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December 24, 2010

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High School Girls

Johnstown 52, Conemaugh Township 42

DAVIDSVILLE – Chartice Wyatt had 20 points and 12 rebounds in leading the Trojans past host Conemaugh Township. Teammates Tynesha Smith and Brandi Young added 10 points each.

Young also had five assists and seven rebounds.

Kelsey Smith and Lyndy Baer topped the Indians with 13 and

12 points, respectively.

Homer-Center 66, Northern Cambria 39

NORTHERN CAMBRIA – Kaitlyn Skinner’s game-high 23 points led Homer-Center.

Kelley Sedlock’s 14 points topped the hosts.

Penn Cambria 40, Bedford 31

CRESSON - Brianna Kearney scored 15 points and Mia Pyo had 10 in leading Penn Cambria over Bedford.

Ligonier Valley 68, United 35

ARMAGH – Ligonier Valley was led by Maddie Grimm’s

19 points in a win at United.

Juliann Snyder scored 13 to top the Lions.

Richland 57, Somerset 37

SOMERSET – Sarah Pfeil had 21 points and Katie Gehlman scored 17 in leading Richland to a victory Wednesday at Somerset.

Sidney Gary scored a dozen to front the Golden Eagles.

Pfeil grabbed 14 rebounds, Kaija Holtzman had 11 and Alexa Hoover made six steals for Richland.

High School Boys

Berlin 52, Salisbury 38

BERLIN – Alex Will had 16 points, T.J. Watkins added 13 and Dakota Glessner scored 12 to lead Berlin.

Alex Beiler and Ryan Vogt scored 19 and 18 points, respectively, to lead Salisbury.

Meyersdale 63, Rockwood 40

ROCKWOOD – Justin Donaldson scored 17 points while Matt Moser and Kyle Monroe added 15 each in leading Meyersdale.

Sam Sanner led Rockwood with nine points and 11 rebounds.

Shanksville 58, Turkyefoot 24

SHANKSVILLE – Carter Slade scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead host Shanksville past Turkeyfoot Valley.

Jake Duppstadt had 11 points for the Vikings (2-2) and Carson Shaulis sored 10.

Jeremy Clevenger led the Rams (1-2) with 10 points.

Penn Cambria 63, Bedford 53

CRESSON – A. J. Leahey scored 23 points, pulled down

15 rebounds and blocked eight shots to lead Penn Cambria.

Devin Lawhead added 11 points for the Panthers.

Marcus Shippey had a game-high 25 points to lead Bedford.

BASEBALL

Pirates claim Thompson

The Pittsburgh Pirates claimed left-handed pitcher Aaron Thompson off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Thursday.

The Pirates also designated left-handed pitcher Wil Ledezma for assignment to make room for Thompson on the 40-man roster.

The club also announced the signing of infielder Garrett Atkins to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training as a non-roster player.

The 23-year-old Thompson was the Florida Marlins first-round pick (22nd overall) in the 2005 draft.

Thompson was acquired by Washington in a deal for first baseman Nick Johnson on July 31, 2009.

Thompson went 4-13 with a 5.80 ERA in 26 starts for Double-A Harrisburg last season.

Atkins, 31, was signed as a free agent last December by Baltimore and hit .214 with a homer and nine RBIs in 44 games last season before being released by the Orioles on July 6.

An eight-year major league veteran, Atkins played with Colorado from 2003-2009. He has made 632 appearances at third base, 105 at first base and six in the outfield.

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