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www.greenbaypressgazette.com Green Bay Press-Gazette Thursday, August 13, 2009 B-5 SOCCER: MEXICO 2, UNITED STATES 1 PREP BASKETBALL Sports WIAA tourney plan Mexico beats U.S. on late goa includes 5 divisions 1 trict with one public high school determined to have an enrollment that ranks among the 80 largest would be moved up one division from where it typically would play However, any nonpublic school whose enrollment places it among the smallest 30 schools within its division would not be moved up. The WIAA Board of Control unanimously approved the five-division plan during a meeting Friday. It will be discussed further by member schools during a series of fall area meetings that includes a stop at Fox Valley Lutheran on Sept. 16.

Gannett Wisconsin Newspapers The WIAA unveiled on Wednesday a new tournament format for basketball that would add another division to the four that have been in place since 1991. Here are some of the details, as presented by the WIAA: The plan features five equal divisions that would include 97 schools in Division 1 and 98 in Divisions 2 through 5. Four teams from each division would advance to the state tournament. Any nonpublic school grouped in a district with more than one public high school or located in a dis- side the far post from 15 yards. It was the first time the Americans led a match at Azteca Stadium, which opened 43 years ago.

"This is what you live for, especially as a striker scoring big-time goals," Davies said. The U.S. edge lasted only 10 minutes. In the 19th, Cuauhtemoc Blanco found Israel Castro, who equalized on a wicked 27-yard shot off underside of the crossbar and just over a leaping Howard's outstretched hand. The goal turned up the volume again for 105,000 fans in sold-out Azteca, where almost every touch of the ball by a Mexican player was greeted by cheers of "Ole! Ole!" Mexico won the Gold Cup last month using many of the same players.

But the U.S. team the Mexicans routed 5-0 in the BY STEPHEN WADE The Associated Press MEXICO CITY Mexican coach Javier Aguirre showed his relief after his team's 2-1 victory over the United States on Wednesday in a critical World Cup qualifier. "Today is a day to celebrate, drink a few tequilas, and then get back to work," Aguirre said after Miguel Sabah's goal in the 82nd minute gave Mexico the come-from-behind victory. "Everybody will go to bed tonight a bit more relaxed." The victory driven by a patient rally eased the pressure on Mexico, which has been struggling in World Cup qualifying. The loss for the United States was almost expected.

The United States has played 24 times in Mexico and lost 23. The only tie was a 0-0 draw in 1997. The Mexicans are in fourth place in CONCACAF qualifying, with only the top three teams automatically advancing. Mexico has nine points. Honduras, which beat group leader Costa goal.

The feeling inside is one of great disappointment." Added forward Landon Donovan: "This wasn't a live-or-die game for us. It was for them." Sabah, who came in 3 minutes earlier, was all alone in front of the net when he took a feed from Efrain Juarez and beat goalkeeper Tim Howard. Bay Port High School graduate Jay DeMerit made a key tackle on Juarez in the area, but the ball, instead of bounding out of bounds, went to Sabah, who put it away. "The guy turned on it quickly and smashed it as hard as he could," Howard said of Sabah's goal. The Americans nearly silenced the piercing drone of horns, drums and high-pitched screams in the ninth minute when Charlie Davies gave the United States a 1-0 lead on a world-class goal, the fourth of his career.

Donovan turned near midfield and threaded a pass through three Mexicans on the left side to Davies, who timed a perfect run and scored just in Bay Port High School graduate Jay Demerit, right, of the U.S., fights for the ball against Guillermo Franco of Mexico on Wednesday during a World Cup qualifier in Mexico City. Claudio CruzAP Rica 4-0 later Wednesday, has 10 points. Costa Rica has 12 points. The United States has 10 and should stay on course to qualify if it wins its two remaining home games. "I think it's a tight game and a fair score," U.S.

coach Bob Bradley said. "It's tough loss to have so many guys work so hard and then give up a late THE DAY IN SPORTS final was a lesser squad than the one at Azteca. "We did a good job the game well and scoring," Donovan said "They made one play at the end that made the dif ference." when he signed a one-year, $140,000 contract with Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli Premier League. Tyler, 18, is the first American-born player to leave high school early to play basketball professionally overseas. The 6-foot-ll, 260-pound Tyler announced in the spring he was skipping his senior season at San Diego High because prep basketball had become boring.

