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FORD CITY — The Ford City varsity hockey team is 7-0 in PIHL Open Division play and continues to get production from goaltender Justin O'Donnell, defenseman R.C. Double and forward Tanner Master, all Butler seniors.

O'Donnell is 6-0 with a 2.94 goals against average. Double has 13 goals and 11 assists, while Master has 13 goals and nine assists.

NEW YORK — Michael Phelps achieved another unprecedented feat: the first swimmer honored as Sports Illustrated's sportsman of the year.Phelps broke Mark Spitz's iconic record with eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics in August and became the winningest Olympian ever with his 14 career victories.Olympians in other sports have earned the award before in its 54-year history, but never a swimmer. In 1972, the year Spitz won his medals, UCLA basketball coach John Wooden and tennis great Billie Jean King were honored instead.

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