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Chicago Tribune
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Alex Toth puts ‘discouraging times,' including demotion, behind him. Then he helps put Lake Zurich in front.
Roller coaster season is just beginning, but Lake Zurich's Alex Toth has already experienced an up-and-down ride this spring. The sophomore third baseman knew he had to stay the course after starting the season 0-for-30 and being demoted to the junior varsity team. 'It wasn't the best feeling,' Toth said. 'There were for sure some discouraging times, but I really never told myself that I wasn't good. I always kept it positive and tried to battle my way through. 'Now look where we're at. I'm out here doing my job, and it feels good.' Since Toth was brought back to the varsity team this month, his job has revolved mostly around playing good defense and supplying a little offense at the bottom of the order. But he provided more than a little during the eighth-seeded Bears' 9-4 win against ninth-seeded Warren in the Class 4A Fremd Regional semifinals in Palatine on Thursday. Batting ninth, Toth drove in three runs, including two on a single up the middle to spark a game-changing six-run fourth inning for Lake Zurich (24-11), which will play top-seeded Fremd (27-4-1) in the regional championship game at 11 a.m. Saturday. His clutch hit wiped away the Blue Devils' 2-0 lead and gave his teammates a jolt of momentum. 'That was a huge at-bat,' Lake Zurich senior outfielder Cash Kaczmarek said. 'It got us right back in the game. It's not normal for a sophomore to come up this big in a playoff game.' Toth doubled his RBI total for the season with that hit off Warren junior starter Braylan McCarthy. 'I wanted to focus on the game not being too big — just do my job, get on base,' he said. 'I was thinking just to have a good at-bat and get to the next batter — provide what I can for the seniors. 'Rounding first after that hit, I was almost a little relieved, but it felt great.' Toth tacked on another run in the fifth with a sacrifice fly to center field off Warren sophomore reliever Mason Palmer, driving in senior shortstop Dylan Fogelsong, who led off the inning with a single. 'I had faced him (Palmer) before in a conference game, so I knew what he had, and I again just had to do a job,' Toth said. Kaczmarek, a Wisconsin-Oshkosh commit who went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple and three RBIs against the Blue Devils (20-15), understands what Toth has gone through this season. 'It's definitely been a mental battle for him, and I've been there and done that,' Kaczmarek said. 'It's tough being younger on varsity seeing great pitching. But every day, his at-bats get better, and it showed here.' The Bears' six-run inning was all that senior right-hander Josh Marzec needed. He allowed one earned run on three hits and struck out seven in 6 1/3 innings to improve to 7-2 as Lake Zurich won for the 11th time in 13 games. Toth's contributions haven't been overlooked. 'He's gotten mentally tougher and matured over the year,' Lake Zurich coach Mike Manno said. 'Anybody who starts 0-for-30, that can really weigh on you. He's just gone with the process of working hard. I always say the kids that work hard, good things happen for them. I think that's where he's at at this point. He didn't look like a sophomore today.' Toth, who gives some of the credit to his travel coach, Anthony Drago, has often been a middle-of-the-order hitter in the past. He has noticed pitchers are approaching him differently at the bottom of the order. 'You're not going to see much off-speed there, so it's being ready for the fastball,' Toth said. 'I've honestly liked hitting in the nine spot. It's motivation for me, too, because they'll say I'm an easy out. I'm making sure I'm a tough out.'
