Wednesday, January 29, 2014

If you aren't on Twitter, get with it and get an account

I'll admit, I've been a little slow when it comes to getting on board with new technology.

Several years ago when e-mail first came out (yes, that's how old I am), I remember telling myself I would never start e-mailing. I told myself I could continue to personally mail friends and family letters. That lasted a handful of weeks before I finally gave in and started e-mailing. It was so much easier.

Then came the disc camera (O.K., now I am sounding  really old here). I vowed to myself I would never give up using film. I loved getting pictures developed and putting them in scrap books. I enjoyed getting doubles of pictures and mailing them out to family and friends (the old fashioned way). My husband, who was my boyfriend at the time, laughed at me and pleaded with  me to get a new disc camera. Of course, he was right. It was so much easier.

Next came my cell phone. I told my husband I would never get an I-Phone because I was perfectly comfortable with my old-school flip phone. That's a little embarrassing to admit. To top it off, the flip phone was pink. After a few months of unsuccessfully trying to convince me to get an I-Phone, my husband drove me to a Sprint store to buy a new phone. Again, he was right.

The latest technology which I can not live without is Twitter. I know I'm a few years behind schedule (it came out in 2006), but now I use it in my job and my daily life. In the past, what may have taken me several hours to do, took me about 30 minutes this morning.

With games being postponed and cancelled one by one, I went on Twitter to find a game to cover tonight. North coach Paul Force (@coachforce) was kind enough to get right back to me to let me know his game at Perry was still on.
Several other coaches and administrators including Chagrin Falls' Brittany Anderson (@CFCoachBA), West Geagua athletic director John Cadiero (@WestGAthletics) and Kenston score keeper Dave Molnar (@molnardave) let me know their games were not being played. My list of games was narrowed to one thanks to the instant information available on Twitter.

So trust me. If you don't already have a Twitter account, you should get one. It makes your life easier just like e-mail, disc cameras and I-Phones.

Even if you are a few years behind like me.

-Theresa Neuhoff Audia


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Sunday, January 26, 2014

Confused by KG commercial

Recently, there have been a series of commercials for Beats By Dre headphones featuring athletes, including this one with Nets forward Kevin Garnett:

It's worth noting there's an extended director's cut of this ad, which I can't share in this space because of language, which paints an even more hostile picture of what Garnett apparently faces wherever he goes around the NBA.

Obviously, they're trying to make a point of athletes blocking out distraction to focus on their goals. That's fine.

But watching this ad still begs the question: Do people really hate KG THAT much?

They have one guy in a version of this commercial who brought a walker to mock Garnett because of how many years he's been in the league. So they really think some random fan would hate Garnett so much that they would find a walker, throw it in the trunk and bring it down to the arena? Because clearly, if Kevin Garnett sees a fan holding a walker, his spirit is broken.

And what about people throwing eggs? Assuming the Nets team bus has tinted windows, the fans could very well be throwing eggs, hoping it's Garnett's window, and hit, say, Shaun Livingston's window instead.

And the amount of people? There are some nights that franchises such as, with all due respect, the Bucks would love to get that many people to a game, let alone hurling insults at Garnett pregame because, well, he's apparently just so hated.

Hear what you want? OK, fine, Beats By Dre.

But seeing and distorting reality how you want? Let's reign that in a little, shall we?

