http://www.tribdem.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:59:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_340000012.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_340000012.html With two consecutive road wins and victories in three of the past four games, the St. Francis University men’s basketball team brought high expectations into Thursday’s Northeast Conference opener.But Long Island University departed DeGol Arena with a 73-58 win and, as coach St. Francis coach Don Friday put it, more than a figurative handful of the Red Flash’s candy. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:58:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339235904.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339235904.html Point blank, Westmont Hilltop goaltender Adam Ayre was the difference on Thursday night.Ayre turned aside 36 shots, including at least a dozen quality scoring chances, as the Hilltoppers upended rival Bishop McCort 5-2 in a PIHL Class A Section IV tilt at Cambria County War Memorial Arena.“The first two periods we had a lot of chances,” Bishop McCort coach John Bradley said. “The difference in the game, I thought, was their goalie. Their goalie made, not just saves, he made spectacular saves at times. I mean point-blank shots that were really good scoring chances.” Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339235724.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339235724.html It’s been a rough year for Brad Kanuch, but the Connecticut wide receiver can ease some of his pain by closing out the regular season with a victory over Pitt on Saturday.Kanuch, a Westmont Hilltop graduate, has seen his personal statistics drop this season, but the number that matters most to him could remain the same. With a victory over the Panthers (8-3, 4-2 Big East) and another in a bowl game, the Huskies (7-4, 3-3) would match their win total of nine from a year ago.“Everything’s going pretty well,” Kanuch said in a telephone interview this week. “It’s exciting that we’re going to go to a bowl for two straight years.” Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339235607.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339235607.html Marcus Tullis scored 19 points to lead five Mountain Cats in double figures and move into 13th place on Pitt-Johnstown’s all-time scoring list in a 99-70 victory at West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference foe Ohio Valley (W.Va.) University on Thursday.The 15th-ranked Mountain Cats are now 6-1 overall and 2-0 in league play. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339235456.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339235456.html Sheena Aden had game-highs of 22 points and 10 rebounds, and Taylor Griffith added 21 points to lead Pitt-Johnstown to a 74-58 victory at West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival Ohio Valley (W.Va.) on Thursday night.UPJ snapped a three-game losing skid and improved to 2-5 overall and 2-0 in the WVIAC.The Lady Cats jumped out to a 22-6 lead 6:07 into the game, before ending the first half with a 38-31 advantage. UPJ came out in the second half on a 14-7 run and increased the lead to 52-38 on Aden’s jump shot with 15:03 to play. Ohio Valley battled back to cut the deficit to 57-53 with 7:56 left on the clock, but the Lady Cats held the Fighting Scots to just five points the rest of the way and secured the 16-point victory. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:57:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339003020.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339003020.html Entering the 285-pound bout, with the No. 9 Mountain Cats trailing by four points against the University of Findlay (Ohio), UPJ heavyweight Chris Dempsey delivered in the clutch on Wednesday night. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:26:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339002856.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339002856.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:24:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339002600.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339002600.html A linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers approached his offensive line this week and asked for help in deciding the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year showdown on Sunday. That linebacker was not James Harrison. “Nope,” said Harrison. “There’s no matchup between me and DeMarcus Ware; just my team against his team. That’s all that really matters.” The Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys are two of the NFL’s elite teams, so it’s no surprise that both teams are led by the league’s top defensive player of the year candidates in Harrison and Ware. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:23:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339002401.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_339002401.html Ian Keserich hadn’t started a game in nearly a month, so the Johnstown Chiefs goaltender made the most of his opportunity on Wednesday night. Keserich saved 34 shots in his first start since Nov. 8 as first-place Chiefs edged the Reading Royals 2-1 in front of 3,511 fans at the Sovereign Center.“Keserich played solid. He played big,” Chiefs coach Ian Herbers said. “He gave us the opportunity to win. That’s good to get him back in there. We’re not a team with just one goalie or one line. Everybody’s got to contribute for us to be successful.” Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:59:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337235822.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337235822.html There will be plenty of new faces in the lineup tonight when Pitt-Johnstown’s wrestling team makes its home debut, but a few of them will be familiar to local fans. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:57:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337235727.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337235727.html The Pitt-Johnstown women knew they would have tough sledding against the fourth-ranked California (Pa.) Vulcans on Tuesday night at the UPJ Sports Center.But even against a tough opponent, the Lady Cats hung in during the early stages before the Vulcans pulled away with a 94-67 victory. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337235635.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337235635.html The ECHL announced Tuesday that the Augusta Lynx have suspended operations, effective immediately and voluntarily relinquished their membership back to the league. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:55:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337235529.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337235529.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:02:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337000250.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337000250.html Everybody’s Hometown Team once again will be owned by a hometown family.The Altoona Curve have been sold back to the family of Bob Lozinak, who was one of the team’s co-owners along with the late Tate DeWeese when the franchise began play in 1999.The announcement was made Monday at Blair County Ballpark. Terms of the deal, which must be approved by Eastern League, Minor League Baseball and the Baseball Office of the Commissioner, were not released. The sale could be completed by the end of this month. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337000146.html http://www.tribdem.com/sports/local_story_337000146.html Chuck Greenberg and Todd Parnell have done an excellent job of selling the Altoona Curve over the past seven years.They’ve sold the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates to baseball fans and advertisers with promotional pitches that draw crowds by the thousands. They’ve sold the Curve to players and investors with the jewel that is Blair County Ballpark.But on Monday, Greenberg and Parnell’s sales pitch fell short for the first time.