Cecil County Sports Weekly Vol.2 Issue 4 by Cecil County Sports Weekly

Volume 2 Issue 4 Tuesday, February 1, 2022

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CECIL COUNTY

SPORTS WEEKLY

MIKAYLA JEFFERSON

LEADS GOLDEN ELKS

TO 40-15 WIN OVER INDIANS BOYS BASKETBALL:

WRESTLING:

The Tome Titans take on the West Nottingham Rams

Elkton Elks and the North East Indians at Bohemia Manor

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CECIL COUNTY SPORTS WEEKLY

REGIONAL 7-DAY FORECAST Tuesday

Tue. Night

Wednesday

Thursday

Partly sunny

Partly cloudy

Variable cloudiness

Periods of rain

POP: 5% Wind: E 4-8 mph

POP: 5% Wind: ESE 3-6 mph

POP: 10% Wind: SSE 4-8 mph

POP: 90% Wind: NE 4-8 mph

Heating Degree Days

Statistics for the week ending Sat., January 29

Degree days are an indicator of energy needs. The more the total degree days, the more energy is necessary to heat.

Precipitation Total for the week ..................... Total for the month ................... Total for the year ....................... Normal for the year ..................

0.39” 1.41” 1.41” 3.05”

Weekly Conditions UV Index and RealFeel Temperature®

37 44 40 29 36 39 36 Feb. 1 Feb. 2 Feb. 3 Feb. 4 Feb. 5 Feb. 6

Feb. 7

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Comfort Index™ Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri.

Sat. Sun. Mon.

A rating of 10 feels very comfortable while a rating of 0 feels very uncomfortable.

Outdoor Activities Forecast Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri.

Sat. Sun. Mon.

0-2: Poor; 3-4: Fair; 5-6: Good; 7-8: Very Good; 9-10: Excellent.

Weather History Brownsville, Texas, and Juneau, Alaska, both had temperatures of 32 degrees on Feb. 1, 1985. On that same day, 2 inches of snow accumulated in Dallas, Texas. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2022

High

Sunday

Sunny and cold

Clearing

POP: 15% Wind: N 3-6 mph

POP: 0% Wind: SW 3-6 mph

Snow or flurries possible POP: 30% Wind: W 6-12 mph

Newark 39/26

Conowingo 39/25

Low

Elkton 41/27

Havre de Grace Tue. 9:03 a Wed. 9:52 a Thu. 10:39 a Fri. 11:25 a Sat. 12:11 p Sun. 12:14 a Mon. 1:06 a

Monday

Shown is Tuesday’s weather. Oxford Temperatures are Tuesday’s highs 36/24 and Tuesday night’s lows.

Tides Low

Colder; snow showers in the a.m. POP: 80% Wind: NNW 8-16 mph

Saturday ...................................... 41 Month to date ........................... 991 Normal month to date .............. 891 Since July 1 ............................. 2467 Normal since July 1 ................. 2534

High

Saturday

The Region

Almanac Temperature High for the week ......................... 45° Low for the week .......................... 10° Normal high .................................. 42° Normal low .................................... 26° Average temperature ................ 26.9° Normal average temperature .... 34.2° Temperature departure .............. -7.3°

Friday

3:45 a 8:58 p 4:30 a 9:48 p 5:11 a 10:37 p 5:50 a 11:25 p 6:27 a --7:04 a 12:57 p 7:40 a 1:44 p

2:59 p 3:56 p 4:50 p 5:44 p 6:38 p 7:34 p 8:34 p

4:24 a 9:42 p 5:10 a 10:34 p 5:54 a 11:23 p 6:36 a --7:16 a 12:11 p 7:54 a 1:05 p 8:30 a 2:00 p

3:15 p 4:15 p 5:12 p 6:08 p 7:02 p 7:59 p 8:59 p

Perryville 41/25

Brookside 37/24 Chesapeake City 41/25

Red Point 40/26

Port Deposit Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon.

