” On this date: In 1498, Tomas de Torquemada, notorious for his role in the Spanish Inquisition, died in Avila, Spain. In 1810, Mexicans were inspired to begin their successful revolt against Spanish rule by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and his “Grito de Dolores (Cry of Dolores).” In 1893, more than 100,000 settlers swarmed onto a section of land in Oklahoma known as the “Cherokee Strip.” In 1908, General Motors was founded in Flint, Michigan, by William C. Durant. In 1919, the American Legion received a nation- al charter from Congress. In 1925, the Irving Berlin song “Always” (written for his future wife, Ellin Mackay) was published. In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act. Samuel T. Rayburn of Texas was elected Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. In 1953, “The Robe,” the ﬁrst movie presented in the widescreen process CinemaScope, had its world premiere at the Roxy Theater in New York. In 1976, the Episcopal Church, at its General Convention in Minneapolis, formally approved the ordination of women as priests and bishops. In 1982, the massacre of between 1,200 and 1,400 Palestinian men, women and children at the hands of Israeli-allied Christian Phalange militiamen began in west Beirut’s Sabra and Shatila refugee camps. In 1994, a federal jury in Anchorage, Alaska, ordered Exxon Corp. to pay $5 billion in punitive damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill THOUGHT FOR TODAY “Stoicism is the wisdom of madness and cynicism the madness of wisdom.” — Bergen Evans, American lexicographer (1904-1978). (the U.S Supreme Court later reduced that amount to $507.5 million). Two astronauts from the space shuttle Discovery went on the ﬁrst untethered spacewalk in ten years. In 2007, O.J. Simpson was arrested in the alleged armed robbery of sports memorabilia collectors in Las Vegas. (Simpson was later convicted of kidnapping and armed robbery and sentenced to nine to 33 years in prison.) Ten years ago: The Vatican said Pope Benedict XVI “sincerely” regretted offending Muslims with his reference to an obscure medieval text characterizing some of the teachings of Islam’s founder as “evil and inhuman,” but the statement stopped short of the apology demanded by Islamic leaders. Mexico extradited accused drug kingpin Francisco Rafael Arellano Felix (ah-rayYAH’-noh fay-LEEKS’) to the U.S. (Arellano Felix later pleaded guilty to federal charges of selling cocaine in a San Diego motel and was sentenced to six years in prison, but was returned to Mexico in 2008 after getting credit for time served in Mexico while awaiting extradition; he was killed in Oct. 2013 by a gunman disguised as a clown.) Five years ago: President Barack Obama signed into law a major overhaul of the nation’s patent system to ease the way for inventors to bring their products to market. A World War IIera ﬁghter plane plunged into spectators during air races in Reno, Nevada, killing 74-year-old Florida stunt pilot Jimmy Leeward and 10 others. A Russian Soyuz capsule carrying three crew members, including NASA astronaut Ron Garan, from the International Space Station touched down safely in Kazakhstan, but not without rattling nerves after a breakdown in communications. �NEWS/WEATHER Daily Sentinel AEP NEWS FROM AROUND THE BUCKEYE STATE latory approvals necessary to complete the sale. We also will be working with employees and community leaders to ensure a smooth transition,” Akins said. About 400 employees are affected by the sale, McHenry said, adding that 290 are at Gavin, AEP’s largest plant in Ohio and a major employer in Gallia and Meigs counties in Ohio, and Mason County, W.Va. a year, so it wasn’t new news for the employees,” she said. “They knew (the sale) was a possibility.” “Our employees have done an incredible job operating these power plants in PJM, and I’m conﬁdent that they will contribute to the future success of Blackstone and ArcLight. We will continue to operate these plants safely in the coming months while working closely with the Blackstone and ArcLight teams to obtain the regu- sale,” she said. “The new company wants the employees to continue operating the plant. We From page 1 had a nice meeting each own large power(Wednesday) with the generating facilities employees of the plant around the world, accord- just to explain what has ing to Melissa McHenry, happened.” director of external comBecause AEP had munications for AEP in been actively seeking a Columbus. She added buyer for more than a that AEP ofﬁcials met year, McHenry said the with Gavin employees on news of the sale wasn’t Wednesday to explain the unexpected to Gavin’s situation. workforce. “All of the employees “We’ve been doing a who are at Gavin now strategic review of the four plants for more than will have jobs after the Thursday, September 15, 2016 5 Authorities say small plane crashes in western Ohio field ARCANUM, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a small plane has crashed into a ﬁeld in rural western Ohio. There was no immediate word on its occupants. The Federal Aviation Administration says the crash was reported early afternoon Wednesday in Arcanum, which is some 35 miles northwest of Dayton. FAA spokesman Tony Molinaro (Mahluh-NAHR’-oh) says the plane was a single-engine Piper PA-11 aircraft and that it crashed for unknown reasons. He had no information on the pilot and any possible passengers. The Darke County sheriff’s ofﬁce says it has no information to release pending reports from investigators at the scene. Reach Michael Johnson at 740446-2342, ext. 2102, or on Twitter @OhioEditorMike. Raid Ohio boy seen in car with passed-out adults gets new home From page 1 LISBON, Ohio (AP) — A 4-year-old Ohio boy pictured in police photos in the back seat of a