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District 9 soccer finals at ClarionThe District 9 Class AA soccer championship matches are set.The Karns City girls will play Clearfield Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Clarion University.The Karns City boys soccer team will play Punxsutawney at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Clarion University.

District 9 volleyball pairings setThe District 9 volleyball playoffs are set.In Class A, 11th-seeded Union will play at sixth-seeded North Clarion Tuesday at 6:30 p.m.The winner of that match will take on third-seed A-C Valley, which received a first-round bye, in the quarterfinals on a day, time and site to be determined.Karns City, the third seed in Class AA, will travel to Kane Wednesday for a 6:30 p.m. match.The winner will get No. 1 seed Redbank Valley in the championship match on a day, time and site to be determined.

Karolyi couple implicated in suitLOS ANGELES — The latest lawsuit accusing a former USA Gymnastics doctor of sexually abusing a longtime member of the U.S. women’s national team is the first to name renowned husband-and-wife coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi, alleging they turned a blind eye to molestations.The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Los Angeles, does not provide specifics about what the Karolyis were allegedly told about the abuse, just that they knew about it and did nothing to stop it.The Karolyis did not return messages seeking comment.The civil lawsuit, filed by the now 24-year-old former gymnast, claims Dr. Larry Nassar repeatedly sexually abused her when she was on the national team from 2006 to 2011.

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