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KC football shovels field for D-9 games

Gremlin players get stadium set for 1A, 2A title tilts Monday

Members of the Karns City football team take to the Diehl Stadium field to remove three inches of heavy, wet snow to get the surface playable for Monday�s District 9 1A and 2A championship football games.

KARNS CITY — Armed with shovels instead of shoulder pads, several members of the Karns City football team and coaching staff went to work on one of their toughest opponents Saturday afternoon.

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Birdie putt wins for Howell III

ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga. — Charles Howell III made a 15-foot birdie putt on the second hole of a playoff with Patrick Rodgers on Sunday in the RSM Classic to end an 11-year victory drought.

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Late TDs bail out Steelers in Jacksonville

Roethlisberger scores winning points with 5 seconds left

Offensive linemen react as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) crosses the goal-line to score the winning touchdown with 5 seconds left Sunday in Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Ben Roethlisberger threw two interceptions on his first 12 passes. The Pittsburgh Steelers failed to score in the first half for the first time in more than two years, and they still trailed by 10 approaching the 2-minute warning.

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Logano wins elusive title

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Joey Logano busted up The Big Three and captured an improbable first NASCAR title by soundly beating a trio of champions.

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College Notes

ETHAN CONTO (Karns City), a senior linebacker on the Grove City football team, had eight tackles in the Wolverines’ 56-48 ECAC James Lynah Bowl win over Morrisville State.

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Events

Monday

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WPIAL CLASS 6A FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Falling Short

Pine-Richland QB Spencer too much for Seneca Valley in 34-7 title defeat

Seneca Valley defenders Brennan Hayes (8), Conor Hayes (23) and Saige Ley(1) enjoy a defensive stand during the WPIAL Class 6A championship game Saturday night at Heinz Field. The Raiders llst the game, 34-7.

PITTSBURGH — Cole Spencer may be listed as a sophomore on Pine-Richland's roster, but he certainly did not play like one Saturday night.

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Raiders proud of 2018 year overall

PITTSBURGH — Saturday's 34-7 defeat to Pine-Richland in the WPIAL Class 6A title game was a bitter pill for Seneca Valley's football team to swallow, but Raiders' head coach Ron Butschle had no trouble putting his squad's 2018 season into perspective.

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Rock shocks LIU Post on road

SRU advances with 20-14 playoff victory

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. — Jake Chapla picked a good day to break Slippery Rock University's career field goal record.

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SR runners earn all-region honors

ERIE —Four Slippery Rock High School cross country runners have been honored by District 10, Region 2.

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SRU hoops defeated

SLIPPERY ROCK — Committing 14 turnovers in the second half, the Slippery Rock University men’s basketball team failed to allow a seven-point halftime lead to hold up in a 64-59 loss to the District of Columbia Saturday at Morrow Field House.

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Busch leads contenders in qualifying for finale

His teammate, though, gets pole for title race

Kyle Busch gets into his car during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup series auto race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway Friday. Busch is one of four drivers vying for the title Sunday.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Kyle Busch thought he got the jump on the competition with a pole-winning run at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Then he was bumped by teammate Denny Hamlin and the politics began.

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Eye on the Jags

Steelers vow to not overlook Jacksonville

Pittsburgh running back James Conner (30) rushes for a touchdown during the Steelers’ 52-21 win over Carolina. Connor will get a crack at the suddenly vulnerable Jacksonville defense.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Even if the memory is still fresh, the temptation is there for Pittsburgh to overlook the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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McSorley could become the winningest QB at Penn State

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley will be chasing another school record and the No. 16 Nittany Lions can put themselves in position for a New Year’s Day bowl when they visit Rutgers for the Scarlet Knights’ final home game of an awful season.

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Panthers on high alert

Pitt doesn’t want to have season spoiled

Pittsburgh running backs Darrin Hall (22) and Qadree Ollison celebrate after Hall scored a touchdown against Virginia Tech last week in Pittsburgh. The Panthers won 52-22 and will try to wrap up a spot in the ACC championship game with a win over Wake Forest Saturday.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Pittsburgh spoiled a conference rival’s special season a year ago. The Panthers don’t want Wake Forest to do the same thing to them.

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Steeler reserves needed

Team will be without key starters on lines

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without key starters on their offensive and defensive lines when they face the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.

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Events

Saturday

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Raiders are last team standing

Last team standing.

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Karns City to host D9 title games

After ice and snow rendered several high school and college football fields in District 9 unplayable for 1A and 2A title games, Karns City stepped into the breach.

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Long-awaited elk hunt tests mettle

Saturday morning found me heading out on the road for my long-awaited PA elk hunt in Cameron/Elk Counties on public lands.

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Betts, Yelich earn 1st MVP awards

NEW YORK — Mookie Betts is ready to become an ambassador for baseball, now that he’s won a batting title, World Series and Most Valuable Player award with Boston.

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Pitt routs Central Arkansas

PITTSBURGH — Jared Wilson-Frame doesn’t seem to be bothered by not being in the starting lineup.

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Power Played

Pens cough up 3 goals in 1:31 to fall to Lightning

Pittsburgh Penguins’ Evgeni Malkin (71) can’t get off a shot with Tampa Bay Lightning’s Erik Cernak (81) defending during the second period in Pittsburgh Thursday. The Pens lost again, 4-3.

PITTSBURGH — Brayden Point scored three straight power-play goals in 1:31 — the sixth-fastest three goals in NHL history — and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night.

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Rockets ‘parting ways’ with Anthony

HOUSTON — Carmelo Anthony is done in Houston.

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Steelers red-hot in the red zone

Team leading NFL in TDs from inside 20

Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger throws a pass during the Steelers’ 52-21 rout of Carolina last week. Roethlisberger has a plethora of weapons around him this season and first-year offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner is finding ways to use them all.

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner issues a warning to his wide receivers and tight ends if they happen to get tackled at the 1-yard line.