JOHNSTOWN —
Basketball
St. Francis loses at CCSU
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Four players posted double-figures for the St. Francis women’s basketball team, but it was not enough, as they fell to Central Connecticut State, 76-71, in the final regular season contest on Monday.
Alli Williams led the Red Flash (15-14, 10-8) with 17 points and 10 rebounds for her 21st double-double of the season. Jaclyn Babe scored 20 first-half points and finished with 29 for the Blue Devils (16-13, 10-8), who will come to Loretto on Sunday for a Northeast Conference Quarterfinal match-up.
CCSU led by as many as nine with 10:12 to go in the first half. The Flash went on a 6-0 run to narrow the margin to after a reverse layup from Shene Fleming. After a 3-pointer from Alexa Hayward, the score was tied up at 23. The Blue Devils went on a late 8-0 run and went into the break with a six-point lead.
The Red Flash scored seven unanswered points to take a 35-34 lead early in the second half. CCSU went on another 8-0 run to regain the lead. Nickia Gibbs made back-to-back jumpers to narrow the margin to six, forcing a Blue Devils timeout at the 10:51 mark.
CCSU continued to hold a lead despite the Flash threatening several times. Hayward knocked down a triple with just four seconds to play to get SFU within two, but the time ran out before the Red Flash could get any closer.
Gibbs finished with 16 points. Rebecca Sparks added 11. Hayward posted 10 points to round out the players in double-figures.
St. Francis will host Central Connecticut on Sunday at DeGol Arena. The time is TBD.
Baseball
UPJ postpones games
Due to potential bad weather on Wednesday, Pitt-Johnstown’s WVIAC doubleheader against Bluefield State College at Point Stadium has been postponed.
A make-up date has not yet been determined.
Mt. Aloysius loses to Penn State-Berks
MYRTLE BEACH, SC - The Mount Aloysius baseball team lost a 13-8 decision to Penn State-Berks on Monday.
Luke Szymanski went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI for the Mounties (2-3). Aaron Kovach doubled twice and added two RBI. Jesse Bortner hit a solo home run and also had two RBI.
On Sunday, the Mounties won a pair of games. They defeated Catholic, 14-5, and Emerson, 13-5.
Kovach drove in four runs against Catholic and added two more versus Emerson.
Derrick Capiak and Chris Nolan were the winning pitchers.
Softball
Mount opens season with split
MYRTLE BEACH, SC - Mount Aloysius opened its season with a split of a doubleheader.
In the opener, Jalissa Westover was 2 for 2 but the Mounties fell to Division II Urbana, 14-0. In the second game, Dani Hart was 2 for 4 with a triple and Westover was 2 of 4 as Mount Aloysius downed Mount St. Mary’s 7-3.
Shelby Kline got the win on the mound and Taylor Mansfield earned the save.
Sports
Local sports in brief 3/5/2013
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Bengals’ Hawkins visits Windber for charity tourney
Andrew Hawkins never forgets his roots.
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MIKE MASTOVICH | Roberts, Kent State up to old tricks
George Roberts and his Kent State University teammates reached a familiar destination on Saturday afternoon, but took a somewhat different route in winning their third consecutive Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular-season title.
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Astros beat Bucs in extra innings
Jason Castro led off the 11th inning with a double and scored the go-ahead run on a close play at the plate as the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2 on Saturday night.
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Senators offense to get boost vs. Pens
Jason Spezza doesn’t have much time to return to form if the Ottawa Senators want to extend their season.
- Local sports in brief 5/19/2013
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Wrestling rules changed in hopes of keeping sport in Olympics
Wrestling’s governing body hopes rule changes designed to make matches more exciting and easier to understand will get the sport back in the Olympics.
- Local sports in brief 5/18/2013
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Crosby hat trick gives Pens 2-0 series lead
The Ottawa Senators have plenty of respect for Sidney Crosby.
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Richland’s Urban makes connection with Orioles
Last week, Austin Urban used his contacts to arrange his own personal showcase in front of Major League Baseball scouts at Point Stadium.
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Astros drop the ball in Pittsburgh
Jimmy Paredes dropped Russell Martin's bases-loaded fly ball when he collided with second baseman Jake Elmore with two outs in the ninth inning, the second missed catch by a Houston right fielder, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied past the Astros 5-4 Friday night.
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Preakness Day 2013
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Amico: Grizzlies/Spurs series preview
Three and Out: Knick's Bench
Loud Mouths: Venting Machine
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Stuart: You gotta move on and win your home games
Green: 'Winning is a mentality; we are not satisfied'
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Bogut: 'It was a roller-coaster of a season for me'
Pavelski on 0-2 hole: 'We gotta put it behind us and move on'
Curry on Jack & Landry: 'I want them back'
Thompson: 'We've got all the right pieces to win a championship'
Video: Blackhawks' Bickell on Game 2 approach
Barnes: I want to improve by post game and ball-handling
Curry: I don't look like the typical NBA player; I look 18