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Blackburn Rovers trio earn international recognition after recalls
Yuki Ohashi has joined Balazs Toth and Kirsti Montgomery in earning a call-up for his national team's June fixtures. Rovers had no first-team players away with their countries in the March international break. However, that has changed this time around with Ohashi and Toth recalled by Japan and Hungary, respectively. Both were central to Rovers' late flurry of wins at the end of the season. Ohashi finished as the club's top-scorer, netting on the final day at Sheffield United whilst Toth started the last six league matches in which Valerien Ismael's side were unbeaten. Japan travel to face Australia on June 5 before hosting Indonesia five days later on June 10. Both games are World Cup qualifying matches, with Japan already qualified in first place with 20 points from eight games. READ MORE: Ohashi has been called up twice previously but is still looking to add to his solitary cap and score his maiden goal. Rovers will be keen for the forward to rest this summer having played a season and a half of football without a break. Toth will be hoping his form for Rovers can earn him a second cap for Hungary. First up, it's a clash against former head coach Jon Dahl Tomasson with Sweden on Friday, June 6. That is followed by a trip to Mardakan, for their second and final friendly of the camp against Azerbaijan, with the test to be played at the Dalga Arena. Montgomery has been rewarded for his breakthrough end to the season with Rovers by earning his first Scotland Under-20 call-up. Scot Gemmill's side face Slovakia on Friday, May 23, in a match that will serve as preparation for the Under-21 European qualifiers which begin in September. Having previously represented Scotland at Under-16 level, this latest call-up is Montgomery's first involvement at Under-20 level.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
2 drug combination lowers cholesterol better than just a statin, researchers say
Statins are very cheap and highly effective cholesterol-lowering drugs -- but high-risk heart patients may have an even better option, a new evidence review says. Combining statins with another drug, ezetimibe, significantly reduces the risk of death in patients with clogged arteries, according to findings published Sunday in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Using a high-dose statin with ezetimibe significantly reduces levels of "bad" LDL cholesterol, increasing a person's chances of reaching healthy levels by 85%, researchers found. The combo also brought about a 19% reduction in risk of death from any cause; a 16% reduction in heart-related deaths; an 18% decrease in the risk of a major cardiovascular health problem; and a 17% decline in stroke risk. This combination therapy would prevent more than 330,000 deaths a year worldwide among patients who have already suffered a heart attack, including almost 50,000 deaths in the U.S. alone, researchers said. "This study confirms that combined cholesterol lowering therapy should be considered immediately and should be the gold standard for treatment of very high-risk patients after an acute cardiovascular event," senior researcher Dr. Peter Toth, a professor of clinical family and community medicine at the University of Illinois, said in a news release. Up to now, studies have been inconsistent regarding whether to provide combo cholesterol-lowering therapy immediately for high-risk patients, even before they suffer a heart attack or stroke. Typically, doctors wait at least two months before adding any medication to a statin, to see how well statins alone will lower cholesterol, Toth said. "This approach does not require additional funding or reimbursement of new expensive drugs," he said. "In fact, it may translate into lower rates of first and subsequent heart attacks and stroke, and their complications like heart failure, which are extremely costly for all healthcare systems." For the new evidence review, researchers pooled data from 14 studies involving more than 108,000 heart patients at very high risk for a heart attack, stroke or other heart-related health problem. Results were even more pronounced in an additional analysis that enabled a direct comparison of different therapies, researchers said. "This showed a 49% reduction in all-cause mortality and a 39% reduction in major adverse cardiovascular events, when compared to high dose statin therapy alone," said lead researcher Dr. Maciej Banach, a professor of cardiology at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in Poland. Ezetimibe works by reducing the amount of cholesterol the intestines can absorb from food. Statins have a different mechanism - they work by interfering with the liver's ability to make cholesterol. Both drugs are available as inexpensive generics. "Our findings underline the importance of the adages 'the lower for better for longer' but also the equally important 'the earlier the better' for treating patients at high risk of cardiovascular conditions and to avoid further medical complications and deaths," Toth said. More information The Cleveland Clinic has more on cholesterol levels. Copyright © 2025 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- Yahoo
Two Columbus police officers injured during arrest at Hollywood Casino
