Friday, February 17, 2012

Bits and Pieces

-In Chonburi, Thailand:  They are still playing their second round with Karrie Webb currently at the top of the leaderboard at -10.  Yani Tseng righted her ship with a round of seven under and is currently tied for 7th.  The Wie Lass also did better on her second day, firing a -4; she is at -1 and tied for 27th.  (Update here: Play was suspended and Karrie Webb got herself a hole-in-one at the 12th hole.)

-In Pacific Palisades, California:  Phil Mickelson continues his just about perfect golf (6 birds with a lone bogey), going five under in his first round to lead the Northern Trust Open.  JB Holmes and Hunter Mahan are one back.

-Mechelle Voepel at espn.com brings us up to date on the best player of the year in women's basketball.  Her top four candidates at this point are Baylor senior center Brittney Griner, Stanford senior post player Nneka Ogwumike, Notre Dame junior guard Skylar Diggins and Delaware junior guard/forward Elena Delle Donne.

-Tya Harmon, Lindsey Graber and company (Barr-Reeve Vikings, 22-0) head over to West Washington (Campbellsburg) tomorrow for a noon date with Borden (17-6) in girls regional basketball action.  Northeast Dubois (19-4) plays Tecumseh (11-11) in the other match-up.  Expect the Vikings and the Jeeps to win the earlier games and advance to the championship game in the evening.  Expect the Vikings to beat the Jeeps and head to the semi-state at Bedford North Lawrence next week.  Two other premier teams in the state, Fort Wayne Canterbury (21-2) and Oregon-Davis (20-4), should meet for the championship at the Caston regional.  Brackets for the state tournament here.

-Golf at Lakeview at noon with the Boys.  That would be Butcher, Lents and Hudson.  And breakfast with Diane in a minute or two.