By The Daily Item
BOYS BASKETBALL
CATAWISSA -- The balanced attack of Southern Columbia was just too much for Selinsgrove as the Tigers took a 58-48 victory in a Heartland Athletic Conference interdivisional matchup on Wednesday.
Jared Hallick scored 13 points, Ian Stout had 11 as a total of eight players scored at least three points for Southern.
Alex Lupolt tallied 15 points to lead Selinsgrove (2-1).
n Lewisburg 62,
Bloomsburg 21
LEWISBURG -- Cam Cassels scored 13 points and Kyle Ranck had 10 as the Green Dragons easily beat the Panthers for the HAC-II victory.
Behind Cassels and Ranck, Lewisburg (3-2, 1-0 HAC-II) outscored Bloomsburg 24-5 in the first half and 41-9 after three quarters.
n Shamokin 59,
Blue Mountain 50
ORWIGSBURG -- Devon Craft's 21-point performance resulted in the Indians taking the nonleague win.
Craft tallied 16 of his points, including four of his five 3-pointers, in the third quarter as Shamokin (2-2) began to pull away. The Indians outscored Blue Mountain 21-6 in the period.
Brent Forbes added 11 points for Shamokin.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
n Lewisburg 48,
Mifflinburg 24
MIFFLINBURG -- The Green Dragons stayed undefeated on the season as they doubled up the Wildcats in a Heartland Athletic Conference crossover matchup.
Chelsea Boyer led Lewisburg (6-0) with 17 points. Jenny Meslener added 12 points and Emily Lesher had four points, nine rebounds, six assists and six blocks for the Green Dragons.
Mifflinburg (1-1) was led by Alexis Valentine's eight points.
n Towanda 66,
Danville 53
DANVILLE -- The Ironmen had three players score in double figures, but the Black Knights had enough to take the nonleague win.
Abby Woll and Sam Zampetti scored 15 points apiece to lead Danville (4-2), while Brooke Pierson added 12 for the Ironmen.
n Montoursville 44,
Warrior Run 43
TURBOTVILLE -- The Warriors outscored the Defenders by four points in the second quarter, and it was just enough to take the HAC-II win and give the hosts their first loss.
Shawnee Lutcher and Kristin Keiser both scored 15 points to lead Warrior Run (5-1).
n Blue Mountain 64,
Midd-West 32
MIDDLEBURG -- With six players all scoring between 8-11 points apiece, the Eagles doubled up the Mustangs in the scoring column to take the nonleague win.
Brittney Kuhns scored 10 points to lead Midd-West (0-3), which was playing without senior forward Christina DiBartolomeo for much of the game after she sprained her ankle in the first quarter.
WRESTLING
n Danville 63,
East Juniata 7
COCOLAMUS -- The Ironmen picked up eight pins as they cruised to the lopsided nonleague victory.
Getting the pins for Danville (1-2) were Steve Rosini (125), Kody Getkin (130), Travis Bordner (135), Zach Vanderslice (152), Garrett Llewellyn (160), Vlademir Hoeger (171), Dylan Daily (189) and Casey Klein (215).
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H.S. Track & Field notebook: Better late than never
As soon as the Class AA boys javelin throwers were finished Friday morning, Lewisburg’s Brandon Smith left his fellow competitors at the throwing area and took off for Seth Grove Stadium track, trying to hurry while negotiating the heavy foot traffic of fans, coaches and athletes.
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Keller runs to his first victory
Amazing. That was the simple reply from Cody Keller after capping the long comeback from injury win his first sprint car race Saturday night at Selinsgrove Speedway.
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Zaktansky: Life lessons learned from an earthworm
On my hands and knees, I slogged forward.
The steady rain had long before soaked through my clothes and turned the ground underneath me into a slick film of runny mud. My back hurt, my fingers were caked with brown goop and my mouth was aching from holding a small flashlight as I slowly scanned the backyard. -
Indigo buntings grace the Valley
Summer is the best time for viewing a spectrum of colorful birds.
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Don Steese column: Counting the days
Memorial Day weekend is traditionally the start of the summer vacation season. Kids are out school, the weather is beautiful and all is well with the world ... except for folks like myself, who find themselves counting the days until fall.
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Hartley, Billas fight off heat
Melanie Hartley was drained, a puddle of nerves and perspiration after a brutal 400-meter dash. While the official thermometer at Shippensburg University flirted with 90 degrees on Saturday, the heavy dose of humidity had the packed house at Seth Grove Stadium sweltering.
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Moore bags two medals
Matt Moore is a hard guy to please. Or at least, he finds it hard to take pleasure in his own track and field performances.
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Ken Maurer column: More talk about bass
This past week I attended 2 meetings involving the PFBC.
The first was in Harrisburg where fish commission officials explained to the state senators why they want the DEP to place the Susquehanna River on the “impaired” list. DEP has refused once, and the PFBC has reapplied. -
Scott Dudinskie's high school baseball column: Reich still going strong
Bryan Reich feels it with every pitch he throws. Some would call it pain, maybe discomfort. The Milton right-hander chooses "annoyance."
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