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Pittsburgh center Aaron Gray’s walk was slow, his emotions were drained as he left the Madison Square Garden court Saturday night. His dreams of winning his first Big East tournament championship were spoiled, done in by the spectacular play of Syracuse senior guard Gerry…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Maybe, the Big East Tournament just wasn’t meant for Connecticut and Villanova, the nation’s No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams, respectively, to win. Maybe it’s just meant to be the G-Mac Show. Syracuse senior guard Gerry McNamara’s inspired play helped beat UConn in the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Maybe, the Big East Tournament just wasn’t meant for Connecticut and Villanova, the nation’s No. 1 and No. 2 ranked teams, respectively, to win. Maybe it’s just meant to be the G-Mac Show. Syracuse senior guard Gerry McNamara’s inspired play helped beat UConn in the…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Jay Wright is now the top coach, and his star senior guard, Randy Foye, the best player in the Big East Conference. That was revealed Tuesday night in New York City, when Wright, following a 24-3 regular season that included going 14-2 in conference play, was named the coach of…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh coach Billy Taylor hopes his season isn’t over, that the Mountain Hawks’ 19-12 record puts them in contention for a National Invitational Tournament bid. It’s nice to hope and it would certainly be a major boost for the Patriot League’s profile if Lehigh received a…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh plans to start its engine early this afternoon and keep it running. But the Mountain Hawks (19-11) do not have history in their favor. They have not beaten Holy Cross (19-11) at the Hart Center since 1998. They are 0-4 against the Crusaders in Patriot League Tournament…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Muhlenberg and Moravian women’s basketball teams have experienced enthusiasm like never before this week. They both hope to create even more excitement as NCAA Division III tournament play opens today. Muhlenberg, owner of a school-record 25 wins with just two defeats, meets…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Muhlenberg, the Centennial Conference women’s champion, and Moravian, the Commonwealth Conference runner-up, will both begin NCAA Division III tournament play in Virginia on Friday. The coaches from both schools can’t wait to hit the road. And the players? “I think kids have to…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lauren Boyle’s adrenaline was still running high, so much so that the Muhlenberg freshman was thinking about what big play she could make next. Within seconds of that thought, however, Boyle was swarmed by her teammates. “Sometimes you don’t know that the game is over, but…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →There’s little doubt that Lehigh and Bucknell have a heated rivalry, especially since six of the last eight meetings have been decided by five points or less. You’d expect the fans, those who are loyal, to be more jacked up than normal when the two Patriot League teams meet. The…
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Read on mcall.com →Baseball Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins, a former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher, and former Philadelphia 76ers center Darryl Dawkins both went straight from high school to their respective professional leagues. Neither got to experience college, something both men said Thursday…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →This is the week that college basketball players dream about, and it’s when coaches really earn their pay. This is a week for all fans to enjoy, at the Division I, II and III levels. On of the biggest games will involve the area’s hottest men’s team. Lehigh (18-9, 11-1) will try…
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Read on mcall.com →“February Madness” has arrived for local teams at DeSales, Moravian and Muhlenberg. That’s because playoff seeds and berths are on the line. The DeSales women (14-9, 8-4) will have their chance to punch a Freedom Conference playoff ticket with a road victory over Delaware Valley…
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Read on mcall.com →Rich Jarnagin entered Liberty High School four years ago as a skinny freshman, but one with a lot of potential. He became stronger and faster and this year made several game-breaking plays on both sides of the ball to help Liberty go 13-2 and finish as the PIAA Class 4A…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →There was never any doubt in Lehigh junior guard Jose Olivero’s mind. He was going to drive to the basket, and take on anybody who got in his way, including 6-10 Holy Cross center Tim Clifford on Saturday night. Clifford had blocked Olivero earlier, but that, Olivero said, was…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh junior Adrienne Blount did what her coach asked her to do in the second half against Holy Cross on Saturday night at Stabler Arena, but it wasn’t enough to save the Mountain Hawks. She scored 16 of her career-high 20 points and collected all six of her rebounds after…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Liberty High defensive stars Andres Morales and Andrew Lee will have a second chance for a last impression of before closing the book on their high school careers. Morales and Lee were selected on Sunday to the Pennsylvania squad for the 49th annual Big 33 Football Classic in…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh’s student fans have a chance to prove that they are more loyal than fairweather Wednesday night. They have a chance to get rowdy and become a more effective “sixth man.” They have chance to prove that Stabler Arena is a place you need to bring earplugs to rather than a…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Syracuse senior guard Gerry McNamara made his final appearance in the Wachovia Center as a college player on Saturday. There was nothing he liked about it. “I had two open looks, my first shot and my last shot, and that was it,” said McNamara, a Scranton native who averaged 18.0…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Syracuse center Sara Antolick recalled an awesome highlight from a high school matchup with Villanova forward Jackie Adamshick. It was in Antolick’s sophomore year at Bethlehem Catholic. Adamshick was a senior at Central Catholic, the school Antolick transferred to for her…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The stage is never as big, the spotlight far from blinding, but Moravian coach Mary Beth Spirk has always considered the NCAA Division III playoffs just as important as March dancing that Division I teams do. That’s why Spirk and her players are dreaming big now, hoping that…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →The Lehigh men and women closed out 2005 by losing non-league games at Stabler Arena on Friday, but they cannot afford to dwell on those setbacks as they prepare for Patriot League play. And fresh starts. They have final tune-ups in doubleheader action Wednesday at Stabler. The…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Lehigh guard Sara Ellis swished 3-pointers off the dribble, and sometimes from another area code. She also had a sweet short-range game against Fairfield in the nightcap of the ninth annual Christmas City Classic, Thursday night at Stabler Arena. She was so confident in her…
· Andre D. Williams
Read on mcall.com →Andres Morales gave his mother, father, brothers, and sister Rutgers paraphernalia for Christmas gifts on Sunday. Then, the all-state and Morning Call all-area linebacker from Liberty asked them if they could figure out which college he had orally committed to attend next fall.…
· Andre D. Williams
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