...small-school thrower against the bigger schools. Taplin currently holds the second furthest throw in the state in the shot put with a lob of 48'7", and is ranked third in the discus with a throw of 146'10". Sophomore Madison Orth also finds speed against...

...third-place finish in the boys shot put, tossing the ball 45 feet, 9.5 inches. Taplin did one better in the discus with a lob of 133 feet, 3 inches, good for runner-up honors. On the girls side, Cara Davidson is a threat in the girls throwing events...

...picking up that point when her serve wasn't returned, she didn't appear to need any more guidance. Mixing between rockets and lobs that seemed to confound Nikiski's defense, Bilderback turned a one-point lead into a 23-7 advantage while picking up three...

...times it seemed as if the inexperienced Blazers were intentionally throwing the ball away, flinging wild passes and sending lobs into crowds of two or three Nuggets. Portland had turnovers on three straight possessions twice in the first 15 minutes and...

...Durant, Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul and Dwyane Wade were among the All-Stars taking in the show.Green started if off by taking a lob from Indiana teammate Lance Stephenson off the side of the backboard and soaring in for a reverse slam. White played off his...

...Barton. W - Anderson. L - Hegge. S - Hudson. 2B - East: Hudson 2. LOB - East 8, Twins 8. Twins 15, East 6, 7 innings East4010010-645...Twins: Bowe, Hegge. 3B - East: L. Schnellbaecher; Twins: Rowe. LOB - East 5, Twins 7.

...Mese. W - Hull. L - Schneider. S - Daugherty. 3D - Twins: Rowe. LOB ? Chugiak 9, Twins 3. Twins 17, Chugiak 7, Game 2 Chugiak10006-773...Chugiak: Ferris; Twins: Hull, Covey, Rivera 2. HR - Twins: Covey. LOB - Mustangs 6, Twins 7.

...Merchants0001000010-2 OIlers0000001012-4 E - Staehely, Warner. LOB - Merchants 11, Oilers 15. 2B - Gates, Munson. 3B - Amberson...Totals26363Totals27161 Merchants0120000-3 Oilers0000010-1 LOB - Merchants 4, Oilers 6. 2B - Gates, Ring. 3B - Sells. SB...

...Totals26474Totals24030 Pilots0002020-4 Oilers0000000-0 E - Mariscal. LOB - Pilots 3, Oilers 7. 2B - Swick, Luplow, Staehely. SF...Oilers203100X-6 E - Berger, Cornelius, Mariscal, Staehely, Yamaguchi. LOB - Pilots 5, Oilers 8. DP - Oilers 2. HR - Swick, Miller...

...3b2000 Totals23232Totals23554 Oilers0200000-2 Bucs000311X-5 LOB - Oilers 4, Bucs 3. 2B - Miller. HR - Esquerra. SB -Alvarez...Totals29665Totals288118 Oilers1011003-6 Bucs201113X-8 E - Leonards. LOB - Oilers 10, Bucs 7. 2B - Brink, Compton, Esquerra. 3B...