car while his grandmother and her boyfriend were slumped over from a drug overdose is moving in with other relatives. Columbiana County Juvenile Court administrator Dane Walton tells The Associated Press that the boy’s great uncle and great aunt in South Carolina petitioned the court for custody, which was granted Monday by a judge. Walton says the grandmother, Rhonda Pasek, was granted custody of the boy six weeks ago. Walton says the judge’s report shows that at the time there was “no evidence brought forward” of any drug issues with Pasek. Pasek is being held on a child endangerment charge. Her boyfriend, James Acord, pleaded guilty to child endangerment and operating a vehicle while intoxicated. File photo “Gen. John Hunt Morgan and His Raiders Re-enactment of the Battle of Buffington Island” event is this weekend in Meigs County. is encouraged. White suggests people bring a lawn chair to Reach Michael Johnson at 740446-2342, ext. 2102, or on Twitter @OhioEditorMike. watch the battleﬁeld action as there will be no seating available. Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank to shed 44 branches STOCKS Harley-Davidson (NYSE) - 50.87 JP Morgan (NYSE) - 66.40 Kroger (NYSE) - 30.71 Ltd Brands (NYSE) - 71.48 Norfolk So (NYSE) - 90.67 OVBC (NASDAQ) - 21.90 BBT (NYSE) - 37.43 Peoples (NASDAQ) - 24.11 Pepsico (NYSE) - 105.05 Premier (NASDAQ) - 17.60 Rockwell (NYSE) - 114.55 Rocky Brands (NASDAQ) - 10.39 Royal Dutch Shell - 47.74 AEP (NYSE) - 64.02 Akzo (NASDAQ) - 22.38 Ashland Inc. (NYSE) 117.71 Big Lots (NYSE) - 47.53 Bob Evans (NASDAQ) - 38.09 BorgWarner (NYSE) - 34.91 Century Alum (NASDAQ) - 5.72 Champion (NASDAQ) - 0.00 City Holding (NASDAQ) - 48.91 Collins (NYSE) - 81.65 DuPont (NYSE) - 67.03 US Bank (NYSE) - 42.92 Gen Electric (NYSE) - 29.70 TODAY 8 AM WEATHER 2 PM 64° 75° HEALTH TODAY Statistics through 3 p.m. yesterday 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. 90° 62° 80° 57° 100° in 1939 36° in 1964 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 0.08 1.39 36.17 31.75 SUN & MOON Today 7:10 a.m. 7:36 p.m. 7:04 p.m. 5:41 a.m. Sunrise Sunset Moonrise Moonset Last New Sep 16 Sep 23 Sep 30 First Oct 9 SOLUNAR TABLE The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for ﬁsh and game. Today Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Major 10:59a 11:50a 12:17a 1:14a 2:15a 3:17a 4:20a Minor 4:45a 5:36a 6:30a 7:28a 8:29a 9:31a 10:34a POLLEN & MOLD Low Moderate High Moderate High Major 11:25p ---12:44p 1:42p 2:43p 3:45p 4:49p Minor 5:12p 6:03p 6:57p 7:55p 8:56p 10:00p 11:03p WEATHER HISTORY On Sept. 15, 1991, a northerly wind brought 5 inches of snow to Rand, Colo., while Cleveland, Ohio, passed 90 degrees. When the jet stream has great undulations north and south, weather extremes are expected. Source: Hamilton County Department of Environmental Services AIR QUALITY 83° 59° Partly sunny, warm and humid A couple of showers and a thunderstorm Rather cloudy with a t-storm in spots Nice with clouds and sun Partly sunny with a shower or t-storm Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 0 50 100 150 200 300 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 Location Willow Island Marietta Parkersburg Belleville Racine Point Pleasant Gallipolis Huntington Ashland Lloyd Greenup Portsmouth Maysville Meldahl Dam Flood Stage 37 34 36 35 41 40 50 50 52 54 50 50 51 Chillicothe 81/56 Level 12.87 15.73 21.30 12.74 13.34 25.26 13.19 25.49 34.35 12.83 15.50 34.30 13.90 Portsmouth 84/61 24-hr. Chg. -0.33 -0.17 -0.05 -0.04 -0.06 +0.01 -0.16 -0.64 -0.61 -0.83 none +0.20 +0.10 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Marietta 84/60 Murray City 79/56 Belpre 84/60 Athens 81/57 St. Marys 84/61 Parkersburg 85/60 Coolville 82/61 Wilkesville 82/59 POMEROY Jackson 84/62 83/58 Ravenswood Rio Grande 85/63 84/61 Centerville POINT PLEASANT Ripley 79/56 GALLIPOLIS 85/62 85/63 84/63 Milton 86/64 St. Albans 87/64 Huntington 86/63 NATIONAL FORECAST 110s 100s Seattle 75/53 90s 80s 70s 60s 50s 40s 30s San Francisco 20s 70/54 10s 0s -0s Los Angeles 77/59 -10s T-storms Rain Showers Snow Flurries Ice Cold Front Warm Front Stationary Front Elizabeth 85/62 Spencer 84/62 Buffalo 85/64 Ironton 86/64 Ashland 86/63 Grayson 85/65 WEDNESDAY 82° 66° Sunny NATIONAL CITIES McArthur 80/57 500 Primary pollutant: Particulates Logan 80/55 Adelphi 80/55 South Shore Greenup 85/64 83/60 59 TUESDAY 83° 57° Lucasville 83/59 Very High MONDAY 80° 63° Very High Primary: ragweed, other Mold: 1269 SUNDAY 86° 68° Waverly 81/57 Pollen: 5 Low MOON PHASES Full 0-2 Low; 3-4 Moderate; 5-6 High; 7-8 Very High; 9-10 Extreme SATURDAY CINCINNATI (AP) — Fifth Third Bank says it plans to consolidate or sell 44 branches and ﬁve parcels of undeveloped land next year. The Cincinnati-based bank unveiled the plan during an industry conference Tuesday. The announcement comes more than a year after it started consolidating or selling about 100 branches and about 30 other properties. The latest cuts would remove nearly 4 percent of the bank’s 1,191-branch network. Ofﬁcials didn’t identify the branches that will close but said affected employees and customers would be informed of the changes next month. 