David Murphy, who spent the last 6 1/2 years with the Texas Rangers, will be facing them Friday night as the Indians right fielder.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Here are the lineups for Friday night's game between the Indians and Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington.

Indians

CF Michael Bourn, L.

SS Asdrubal Cabrera, S.

LF Michael Brantley, L.

2B Jason Kipnis, 2B.

1B Lonnie Chisenhall, L.

RF David Murphy, L.

C Yan Gomes, R.

DH Carlos Santana, S.

3B Mike Aviles, R.

RHP Trevor Bauer (1-2, 3.63).

Rangers

LF Shin-Soo Choo, L.

SS Elvis Andrus, R.

1B Mitch Moreland, L.

3B Adrian Beltre, R.

RF Alex Rios, R.

C Chris Gimenez, R.

CF Leonys Martinez, L.

DH Michael Choice, R.

2B Rougned Odor, L.

Yu Darvish (5-2, 2.08).

Umpires

H Lance Barksdale.

1B Mar Ripperger.

2B Gardy Cederstrom, crew chief.

3B Jim Wolf.

The mighty muskellunge is almost a mythical creature for the small cadre of Ohio anglers who fervently pursue them.

LEXINGTON, Ohio -- The mighty muskellunge are almost mythical creatures for the small cadre of Ohio anglers who fervently pursue them.

Finding success when trying to hook Ohio's largest game fish can be very frustrating, unless you've been stricken with muskie madness. No one knows why muskies will show up all morning long on a sonar screen but refuse to chase a lure -- then go into a brief feeding frenzy.

For true muskie fishermen, it doesn't seem to matter if you spend a long day on the water trying to tempt muskies with every lure in the tackle box -- and that can be hundreds of expensive plugs and spinnerbaits -- and fail to get a strike.

There's always tomorrow.

The Ohio Huskie Muskie Club (OHMC) held its annual Ohio Division of Wildlife Day at Clear Fork Reservoir on Friday, a mutual admiration event. The agency raises more than 20,000 muskies each season at its London and Kincaid fish hatcheries and releases them in a variety of lakes. The club holds tournaments and fundraising events to support the effort.

"We call it the 'minnow fund,' said hatchery administrator Nick Jamison. "Young muskies will go through massive amounts of fathead minnows in the hatchery, and the club donates more than $10,000 each year to pay for them."

On this special day, OHMC members are the volunteer guides. They get to praise their favorite fish to a captive audience, show off their muskie fishing skills and prepare for a two-day tournament that follows.

My guide was club official Rick Simpson, 48, of Rogers, Ohio, a muskie fanatic for 30 years who fishes for the big fish from Ohio to Ontario, and beyond. A plant manager in Columbiana County, Simpson is already counting down the days --  there are only about seven left -- before he'll leave for the Trent River in Ontario, a haven for big muskies.

Rick Simpson has a Ziggy lure on one of his casting rods, the gouges in its paint job ample proof a few snaggle-toothed muskies have fallen for its swimming action and paint job. D'Arcy Egan, The Plain Dealer 

Simpson has been making an annual pilgrimage to that southern Ontario system of rivers and lakes for more than two decades. It's where he caught his biggest muskie, a muscular 51½-inch fish.

"I like muskie fishing because it's more like hunting than fishing," he said. "You have to find them, decide whether to troll or cast for them, then determine what lure they'll strike. If you catch just one, it's a pretty good day."

A dozen boats were launched Friday morning, and many found success. About seven muskies were caught, a pretty good average.

Simpson and I had just one muskie strike a large, colorful lure, but couldn't get the fish into a net. Even without a muskie to brag about, we enjoyed trolling and casting for them and talking about his favorite fish.

"My two favorite lakes are Piedmont Reservoir and Lake Milton. Both have good populations of big fish. Milton is closer to home, a good place to fish for a couple of hours in the early morning or late afternoon. Piedmont has the big fish, but I have to travel father and spend the day in order to fish it."

Piedmont Reservoir owns Ohio's state record muskie, a fish that hangs on the wall at Piedmont Marina and might never be matched in the Buckeye State. Caught by Joe Lykins of Piedmont, Ohio on April 12, 1972, it weighed 55 pounds and stretched a little more than 50 inches.

Simpson's 16½-foot Lund boat is customized for muskie fishing, with plenty of space for lures, rods and reels. A 48-horsepower outboard easily handled brisk trolling speeds -- muskies seem to like a lure swimming along at 3 to 5 miles per hour -- and an electric bow-mounted trolling motor positioned the boat when we cast lures to the humps, bumps and weed beds.

"It's old enough to have historic plates," Simpson said of his boat. It was built in the early 1990s, and Simpson's dream is to upgrade in size and horsepower.

"That would let me fish some of the larger muskie lakes, such as Lake St. Clair," he said. "I've enjoyed many of my best days of muskie fishing there."

Simpson and Paul Anderson, president of the OHMC, are planning to step into the world of tournament muskie fishing next season, competing on the Professional Musky Tournament Trail. Its tournaments in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Kentucky attract the top muskie anglers in the country, even though the circuit spells a muskellunge's nickname "musky," while the OHMC goes with "muskie."

"Any way you spell it, a muskie is something special," said Simpson. "We take great care to carefully release every muskie we catch, whether we're fishing for fun or in a tournament."

Read about the highlights from the Division III field events.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Trinity sophomore Daija Young highlighted a number of area Division III athletes on Friday at the state track & field championships held at Ohio State University's Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

In field events, Young finished second in the discus event with a measurement of 149 feet-one inch and placed sixth in the shot put with 40-11.00 to wrap up her first year at the state tournament.

“Not bad. It was not easy,” Young said. “I’m excited and hopefully I’ll be back next year.”

McDonald senior Jail’ Lyn Mosley was crowned state champ in the girls discus event with 157-05 and in the shot put with 42-11.75. Rootstown freshman Abby Moore did not place after fouling out in the discus event.

Gilmour Academy senior A.J. Wright finished his career third in the shot put with a measurement of 57 feet 10.75 inches. Liberty Center senior Nick Demaline was crowned state champion placing first with 66-03.50.

Sophomore Justin Hollis also added a medal to the medal collection for Gilmour Academy finishing eighth with 20-08.75. Hollis said he was encouraged to join by friend and teammate Hannah Markel In his first season competing in track.

“I was just happy to be down here,” Hollis said. “I definitely want to come back down next year, give it my best shot and finish a little higher next year.

Other area athletes as Trinity sophomore Jarrett Kelly fouled out in the long jump; Gilmour Academy sophomore Brooke Zedar finished the day in the long jump with a measurement of 15 feet 9.25 inches to take 16^th place. She was short of her 16-4 jump from the Navarre Regional.

Covington senior Jackie Siefring placed first in the event with 18-00.75; and Cuyahoga Heights sophomore Samantha and Stephen Attewell both finished their respective pole vault events outside of the top eight. Samantha finished in 16^th place with a height of nine feet and Stephen in 13^th at 12 feet-six inches.

More field events will continue on Saturday for Division I and II. Click here for a preview of the boys and girls.

Contact high school sports reporter Nathaniel Cline by email (ncline@cleveland.com) or Twitter (@nathanielcline). Or log in and leave a message in the comments section below.

The Indians selected eight more players on Day 2 of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. Here is a breakdown of their choices, with input from Brad Grant, the organization's director of amateur scouting.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Indians selected eight more players on Day 2 of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. Here is a breakdown of their choices, with input from Brad Grant, the organization's director of amateur scouting.

"I really like how the whole thing shaped out," Grant said. "The later picks, to mix in some high school players with some college players, I think we were able to really balanced it out well. We got some established college hitters, with some upside to the high school players and pitchers we took."

