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The only shot in basketball that’s guaranteed to never be contested is a free throw. Yet, it’s often the most difficult shot to make, especially when the game is on the line and all eyes are on the shooter. How many times have you seen a player tighten up and miss the front end…
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Read on mcall.com →Recently, DeSales University senior Kirby Lutz and her parents laughed at length as they watched a videotape of Lutz when she played at Pen Argyl High School. “The game, overall, was so much slower, and my game, overall, was so much slower,” Lutz said. “We played a zone…
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Read on mcall.com →Debate continues as to whether college women’s basketball teams should be allowed to use male practice players. It probably wouldn’t be that much of a big deal now, if it were not for the NCAA Committee on Women’s Athletics calling for ban on male practice players in December.…
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Read on mcall.com →Aaron Gray was unstoppable at the start of the game and in the opening minutes of overtime for No. 6 Pittsburgh Sunday afternoon. In both stretches, the Panthers’ 7-0 senior center from Emmaus High scored over smaller Marquette players with baby hooks, spin moves and just by…
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Read on mcall.com →Villanova brought winning and loud cheers back into the Wachovia Center on Saturday afternoon. With lockdown defense and aggressive drives to the basket, the Wildcats staggered No. 21 Texas 76-69. Even more impressively, Villanova hammered out the victory without leading scorer…
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Read on mcall.com →Jose Olivero believed he had a strong game. Kyle Neptune wanted him to prove it. That was four summers ago, when both were incoming freshmen at Lehigh. Olivero was coming from the Washington metropolitan area, Neptune from Brooklyn, N.Y. They were both guards, Neptune three…
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Read on mcall.com →Muhlenberg senior Chris Pothering and Moravian junior Megan Kocon aren’t too concerned about their statistics. Just playing their role and contributing as much as possible is good enough for them. “I look at basketball right now and I just love having the outlet, having the…
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Read on mcall.com →Moravian College men’s coach Jim Walker has long been a part of the 300 club. “You mean 300 wins or 300 losses,” Walker said with a laugh. “I think I might be in both,” he added. Walker is 366-326 in 28 seasons, all but one of which has been at Moravian. He went 15-10 in his…
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Read on mcall.com →East Stroudsburg rallied with dunks, 3-pointers and 3-point plays, and precision from the free throw line. But the Warriors couldn’t prevent California University of Pennsylvania’s “Gardner” from planting himself inside the paint and scoring at will Saturday afternoon at Koehler…
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Read on mcall.com →Dan Persa’s postseason awards parade continued Thursday night. The Liberty High senior, who led the Hurricanes to a second straight PIAA Class 4A runner-up finish last month, was named winner of the Maxwell Football Club’s 22nd annual Jim Henry Award as the best high school…
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Read on mcall.com →DeSales College has to move forward and forget its stinker Tuesday night in Madison, N.J. Losing 72-38 to FDU-Florham was bad — really bad — considering the Bulldogs were just 1-for-16 on 3-pointers and 15-for-56 overall from the field for 27 percent shooting. Also bad is that…
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Read on mcall.com →Eddie Ohlson’s fears about college have long passed. That’s because everything is working out well at DeSales University for Ohlson, a 5-8 junior guard from Parkland High. And it’s not just about what he’s accomplished on the hardwood. “I came in not really sure what I was going…
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Read on mcall.com →Kutztown has the luxury of having a 6-10 center with quick feet, a soft shooting touch, 3-point range, and shot-blocking ability. But junior center Sean McKeon wasn’t much use to the Golden Bears in the closing minutes against West Chester in the Pennsylvania State Athletic…
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Read on mcall.com →Muhlenberg women’s coach Rohn closed out 2006 with the area’s only undefeated team, but also with the same concern as all the other Division II and III coaches. And that concern was whether or not his team could be wrinkle free in its first game of 2007. He got his answer on…
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Read on mcall.com →Lehigh finally got a lift from its centers, especially when it counted most Saturday night. Phil Anderson, a 6-10 sophomore, scored on a putback with 2.4 seconds left, and then Lehigh survived a close final shot attempt by American at the buzzer. The missed turnaround jumper by…
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Read on mcall.com →Moravian didn’t have to think too long to figure out why it lost Friday night. Not being as athletic as William Patterson was one reason, but the Greyhounds did not help their cause by failing to execute the basics. William Patterson had four double-figure scorers, led by…
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Read on mcall.com →Nowadays, Lehigh’s Jose Olivero is being guarded tougher, sometimes by two defenders, by opponents and, as a result, he’s being dropped to the hardwood more than ever. He’s paying the price for being good, for being a returning All-Patriot League player, for being able to create…
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Read on mcall.com →Lehigh did not get the rebound it needed most Tuesday night. And Mountain Hawks senior Kyle Neptune didn’t succeed at forcing Columbia’s Niko Scott to lose his concentration from the free throw line with trash talk. Scott converted two free throws with 0.4 seconds left to lift…
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Read on mcall.com →Every day of practice is a grueling test for West Virginia offensive lineman Jake Figner. That’s because Figner, who’s 6-5, 300 pounds, goes up against teammates are who are just as big and dominating. He was never tested to the limit when he was at Northwestern High, but then…
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Read on mcall.com →Steve Aponavicius is looking to make big news again for the Boston College football team. His walk-on-to-stardom story — going from Easton High star soccer player who never played football to the starting placekicker at Boston College — was a national story. And he made his…
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Read on mcall.com →No high school football game was hyped more, garnered as many headlines or had a better atmosphere than the 100th Thanksgiving Day meeting between Easton and Phillipsburg, which is why this game ranks as The Morning Call’s No. 3 local sports story of the year. It also was the…
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Read on mcall.com →Liberty senior quarterback Dan Persa got an early Christmas gift on Saturday. And it wasn’t gift-wrapped. But Persa, who recently capped off the best statistical season by a quarterback in school history, got the gift he’s coveted his entire career. He was named the Associated…
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Read on mcall.com →Lehigh University senior guard Kyle Neptune grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., and one of the things he discovered at a young age is that the game of basketball is not always easy. Blessed with solid leaping ability, Neptune had his share of high-flying dunks during his freshman season,…
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Read on mcall.com →Joe Semanoff has not experienced the best of luck in Las Vegas this week. But it’s not because he’s lost money. Semanoff, a backup junior running back at Brigham Young and former Lehighton High star, has been disappointed with the weather. “[Monday] night we got a little snow,”…
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