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BY JEFF GORDON stltoday.com | Posted: Monday, March 19, 2012 6:36 am | (Loading) comments.

Mizzou fans are still reeling today. SLU fans are a bit disappointed, too, after the Billikens failed to wrestle a victory from Michigan State on Sunday.

But the college basketball industry got just what it wanted from the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament.

Stunning upsets reinforced the March Madness theme. Norfolk State, Lehigh and The Ohio University played the Cinderella role and joined college basketball lore.

They wrecked brackets, engaged casual fans and justified the expansion of Division I basketball to three times its appropriate size.

Several power programs advanced to the Sweet 16, including Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Ohio State, Kansas and Michigan State. Those schools fill arenas and stadiums and pay the bills.

Double-digit seeds Ohio, North Carolina State and Xavier also survived the second round to add some variety to the proceedings and keep the storylines fresh.

(Downtown St. Louis merchants probably arent thrilled to get two of the surprise teams visiting this weekend, but the roving horde of Jayhawk fans ought to cover most of that gap. They will be pulling for KU big time Friday night.)

Here is what the experts had to say about what happened the past four days:

Eamonn Brennan, ESPN.com: Combined, Duke and Missouri wield well over 100 million in their combined athletic budgets; their overall university endowments dwarf that of Lehigh and Norfolk State and any other No. 15 seed you'll ever see. The Blue Devils and Tigers are members of the entrenched college sports aristocracy, the dominion of top-100 recruiting and charter jets and shoe-company contracts and greed-laden conference realignment and billion-dollar television deals. Lehigh and Norfolk State don't exist in this universe. These schools' recruits aren't elite AAU prospects. Oftentimes, they aren't really prospects at all.

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by Stephen Ritch

The portrait of retired MHK Mr David Cannan as a former Speaker of the House of Keys is to go on display at the Isle of Man Arts Societys Easter Exhibition.

The portrait, by the acclaimed professional artist Svetlana Cameron, was commissioned by the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald in 2011 and hung in the House of Keys Chamber in October of that year.

Speaker of the House of Keys, the Hon Steve Rodan SHK said: The portrait has attracted favorable comments from many quarters and we were pleased to be able to accord Mrs Cameron the opportunity to display her work to a wider audience at one of the Islands most popular art exhibitions.

The portrait will be displayed together with a drawing in pastels of a child by Mrs Cameron at the exhibition, which will be held in the Villa Marina Arcade from Thursday April 5 to Friday April 13 between 10am and 5pm, (excluding April 13 when it will close at 1pm).

Mrs Cameron is currently engaged in a second portrait commission by the Office of the Clerk of Tynwald, that of former Chief Minister Mr Tony Brown as Speaker of the House of Keys.

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The portrait has attracted favorable comments from many quarters"

Hon Steve Rodan SHK , Speaker of the House of Keys

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by Clair Ledsham

This is an Invitation for those considering Full-Time study in 2012/13.

Please join us at the Information Morning to be held at the main College site at Homefield Road, Douglas on Saturday 24th March 2012at any time between 9.30 a.m. 12 noon.

This is an excellent opportunity to meet with staff and seek advice and guidance about the many Full-Time courses on offer to school leavers and adult students. Find out about related careers and routes to higher education.

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by Jo Overty

Two St John Ambulance Cadets from the Island have been invited to go to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday 28th March to celebrate their achievements in completing the Grand Prior Award.

Louise Coase and Philip Morrison, both 16 and from Douglas, will be recognised by HRH The Princess Royal for completing the award, which is the highest a St John Ambulance Cadet can achieve. To gain the award, Cadets must show at least three years sustained effort studying 24 different subjects including first aid, communication and working in the community.

Louise and Philip, both members of Onchan Cadets, are pleased to have been chosen to meet Her Royal Highness. Louise, who is working towards GCSEs at King Williams College and has been a member of St John Ambulance for a decade, having started with the Badgers, the very youngest members, said she would enjoy meeting Cadets from other counties and both she and Philip, an A-level student at Ballakermeen High School, are looking forward to getting a glimpse inside the Palace.

Both Cadets use their first aid skills while out on duty and Philip recently found he knew just what to do when a family friend suffered a bad cut that led to hospitalisation.

Philip said: As a Cadet, you learn vital life-saving skills that can come in handy and Id also recommend it to people as you can meet lots of new people. Louise added: The best part of belonging to St John Ambulance is being able to take part in competitions, leaning valuable life skills as well as first aid skills, and meeting new people every week.

Wendy Human, Head of Youth with St John Ambulance nationally, said: We believe that all young people should have the chance to learn first aid. Louise and Philip have worked hard and shown their dedication to St John Ambulance. The Palace reception is a perfect way to recognise their achievements.

Approximately 84 young people have been invited to the Palace to represent St John Ambulance from across the country. Each county selected just two Grand Prior Award winners for their outstanding contributions and commitment.

Nearly 100 young people in the Island are involved in St John Ambulance Badgers and Cadets and many go on to become fully-fledged adult members, allowing the charity to maintain its vital presence at events large and small.

For details on becoming a St John Ambulance Badger (aged five to 10) or Cadet (aged 10 to 18), call 01624 674387.

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by Dave Berry

This week saw archers tackle the black and white of what is the Worcester round as part of the scratch league and it threw up seven personal bests. The best of them coming from Ed Bennettby a massive hundred points (other personal bestsfromDave Moore, Karen Lott, Colin Moore, Adam Wright, Rhys Moore and Charlotte Harris).Sarah Rigby retired due to a shoulder injury and with the team doctor (Frank Vaughan) unavailable, due to him having a lazy time in Vistana Resort Fountain in Orlando, Rigby had to withdraw from the competition.

In the gents recurve Dave Moore showed his supremacy to top the podium from the hard battling Ed Bennett and Marcus Boyd who fought hard all morning just to be edged in the last six arrows while in the ladies recurve Karen Lott started well and edged out a three point lead this was a lead she wouldnt lose from Barbara Harris.

Gents compound was a close fought battle for the top spot between Peter Mumford and the ever improving Colin Moore this battle saw the lead change six times with Mumford finally getting the top step of the podium by two points after Moore had a miss in the end to gift the win with Billy Lightfoot picking up the last spot on the podium. In the ladies Joy Gough topped the podium after Sarah Rigby had to retire.

As for the Juniors, Rhys Moore once again put in a great start and edged out a lead he wouldnt lose with the main battle being for the second spot between Adam Wright and Bradley Layton this battle saw the two swap the lead eight times with Wright pushing a three points lead to get second and Layton picks up the third run on the podium.

Gents Recurve

Dave Moore 60 31 268 PB +9 Ed Bennett 5917 231 PB +115 Marcus Boyd 60 14 225 Rob Lott 59 8205 Adrian Breed 57 8192

Ladies Recurve

Karen Lott60 29 258 PB +21 Barbara Harris 60 26 253

Gents Compound

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Isle of Man Archery Club Report