GASBUDDY.COM REPORTS IN THE CITY OF SPRINGFIELD THE AVERAGE GAS PRICE WAS RANGING ANYWHERE FROM $3.17 TO AROUND $3.36 A GALLON, I GOT GAS THURSDAY MORNING FOR $3.24 A GALLON IN SPRINGFIELD! MANY PRICES IN THE DAYTON AREA AS LOW AS $3.23 A GALLON, ENGLEWOOD AND CLAYTON, WHILE ONE GAS STATION IN TROY WAS SELLING GAS FOR $3.51 A GALLON, IN URBANA THE AVERAGE PRICE WAS AROUND $3.53 A GALLON THURSDAY. A COUPLE OF GAS STATIONS ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLUMBUS WERE SELLING GAS EARLY TODAY FOR AS LOW AS $3.19 A GALLON FOR REGULAR UNLEADED, SAYS GASBUDDY.COM.
THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS REPORTS PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA AND VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN WILL APPEAR AT A GRASSROOTS EVENT IN DAYTON THIS TUESDAY. BIDEN WILL CAMPAIGN IN OHIO MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY OF NEXT WEEK, BEING IN CANTON MONDAY AND AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO ON TUESDAY.
THE RASMUSSEN REPORTS DAILY PRESIDENTIAL TRACKING POLL FOR YESTERDAY SHOWS REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CHALLENGER MITT ROMNEY ATTRACTING SUPPORT FROM 49 PERCENT OF VOTERS IN THE NATION, WHILE PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA EARNS THE VOTE FROM 47 PERCENT.
WE MENTIONED ON THURSDAY’S NEWS ABOUT THE STATE SCHOOL AND DISTRICT REPORT CARDS. IF YOU WANT TO VIEW HOW YOUR SCHOOL DID, GO ONLINE TO DISPATCH.COM, SCROLL DOWN TO MOST POPULAR STORIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PAGE, AND CLICK ON THE STORY “STATE FINALLY RELEASES SCHOOL AND DISTRICT GRADES, THEN FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM THERE. IN LOGAN COUNTY FOR EXAMPLE, BELLEFONTAINE CITY, BENJAMIN LOGAN, AND INDIAN LAKE LOCAL SCHOOLS ALL EARNED THE EXCELLENT WITH DISTINCTION RATING.
THE YWCA OF DAYTON ANNOUNCES THEIR CEO, CAROL HINTON, ANNOUNCED YESTERDAY HER INTENTION TO RETIRE AT THE END OF THE YEAR, AFTER FIVE YEARS ON THE JOB. ONE OF YWCA’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS UNDER HINTON’S LEADERSHIP: ASSUMING MANAGEMENT OF THE SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY PROGRAM AND MAINTAINING OCCUPANCY RATES OF OVER 94 PERCENT, WITH A WAITING LISTE THAT NOW EXCEEDS 200!
WEEC SPORTS – FRIDAY 10-19-12:
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES: ST. LOUIS 8 SAN FRANCISCO 3, CARDINALS LEAD THE BEST OF 7 SERIES 3-1, THE ALCS IS OVER, THE DETROIT TIGERS 8 THE N.Y. YANKEES 1, A 4-0 SERIES SWEEP FOR THE TIGERS, HEADED TO THE WORLD SERIES, SAYS CBSSPORTS.COM.
