SV grad Lynskey nets winning goalEASTON — Seneca Valley graduate Melissa Lynskey, a senior forward on the Lafayette College women's soccer team, scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Navy recently.The win gave the Leopards their first Patriot League Tournament berth since 2011. The team went on to lose in the semifinals to Bucknell.Lynskey led Lafayette in scoring this season with nine goals and 19 points.

GC's Loughry gets region golf honorERIE — Grove City High School freshman Troy Loughry has been named District 10 Region 3 Boys Golfer of the Year.Kyle Shingledecker and Danny Lucas of Grove City made Region 3 second team. Kyle Stephenson of Slippery Rock earned Region 5 second team honors.

Automated reports concern CubanDALLAS — Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says his decision to revoke the credentials of two ESPN writers who cover his team was driven partly by concern that automated game reports could eventually replace human-generated content.Cuban said Monday that he banned Marc Stein and Tim MacMahon from Mavericks home games to bring attention to the issue of companies using automation in sports coverage.The Associated Press, in a partnership with Automated Insights, produces automated stories on minor league baseball but does not use the technology for most of its sports coverage. The AP has at least one reporter at all games in the four major professional sports and most major college football and basketball games.

Mets’ Walker gets qualifying offerSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Toronto sluggers Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion, and New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and second baseman Neil Walker were among 10 players to receive $17.2 million qualifying offers from their teams.Players have until Nov. 14 to accept.