IN BRIEF
Moniteau will square off against Brockway in the District 9 Class AA championship game at 2 p.m. Saturday at Clarion University's Memorial Stadium.
Moniteau (6-5) defeated Karns City 10-7 on Friday to reach the final, while the Rovers (7-3) eked out a 12-7 victory over Redbank Valley on Saturday.
SHANGHAI, China — England's David Howell held off Tiger Woods in the HSBC Champions, closing with a 4-under 68 for a three-stroke victory.Howell, who began the round with a one-stroke lead over Woods, finished with a 20-under 268 total to claim the $833,300 first-place check in the $5 million event. Woods shot a 70.England's Nick Dougherty eagled the par-5 18th for a 69 to tie for third with Australia's Nick O'Hern (73) at 14 under. Vijay Singh (69) and Denmark's Thomas Bjorn (70) finished at 13 under on the Shanghai Sheshan International Golf Club course.
MOBILE, Ala. — U.S. Solheim Cup star Christina Kim won her second career title, closing with a 5-under 67 for a one-stroke victory over Australia's Rachel Hetherington in the Mitchell Company LPGA Tournament of Champions.Kim finished with a 15-under 273 total on the Magnolia Grove Golf Club's Crossings Course and earned $138,000. Hetherington shot a 68.Sweden's Liselotte Neumann, the 1996 winner, closed with a 71 to finish third at 12 under. Hall of Famer Juli Inkster (69) followed at 11 under.
NAPLES, Fla. — Kenny Perry and John Huston won the Franklin Templeton Shootout, combining for a 13-under 59 in the scramble format for a one-stroke victory over Fred Couples and Adam Scott.Perry and Huston, who each earned $315,000, had a 30-under 186 total on the Tiburon Golf Club course. Couples and Scott finished with a 62.Mark O'Meara and Nick Price (60) were third at 27 under.
LOS ANGELES — Amelie Mauresmo outlasted Mary Pierce 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-4 in a marathon baseline slugfest to win the WTA Championships for the biggest title of her career.Mauresmo rallied on five consecutive errors by Pierce in the first all-French final of the season-ending tournament, and earned $1 million for the victory.Mauresmo will rise to No. 3 when the WTA Tour rankings are released Monday, behind No. 1 Lindsay Davenport and No. 2 Kim Clijsters.
FRISCO, Texas — Guillermo Ramirez scored in stoppage time of the first overtime, giving the Los Angeles Galaxy a 1-0 victory over the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup.Ramirez had the worst offensive season in league history, scoring only one goal on 62 shots.The Galaxy claimed their second championship in five finals appearances. Both have been 1-0 victories over New England in overtime. Los Angeles, which went 13-13-7 in the regular season, had the fewest wins of any MLS champion and was the lowest-seeded winner at No. 8.
