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Friday, 12 March 2010 06:41 |
Grove City high school wrestler Wes Phipps enters the quarterfinal round of the PIAA championships in Hershey today after pinning John Blank of Notre Dame high school. He will face Eric Hess of Benton today.
Butler's Cole Baxter lost his opening round match to Josh Popple 7-4. But, he defeated Nick Lynch in the opening Consolation round to remain alive in the tourny. |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 06:38 |
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The Pitt Panthers stay in the Big East tournament was short. Notre Dame held Pitt to their lowest point total of the season to win 50-45. Pitt was the third of four teams who received "double-byes" into the tourny to lose. West Virginia, the #3 seed in the tournament was the only team of that group to win, defeating Cincinnati Thursday night 54-51. The NCAA tournament seedings will be announced Sunday. |
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Friday, 12 March 2010 06:36 |
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The Pittsburgh Penguins dropped a 4-3 decision in overtime Thursday to Carolina. The Pens travel to New Jersey to face the Devils Friday night. Hear the game on WISR 680am at 6:30pm. Pens lead the Devils in the Atlantic Division by four points, but are 0-4 this season against New Jersey. |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 12:03 |
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The Butler County Sports Hall of Fame has announced the 2010 inductees. They include: the late Don Gaiser, Eugene "Pud" Craig, Ralph "Sonny" Westerman, Les Shoop, Elaine Carson, Jennifer Kopac and Matt Clement. This year's inductees will be honored at the 45th annual Sports Hall of Fame banquet to be held at the Butler Days Inn Saturday, April 24th at 6:30pm. Tickets are $20 each, and table reservations of eight are permitted. Tickets are available at a number of local locations including Moses Jewelers in Clearview Mall, Snack 'N Pack in downtown Butler and Parker's Appliance in Chicora |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 08:06 |
The South Butler County School District last night voted to open the boys varsity basketball coaching position following the resignation of current coach Chris Andreassi.
Andreassi replaced long-time Knoch Coach Les Shoop following the 2005-06 season, and led the Knights to a 40-49 record over his four years. Andreassi's teams made the playoffs only once, in his first season, and lost to Blackhawk in the first round. Andreassi is a teacher at Knoch Senior High School.
Last season Knoch ended with a 9-12 record including a 4-8 mark in section 1-AAA.
The district will begin its process by only accepting applications from individuals already employed in the district. |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 07:08 |
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The Pitt Panthers will meet Notre Dame in the Big East tournament quarterfinals in New York city tonight (Thursday). Game time is 7pm. Pre-game at 6:30pm on WBUT 1050am. |
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 07:04 |
The Pittsburgh Penguins begin a five-game road trip tonight (Thursday) in Carolina. The Pens and Hurricanes face-off at 7:08pm. The game can be heard on WISR 680am with the pre-game at 6:30pm. The Pens currently lead the Atlantic Division over New Jersey by three points, and meet the Devils Friday.
The NHL announced there will be no suspension for Penguins winger Matt Cooke. Cooke hit Boston's Marc Savard in the head during their game last Sunday. Savard will miss at least a week due to a concussion sustained from that hit. |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:09 |
Slippery Rock University Head Football Coach George Mihalik announced Tuesday the addition of nine student-athletes to The Rock's list of newcomers for the 2010 season.
The Rock has now announced the addition of 24 student-athletes for the upcoming season as 15 newcomers committed to the Green and White on Feb. 2.
The list of latest additions is headlined by LaQuinn Stephens-Howling, a 5-foot-7, 155-pound wide receiver from Greater Johnstown High School, where he led his team to a Class AAA District 6 championship last fall.
Also joining The Rock were two Butler High School student-athletes, defensive back Eli Christy and wide receiver Cole Harvey; Julian Brown, a defensive back from McKeesport; James Forsythe, a punter from Canton McKinley High School in Ohio; Ron Harris, a linebacker from Baldwin High School; Jeff Isbell, an offensive lineman from Yough High School; Pat Matusz, an offensive lineman from Greenville High School; and Brian Shaw, a kicker from Burrell High School.
Stephens-Howling, brother of former Pitt standout and current NFL Arizona Cardinals running back LaRod Stephens-Howling, rushed for 362 yards and four touchdowns and caught 12 passes for 197 yards and two TDs in his senior season at Greater Johnstown. He also averaged 51.4 yards per kickoff return and 11.8 yards per punt return and intercepted three passes as a defensive back. He will begin his collegiate career as a wide receiver and return specialist, according to Mihalik.
Christy (6-1, 180), a second-team all-conference performer last fall who served as team captain for his football, basketball and track teams and earned three letters in each sport, is "a gifted athlete with great speed and agility who can play either safety or cornerback," Mihalik said.
Harvey (5-11, 185), a first-team Northern Six and All-Butler County selection as a defensive back and Butler's starting quarterback last fall, will begin his collegiate career as a wide receiver at SRU.
SRU opens the 2010 football season at N. Kerr Thompson Stadium Thursday, September 2nd at 7pm against Merrimack College of Massachusetts |
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010 08:00 |
The Knoch Knights hockey team open PIHL hockey playoffs tonight (Wednesday) against Center. Knoch enters the game with a record of 14-8 overall, Center is 10-12. The game begins at 7pm at the Valley Sports Complex in New Kensington, and can be heard on MSA Sports.
Last night, Freeport was eliminated from the playoffs by Hampton 4-2. Hampton's Alex Mueller, the leading scorer this season in Class-"A" scored all four goals against the Yellow Jackets. |
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Monday, 08 March 2010 20:01 |
Butler Golden Tornado wrestler Cole Baxter will compete in the PIAA championships beginning Thursday (March 11) in Hershey. Baxter is the Southwest region number two seed and will wrestle the Northeast region number two seed Josh Popple from Coughlin high school. Baxter was the runner-up in last weekend's WPIAL championships in the 171 pound division. He is currently 36-1 this season. Popple is 33-5. Both are high school juniors.
Grove City wrestler Wes Phipps, a sophomore, is the Northwest region's number two seed. Phipps is 33-2 this season, and will face the Southeast region number two seed. |
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