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555. one of the really good guys in coaching - Miami of Ohio head coach Charlie Coles has decided to retire

556. here is one of my favorite press conference clips of all time from Charlie Coles when Kentucky came from 18 down to beat Miami 72-70 in 2009 on a John Wall jumper

557. went to watch and scout as Fort Recovery beat Delphos St. Johns and St. Henry beat Convoy Crestview in overtime at the Elida Fieldhouse last night.
558. check out Baylor's new uniforms for the NCAA tournament

559. check this unbelievable own soccer goal assisted by the wind

560. a cool picture of the dancing fountains at the Bellagio

Wreck of the Old 97

553. a friendly reminder for today

554. 553. How about them Dayton Lady Flyers - goin' dancing! - Justine Raterman named Atlantic 10 tournament MVP!!!! 
555. VCU is back in the dance - I hope Shaka Smart and the Rams go to the final four again this year.

556.  here is some more information about the Wreck of the Old 97 - Old 97 was a Southern Railway train officially known as the Fast Mail. It ran from Washington DC to Atlanta, Georgia. On September 27, 1903 while en route from Monroe, Virginia to Spencer, North Carolina the train derailed at Stillhouse Trestle near Danville, Virginia The wreck inspired a famous railroad ballad which was the focus of a convoluted copyright lawsuit but became seminal in the genre of country music

557. a little Bonnie Tyler for your Tuesday listening pleasure - It's a Heartache

558. here is a good looking crew from the Class of 2009 Senior Class Play

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545. Big congratulations to Mark Ferris and Kenleigh Ludlow who got engaged yesterday in front of Cinderella's castle at the Magic Kingdom in Orlando - Kenleigh was in Florida for Cedarville softball and Mark surprised her by showing up and then surprised her some more by "popping the question"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

546. Very graphic video of some of the damage from Friday's very deadly tornadoes

Click for Massive band of storms hits Indiana

547. Happy 86th birthday yesterday to Norrie Monnier
548. B1G Ten conference tournament bracket     click to view
549. Atlantic 10 conference tournament bracket   click to view
550. full court shot hits rim 4 times and bankboard once

551. a sure sign that spring is right around the corner - this picture was taken from the Reds and Indians spring training complex just outside of Phoenix, Arizona

552. This was the 32nd year that Piqua has hosted the Division IV boys basketball sectional tournament - lets see if we can name all 64 teams that have advanced - I will fill in what I believe that I know and hope that you can help fill in the remainder - please e-mail me at hood3939@gmail.com if you are certain of any of the open spaces - thanks!!!!

2012 - Russia, Jackson Center

2011 - Houston, Lehman

2010 - Fort Loramie, Lehman

2009 - Fort Loramie, Lehman

2008 - Russia, Houston

2007 - Houston, Lehman

2006 - Russia, Houston

2005 - Russia, Lehman

2004 - Russia, Fairlawn

2003 - Russia, Fort Loramie

2002 - Russia, Covington

2001 - Botkins, Covington

2000 - Fort Loramie, Mechanicsburg

1999 - Houston,

1998 - Jackson Center,

1997 - Jackson Center,

1996 - Fort Loramie,

1995 - Russia, Fort Loramie

1994 - Fort Loramie, Botkins

1993 - Fort Loramie,

1992 - Botkins, Fairlawn

1991 - Fort Loramie,

1990 - Fort Loramie,

1989 - Fort Loramie,

1988 - Fort Loramie,

1987 - Fort Loramie, Jackson Center

1986 - Russia, Anna

1985 - Fort Loramie, Jackson Center

1984 - Jackson Center,

1983 - Anna, Covington

1982 - 

1981 - Jackson Center

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541. Good luck to the Russia cheerleaders performing at 1:55 today at the state competition at St. Johns Arena in Columbus!!!!!