Through the first 10 rounds of the draft, the Indians -- with their 12 picks -- have selected five pitchers, three infielders, three outfielders and one catcher. The draft concludes Saturday, when teams will complete rounds 11-40.

Bobby Bradley, 1B, Harrison Central HS (MS) (Round 3, Pick 97)

Age: 18

Size: 6'1", 225 lbs.

This season's stats: .340 average (17-for-50), five doubles, two triples, six homers, 11 RBIs

Fun facts: Has a national letter of intent to attend LSU; attended the same school as former Tribe outfielder Matt Lawton

Grant's comments: "He's a big, physical, left-handed hitter. He's really done a lot to change his body. He's gotten in really great shape. It's an elite power bat for a high school kid. Impressed with the power that he brings to the table."

Sam Hentges, LHP, Mounds View HS (MN) (4, 128)

Age: 17

Size: 6'6", 235 lbs.

Stats: Seven appearances, 1.00 ERA (four earned runs in 36 innings), 26 walks, 66 strikeouts

Facts: Named 2013-14 Gatorade Minnesota Baseball Player of the Year; signed letter of intent with Arkansas; led team to Minnesota state title in 2013

Grant's comments: "Sam was a guy we were following for a while. He's young. He's still 17 years old. It's a big 6'7 frame and what he does is there's a lot of projection left. He'll throw up to 92. He has a good curveball and a feel for a changeup. He has a very good delivery and arm action. There's some projection left, obviously, but you have a big, young left-handed pitcher that we're really excited about."

Julian Merryweather, RHP, Oklahoma Baptist University (5, 158)

Age: 22

Size: 6'4", 200 lbs.

Stats: 12-3 record, 1.07 ERA in 100 2/3 innings

Fun facts: Named to first-team NAIA Baseball All-America team

Grant's comments: "We like his arm strength. He's a guy who can throw up to 95. He'll sit at 89-92. Good feel for a changeup. Another good strike-thrower. He's a guy we've been following for a while. We have a guy that brings some pitches to the table that can start for us."

Greg Allen, CF, San Diego State (6, 188)

Age: 21

Size: 6'0", 175 lbs.

Stats: .302 average, 25 stolen bases

Fun facts: Named to preseason Baseball America's All-America second-team

Simeon Lucas, C, Grant Community HS (IL) (7, 218)

Age: 18

Size: 6'2", 195 lbs.

Stats: .443 average (31-for-70) with nine doubles, seven homers, 32 RBIs

Fun facts: Committed to play at Illinois State

Micah Miniard, RHP, Boyle County HS (KY) (8, 248)

Age: 18

Size: 6'7", 195 lbs.

Stats: 1.76 ERA with 76 strikeouts in 56 1/3 innings

Fun facts: Threw a no-hitter; signed to play at Western Kentucky

Alexis Pantoja, SS, Puerto Rico Baseball Academy (9, 278)

Age: 18

Size: 5'11", 150 lbs.

Fun facts: Perfect Game second-team All-American; all-region first-team for Canada/Puerto Rico

Steven Patterson, 2B, University of California-Davis (10, 308)

Age: 21

Size: 5'9", 205 lbs.

California Chrome and 10 rivals will run the longest race of their lives.

NEW YORK -- California Chrome is 1 1/2 miles away from ending the longest drought in racing history -- 36 years without a Triple Crown winner.

Eleven horses as good or better than him have tried to complete the sweep in the Belmont Stakes and failed since 1978. The chestnut colt with the modest pedigree and self-described "dumb ass" owners can either make history Saturday or become just another near-miss.

"I've watched the other horses where they failed," California Chrome trainer Art Sherman said. "I don't know if they just got flat outrun or got tired from the Triple Crown races."

California Chrome and 10 rivals will run the longest race of their lives on Belmont Park's deep, sandy track with its sweeping turns. No other Triple Crown winner faced more than seven rivals.

"I feel more confident coming into this race than I did any race," said Sherman, who at 77 is overseeing the best horse of his career. "I'm getting pumped up."

California Chrome completed his final run-through on Friday, galloping two miles around the Belmont oval after visiting the paddock where he will be saddled on race day. He stood quietly in stall No. 2 before walking through the tunnel toward the track, pausing several times for photographers. His ears pricked at the sound of clicking cameras.

The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will jog again early Saturday, about 13 hours before he tries to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown.

Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, whose horses spoiled Triple Crown bids in 2004 and 2008, said that how California Chrome handles the extra quarter-mile in the Belmont will be crucial to his chances.

"Smarty Jones was in front going a mile and a quarter, and that last quarter of a mile got him," Zito said. "It's a different race. It's just longer."

If there's one worry Sherman has, it's whether his chestnut colt with four white socks can run that far after a tough campaign of three big races in five weeks.

"One thing I always wonder about is stamina," Sherman said. "It could be walking pace the first part of it. All of a sudden, the guys kicking in the last part don't get there."

Ultimately, Sherman will leave the decision-making to Victor Espinoza, who saw his bid for a Triple Crown aboard War Emblem end in defeat at the 2002 Belmont. He and California Chrome have teamed to win six consecutive races.

"He gets him to relax. I never give him any instructions," Sherman said. "I'm sure there will be different tactics, but that's OK as long as Victor can have a spot where he can run the last quarter of a mile."

Racing has been aching for another Triple Crown champion since Affirmed became the third horse in the 1970s to sweep the Derby, Preakness and Belmont. California Chrome and his team would be welcome members of the exclusive club if the colt can pull it off in front of a crowd expected to top 100,000.

"It has to be a super horse to win that," Espinoza said.

Owners Steve Coburn and Perry Martin have shown that a couple of working stiffs who spent $8,000 on a mare they bred to a stallion for $2,500 can trump the sport's blue blood owners and breeders. They were called "dumb asses" by a trainer for buying a mare who gave no indication that she could produce a standout offspring who could run fast.

"This horse has given everybody else out there the incentive to say, 'You know what, we can do it, too,'" Coburn said. "This horse is letting America know that the little guy can win."

Coburn -- who favors a silver belt buckle as big as his cream-colored cowboy hat -- and Martin -- who likes keeping a low-profile -- showed their sense of humor in naming their racing operation Dumb Ass Partners and sticking a donkey on their silks.

Martin was the one who emailed Sherman with an audacious plan to get California Chrome to the Kentucky Derby -- before he had even run a race. Now the colt is one win away from racing immortality.

"You just like to see a great horse win it and I think he's got the potential to be a great horse," said Patrice Wolfson, whose late husband owned Affirmed, "so we'll be cheering for him."

As much as Sherman wants California Chrome to win -- the trainer will wear the same lucky suit he did at the Derby and Preakness -- he can accept a loss, too.

"He doesn't have to win another race as far as I'm concerned," he said. "It's a pleasure to be around a horse that has so much class and is 100 percent healthy."

Mathew Goggin's 62 breaks the Lakewood Country Club course record, vaulting him into first-place tie with Jeff Curl. Watch video

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- They spoke in almost reverent tones, the Cleveland Open leaders on Friday, about Lakewood Country Club's rough. The Web.com Tour players emphasized the need for conservative tee and approach shots.

Then along came Mathew Goggin in one of the final groups. The 39-year-old Australian let it rip, and he tore the place up.

After shooting par on Thursday, Goggin scorched a course-record, 9-under 62 Friday. He finished the second round tied for the lead with Jeff Curl at 9-under 133. Curl followed his 66 on Thursday with a 67 Friday.

Goggin said he had a revelation at the turn Thursday, after three bogeys had him at 1-over 37.

