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WWW.THENEWSSTAR.COM THE NEWS-STAR PREPSSCOREBOARD FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007 3C G0T0THENEWSSTAR.COM: Click on Preps Beat at thenewsstar.com for extended high school and community sports coverage TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT: OUACHITA LC's Wilson bounces back from injury will advance to the championship round, set for May 4-6 at the site of the top remaining seed from the East Division. A marketing management major, Wilson treasures time alone for mental preparation before a game. Yet, he appreciates, too, the encouragement others have given him over his career especially his father, Ed, a sales manager for a Ruston car dealership. "My dad has been my backbone and support the whole way," he said. "If I was down on myself, he'd always pick me up.

This being my senior year, I want to make him proud." Wilson, being saved for conference competition this weekend, pitched just one inning the sixth in the second game of Tuesday's non-conference dou-bleheader against LSUS. He did not allow a run or a hit, whiffed two batters and walked another who was picked off base for the final out. A 6-foot-3 right-hander, Wilson has two pitches a fastball and a change-up. He was named ASC pitcher of the week in February. Louisiana Gannett News Grant Wilson, his arm healed and his mind more focused, won more games than he did all of last season for the Louisiana College baseball team.

As the team's ace, the senior from Ouachita is 5-4 in 11 starts as his team begins play in the American Southwest Conference Tournament. He finished 4-7 last year. "Last year, I was coming off (arthroscopic) surgery to my (right) elbow," he said recently, "and I never really felt confident pitching at the level I'm normally at. I may have finished only 4-7 last year, but I felt I threw the ball well at times. "Last year," he said, "I drifted off sometimes.

I'm totally focused this year, and I'm more confident than I have ever been." In his third year as a starter after beginning his LC career as a closer, Wilson ranks among the conference leaders in earned run average (3.00), innings pitched (69) and strikeouts (61). LC will open the postseason with a three-game series at McMurry beginning today. The winners BRIEFS Chennault course closed today The Chennault Park Golf Course will be closed all day today for clearing debris off the course. The course will open at 6:30 a.m. Saturday.

Jason Hatcher's camp set for June The Jason Hatcher Camp will be held on June 15-16 at the Jena High School Football Field. The camp will teach individual and team techniques from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. On hand will be Dallas Cowboys players Bradie James, Marcus Spears, Montavious Stanley, Quincy Butler, Miles Austin and other players. There will also be some area's top high school coaches.

The cost is $60. For more information, contact Charley Richard at (281) 451-6533. Softball tourney scheduled in May The Memorial DayMudbug Classic softball tournament will be played in Shreveport on May 26-27. The fee is $150 per team for men's and coed divisions. For more information, Jim Burdine at 925-3840, Nick Rinaudo at 218-5018 or Don Farrar at 869-4200.

Excelsior golf scramble to be held The ninth annual Excelsior Spring Golf Tournament will be held at Chennault Park course on May 11. Cost is $70 per person for the two-man scramble. For more information, contact Excelsior Preparatory at 387-7333. RESULTS; Crawfish Classic At Lake D'Arbonne C.C. Championship Flight 1 26: Scotty Free, Trent Moore.

127: Pat Kelly, Bill Duncan. 127: Billy Anderson, Monroe Mitchell. First Flight 131: Jimmy Anderson, Logan Wheeler. 132: Curt Adams, Stefan Green. 1 33: John Steed, Mike Terry.

Second Flight 136: Buddy Nelson, David Shelby. -136: Charles Lassiter Casey Coley. 137: Jamie Elliott, George Waggoner, Third Flight 141: Chris Impson, Greg Reynolds. 142: Josh Acree, Shane Abercrombie. 142: Marty George, Carat George.

Fourth Flight 144: Daniel Woods, Mike Goins. 144: Larry Dew, Alan Johnson. 144: Larry Jones, Greg Kennedy. Fifth Flight 145: Ray Clary, Mike Duncan. 146: Ben Kincannon, Terry Reynolds.

148: Ted Lamprich, Ron Guidry. How to get published: Send your photos, calendar items or sports briefs to nderisothenewsstar.com or send them to P.O. Box 1502, Monroe, La. 71210. For more information, call 362-0236.

News-Star file photo Louisiana College pitcher Grant Wilson will start in postseason play today. "My change-up complements my fastball and vice-versa," he said. "If I didn't have one, I couldn't have the other." Saturday's spotlight: Ruston CALENDAR SOL TABLES A.M. A.M. P.M.

