Benzie named boys basketball coach at Belfast

(Bangor Daily News (Maine) (KRT) Via Get Media NewsEdge) Jun. 14--BELFAST, Pine Tree State -- George C. Scott Benzie, who have nearly two decennaries of basketball game game coaching job experience at the high school and college levels, have been named the new male children varsity basketball manager at Capital Of Northern Ireland Area High School.

Baseball game postponed by earthquake

: The Yomiuri Giants-Rakuten Eagles game was postponed after a magnitude 7.2 temblor hit northern Japanese Islands on Saturday, killing at least six people.

Japanese baseball game functionaries said it was the first clip they had postponed a game because of an earthquake.

The earthquake didn't harm the bowl in Sendai where the game was to be played, but functionaries postponed the game owed to transportation system jobs and the menace of aftershocks.

The game was rescheduled for Monday. Rakuten functionaries did not govern out the possibility of postponing Sunday's game against Yomiuri, as well.

The earthquake, which was followed by some 153 aftershocks, buckled many roads, including one main road that was severed when a stretch of land collapsed. Today in Sports

Bishop Luers Wins 2A State Title, makes history!

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - The Bishop Luers baseball game game squad had a day of the month with fate today and in the end, the Knights made history capturing the 2A baseball title, 14-8 over Elwood at Victory Field in Indianapolis.

Bishop Luers goes the first school in Hoosier State high school athletics history to win the football, male children basketball, and baseball game statute titles all in the same year.

It was a 4-3 Bishop Luers Pb in the 4th when they exploded for 10 tallies in the adjacent two innings putting the game out of reach.

Bishop Luers High School will be hosting a Recognition Assembly for the Baseball Team on Sunday, June 15, 2008. The Assembly will take topographic point in Luers' Gymnasium at 7:00pm. All are welcome to compliment the team.

Baseball Coaches Assn. to host combine, all-star games

The Houston Area Baseball Coaches Association will be hosting its yearly scouting compound and all-star crippleds Monday through Wednesday.

The combine, which is unfastened to all unsigned seniors, will take topographic point at Monday morning time at Houston Baptist University. Pitchers and catchers can register at 8:30 a.m. and all other participants can register at 10:30 a.m. The compound volition also host juniors who were nominated by their high school coach.

The four all-star crippleds will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday at Rice University's Reckling Park. The 4A all-star crippled (North vs. South) is at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday followed by a 5A game (Northwest vs. Northeast) at 7:30 p.m. On Wednesday, the 5A Southwest and Southeast all-stars volition ran into at 4:30 followed by the Lone-Star State Lookout Association junior all-star game at 7:30 p.m.

The compound is free to attend. Admission to the all-star crippleds is $5 for each game.

5A baseball: Southeast All-Stars defeat Southwest All-Stars

In a rejoinder effort, the 5A Southeast All-Stars defeated the 5A Southwest All-Stars 3-1 inch eight innings in the Houston Area Baseball Coaches Association all-star game on Wednesday at Reckling Park.

The Southeast trailed 1-0 heading into the 7th inning, but tied the game when Clear Creek's Jarred Cosart lined a shot too hot for Creighton Hoke (Kempner) to handle. Brazoswood's Joey Bacica, who doubled to take off the inning, scored to bind the game 1-1.

In the other frame, John Dalton Schafer (Deer Park) drew a alkalis loaded hit-by-pitch from Ronald Granary (Willowridge) then hurler Bob Dylan Adamek (Pasadena Memorial) hit an run batted in forfeit fly for the 3-1 advantage. Adamek also got the win with two innings of scoreless alleviation and three strikeouts.

The Southwest got the Pb in the first, when starting hurler Deems Taylor Wall picked up an run batted in single to drive in Lamar's Antony Rendon for a 1-0 lead.

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Linescore:

5A Southeast 0-0-0-0-0-0-1-2 --- 3-6-1
5A Southwest 1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 --- 1-9-2

WP - Bob Dylan Adamek (Pasadena Memorial)
LP - Ronald Granary (Willowridge)
HR - None

Angola: Basketball - Former Athlete Defends Continuous Staff Training - AllAfrica.com

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The former Angolan international basketball game participant José Carlos Guimarães defended on Thursday in Angolan Capital the demand to develop a uninterrupted preparation programme in assorted degrees of this sport, to continue the country's hegemony in the continent.

In an interview to ANGOP, during the awarding for the 10 best participants of the season, José Carlos Guimarães said that Lately he have noticed a nothingness in footing of quality participants that tin replacement the national squad current top athletes.

In his point of view, Republic Of Angola Basketball Federation (FAB) should go on encouraging agents of this adherent for preparation programmes, through the creative activity of working statuses and others, since many people connected to this athletics maintain house in leading the fate of basketball, even in hard conditions.

The functionary also mentioned that four Angolan managers have got been sent to the United States of United States for a course, namely Carlos Dinis from Atlético Sport Aviação (ASA), Aníbal Moreira (1º de Agosto), José Pontes (União district attorney Catumbela) and Elvino Diaz (FAB Staff).

NBA - Looking Ahead to the 2009 Draft

With NBA squads stocked with new participants to sell NBA tickets after the 2008 NBA Draft, let's take a expression at some of the top participants in adjacent year's bill of exchange class.

Blake Griffin, Forward, Oklahoma: At this point, Gryphon is the frontrunner to be the figure 1 choice in the '09 draft. He had a great fresher season at Sooner State and likely would have got been a lottery choice in the '08 bill of exchange had he not decided to remain in school. Gryphon reminds some lookouts of Carlos Alcoholic and possesses both NBA-readiness and solid upside.

Ricky Rubio, Guard, Spain: Rubio have been on NBA microwave radar silver screens since he was 15. He's a pure point guard and a antic playmaker. At 6-4, he's got great size for the place and have drawn some comparings to Steve Nash. While he isn't the most explosive of athletes, his basketball game intelligence quotient is off the charts and he should do a great flooring general.

Brandon Jennings, Guard, Arizona*: Jennings have the possible to be a particular playmaker. His strenuosity is nearly unparalleled and it lets him to play above the rim much more than than one would anticipate from a 6-2 player. He's an first-class passer, but be givens to acquire brassy at modern times which could take to a high turnover charge per unit rate on the adjacent level. He's got all the endowment in the world, but there are inquiries about his coachability and determination making. He's definitely a participant who will sell NBA tickets, but it's not certain that he's a participant whose style will win games.

*Jennings have had some problem scoring high adequate on his SATs to be eligible to play basketball game at Arizona. There have been some talking of him sitting out a twelvemonth or playing in Europe before making the leap to the NBA.

Demar DeRozan, Guard, USC: Derozan have the endowment to develop into a premiere superstar in the NBA. He have all the tools you look for in a scorer. He's an explosive athlete, have an NBA-body, have good size and possesses deep scope on his jumper. He can really complete and reminds some lookouts of Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter. There have got been some inquiries about his attempt on the defensive end and his basketball game IQ. He's a likely one-and-done cat on the collegial level, but will have got to polish his overall game is he's going to go a dominant participant in the NBA.

These participants could be the first four selected in the 2009 bill of exchange and should assist sell NBA tickets in whatever metropolis they land.