88° 68° 1 Primary: basidiospores Fri. 7:11 a.m. 7:35 p.m. 7:42 p.m. 6:49 a.m. FRIDAY Mostly sunny and nice today. A moonlit sky tonight. High 85° / Low 62° ALMANAC High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low EXTENDED FORECAST 8 PM 77° Sears Holding (NASDAQ) - 11.89 Wal-Mart (NYSE) - 71.52 Wendy’s (NYSE) - 10.37 WesBanco (NYSE) - 32.09 Worthington (NYSE) -40.08 Daily stock reports are the 4 p.m. ET closing quotes of transactions Sept. 14, 2016, provided by Edward Jones ﬁnancial advisors Isaac Mills in Gallipolis at (740) 441-9441 and Lesley Marrero in Point Pleasant at (304) 674-0174. Member SIPC. Clendenin 87/63 Charleston 87/64 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Winnipeg 72/56 Billings 66/46 Montreal 65/48 Minneapolis 73/64 Chicago 77/62 Denver 76/45 Kansas City 81/66 Toronto 70/52 Detroit 73/55 New York 75/60 Washington 81/68 Chihuahua 88/61 Monterrey 90/73 Fri. Hi/Lo/W 82/56/t 57/47/sh 85/72/c 74/63/s 80/62/pc 72/52/s 77/52/s 72/57/s 89/67/pc 84/67/c 65/40/pc 78/66/t 87/69/pc 82/67/pc 83/67/pc 93/74/pc 72/47/pc 80/59/c 76/65/pc 87/77/c 88/75/t 84/69/pc 80/62/t 92/70/s 93/75/t 77/58/pc 91/73/pc 90/77/t 76/58/c 94/74/pc 90/79/t 76/62/s 84/67/t 90/75/t 80/61/s 98/70/s 81/65/pc 72/53/s 83/68/c 81/65/pc 83/71/t 74/50/s 71/55/s 75/58/s 82/66/pc National for the 48 contiguous states JULIA Houston 91/76 Today Hi/Lo/W 80/56/pc 56/50/r 89/71/pc 74/63/s 79/61/pc 66/46/pc 75/47/s 68/56/s 87/64/s 88/68/s 68/39/pc 77/62/pc 82/63/s 76/55/s 79/57/s 93/75/t 76/45/pc 78/67/t 73/55/s 86/76/sh 91/76/t 79/63/s 81/66/t 91/68/s 93/74/t 77/59/pc 88/68/s 90/78/pc 73/64/pc 92/69/pc 91/79/t 75/60/s 88/68/t 89/74/t 79/58/s 97/69/s 77/58/s 70/49/s 88/68/pc 82/65/pc 84/71/t 72/49/pc 70/54/pc 75/53/s 81/68/pc EXTREMES YESTERDAY Atlanta 89/71 El Paso 89/67 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 High Low 100° in McAllen, TX 22° in Olney, MT Global High 113° in Basrah, Iraq Low -8° in Summit Station, Greenland Miami 90/78 Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow ﬂurries, sn-snow, i-ice. 60647073 will conduct spectator events as “The Taking of Chester” and “The Battle of Bufﬁngton Island.” The re-enactment is being sponsored by the Bufﬁngton Island Battleﬁeld Preservation Foundation. Besides President Lincoln and Fredric Douglas, folks in attendance will hear from Col. William Wolford, who will be portrayed by one of his descendents. And if you feel like learning a new dance or two, plan to attend the Civil War balls Friday and Saturday nights. Period attire is not required, but �Sports Daily Sentinel $2?<=.+CM�#/:>/7,/<�� M� �� s� Lady Cats claw past Wahama By Bryan Walters bwalters@civitasmedia.com Bryan Walters/OVP Sports Wahama junior Elizabeth Mullins, middle, bumps a ball in the air as teammates Maddy VanMatre, left, Makinley Bumgarner (24) and Madison VanMeter (10) look on during Game 3 of Tuesday night’s TVC Hocking volleyball contest against Waterford in Mason, W.Va. MASON, W.Va. — Still searching for that ﬁrst win. The Wahama volleyball team dropped its ﬁfth consecutive match in straight games Tuesday night following a 25-14, 25-11, 25-17 setback to visiting Waterford in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division contest on Gary Clark Court in Mason County. The host Lady Falcons (0-5, 0-4 TVC Hocking) stormed out to a trio of early two-point leads in the opening game, but the Lady Wildcats (5-3, 4-0) broke a six-all tie by going on a 16-4 surge to secure their largest lead of Game 1 at 22-10. Both teams traded points the rest of the way as Waterford claimed an early 1-0 match lead. The Lady Falcons never led the rest of the way as the Green and White jumped out to an early 4-0 edge in Game 2 before eventually rolling to a 14-point victory and a 2-0 match advantage. The Lady Cats stormed out to a 7-0 edge in the ﬁnale, but the hosts rallied back to tie things up at nine-all and again at 11-all. Waterford scored 14 of the ﬁnal 20 points — including the last three — to complete the 3-0 match decision with an eight-point triumph. Alexis Mick paced the Wahama service attack with 10 points, followed by Madison VanMeter with ﬁve points and Elizabeth Mullins with one points. VanMeter, Mick and Mullins also had a kill apiece in the setback. Megan Ball led the Lady Cats with 17 service points, followed by Allie Kern with with 10 points and Jillian McCutcheon with six points. Melanie Radabaugh was next with ﬁve service points, with Denise Young and Hayley Duff each contributing four points. Jordan Taylor and Alex Teters also had two service points apiece for the guests. Wahama returns to action Thursday when it travels to Mercerville for a TVC Hocking contest against South Gallia at 6 p.m. Bryan Walters can be reached at 740-4462342, ext. 2101. Lady Spartans stymie Meigs By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com ALBANY, Ohio — The start wasn’t bad, but the wheels fell off. The Meigs volleyball team dropped a straight-games decision to Tri-Valley Conference Ohio Division host Alexander, on Tuesday night in Athens County. The Lady Marauders (2-7, 0-4 TVC Ohio) led 10-3 early in the opening game, but Alexander battled back to take a 13-12 lead. Meigs regained the advantage brieﬂy, but the AHS tied the game at 20. The Lady Spartans outscored MHS 5-to-1 from that point, claiming the opener by a 25-21 ﬁnal. The Lady Marauders trailed by just two points (10-8) early in the second game, but Alexander closed the game with a 15-to-2 run, for the 25-10 victory. The Lady Spartans capped off the 3-0 sweep in style, winning by a 25-7 margin. Meigs’ service attack was led by Maddie Hendricks with six points and one ace. Kassidy Betzing and Maddie Fields both ﬁnished with three points, Devyn Oliver added two, while Morgan Lodwick chipped in with one point. Betzing and Alliyah Pullins led the Maroon and Gold at the net, each ﬁnishing with six kills and one block. Oliver had four kills and a team-best ﬁve assists, while Devin Humphreys and Paige Denney both marked one kill. Fields had four assists in the setback, while Oliver had a team-best ﬁve digs, followed by Jordan Roush with four digs. Meigs will look to avenge this setback on September 29, when these team meet in Rocksprings. The Lady Marauders return to the court on Thursday at Vinton County. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. OVP SPORTS SCHEDULE Thursday, September 15 Volleyball Southern at Eastern, 7:15 Wahama at South Gallia, 6 p.m. Alexander at River Valley, 7:15 Gallia Academy at South Point, 7 p.m. Meigs at Vinton County, 7:15 Point Pleasant at Lincoln County, 6 p.m. Hannan at Huntington St. Joseph, 6 p.m. Golf Waterford, Federal Hocking at Eastern, 4:30 Chesapeake at Gallia Academy, 4:30 Southern, South Gallia, Miller at Trimble, 4:30 Soccer Gallia Academy at South Point, 7 p.m. Friday, September 16 Football Logan at Point Pleasant, 7:30 Belpre at Wahama, 7:30 Miller at Southern, 7:30 Nelsonville-York at River Valley, 7:30 Hundred at Hannan, 7:30 Gallia Academy at Chesapeake, 7 p.m. Meigs at Vinton County, 7:30 South Gallia at Manchester, 7:30 Volleyball Calvary at Ohio Valley Christian, 6 p.m. Soccer Calvary at Ohio Valley Christian, 5 p.m. Paul Boggs/OVP Sports Eastern’s Morgain Little (12) returns a serve as teammate Abbie Hawley (7) looks on during the Lady Eagles’ Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division volleyball match against Belpre on Tuesday night at Eastern High School. Lady Eagles turn back Belpre By Paul Boggs ing frustration upon the Golden Eagles. “I’m proud of the girls. TUPPERS PLAINS, They let that ﬁrst game Ohio — Already down go and we used it as a a set, and already at the learning tool. We pushed realization that their Tri- on and came out with Valley Conference Hock- a win and that’s all that ing Division championmatters,” said Eastern ship chase stood in peril, coach Katie Williams. the host Lady Eagles “And we really needed ﬁnally began to soar. this one too. In between And, in stringing sets one and two, we together several stretches (coaching staff) really of consecutive points on reiterated to them how Tuesday night, the East- many unforced errors ern High School volleythat we had and what the ball team remains in the score actually could have immediate hunt for the been. I really hammered TVC-Hocking title. them on making playable Eastern improved to balls and where Belpre’s .500 on the year, both defense was and hitting overall and in the league, the open hitting lanes.” by turning back Belpre The Eagles attacked 20-25, 25-11, 25-17 and the gaps in the Golden 25-9 at Eastern High Eagles’ defense for the School in Meigs County. majority of the ﬁnal three The Lady Eagles are games, as Katlyn Barber now 4-4 overall and 2-2 and Mackenzie Brooks in the TVC-Hocking, hav- ﬁnished with 11 kills ing already lost league apiece. contests at defending Morgain Little and champion Waterford and Allison Barber boasted also at Trimble. seven kills apiece, as BarBelpre’s Golden Eagles ber also accounted for are now 2-7 overall three solo blocks. — and 2-2 in the TVCMorgan Baer amassed Hocking. 41 assists as the setter But Belpre had Eastand also served for four ern in a one-game hole aces, as Katlyn Barber on Tuesday, before the had a pair of aces in addiEagles’ aggression start- tion to nine digs. ed to show —and they “We told the girls what began attacking the net open shots that they had, much better. and they took it upon In addition, after a themselves to attack hard mistake-prone and slopand make sure they were putting the ball where pily-played ﬁrst game, Eastern was the one forc- the defenders weren’t,” pboggs@civitasmedia.com said Williams. “We work on that all the time in practice. It’s not just something that they did on a whim. We practice it all the time and we put it into play.” Eastern actually erased a 12-9 deﬁcit in game one with three straight points to force a 12-12 tie, as the set was also tied at 1-1, 5-5, 13-13, 14-14, 15-15, 16-16 and 19-19. The Lady Eagles led 19-16 on an Abbie Hawley ace, but Belpre ran off eight consecutive points — and nine of the ﬁnal 10 to take the opener 25-20. However, Eastern was the club reeling off those straight service points the rest of the way. It scored seven straight in game two to break a 1-1 tie, then six in a row made it 19-6. Belpre scored four straight to trim the deﬁcit in half, but the Eagles ended up with the ﬁnal three points, including a kill by Brooks and a block by Katlyn Barber. In the third game, Eastern erased a 1-0 deﬁcit and a 2-2 tie with three straight points, opening up a 10-3 advantage on a Katlyn Barber ace. The Orange and Black scored four of the next ﬁve to get within 11-7, but another series of six straight swelled the lead to 19-8 on a Golden Eagle attack error. Belpre put together strings of four and three points to get as close as 23-17, but an Allison Barber block-kill combined with a Little kill ended that game. In the fourth set, Belpre built leads of 3-0 and 5-2, but the Eagles scored a dozen consecutive and never looked back. Another ﬁve-out-ofsix stretch made it 19-6, capped off by an ace by Alexus Metheney. Belpre got no closer than 21-9, with Eastern scoring the ﬁnal four points, including the match-winner on a kill by Baer. “When you trade points, it’s hard to gain the momentum that you need to ﬁnish strong. When we were getting three, four, ﬁve-point runs, the girls got excited and you could see Belpre was getting frustrated,” said Williams. “We capitalized on that.” Indeed Eastern did, and for now, remains right there on the cusp of the championship chase in the TVC-Hocking. Eastern returns home, and returns to TVCHocking Division action, on Thursday night (tonight) against archrival Southern. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2106 �SPORTS Daily Sentinel Mount Gilead’s Barnett ties rushing touchdown record COLUMBUS (AP) — With thousands of games being played throughout the high school football season, there will be players, teams and moments that stand above the rest. From every corner of the state, big school or small, athletes will be competing for individual and team glory with the goal of reaching the state championships Dec. 1-3 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. After three weekends of the play there is an early frontrunner for the performance of the year as Mount Gilead senior running back Jonah Barnett not only had 492 yards on 38 carries, but tied the state record with nine rushing touchdowns in a 64-49 win at Crooksville on Sept. 2. His yardage is the seventh-best in Ohio history, 40 yards from the record. He ran through and around the Ceramics’ defense for scores of 56, 1, 78, 3, 5, 62, 4, 2 and 77 yards. Barnett has 913 yards and 14 touchdowns in three games. He was an Associated Press special mention AllOhio last season after running for 1,160 yards and 14 touchdowns. His touchdowns vs. Crooksville were needed. After the Ceramics pulled to within 50-42, Barnett carried the ball on 10 of 12 plays on Mount Gilead’s next drive and scored on a 2-yard run to make it 57-42. Crooksville then cut the deﬁcit to 57-49 before he went 77 yards for the score on a fourth-and-2 with 25 seconds left in the game. Barnett’s nine rushing TDs tied the state record held by Tifﬁn Columbia’s Cliff Miller in 2014 and Kimu Kim of Canﬁeld in 2013. The record for most overall touchdowns in a game is 12 by Erastus “Tunk” Simmons of Medina on Oct. 5, 1923. TAKE A BOW Not far behind Barnett’s exploits was Andrew Koerper from Kansas Lakota, who rushed for 385 yards on 19 carries and scored eight TDs (64, 47, 4, 9, 10, 31, 46 and 75 yards) in the Raiders’ 66-41 win over Oregon Cardinal Stritch. . Bellevue’s Alec Foos ran 31 times for 229 yards and six touchdowns in a 66-22 victory over Clyde last week. His ﬁfth score came with 7:05 left in the ﬁrst half. He also completed 10 of 20 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns to Dakota McPeak. . Donny Johnson rushed for 215 yards and six touchdowns in Hamler Patrick Henry’s 47-27 win over Columbus Grove. The senior running back has 697 yards and 13 rushing TDs in three games. . Warren G. Harding’s Lynn Bowden led the Raiders to a 3-0 start with Friday’s 41-28 win at Massillon Washington. Bowden had 21 carries for 266 yards and all six of Harding’s scores. The quarterback was also 4 of 7 for 39 yards. . Connor Gessells of Pickerington North made 11 catches for 168 yards and a school-record ﬁve TDs - all in the ﬁrst half - in a 49-21 win over Centerville. . Garrettsville Garﬁeld quarterback Dalton Fall was 19 of 32 for 276 yards and ﬁve touchdowns in Friday’s 50-28 victory over Warren Champion. NOTABLES Daveon Anderson of Hilliard Bradley made 15 receptions for 189 yards and four touchdowns, and added a two-point conversion catch, in the Jaguars’ last-second 31-28 win over cross-town rival Hilliard Davidson. . North Jackson JacksonMilton’s Noah Laster rushed for 162 yards on eight carries and two scores. He added ﬁve catches for 91 yards and one touchdown. Laster also returned a kickoff 82 yards for a score in Friday’s 50-29 victory over Windham. . Napoleon’s Tyler Stuber recovered three fumbles and caught four passes for 91 yards, including two touchdowns, in a 21-0 win over Bryan. . Caledonia River Valley junior running back Tyler Spears rushed 23 times for 243 yards and four touchdowns in a 42-35 win at Sparta Highland. Dylan Thobe’s 8-yard touchdown pass to Neal Muhlenkamp with 1:20 left in the game allowed Coldwater to overcome a 14-0 deﬁcit to beat Maria Stein Marion Local 17-14 in a battle of small-school state powerhouses in Maria Stein. . St. Marys Memorial head coach Doug Frye won his 200th career game as the Roughriders beat Lima Shawnee 43-7. . Lewis Center Olentangy rallied from a 51-24 deﬁcit in the third quarter to edge Reynoldsburg 52-51 on a 5-yard TD run on fourth down by Ali Iverson with 32.6 seconds left. The game took more than ﬁve hours due to two lengthy lightning delays. TURNAROUNDS Hamilton, 12-38 over the last ﬁve seasons, is off to a 3-0 start for the ﬁrst time since 2001. . Sandusky snapped a six-game losing streak to rival Fremont Ross in one of Ohio’s longest running rivalries with a 40-8 win over the Little Giants. The Blue Streaks are 3-0 for the ﬁrst time since 1996. . Preston Ingol ran for 166 yards and three touchdowns to help Paulding snap a 19-game losing streak with a 38-20 victory over Antwerp. . New Bremen, which was 1-29 the previous three seasons, has started 2-1 for the ﬁrst time since 2004. The Cardinals’ 82 points in three games this season has already surpassed last year’s 60 points scored all season. . After ﬁnishing 0-10 a year ago, Newark is off to a 3-0 start. ADVERTISE IT PAYS! Thursday, September 15, 2016 7 Blue Angels sweep Ironton for 10th straight win By Alex Hawley ahawley@civitasmedia.com CENTENARY, Ohio — Talk about getting into a routine. The Gallia Academy volleyball team picked up its eight consecutive straight-games sweep on Tuesday night, as the Blue Angels defeated visiting Ironton by a 3-0 count in an Ohio Valley Conference tilt, in Gallia County. The Blue Angels (100, 6-0 OVC) led wireto-wire in the opening game, winning by a 25-16 margin. Gallia Academy never trailed in the second game and never allowed the Alex Hawley/OVP Sports Lady Fighting Tigers to Gallia Academy freshman Alex Barnes (5) spikes the ball past a pair of Ironton defenders, while Blue record a single service Angels Brooke Pasquale (10), Jenna Meadows (24) and Ashton Webb (right) look on, during Tuesday night’s 3-0 GAHS victory. point. GAHS won the ﬁnished with three kills, I think it got in their to do. We call it Blue second by a 25-9 tally, heads. They’re a good moving ahead 2-0 in the Angel volleyball.” while Shriver posted two The Blue Angels were team and we prepared, match. kills, one block and a led by Carly Shriver with to be ready for them. Ironton never led in match-best 32 assists. Our