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WIAA Boys Soccer Division 3 and 4; Irish Blow By Thunder, Ready For Indians
DIVISION 3 REGIONAL SEMI-FINALS Freedom 8, Seymour 0 Freedom’s boys soccer team continued its unbeaten season Thursday afternoon with an 8-0 shutout victory over Seymour in a WIAA regional semifinal. The Irish improved to 18-0-1 on the season, eliminating a Seymour squad that finishes with a 3-13-2 record. Caleb Kurey led Freedom with three goals, while Dailey Lennon added two goals and two assists. Goalkeeper Cohen Riska recorded four saves to preserve the shutout for the Irish.
WIAA Volleyball Division 1; Polar Bears Get By Red Raiders
Hortonville 3, Pulaski 0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-18) Hortonville’s girls volleyball team rolled to a 3-0 sweep over Pulaski on Thursday night in WIAA postseason action. The Polar Bears controlled the match, winning by scores of 25-14, 25-8, and 25-18. Kayte Krowiorz led Hortonville with 14 kills, while Jada Cordy added 11 kills and two blocks, and Cami Head chipped in nine kills. The Polar Bears finished with 45 kills, 14 serving aces, 43 assists, and 40 digs as a team.
Tide, Spartans, Panthers, Fillies, Vikings, Devils, Bears, Wave All Win
The Schuylkill League volleyball season is now in full swing and Tuesday saw a full slate of action. Here’s a look at who won and the day’s top performances: Anna Burke had 12 kills and 9 blocks to lead the Lady Tide past the Lady Cards in Schuylkill League volleyball on Tuesday night. Ava Schwartz added 10 kills and 10 digs while Rhyan Brennan contributed with 8 kills and 5 digs. For Pine Grove, Lily Flynn had 15 digs and 11 kills in the four-set loss.
BREAKING: Alex Jensen Hired as Next Runnin' Utes Head Coach
The greatest protege of the late Rick Majerus is coming home. Alex Jensen, one of the most beloved players to ever grace the Huntsman Center court, will now be patrolling the sidelines. The longtime NBA assistant has agreed to terms on becoming the next University of Utah men’s basketball coach. Jensen played at Utah from 1994-1995 and 1997-2000, serving a two-year LDS mission in England after his first season.
TAKEAWAYS: Runnin' Utes Fall Short on Senior Day, 71-69
The Runnin’ Utes (16-14, 8-11 Big 12) hosted their last home game of the season on Tuesday night against the West Virginia Mountaineers. It was a close fought battle all game long, with 10 lead changes and six ties before the Utes ultimately fell short, falling 71-69. Here are the takeaways to the game: Utah couldn’t hold two sizable leads Despite being up by as many as 12 points nearly halfway through the first half, the Utes let West Virginia back in the game.
TAKEAWAYS: Runnin' Utes Outpaced By Wildcats, 83-66
The Runnin’ Utes have had a difficult week as they’ve had to come to grips with the firing of Craig Smith and what led to the situation hitting the breaking point even before the end of the season. Add to it that their first game since the news came against the Arizona Wildcats at one of the most difficult venues to play, and the result was as expected with a83-66 loss.
The Runnin' Utes hosted the #17 Kansas Jayhawks in the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday night on ESPN, and Utah held on to win 74-67 in a game in which they never trailed. Utah jumped out of the gates to take an early lead before Kansas settled in to make it a 39-37 game in Utah's favor at the half. The second half followed a similar script, with Utah being the aggressor again early until cold streaks hit both teams.
Honda recalling over 750,000 vehicles to fix faulty air bag sensor
DETROIT (AP) — Honda is recalling more than three-quarters of a million vehicles in the U.S. because a faulty sensor may cause the front passenger air bags to inflate when they’re not supposed to. The recall covers certain Honda Pilot, Accord, Civic sedan, HR-V and Odyssey models from the 2020 through 2022 model years, as well as the 2020 Fit and Civic Coupe.
Country singer Toby Keith dies at 62
NASHVILLE (WJW) — Country singer-songwriter Toby Keith, who had been battling stomach cancer, has died at 62, according to his website. “Toby Keith passed peacefully last night on February 5th, surrounded by his family,” a statement on his Facebook page said. “He fought his fight with grace and courage. Please respect the privacy of his family at this time.” Keith leaves behind a wife and three children. Keith announced his cancer diagnosis on social media in June of 2022.
