SLIPPERY ROCK — Matt Howard, a senior outfielder for the Slippery Rock University baseball team, was named the PSAC West Player of the Week.

Last week, Howard hit .500 with three home runs, a triple, 11 RBI, four runs scored and two stolen bases in helping The Rock to a 4-0 start. His hits made the difference in the final scores of three of the wins.

A-C Valley's Allan Eaton, Moniteau's Kyle Armagost and Union's Brody Pollock and Tina Lipps all earned Keystone Shortway Athletic Conference basketball first-team honors.The complete list follows.<B>GirlsMost Valuable Player: </B>Morgan Johnson (Keystone)<B>First Team: </B>Tina Lipps (Union), Emily Merryman (Cranberry), Jade Walker (Clarion-Limestone), Bri Nellis (Clarion), Liz Shannonhouse (Clarion)<B>Second Team: </B>Erica Long (East Forest), Mariah Winchester (Union), Sarah Lutz (Cranberry), Lindsey Neiswonger (Redbank Valley), Lauren Hogue (Cranberry)<B>Third Team: </B>Amanda Sloan (Moniteau), Jillian Love (Keystone), Kiana Laugand (Clarion-Limestone), Jessica Gruver (Redbank Valley), Ashley MacKinlay (Union)<B>BoysMost Valuable Player: </B>Maxx Rynd (Venango Catholic)<B>First Team: </B>Jeremy Schmader (North Clarion), Allan Eaton (A-C Valley), Brody Pollock (Union), Brandon Bell (Clarion-Limestone), Kyle Armagost (Moniteau)<B>Second Team: </B>Ben Guth (Venango Catholic), Zach Sloan (Moniteau), Ryan Willison (Cranberry), Brandon Bain (Redbank Valley), Eric Hesdon (Clarion-Limestone)<B>Third Team: </B>Trent Corle (Union), Mike Beveridge (Clarion), Ryan Bartley (A-C Valley), Ben Wolbert (Keystone), Coleman Willison (Cranberry)

SACRAMENTO — The NBA granted the Sacramento Kings an extension on the deadline to file an application for relocation next season.The league announced Tuesday the Kings will have the opportunity to discuss their options at the NBA Board of Governors meetings April 14 and 15. The team will have until April 18 to decide if it plans to relocate.The Kings had filed for an extension last week. The deadline is typically March 1.NBA Commissioner David Stern acknowledged during All-Star weekend that the Kings have had talks with officials in Anaheim, Calif., about relocating to its arena.