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Bowling Bonnie Umpleby’s 186-500 led the Ladies Church League at Valley Bowling Center on Wednesday,. Cindy Reasbeck rolled a 206-492, followed by Deb Brewster (188-487) and Pat Joy (164-463). ——— Jed Kepple’s 200-562, Dale Johnson’s 205-558 and Kellie Johnson’s 200-503 led the Daybreakers at Valley Bowling Center on Monday. Cindy Reasbeck rolled a 194-473, followed by Alverna Hellyer (190-465) and Karen Apblanalp (187-464). ——— Amy Lyon spun a 191-509 to lead the Tuesday Nite Ladies at Valley Bowling Center. Ronda Turner had a 203-499, followed by Bev ...

Cathedral Prep too much

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The Warren girls tennis team took on the Cathedral Prep Ramblers in Region 2 play Wednesday at Betts Park, falling 4-1. “Obviously, it’s never enjoyable to lose, but we were happy with what we saw from the girls," said head coach Thomas Pellegrino. "This has been a building year for us, ...

Knights lose to Seneca on Monday

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ERIE — On Monday night, the Eisenhower Knights traveled to Seneca for a Region 3 volleyball match and were defeated by the Bobcats 25-16, 25-16, 28-26. The Knights were led by senior Paisley Lawson, who had eight kills, a block and three digs. Senior Alanna Byrd added a block, three aces and five digs. Junior Meredith Smyth had a kill, an ace and 17 digs. Eisenhower is back in action Thursday for a home match against Hickory.

Howard emerging as serious threat for Penn State

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STATE COLLEGE — As Rocco Becht waited for his surgically repaired shoulder to heal during winter workouts, the quarterback's eyes often were glued to his new teammate wearing No. 6. It didn't take long for Becht to strike up a friendship with James Franklin era holdover Koby Howard. Once ...

Corry takes 4A showdown

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CORRY — The highly anticipated matchup between two top-five Class 4A volleyball teams in Pennsylvania undoubtedly lived up to the hype Tuesday evening. Despite falling 3-0 to Corry, the Warren Dragons played a tough match and made the Beavers earn the 25-11, 27-25, 27-25 Region 4 victory. The first set was all Corry as the Dragons were settling into the loud crowd, coined “The Beaver Dam.” After the nerves calmed, it was game on. Sets two and three featured an impressive quantity of high-caliber points the fans expected to see. Down 24-23 and facing set point, the Dragons ...

One last hurrah?

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PITTSBURGH — Last season: 41-25-16, lost to Philadelphia in opening round of the playoffs. COACH: Dan Muse (41-25-16, one season). SEASON OPENER: Sept. 30 at Philadelphia. DEPARTURES: F Anthony Mantha, D Ryan Shea, D Parker Wotherspoon, F Noel Acciari, F Kevin Hayes, G Stuart ...