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GALLERY: Meadville hosts softball tourny
MASH hosted Maplewood and Warren at annual softball tournament. See Sports for tournament round-up and find out how your team made out.
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Japan next stop for Olympic hopeful Proper
Matt Proper has become quite the traveler over the last few years with stops in Thailand, Italy and Puerto Rico. Next up: Japan.
Proper, a 2002 Maplewood graduate and former Penn State University standout, was one of eight United States men’s volleyball players chosen to train with the Japanese men’s national team as it prepares for its Olympic qualifying tournament.
Saegertown forges first-place tie with win over ’Wood
SAEGERTOWN — It wasn’t for the District 10 championship. It wasn’t even for a clinch of the top seed in the District 10 Tournament.
But for Saegertown and Maplewood and the swarm of fans each team brought to Thursday night’s Region 1 boys volleyball match, it didn’t really matter.
After 11 years as head coach, Ferris calling it a career with Gators
With over 28 years with the Allegheny College baseball program under his belt, head baseball coach Mike Ferris is heading for the sidelines.
Ferris has been involved on the Gator diamond as a student, student assistant coach, volunteer assistant coach, assistant coach and, for the past 11 years, head coach.
Late home runs spark Linesville win
UNION CITY — For the better part of the last two weeks, Linesville’s once-formidable offense looked pretty lifeless.
“I don’t know if we were lazy or nonchalant or what,” said Lions head coach Pat Gould, “but we just were not performing.”
After six seasons with Bulldogs, Henderson leaves latest stop
One of the most successful coaches in Meadville high school athletics has called it quits.
In an anticipated move, Dean Henderson confirmed his retirement as Meadville’s head girls basketball coach Wednesday. Henderson submitted his letter of resignation last week, which is pending approval by the Crawford Central School Board at its next meeting.
Allegheny Track & Field: Invite field swells to 727 in invite’s second year
At the end of last year’s inaugural Allegheny College Gator Track and Field Invite, AC head coach Bill Ross said, “Boy, is this meet going to get huge next season.”
He was right about that.
Devils hold off Cochranton
COCHRANTON — Cambridge Springs pitcher Stephanie Baer made history on Tuesday. And she did it with a little help from her friends.
Baer broke the Cambridge Springs record for career pitching wins, notching victory No. 66 with yesterday’s 3-0 verdict over Cochranton.

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