TONIGHT 8PM: SAN FRANCISCO AT ST. LOUIS
NFL THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL: SAN FRANCISCO 13 SEATTLE 6, SUNDAY 1PM: CLEVELAND AT INDIANAPOLIS, 8:20PM: PITTSBURGH AT CINCINNATI.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: NO. 2 OREGON 43 ARIZONA STATE 21. SATURDAY NOON: PURDUE AT OHIO STATE, MCKENDREE UNIVERSITY AT URBANA UNIVERSITY, LSU AT TEXAS A & M, 1PM: WITTENBERG AT ALLEGHENY, VALPARAISO AT DAYTON, 3:30PM: NEBRASKA AT NORTHWESTERN, SOUTH CAROLINA AT FLORIDA, MICHIGAN STATE AT MICHIGAN, BYU AT NOTRE DAME, 7PM: ALABAMA AT TENNESSEE, KANSAS STATE AT WEST VIRGINIA, 8PM: FLORIDA STATE AT MIAMI, FLORIDA.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, WEEK 9, GAMES INCLUDE: DAYTON CHRISTIAN AT BELMONT, CENTERVILLE AT BEAVERCREEK, SPRINGFIELD AT NORTHMONT, PIQUA AT VANDALIA BUTLER, SIDNEY AT TROTWOOD, TROY AT GREENVILLE, FAIRBORN AT WEST CARROLLTON, XENIA AT SPRINGBORO, BELLEFONTAINE AT TECUMSEH, KENTON RIDGE AT TIPPECANOE, SHAWNEE AT STEBBINS, BEN LOGAN AT GREENON, INDIAN LAKE AT URBANA, NORTHWESTERN AT GRAHAM, WAYNESVILLE AT MILTON-UNION, CEDARVILLE AT WEST LIBERTY-SALEM, THURGOOD MARSHALL VS DUNBAR AT WELCOME STADIUM, GREENEVIEW AT NORTHEASTERN, MECHANICSBURG AT CATHOLIC CENTRAL, SOUTHEASTERN AT TRIAD, BETHEL AT ARCANUM, COVINGTON AT ANSONIA, MIAMI EAST AT TWIN VALLEY SOUTH, FAIRBANKS AT LIMA PERRY, FORT LORAMIE AT RIDGEMONT, RIVERSIDE AT UPPER SCIOTO VALLEY, ANNA AT MARION LOCAL, MINSTER AT VERSAILLES, HEAR SCORES ALL SEASON LONG ON WEEC SPORTS!
THE NASCAR SPRINT CUP RACE IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON 2:15PM AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY. BRAD KESELOWSKI THE LEADER IN THE CHASE! THE NATIONWIDE RACE IS SATURDAY 3:45PM AT KANSAS SPEEDWAY.
GIRLS SOCCER SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT: SOUTHEASTERN 3 YELLOW SPRINGS 1, 2 OT’S!
(COACH DAYNA RAYNARD OF THE NORTHEASTERN LADY JETS SOCCER TEAM, WHO HAD A VERY GOOD YEAR, AND CONTENDED FOR THE OHC TITLE!)
BOYS SOCCER SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT: KENTON RIDGE 1 SHAWNEE 0, GREENON 2 GRAHAM 0, CATHOLIC CENTRAL 12 NORTHEASTERN 1.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SECTIONAL FINAL: URBANA OVER NO. 1 SEED BEN LOGAN 25-23, 26-24, 28-26, THE LADY ‘CLIMBERS WIN THEIR 1ST GAME AGAINST CBC FOE BEN LOGAN AFTER LOSING TO THEM TWICE DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, THE NEWS SUN SAYS! TECUMSEH 3 SHAWNEE 2 IN ANOTHER SECTIONAL FINAL, WITH THE LADY BRAVES LOSING TO THE LADY ARROWS AFTER DEFEATING THEM TWICE DURING THE REGULAR YEAR! MECHANICSBURG 3 NEWTON 0, SHEKINAH CHRISTIAN 3 COLUMBUS INTERNATIONAL 0, JONATHAN ALDER 3 GRANVILLE 0, IN TOURNAMENT ACTION!
THE DIV. 1 STATE GOLF BOYS AND GIRLS TOURNAMENT START TODAY AT WEATHERWAX GOLF COURSE, AND THE CENTERVILLE BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS WILL TAKE PART, ALONG WITH BOTH BOYS AND GIRLS TEAMS FROM DUBLIN COFFMAN AND DUBLIN JEROME, SAYS THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS AND COLUMBUS DISPATCH. BEST WISHES TO ALL WEEC LISTENING AREA GOLFERS INVOLVED!
FALL SPORTS TOURNAMENTS CONTINUE IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS, INCLUDING DISTRICT MEETS IN CROSS COUNTRY ON SATURDAY!