"I freed it up on the back nine and started playing a lot more aggressively, and tried to hit it hard. I had a go-for-it mentality,'' Goggin said. "I've had 27 holes of really good striking. I hit a lot of really good iron shots, so when I hit in the fairway, I was giving myself birdie putts.''

Starting off on the back nine Friday, Goggin opened with birdies on four of the first five holes, and closed it with birdies on four of the last five. Most of his birdie putts were in the 8- to 10-foot range, and he also missed three or four of those. His longest putt for birdie was a masterful 30-footer on 10, but his most important might have been a par-saving 20-footer on 4.

"To make that putt and stay at 5 under was a big momentum booster, and I birdied the next three holes,'' Goggin said.

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Goggin and Curl are a stroke ahead of Whee Kim and Tom Gillis, tied at 8 under, with Aaron Watkins and Si Woo Kim knotted for fifth at 7 under. Four players are tied at 6 under and nine at 5 under.

Curl was among those who dialed it back to avoid thick rough on the throwback, tree-lined course. "I've been playing pretty conservative on some holes," he said. "The new 3-wood has helped a ton."

Several players said the course is unlike any they see on the Web.com Tour or the PGA Tour, for that matter. Scotland's Jimmy Gunn, among those at 6-under 136, said growing up on one of the world's toughest courses at Royal Dornoch was good preparation for Lakewood.

"I'm used to this kind of stuff,'' said Gunn, 33. "These fairways are a lot more narrow here than Scotland, but they don't run off as much. I don't hit many drivers here. A lot of 3-woods, a lot of irons.

"The rough is brutal. You can find your ball, but you don't know how it's going to come out. I mean, you could hit it 180 with a wedge; it also could go 100 yards. It's very difficult to judge.''

Curl learned that the hard way. His drive on 17 was just a yard into the right rough, but he had a tough lie and put his approach shot into a left greenside bunker. He barely escaped, landing in more rough, and made a nice chip and putt for a bogey. It was one of two bogeys in a round that had six birdies.

Curl nearly got the stroke back on 18, leaving a 30-foot birdie putt on the lip.

Kim's 66 Friday was his second consecutive bogey-free round, and he needed just 22 putts. He had a 24-putt round Thursday. That more than made up for his 19 greens in regulation over two days.

"I made very good putts off the green and on the green," said Kim, a self-taught player from South Korea. "I missed a lot of fairways, but my short game was great.''

The rough on No. 7 got Silver Lake native Ryan Armour for a double bogey, but he finished his round with birdies on 8 and 9. He was 3-under for the day and among those four strokes off the lead at 137.

"We're almost playing the course backward,'' said Armour, who had a gallery of about 20 family and friends. "We're just trying to get it near the 150 mark. You're not going to overpower anything here. There's a lot of thinking that goes on out there, not just gripping and ripping. It's fun. It's refreshing.''

Rough wasn't the only problem first-round leader Max Homa faced when he crashed through his 5 over round Friday, falling back to 140.

"Missed fairways, missed greens and missed putts. That's what 5 over looks like," he said. "It's a tough golf course. If you miss, you're scrambling. You can't really play from the rough out here. You get some really weird lies. If you get too far into the rough, you're under the trees. If you're just barely into the rough, that's actually the longest.

"It's not the end of the world. I'm only five back. You shoot 4 under and you're right back in it. I've just got to figure some stuff out.''

Jeff Curl played with his father, Rod Curl, at the Colonial and turned his game around.

WESTLAKE, Ohio -- Golf history runs deep in Jeff Curl's family. He reached into that well recently to tune up his game, and it is paying off during the Cleveland Open at Lakewood Country Club.

Curl shot four-under 67 Friday and shares the Web.com Tour event lead with Australian Mathew Goggin at 9-under 133.

Curl is the son of Rod Curl, who in 1974 became the first Native American to win on the PGA Tour at the Colonial. Two weeks ago, Jeff and Rod played the Colonial together. Jeff didn't play well, but he came out of the experience a better golfer.

"I was struggling really bad the last three weeks,'' Jeff said. "I played so bad the first two days at Colonial. My dad gave me a lesson on that Friday night and I can't thank him enough. We went from trying to draw the ball all year to just hitting fades.''

Curl had last week off to practice the new plan.

"I was getting so stuck, and now I feel great,'' he said. "I know it sounds crazy, but for about three weeks there, I was dreading going to the golf course, knowing every once in a while my driver was going to bite me, and now it's one of the strongest clubs in my bag.''

Veteran approach: On a tour stacked with young guns, 49-year-old Scott Parel stands apart when he refers to the "other world.'' He isn't talking about the PGA Tour many of his colleagues on the Web.com tour are trying to reach. He's talking about real life.

Parel didn't play college golf and didn't turn pro until age 31 in 1986 -- after working 10 years as a computer programmer and database administrator.

"I love the game. I've been in the other world before, doing work, and I'd much rather do this for a living,'' he said. "It's a grind for everybody when you're not playing well and you're struggling and away from home. It's tough.''

With the exception of a double bogey off a couple trees on the par-4 No. 8, Parel wasn't struggling Friday. He shot a 3-under 68 and through two rounds was 5 under, four strokes off the lead.

"I scraped it around a little bit, but I putted well,'' he said.

Parel made more than $140,000 each of the last two years, by far his best years on the Web.com Tour. He made $50,000 in the previous three years combined. Parel has never played more than one PGA Tour event in a season, but he is hoping to hook up with the Champions Tour, for which he will be eligible next year.

"I'll be able to go to Champions Tour Q-school this fall, and that's my plan,'' he said. "I wouldn't mind being like Joe Durant. He's got three places he can play this year. He can play out here, he can play on the PGA Tour and on the Champions Tour. That's not a bad deal.''

Coached by YouTube: Second-year Web.com Tour player Whee Kim of South Korea said he is self-taught and has no plans to get a coach. He coaches himself by watching YouTube videos of PGA Tour players such as Tiger Woods, Adam Scott, Ernie Els and Jim Furyk.

"I like studying,'' he said. "Furyk has a very good position at the down position and impact zone. I watch Tiger for everything -- playing, mental, how he is putting and how he is swinging.''

CVCA defended its 4x800 state title Friday with a school-record time.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Here are storylines from Friday's Division II boys preliminary session at the 2014 OHSAA state track and field championships.

Royals are 4x800 royalty again

It was never really in doubt for Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy’s boys 4x800 relay team.

The Royals returned to Columbus Saturday to defend their state title, and did so convincingly, winning in 7:48.75, a new school record.

For Noah LeBay and Ryan Adams, it was a second consecutive 4x800 state title. Caleb Gary and Ben Bockoven filled the open spots caused by last year’s graduation.

“One of our team’s strengths is that we always have a lot of depth,” said LeBay. “Even for us, it was real competitive for a lot of people to get on our 4x800 team. 

“Nothing is even for sure. It still took a lot of hard work to get here.”

Last year, the Royals edged Edison by one second to claim the title. This time, Adams crossed the finish line seven seconds before runner-up Eastwood.

“I watched all these guys win it last year thinking hopefully I can step up and will that role and hopefully we can get here again,” said Bockoven. “By God’s divining grace, we were able to win the 4x800 again this year.

CVCA’s Adams battles the heat

Friday’s Division II preliminaries were run between 1:30 p.m. and 4:10 p.m., which turned out to be the hottest part of the day at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

The temperature was between 75 and 80 degrees during the session, causing many runners to seek fluids and shade following their races. One of those was the Royals’ Adams, who struggled to make his way from the 4x800 finish line to the awards area.

It was Adams that increased the Royals’ lead in the final lap of the 4x800, leading to the comfortable victory.