Orange Sail By Red Raiders
SYRACUSE N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – The Syracuse men’s lacrosse team toppled Colgate, 18-10, to improve to 2-0 for the second consecutive year. Standout offensive threat Joey Spallina conducted the offense, leading the team with four goals and five assists. Owen Hiltz (3g, 3a) and Michael Leo (3, 1) each produced a hattrick. Finn Thompson (2, 1), Christian Mule (1, 2) and Mason Kohn (1, 2) each added multi-point days. Kohn controlled the face, contributing 17 of the 24 faceoff wins for the Orange.
Benson Boone Eyes U.K. Top 10 With ‘Beautiful Things’
Benson Boone is about to complete the jump from viral star to the U.K. top 10. The 21-year-old Washington native has three appearances on the Official U.K. Singles Chart, the standout with “Beautiful Things” (via Warner Records), which last week reached No. 11. Prior to its release, Boone built buzz for the song by teasing it on TikTok and Instagram. Now, Boone is on the brink of his first top tier hit, as “Beautiful Things” lifts to No. 8 on the midweek tally.
MSG Entertainment Taps Michael Grau as Executive VP, Finance & CFO
Corporate finance veteran Michael Grau joins Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp in a dual-capacity, with duties for overseeing the live entertainment specialist’s financial matters. Effective from Feb. 12, Grau joins the business as executive VP, finance, then, following a transition period, adds responsibilities of CFO from April 1.
The Last Dinner Party Leads U.K. Chart Race With ‘Prelude to Ecstasy’
And just like that, The Last Dinner Party is converting critical praise into commercial success with Prelude to Ecstasy (via Island), the British newcomers’ debut LP. Based on midweek sales and streaming data published by the Official Charts Company, Prelude to Ecstasy leads the way in the U.K. chart race. Prelude to Ecstasy makes a fast start and is predicted to take the title when the national chart is published later this week.
Travis Kelce Says Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Album Will ‘Shake Up the World’
With a chance to win the NFL’s biggest prize, and doing so with Taylor Swift at his side, Travis Kelce is a guy with it all going for him. The football star’s good fortune doesn’t end there; he’s had a preview of Swift’s forthcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, which he critiques as “unbelievable” and world-beating. During her night of domination at the 2024 Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena on Sunday (Feb.
Killer Mike Responds to Grammys Arrest: ‘I Will Ultimately be Cleared of all Wrongdoing’
Killer Mike is confident his name will be cleared after an altercation with Grammy Awards security personnel on Sunday (Feb. 4) led to his arrest. It was a bittersweet night for the Atlanta rapper, who won three Grammys — for rap song of the year and rap performance of the year for “Scientists & Engineers” and rap album of the year for Michael — and ended on a sour note when he was placed under arrest and was transported to LAPD Central Division.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Track List Has Arrived — And It Includes Two A-List Features - Your Party Station, Z89! | Z89 | WJPZ-FM, Syracuse, NY
Taylor Swift surprised her fans and the millions of TV viewers tuning in to the Grammys on Sunday night when she announced that she was releasing a brand-new album called The Tortured Poets Department on April 19. And now she’s got another surprise: The full track list has arrived, including some notable features. Swift unveiled the track list Monday night (Feb.
Orange Sail By Red Raiders
Posted: Feb 5, 2024 / 09:11 PM EST Updated: Feb 5, 2024 / 09:32 PM EST SYRACUSE N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – The Syracuse men’s lacrosse team toppled Colgate, 18-10, to improve to 2-0 for the second consecutive year. Standout offensive threat Joey Spallina conducted the offense, leading the team with four goals and five assists. Owen Hiltz (3g, 3a) and Michael Leo (3, 1) each produced a hattrick. Finn Thompson (2, 1), Christian Mule (1, 2) and Mason Kohn (1, 2) each added multi-point days.
More dry weather, sunshine in our future
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – The sun continues to shine much of this week! The details are below. We are in the midst of a nice, unusually long dry, sunny February stretch of weather through Thursday.
