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Bowling YOUNGSVILLE — Cindy Reasbeck’s 199-500 led the way in the Youngsville Ladies League at Valley Bowling Center. Other scores were Judy Rapp 186-483, Connie Slocum 1898-478 and Cindy Shafer 168-475. — — — YOUNGSVILLE — Jed Kepple rolled a 214-607 to pace the Daybreakers ...

Eisenhower faces Reynolds in quarters today

HERMITAGE — Every team’s record is the same once the playoffs start. Well both teams playing in today’s 1 p.m. District 10 Class 1A quarterfinal at Hickory High School have fewer wins than they have become accustomed to. No. 4 Reynolds finished the regular season 5-5 overall and 2-3 ...

What deer and deer hunters are thinking

Humans in our neck of the woods do certain things as we adjust to the passage of the seasons. At this time of year, some people enjoy a pumpkin spice latte; others mock people who do. Most of what we do is more consequential than that. We reset our clocks to mark the end of Daylight Savings ...

SMU-Pitt is unexpected tilt of ACC co-leaders

DALLAS — There were many months of hype leading up to 20th-ranked SMU’s first ACC home game against a traditional power coming off an undefeated regular season. The Mustangs’ second game in their new league, after more than a month away from home, is just as anticipated. SMU (7-1, ...

Tomlin isn’t settling for Steelers merely being good

PITTSBURGH — Mike Tomlin could have played it safe. Could have stuck with Justin Fields. Could have settled for the weekly rock fights that have been the Pittsburgh Steelers ‘ trademark for a half-decade and counting. The NFL’s longest-tenured coach, however, knew he hadn’t seen ...

Big Ten clash

Will Howard has a score to settle. The Ohio State quarterback is hardly the only one. Howard grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs waiting for Penn State coach James Franklin to recruit him. Only the Nittany Lions never offered him a scholarship. Four years and two schools later, the Kansas ...