“He’s the kind of runner who will push himself until he’s like that,” said Bockoven. “He’ll just kill his body to run as fast as he can.”

Said LeBay: “He definitely went out fast. He does that a lot. He went out extra fast today.”

Adams was back in running condition by the time the 4x400 relay began. He ran the anchor led as the Royals grabbed the second-to-last qualifying spot for Saturday’s finals (3:23.43).

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy's Ryan Adams (center) receives treatment after running the final leg of the 4x800 Friday at the Division II state track and field championships. Adams and the Royals defended their state title. (John Kuntz, The Plain Dealer)

Parris Campbell Jr.’s goals still within reach

• St. Vincent-St. Mary’s Parris Campbell Jr. assured himself a spot in the finals of each of his three events on Friday.

  The Ohio State football recruit had the fourth-best qualifying time in the 100 dash (10.75), just .05 off the fastest time, and helped the Irish reach Saturday’s finals in the 4x200 (1:27.92, top seed) and 4x100 (42.97, second) relays.

  The Irish are defending champs in both relays. Campbell was runner-up in the 100 last year.

  “I need to get a better start (in the 100 Saturday). I didn’t get our like I thought I would,” said Campbell. “Get a better start and I’ll be fine.”

   

  Campbell was edged by St. Clairville’s Jaylon Brown his 100 preliminary heat. Brown, third in last year’s state final, had the fastest time of the day, 10.70. Streetsboro freshman Dakari Carter won the other prelim (10.71), followed by Benedictine’s Marque Montgomery (10.74).

  “(Saturday) I’m looking to leave here with three golds,” said Campbell. “That’s my mindset and it’s been my mindset all year and it’s not changing. Three golds. That’s what I’m looking for.”

  Campbell will have to get the 100 by himself, but he’ll be joined in the 4x200 by Tyler Moran, Jarel Woolridge and Jordan Sensabaugh, and in the 4x100 by Vince Lockett, Woodridge and Moran.

PD photog John Kuntz got this shot of @STVMATHLETICS Parris Campbell Jr.'s socks. Pics of him last year at state. pic.twitter.com/mQhBxms0Yp

— Scott Patsko (@ScottPatsko) June 6, 2014

Benedictine’s Montgomery a blur on Friday

After grabbing one of the top four qualifying spots for Saturday’s 100 dash final, Montgomery alerted the 200 field that he might be the runner to beat.

The Bengals senior won his 200 qualifying heat in 21.39, tying the Division II state meet record set in 1981 by Columbus Wehrle’s Kevin McBroom.

The final will likely be a showdown between Montgomery and St. Clairsville’s Brown, who won his heat Friday in 21.47. Dayton Dunbar’s Curtis Boyd (21.78) was runner-up last year and will also race Saturday.

Field event finals

For coverage of Friday’s Division II field event finals, including Garrettsville Garfield junior Edith Svonavec’s third-place finish in girls discus, and Lake Catholic senior Matt Ludwig’s third-place finish in boys pole vault, check out Northeast Ohio Media Group reporter Nate Cline’s story.

Team standings

With only four events completed (4x800, long jump, shot put, pole vault), the Division II boys team standings heading into Saturday: 1. Eastwood 13; T2. Otsego, Gallia Academy, Genoa Area, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 10.

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Justin Masterson has changed some things in his delivery and workouts between starts and pitching coach Mickey Callaway feels the initial results have been encouraging.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Seen and heard before Friday's game between the Indians and Rangers.

Clubhouse confidential: Pitching coach Mickey Callaway thinks Justin Masterson is regaining some of his lost velocity and action on his deliveries.

"We've been working on him using more of his legs, being more of an athlete and getting a little more rhythm in his delivery," said Callaway. "In between starts we've added some things that have added strength to his routine by popping the medicine ball while using his legs and incorporating that into his delivery instead of just slinging the ball with his arm."

Masterson threw seven scoreless innings, with 10 strikeouts, against Boston on Monday.

"I don't know if he got fed up with things in the first three innings, but he started doing the things we've been working on in the fourth inning and it really clicked for him. He pretty much cruised from there."

Callaway saw the same kind of stuff in Masterson's bullpen session as he prepared for Sunday's start against the Rangers.

"His bullpen was unbelievable," said Callaway. "He painted every ball the whole bullpen session."

Difference maker: One reason why the Indians are 21-11 at home and 9-19 on the road is their team ERA. They have a 3.55 ERA at home, 4.49 on the road.

Stat of the day: Indians relievers entered Friday's game having stranded 79.7 percent (94-118) of the runners they've inherited. Boston is the only team in the AL with a better success rate at 79.8 percent.

See analysis from the Division I preliminary track session at the 20114 OHSAA state meet with videos.

COLUMBUS -- Here are seven highlights from Friday's Division I boys preliminary session at the 2014 OHSAA state track and field championships.

Recovery and redemption for Reggie Thomas of John Adams

Thomas, a senior, qualified third in the 100-meter dash in 10.59 seconds despite slipping out of the starting blocks in his preliminary race.

"The kid from Hilliard Davidson (Phillipie Motley) got me at the start," he said. "But I had another gear to get through the end of the race. At the 50-meter mark I just turned it on." 

Thomas, whose 4x200 relay also qualified for Saturday's finals in eighth position (1:28.23) said he knows he can win if he gets a clean start in the final.

"I think it will be a good race," he said. "I can pull it off."

It's Glenville's Anderson in a Flash

The senior from South Carolina who earned the nickname "Flash" during football season was faster than any qualifier in the 110 and 300 hurdles on Friday. 

Anderson ran his second fastest time of the season in the 110 hurdles (13.89) despite clipping several hurdles on his way to the finish line. Only his time of 13.79 in the Mentor district final was faster. 

"It was an ugly race on my part," Anderson said. "But the track felt magnificent."

Anderson, who was running his first race on the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium surface, will be running next year for Ohio State. He said Saturday's final comes down to one thing. 

"It's all about getting to that first hurdle," he said. "If I get to that first hurdle first, nobody will beat me."

St. Edward's Steele Wasik was smooth, steady

Following his preliminary race in the 300 hurdles, St. Edward senior Steele Wasik was relaxed. He said the field was loaded with good competition, but after he pushed for the first 200 meters, he decided to dial it back down the stretch and not make any mistakes, winning in 37.42.

"I coasted and I still got my season-best time," he said. 

In the 110 hurdles, Wasik again played it safe after getting the early lead and finished first in 14.04. 

"I was relying on the guys around me to push me," he said. "It's a fast track and I was really tearing into it. 

Wasik is set up for a killer day on Saturday as he will compete in four event finals including the long jump and high jump. But the defending AAU junior national decathlon champion is not feeling any pressure, he says.

"I just need to have fun," he said. "If you take things too seriously, you lose the moment. Its my last meet for St. Edward. I've done everything I wanted to do with my career and more. No matter what goes down I'm going to give it my all."

New uniform debuts

Wasik donned a special all-black uniform with a rarely-seen "block E" design on the jersey and shorts. The outfit breaks a few of the tenants that typically govern St. Edward uniforms, but the senior, who has already received his diploma, decided to "steer clear" for his final competition.

"It's just me having fun now that I've graduated," he said. "There's not a lot that anybody can do now."

Wasik wore special "Galaxy" socks on Friday and promised some equally-exciting footwear for Saturday's finals. 

"I've got something special for tomorrow," he said.

Berea-Midpark chasing perfection

Berea-Midpark senior Marlon Robertson knows what the OHSAA state championship meet is all about. He has plenty of experience and great bloodlines (his brother Donovan re-wrote the record books for Berea a few years back). 