P.M. Date, day Minor Major Minor Major April Today 2:35 8:35 2:45 8:55 28 Saturday 3:10 9:10 3:25 9:30 29 Sunday 3:45 9:45 4:10 10:05 30 Monday 4:20 10:25 4:35 10:45 May 1 Tuesday 5:00 11:00 5:15 11:20 2 Wednesday 5:35 11:40 5:55 3 Thursday 6:15 12:00 6:40 12:30 4 Friday 7:25 1:00 7:40 1:25 Saturday Golf: Meadow Lake Golf Course, Bernice, Couples scramble, $70 per team (Call 285-7444 or 251-7969 and leave message). Golf: Spedmill Sherwood Shootout, Forest Country Club in Baton Rouge, May 12-13. Junior golfers ages 1 2-to-1 8 invited. Deadline is April 28.

For more information, contact Arrowhead Junior Golf Tour at (850) 243-6333 or email at www.arrowhead-jgt.com. May 4 Golf: MDACitgo Classic at Bayou DeSiard Country Club. Four-person scramble with 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. tee times.

$175 per player entry fee. Contact: Julia Ledford at 345-1502, ext. 112. MayS Auto racing: Doug Murphy Memorial Modified race at FastTrax dirt track in Chatham. Contact: FastTraxSpeedway.net.

Basketball: Prime Time Sports Spring Shootout Tournament in Monroe. Top three teams on each girls and boys grade divisions will receive a berth in 2007 Prime Time Sports National Championship on July 25-29. Entry fee is $210 per team. Deadline is April 27. Tournament dates are May 5-6.

All entry fees must be sent to Prime Time Sports. Contact: (972) 355-3788. Golf: Senior Men's Pine Cone Invitational at Pine Hills Country Club. Two-person team with 1 p.m. tee times on May 5-6.

$1 80 per teams. Contact: Pine Hills Pro Shop at 644-5370. SCORFR OARD DIGEST TODAY ON TV BASEBALL Today's Games Toronto at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Chicago at Miami, 7 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

Rangers Live Pregame FOXSN Rangers at Blue Jays FOXSN Cubs at Cardinals Braves at Rockies 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. 7 p.m. 8 p.m. GOLF Byron Nelson Championship At Irving, Texas Par 70 1 'vt i tb.

BOXING 8:30 p.m. Lightweights: Anchondo vs. Jimenez ESPN2 GOLF 9 a.m. European PGA: Open de Espana Noon Nationwide: Henrico County Open TGC 2 p.m. PGA: Byron Nelson Championship NBA 6 p.m.

Playoffs: Raptors at Nets ESPN2 7 p.m. Playoffs: Bulls at Heat ESPN 9:30 p.m. Playoffs: Mavericks at Warriors ESPN NHL 6 p.m. Playoffs: N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo 9 p.m.

Playoffs: Vancouver at Anaheim TODAY ON RADIO COLLEGE BASEBALL 6 p.m. ULM at Troy KMLB-1440 6 p.m. San Jose St. at La. Tech PREP SOFTBALL Noon West Ouachita vs.

Live Oak 2 p.m. Cedar Creek vs. Delcambre 4 p.m. Ruston vs. St.

