DeSalvo leads Marietta to regional win over Thomas More
Sidelines DeSalvo sparked Marietta College with a five inning start allowing three hits and one unearned run, striking out six as the Pioneers beat Thomas More 13-2 in the NCAA Division III Mideast Regional. He improved to 13-1, with 138 strikeouts this season, breaking the Marietta and OAC single-season records. Marietta faces Allegheny at 6 p.m. today in the winner's bracket.
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Union Area High
Matt DeSalvo
Marietta College
Thomas More
DeSalvo
Marietta
Ohio Athletic Conference
Bob Davies
Allegheny
Slippery Rock Tops No. 1 Seed West Virginia State
Slippery Rock University baseball won 10-6 over top seed West Virginia State in the NCAA Division II North Atlantic Regional at Slippery Rock. The Rockets improved to 34-12 with homers by Nick Kelley, Mike Sikorski, and John Kanche, while Mike Gunn of Union Area High went 2 for 5 with two RBIs. Slippery Rock advances to face Millersville in the winner's bracket at 1 p.m. today.
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Slippery Rock University
West Virginia State
Slippery Rock
Rockets
Nick Kelley
Mike Sikorski
John Kanche
Union Area High
Mike Gunn
Millersville
Berger resigns as Union coach amid school board action
Union Area School Board accepted the resignation of Larry Berger as high school boys baseball coach. The board, in a 5 0 1 vote, hired Sue Boyles as girls fifth and sixth grade recreational basketball coach at 1500 dollars. Carrie Spaulding was named seventh and eighth grade girls basketball coach at 1425 dollars. Ed Freer became assistant softball coach at 575 dollars. Michelle Gille spie resigned as assistant volleyball coach.
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Union Area School Board
Larry Berger
Sue Boyles
Duane Boyles
Carrie Spaulding
Ed Freer
Michelle Gillespie
New Castle Ellwood Have Rough Day At WPIAL Championship
At the WPIAL Class AAA championship meet New Castle and Ellwood faced a tough day with several competitors failing to medal and several events featuring strong performances. The page 14 recap notes key results and inconclusive finishes for the two teams.
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New Castle
Ellwood
Shenango Routs Pine-Richland. Graham Spins Five Inning Gem
Shenango High School baseball Coach Jan Budai turned to senior pitcher Curtis Graham in the third inning of a WPIAL Class AA first round vs Pine-Richland. Graham held the Rams scoreless over the final five innings as Shenango won 8-2 and advanced to the quarterfinals, where they will meet the Waynesburg-New Brighton winner. Pine-Richland, regular season champ in Section 2-AA, ended at 12-7. Graham allowed two walks and a single, fanning four in relief.
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Butler
Rolaids
Shenango High
Jan Budai
G-R
Terry LaScola
Cats
Pine-Richland
Budai
Curtis Graham
Graham
Rams
Shenango
Pullman Park
Waynesburg
Terry
Curt
Blake Lalli
Brian O’malley
Joel Phillips
Pfenningworth
Brendan Malone
Rusty
Wilmington counts playoff bid in win over George Junior Republic
Wilmington Area High and coach Scott Shearer keep hopes alive as T J Chambers starts on the mound but finishes at second base in a 10-0 five inning win over Mercer County rivals George Junior Republic. Chambers collected four RBIs in a 2 for 4 effort while Oestreich added three hits and two RBIs.
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Wilmington Area High
T.J. Chambers
Chambers
Greyhounds
George Junior
Republic
Wilmington
Hounds
Mercer County Athletic Conference
Mercer
Reynolds
Commodore Perry
Westminster College
Scott Shearer
Mike Oestreich
Brandon Whiting
Ryan Mitcheltree
South Side Rams Beat Spartans In WPIAL Playoffs
South Side Beaver baseball avenged an earlier loss to Laurel High by beating the Spartans 7-5 in a first round WPIAL Class A playoff at Brady's Run Park. The Rams (12-5) advance to the quarterfinals to face Avonworth-BenWorh winner as Laurel ends 8-8.
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Laurel
Mike Bertagna
South Side Beaver
Brady’s Run Park
Josh Taylor
South Side
Jed Thompson
Young's return to Xavier basketball after eligibility win
David Young Jr., once academically ineligible, earned a 2.4 GPA for the year and regained a fourth year of eligibility under NCAA rules. His father David Sr. announced the news after a Xavier assistant coach confirmed his reinstatement for 2000-2001, under coach Skip Prosser. Young credited the experience with maturity and renewed focus as he prepares for the Musketeers season.
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Avid Young Jr
Union Township
Young
New Castle High
David Sr
Xavier University
David Jr
Musketeers
Xavier
USA Today
Pennsylvania
New Castle
Cincinnati
David
Prosser
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Scott Polk
New Castle News
Pamela K. Schmalenberger
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Laurel High
Three Rivers Stadium
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Beaver County
Avonworth-Bentworth
Brian Lawson
Nicklaus Paris
Brandon Harlan
Lawson
David Cracraft
Harlan
Paris
Jason Taylor
Taylor
Brandon Crespling
Kayleen Cubbal
David Young
McKeesport
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