Lunar New Year: 13 Gifts to Celebrate the Year of the Dragon
Happy Lunar New Year! If you’re not familiar with Lunar New Year, which starts Feb. 9, the annual celebration — also known as Chinese New Year — follows the lunar calendar. It contains 354 days, versus the 365-day Gregorian calendar that you might be more familiar with. 2024 marks the Year of the Dragon, which symbolizes strength and good luck. The Chinese zodiac is separated into 12 astrological signs that are governed by different animals like the tiger, rat, snake, horse, ox, monkey and dragon.
Gut reactions: Michigan basketball loss to Texas Tech
Final Texas Tech Red Raiders 73 Michigan looked like a team that ran out of gas after playing its fourth game of the week. Here are the gut reactions to the loss to Texas Tech. It would have been great for Michigan basketball to notch a second win in three days, but unlike on Thursday, the Wolverines didn’t have it in them to rally from a first-half double-digit deficit.
Texas A&M-Commerce Lions vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Live Score and Stats - November 8, 2023 Gametracker
Texas Tech hits the reset button for the second time in three seasons on Wednesday when the Grant McCasland era begins in Lubbock against Texas A&M-Commerce. McCasland had carved a niche as a program-builder at several small-college stops around the Lone Star State.
College Football: In-state matchups for Week 8 and a look back at the best in-state match ups thus far
Week eight’s in-state matchups heat up with some intriguing games headlined by a game in the state of Texas. Matchup 5-2 Last 10 Years of series: Troy has won seven times during the past 10 games that these two schools have played one another. Distance between schools: 170 miles Rivalry Trophy: Battle for the Belt Current Win Streak: Troy has won the last four games between the two schools. Last meeting between both schools: The Trojans defeated the Jaguars at home by a final score of 31-24.
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WVU basketball: Mountaineers’ loss to Texas Tech by the numbers
WVU basketball fell short of a home win against Texas Tech last Saturday, resulting in their first seven-game losing streak since 2012. The Mountaineers could not match the Red Raiders’ furious scoring runs in the second half despite consistently keeping the game within single digits.
WVU basketball: without Taz Sherman Mountaineers fall once again
Saturday afternoon, WVU basketball took on No. 14 Texas Tech in another thrilling Big 12 match-up. Without star guard Taz Sherman, the Mountaineers had their work cut out for them. Despite putting up a valiant effort, West Virginia could not overcome the high-flying Red Raiders, extending their losing streak to seven in a row.
Iowa State Football: 3 takeaways from convincing win over Texas Tech
Brock Purdy, Iowa State football Mandatory Credit: Brian Powers-USA TODAY Sports Use your ← → (arrows) to browse Iowa State football hosted Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon and came away with a convincing win. What did we learn from this Big 12 battle? Final Texas Tech Red Raiders 15 Iowa State Cyclones 31 After losing to Louisiana at home to start the season, one would have thought Iowa State would completely fall out of Big 12 title contention with a disappointing squad.
Kansas State Football: 3 takeaways from clutch win over Texas Tech
Skylar Thompson, Kansas State football Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports Use your ← → (arrows) to browse Kansas State football followed up its upset of Oklahoma with a gutsy win against pesky Texas Tech. What did we learn from this one? Final Texas Tech Red Raiders 21 Kansas State Wildcats 31 Chris Klieman picked up his tenth win at Kansas State and 82nd overall in Kansas State’s 31-21 victory over Texas Tech.
Texas Football: 3 takeaways from a thrilling victory over Texas Tech
Sam Ehlinger, Texas football (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) Use your ← → (arrows) to browse Texas football came from behind late in the fourth quarter in its Big 12 opener with their upset victory over Texas Tech. Final/OT Texas Tech Red Raiders 56 Entering today’s matchup between the two Big 12 Texas schools, the Longhorns easily defeated UTEP 59-3, while the Red Raiders avoided being upset at home against Houston Baptist and escaping with a two-point victory.
Red Raiders Leo Club at Huntley High School names new leaders
Submitted by Red Raiders Updated 7/23/2020 3:36 PM The Huntley Area Lions Club recently announced the new leadership of the Leo Club at Huntley High School for the incoming school year. Isabella Gorny and Daniela Arriola will lead the club for the 2020-21 school year. They were trained for this new responsibility by the former co-presidents, Ashley Reilly and Karly Melendy, who graduated in June. The adult sponsors will be James Harper and Ronda Goldman from the local Huntley Lions club.