But what does Marlon think is the key to getting the Titans' 4x100 and 4x200 relays to the top of the podium on Saturday?

"It comes down to who can be more perfect," Robertson said. "Who holds that perfect form for 10 more meters, five more meters. Who has that good handoff, who has the best spacing. If we can get that down for tomorrow, we can win."

Friday's schedule did the Titans no favors. After the 4x200 preliminary race, many of the same runners were back out on the track for the 4x100.

"It's a test of your mental fortitude," Robertston said. "I think we really stepped up and did well." 

The Titans team of Caleb Samol, Anfernee Myers, Robertson and Chris Neumann posted the best qualifying time in the 4x200 (1:26.63) while Samol, Justin Harris, Robertson and Neumann were fourth in the 4x100 (42.19).

Harris says the Titans have meshed into a strong unit since the merging of Berea and Midpark high schools at the beginning of the year. 

"Outside our school people thought there would be difficulties," Harris said. "The goal was to get here and get high on the podium. If we keep running the way we're running, well get there."

Nordonia taking aim at Berea-Midpark, Glenville in sprint relay finals

The Knights have qualified both their 4x100 and 4x200 relays to the state final on Saturday, but whether or not senior anchor Jordan Nobles will be in top shape remains to be seen.

Nobles was scratched from the Knights' 4x400 relay that finished 16th in the preliminary rounds. Teammates said the senior was nursing a sore groin after the 4x100 preliminary.

"If we have to sub, we can do that, we're confident in our team," said junior Dylan Mabin.

Senior Brandon Truett pointed to handoffs as the key to winning both events. 

"It comes down to our exchanges," Truett said. "If we run perfect, then we're right there with them. 

Nordonia lost to Berea-Midpark in the 4x200 and beat the Titans in the 4x100 earlier this season at the Jackson Twilight Invitational.  

"Tomorrow we get a rematch," Truett said. "We finally get to see who the fastest in the state is. We knew they were going to be here. Tomorrow we get to run with them."

Bolden goes blond

Solon sprinter Brandon Bolden qualified with the second fastest time in the 100-meter dash (10.54) and the third fastest time in the 200 (21.48).

Was it his new blond hairdo that made the difference?

"It's just something a little different for the state meet," the senior said.

Friday's perfect weather conditions helped Bolden put up a good qualifying times in both events.

"At districts and regionals we've had some headwind," he said. "Its nice to come out here and see what we can do."

Bolden is heading into Saturday's finals with a sore groin after tweaking it at the finish line in the 100.

"It didn't bother me in the 200," he said." We'll ice it and we'll be ok tomorrow."

Taran Alvelo threw the 16th no hitter in OHSAA state tournament history.

AKRON, Ohio -- Manchester coach Jim Morehart has been coaching for 13 years, and it's pretty clear to him where Carroll Bloom-Carroll pitcher Taran Alvelo fits into that.

"She's as good as I've seen," Morehart said.

Alvelo threw a no-hitter and struck out a Division III state tournament record 17 batters in her team's 4-0 state semifinal win. This was the 16th no-hitter in OHSAA state tournament history and the 10th of the season for Alvelo.

With her team a win away from the state title game, Alvelo brought her best stuff. Aside from not allowing a hit, she struck out 17 of the 23 batters she faced. The only two baserunners came on a walk and a dropped third strike.

However, Alvelo, who was named Gatorade Ohio Softball Player of the Year earlier this week and is committed to attend the University of Washington beginning in 2015-16, did not feel it was one of her better games.

"I was really surprised I did as well as I did because I didn't have anything," Alvelo said.

Considering who was pitching and that Manchester was facing the defending state champion, the Panthers did well to keep the game close. The Bulldogs scored 19 runs in their previous game.

Panthers pitcher Jenna Williams limited the Bulldogs to just two earned runs in five innings pitched.

"I can't really fault our pitcher when she gives up six hits to a team like that," Morehart said.

Bloom-Carroll got on the board right away in the first inning. Haley Starr drew a leadoff walk, stole second base and eventually scored on a two-out single by Alvelo.

In the third inning, Starr did it again. She singled, stole a base and scored later in the inning on a passed ball to push the lead to 2-0.

The Bulldogs doubled their lead in the fifth inning. That's when Alvelo did some more damage at the plate with a double that scored two runs to push the lead to 4-0.

After a 4-6 start to the season, Manchester advanced deeper than any Division III team in Northeast Ohio, and the team is holding its head high.

"Even though we lost today, we should still be proud because we made it a lot further than people thought we would," said senior Courtney Roth.

The win advances Bloom-Carroll to the Division III state final against Williamsport Westfall. The two teams will play at 7 p.m. at Firestone Stadium.

Contact high school sports reporter David Cassilo by email (dcassilo@cleveland.com) or Twitter (@dcassilo). Or log in and leave a message in the comments section below.

Anderson Varejao tells a television audience in Brazil that when he asked LeBron James about coming back to Cleveland earlier this year, James said they'd talk about it ''later''

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Marcelo Urbano, a recent journalism graduate -- and Cavaliers fan -- in Brazil, was at home Thursday night, watching the pre-game show for The NBA Finals on ESPN Brazil. Cavs center Anderson Varejao was a guest on the program.

According to Urbano, the commentators asked Varejao if he believes LeBron James will come back to Cleveland. The answer so surprised Urbano that he began to tweet about it @cavsbrasil: "Andy just declared on ESPN Brazil that he ask LeBron about a possible comeback, LeBron told him that they will talk later about that.''

Reached on Friday, Urbano repeated what Varejao said and added some context to a story that swept across the airwaves in Northeast Ohio.

"Andy said he would not hide that he actually talked to James about it,'' Urbano said. "He said that happened during the season when LeBron was in [the] Q Arena. Andy did not specify whether it was on Z's night (March 8 when the Cavs retired Zydrunas Ilgauskas' No. 11) or when the Heat was playing the Cavs. He says that he asked LeBron about a comeback. LeBron's response was that they would talk about that later.''

Varejao could not be reached for comment on Friday, and James was not asked about it during Friday's media availability. Efforts to reach ESPN Brazil were unsuccessful.

Yu Darvish tries to cool off the Indians, who look to extend their season-best winning streak to seven in Friday night's series opener in Arlington.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Get updates and chat with other users in the comments section as the Indians take on the Rangers in the first game of a four-game set.

Game 61: Indians (30-30) at Rangers (27-31)

First pitch: 8:05 p.m. at the Ballpark in Arlington

TV/radio: STO; WTAM AM/1100, WMMS 100.7

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The San Diego Padres drafted Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel with the 837th overall pick (28th round) in the 2014 MLB Draft on Saturday. Manziel, a former Heisman Trophy winner at Texas A&M played high school baseball, but the only baseball he has played in the last three years has been throwing out ceremonial first pitches...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The San Diego Padres drafted Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel with the 837th overall pick (28th round) in the 2014 MLB Draft on Saturday.

Big thank you to the @Padres and @padresmikedee for selecting me in the MLB draft. What a great day! pic.twitter.com/MaTKVZ5JqY

— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) June 7, 2014

Johnny Manziel drafted in 28th round by Padres (837th overall). No 837th pick in the June draft has ever played an MLB game

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 7, 2014

The Buckeyes will need to keep pursuing linebackers after missing out on one of Florida's best.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State was seemingly in the driver's seat to land four-star linebacker Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane of Hallandale Beach, Fla., but the Buckeyes now have to find other linebacker targets. 

That's because Kilby-Lane committed to Florida State on Saturday. 

Rated by Rivals.com the No. 20 outside linebacker in the 2015 recruiting class, Kilby-Lane made his oral commitment to Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher while on an unofficial visit to Tallahassee. 