8:36 a 9:32 a 10:25 a 11:18 a 12:08 a 12:51 a 1:32 a

Aberdeen 41/26 Middletown 41/25

Town Point Wharf Tue. 9:04 a Wed. 9:56 a Thu. 10:44 a Fri. 11:31 a Sat. 12:18 p Sun. 12:36 a Mon. 1:22 a

3:33 a 9:28 p 4:24 a 10:17 p 5:10 a 11:04 p 5:52 a 11:50 p 6:29 a --7:05 a 1:05 p 7:39 a 1:53 p

2:54 p 3:50 p 4:45 p 5:39 p 6:31 p 7:23 p 8:15 p

Sun and Moon The Sun Rise Set Monday 7:14 a.m. 5:23 p.m. Tuesday 7:13 a.m. 5:24 p.m. Wednesday 7:12 a.m. 5:26 p.m. Thursday 7:11 a.m. 5:27 p.m. Friday 7:10 a.m. 5:28 p.m. Saturday 7:09 a.m. 5:29 p.m. Sunday 7:08 a.m. 5:30 p.m. The Moon Rise Set Monday 7:10 a.m. 4:42 p.m. Tuesday 7:54 a.m. 5:59 p.m. Wednesday 8:30 a.m. 7:13 p.m. Thursday 9:00 a.m. 8:23 p.m. Friday 9:26 a.m. 9:30 p.m. Saturday 9:50 a.m. 10:34 p.m. Sunday 10:14 a.m. 11:37 p.m. New

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Appleton 39/26/pc Arundel 40/29/pc Bainbridge 41/25/pc Conowingo 39/25/pc Chesapeake City 41/25/pc Elk Mills 41/23/pc Elkton 41/27/pc Perryville 41/25/pc White Hall 41/30/pc Zion 36/24/pc

44/35/c 48/35/c 46/34/c 45/34/c 44/37/c 45/34/c 45/35/c 46/34/c 46/36/c 44/35/c

44/36/r 48/39/r 46/35/r 44/34/r 48/34/r 50/37/r 46/39/r 46/35/r 44/34/r 42/35/r

38/14/c 41/17/c 39/16/sf 37/13/sf 38/17/c 41/16/r 39/15/sf 39/16/sf 41/16/sf 37/11/sf

32/15/s 31/18/s 29/16/s 28/16/s 31/16/s 30/16/s 31/16/s 29/16/s 29/15/s 27/13/s

40/23/pc 38/24/pc 36/24/pc 35/24/pc 39/23/pc 38/24/pc 38/23/pc 36/24/pc 35/23/pc 34/21/pc

41/28/sn 40/30/sn 40/29/sn 39/28/sn 41/29/sn 41/29/sn 41/28/sn 40/29/sn 39/28/sn 37/25/sn

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Cecil County Sports Weekly

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

GUILD MORTGAGE MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

GUILD MORTGAGE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK:

JEREMIAH FALKO

NORTH EAST CHEER

SOPHOMORE

TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

NORTH EAST HIGH SCHOOL

CRUSADERS BASKETBALL

INDIANS CHEERLEADERS

Jeremiah Falko led the Tri-State Crusaders over Conference Rival Providence Christian early last week with a total of 20 points in the 69-38 win. Jeremiah would once again lead the Crusaders in scoring at the end of the week when Tri-State hosted the Rising Sun Tigers. Falko scored 20 points again helping secure the 72-28 win over the Rising Sun squad.

This week the North East Indians Cheerleaders accomplished something that has never been done before by any Cheer Team in Cecil County. They won the UCBAC Championship bringing home 1st Place honors to North East High School and advancing on to the Regional Competition. Congratulations Ladies! Good Luck at Regionals!!

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

CECIL COUNTY SWIM MEET

PHOTOS BY SAM DIXON AND SUSAN BURKHOLDER

LAST SWIM MEET BEFORE ATHLETES COMPETE AT REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

2022 CECIL COUNTY

SWIM RESULTS JANUARY 27, 2022 Event # 3 Male 200 Free

2:28.36 David Pugh (EHS)

Event # 4 Female 200 Free

2:37.99 Sarah Clawson (EHS) 2:51.51 Abigail Pruszinski (EHS) 3:12.85 Lily Miller (EHS)

Event # 6 Female 200 IM

2:44.21 Sadie Cooper (EHS) 2:49.21 Mattea Marra (EHS) 2:27.06 Ella Pennington (EHS)

Event # 7 Male 50 Free

25.06 Michael Marra (EHS) 26.68 Benjamin Schultz (RSHS) 29.09 Kieran Abbey (RSHS) 29.43 Evan Michalak (EHS) 29.71 Lawrence Sprouse (EHS) 33.31 Cameron Bunk (RSHS) 26.59 Jacob Cline (EHS) 29.20 David Pugh (EHS) 30.32 John Sprouse (EHS)

