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CATAWISSA — Southern Columbia has become one of the first teams to qualify for a district playoff berth as the Tigers edged Central Columbia 41-36 in HAC-II on Wednesday.
Southern (11-2, 5-1 HAC-II) outscored Central by eight in the second quarter for a 22-15 halftime lead.
Kayla Lavella led the Tigers with 19 points.
Shikellamy 49, Midd-West 21
SUNBURY — Double-doubles from both Alexis Angstadt and Cory Yerger propelled the Braves.
Angstadt scored 17 points and had 10 steals, while Yerger tallied 14 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Shik (9-4, 4-2 HAC-I).
Midd-West fell to 5-7.
Lewisburg 45, Loyalsock 30
WILLIAMSPORT — Maria Kelleher’s 25-point day included a 10-for-12 effort from the free throw line, and it helped the Green Dragons win.
Lois Lesher added five rebounds and five blocks to go along with her four points for Lewisburg (9-3, 4-2 HAC-II).
Warrior Run 61, Hughesville 26
HUGHESVILLE — Tay Parker led a trio of Defenders who scored in double figures in the HAC-II win over the Spartans.
Parker had 24 points to almost outscore Hughesville herself, but Abby Fisher and Steph Shamburg each scored 12 points.
Warrior Run improves to 7-5, 1-5 in league play.
Mifflinburg 70, Jersey Shore 43
MIFFLINBURG — Leading by just eight points at the half, the Wildcats poured it on in the second half to rout the Bulldogs.
Mifflinburg, which outscored Jersey Shore 40-21 in the second half, got 21 points from Sara Stauffer, 13 of which came after halftime.
Kayla Kline added 16 points for the Wildcats.
Mount Carmel 39, Montoursville 24
MONTOURSVILLE — Christina Perles and Isabella Stellar combined for 29 points as Mount Carmel rallied from a first-quarter deficit to hand Montoursville its first HAC-II loss.
The Red Tornadoes (9-2, 5-1 HAC-II) outscored the Warriors 28-9 over the final three quarters, including zero points in the fourth.
WRESTLING
Upper Dauphin 52, Line Mountain 28
MANDATA — The Trojans dominated in the upper weights to defeat their nearby rival Eagles in a Tri-Valley League match.
Following Trey Campbell’s pin at 195 pounds, Upper Dauphin got pins from Zach Zerby at 220 and Payton Kennerly at 285 to take a 28-12 lead.
Britton Heim (152) and Erik Smeltz (182) both had pins for Line Mountain.
Sports
Area roundup: Southern Columbia girls qualify for districts
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American Legion: Danville picks up win over Line Mountain
By Anthony Mitchell For The Daily Item DANVILLE -- Danville manager Harold Albertson said that there are a number of players on his team willing to give their all.
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American Legion: Danville picks up win over Line Mountain
By Anthony Mitchell For The Daily Item DANVILLE -- Danville manager Harold Albertson said that there are a number of players on his team willing to give their all.
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Youth soccer: Local club team playing for national championship
By Jon Gerardi The Daily Item As the girls on North Union United 99F Strikers huddled around after a tough 1-0 win against Massachusetts, Strikers coach and North Union United Soccer Club president Frank Omlor was a bit speechless at what they accomplished, to say the least.
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Youth soccer: Local club team playing for national championship
By Jon Gerardi The Daily Item As the girls on North Union United 99F Strikers huddled around after a tough 1-0 win against Massachusetts, Strikers coach and North Union United Soccer Club president Frank Omlor was a bit speechless at what they accomplished, to say the least.
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American Legion: Sunbury/Norry bounces back with win a day after tough loss
By The Daily Item NORTHUMBERLAND -- There's no better remedy for a tough loss than a convincing victory.
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American Legion: Sunbury/Norry bounces back with win a day after tough loss
By The Daily Item NORTHUMBERLAND -- There's no better remedy for a tough loss than a convincing victory.
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Golf: Norry's Tyler finishes 1-under par at NCPGA Junior event
By The Daily Item MIDDLEBURG -- Northumberland's C.J. Tyler continued where he left off last year by firing a one-under-par 71 Monday at the Shade Mountain Golf Course, good for a three-stroke margin of victory over Danville's Austin Renz in the first North Central PA Golf Association Junior Tour event of the summer.
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Auto racing: Cannon wins third Whitcomb Memorial at Selinsgrove
By Shawn Wood For The Daily Item SELINSGROVE -- For a guy who isn't running for the points title at Selisngrove Speedway this season, Pat Cannon is still dominating the 358 sprint car ranks.
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Minor league baseball: Prada brings winning spirit to Cutters
By Shawn Wood For The Daily Item WILLIAMSPORT -- From Thurman Munson to Johnny Bench to Buster Posey, catchers, by nature are natural leaders.
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Outdoors: Family is a large part of trapshooter Joseph Recla's success
By Anthony Mitchell For The Daily Item ELYSBURG -- Besides a keen eye and steady hand, there is one other key to Joseph Recla's success " his family.
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American Legion: Berwick shakes off early deficit against Line Mountain
By Eric Shultz For The Daily Item HERNDON -- Berwick may have been the favored team on paper, but it took about half a game for it to show on the scoreboard.
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Pa. State Trap Shoot: College student Sandler has mastered the sport
New Ringgold native is a nine-time state champion
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American Legion baseball: Sunbury/Norry exorcises Danville demon
Hare turns in strong start; Snyder sharp in relief
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Shawn Wood's motorsports column: Highs and lows in one week
It was a week in motorsports that showed us just how great our sport is and how tragic it can be.
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Motorsports: Carol Houssock still announcing auto racing after 19 years
By Shawn Wood For The Daily Item MACKEYVILLE -- It was a night out with friends at the Chemung Speedrome in Chemung, N.Y., that got Carol Houssock hooked on auto racing. Nineteen years later, she is one of a handful of females who is announcing on the grass-roots levels.
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American Legion: Danville picks up win over Line Mountain
