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January 22, 2007

Anonymous The Tribune-Democrat Mon Jan 22, 2007, 11:37 PM EST

FOOTBALL

Former area players earn recognition

NEW WILMINGTON – The Westminster College football team held its annual awards banquet Sunday and three former area players were among the award winners.

Junior wide receiver Brett Ziegler, a Somerset High School graduate, was named the Titan’s most valuable player and offensive most valuable player.

Ziegler, who also earned his second letter, caught 55 passes for 580 yards and five touchdowns in 2006. He ranked second in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) with 5.5 receptions per game, and his 55 receptions tied for the third most in school history for a single season.

First-year letterwinners for the Titans included freshman tailback Nick McKolosky (Westmont Hilltop) and freshman linebacker Mike Gibbs (Bishop McCort).

BASKETBALL

COLLEGE

IUP players receive nods

INDIANA – Indiana University of Pennsylvania sophomore forward Jahzinga Tracey and freshman guard Angelo Jones received honors from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference for their play last week.

The 6-foot-1 Tracey, who was chosen co-western division player of the week along with Shippensburg’s Lauren Beckley, helped the IUP women’s team open PSAC West play with a 2-0 record with wins at Clarion and Edinboro. Tracey averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds per game while adding five steals, four blocks and two assists.

The 6-1 Jones, who was the western division rookie of the week, came off the bench to score 17 points against Clarion for the Crimson Hawks.

UPJ trio nears 1,000

Pitt-Johnstown women’s basketball player Allison Krischer (Richland) is only three points shy of 1,000 for her career and will have a chance to become the 30th Mountain Cat woman to achieve the mark when the team hosts West Liberty State on Wednesday.

Mountain Cat men’s players Dwight Hines and Chris Gilliam are also closing in on 1,000 career points. Hines needs 18 points and Gilliam needs 35. The UPJ men play at Mansfield on Wednesday, then host Columbia Union on Saturday.

AUTO RACING

Gleason takes turn at Daytona

Johnstown native Chris Gleason is entered in this weekend’s KONI Challenge at the Rolex 24, to be held at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Fla.

Gleason is one of four drivers slated for the Racers Group Porsche GT3 that will be alongside 71 other cars for the Rolex 24, a race that will feature NASCAR stars Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Bobby Labonte, among others.

FOX Sports and SPEED are working together to offer 15 hours of live coverage of the Rolex 24. Coverage starts Saturday at 1 p.m. and Sunday beginning at 6 a.m.

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Pirates pick up fourth straight victory
There were times earlier in his career when James McDonald would run into trouble and innings would slow to a crawl. Even worse, runners would disappear, and not in a good way.
Too much thinking. Not enough attacking.

May 28, 2012 2 Photos
Sympathetic Pirates add to Cubs’ slide
Andrew McCutchen and the Pittsburgh Pirates can relate to what the Chicago Cubs are going through.
Perhaps more than anyone, they know what it feels like to be on an extended losing streak
– 12 in a row, in the Cubs’ case.

May 27, 2012
AAABA League will open after busy offseason
The AAABA League opens on Tuesday at Point Stadium with two new, but familiar managers, a new but familiar sponsor, an expanded interleague schedule and two new franchises committed to the 2013 season.
A lot of activity took place during the offseason, including the AAABA national committee’s vote to expand the age limit to 21 years old beginning in 2013.

May 27, 2012 1 Photo
Richland's Lumley settles for pair of silver medals
Paige Lumley was on an emotional roller coaster and seeing silver on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Richland senior had state record jumps twice during the triple jump competition, but ended up with a silver–medal leap of 40 feet,
1¾ inches.
Defending state champion, second-seeded junior Lanae Newsome of Brookville, won with a jump of 40-3½.

May 26, 2012 1 Photo
Ridge’s Dull takes second with school-record time
Matt Dull finished his athletic career with his best on Saturday at the PIAA Track and Field Championships at Shippensburg University.
The Chestnut Ridge senior ran a career-best time of 38.12 to finish second in the 300 hurdles final, also setting another school record.

May 26, 2012 1 Photo
Hit batsman lifts Pirates over Cubs
Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Chicago Cubs to their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Hague took a 96 mph fastball from Dolis (2-4) in the back near the shoulder blade, scoring Jose Tabata and eliciting an incredulous look to the sky by the Cubs reliever.

May 26, 2012 1 Photo
Generals return to defeat Sting
It’s been a dramatic month for the Johnstown Generals.
There were two postponed games that left the immediate and long-term future of the franchise in serious doubt just two weeks ago.

May 26, 2012
Greater Johnstown Speedway failed to win the support of fans
Back in the late 1950’s, the area stock car racing landscape was populated by a very strong and popular three-track weekend circuit, consisting of the Windber Stadium Speedway, Jennerstown Speedway and the Ebensburg Fairgrounds Speedway.
Thus, it came as a major surprise when the announcement was made that a new track, the Greater Johnstown Speedway, would be built and begin operation in 1958.

May 26, 2012 1 Photo
Final PIAA track update - No gold for local athletes
Richland senior Paige Lumley broke the state triple jump record twice in the PIAA Class AA Track and Field Championships today, but it wasn't enough to earn a gold medal.

May 26, 2012 1 Photo
PIAA track update - Central Cambria's Brandis earns medal
Central Cambria's Alyssa Brandis claimed the first local medal of this morning's action at the PIAA Track and Field Championshps.

May 26, 2012
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