1st

1st 2nd 3rd

1st 2nd X

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th X X X

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30.54 30.59 30.79 37.93 40.06 34.03 35.16 35.76 36.76 39.61

Event # 8 Female 50 Free

Abbigail Mahony (EHS) Hannah McKee (BMHS) Alexis Bunk (EHS) Ellie Zanes (EHS) Lauren Scott (BMHS) Simone Foye (EHS) Melinda Hadley (EHS) Abigail Pruszinski (EHS) Audrey Miller (EHS) Lauren Cummings (EHS)

Event # 12 Female 100 Fly

1:10.89 Ella Pennington (EHS) 1:21.52 Mattea Marra (EHS) 1:23.62 Sadie Cooper (EHS) 1:25.87 Sarah Clawson (EHS)

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1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th X X X X X

1st 2nd X X

Event # 13 Male 100 Free

56.10 Jacob Cline (EHS) 1st 1:04.25 Kieran Abbey (RSHS) 2nd 1:04.43 Benjamin Schultz (RSHS) 3rd 1:09.16 Evan Michalak (EHS) 4th 1:10.19 John Sprouse (EHS) 5th 1:17.66 Cameron Bunk (RSHS) 6th 1:06.56 Michael Marra (EHS) X 1:07.18 Lawrence Sprouse (EHS) X

Event # 14 Female 100 Free

1:05.94 Sadie Cooper (EHS) 1:09.93 Abbigail Mahony (EHS) 1:12.46 Mattea Marra (EHS) 1:11.79 Alexis Bunk (EHS) 1:14.70 Sarah Clawson (EHS) 1:23.02 Simone Foye (EHS) 1:24.43 Ellie Zanes (EHS) 1:25.76 Melinda Hadley (EHS) 1:27.92 Lily Miller (EHS) 1:28.10 Audrey Miller (EHS) 1:29.22 Lauren Cummings (EHS)

Event # 19 Male 100 Back

1:09.01 Michael Marra (EHS) 1:30.35 Lawrence Sprouse (EHS) 1:38.87 Evan Michalak (EHS)

Event # 20 Female 100 Back

1:04.67 Ella Pennington (EHS) 1:22.08 Sarah Clawson (EHS) 1:37.81 Melinda Hadley (EHS)

1st 2nd 3rd X X X X X X X X

1st 2nd 3rd

Event # 21 Male 100 Breast

1:20.77 David Pugh (EHS) 1st 1:24.07 Benjamin Schultz (RSHS) 2nd 1:24.88 Kieran Abbey (RSHS) 3rd 1:26.92 Jacob Cline (EHS) 4th

Event # 22 Female 100 Breast

1:22.23 Sadie Cooper (EHS) 1:28.83 Hannah McKee (BMHS) 1:31.64 Mattea Marra (EHS) 1:35.30 Abigail Pruszinski (EHS) 2:01.36 Lauren Scott (BMHS) 1:39.24 Abbigail Mahony (EHS) 1:40.81 Audrey Miller (EHS)

1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th X X

PHOTOS BY NATALIE GOLDSMITH

TIGERS vs PANTHERS 6

GIRLS BASKETBALL: RISING SUN vs PERRY VILLE

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LADY TIGERS ARE 7-5 GOING INTO FINAL 8 GAMES OF THE SEASON

RISING SUN 57 PERRYVILLE 24

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

JEREMIAH FALKO SCORES 20

TO LEAD TRI-STATE CHRISTIAN IN 69-38 WIN OVER PROVIDENCE

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STRANGE BUT TRUE By Lucie Winborne

* Leona Woods was the only woman physicist on the team that built the world’s first nuclear reactor as part of the Manhattan Project. She became a mother during the project, but hid her pregnancy as not to miss work. Afterward, as a professor, she authored more than 200 papers in physics and astrophysics.