- Chris Lillstrung | @CLillstrungNH

Friday, January 24, 2014

High school basketball girls and boys stats Jan. 24




BOYS
SCORING (minimum 12.0 points per game)
Name, school                             G    Pts.      Avg.    Hi
Cole Krizancic, Mentor                 20   532    26.6   42
Demetrius Treadwell, Euclid           19   448    23.6   37
Joey Hummel, Cardinal                 19   428    22.5   40
Anthony Kukwa, Perry                   20   404    20.2   33
Jaron Crowe, Mentor                   16   286    17.9   31
Ben Hemingway, Cornerstone         19   326    17.1   26
Tim Goff, Berkshire                     20   332    16.6   34
Garrison Davis, Euclid                  20   319    15.9   24
Anthony Ritossa, Kirtland              20   312    15.6   24
Sam Schiferl, Chagrin Falls            20   308    15.4   26 
 Duchante Davis, Andrews Osb.    19                         14.6              22
Adrian Wooten, Harvey                 20   288    14.4   27
Joe Pokorny, Newbury                   20   287    14.4   24
Tyler Walters, Cardinal                 19   274    14.4   24
Mike Fidel, Newbury                    20   286    14.3   27
Jake Hollinger, Chardon                19   270    14.2   24
Chris Jefferies, Riverside              20   281    14.1   24
Justin Young, Richmond Heights      19   268    14.1   27
Ryan Frank, North                      20   266    14.0   
Mychael DeLano, Riverside            20   280    14.0   22  
Jordan Munn, Newbury 20        276       13.8               25
James Tinsley, Richmond Hts.         19   258    13.6   27
Ryan Weed, Chardon                   19   257    13.5   27
Michael Whalen, Lake Catholic        20   266    13.3   26
Nate Fiala, Gilmour                     19   249    13.2   
Brett Reiter, Chardon                  20   260    13.0   23
Justin Fritts, Mentor                   20   250    12.5   24
Paul Guhde, Kirtland                    20   250    12.5   22
Anthony Covelli, Lake Catholic         20   249    12.5   26
Dylan O’Donnell, Lake Catholic        20   247    12.4   23
John Weiss, Hawken                    19   233    12.3   22
Tyler Richmond, Madison              20   241    12.1   
3-POINTERS (minimum 30)
Tyler Richmond, Madison, 63; Jaron Crowe, Mentor, 63; Cole Krizancic, Mentor, 62; Ryan Weed, Chardon, 62; AJ Montanaro, North, 61; Jay Schiffbauer, Fairport, 49;  Dylan Zurcher, West Geauga, 44; Joe Pokorny, Newbury, 41; Garrison Davis, Euclid, 39; Paul Guhde, Kirtland, 37; Dillon Schenkelberg, Kirtland 35; Justin Fritts, Mentor, 35; Joey Hummel, Cardinal, 31
REBOUNDS (minimum 6.5 per game)
Name, school                                G      Reb.      Avg.
Demetrius Treadwell, Euclid              19      261     13.7
Anthony Kukwa, Perry                     20      246     12.3
Justin Young, Richmond Heights         19      202     10.6
Tyler Walters, Cardinal                   19      193     10.1
John Weiss, Hawken                      19      170       8.9
Brett Reiter, Chardon                     20      173       8.6
Anthony Ritossa, Kirtland                 20      167       8.4
Chris Jefferies, Riverside                 20      165       8.3
Tim Goff, Berkshire                       20      163       8.2
John Selle, Cornerstone                  19      140       7.4
Adrian Wooten, Harvey                    20      148       7.4
Jeffery Sweigert, Cardinal                 19      139       7.3
Tim O’Leary, Cornerstone                19      136       7.2
Mychael DeLano, Riverside               20      144       7.2
Kihoon Choi, Andrews Osborne           17      121       7.1
Raymond Bai, Andrews Osborne          17      119       7.0
Bryce Smetana, Berkshire               20      137       6.9
Andrew Cooper, Gilmour                  19      128       6.7
Mike Fidel, Newbury                       20      132       6.6
Joey Hummel, Cardinal                   19      127       6.6
Dylan O’Donnell, Lake Catholic           20      125       6.5
ASSISTS (minimum 3.5 per game)
Name, school                                G       Ast.      Avg.
TJ Swigert, Cardinal                       19      125       6.5
Jaron Crowe, Mentor                      15        90       6.0
Tyler Flowers, West Geauga              20      100       5.0
Duchante Davis, Andrews Osborne       19        91       4.8
Dwyane Haynes, Euclid                    20        96       4.8
Kihoon Choi, Andrews Osborne           17        68       4.0
Adam Sweeney, Madison                 20        78       3.9
Michael Whalen, Lake Catholic          20        75       3.8
Brian Hyland, Gilmour                     19        67       3.5
STEALS (minimum 2.5 per game)
Name, school                                G        Stl.      Avg.
Duchante Davis, Andrews Osborne       19        76       4.0
Sam, Pettegrew, West Geauga           14        56       4.0
Tyler Flowers, West Geauga              20        58       2.9
Garrison Davis, Euclid                    20        54       2.7
Dwyane Haynes, Euclid                    20        52       2.6
Brian Hyland, Gilmour                     19        50       2.6
BLOCKED SHOTS (minimum 1.5 per game)
Name, school                                G        Bl.      Avg.
Jake Hollinger, Chardon                   19        83       4.4
Demetrius Treadwell, Euclid              19        78       4.1 
 Justin Young, Richmond Heights  19          60               3.1
Jeffery Sweigert, Cardinal                 19        46       2.4
Ben Hemingway, Cornerstone            19        43       2.3
John Weiss, Hawken                      19        41       2.2
Tim Goff, Berkshire                       20        42       2.1
Dylan O’Donnell, Lake Catholic           20        40       2.0
TEAM STATISTICS
                              Shooting               Points
School                   FG%     FT%      Off.      Def.      Diff.
Richmond Heights     53.0    63.0    62.6    45.7   +16.9
Mentor                 45.0    76.0    82.4    66.7   +15.8
Cardinal                46.2    67.3    72.7    61.3   +11.4
Lake Catholic          42.6    69.9    64.8    54.9     +9.9
Euclid                  47.0    57.0    74.1    64.4     +9.7
Hawken                39.0    62.0    62.0    53.0     +9.0
Berkshire              44.0    65.1    56.9    51.4     +5.5
Kirtland                41.6    59.6    62.4    57.1     +5.3
Chagrin Falls          41.2    70.8    49.7    45.8     +3.9
Harvey                 37.1    64.0    58.3    57.0     +1.3
Gilmour                43.0    55.0    58.3    58.5      -0.2
Perry                   42.3    61.2    55.5    57.9      -2.4
West Geauga          40.0    62.0    54.2    57.9      -3.7
Newbury                              59.2    63.4      -4.2
Chardon                47.0    64.0    54.5    59.4      -4.9
Riverside              39.9    60.9    52.8    58.6      -5.8
Madison               33.0    59.0    54.3    64.5    -10.2
Fairport                28.8    49.1    43.4    70.6    -27.2
North                   43.7    67.0    62.0              
Andrews Osborne      43.0    44.0                     
The deadline for reporting statistics is 8 p.m. Thursday. E-mail: Scores@News-Herald.com, fax: 440-951-6731. Phone: 440-951-0000, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. weekdays, until 8 p.m. Thursday.

