Staff Report

For the second week in a row, only two participants picked every game correctly. But again, only one person can win. So with the flip of a coin, the winner this week is Melissa Longshore.

The other person correctly picking all of the games was John Johnson.

The St. Louis Cardinals handled the Cincinnati Reds again. Small consolation for a team that's seven games back in the NL Central because they can't beat anybody else in the division.

Matt Holliday hit a go-ahead, three-run homer to back Chris Carpenter's latest dominant effort against Cincinnati in a 4-2 victory Sunday as the Cardinals took two of three from the division-leading Reds.

Playing in its fifth match in two weeks, the Columbus Crew made a first-half goal from Guillermo Barros Schelotto hold up for a 1-0 victory over D.C. United at RFK Stadium on Saturday night to remain atop the Eastern Conference standings and move into a tie with the LA Galaxy in the Supporters' Shield race.

Felix Hernandez scattered four hits over eight innings and the Mariners scored just enough runs for him in a victory over the Indians 3-0.

Hernandez (11-10) gave up four singles in his 111-pitch effort. He walked one and struck out nine. David Aardsma worked the ninth to pick up his 28th save in 33 opportunities.

Tuesday is the last day to purchase deeply discounted tickets for the Marion Popcorn Festival amusement rides. Those tickets will be available at all Marion locations of McDonalds and the Marion Community Credit Union through Tuesday, September 7th.

Several Marion City Council Committees will meet Tuesday evening to discuss various items, including liquor permit transfers, grants, and changing the personnel policy concerning tobacco use.

The Marion Popcorn Festival hosts several events throughout their three day festival. Entry deadlines are fast approaching and festival committee members are reminding interested participants to register for their events. The Popcorn Festival is sponsored in part by the City of Marion.

State officials and athletic organizations say it's time to think about regulating youth sports programs outside schools.

This change in attitude comes after The Columbus Dispatch published a five-part series that explored a year-round, $5 billion youth sports industry. The newspaper reported that largely unregulated sports programs are pushing some children too hard and pressuring families to spend big money traveling the country for games, specialized training and the pursuit of elusive college scholarships.

A poll by The Columbus Dispatch says Republican candidates have double-digit leads in the Ohio races for governor and U.S. Senate.

The Dispatch's poll found that GOP governor hopeful John Kasich (KAY'-sik) leads Gov. Ted Strickland by 12 points, and Republican U.S. Senate candidate Rob Portman has a 13-point advantage over his Democratic opponent Lee Fisher.

MOAC
Cardington 29, Ridgedale 14
Pleasant 19, Buckeye Valley 9
River Valley 21, Elgin 6
North Union 31, Highland 0
Mt. Gilead 8, Northmor 0