Texas Football: 3 takeaways from blowout win over Texas Tech in Week 14
Use your ← → (arrows) to browse Texas football pulled away late as they defeat the Texas Tech Red Raiders at home. Here are three takeaways from the in-state rivalry win. Final Texas Tech Red Raiders 24 The Texas Longhorns rally from an early 14-0 deficit to dominate the Texas Tech Red Raiders 49-24. This win guarantees the Longhorns won’t have to win their bowl game to ensure they have a winning season. With the win, Texas ends their regular season 7-5.
College football Week 6 odds: Win probabilities for every Top 25 team – Don’t sleep on Florida
Before placing any bets down on college football Week 6 games, be sure to reference the win probabilities for every Top 25 game for an inside edge. Alabama and Clemson have dominated the top of the polls in recent seasons, and the top challengers to their reign this year appear to be the usual suspects from Columbus, Athens and Norman. Nevertheless, parity is more common than most college football fans realize.
College football Week 5: Win probabilities for every Top 25 team
Which ranked teams should be on upset alert in Week 5? CFB Winning Edge offers the win probability for every Top 25 team. Unexpected results are on the rise in college football – or so it would seem. Five ranked teams lost to unranked opponents in Week 4, up from three the previous Saturday, and only four combined across the first two weekends of the 2019 college football season. But we’ve yet to see a team ranked No. 13 or higher in the AP Top 25 go down in upset fashion.
Villanova Basketball prevails over Texas Tech to reach the Final Four
Even though Villanova basketball won, this was not a pretty game to watch for their fans. Usually one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the country, the Wildcats were unable to find consistency from beyond the arc. Yet, Jay Wright’s team was gritty and did incredible work on the offensive glass. Their 20 offensive rebounds were a season-high and ended being the difference in this ballgame. The team was able to snag boards and get easy second-chance looks for buckets.
Texas Tech Basketball: Red Raiders use elite defense to beat Purdue
The old phrase “defense” wins championships was on display on Friday night. Throughout the season, Texas Tech basketball was one of the best defensive teams in the country. When they were matched up with Purdue, one of the best offensive teams in the nation, it was clear that the Red Raiders’ defense was going to be tested. Faced with this challenge, though, Texas Tech was unphased.
NCAA Basketball: Butler, USC add quality wins on Wednesday
On a night of upsets in NCAA basketball, Butler held strong on the road while UCLA dropped their third game of the year, this time to USC. In the Busting Brackets Daily Wrap-Up, we go through the major games of the day with a few short summaries and articles to keep you up to date on the recent news in the college basketball world. This covers the biggest games of yesterday and today, as well as looking at major news stories from across the nation.
NCAA Basketball: FSU, South Carolina outlast quality opponents
Wednesday brought about several great NCAA basketball games, including a few awesome finishes. In the Busting Brackets Daily Wrap-Up, we go through the major games of the day with a few short summaries and articles to keep you up to date on the recent news in the college basketball world. This covers the biggest games of yesterday and today, as well as looking at major news stories from across the nation.
NCAA Basketball: Villanova, West Virginia destroy opponents
In their first game as the top-ranked team in NCAA basketball, Baylor fell to West Virginia. In the Busting Brackets Daily Wrap-Up, we go through the major games of the day with a few short summaries and articles to keep you up to date on the recent news in the college basketball world. This covers the major games of yesterday and today, as well as looking at major news stories from across the nation.
Big 12 Basketball: Texas Tech downs No. 7 West Virginia
In a game with 13 ties and nearly 20 lead changes, Texas Tech was able to come out with their first Big 12 win in large part due to their high free-throw percentage and ability to take care of the basketball. They defeated No. 7 West Virginia, 77-76 in OT, in a back-and-forth affair. Zach Smith finished with 15 points and seven rebounds for the Red Raiders, while Keenan Evans and Anthony Livingston chipped in 12 apiece.
Unity turned South Point’s year around
dbattle@hickoryrecord.comBELMONT -- It’s been a tale of two seasons for South Point High’s Red Raiders (10-4), who are the top seed in the Midwest in the state 3A football playoffs.A surge during the second half of the year has helped South Point as it now heads to West 3A top seed Hibriten (14-0) to play for the West 3A championship and a bid into the state 3A championship game.Kick off at Hibriten will be 7:30 p.m. on Friday night.Last season, South Point came four points shy of securing...
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