BASEBALL
Bulldogs’ Boslet earns award
Highland Bulldogs outfielder Cory Boslet received the 2009 Marlon Mackel Memorial Award for sportsmanship during the recently concluded AAABA League season.
A Greater Johnstown High School graduate, Boslet is a sophomore at Slippery Rock University.
The award and $1,000 scholarship honor the former area umpire who died in an automobile accident in 2005.
BASKETBALL
Blue Thunder captures gold
The Pa. Blue Thunder captured a gold medal at the Keystone State Games Under-14 Tournament in York from July 31 to Aug. 2.
The Blue Thunder went 4-0 with victories over the Rim Rockers (54-27), Central Pa. Runnin Rebels (58-34); and twice over the Maryland Hurricanes (62-30) and (59-48 in the title game).
AAU players on the Blue Thunder roster with area ties are Jamie Cekada (Conemaugh Valley); Carly Gruss (Conemaugh Valley); Jen Percinsky (Conemaugh Valley); Jillian Kegg (Bishop McCort); Julie Marks (Forest Hills); Courtney McCalley (Conemaugh Valley); Katie Reckner (Conemaugh Township); and Kaija Holtzman (Richland).
The AAU coaching staff includes Patrick Gruss, Tom Gruss, Tom Kegg and Mary Marks.
FOOTBALL
Arena League halts operations
The Arena Football League has shut, this time indefinitely.
The league, which previously called off play for the 2009 season but had said it planned to return in 2010, sent a terse, one-paragraph statement to its teams late Tuesday announcing it had suspended operations.
The statement said the AFL’s board had been “unable to reach any consensus on restructuring the league over the past eight months.”
The 22-year-old indoor league had lost its commissioner and two teams since the end of last season. It reached a new agreement with its players this year, but that
wasn’t sufficient to persuade enough AFL owners that the league could return to profitability.
Local Sports
Local sports briefs 8/6/2009
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Penn State men absorb fifth straight loss
Penn State refused to be routed the first time No. 11 Michigan State had a chance to pull away for an easy victory.
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South Florida rebounds with win over Pitt
South Florida’s Hugh Robertson combined a perfect night offensively with a stellar defensive performance that helped the Bulls rebound from their worst-ever Big East loss.
Robertson had a season-high 18 points and helped USF
(14-10, 7-4) hold Pittsburgh star Ashton Gibbs to a season-low four points in a 63-51 victory over the Panthers on Wednesday night. Augustus Gilchrist added 10 points for the Bulls, who lost by 30 points at Georgetown last weekend. -
High School Basketball in Brief
- Local sports in brief 2-9-2012
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[VIDEO] Cory Berchick sets Township school mark, but Somerset wins the match
Jarod Feathers didn’t necessarily see this moment coming four years ago.
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High school basketball in brief
A closer look at Tuesday's boys and girls high school basketball games:
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Pitt-Johnstown wrestlers dominate Seton Hill
Pat Pecora picked up his NCAA Division II record 498th career victory on Tuesday night, but just like almost every other one, he saw some things that his Pitt-Johnstown wrestling team could improve upon.
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Pens fall to Habs in shootout
Tomas Plekanec scored on Montreal’s eighth attempt in the shootout to lead the Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday night.
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Steelers make it official: Haley’s their man
The Steelers have named Todd Haley their new offensive coordinator.
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Steelers press release on Todd Haley
PITTSBURGH ― The Pittsburgh Steelers have named Todd Haley as their new offensive coordinator, it was announced today.
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