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two Columbus Division of Police officers working special duty were hurt early Saturday morning while removing an allegedly intoxicated man from Hollywood Casino. Brian Toth, executive vice president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9, said the officers were trying to get the man a safe ride home. He said it could have been worse and he is thankful they are OK. Some Ohioans may soon get their driver's license suspensions lifted 'They went from a very well from a situation of helping to almost a survival,' Toth said. Records from the Columbus Division of Police show officers responded to a radio call for 'officers in trouble' at Hollywood Casino just after 4 a.m. Saturday. 'Two of our officers were working special duty at the casino, trying to get someone who was really intoxicated to try to give them a ride home safely, as are walking them outside,' Toth said. 'Everything just turned for the worse.' The arrest report said those two officers were trying to help Hollywood Casino security get Corey Newman, 26, to leave the property. The records say Newman refused. It describes Newman as intoxicated and reads, 'As officers detained Mr. Newman, Mr. Newman resisted and pulled away from them, wrestling with officers.' It goes on to say the officers had to place Newman on the ground and said he tensed up and held his arms under his body to avoid handcuffs. Cocaine in Doritos box found near child at west Columbus apartment, deputies say 'Fighting with the police is absolutely no way to go,' Toth said. The report alleges both officers were hurt when Newman resisted arrest. One had to be taken to the hospital but is OK. Newman is charged with two felony counts for obstructing official business. He was issued a $4,000 bond during an arraignment hearing on Monday. Toth said the FOP believes this number is too low. 'It's very frustrating, you know,' Toth said. 'We're asked to enforce the laws, we're asked to help people but then we ask in return to be supported.' Columbus police are working to fulfill a request for body camera footage of the incident. Hollywood Casino said it has no comment on the incident. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
19-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
N.S. luxury resort hopeful of tourism bump amid trade war tensions
Social Sharing The operator of a luxury resort on Nova Scotia's Northumberland Shore believes the Canada-U.S. trade war and a weak Canadian dollar could provide a boost to the tourism industry this year. Kevin Toth, president of Fox Harb'r Resort in Cumberland County, told CBC News his staff have been hearing from some Canadian guests that they have cancelled travel trips to the United States and are planning to vacation domestically instead. "So that's very, very encouraging and we're quite excited about that," said Toth. "I think we're well positioned to welcome both our U.S. travellers and certainly our Canadian travellers to the resort for a great season." Provinces and territories have been reporting increased interest from Canadian tourists in recent months as the "Buy Canadian" movement gains popularity in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian goods and his repeated threats to annex Canada. Toth said the resort doesn't want to miss the opportunity to reach the U.S. market given the strength of the American dollar relative to the loonie, but it has increased its domestic marketing budget while continuing to focus on the northeastern U.S. and the Greater Toronto Area, two of its primary markets. He said it's not yet clear how much U.S. traffic the resort will receive this season but he expects Fox Harb'r to see an overall increase of about five per cent in its tourism numbers, which would enable it to surpass its pre-pandemic levels. Too soon to predict Tourism Nova Scotia says it's too soon to predict how the tensions between Canada and the United States will impact the province's tourism industry, but it's planning to try to take advantage of the growing staycation trend. "We are about to launch a domestic marketing campaign to entice and inspire Canadians to visit Nova Scotia, leveraging the current sentiment around vacationing closer to home," the agency said in an emailed statement to CBC. Canadians traditionally make up 87 per cent of all visitors to Nova Scotia, it said, while roughly nine per cent come from the U.S. The statement said the strength of the U.S. dollar could encourage more Americans to visit. The province's key advertising markets are Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, the northeastern U.S., the United Kingdom and Germany, it said. Digby welcomes Americans Earlier this month, the Digby Area Tourism Association posted a letter on social media to let U.S. visitors know they're still welcome. Doug Ralph, the organization's tourism development manager, said friends and family in the U.S. who are annual visitors to Nova Scotia had reached out, wondering how they might be received in the area given the ongoing tensions. "We thought maybe we should say something, maybe we should clear the air," Ralph told CBC Radio's Information Morning Nova Scotia on Tuesday. "It came from uncertainty. No one knows what's going to happen. We don't know what's going to happen a week, a month, you know, later on this season." In the post, the association highlights the "special relationship" and historical ties between Canada and the United States. "So no matter what happens next, know that we will always welcome you with our famous Canadian East Coast Hospitality and we can't wait to see you soon," the letter concludes. 'Going to be a bit ingrained' Meanwhile, Toth said staff recruitment proved to be a challenge in the wake of COVID-19 but Fox Harb'r is better staffed than it has been in recent seasons and investments to "revitalize" the resort make it more prepared to welcome an increased number of visitors. He said he expects Canadians may be inclined to continue their efforts to support local businesses no matter what direction the trade war takes. "I think that's going to be a bit ingrained for a while," Toth said. "I think like myself, not too happy with what's happening and not sure if we want to make investments down in the States, travel investments down in the States. So I think that's what's happening across the country."