Amant TALK Noon Dan Patrick Show 3 p.m. Fox and Company 5 p.m. The News-Star Hour. JALK-540 Programming subject to change by stations, networks i ttfflfoillfO'T SeanO'Hair 31-34-65 Brett Wetterich 33-33-66 Anders Hansen 33-33-66 Nathan Green 33-34-67 Scott Verplank 34-33-67 Luke Donald 33-34 -67 John Senden 34-33-67 Fredrik Jacobson 33-34-67 Rod 32-36-68 Jesper Parnevik 35-33-68 Bo Van Pelt 34-34 -68 Ken Duke 32-36-68 Cliff Kresge 32-36-68 John Merrick 33-35-68 Pat Perez 34-34 -68 Robert Allenby 32-36-68 Michael Sim 33-35-68 Chris Stroud 35-33-68 Bob Heintz 35-33-68 Doug LaBellell 34-34 -68 Jerry Kelly 35-34-69 Brandt Snedeker 36-33-69 Steve Allan 36-33 -69 Jonathan Byrd 34-35-69 Joe Ogilvie 33-36-69 Glen Day 36-33-69 Stephen Marino 36-33-69 Craig Kanada 34-35-69 Kent Jones 36-33-69 Michael Allen 35-34-69 Vijay Singh 34-35-69 Phil Mickelson 32-37-69 Tim Petrovic 35-34-69 Troy Matteson 36-33-69 Shaun Micheel 36-33-69 Bob Estes 32-37-69 Charlie Wi 33-36-69 Ryuji Imada 36-34 -70 Stephen Leaney 35-35-70 Marco Dawson 37-33-70 Steve Elkington 34-36-70 John Rollins 37-33-70 Rory Sabbatini 34-36-70 Mike Weir 34-36-70 Bernhard Langer 34-36-70 Robert Kartsson 36-34 -70 Darren Stiles 34-36-70 Jeff Gove 35-35-70 Matt Hendrix 35-35-70 Ron Philo, Jr. 34-36-70 Craig Bowden 36-34-70 Anthony Kim 37-33-70 Billy Andrade 36-34-70 NHL AP Shaquille O'Neal and the Heat, down 2-0 against the Bulls, play tonight in Miami.

CONTACT THE NEWS-STAR Phone: (318) 362-0236, or 1-800-259-7788, ext. 236 Fax: (318) 362-0279 E-mail: sportsthenewsstar.com Sports Editor: Nick Deriso, PREP SOFTBALL State Playoff Pairings All quarterfinal games to be played today at Frasch Park in Sulphur Class 5A Quarterfinals West Monroe vs. Walker, noon Ruston vs. St. Amant, 4 Ariline vs.

Mt. Carmel, 2 Sulphur vs. Denham Springs, 6 Class 4A Quarterfinals West Ouachita vs. Live Oak, noon Belle Chasse vs. Beau Chene, 6 Vandebilt vs.

Zachary, 2 Alexandria vs. St. Thomas More, 4 Class 3A Quarterfinals Kaplan vs. Buckeye, noon Berwick vs. Cecilia, 2 Caldwell vs.

Brusly, 6 Teurlings vs. Lutcher, 4 Class 2A Quarterfinals OCS vs. Port Barre, 4 Mamou vs. John Curtis, 2 Menard vs. Rosepine, 6 Pope John Paul vs.

St. Charles, noon Class 1A Quarterfinals St. Edmund vs. Hanson, noon Northlake Christian vs. Oberlin, 6 Cedar Creek vs.

Detcambre, 2 Catholic PC vs. South Cameron, 4 Class Quarterfinals Anacoco vs. Forest, 2 Grand Lake vs. French Settlement, 6 Kilbourne vs. Simpson, noon Hornbeck vs.

Runnels, 4 Class Quarterfinals Summerfield vs. Claiborne Christian, noon Hicks vs. Calvin, 2 St. Joseph vs. Northside Christian, 4 Starks vs.

Grace Christian, 6 PREP BASEBALL State Playoffs BI-DISTRICT Class 4A DeRidder at Captain Shreve Live Oak at Neville, today, 6 Bastrop at Pineville, today, 6 Sam Houston at Vandebilt Scotlandville at St. Michael Belle Chasse at Chalmette Northwood at Breaux Bridge Ben Franklin at East Jefferson Tioga at Ouachita, today, 6 Morgan City at Haughton Parkway at Eunice Riverdale at Archbishop Shaw East Ascension at Alexandria Abbeville at Zachary McDonogh 35 at St. Thomas More Broadmoor at Salmen Class 3A St. Louis at Benton Catholic Nl at Caldwell, Saturday, 3 Winnfield at Marksville Jennings at West Feliciana Kaplan at Berwick Brusly at DeLaSalle Peart River at Notre Dame Hannan at Franklinton Bunkie at Rayville, today, 6 Cecilia at North DeSoto Mansfield at Iowa Independence at Parkview E.D. White at Grant Rayne at Teurlings Loranger at Crowley Patterson at Lutcher Class 2A Lakeview at Lakeside OCS 12, Springhill Port Barre at Pine Prairie Livonia at Fisher Many at Vidalia Sumner at Episcopal Pope John Paul at DeQuincy St.

