LESLIE PHILLIPS
Turn up the game, grab a burger and bust open Wines for Men San Francisco Chronicle Yo, men -- listen up. Longtime readers of The Chronicle's Bargain Wines column know that I alternate writing it with Leslie Sbrocco, author of "Wine for Women" (Morrow Cookbooks, 2003). From her I learned the potentially distressing news that my choices in Friday’s high school girls’ basketball results The Des Moines Register Dowling Catholic, Valley, Johnston, Ames, Waukee, Urbandale and Roosevelt are winners. Check back for updates. H.S. girls basketball: Johnson mobilizes R-H victory Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Shenise Johnson scored 18 points as Rush-Henrietta advances to the second round of its tournament in girls basketball Friday. PREP ROUNDUP: Thorp helps Knights trump Alabama Christian Montgomery Advertiser Michael Thorp scored 21 points as Catholic beat Alabama Christian 69-65 on Friday. LAKE Pioneer Press Boys basketball Burnsville 73, Lakeville North 64 Rosemount 71, Chaska 62 Eden Prairie 54, Eagan 37 Benilde-St. Margaret's 73, St. Louis Park 66 Achievements River Valley Business Report Local attorney Scott Kissinger of the La Crosse law firm of Johns, Flaherty & Collins, SC, has been elected to the board of the Coulee Region Humane Society. Kissinger will serve a three-year term. Skyhawks girls stop Cavaliers Richmond Times-Dispatch Ebony Patterson and Jalissa Taylor each scored 14 points to lead L.C. Bird to a 56-45 win over Clover Hill in a matchup of teams in The T-D 10 Poll last night. Briefs and other stuff: 'Sweet Pea' elected to Hall of Fame Daily Press Norfolk native Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker was voted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in Canastota, N.Y., joining a class that includes Roberto Duran and artist Leroy Neiman. State Senior Games: Devry, Putnam complete gold sweep of cycling events Naples Daily News The second half of the Florida Senior Games Cycling was held Thursday in Cape Coral and Dixie Devry of Boynton Beach and Raymond Putnam of Fort Myers won gold medals in the 20K and 40K to complete their gold medal sweeps. Both won gold medals in their age groups in the 5K and 10K Time Trials on Tuesday. Friday, December 8, 2006 The Meridian Star Services for Lillian Barney Davis will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Green Hill Baptist Church in Toomsuba with the Rev. E.E. McDonald officiating. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery. E.E. McDonald Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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