MILLVILLE — Jenika Krum finished with 12 points for the Warriors, and Eden Treas added up 11 points in the noneleague win.
MIFFLINTOWN — Mifflinburg senior Ella Shuck started a little cold on Monday night, but once the Wildcats' guard heated up, it was light out for Juniata in nonleague girls basketball on Monday night.
FREELAND — Owen Sandri scored 12 points for the Red Raiders, but Lourdes Regional dropped its Schuylkill League-Division III opener.
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Penn State has lost defensive back Jeffrey Davis Jr. to the NCAA transfer portal, according to a report from Tyler Donohue of Lions247, the Penn State affiliate for 247Sports.
Quarterbacks Stetson Bennett of Georgia, Max Duggan of TCU, C.J. Stroud of Ohio State and Caleb Williams of Southern California are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The award given to the outstanding player in college football is determined by a vote of more than 900 sports journalists and past winners. It will be presented Saturday night at the Lincoln Center in New York. Williams and Stroud also are finalists for the Maxwell Award as the top performer in the college game. Williams, Stroud and Duggan also are up for the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award.
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Coming off an appearance in the 2A state title game back in March, Southern Columbia is back and ready for more.
Division III of the Heartland Athletic Conference is loaded.
Pitt will have a new starting quarterback for the 2023 season as Kedon Slovis is entering the transfer portal after one season with the Panthers.
SELINSGROVE — If Trinity was going to pull off the upset on Friday night over Southern Columbia, the Shamrocks could ill afford any mistakes.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Burrow threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score, Samaje Perine rushed for a season-high 106 yards and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 on Sunday in their first meeting since the Bengals prevailed in last season’s AFC championship game.
DALLAS (AP) — Mats Zuccarello, Kirill Kaprizov and Frederick Gaudreau scored on Minnesota’s three shootout attempts and the Wild beat the Dallas Stars 6-5 on Sunday after blowing a four-goal lead in the third period.
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Olivia Miles had 21 points and eight rebounds for No. 7 Notre Dame, and UConn star Azzi Fudd was injured in a collision with a teammate as the Fighting Irish handed the third-ranked Huskies their first loss of the season, 74-60 on Sunday.
The first meeting between Utah and Penn State will take place in the 109th edition of the Rose Bowl on Jan. 2. The seventh-ranked Utes are making their second consecutive appearance in the Granddaddy of Them All after their 47-24 victory over Southern California in the Pac-12 championship game. No. 9 Penn State is making the trip to Pasadena for the first time since the 2016 season after Big Ten champion Michigan and Ohio State were selected for the College Football Playoff.
Jalen Hurts strengthened his MVP bid by throwing for 380 yards and three touchdowns and running for another score as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Tennessee Titans 35-10. A.J. Brown caught two touchdowns against his former team. Hurts has led the Eagles to an 11-1 start, their first time with that record since 2004 and the fourth time in franchise history. The speedy, sure-armed QB set a career high with 29 total touchdowns and had his third career game with four total TDs. The Eagles' defense was first-rate, too, bottling up Derrick Henry and limiting Ryan Tannehill to 141 passing yards. Tennessee has lost two straight.
Georgia will be heading back to its home away from home for the College Football Playoff. The No. 1 Bulldogs received the top seed from the selection committee, earning a spot to in the Peach Bowl on New Year’s Eve. The reigning national champions will be in a familiar spot for their semifinal game against No. 4 Ohio State. Georgia will be making its third appearance of the season at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. The Bulldogs opened with a 49-3 demolition of Oregon. On Saturday, they claimed their first Southeastern Conference title since 2017 with a 50-30 rout of LSU.
Defensive lineman Rodney McGraw on Sunday announced he will enter his name in the NCAA transfer portal when it officially opens for activity on Monday.
Just looking at the Shamokin roster, one can see why even Chris Zimmerman can’t contain himself.
Georgia, Michigan, TCU and Ohio State were chosen Sunday to play in the College Football Playoff, giving the Big Ten multiple teams in the four-team field for the first time.
It’s a new two-year cycle for the PIAA, and that means the Heartland Athletic Conference realigned its divisions. Handicapping the new Division II looks awfully similar to last year’s Division I race.
The PIAA has long struggled with the transition from football to basketball with the gridiron playoffs extending into December. Traditionally, the winter season starts the second Friday of the month.