542. The Russia cheerleaders went to church in Columbus last night and Hannah Bornhorst sat right next to this guy:

543. Boys Sectional Final scores from Saturday:

Springboro def. Centerville, 50-41                                           Middletown def. Winton Woods, 72-49
Taft def. Clermont Northeastern, 96-34                                    Tri-Village def. Catholic Central, 53-38
Beavercreek def. Miamisburg, 67-63                                        Fairfield def. LaSalle, 35-30
Jackson Center def. Fairlawn, 51-40                                        Aiken def. Indian Hill, 79-60
Roger Bacon def. North College Hill, 50-49                              Troy def. Lebanon, 58-54
Summit Country Day def. Finneytown, 63-39                           Badin def. Madeira, 59-51
Lockland def. Miami Valley, 90-59                            Fayetteville Perry def. Cincinnati Country Day, 64-57

544. Girls district title scores from Saturday:

Anna def. Fayetteville, 56-38                                                    Madison def. Summit Country Day, 58-27
Kettering Fairmont def. Colerain, 66-49                                    Tri-Village def. Miami Valley, 56-42
Mason def. Springboro, 40-35                                                   Miami East def. Georgetown, 67-39
Princeton def. Ursuline, 50-42                                                   Russia def. Covington, 32-23
Sycamore def. Fairborn, 52-37                                                  New Knoxville def. Upper Scioto Valley
Ft. Loramie def. Southeastern, 65-38                                        Badin def. Madeira, 52-47, OT

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539. not a whole lot for today

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540. Friday night boys basketball sectional finals:
Russia def. Houston, 53-37                                     Trotwood Madison def. Urbana, 57-41
Graham def. Bellefontaine, 45-37                          Miami East def. Greeneview, 46-42
Versailles def. Dixie, 63-36                                    Jefferson def. Troy Christian, 39-30
Bishop Fenwick def. Waynesville, 65-51               St. Henry def. New Bremen 61-38
Fort Recovery def. Minster 54-35

Z93 --------- Is it 7:00 pm yet???

Awesome Article in today's Sidney Daily News!!!!!			Gariety recognized at Edison
Brooke Gariety (l-r) is shown with mother Connie and Edison athletic director Chip Hare as Connie is recognized at the Feb. 22 women’s basketball game. By Terry Pellman RUSSIA - Brooke Gariety of Russia had an additional reason to be on the court during the recent Edison Community College women's basketball game against Owens Community College. Before the start of the Feb. 22 event, Brooke's mother Connie was recognized for her fight with cancer. Athletic Director Chip Hare explains the college has an annual "Pink Game" to benefit the Shoot for a Cure effort to promote education, research and awareness of cancer through basketball. Whenever possible, someone who is a part of the women's athletic program is the center of attention for the evening. The same event benefits the college's support of the Relay for Life. Proceeds from the evening will also benefit the cancer unit at the Upper Valley Medical Center. With family and friends on hand, Connie was presented with a basketball autographed by the Edison women's team members. Connie has undergone both chemotherapy and radiation treatment for colon cancer after being diagnosed in March of 2010. She has the highest praise for the doctors, nurses and staff at the cancer unit at the Upper Valley facility. Some of those special individuals were present for the Edison event. Connie states that she was honored for Edison College to select her for recognition. She says of Edison, "They've just been amazing." She holds the school and Chip Hare in very high regard.

532. You can call me Jamie Simpson if you would like, but my WEATHER ALERT FOR TODAY IS Keep an eye on the weather today - I found this on accuweather.com - Tornadoes are forecast to swarm Friday through a very large and populated area of the nation, stretching from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio to Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and other states.

After a brief reprieve from severe weather, a storm system emerging from the Rockies will act as the trigger for another round of dangerous storms in portions of recently hard-hit states and others beginning early Friday. 

533. 5 years ago today, March 2, 2007 - the tragic Bluffton College bus accident occurred in Atlanta early in the morning - keep everyone involved in your thoughts today

534.     75 years ago today - a 4.9 Earthquake shakes Anna on March 2, 1937!!!!!!