Martin at St. Charles Ferridsy at Menard Lake Providence at Loyola Oakdale at Kinder East Beauregard at Sacred Heart Sterllngton 15, University 5 Port Allen at St. Thomas Aquinas Riverside at Mamou John Curtis at Newman Class 1A Montgomery at Calvary St. Edmund at Cedar Creek Oak Grove 12, St. Mary 3 Delhi Charter at Vermilion Catholic Catholic PC at Dunham Central Catholic at Ridgewood False River at Hamilton Christian Country Day at St.

John St. Frederick 7, Block 0 Merryvtlle at Evangel Haynesville at Mangham, today, 5:30 North Iberville at Hanson Northlake Christian at LaSalle Sarepta at Opelousas Catholic Ascension Catholic at Oberlin Christian Life at Cresent City Class Stanley at Weston NBA Pistons roll to 3-0 series lead Even on a night when the Detroit Pistons didn't play their best, they were good enough to beat the Orlando Magic again. Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points, Chauncey Billups added 21 and the Pistons defeated Orlando 93-77 Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round playoff series. The victory ended a postseason trend for the Pistons they had lost their last six Game 3s when leading 2-0 and left them one victory from advancing to the second round. Jazz 81, Rockets 67: Carlos Boozer had 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Utah held Houston without a field goal for 10 minutes in the second half to now only trail their playoff series 2-1.

Golden State guard Monta Ellis won the Most Improved Player award Thursday after averaging 16.5 points, 4.1 assists and 3.2 rebounds this season. Ellis edged Sacramento guard Kevin Martin by three points in the closest voting in the award's history, earning 47 first-place votes and 352 points from a media panel. Martin got 44 first-place votes and 349 points. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Ole Miss women's coach to retire Mississippi women's basketball coach Carol Ross will announce her retirement at a news conference scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Assistant coach Renee Ladner will become the new coach, Ole Miss spokesman Langston Rogers said.

Ross, a former Southeastern Conference coach of the year, just had her most successful season in Oxford, guiding the Rebels to the national quarterfinals and a 25-11 record. She was 78-50 in four seasons at Ole Miss and had a career record of 325-171 in 16 seasons. North Texas: Coach Johnny Jones has agreed to a five-year contract extension through 2012 after the school's first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1988. The Mean Green won a school-record 23 games and their first Sun Belt Conference title, which earned an automatic NCAA berth. Jones is 86-89 in six seasons and is third on the school's win list.

GOLF O'Hair takes opening lead at Nelson Sean O'Hair wants to be known for his game, not how he was pushed into the professional ranks while still in high school by an overbearing father. With the way O'Hair is playing these days, his past is becoming less of the story, though it's no less disturbing. The 24-year-old O'Hair shot a season-best 5-under 65 on Thursday in the EDS Byron Nelson Championship to take a one-stroke lead over defending champion Brett Wetterich and Anders Hansen after the tournament's first round without its namesake. O'Hair played the Cottonwood Valley course. Wetterich's 66 included an eagle 3 on the 554-yard 16th hole when he hit his approach within 7 feet of the pin.

His 20-foot birdie attempt for a share of the lead at the closing 440-yard hole at the TPC Four Seasons course slid just left of the cup. Luke Donald, with his ninth consecutive Nelson round in the 60s, and Scott Verplank were among five players tied for fourth at 67. Another dozen players posted 68s. Phil Mickelson opened with a 69. Corona Championship: Lorena Ochoa shot a 5-under 68 in the Mexican star's first round as the No.

1 player in the world, leaving the defending champion a stroke behind leader Stacy Prammanasudh in the Corona Morelia Championship in Morelia, Mexico. NBA Playoff ScoresSchedule FIRST ROUND Wednesday, April 25 San Antonio 97, Denver 88, series tied 1-1 Cleveland 109, Washington 102, Cleveland leads series 2-0 Dallas 112, Golden State 99, series tied 1-1 Thursday, April 26 Detroit 93, Orlando 77, Detroit leads senes 3-0 Utah 81, Houston 67, Houston leads series 2-1 Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, (n) OO 002 021 7-12 15 1 SM 200 100 0- 3 7 3 W-Juslin Shelton (11-4). L-Jared Roge. 2B-Cody Gregory (OG), Shelton (OG), Ethan Pippin (OG).