INDIANS HAVE MOMENTUM HEADING INTO FINAL WEEK OF SEASON

By Kevin Phillips

CHESAPEAKE CITY–North East faced Elkton for the second time in three weeks when it traveled to Bohemia Manor for an inter-county trimeet Wednesday afternoon. The Indians stuck to the basics against the Golden Elks, and that approach enabled them to win 10 matches on the evening en route to a 54-13 win for their second win over Elkton this season. “I think everybody wrestled the match they knew how to wrestle, and they didn’t try to do too

much,” North East head coach Mark Mossa said. “They really focused on the fundamentals. They went out there and executed. I couldn’t be happier.” The Indians won five matches via pinfall, three victories via forfeit and two victories via decision. Mason Boyd scored North East’s first pinfall victory when he won his match in 47 seconds at 113 pounds, and Gabe Luckhardt followed that up two matches later at 126 pounds, scoring a pinfall 1:22 into the match. Manny Rose, Ethan Doctor and James Paylor

also earned pinfall victories for the Indians at 171, 182 and 195 pounds respectively, and Doctor said he believed his team showed improvement since their last meet against Elkton. “We came out better than the last time. We were sloppy that time. We weren’t as sloppy as we were the first time. We still have a lot to work on,” Doctor said. Sean Aberin gave North East a victory via a 1614 decision at 160 pounds in a back-and-forth match, and Mason Pritchett added a 10-4 decision to the Indians’ win tally.

North East also got victories from Keegan Allen, Mark Goasher and Blaydon Blake at 106, 132 and 152 pounds via forfeit, and Mossa said the Indians have done a good job just working on getting the win. “We’ve been working on our fundamentals and not trying to do too much, teaching the guys not to do some crazy moves to get the win,” Mossa said. Elkton got wins from Tyson Gibson, Nate Hare and Hector Rivera at 120, 138 and 145 pounds respectively.

* A 10-second French kiss spreads around 80 million bacteria between the two smoochers. * Director Michael Bay (“Transformers”) traced his interest in action films to when he attached firecrackers to a toy train and filmed the ensuing fiery disaster with his mother’s 8 mm camera. The fire department was called, and Bay was grounded. * The African country of Zambia entered the Space Race in the 1960s with a plan to visit Mars and convert aliens to Christianity. The plan unraveled when one of the “Afronauts” got pregnant, another pulled out to join a local dance group and a third went missing. * Sharks can grow up to 50,000 teeth in their lifetime. * Libyan revolutionary Moammar Gadhafi had a serious obsession with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, showering her with over $200,000 in gifts and having a famous local composer write a song for her called “Black Flower in the White House.” * Ever notice that the word “phonetic” is not phonetic? * As if job interviews weren’t stressful enough, some notably head-scratching questions asked by employers include “If Germans were the tallest people in the world, how would you prove it?” (Hewlett-Packard), “Why is a tennis ball fuzzy?” (Xerox), and “Are you exhaling warm air?” (Walker Marketing) Thought for the Day: “Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.” -- Ralph Waldo Emerson (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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EAGLES WIN 9 of 11 MATCHES FOR WIN OVER ELKS By Kevin Phillips

CHESAPEAKE CITY–Bohemia Manor nearly completely executed its game plan in its tri-meet battle with visiting Elkton en route to a 51-9 victory Wednesday evening. The Eagles won nine of the 11 contested matches on the day, including seven via pinfall, and head coach Tyear Castle was happy with the way his team performed against the Golden Elks. “We came in with a focused mentality. We came in with a game plan against Elkton,” Castle said. “We executed it well, and we are happy with the results from that match.” Bo Manor won the first three matches of the event via pinfall when Matt Cooper, Josh Allen and Chase Rondon won their matches at 113, 120 and 125 pounds respectively to take an 18-0 lead in the match. After Austin Smith won by forfeit at 132 pounds, Landon Caltron added another pinfall victory when he won his match at 138 pounds in 1:16 to give the Eagles a

30-0 lead in the contest. Miles Bannister won Bo Manor’s sixth straight match when he earned a 10-4 decision at 145 pounds to make it 33-0, and he said he was excited for his match against Elkton. “I was pretty confident. I felt warm,” Bannister said. “I was excited for the match. I got on the mat and smelled the fear, and I prevailed.” Noah Beck, Charlie Rinker and Pharel Petitfrere each won their matches via a pin for the Eagles at 152, 170 and 185 pounds respectively for their final wins of the dual meet. While Bo Manor

earned the victory, Bannister feels like the team is still in the process of finding itself and improving as the season progresses. “We have still not reached our full potential. We’re losing some team members and gaining some team members,” Bannister said. “I still don’t know where we’re going to end up at the end of the season, but I know it’s going to be better than we are now.” The Golden Elks got a 2-0 decision victory from Ethan Parker Wyatt at 285 pounds and a forfeit victory by Malachi Lucas-Pratt at 195 pounds.

