Falcon rugby loses in national semifinals
PALA ALTO, Calif. — The Bowling Green State University rugby club lost to California-Santa Barbara, 30-3
in a USA Rugby Division I national semifinal Friday at Stanford University.
The loss ends the season for the Falcons, who were ranked No. 1 in the country by USA Rugby Magazine.
Trailing 3-0 in the first half, BG had several opportunities to score close to its endzone, only to come
up short each time.
Santa Barbara will face the winner of Harvard and Davenport in today’s national championship. No
consolation game will be played.
BG baseball falls to Kent State
Bowling Green’s baseball team dropped a 17-10 decision to Kent State at home Friday in a Mid-American
Conference game. The Falcons are 18-27 overall and 10-12 in the MAC. Kent State is 35-13, 18-4.
Falcon pitchers allowed 18 hits in the game, and let up seven runs in the fourth inning and four runs in
the ninth.
Leading hitters for BG were: BGHS graduate Matt Vannett, 1-for-1, two-run home run; Jeremy Shay, 1-for-3,
home run, three runs batted in; Jon Berti, 2-for-4, two runs scored; and Andrew Kubuski, 1-for-2,
triple, two RBI.
Game 2 of the three-game series is scheduled for 1 p.m. today.
Owens softball game suspended
BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — The Owens Community College softball team’s NJCAA Region XII District championship
game against Kalamazoo Valley was suspended in the top of the sixth inning with the Express leading 4-2.

The game is scheduled to resume at 11 a.m. today. The winner of the game advances to the NJCAA Division
II National Tournament in Bloomington, Ill. next week
BGSU volleyball signs transfer
Bowling Green volleyball coach Denise Van De Walle has announced that junior college transfer Leah Shaw
will play at BGSU beginning in the fall of 2011. Shaw won a National Junior College Athletic Association
(NJCAA) National Championship in 2009 at Illinois Central College.
Shaw (Princeton, Ill.) led her high school team to a 90-27 record from 2006-08. She was honorable mention
All-State in 2008 and the Bureau County Republican Volleyball Co-Player of the Year as a senior. She was
twice named a unanimous first team All-NCIC recipient as well and was a member of the National Honor
Society.
From there, she went on to Illinois Central College, where she was named to the All Tournament Team at
the 2009 NJCAA National Championships. During the past year, she was an NJCAA Second Team All-American
and an Academic All-American.
“I am thrilled to have Leah join our volleyball family,” Van De Walle said. “From the moment I talked to
her on the phone to when I met her on campus, she fit right in. The team loved her instantly. She is a
very gifted athlete who will play multiple positions for us. She is an excellent student, a great
competitor, hits the ball hard, and is used to winning. Not too many athletes get the honor of playing
on a National Championship team, being named an All-American in their sport and in the classroom. Leah
has all three to her credit. She is the last volleyball player that I will sign in my career. She’s a
special one.”
St. Aloysius track team competes
The St. Aloysius CYO track team participated in the St. Francis Invitational. There were 368 participants
from 15 parishes.
Place-winners for the St. Aloysius girls in the Cadet division were: Cassidy Williford, first, 100 and
400; Katty Genson, first, 1,600, 800; Maria Horn, first 200; second, 400; Stella Dewitt, second, long
jump; fourth, 200; Anna Miller, third, high jump; Lydia Dunn, third, long jump; Marissa Launstein,
fifth, high jump; Susie Foos, sixth, discus; sixth, shot put; and Elizabeth Heffernan, sixth, long jump.

Boys placers in the Cadet division were: Jonathan Baker, fourth, discus; Evan Wilhelm, fifth, shot put;
and Adam Wagner, sixth, discus.
Placers in the girls Junior division were: Courtney Wagner, second, shot put; third, discus; and Camille
Bratton, fourth, long jump; fifth, 200.
Abel Castillo was fifth in the 800 in the Junior boys division.