Wire service reports SCOREBOARD TENNIS FOOTBALL BASKETBALL Pftino apologizes for 'indiscretion' Louisville men's basketball coach Rick Pitino on Wednesday apologized for his "indiscretion" of having sex with a woman who later was charged with trying to extort him and vowed to continue coaching the Cardinals for as long as "they will have me." His comments were the first since news broke Tuesday that he told police that he and Karen Sypher had sex on a table at a Louisville restaurant six years ago. Two weeks later, the married father of five gave Sypher $3,000 after she said she needed an abortion and didn't have health insurance, according to a summary of Pitino's July 12 HOW TO LIST YOUR RESULTS Tournaments WTA Tour Western Southern Finan cial Group Women's Open At Mason, Ohio Purse: $2 million (Premier) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Second Round Jelena Jankovic (5). Serbia, def. Our hours: 5 to 10 p.m. daily By phone: (920) 431-8222 or (800) 289-8221 (voice); (920) 431-8338 (24-hour recorder) By fax: (920) 431 -8379 By e-mail: sportsgreenbaypressgazette.com Legate The Press-Gazette publishes results of area high school, college and adult recreation games, tournaments and leagues.

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NFL preseason Today's games Washington at Baltimore, 6:30 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Dallas at Oakland, 9 p.m. Friday's games St.

Louis at Y. Jets. 6 p.m. Minnesota at Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Denver at San Francisco, 9 p.m. Saturday's games Atlanta at Detroit, 3 p.m. Chicago at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Green Bay, 7 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 7 p.m. Seattle at San Diego, 9 p.m. Monday's games Jacksonville at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m.

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Maria Jose Martine Mncne. ipain, b-, b-i. Caroline Wozniacki (8), Denmark, def. Aleksandra Wtaniak, Canada, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. statement to police.

His at Danleia Hantuchova, Slovakia, def. af2 Chicago 11 12 .478 6tt Detroit 9 11 .450 7 NewYork 8 14 ,364 9 WESTERN CONFERENCE Pet GB Phoenix 16 7 .6 Seattle 13 9 .591 2)4 Minnesota 11 11 .500 4)4 San Antonio 10 12 .455 5)4 Los Angeles 8 12 .400 6)4 Sacramento 6 17 .261 10 Wednesday's games No games scheduled Today's games Seattle at Connecticut, 6 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 6 30 p.m, Indiana at Minnesota, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Friday's games Connecticut at Washington, 6 p.m.

Chicago at New fork, 6:30 p.m. Sacramento at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m. torney said the money was to help her get medical coverage, not specifically to pay for an abortion. FC Dallas at Columbus. 6 p.m.

Houston at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m. Seattle FC at Los Angeles. 10 p.m. Sunday's gams Chicago at Kansas City. 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 19 Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20 New England at Seattle, 9 p.m. Saturday, Aug.

22 Los Angeles at C. United. 6:30 p.m. Kansas City at San Jose, 9:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Chivas, 9:30 p.m.

WPS Playoffs First Round Saturday Sky Blue FS at Washington, 3 p.m. Semifinal Wednesday, Aug. 19 Sky Blue FC-Washington winner at Saint Louis, 6 p.m. Championship Saturday, Aug. 22 Semifinal winner at Los Angeles, 3 p.m.

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Sorana Cirstea, Romania, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, 6-3, 6-2. Melinda Czink, Hungary, def. Ana Ivanovic (1 1 Serbia. 7-6 (6), 7-5.

Serena Williams (2), United States, def. Kateryna Bondarenko, Ukraine, ATP World Tour Rogers Cup At Montreal Purse: $3 million (Masters 1000) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Second Round Fernando Verdasco (1 0), Spain, def. Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, Jo-Wiltried Tsonga (7), France, def. Rainer SchuetOer, Germany, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. Mikhail Youzhny, Russia, def.

John Isner. United States, 6-7 (8), 6-1 6-3. Juan Martin del Potro (6), Argentina, def. Jan Hernych, Czech Republic, 6-2, 7-5. Juan Carlos Ferrero, Spain, def.

Gael Monfils (13), France. 6-3, 7-6 (7). Phiiipp Petzschner, Germany, def. Tommy Robredo (15), 7-6 (3). 7-6 (4).

Victor Hanescu, Romania, def. Phiiipp Kohlschreiber, Germany. 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Andy Roddick (5). United States, def.

Igor Andreev, Russia, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Gilles Simon (9), France, def. Alejandro FallB, Colombia, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Stanislas Wawrinka, Switzerland, def. Andrey Goliibev, Kazakhstan, 7-5, 6-4.

Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. David Ferrer, Spain, 4-3 retired. Fernando Gonzalez (11), Chile, def, Tommy Haas, Germany, 7-6 (2), retired. MORE BASKETBALL San Diego prep signs pro deal Jeremy Tyler complet World Cup qualifying NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN FINALS Top three qualify Fourth-place team advances to playoff vs. South America fifth-place team GP 0 GF GA Pts Costa Rica 6 4 0 2 9 9 12 United States 6 3 1 2 11 8 10 Honduras 6 3 1 2 11 7 10 Mexico 6 3 0 3 8 9 9 El Salvador 6 1 2 3 7 9 5 Trinidad 6 1 2 3 7 11 5 Wednesday's Games At Mexico City Mexico 2, United States 1 At Port-of-Spain, Trinidad Trinidad and Tobago 1 El Salvador 0 At San Pedro Sula, Honduras Honduras 4, Costa Rica 0 Saturday, Sept At Sandy, Utah United States vs.

El Salvador, 7:57 p.m. At Tegucigalpa, Honduras Honduras vs. Trinidad and Tobago, 9:30 p.m. At San Jose, Costa Rica Costa Rica vs. Mexico, 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 9 At San Salvador, El Salvador El Salvador vs. Costa Rica, 9 p.m. At Mexico City Mexico vs. Honduras, 9 p.m.

AtTBA Trinidad and Tobago vs. United States (PCL). SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS Placed INF Rich Aurilia on the 1 5-day DL. Activated OF Nate Schierholtz from the 15-day DL Southern League CAROLINA MUDCATS Announced RHP Sean Watson has been promoted to Louisville (IL). American Association PENSAC0LA PELICANS Signed INF Marshall McOougall, WICHITA WINGNUTS Released RHP Tyler Rhoden.

Atlantic League YORK REVOLUTION Named Andy Etchebarren manager. Can-Am League SUSSEX SKYHAWKS Signed INF Jesse Fuller. Golden League CALGARY VIPERS Signed OF Raul Gonzalez and RHP Pete Slkaras. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CLEVELAND CAVALIERS Signed Leon Powe to a two-year contract. HOUSTON ROCKETS Signed David Andersen to a muitiyear contract.

LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS Acquired Rasual Butler and cash from New Orleans for a 201 6 conditional second-round draft pick. FOOTBALL National Football League 8UFFAL0 BILLS Waived DB Dustin Fox. NEW YORK JETS Signed Parker Douglass. Waived WR Huey Whittaker. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES Signed QB Adam DIMichele.

United Football League FLORIDA Announced their nickname will be the Tuskers. HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS Agreed to terms with Ladisiav Smfd on a two-year contract and Gilbert Brule and Ryan Stone on one-year contracts. SAN JOSE SHARKS Re-signed Thomas Greiss to a two-year contract and Henrik Karlsson to a one-year contract. ECHL IDAHO STEELHEADS Agreed to terms with Rejean Beauchemin for the 2009-10season. LACROSSE National Lacrosse League NEW YORK TITANS Announced the franchise is relocating to Orlando, Fia.

to begin play in the 2010 season. TRACK FIELD USA TRACK FIELD Named Terry Crawford director of coaching. COLLEGE ARK. -PINE BLUFF Named Kayla Curbow assistant Softball coach. CAl POLY Announced the resignation of director of track and field and cross country coach Terry Crawford.

COLGATE Named Shannon Cutting diving coach. GREENSBORO Named Elizabeth Pardue and Whitney Boger women's assistant soccer coaches. HILBERT Named Amanda Logue women's volleyball coach. KEUKA Named Katie Marcella men's and women's cross country coach. ST.

ANDREW'S Named Kati Rob-bins women's lacrosse coach. STANFORD Named Rusty Filter pitching coach. TOWSON Named Jim Meil men's associate head basketball coach. URSINUS Named Gary Mer-cadante men's assistant lacrosse coach. WASHINGTON Named Bill Hasel-man volunteer assistant baseball coach.

ed his jump from high school underclassman to pro basketball player Northwoods League Playoffs First round South Division championship Wednesday's flame La Crosse 6, Eau Claire 3, La Crosse wins series 2-0 North Division championship Wednesday's game Rochester 7, Mankato 0, Rochester wins series 2-0 Midwest League Second half Eastern Division Pet en x-Fort Wayne 34 12 .739 West Michigan 26 20 .565 8 Great Lakes 25 21 .543 9 Dayton 23 22 South Bend 21 24 Lansing 18 27 Western Division Pet GB Peoria 26 19 .578 Cedar Rapids 25 21 .543 1)4 Clinton 22 23 .489 4 x-Kane County 22 24 .478 AVi Quad Cities 21 24 .467 5 Burlington 20 25 .444 6 Beloit 19 27 .413 TVi Wisconsin 16 29 .356 10 x-clinched first halt Wednesday's games Kane County 4, Quad Cities 1 Wisconsin 10, Cedar Rapids 5 Dayton 5, West Michigan 4, 12 innings Lansing 8, South Bend 6,10 innings Clinton 4, Beloit 2 Peoria 11, Burlington 1 Fort Wayne 1 Great Lakes 0 Today's games Quad Cities at Kane County, 6:30 p.m. Wisconsin at Cedar Rapids, 6:35 p.m. Lansing at South Bend, 6 p.m. West Michigan at Dayton, 6 p.m. Clinton at Beloit, 7 p.m.

