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  • High school roundup: Rosini pin lifts Ironmen over Tigers

    DANVILLE -- Steven Rosini's pin over Connor Houseknecht in 37 seconds in the final bout of the day at 132 pounds prevented disaster for Danville as the Ironmen pulled out a 40-36 Heartland Athletic Conference crossover victory on Tuesday.

    February 8, 2012

  • High School Roundup: Even without Andreychik, Danville boys cruise

    DANVILLE -- Playing without recent 1,000-point scorer Andrew Andreychik -- who was out sick -- Danville extended its winning streak to 17 games by putting four players in double figures in a 68-32 Heartland Athletic Conference crossover win over Central Columbia on Monday.

    February 7, 2012

  • CSS2CED.jpg High School Swimming: Central takes a pair from Danville

    DANVILLE -- All it takes are a few key moments in a dual meet to swing things in either direction. In Thursday's Heartland Athletic Conference boys dual between Danville and Central Columbia, the freestyle events were the deciding factor.

    February 3, 2012 1 Photo

  • High School Roundup: Selinsgrove boys make amazing comeback

    The final five seconds of regulation in Wednesday's game between Selinsgrove and Mifflinburg went a long way in determining each team's respective playoff positions. The Seals' playoff chances greatly improved as they pulled out a 66-63 overtime victory over a fading Mifflinburg team in a Heartland Athletic Conference Division I battle on Wednesday.

    February 2, 2012

  • High School Roundup: Danville girls coast past Jersey Shore

    JERSEY SHORE -- Rachael Herman exploded for a game-high 22 points as Danville took a 46-31 victory over Jersey Shore in Heartland Athletic Conference Division I action Tuesday. No other player scored in double figures for Danville (12-5, 8-2 HAC-I), but Siobhan Bross tallied nine for the Ironmen.

    February 1, 2012

  • Bill Bowman's college sports column: Bison charged with streaking

    Of the 344 schools that play Division I men's basketball, not one of them has a longer conference winning streak than Bucknell does right now. Not Duke nor North Carolina. Not Connecticut nor Syracuse. Not Kentucky nor, um, Kansas (Sorry. It still stings, doesn't it?).

    January 31, 2012

  • danboys.jpg Ironmen pull away from Selinsgrove

    Energy was the key word for both coaches in Wednesday’s Heartland Athletic Conference Division I matchup between Danville and Selinsgrove.

    January 27, 2012 1 Photo

  • Bill Bowman's column on college sports: Bison getting better

    Without their best player on the floor, Bucknell tore off a 16-6 run to make a 35-23 game a 51-29 rout. The lead grew as large as 36 in the second half before BU "settled" for a 34-point victory over Holy Cross in a game that recently was the league's best rivalry.

    January 24, 2012

  • Funeral and memorial services scheduled for Joe Paterno

    STATE COLLEGE — Former Penn State coach Joe Paterno will be buried Wednesday, and his family has scheduled three days of public memorial events this week.

    January 23, 2012

  • 1965 practice.jpg Joe Paterno: A life in pictures Joe Paterno, college football's winningest coach and a sporting icon, has died at age 85. His legacy includes two national championships and a football program of "success with honor," but the end of his career was marred by his handling of a sex abuse allegations against his former assistant coach. (All photos are from the Associated Press.)

    January 23, 2012