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WRESTLING: BOHEMIA MANOR vs NORTH EAST

MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel

NORTH EAST WRESTLERS DEFEAT BOHEMIA MANOR

By Kevin Phillips

CHESAPEAKE CITY–North East and Bohemia Manor battled in a highly-anticipated UCBAC wrestling contest in the final event of a tri-meet. The visiting Indians prevailed 46-27 as they used a high energy level throughout the meet to win fives of the seven contested matches Wednesday night. “They had high energy from start to finish,” North East head coach Mark Mossa said. “These guys wanted from the minute they got on the bus. They worked hard, and I like it when they get to see the results on the mat.” The Indians received pinfall victories from Gabe Luckhardt at 126 pounds and Mason Boyd at 113 pounds, but it was their performance in the matches

that went the distance that proved to be the difference against the Eagles. North East won three of the four matches that came down to a decision, starting with Mark Grosher winning his match at 138 pounds in a 10-4 decision, and the Indians’ performance in the matches that went the full distance was due to them working with what was given to them. “The guys had good, fundamental wrestling. They didn’t try too much,” Mossa said. “They didn’t panic. They were able to stay calm and composed and were able to get key decisions where we needed them.” Bo Manor held a 21-15 at the halfway point in the meet, and the next two matches determined the fate of the contest as four of

the final five matches ended up as forfeits. Manny Rose brought North East to within two points at 21-19 when he won his match at 170 pounds via a 14-6 majority decision, and Ethan Doctor gave the Indians the lead for good when he won his match at 182 pounds by the score of 9-5. With the win, North East improved its record to 7-3 on the season, but Doctor believes the team still has to improve and it is not time to relax. “At this point in the year, I feel like we are not at our best. We’re doing good and getting better and better,” Doctor said. “But we always can get better.” Miles Bannister won via 6-5 decision at 145 pounds and Noah Beck scored a pinfall victory at 152

pounds for Bo Manor’s victories in contested matches, but in the end, the Eagles’ small roster size hinders its chances in dual meets because they are always chasing points against teams with larger rosters. “We also came in with a game plan. North East came in with a better game plan,” Bo Manor head coach Tyear Castle said. “Wrestling is not only a physical sport. It’s also a game of chess in the long run, putting the forfeits in the right place, skipping certain matches and giving your team the best ability to win. We came back to the same thing that we wind up going back to. We give up too many points for forfeits.”

* On Feb. 19, 1851, an angry mob in San Francisco’s business district “tries” two Australian suspects in the robbery and assault of C.J. Jansen, a store owner. When the makeshift jury deadlocked, the suspects were returned to law-enforcement officials. Local authorities convicted the men at a real court trial. * On Feb. 15, 1898, a massive explosion sinks the battleship USS Maine in Cuba’s Havana harbor, killing 260 crew members. A U.S. Naval Court of Inquiry ruled that the ship was blown up by a mine, with Spain the likely suspect. * On Feb. 17, 1915, after encountering a severe snowstorm, the German zeppelin L-4 crash-lands in the North Sea near the Danish coastal town of Varde. The Danish coast guard rescued 11 members of the crew; they were brought to Odense as prisoners to be interrogated. * On Feb. 16, 1968, the first official 911 call is placed in the United States, but 911 was not standard across the country for many years after its adoption by Congress. By 1987, only half of the nation was using the system. * On Feb. 20, 1974, Reg Murphy, an editor of The Atlanta Constitution, is kidnapped by William A.H. Williams after being lured from his home. For the next 49 hours, Williams drove Murphy around the city, stopping to phone in ransom demands to the newspaper. The money was finally delivered to Williams and Murphy was released. Williams served only nine years in prison. * On Feb. 14, 1990, 3.7 billion miles away from the sun, the Voyager 1 spacecraft takes a photograph of Earth. The picture, known as the Pale Blue Dot, depicts our planet as a nearly indiscernible speck roughly the size of a pixel. Voyager 1’s journey continues. * On Feb. 18, 2001, racer Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in a last-lap crash at the 43rd Daytona 500, the fourth NASCAR driver to die within a nine-month period. Earnhardt, 48, was driving his famous black No. 3 Chevrolet and vying for third place when he collided with another car, then crashed into a wall. (c) 2022 Hearst Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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RAMS DEFENSE KEY IN 54-48 WIN OVER TOME By Karina Serio