Burlington at Peoria, 7 p.m. Fort Wayne at Great Lakes, 6:05 p.m. REC SPORTS BASEBALL MLB Suspended Detroit RHP Rick Porcello and Boston IB Kevin Youkilis five games each and fined them undisclosed amounts for inciting a bench-clearing Incident, and fined Detroit RHP Edwin Jackson for aggressive actions during the Incident in an Aug. 1 1 game. Suspended Washington hitting coach Rick Eckstein one game and fined him an undisclosed amount for his actions In an Aug.

11 game. American League CLEVELAND INDIANS Claimed LHP R.J. Swindle off waivers Iron) Tampa Bay and optioned him to Columbus (IL). DETROIT TIGERS Recalled RHP Freddy Dolsl from Toledo (IL). Optioned RHP Chris Lambert to Toledo.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS Unconditionally waived RHP Sidney Ponson. MINNESOTA TWINS Placed LHP Glen Perkins on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. 9. Purchased the contract of RHP Jeff Manship from Rochester (IL). Transferred RHP Kevin Slowey to the 60-day DL.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS Optioned RHPJeremyAccardotoLasVegas(PCL). National League COLORADO ROCKIES Purchased the contract of RHP Adam Eaton from Colorado Springs (PCL). Optioned RHP Jhoulys Chacin to Colorado Springs. Transferred LHP Alan Embree to the 60-day DL. HOUSTON ASTROS Activated 1 Lance Berkman and RHP LaTroy Hawkins from the 15-day DL.

Placed LHP Wesley Wright on the 15-day DL. Optioned 2B Matt Kata to Round Rock (PCL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS Designated INF-0F Bill Hall for assignment. Purchased the contract of OF Jason Bourgeois and recalled SS Alcides Escobar from Nashville (PCL). Fired pitching coach Bill Castro.

Named Chris Bosk) interim pitching coach. Optioned SS J.J. Hardy to Nashville. PITTSBURGH PIRATES Placed RHP Evan Meek on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Steven Jackson from Indianapolis (IL).

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES Activated RHP Pedro Martinez from the 15-day DL. SAN DIEGO PADRES Activated Nick Hundley from the 1 5-day DL. Optioned Eliezor Alfonzo to Portland MLS Trapshooting De Pere Sportsmen's Club High teems: Keglers Klub, VanNole Boys, 1 1 High Individual: Bill Wanders, 25. Brown County Sportsmen's Club League One: High team Robinson Heating and Cooling, 111; High individual Bob Joslin, 25. League Two: High team Saturn, 108; High individual Mike Dashiner, 25.

League Three: High team Clay Busters, 101; High individuals Mark Schleetwiler, Jerry Treleven, 24. Ironman League: High teams Caretaker Unlimited, Gene's Deep Rock, 92. New Franken Sportsmen's Club High team: Royal Scot Golf Course, 113: High Individuals: Steve Rosenow, Fran Paque, 25. Softball Circle Tap men's skwpitch: The Bar 15, Double D's6, Denmark Coin 9, DJ's Circle Tap 1 11, The Coop Badger Creek 13, Hooters Denmark Coin 15, Circle Tap II 8. EASTERN CONFERENCE Pts GF GA Columbus 9 3 9 36 32 24 Chicago 8 4 8 32 28 23 C.

6 4 10 28 34 32 Toronto FC 7 7 6 27 28 31 New England 6 6 6 24 20 24 Kansas City 5 7 6 21 20 25 NewYork 2 15 4 10 16 37 WESTERN CONFERENCE Pts GF GA Houston 11 6 5 38 30 20 Los Angeles 7 3 10 31 25 21 Colorado 8 6 6 30 32 24 Seattle 7 5 8 29 26 21 ChlvasUSA 8 7 3 27 19 19 Real Salt Lake 7 8 5 26 29 24 FC Dallas 6 9 5 23 29 30 SanJose 4 11 5 17 25 38 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for be. Saturday's games D.C. United at Toronto FC, 3 p.m. Chivas USA at New York, 6 p.m. BASKETBALL WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Pet GB Indiana 17 5 .773 Connecticut 11 10 .524 514 Atlanta 11 11 .500 6 Washington 11 11 .500 6 TODAY'S TVRADIO HIGHLIGHTS SPORTS SCHEDULE WE'RE COMMITTED TO HELPING YOUR BUSINESS AND STIMULATING THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

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