Kilby-Lane chose the Seminoles over offers from the Buckeyes, Alabama, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Tennessee, West Virginia and others.

He attended Ohio State's spring game. 

Hallandale LB Sh'mar Kilby Lane commits to Florida State

— Coach Dameon Jones (@Dameon8) June 7, 2014

Hallandale LB and Jimbo on commit pic.twitter.com/L6KPttCx88

— Coach Dameon Jones (@Dameon8) June 7, 2014

Check out some of the more memorable failed efforts to break the Triple Crown hex over the last three decades.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- As we wait for post time, here's a chance to experience how close some of the last 11 horses who had won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness saw the chance of a Triple Crown slip away.

1979: Spectacular Bid stepped on a safety pin in the morning before the Belmont, said his training crew.

1981: Pleasant Colony was never really a threat to complete the sweep as Summing surprised.

1987: Alysheba was sired by Alydar, and looked to avenge his father's failure to Affirmed eight years earlier, winning in Kentucky and Maryland. But it didn't quite work out in New York.

1999: Over the previous decade, three horses -- Sunday Silence, Silver Charm and Real Quiet -- finished second in their Triple Crown bids. But in the last year of the century, Charismatic grabbed a nation's attention with stunning efforts in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

Charismatic's final race was memorable for all of the wrong reasons. Here's race day from ESPN's excellent documentary.

2004: Smarty Jones was much like California Chrome, offering a Cinderella story to the masses and the Belmont stands were packed for one of horse racing's best feel-good stories.

Big Brown did not finish the 2008 race, and the last Triple Crown contender, I'll Have Another in 2012, was scratched with health issues.

So we wait today, to see if anyone can match what Affirmed did in 1978 in the last of his three great duels with Alydar -- capture the Triple Crown.

Caviar N Champagne captured her first win of the season with Scott Spieth in the saddle, taking a three-length decision in the six-furlong $50,000 Michael G. Mackey Memorial and Angenora Stakes at ThistleDown Racino.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Caviar N Champagne has to rate as one of the best claims ever made by Stow horseman Ron Paolucci, with the filly winning the $50,000 Michael G. Mackey Memorial and Angenora Stakes for the second year in a row on Saturday at ThistleDown Racino.

The bay mare joined Paolucci's Loooch Racing Stable late in 2012, and won three Ohio stakes in a row here last summer. Caviar N Champagne also won the DeBartolo Memorial and the Petro Memorial. The mare has won four of nine starts for Loooch Racing Stables, with career winnings of $255,404.

The veteran 10-year-old mare Pay the Man, who has won every Ohio-bred stake for fillies and mares over her long career, knocked off Caviar N Champagne by just a neck in a conditioned race three weeks ago at ThistleDown. It was Caviar N Champagne's first start of the season and Paolucci said his mare needed a tune-up after seven months off.

On Saturday it was time for a payback. Taking the lead at the half-mile, Caviar N Champagne cruised to victory with Scott Spieth aboard.

"Caviar N Champagne can win on the lead, or come from behind," said Paolucci. "When she relaxes like she did (on Saturday), they're going to have a hard time beating her.  Scotty kept her mind on business and she won pretty easily, hardly breaking a sweat."

A three-length winner in 57.64 seconds, Caviar N Champagne returned $11., 6., 3.80. Favored Needmore Flattery rallied to finish second, $2.80, 2.20, with Pay The Man third, $3.

Paolucci confirmed plans to run his Breeders' Cup star Ria Antonia in this year's $300,000 Ohio Derby on July 19 at ThistleDown. Ria Antonia finished behind California chrome and the colts in this year's Preakness Stakes, and will race in the $300,000 Mother Goose Stakes for three-year-old fillies at Belmont Park on June 28.

"It all depends on how she comes out of the Mother Goose Stakes," Paolucci said. "If she's in good shape, we're bringing her to ThistleDown."

Check out the team and individual results from Division II boys and girls state track finals at 2014 OHSAA meet.

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Here are the Division II boys and girls track results from the final day of the 2014 OHSAA state meet.

Boys

DIVISION II

How they finished: 1. Dunbar 47; 2. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 46; 3. Eastwood 38; 4. Watterson 36; 5. Norwayne 24.5; 6. Cambridge, St. Clairsville (tie) 21; T6. St. Clairsville 21; 7. Streetsboro 18. 9. Fairless 17; 10. Sheridan, Otsego, Genoa Area (tie) 16; 13. Gallia Academy 15; 14. Benedictine 14; 15. Wauseon, Cal. River Valley (tie) 13; 17. West Branch, Unioto, Chagrin Falls 12; 20. Lake Catholic, St. Vincent-St. Mary, Eastmoor Academy, Perkins (tie) 11; 24. Linden McKinley 10; 25. Carroll, Ottawa-Glandorf, Ashtabula Edgewood, Ontario 9. Other area finishers: 61. Elyria Catholic 2; 67. Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin 1.

Discus:1. Etillion (Unioto) 181-00; 2. Castle (Wauseon) 180-02; 3. Bryer (Genoa Area) 171-04; 4. Petzel (Zane Trace) 164-02; 5. Zinni (West Branch) 163-10; 6. Harmon (Deer Park) 161-05; 7. Achladis (Elyria Catholic) 158-07; 8. Penza (Mooney) 153-05.

High jump: 1. Floyd (Linden McKinley) 6-10; 2. Robbins (West Branch) 6-09; 3. Stine (Shelby) 6-07; 4. Chase (Jefferson Area) 6-07; 5. Sommer (Sandy Valley) 6-06; 6. Burrows (Perkins) 6-06; 7. Newman (Zane Trace) 6-06; 8. Gullion (Minford) 6-05.

110H: 1. Snell (Cambridge) 14.40; 2. Lombardi (Watterson) 14.48; 3. Jackson (Eastmoor) 14.53; 4. Harrison (Dunbar) 14.66; 5. Sherman (Bloom-Carroll) 14.75; 6. Tranter (Carrollton) 14.80; 7. Carroscia (CVCA) 14.86; 8. Shelby (Ontario) 14.92.

100: 1. Carter (Streetsboro) 10.83; 2. Brown (St. Clairsville) 10.90; 3. Campbell (SVSM) 10.96; 4. Boyd (Dunbar) 11.05; 5. Montgomery (Benedictine) 11.05; 6. Gadson (Cambridge) 11.17; 7. Galyk (Pleasant) 11.20; 8. Bryant (Swanton) 11.27.

4x200: 1. Dunbar (Scott, Harrison, Willis, Boyd) 1:28.03; 2. Hartley (Mercier, Hill, M. Saxton, A. Saxton) 1:28.62; 3. Norwayne (K. Harris, B. Harris, Zollinger, Beery) 1:29.51; 4. Fairless (Neff, Bucher, Olmstead, Mahaffey) 1:29.84; 5. Clyde (Davis, Herrera, Webber, Rieman) 1:29.99; 6. Lake Catholic (McDaniel, Osborne, O’Toole, Ludwig) 1:30.16; 7. Streetsboro (Jones, Carter, Franklin, Sapp) 1:30.29; 8. Cham. Julienne (Renner, McKinney, Peterson, Pegues) 1:30.48.

1600: 1. Adams (CVCA) 4:18.44; 2. Bistritz (Chagrin Falls) 4:18.80; 3. Trampe-Kindt (Ottawa-Glandorf) 4:20.30; 4. Reiser (Wauseon) 4:221.02; 5. Bockoven (CVCA) 4:21.85; 6. Avers (Otsego) 4:22.16; 7. Stites (Wyoming) 4:22.58; 8. Campbell (SVSM) 4:23.75.