The Rams from visiting West Nottingham Academy charged out to an early double-digit lead against host Tome School in a cross-county Mid-Atlantic Independent League rivalry matchup. The Titans closed the gap to a couple of baskets throughout the second half, but the Ram’s driven defense pushed them to a 54-48 victory. Looking back on the game, Rams Assistant Coach Aaron Byrd said, “We were locked in on the little things, the rebounds, the turnovers, the fouls that just don’t make sense. It's the little things that are either going to help us get up 15 or make us get beat in the game which would have happened tonight.” Byrd went on to assess his team's

performance, “They locked in, they got some really good key steals and they made great decisions on all things, like getting the ball to Tolu in the post. So we just kind of relaxed and were patient on offense, but on defense we really stepped it up.” Top scorers for the Ram’s were Tolu Semowo with 15 points and Iago Focinos Gutierrez with 13. “Block everyone, but more specifically since most centers can shoot, stay in the paint when we both get in that area. Not necessarily block, but just jump and make it more difficult even if they score, make it more difficult for them to score again. On offense, just pass the ball, if I’m alone score, and if they double me, everyone on my team can shoot, so send it to one of them,” said Semowo, looking for

the source of their win. “We stayed focused and we made a lot of mistakes, but everytime we made a mistake we corrected it. When I was fouling a lot, Coach corrected it. When we turned it over. He corrected it. We learned as the game went on. We didn't stick to what we were doing wrong, and making the same mistakes.” For the Titans, Gavin Davis led all scorers, draining 21 points. “We made foolish mistakes. We knew we could get points in the paint but driving head on with someone twice your size typically entails a blocked shot,” said Davis, reflecting on the loss. “We lacked our perimeter shooting, and we had some very costly turnovers in the 4th. We lost mentally before we had lost physically.”

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TRIVIA TEST By Fifi Rodriguez

1. LANGUAGE: In British English, what is a singlet? 2. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What is a murmuration? 3. MOVIES: Which 1951 adventure film features a character named Charlie Allnut (played by Humphrey Bogart)? 4. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which president campaigned for reelection with the slogan, “Don’t change horses midstream”? 5. HISTORY: Where did the St. Valentine’s Day massacre (murder of seven gangsters and associates) take place? 6. TELEVISION: How many seasons did the original “Star Trek” series run? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: What is the basic currency used in Kenya? 8. MEASUREMENTS: What is a furlong? 9. GEOGRAPHY: What is the longest river in Europe? 10. ANATOMY: What is the basic component of hair, skin and nails? Answers 1. An undershirt 2. The flight of a large flock of starlings in a coordinated, swooping pattern. 3. “The African Queen” 4. Abraham Lincoln, 1864 5. Chicago 6. Three 7. Kenyan shilling 8. An eighth of a mile 9. The Volga 10. Keratin (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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LADY TITANS BACK ON WINNING TRACK

DEFEAT CONFERENCE RIVAL WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMY 49-28 By Karina Serio

West Nottingham’s Varsity Girls basketball team was on the road Tuesday night facing off against the Tome Lady Titans. The Rams started off slow and were unable to catch up to the Lady Titan’s 18 point lead at the end of the second quarter. Although they put up a fight in the second half it just wasn’t enough. Resulting in a 4928 win for Tome. Tome had its own battle, unable to rely on their ace, Emmerson Peel, who is coming back from covid protocols. Juniors Campbell Walker and Landen Cain had

to step up scoring 20 and 10 points respectively. “I feel like I definitely had to step up. There was definitely some pressure on Liv, Landen, and I to come together especially since Emmerson won’t be here next year. I did feel some pressure, but I also just wanted to be there for my team,” said Walker, who went on to comment on the Rams' motivated second half. “The Rams definitely came out stronger and we had to realize that and that they were still in the game, it wasn’t going to be an easy win. We had to come back with the pressure too.”

Peel, somewhat discouraged about her performance, but proud of her teammates, commented,” I was out of practice for two weeks. I haven't touched a basketball. It's just much harder for me to do everything I want to. I feel bad because I can’t play how I used to play and it's frustrating to me because I know how I can play. Peel went on to say, “Campbell and Landen did amazing tonight and it's really cool to see everyone else doing their part.” Josephine Vebiu added 11 points for the Rams. Martina Barreto, Jenniah Odige, and Emma Ibanez each added 5.

