KITTANNING — Shane Gallagher and John Reichenbaugh each had a goal and an assist as the Freeport hockey team battled Hampton to a 3-3 overtime tie in PIHLClass AA action Thursday at the Belmont Complex.

David Bonitsky also scored a goal while Wyatt McQueen and Zachary King chipped in with assists.

Freeport (2-1-1) will face Westmont-Hilltop today at the War Memorial in Johnstown.

CHESTER, W.Va. — Jimmy Emrick (2-1) of Butler will fight Jason Bergman (5-4-1) in a six-round bout as part of a professional boxing card Dec. 30 at Mountaineer Racetrack and Gaming Resort.The fight will be on the undercard of the co-main event featuring Butler's Brian Minto (28-2) vs. Byron Polley (21-7) for the WBAFedecentro heavyweight title and Aliquippa's Verquan Kimbrough (18-1-1) vs. Oisin Fagan (20-4) for the vacant USBAlightweight title.Tickets are available through ticketmaster.com or by calling 866-448-7849.

IMPERIAL — The Mars boys soccer team will play its PIAAClass AAquarterfinal playoff game against Center at 4 p.m. Saturday at West Allegheny High School.

Westminster College senior Mallory Bugel, a graduate of Mars High School, has been selected to the Presidents' Athletic Conference women's soccer first team.Grove City College's Kristen Colley, Emily Ostlund and Stephanie Wild were also named to the first team, while teammate Elise Bender was a second-team choice.On the men's side, Grove City had four second-team selections — Jack Adams, Tommy Bresson, Barry Snyder and Jake Kern.Three volleyball players were also honored from Grove City. Natalie Liberati was named to the first team, Kim Walsh was a second-teamer and Jen Plyler was an honorable mention.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Baseball general managers decided Thursday that base coaches will wear some sort of head protection next season, a move that came four months after Mike Coolbaugh was struck in the neck by a line drive during a minor league game.Coolbaugh, a former major league player, was a coach for the Colorado Rockies' Double-A team in Tulsa when he died July 22. He had been hit by a liner as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a Texas League game at Arkansas.

NEW YORK — Billy Martin, Marvin Miller and Doug Harvey are among 20 former managers, executives and umpires on the new Hall of Fame ballots to be considered by the revamped Veterans Committee when it votes next month.Whitey Herzog, Davey Johnson, Gene Mauch and Bowie Kuhn are other notable candidates up for induction in 2008.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The University of Louisville has filed a lawsuit against Duke University Thursday claiming breach of contract after the Blue Devils opted out of the final three games of a four-game football series. The lawsuit, filed in Franklin Circuit Court, is asking for $450,000 in damages and any additional damages that the court sees fit.