GIRLS
SCORING (minimum 10.0 points per game)
Name, school                             G    Pts.      Avg.    Hi
Hali Butler, Fairport                    20   385    19.3   
Nekeia Mackey, Harvey                18   332    18.4   
Kelsey Pacholke, North                 20   366    18.3   26
Carissa Johnson, Fairport              20   352    17.6   
Courtney Reese, Cornerstone         14   220    15.7   
Halle Herringshaw, Chardon           20   293    14.7   23
Mariah Pearson, Harvey                18   265    14.7   
Lindsay Hammer, NDCL                20   286    14.3   
Meghann Wright, Berkshire           17   234    13.8   26
Macie Malone, Cornerstone           14   192    13.7   
Beth Switzler, Lake Catholic           20   274    13.7   
Kellie MacDonald, Newbury            18   237    13.2   25
Tory Barrett, NDCL                     20   263    13.1   
Kelsey Koskinen, Madison             20   261    13.1   26
Colette Hounshell, Lake Catholic      20   255    12.8   
Elisse Sailors, Perry                    20   238    11.9   25
Julia Weilemann, Kenston             19   214    11.3   22
Kaitlyn Kish, Kirtland                   20   221    11.1   23
Kelsey Polak, Kirtland                  19   203    10.7   19
Delani Stopp, Lake Catholic           20   211    10.6   
Rachel Borowske, Kirtland             20   209    10.5   20
Emily Kahoun, Perry                    20   203    10.2   22
Abbie Trivissono, Madison             20   204    10.2   26