535. Here is a schedule of some boys basketball sectional finals scheduled for tonight:

Division II          6:30 p.m. Urbana (#1) vs. Trotwood Madison (#2) At Springfield H.S.
                            9:00 p.m. Graham (#3) vs. Bellefontaine (#5) At Springfield H.S.
Division III         6:00 p.m. Summit (#1) vs. Finneytown (#7) At Cintas Center
Division III         7:30 p.m. Madeira (#5) vs. Badin (#6) At Cintas Center
Division III         9:00 p.m. Roger Bacon (#3) vs. N College Hill (#4) At Cintas Center
Division III         6:00 p.m. Waynesville (#3) vs. Fenwick (#7) At UD Arena
Division III        7:30 p.m. Versailles (#1) vs. Dixie (#10) At UD Arena
Division IV         6:30 p.m. Lockland (#1) vs. Miami Valley (#5) At Oak Hills H.S.
                8:00 p.m. Cincinnati Country Day (#4) vs. Fayetteville Perry(#8) At Oak Hills H.S.
Division IV         7:00 p.m. Houston (#4) vs. Russia (#2) At Piqua H.S.
Division IV         7:00 p.m. Troy Christian (#4) vs. Jefferson (#1) At Troy H.S.

Division IV        6:15 p.m.  Minster vs. Fort Recovery at Coldwater

Division IV        8:00 pm    St. Henry vs. New Bremen at Coldwater

 536. when we went to Alcatraz in 2007 - we found a cute little 10 year old girl in one of the jail cells and we decided to bring her home - here are a couple of pictures from the trip

537.  Trivia question for the thirteenth Friday of the blog - all correct answers are eligible to win one of two $ 10 gift certificates to Cruizers - No help from the internet for your answer -in what year did Sir Roger Bannister run the first sub four minute mile????-  send your answers to hood3939@gmail.com - deadline is 6 pm Friday!!!

538. check out the sweet uniforms the Yankees are going to wear to help the Red Sox celebrate the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park - it is a throwback Yankees jersey from 1912

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526. Two huge fires in one night Monday night - one in New Bremen and one in Daytona Beach!!!

527. This should have been on yesterday, but here is a great explanation of why we need to have a leap year 

528. Somebody mentioned this guy the other day and I realized that I forgot about this guy when I was thinking about the most famous # 72 that I could think of:

529.here is another good pic of William "The Refrigerator" Perry

530. he scored more touchdowns (1) in the Bears 46-10 Super Bowl win over the Patriots in 1986 than Walter Payton did (0)!!!!!

531. boys high school basketball tournament scores of interest from last night:

St. Henry def Waynefield Goshen 67-31                              Tri-Village def. Yellow Springs, 60-40
Del. St. John def Ottoville 51-41                                          Catholic Central def. Southeastern, 56-50
Spencerville def Parkway 79-48                                          Archbishop Moeller def. Amelia, 72-44
Coldwater def. Allen East 61-42                                           Turpin def. Lakota West, 58-55
Van Wert def. Celina 65-51                                                  Lebanon def. Edgewood, 62-51
New Bremen def. Marion Local 56-54 (2OT)                        Troy def. Fairborn, 68-63
Fayetteville Perry def. Middletown Christian, 65-53             Miami East def. Stivers, 60-47
Greeneview def. Bethel, 48-42                                             Fairfield def. Colerain, 51-43
Dunbar def. Eaton, 77-38                                                      Bellefontaine def. Shawnee, 53-36
Cincinnati Country Day def. Cincinnati Christian, 52-38       Jackson Center def. Bradford, 63-27
Fairlawn def. Riverside, 67-48                                              Alter def. Carroll, 60-54
Graham def. Tippecanoe, 43-36                                     Clermont Northeastern def. New Richmond, 42-38
LaSalle def. Glen Este, 65-33