blocks were good 18 points and two aces, the third game, but the Martin led the Blue followed by Ashton Webb tonight. We came out teams were tied at 11. Angel defense was with really strong and we still with 14 points and ﬁve From that point, Gallia 10 digs, followed by have to work on staying aces. Jenna Meadows Academy outscored its strong. Our passing was Shriver with nine and guest 14-to-1, capping off had seven points and Brooke Pasquale with really good and I was the 3-0 match sweep with three aces, Grace Mareight. really pleased with our tin added six points, a 25-12 victory. These teams will clash serve receive.” while Alex Barnes had “When we start playAt the net, GAHS was again on October 11, in two points and Ryleigh ing slow we aren’t playled Meadows with 10 ing as well,” GAHS head Caldwell marked one Ironton. kills, followed by Webb coach Janice Rosier said. point. GAHS returns to with seven kills and “We are very happy,” “When we start playing action on Thursday, at three blocks. Martin had South Point. Rosier said. “(Ironton) back up to our level, we six kills and one block, do much better. They did has a couple of big hitthat, they came back and ters, but once we slowed Caldwell added four kills Alex Hawley can be reached at and one block, Barnes did what they know how them down a little bit, 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Lady Tornadoes trounce Federal Hocking By Alex Hawley — who never trailed in the match — claimed the ﬁrst game by 25-12 RACINE, Ohio — If count, and the next two you blinked, you might by matching 25-10 marhave missed it. gins. The Southern volThe sweep also gives leyball team made quick the Lady Tornadoes 13 work of their ﬁfth conconsecutive game vicsecutive victory, defeattories in TVC Hocking ing Tri-Valley Conference contests. Hocking Division guest Southern was led by Federal Hocking in Amanda Cole with 16 straight games, on Tues- service points, followed day in Meigs County. by Marlee Maynard with The Lady Tornadoes nine. Kamryn Smith and Sierra Cleland each had (9-1, 5-0 TVC Hocking) ahawley@civitasmedia.com eight points, including two aces by Cleland. SHS junior Jane Roush ﬁnished with six points and one ace, Marissa Johnson added four points, Katie Barton and Haley Musser both marked two points, while Sara Schenkelberg contributed one point in the win. At the net, Southern was led by Faith Teaford with 12 kills and ﬁve blocks. Cleland had ﬁve kills and two blocks for the Purple and Gold, Smith and Cole each added four kills, while Johnson, Maynard and Macie Michael had one kill apiece. The Lady Tornadoes will look for a similar result when they visit Federal Hocking on October 4. SHS returns to action on Thursday, at Eastern. Alex Hawley can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2100. Aggressive Steelers hit all right notes PITTSBURGH (AP) — Trailing early in the second quarter on Monday night and his team well within ﬁeld goal range, Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin could have opted for a ﬁeld goal that would have cut Washington’s lead in half. Instead, he sent a message that might as well double as Pittsburgh’s mission statement in 2016. Forget the odds. The Steelers are going to go for it. Moments after Tomlin pointed to the offense to stay on the ﬁeld, Ben Roethlisberger hit Antonio Brown for a 29-yard touchdown that gave Pittsburgh a lead and all the momentum it would need in an eventual 38-16 victory in which the Steelers’ high-powered offense looked very capable of living up to its hype. Tomlin doesn’t consider the call gutsy. With the talent the team has at its disposal, why not go for it? “It wasn’t haphazard by any stretch,” Tomlin said Tuesday. “We prepared for it during the week and the guys created enough comfort in us through preparation that we had very little hesitation not only making that call, but making a similar call a few moments later.” Faced with a similar situation on Pittsburgh’s ensuing drive, the Steelers let loose again, with Roethlisberger hitting Eli Rogers for 19 yards on fourth-and-1 at the Washington 34 with under two minutes to go in the half. That drive also ﬁnished in the end zone, with Rogers catching the ﬁrst touchdown of his career after a Roethlisberger pass caromed off Sammie Coates right to Rogers. Patrick Semansky | AP Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin celebrates as he walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Md., Monday. The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Washington Redskins 38-16. So much for Pittsburgh being hampered early in the season while waiting for running back Le’Veon Bell to return from a three-game suspension and tight end Ladarius Green nursing a lingering ankle injury. “We hold ourselves to high expectations,” Roethlisberger said. “I think people thought, ‘What are you going to do without Martavis (Bryant)? What are you going to do without Le’Veon? Without (retired) Heath Miller?’ My message was, ‘Well, we’ve got Sammie Coates, Eli, and all the tight ends (and) DeAngelo Williams.’” That was more than enough to overwhelm the Redskins, who looked helpless as Brown lit them up for 11 receptions for 126 yards, two touchdowns and a comically risque celebration that drew a ﬂag and set social media aﬂame. “It’s not about who is on me,” Brown said. “It was about get- ting the job done. Whatever that takes.” Which should only ramp up the next Sunday when Pittsburgh hosts Cincinnati in their ﬁrst meeting since a memorably contentious victory by the Steelers in the wild-card round last January. The Bengals appeared to have things well in hand with the ball in Pittsburgh territory and the lead with less than two minutes to go only to see the Steelers rally for an improbable win following an epic meltdown by the Bengals. Cincinnati committed a pair of personal fouls in the ﬁnal seconds, including a shot to Brown’s head that left him concussed and forced to sit out the Steelers’ divisional round loss to Denver. Cincinnati is already trying to downplay the rematch, with the coaching staff basically ordering the players to tone down any rhetoric. 