4x100: 1. Watterson (Kanney, Urquhart, Calhoun, Lombardi) 42.37; 2. Orange (Brownlee, Flynn, Hubbard, Watkins) 42.67; 3. Eastwood (Geiser, Snowden, Seifert, Hoodlebrink) 43.15; 4. St. Clairsville (Green, Vincent, Peroni, Brown) 43.40; 5. Shroder (Jones, Brown, Alade, Johnson) 43.64; 6. Athens (Vu, Mauzy, Williams, Stalder) 43.98; 7. Col. DeSales (Acquista, Kanu, Gilmore, Kriatemeyer) 44.06; 8. SVSM (Lockett, Woolrdige, Moran, Campbell) 44.09.

400: 1. Neff (Fairless) 47.88; 2. Beery (Norwayne) 47.95; 3. Johnson (Stivers) 48.42; 4. Clarke (Cal. River Valley) 49.04; 5. Cedillo (Madeira) 49.36; 6. Sensabaugh (SVSM) 49.42; 7. Lines (Heath) 49.44; 8. Lewis (Waynedale) 49.53.

300H: 1. Harris (Norwayne) 37.25; 2. Lombardi (Watterson) 37.43; 3. Carroscia (CVCA) 37.83; 4. Click (Gallia) 38.02; 5. Pavliga (Carroll) 38.48; 6. Snowden (Eastwood) 38.65; 7. Shelby (Ontario) 39.12; 8. Stamper (River View) 39.33.

800: 1. Adams (CVCA) 1:52.59; 2. Bell (Dunbar) 1:53.54; 3. Hoodlebrink (Eastwood) 1:53.88; 4. Williamson (Brookville) 1:55.14; 5. Mack (Heb. Lakewood) 1:55.53; 6. Hallabrin (Mount Gilead) 1:55.69; 7. Pritchard (Lake Catholic) 1:56.20; 8. Stanovsek (NDCL) 1:56.22.

200: 1. Montgomery (Benedictine) 21.77; 2. Brown (St. Clairsville) 21.88; 3. Carter (Streetsboro) 22.16; 4. Boyd (Dunbar) 22.19; 5. Galyk (Pleasant) 22.26; 6. Gorski (Otsego) 22.35; 7. Krugh (Van Wert) 22.53; 8. Mack (Ontario) 22.73.

3200: 1. Bromley (Sheridan) 9:33.53; 2. Bussard (Valley View) 9:41.13; 3. Stricklen (Lexington) 9:42.46; 4. Cortelletti (Ontario) 9:43.61; 5. Edie (Lakeview) 9:46.59; 6. Seas (Coldwater) 9:46.92; 7. Bean (Purcell Marian) 9:48.01; 8. Lemay (Ashtabula Edgewood) 9:50.85.

4x400: 1. Eastwood (Hoodlebrink, Salinas, Seifert, Snowden) 3:18.09; 2. Dunbar (Scott, Boyd, Brown, Bell) 3:20.06; 3. Heath (Rencher, Stinson, Beistel, Lines) 3:20.18; 4. Eastmoor (Anderson, Daniels, Hutchinson, Roddy) 3:21.02; 5. CVCA (Carroscia, Mosher, Harris, Adams) 3:22.64; 6. Orrville (Zook, Lyons, Dennis, Coleman) 3:23.86; 7. Fairless (Neff, Casperd, Olmstead, Bucher) 3:24.55; 8. Salem (Rumsey, Crittenden, Bailey, Turney) 3:24.56.

Girls

DIVISION II

How they finished: 1. Meadowdale 40; T2. St. Vincent-St. Mary 25; T2. Orrville 25; T2. West Holmes 25; 5. Liberty-Benton 22; 6. Ursuline 20; T7. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy 19; T7. Garrettsville 19; 9. Versailles 17; T10. Wauseon 16; T10. Westfall 16; T12. Defiance 15; T12. Vermilion 15; T14. Alter 14; T14. Chesapeake 14; T14. Fairless 14; T14. CF Northwest 14; T18. Kenton Ridge 13; T18. Finneytown 13; T18. North College Hill 13; 21. Ottawa-Glandorf 12; T21. New Richmond 12; 23. Buchtel 11; T24. Coldwater 10; T24. Orange 10; T24. Galion 10; T24. Cal. River Valley 10; T24. Clyde 10;; T24. Beaumont 10.

Other area finishers: T38. Keystone 6; T44. John F. Kennedy 5; T53. Woodridge 4; T58. Lutheran West 3; T61. Streetsboro 2; T68. Independence 1.

Long jump: McDavid (Kenton Ridge) 18-05.75; 2. Bartlome (Vermilion) 18-01.00; 3. Henderson (Meadowlake) 18-00.75; 4. Allen (Defiance) 17-05.50; 5. Parsell (Bucyrus) 17-03.75; 6. Strother (West Holmes) 17-03.50; 7. Quillen (Keystone) 17-01.75; 8. Bell (Indian Valley) 17-01.25.

Shot put: 1. Svonavec (Garrettsville) 45-06.75; 2. Snyder (West Holmes) 44-09.50; 3. Rossi (Fenwick) 43-08.25; 4. Dowdy (Van Wert) 42-03.25; 5. Porter (Chesapeake) 42-00.50; 6. Ragland (Lutheran West) 39-07.00; 7. Johnson (Bellefontaine) 39-04.25; 8. Harris (Newton Falls) 38-03.25.

Pole vault: 1. Simmons (Fairless) 13-04.25#; 2. Jarrett (Orrville) 11-04; 3. Plybon (Orrville) 11-04; 4. Amato (Buckeye Valley) 11-04; 5. Gardner (Warren) 11-00; 6. Bell (Indian Valley) 11-00; 7. Frantz (Versailles) 10-08; 8. Trebella (Girard) 10-08.

100H: 1. Smith (No. College Hill) 14.80; 2. Fennell (CF Northwest) 15.03; 3. Lee (Napoleon) 15.21; 4. Eberts (Sheridan) 15.24; 5. Rose (West Holmes) 15.44; 6. Hall (Orrville) 15.53; 7. Thomas (Valley View) 15.58; 8. Albert (Woodridge) 15.59.

100: 1. Butler (Liberty-Benton) 12.15; 2. Goldsmith (Westfall) 12.21; 3. Carnathan (Ursuline) 12.39; 4. Martin (Indian Creek) 12.45; 5. Mayfield-Brown (Meadowdale); 6. McDavid (Kenton Ridge) 12.64; 7. Green (Buchtel) 12.65; 8. Parsell (Bucyrus) 12.73.

4x200: 1. Meadowdale (Mayfield-Brown, Streety, Henderson, Lawrence) 1:40.54; 2. St. Vincent-St. Mary (Garrett, Poller, Goedecke, Davis) 1:41.97; 3. Versailles (Bohman, Watren, A. Winner, H. Winner) 1:43.33; 4. Finneytown (A. Howell, J. Howell, Snyder, Cummings) 1:43.39; 5. Buchtel (Bowens, R. Green, Oliver, S. Green) 1:43.56; 6. Ottawa-Glandorf (Siefker, Maag, Ellerbrock, Stechschulte) 1:44.11; 7. West Holmes (Woodruff, Strother, Yerian, Smith) 1:44.17; 8. Oak Harbor (Jett, Rayburn, DeWalt, Eli) 1:44.46.

1600: 1. Bockoven (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) 4:49.53%;2. Vernot (Wauseon) 4:53.34#; 3. Kanney (Coldwater) 4:53.66; 4. Lehotay (Sandy Valley) 4:55.04; 5. Clairmonte (Lexington) 4:55.32; 6. Spreitzer (Woodridge) 5:01.75; 7. Paul (West Miskingum) 5:02.83; 8. Parks (United) 5:03.35.

