— Soccer class offered at YMCA

CUMBERLAND — Super Soccer class is open for registration at the YMCA. Super Soccer teaches the basic skills and fundamentals of soccer and provides a review for youth. Class will be held on Wednesdays in the field house beginning Sept. 8 and concluding Oct. 20.  Under-6 class is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Under-8/Under-10 class is from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Fees are $35 for Y members and $55 for the community.

For more information, call (301) 777-9622 or visit the YMCA website at www.cumberlandymca.org.

Oakland seniors play won in card off

OAKLAND — Roger Levin, Paul Sines, Tom Mirras and Bill Springer won in a card off with a 66 to win Tuesday’s Senior outing at Oakland Country Club.

Tom Gowans, Frank Damon, Lowell Echelberger and Bob Moran were second also with a 66, and Paul Wampler, Ernest Shotwell, Jim Cuppett and Dean Burst were third at 67.

Pirates Ohlendorf likely out for season

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pirates right-hander Ross Ohlendorf has a damaged muscle in the back of his right shoulder that could sideline him for the rest of the season.

An MRI exam on Tuesday revealed a strain that will need recovery time and rehabilitation but won’t require surgery. The Pirates did not immediately place Ohlendorf on the disabled list, but a move could occur by Wednesday.

Ohlendorf is 1-11. He felt tightness in his shoulder while warming up before Monday night’s start against St. Louis, but tried to pitch through it. After walking a batter and allowing a single, he was lifted after throwing eight pitches.

Despite his record, Ohlendorf has been the Pirates’ most consistent starter since the All-Star break.

Coroner says LPGA golfer’s death a suicide

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Clark County coroner’s office ruled Tuesday that 25-year-old professional golfer Erica Blasberg’s death was a suicide.

Blasberg died May 9 at her home in Henderson, about 15 miles southeast of the Las Vegas Strip. She was found with a plastic bag secured over her head.

Henderson police said that while no foul play is suspected they have issued a misdemeanor arrest warrant for Dr. Thomas Hess on obstruction charges. Police said Hess, who discovered Blasberg’s body, removed items from the scene, including a suicide note.

The contents of the note haven’t been disclosed.

Hess turned himself into authorities, was booked into jail and released about 35 minutes later, after posting $637 in bail Tuesday afternoon, Henderson police spokesman Keith Paul said.

David Mincavage, an assistant city attorney in Henderson, said the nonviolent misdemeanor charges against Hess carry a maximum penalty of a $1,000 fine and six months in jail.

Mincavage said he could not comment further on the case, and Paul declined to say whether additional charges were possible.

The coroner’s office said Blasberg died of suicide due to asphyxia, coupled with the presence of toxic levels of prescription medication in her system, including prescription headache, cough, pain and anti-anxiety medications.

All Oregon players out of hospital

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The last member of an Oregon high school football team to remain hospitalized with a rare and painful upper-arm ailment was released Tuesday, according to Willamette Valley Medical Center.

The unidentified boy was one of 24 McMinnville High School players sent to the hospital last week after a preseason workout under new coach Jeff Kearin. Health officials have yet to determine what triggered the medical problem known as compartment syndrome, a soft-tissue condition that caused soreness and swelling in the triceps.

Dr. Craig Winkler, who treated some of the athletes, said Tuesday it was likely a combination of heat, dehydration and the intensity of the workout.

The hospital also tested the players to see if the muscle-enhancing supplement creatine might have played a role.

Dennis Nice, who has two sons who were hospitalized, said neither of his boys took creatine and he doubts other players did. He said some of the athletes would have confessed to doctors, knowing a lie would be exposed in test results.

“I’ve been talking to these guys and they all knew they were being tested for creatine levels,” he said. “They’re adamant, to a man, that they didn’t take anything.”

Some players acknowledged to doctors that they drank protein shakes this summer, but it’s unknown if those drinks contained the supplement.

The first players brought to the hospital with severe triceps pain had elevated levels of the enzyme creatine kinase, or CK, which is released by muscles when they’re injured and is not to be confused with the creatine supplement.

That prompted the rest of the team to be screened for CK, and additional players were sent to the hospital because of high levels.

Three players with the triceps pain needed surgery to relieve pressure caused by swelling. One of them, Dennis Nice’s 16-year-old son, Daniel, was released from the hospital late Monday and won’t be allowed to practice until after he gets his stitches removed.

“He’s over at the football field watching,” Nice said. “He wants to get back on the field.”

Nice’s other son on the team, 17-year-old Josh Nice, was released from the hospital Monday and was back at practice Tuesday.

The players with compartment syndrome had taken part in a triceps-focused workout in the school’s weight room on Aug. 15. It was a hot day and the room was not air conditioned.

Dr. Katrina Hedberg, the state epidemiologist, said a team from the public health division was investigating the case to find out what happened and try to prevent it from happening again.

The team is interviewing coaches, players, trainers and others and will also look at environmental factors.

Parents of the football players were expected to meet with a pair of doctors Tuesday to get some answers on the mysterious cluster of ailments.

“We’re all dumbfounded about what’s going on,” said Heather Draper, the mother of offensive lineman Devin Draper.