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That’s because, in a Tri-Valley Conference Hocking Division volleyball match on Tuesday night, the young South Gallia Lady Rebels lost at the host Trimble Tomcats in three sets — 25-16, 25-23 and 25-18 inside William White Gymnasium in Glouster. South Gallia remains winless on the year at 0-6, and is now 0-4 in the challenging TVC-Hocking. The Lady Tomcats, which rallied and outlasted Eastern last Thursday in a thrilling ﬁve-set tilt, are now 2-1 in the league. Rachal Colburn led the Lady Rebels with eight kills and two blocks, as she also served up ﬁve aces. Erin Evans added four kills and a block, while Taylor Burnette boasted an all-around good effort, paced by her 13 service points. She also amassed three kills and three aces, and set for eight assists. Colburn collected ﬁve service points, as did Aaliyah Howell. The Lady Rebels return home, and return to TVC-Hocking Division action, tonight (Thursday) against another winless squad with Wahama. The White Falcons are also 0-4 in the division, part of 0-5 overall. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740-446-2342, ext. 2106 AP SPORTS BRIEFS Former Marshall star QB Pennington gets street name HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — Huntington’s City Council has approved a resolution to name a street after former Marshall University star quarterback Chad Pennington. WSAZ-TV reports the council on Monday voted to rename 10th Street as Chad Pennington Way. Pennington wore uniform No. 10 while starring for the Thundering Herd in the late 1990s. City Councilman David Ball says Pennington has had a positive impact on the community. Money raised by Pennington’s nonproﬁt 1st and 10 Foundation is aimed at improving the quality of life in small communities in southern West Virginia and his native eastern Tennessee. Pennington led Marshall to its ﬁrst undefeated season in 1999 and a No. 10 ﬁnal ranking. He played 11 years in the NFL with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins. ACC to relocate athletic championships from North Carolina CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference has followed the NCAA’s lead and is removing all its athletic championships from North Carolina over a state law that some say can lead to discrimination against LGBT people. The ACC Council of Presidents voted Wednesday to relocate the league’s championships until North Carolina repeals the law. The decision includes all championship this academic school year, which means relocating the ACC football title game that was scheduled to be played in Charlotte in December. On Monday, the NCAA said it was relocating seven of its championships scheduled to be played in the state, including the men’s basketball ﬁrst- and second-round matchups scheduled for next March in Greensboro, North Carolina. ACC Commissioner John Swofford said after the NCAA’s decision that his league would review its next steps. ADVER TISE! NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Three individual boys from Meigs County, and the Meigs Lady Marauders as a team, enjoyed top performances on Tuesday as part of the annual Nelsonville-York Invitational cross country meet — held on the campus of NelsonvilleYork High School. On the individual front, Southern junior Connor Wolfe was the high school boys race winner, capturing the 5K run in exactly 17-and-ahalf minutes. Fellow Southern junior Larry Dunn ﬁnished third overall, and completed the course in 18 minutes and nine seconds. The only runner separating Wolfe and Dunn from a one-two Tornado ﬁnish — South Webster senior Hunter Bennington (18:05) by only four seconds ahead of Dunn. Right behind in fourth was Meigs senior James Parsons, who ran the boys race in 18:16. There were 97 runners in the boys high school race, as Southern ﬁnished ﬁfth and Meigs sixth out of the 10 total teams which scored points. Southern secured 107 points, while Meigs mustered 122. For the Lady Marauders, with four runners ﬁnishing from 13th thru 19th, they claimed third out of eight total teams — amassing 86 points in the process. Southern, with 194 points, ended up eighth in the girls standings. There were 79 runners in the girls high school race. The leading Lady Marauder was senior Gracie Hoffman, who up as runner-up with 73 points, followed by Meigs’ 86, Berne Union’s 91, Fisher Catholic’s 137, South Webster’s 146 and host Nelsonville-York’s 148. On the boys side, Fairﬁeld Union (64 points) and Fairﬁeld Christian (73 points) switched the top-two spots, as Berne Union (93 points) edged out Trimble (94 points) for third. After Southern (107), Meigs (122) and seventh-place South Webster (159 points), eighth-place Belpre (228 points), ninth-place Federal Hocking (249 points) and 10th-place Nelsonville-York (255 points) rounded out the ﬁnal three spots. For the Tornadoes, their other three runners were Tyler Pavich (30th in 20:37), Tylar Blevins (37th in 20:55) and Lucas Hunter (39th in 20:57). After Parsons, Meigs’ Alex Hawley/OVP Sports Southern sophomore Mallory Johnson finishes the race at other four counting the Skyline Bowling Invitational, hosted by Gallia Academy on scores were Dillon Mahr September 6. (27th in 20:26), Landon Davis (28th in 20:28), crossed the ﬁnish line in Southern ﬁelded ﬁve 23 minutes and 45 secgirls — Mallory Johnson Cole Betzing (32nd in 20:45) and Eli Leigh onds. (36th in 26:21), Sydney (35th in 20:53). Caitlyn Rest was next Roush (46th in 27:29), The Marauders’ sixth for Meigs in 16th-place Madison Leslie (53rd and seventh scores were — and whose time was in 28:04), Kathryn Matby Colton Heater (38th clocked in at 24:01. son (71st in 33:25) and in 20:55) and Andrew Sophomores Taylor Addie Matson (77th in Monroe (48th in 21:22). Swartz and Madison Cre- 36:02). Meigs also had four means crossed the line South Gallia was reprerunners whose times back-to-back, ﬁnishing sented by one runner in were not scored — 18th and 19th in 24:13 the girls race — sophoJoseph Cotterill (49th and 24:20 respectively. more Jessica Luther who in 21:22), Jake Roush The Lady Marauders’ was 23rd in 24:34. (68th in 22:40), Cole ﬁfth score was from felFairﬁeld Christian, Hoffman (87th in 25:04) low sophomore Marissa on the strength of landand Brady Smith (95th in Noble (34th in 26:03), ing four of the top-eight followed by sixth and places, captured the girls 28:21). South Gallia was represeventh scores Ariann team championship with sented by two runners in Sizemore (37th in 26:28) 37 total points. the boys race — sophoand Kacie Ballard (54th Kyleigh Edwards of more Tristan Janey (73rd in 28:26). Fairﬁeld Christian, in in 23:05) and sophomore Meigs’ non-counting being the only runner in Gavin Bevan (88th in scores were from Carmen under 20 minutes, won 25:06). Doherty (59th in 28:57) the individual race in and Katilyn Brinker 19:42. Paul Boggs can be reached at 740446-2342, ext. 2106 (68th in 32:28). Fairﬁeld Union ended New territory for young Buckeyes at Sooners By Jim Naveau jnaveau@civitasmedia.com COLUMBUS – Ohio State has not lost a football game on an opponent’s home ﬁeld during Urban Meyer’s ﬁve seasons as coach, including two wins at Michigan, two at Michigan State, two at Penn State and one at Wisconsin and Virginia Tech. But none of those were with a team as inexperienced as one No.3-ranked OSU (2-0) will take to No. 14 Oklahoma (1-1) on Saturday night. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer expressed some concern about IN THE SPOTLIGHT Hungry? Too Hot to Cook? We can help! 60674619 JOIN US FOR DAILY & WEEKLY SPECIALS!! 60674617 FEATURED RESTAURANT.... how 16 ﬁrst-year starters would react to “the newness of what happens on the road” at his weekly press conference on Monday. But he also admitted, “I’m concerned about everything.” Ohio State has been dominant in its two wins — a 77-10 rout of Bowling Green and a 48-3 win over Tulsa in which the defense did the heavy lifting until the offense awakened in the second half. Oklahoma, a College Football Playoff semiﬁnalist last year, was ranked No. 3 in the preseason before it lost its opener 33-23 to Houston. Last week, the Sooners took out their frustrations on LouisianaMonroe in a 59-17 win. “I’m glad we have two under our belt for the new guys to play a little bit, and I’ve got a lot of respect for the personnel (at Oklahoma). We’re facing a very good team,” Meyer said. “There’s no way to simulate going on the road in the offseason or I would have done it. Gene (Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith) would have been a little bit upset if I said I need 60 grand to go take my guys to somewhere.” Some of Ohio State’s more experienced players say they’ll be trying to give the young guys some instruction on how to approach their ﬁrst big test away from the friendly conﬁnes of Ohio Stadium. Quarterback J.T. Barrett said, “Don’t get caught up in the crowd,” would be the ﬁrst thing he would tell young players. “We’re in somebody else’s house and we’re not welcome. You try to make sure they stay in the moment and stay focused on our task at hand, which is to go out there and play really good football.” Defensive end Sam Hubbard, a ﬁrst-year starter himself who was one of the top substitutes on the defensive line last season, said, “It’s a big moment for them. Away games are different. I’m going to do my best to just teach them how to handle themselves on the road, what to do and why Ohio State always wins big road games.” One of the things OSU’s coach have done to acclimate its young talent to a big-game atmosphere is to show them tapes of the 2014 national championship game against Oregon, senior center Pat Elﬂein said. “The way we prepared in 2014, we have to teach those young guys to do that. Don’t leave any stone unturned going into this game,” Elﬂein said. “We’re going to watch the Oregon national championship game tonight (Monday) because they run similar defenses. I was just talking to coach about how hard we played in that game. We should try to show Michael Jordan and Isaiah how to play that hard. We need to play like that Saturday if we want to win. “They’re going to have to learn real quick,” he said. Some other notes from Meyer’s press conference: * LOTS OF RECEIVERS: No Ohio State receiver has more than four catches this season and Meyer would like a little more clarity about who the top passcatchers are. “We’re still trying to ﬁgure out the receivers because they’re so new,” he said. “We don’t have the one guy that’s a go-to guy yet.” *INJURY REPORT: Starting linebacker Dante Booker, who missed last week’s game, is still “questionable” this week, Meyer said. Then he said it is possible he should be upgraded to “probable.” Booker suffered a strained medial collateral ligament in his knee against Bowling Green. * PRAISE FOR THE DEFENSE: “We’re playing really highlevel defense right now,” Meyer said. * PLAYERS OF THE GAME: Cornerback Marshon Lattimore, H-back Curtis Samuel and special teams player Parris Campbell were Ohio State’s Players of the Game in the Tulsa game. “Parris Campbell was dynamite. He has fallen into that Evan Spencer category. 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