DeSalvo Dominates For Marietta In Classic Shutout
Marietta College's Matt DeSalvo pitched a four hit shutout to beat Frostburg 4-0, extending the Pioneers' rebound after a loss and moving his season record to 5-0 with a complete game. Brockport topped Marietta 5-4 in the day’s opening game.
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Marietta College
Matt DeSalvo
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DeSalvo
Union Area
Marietta
Frostburg
Brockport
Pirates edge Red Sox as Aven powers victory
Bruce Aven homered and doubled to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Boston Red Sox 5-4. Aven's two-run shot in the fifth followed Wil Cordero's double to put the Pirates ahead 4-3. Warren Morris added an RBI single in the sixth for another run. Tomorrow Ohio rosters for Rising Star Basketball Classic.
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Rocky Carsele
Ellwood City
Lincoln High
Ambridge
Pat Boyle
Wolverines
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Ellwood
Jeff Fotia
Carsele
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Mohawk
Union
Jeff Johnson
Warriors
Seth Bessell
Pirates
Red Sox
Bruce Aven
Boston Red Sox
Aven
Boston
Ramon Martinez
Wil Cordero
Warren Morris
North Carolina reaches Final Four after stunning win over Tulsa
North Carolina, once doubted for NCAA bid, defeats Tulsa 59-55 in the South Regional final to claim a record 15th Final Four berth. Freshman Joseph Forte scores 28, including 10 in a 14-4 second half run. guard Ed Cota cites late-team bonding. Coach Bill Guthridge, attending his mother's funeral in Kansas, credits belief and timing for the upset.
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North Carolina
Tulsa
Joseph Forte
Ed Cota
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Bill Guthridge
Kansas
Guthridge
Dean Smith
Tar Heels
Gators reach Final Four after upset of Oklahoma State
Florida advances to Indianapolis by wearing down third-seeded Oklahoma State 77-65 in the East Regional final. Led by coach Billy Donovan and a six to seven-man freshman-sophomore rotation, the fifth-seeded Gators secure a date with North Carolina in the national semifinals.
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Desmond Mason
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Alexander
Sophmore
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Miller
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Donnell Harvey
Fredrik Jonzen
Joe Adkins
Butler
Brett Nelson
Carrier Dome
Providence
Dean Smith
Bob Knight
Vic Bubas
Dick Harp
Bones McKinney
Eddie Sutton
Arkansas
Seton Hall
Michigan State survives stretches to reach Final Four
East Lansing led by Mateen Cleaves, the Spartans, despite uneven shooting and a lean center, reach the Final Four as the No. 1 seed after a Midwest Regional run. They rallied from halftime deficits against Utah and Syracuse and closed strong versus Iowa State, finishing 75-64 with key late free throws.
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East Lansing
Mich
Michigan State
Spartans
Valparaiso
Utah
Syracuse
Iowa State
Cyclones
Union trio leads Lawrence County in Rising Star classic
The Union Area High School basketball team earns three spots on the Lawrence County all stars for the Rising Star Classic at New Castle High. Union seniors Chris Walker Wes Cox and Ryan Ciavarino join Laurel head coach Lou Paris in leading the squad against Beaver County at 5 30 p m. The Western Pennsylvania All Stars play the Eastern Ohio All Stars at 8 p m.
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Union Area High
Scotties
New Castle High
Lawrence County All-Stars
Beaver County
Union
Chris Walker
Wes Cox
Ryan Ciavarino Laurel
Lou Paris
New Castle
Matt Conti
Chris McKnight
Jory Malone
Mohawk
David Sorbo
Jim Badger
Troy Rainey
Neshannock
Mike Moore
Ellwood City
Curtis Graham
Shenango
Matt Robison
Wilmington
Justin Hoffman
Laurel
Lawrence
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