By The Daily Item
BOYS BASKETBALL
MIFFLINBURG -- A seven-point lead after the first quarter quickly grew to 20 at the break as Mifflinburg ran away for a 65-45 victory over Montoursville in a Heartland Athletic Conference Division I game on Saturday.
Jim Sowers once again was the sparkplug behind the offensive attack for Mifflinburg (16-2, 9-1 HAC-I). Sowers had a game-high 22 points in addition to the nine rebounds he pulled down.
Also for the Wildcats, Zac Hoy had 11 points and six assists, Corey Murtha had 12 points and Kaleb Snyder chipped in four points and six rebounds.
"Snyder and Sowers both rebounded very well, we had 13 assisted baskets and we played well as a team," said Mifflinburg coach Eldon Hoy.
Ryan Hocker paced Montoursville with 15 points.
n Jersey Shore 81,
Selinsgrove 61
JERSEY SHORE -- Ben Barnhart scored 17 of his game-high 28 points in the first half as the Bulldogs got off to a hot start and rode their momentum to the HAC-I win.
Jersey Shore (9-9, 5-5 HAC-I) led 44-30 at halftime, and despite the best efforts of Dan Ryan the Bulldogs pulled away in the second half.
Ryan connected on three of his five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to keep Selinsgrove (9-10, 6-5) in the game, but the Seals couldn't keep up with Jersey Shore.
Ryan finished with 19 points, while Spencer Hotaling added 11 and Kyle Dreese chipped in 10 for the Seals.
n Southern Columbia 68,
Warrior Run 32
TURBOTVILLE -- Ian Stout and Kristian Klebon scored 11 points apiece as the Tigers took the HAC-II win.
A total of three players scored in double figures for Southern (10-8 overall) as Kurt Kessler added 10 points.
Todd Keiser led Warrior Run (1-17) with 12 points.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
n Lewisburg 37,
Wyalusing 29
LEWISBURG -- On senior night, fourth-year player Jenny Meslener scored 10 points and collected 15 rebounds to lead the Green Dragons to the non-league win.
Emily Lesher added eight points, five assists and five blocks for Lewisburg (16-3). Fellow senior Sarah Campbell added six points for the Green Dragons.
n Mount Carmel 49,
Central Columbia 41
ALMEDIA -- Heather Bolick's game-high 19 points lifted the Red Tornadoes to the Heartland Athletic Conference Division II win. Ranotta Ahrensfield added 14 points for Mount Carmel.
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HS Roundup: Sowers leads 'Cats to victory
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Shikellamy Braves rally to stay alive
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They learn to be tough young
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Motorsports: Selinsgrove, Lincoln speedways to host 360 sprint series
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Girls basketball: Records fall, Red Tornadoes stay unbeaten
SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT -- An overflow crowd zealously cheered Tierney Pfirman's pursuit of the South Williamsport scoring record throughout Tuesday's game, until their breathless faces matched the Mounties' royal blue.
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High school roundup: Rosini pin lifts Ironmen over Tigers
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College sports notebook: Antensteiner starts, finishes fast
ANVILLE -- Ines Antensteiner, a member of the powerful Lewisburg girls track & field team for the past four seasons wasted little time making her presence felt in college. On Monday, Antensteiner, a freshman at Lebanon Valley, was named the Middle Atlantic Conference's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week after a pair of event wins at Saturday's Ducharme Invitational.
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Bill Bowman's column on college sports: Tale of two teams in the clutch
Because basketball season is so long it is easy to forget that one or two moments in a single game can essentially make or break an entire season. While teams might play 30 games or so, most of them come down to a couple of possessions, spots where one little thing can be the difference between winning and losing, between making the postseason tournament or turning in the uniforms.
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Sports court strips Contador of 2010 Tour title
MADRID -- Alberto Contador was stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title Monday and banned for two years after sports' highest court found the Spanish cyclist guilty of doping. The Court of Arbitration for Sport suspended the three-time Tour champion after rejecting his claim that his positive test for clenbuterol was caused by eating contaminated meat on a 2010 Tour rest day.
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H.S. boys basketball: Selinsgrove rallies to top Southern Columbia
CATAWISSA -- In a battle between two schools better known for their football programs, Monday's game between host Southern Columbia and Selinsgrove naturally featured plenty of physical play. After a combined 43 fouls and 55 free-throw attempts, the Seals finally pulled it out. Reserve guard Tyler Krebs made five foul shots in the final minute and a half in Selinsgrove's 54-53 victory.
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High School Bowling: Kratzer, Hartranft take home Pro-Am titles
SUNBURY -- The name might have changed, but the results were the same. Now called the 13th annual Best Bowl/Strike Zone High School Pro-Am Scholarship Challenge, the two-day tournament was another success as it pitted some of the Valley's best young bowlers against each other in friendly competition.
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