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ELIZABETHVILLE — Northumberland Christian rebounded from a season-opening loss to win the consolation game of the Upper Dauphin tournament.
SELINSGROVE — In the first of what could be four meetings this season, Bloomsburg ran away from Southern Columbia in the second quarter of the Angela Wolfe-Royalty Memorial Tournament championship game, beating the Tigers 47-24 on Saturday.
ALMEDIA — Morgan Janeski scored 21 points, including 12 free throws, and Wyoming Area closed with a strong fourth quarter to beat Shikellamy in the Central Columbia Tip-Off Tournament consolation game.
BOULDER, Colo. — Deion Sanders is taking over as head coach at Colorado, bringing his charisma and larger-than-life persona to a beleaguered Pac-12 program that’s plunged to the bottom of college football.
COAL TOWNSHIP — Jake Brackbill and Owen Dressler each scored 12 points for East Juniata in its non-conference road win over Lourdes Regional. Dressler scored all 12 of his points from deep.
MILLERSBURG — Camdyn Keller scored a game-high 22 points, and Delone Catholic outlasted Millersburg in double-overtime to win the host's tip-off tournament.
MOUNT CARMEL — Damen Milewski scored 21 points for the Red Tornadoes in their season-opening victory against Williams Valley.
BENTON — Trailing by four at the end of the third quarter, Line Mountain outscored Benton 20-4 in the fourth quarter to give the Eagles the road victory.
MILLVILLE — Theresa Amarante, Grace Everett, and Maddie Merrill all scored in double figures for the Ironmen, who took third place at the Millville tip-off tournament.
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SELINSGROVE — Brandon Lavitt scored eight points to fuel an early second-half run that gave Susquehanna its largest lead Saturday. However, visiting Elizabethtown outscored the River Hawks by nine over the final eight-plus minutes to win the teams' Landmark Conference opener, 57-56, at O.W. …
SELINSGROVE — Former District 4 all-state players Summer McNulty and DaniRae Renno led four Elizabethtown scorers in double-figures Saturday during a 70-53 win over Susquehanna in the Landmark Confenence opener for both teams.
Lourdes Regional may sport some lofty expectations heading into its latest girls’ basketball campaign, but skipper Michael Klembara has seen enough runouts, back-door cuts and junk defenses during his time on the bench to know what needs to happen for his Red Raiders to accomplish their many…
NEWARK, N.J. — Andre Screen celebrated his 21st birthday with a scoresheet-stuffing performance in Bucknell's 79-63 nonconference win Saturday at New Jersey Institute of Technology.
RENOVO — Mason Sheesley made 10 3-pointers as the Defenders overpowered the host Bucks in the consolation game of the Bucktail Tip-Off Tournament.
LEWISBURG — Emma Shaffer led the Bucknell women with 14 points and seven rebounds Saturday in a 64-58 nonconference win over visiting Stony Brook.
SUNBURY — Tyler Sherman had nine fourth-quarter points, and the Wildcats made just enough foul shots to hold off the Braves in the semifinal of the Macy Minnier Tournament.
MILLERSBURG — Nick Lepone scored 27 points, including a trio of 3-pointers, to pace Millersburg to the championship game of its own tip-off tournament.
MILTON — Four players finished in double figures for the Black Panthers in a dominant victory in their own tournament.
SELINSGROVE — Louden Murphy has badgered Southern Columbia defensive coordinator Andy Mills to draw up a safety blitz for him all season.
COAL TOWNSHIP — Jack Blough (24) and Cam Michaels (23) combined for 47 points in Lewisburg's 70-57 overtime victory over Mahanoy Area in a tip-off tournament at Shamokin.
SELINSGROVE — Loren Gehret and Alli Griscavage both scored in double figures for Southern Columbia as they defeated Selinsgrove in the semifinals of the Angela Wolfe-Royalty Memorial tournament. The Tigers play Heartland Athletic Conference-Division III rival Bloomsburg tonight for the champ…
SELINSGROVE — Eight, nine even 10 defenders in the box, Trinity wasn't going to let Braeden Wisloski beat them in Friday night's PIAA Class 2A semifinal at Harold L. Bolig Memorial Field.
MIFFLINBURG — Ella Shuck posted 24 points along with five rebounds and five steals to lead the Wildcats.