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17 SportsQuiz By Ryan A. Berenz 1. What city in Norway hosted the 1994 Winter Olympic Games? 2. At the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, what U.S. snowboarder blew a three-second lead and settled for the silver medal in the snowboard cross final after a method grab caused her to fall? 3. East Germany’s Ulrich Wehling won three consecutive Olympic gold medals from 1972-80 competing in what sport? 4. At the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, South Korean short track speed skater Kim DongSung was disqualified in the men’s 1,500-meter final. What U.S. Olympian won the gold medal as a result? 5. Name the Heisman Trophy winner who competed for the U.S. bobsled team at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics. 6. In 2000, NHL and U.S. Olympic hockey player Bret Hedican married what U.S. Olympic figure skating gold medalist? 7. As of the 2018 Winter Olympics, what country has won the most total medals in skeleton? Answers 1. Lillehammer. 2. Lindsey Jacobellis. 3. Nordic combined. 4. Apolo Ohno. 5. Herschel Walker. 6. Kristi Yamaguchi. 7. Great Britain, with nine. (c) 2022 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

JEREMIAH FALKO LEADS CRUSADERS IN 72-28 WIN OVER TIGERS By Kevin Phillips

ELKTON – Tri-State Christian Academy head coach Bill Smith believes that a good offense is predicated on having a great defense, especially when that offense comes off the transition. That philosophy came to be successful in the Crusaders’ non-conference boys’ basketball matchup against visiting Rising Sun as they made 13 three-pointers in a 72-28 victory over the Tigers on Thursday night. “We have a lot of three-point shooters. Tonight, our game evolved from the defensive end, that transition ball,” Smith said. “We got these guys to fall in love with defense and transition into playing offense. We were shooting well from the three-point line.” Tri-State’s strong three-point shooting was evident from the start as it made four shots from beyond the arc in the first quarter, resulting in a 16-6 lead after eight minutes.

The strong longrange shooting continued into the second quarter as the Crusaders sank three more three-pointers en route to outscoring the Tigers 2510 in the frame and increasing their lead to 41-16 going into halftime. In addition to creating three-point opportunities coming off the fast break, Jeremiah Falco, who had a game-high 20 points, said that Tri-State did a good job swinging the ball around, creating open looks for their shooters in the half-court set. “We were passing it around and getting open looks and making the defense shift,” Falco, who made five three-pointers, said. The Crusaders added four more three pointers in the third quarter as they won the frame 18-6 and increased their lead to 5922, putting the game out of reach, and with the game firmly in hand, they capped off their strong night by adding two more three-pointers in the fourth quarter.

Tri-State also had a strong game defensively in its full-court press and its half-court set, and Smith credits strong communication for that. “It's the desire for the ball. It’s spacing. Here’s what it really is, it’s talking, talking on every switch, and our guys started communicating when it’s time for a double team or a pick is coming,” Smith said. “We are talking it out. The guys are doing a good job talking.” “We talk a lot. We know each other. We talk to each other, and it’s normally like this,” Falko added. Tri-State got 16 points from Sam Falko and 15 from Dante Jenson. Luke Moore scored 13 points to pace Rising Sun.

CONGRATULATIONS RYAN KRANKOSKI RSHS CLASS OF 2022

Ryan,

We have loved watching you play basketball. When I signed you up for Upward I had no idea this would become yet another sport you cherish. All of the hotels, long drives, and many conversations on the road, I hope you never forget. Love your Euro Step. What a ride. Love Mom & Dad

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BIBLE TRIVIA by Wilson Casey

1. Is the book of Philemon in the Old Testament or New Testament or either? 2. From Genesis 6:14, what was another name for the natural asphalt used to caulk Noah’s Ark? Gopher, Pitch, Chimera, Helios 3. Who told Laban he had gone 20 years without a decent sleep? Adam, Jacob, Moses, Noah 4. In John 3, who said, “How can a man be born if he is old”? Obadiah, Nicodemus, Joshua, Job 5. From Acts 13, who was called “a man after thine own heart”? David, John the Baptist, Gideon, Peter 6. Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through ...”? Prayer, Belief, Deeds, Christ ANSWERS: 1. New 2. Pitch 3. Jacob 4. Nicodemus 5. David 6. Christ (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.

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