HR-Shelton (OG). Records-OG 23-11-1; SM 19-7. Note: Justin Shelton struck out 10 batters in the win. Downsville 10, Glenmora 0 Class Bi-District 000 000 0 2 0 105 022 -10 11 W-Zach Antley (7-3). L-Brandon Shockley.

2B-Luke Nolan (D). HR-Antley (D), Brendon Crowe (D). Records 11-21; 20-11. Simsboro at Simpson Doyline at Forest Bethany at Negreet Mt. Hermon at Episcopal Acad.

Downsville 10, Glenmora 0 Houma Christian at French Settlement Starkey at Pitkin Converse at Choudrant, (n) Monterey at Castor Quitman at Zwolle Anacoco at Fairview Bell City at Oak Hill Holden at Hornbeck Grand Lake at Runnels Kilbourne at Maurepas Class Marion 17, Assembly Christian 0 Singer at Reserve Christian REGIONAL Harrisonburg at Summerfield Gables at Hackberry Marion at Hicks Grand Isle at Georgetown St. Joseph at Claiborne Christian Grace Christian at Northside Christian TBA at Calvin Shongaloo at Family Christian Linescores Sterlington 15, University 5 Class 2A Bl-Dlstrlct 061 211 6 4 710 412 -15 10 0 W-Logan Hoberson (7-0). L-Michael LaSalle 5-3). 2B-Christian Rossi 2 (U), Joe Wisener (U), Stephen Gandy (S). 3B-Cody Dees (S).

HR-Austin Southall (U), Mark Threlkeld 2 (S), B.J. Laney (S). Records-U 22-9; 22-11. Playoff ScoresSchedule CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Wednesday, April 25 Buffalo 5, N.Y. Rangers 2, Buffalo leads series 1-0 Anaheim 5, Vancouver 1, Anaheim leads series 1-0 Thursday, April 26 Ottawa 5, New Jersey 4, Ottawa leads series 1 -0 San Jose 2, Detroit 0, San Jose leads series 1-0 Today's Games N.Y.

Rangers at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Anaheim, 9 p.m. TODAY'S FAVORITES OCS 12, Springhill 2 Class 2A Bl-Dlstrlct MembershipSpecial NO Initiation Fees Mondays in May $25 includes cart Call for tee times Ladies golf clinic begins May 7th all abilities welcome Summer Junior Clinic Signup at www.frenchmansbend.com Clinics and lessons available with Jason Hurd Golf Digest Top Instructor Maine PGA Teacher of the Year 2006 Call 318.387.2363 for more information Gannett News Service (Home Team In CAPS) BASEBALL American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG NY YANKEES 6V4-6 Boston CLEVELAND 6V4-5 Baltimore Minnesota 7Vi-S DETROIT TORONTO 6Vi-5 LA. Angels SEATTLE 6Vi-5 Kansas City OAKLAND 7-5 Tampa Bay National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOQ NYMets 10-5 WASHINGTON PITTSBURGH 8-5 Cincinnati PHILADELPHIA 6V4-5 Florida HOUSTON 714-5 Milwaukee ST. LOUIS pick Chi.

Cubs Atlanta 6-5 COLORADO San Francisco SVi-S ARIZONA LA. Dodgers pick SAN DIEGO NBA FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOQ NEW JERSEY 4V4 Toronto MIAMI 51 Chicago Dallas 4V6 GOLDEN ST. Odds provided by National Sports Services, Inc. 000 11- 2 3 0 OCS 804 Ox-12 11 1 W-Uaniel Bradshaw (7-3). L-Haynes Dobson (4-6).

2B Jacob Slade (OCS). HR-Caleb Brasher (OCS), Ryan Phelps (OCS). Records 12-17; OCS 24-10. St. Frederick 7, Block 0 Class 1A Bl-Dlstrlct 000 OHO 0-833 SF 121 012 7 9 1 W-Graham Meyers (8-4).

L-Uasey Ryan (4-5). 2B-Tyler Russell (SF), Jake Brown (SF), Cole (SF), Justin Wlnborne (B). HR-Mitchell Cole (SF). Records -B 13-15; SF 25-8. Note: Graham Meyers recorded 11 strikeouts for St.

Frederick. Oak Grove 12, St. Mary's 3 Class 1A Bl-Dlstrlct THE SPORTS CLUB i. ir rOVftOV Ftcttclwuut Bend. VJnAII cr' -ji COUNTRY CLUB "WE CAN PLAY".