3-POINTERS (minimum 22)
Elisse Sailors, Perry, 40; Julia Weilemann, Kenston, 39; Macie Malone, Cornerstone, 38; Kelsey Koskinen, Madison, 34; Halle McKinley, North, 32; Kaitlyn Kish, Kirtland, 30; Alyssa Ronyak, Berkshire, 30; Lynsey Englebrecht, North, 30; Delani Stopp, Lake Catholic, 28; Tory Barrett, NDCL, 27; Sara Trefzger, Wickliffe, 26; Kelsey Pacholke, North, 26; Iza Zitney, Perry, 23; Ashley Palmer, Madison 22; Brynne Walsh, West Geauga, 22;
        REBOUNDS (minimum 7.0 per game)
Name, school                                G      Reb.      Avg.
Hali Butler, Fairport                       20      317     15.9
Nekeia Evans, Harvey                     18      276     15.3
Courtney Reese, Cornerstone            14      182     13.0
Mary McDonnell, NDCL                   20      172       8.6
Katie Klingman, Riverside                20      169       8.5
Kellie MacDonald, Newbury               18      151       8.4
Brianne Goodrich, West Geauga         21      175       8.3
Carissa Johnson, Fairport                20      162       8.1
Olivia Palmisano, South                  20      161       8.1
Colette Hounshell, Lake Catholic        20      157       7.9
Rachel Borowske, Kirtland               20      154       7.7
Kelsey Pacholke, North                   20      153       7.7
Bailey Kershaw, Cornerstone             14      106       7.6
Kelsey Polak, Kirtland                     19      143       7.5
Sara Brown, South                        20      149       7.5
Kelsey Koskinen, Madison                20      145       7.3
Jillanne Mackey, Madison                20      142       7.1
ASSISTS (minimum 3.0 per game)
Name, school                                G       Ast.      Avg.
Meghann Wright, Berkshire              17        96       5.6
Macie Malone, Cornerstone              14        56       4.0
Lynsey Englebrecht, North                20        78       3.9
Ali Read, Kenston                         18        68       3.8
Elisse Sailors, Perry                       20        61       3.1
Paige Rowan, Lake Catholic              19        59       3.1
Lauren Sambula, West Geauga          21        63       3.0
STEALS (minimum 3.5 per game)
Name, school                                G        Stl.      Avg.
Lindsay Hammer, NDCL                  20        84       4.2
Sara Trefzger, Wickliffe                   20        83       4.2
Lauren Sambula, West Geauga          21        83       4.0
Macie Malone, Cornerstone              14        55       3.9
Jocelyn Sefick, North                      20        74       3.7
Meghann Wright, Berkshire              17        61       3.6
Elisse Sailors, Perry                       20        71       3.5
BLOCKED SHOTS (minimum 2.0 per game)
Name, school                                G        Bl.      Avg.
Mary McDonnell, NDCL                   20      110       5.5
Nekeia Evans, Harvey                     18        86       4.8
Katie Klingman, Riverside                20        45       2.3
Meghan Blaha, Perry                      20        43       2.2
Colette Hounsell, Lake Catholic          20        42       2.1
Courtney Reese, Cornerstone            14        28       2.0
Harley Adler, Berkshire                   18        36       2.0
                              Shooting               Points
School                   FG%     FT%      Off.      Def.      Diff.
Berkshire              49.8    51.6    52.6    31.9   +19.7
Lake Catholic          43.0    55.0    60.3    42.8   +17.5
North                   36.0    56.0    58.5    41.3   +17.2
Kenston                39.6    58.9    50.4    33.4   +17.0
Perry                   41.4    62.3    53.8    42.7   +11.1
Kirtland                37.6    60.0    48.4    39.7     +8.7
Madison               35.6    50.5    45.5    43.4     +2.1
Fairport                37.7    52.7    47.8    48.5      -0.7
NDCL                   34.6    56.6    47.5    48.7      -1.2
South                  30.0    55.0    41.4    45.3      -3.9
West Geauga          33.0    60.0    40.1    47.0      -6.9
Riverside              30.0    51.0    44.1    54.1    -10.0
Wickliffe               22.6    47.9    27.4    49.2    -21.8          Harvey            38.9              38.5              46.9                              
The deadline for reporting statistics is 8 p.m. Thursday. E-mail: Scores@News-Herald.com, fax: 440-951-6731. Phone: 440-951-0000, from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. weekdays, until 8 p.m. Thursday.