4x100: Galion (McEligott, Slone, Hunt, Erlsten) 48.71; 2. Ursuline (Cotton, Williams, Hall, Carnathan) 48.79; 3. CF Northwest (Beadle, Thompson, Crites, Fennell) 49.18; 4. Buchtel (Oliver, R. Green, Bowens, S. Green) 49.34; 5. Beaumont (Primes, Daniels, Gielink, Cannata) 49.52; 6. Oak Harbor (Jett, Rayburn, St. Clair, Eli) 49.81; 7. Liberty-Benton (Hyre, May, Peplinski, Butler) 49.84; 8. Versailles (Bohman, Watren, Francis, H. Winner) 50.06.

400: Lawrence (Meadowdale) 53.98; 2. Cummings (Finneytown) 56.00; 3. Clay (Rossford) 56.03; 4. Behymer (New Richmond) 56.21; 5. Davis (St. Vincent-St. Mary) 56.47; 6. Branham (Circleville) 56.70; 7. Wyse (Wauseon) 56.73; 8. Gesicki (Independence) 57.12.

300H: 1. Harris (Orange) 43.65; 2. Eby (Orrville) 44.12; 3. Hammer (St. Vincent-St. Mary) 44.84; 4. Cloud (Girard) 45.08; 5. Quillen (Keystone) 45.55; 6. Thomas (Valley View) 45.74; 7. Lakamp (Taylor) 45.74; 8. Schmidt (Bexley) 46.29.

800: Murray (Defiance) 2:09.25; 2. McKinney (Eaton) 2:10.43; 3. Watts (Gallia) 2:11.77; 4. Bockoven (Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy) 2:15.07; 5. Lukac (Liberty) 2:15.07; 6. Nichols (Alter) 2:16.29; 7. Mendiola (St. Vincent-St. Mary) 2:17.18; 8. Ellerbrock (Ottawa-Glandorf) 2:17.41.

200: 1. Butler (Liberty-Benton) 24.86; 2. Goldsmith (Westfall) 25.00; 3. Powell (Ursuline) 25.19; 4. Williams (John F. Kennedy) 25.31; 5. Martin (Indian Creek) 25.36; 6. Smith (No. College Hill) 25.38; 7. Ayers (Bath) 26.66; 8. Parsell (Bucyrus) 25.80.

3200: 1. Campbell (Cal. River Valley) 10:40.66#; 2. Sinning (Tippecanoe) 11:03.53; 3. Vernot (Wauseon) 11:11.44; 4. Taylor (London) 11:15.00; 5. Seas (Coldwater) 11:22.13; 6. Dunlap (Carrollton) 11:23.62; 7. Vaughn (Oakwood) 11:27.41; 8. Freundlich (Lexington) 11:31.82.

4x400: 1. Meadowdale (Henderson, Underwood, Mayfield-Brown, Lawrence) 3:54.42; 2. Versailles (H. Winner, T. Winner, Watren, A. Winner) 3:57.11; 3. Beaumont (Washington, Gregory, Fann, Bartram) 3:57.92; 4. Oak Harbor (Eli, St. Clair, DeWalt, Jett) 3:58.67; 5. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (Carroscia, Wilson, Bockoven, Young) 3:58.81; 6. Ottawa-Glandorf (Maag, Bellman, Stechschulte, Ellerbrock) 4:01.64; 7. Girard (Kagy, Trebella, Harshbarger, Cloud) 4:01.65; 8. Alter (Rogers, Borton, Groene, Nichols) 4:02.22.

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See all the track coverage, pictures and videos posted on cleveland.com from the two-day OHSAA state boys and girls meets.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Track state champions were crowned Saturday in Columbus and this post is one place for fans to find all of the cleveland.com coverage from the OHSAA boys and girls meets.

The Northeast Ohio Media Group and The Plain Dealer have five staffers covering all angles of the Division I, II and III meets at Ohio State.

This post will be updated throughout the day and night Saturday. Check out the Day 1 compilation post from Friday as well.

Let’s get started.

Live blog with continuous updates, list of local champs (pictures, videos)

Check out our live blog that began before 9 a.m. and is being updated constantly from the press box with how local athletes are faring in all three divisions, plus pictures and videos.

Pictures

We’re publishing lots of action and feature pictures of local qualifiers. All of the slideshows by Plain Dealer photographer John Kuntz can be found here.

Videos

Reporters Tim Bielik, Joe Noga, Nathaniel Cline and Scott Patsko have videos of action highlights and interviews with local athletes in their posts but you can also click here to see all the sports videos that have been posted.

Division III

Gilmour’s second place boys finish brings Lancers coach James Chappelle to tears, plus get other analysis from boys and girls action (slideshow, videos).

See results of the top 25 teams, other area finishers and the top 8 individuals in each event.

Division II

Four locals win medals in boys and girls field events, headlined by shot put champ Edith Svonavec of Garrettsville (videos).

See results of the top 25 teams, other area finishers and the top 8 individuals in each event.

Division I

See the live blog for updates. Check back here for links to all of the coverage, including a slideshow and videos.

The result means the longest drought without a Triple Crown champion in history is extended.

NEW YORK -- Tonalist sprinted across the finish line first Saturday at the Belmont Stakes, spoiling California Chrome's bid to win the first Triple Crown in 36 years.

California Chrome finished far back in a tie for fourth. The result means the longest drought without a Triple Crown champion in history is extended.

California Chrome and jockey Victor Espinoza lost the 1 1/2-mile race on a hot day at Belmont Park, where tens of thousands of fans were packed in hoping to see history. It was not to be, leaving Affirmed as the most recent Triple Crown winner in 1978.

"I thought he was gaining ground, but he didn't have it in him, apparently," owner Steve Coburn said immediately after the race. He complained that some of the horses sat out some races, and were entered just to knock out California Chrome. "It's all or nothing. This is not fair to these horses and to the people that believe in them. This is the coward's way out."

California Chrome broke quickly but was pressed immediately by Commissioner and General a Rod. Espinoza eased California Chrome back into third along the rail.

Approaching the final turn, California Chrome was maneuvered to the outside. He angled four-wide turning for home, just to the outside of Tonalist who was close to the pace the entire race. Espinoza started whipping left handed in the lane but California Chrome had no response.

Tonalist kicked strongly in the final strides, edging Commissioner by a head. Medal Count got third with California Chrome finishing in a tie for fourth with Wicked Strong.

California Chrome became the 12th horse since Affirmed to lose his Triple try in the Belmont, the longest race in the series.

The defeat snapped the chestnut colt's six-race winning streak. His rise from a humble pedigree and his working-stiff owners resonated with sports fans who rarely take an interest in horse racing.

Conditions seemed aligned for the Triple Crown drought to end. California Chrome seemed to thrive during his three-week stay at Belmont Park. His chestnut coat gleamed and he gained weight after the Preakness on May 17. His owners, trainer and jockey oozed confidence. And so did the bettors, who made him the overwhelming favorite in the Belmont.

But this fairy tale didn't have a happy ending.

Espinoza lost his second chance at a Triple Crown. He was aboard War Emblem in 2002, when that colt stumbled at the start of the Belmont and lost all chance.

Art Sherman, the 77-year-old trainer of California Chrome, had said beforehand that his colt didn't need to win another race because he was already such a pleasure to be around.

Co-owner Steve Coburn, who with Perry Martin formed Dumb Ass Partners to race their one-horse stable, had vowed that California Chrome "would go down in history."

It just wasn't the kind they wanted to make.