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HERSHEY – Garrett Vulcano unleashed six minutes of all-out wrestling Friday night, and it put him in a position to become a state champion.
Vulcano, a senior at Chartiers-Houston, tore into Adam Geiger of Camp Hill Trinity for two takedowns and came away with a dominating, 5-2 decision in the semifinals of the 195-pound weight class in the PIAA Class AA Championships at the Giant Center in Hershey.
Vulcano has a chance to become the first state champion for Chartiers-Houston, since Corey Walker won the Class AA heavyweight title in 1994 if he beats two-time state champion Ryan Solomon (39-0) of Milton.
Vulcano will have company in today's finals (2 p.m.) as South Fayette's Seth Carr won a thrilling 10-8 overtime match against Josh Brown of Claysburg-Kimmel at 113 pounds. He gets Derry's George Phillippi (41-4) in the finals.
Avella's Jake Temple (220) and Jeff-Morgan's John Demaske (126) saw their chances of winning gold medals evaporate with losses in the semifinals.
Vulcano can become the second wrestler in his extended family to win a state title. His uncle, Patsy Vulcano, won the 132-pound title in 1984.
"My uncle Patsy and I never won Powerade, so we get kidded about that," said Garrett. "He has a state title, and I don't. Now, I have a chance for mine."
After a scoreless first period, Vulcano gave up an escape to fall behind 1-0. But he shot in and took Geiger down with about 25 seconds remaining. Vulcano escaped in the third period and took Geiger down with 53 seconds remaining for a 5-1 lead. That took the fight out of Geiger.
"Up here, if you don't want it bad enough, you're not going to get it," said Vulcano. "You can say all you want about who has the talent, but at this level, it's the guy who wants it more."
Carr is one win away from matching the feat of his brother Nick, who won a state title at 145 pounds in 2010 as a junior.
"I'm going to try my best to do what he did," said Carr. I know you have to put a lot of hard work in, and you've got to believe in yourself.
Carr appeared to have it won in regulation, but wsa hit for a stalling point with seven seconds remaining, despite the fact Carr was raising Brown's leg on a takedown attempt. The call brought a chorus of boos from the large crowd.
"I guess I should be politically correct," said Rick Chaussard, South Fayette's head coach. "It was a very fast call."
Carr didn't seem perturbed. He shot into Brown's legs, picked him up and took him to the mat hard for the winning points. Brown lay on the mat for a minute, apparently stunned by the takedown.
"I was nervous going into overtime, but then I calmed down," said Carr. "I just wanted to take my shots and take him down."
Temple got into a low-scoring affair and the match was tied, 1-1, after regulation. No one scored in the first two overtimes, but Smith escaped in the third overtime to win it.
"I watched him before," said Temple. "He's not real active on his feet. I was waiting for him to do something, and he didn't. It was very frustrating."
Demaske had a difficult task against the defending state champion. He kept it within upset distance, trailing 2-1 after one and 4-3 after two. But Diehl outscored Demaske, 5-0, over the final two minutes for the six-point win.
"He was strong and quick on his feet," said Demaske. "He had a lot more to lose than me. He was ranked a lot higher. If I beat him, that bout would have a big impact. I'm going to try for third now."'
Conti was beaten 2-1 in double overtime by Alex Gular of Port Allegheny in the quarterfinals. Conti came back through the consolation rounds, winning twice and setting the school's all-time win record with 141, three more than Justin Tracanna's 138 and four more than Cary Kolat's 137.
"I don't think my head was in it," Conti said. "I let the pressure get to me. I didn't wrestle the way I usually wrestle."
Nick Gavazzi of Charleroi also lost in the quarters, 3-1 to Seth Lansberry of Line Mountain at 138. Gavazzi also came back through the consolations and will wrestle for fifth place today.
Tanner Sutton of Chartiers-Houston finished his career with two straight losses, 8-3 to Bake Bowman of Tri Valley in the quarters and 4-3 to Phil Marra of Burrell in the consolations.
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Brandon Kildare went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run and five RBI Wednesday to lead Canon-McMillan to a 15-4 rout of Bethel Park in a key Section 5-AAAA game that lasted five innings.
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Jared Beach hit a three-run home run for the Big Macs. Teagan Piechnick went 4-for-4 with a double and Frank Fortunato doubled. Zac Forsythe doubled for BP (6-3, 14-3).
• California took advantage of six Avella errors to take a 10-5 victory in a Section 1-A game.
Chris Swartz had a two-run double and Brian Fisher a two-run single for the Trojans (6-2, 12-4). Jake Columbus doubled.
Derek Allen went 3-for-3 and had two doubles for Avella (3-6, 7-6). Shawn Carl also hit a double.
• Jonathan Spina's two-run double in the top of the seventh sent Washington to an 8-5 victory over Charleroi in a Section 2-AA game. Wash High (9-3, 10-4) holds a one-game lead over Brownsville and Chartiers-Houston in the section with two to go.
Lincoln Key had a double for the Prexies and Jesse Spara went 2-for-4.
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• Carmichaels needed just five innings to come away with a 10-0 victory over West Greene to clinch a tie for first place in Section 1-A.
Brandon Lawless struck out 11 and allowed just two hits for the Mikes (8-0, 11-2). Justin Newman went 2-for-3 and had three RBI. Tyler Shoaf doubled and Josh Mundell tripled.
Carmicheals finishes its section schedule Monday, completing a suspended game against California.
• Brownsville rallied from a 2-0 deficit by scoring 13 runs over the final three innings to take a 13-2 win from Fort Cherry in a Section 2-AA game that lasted six innings.
Winning pitcher Tyler Spohn and Bryce Shea each had a double for the Falcons (8-4, 11-4). Kyle Witzberger had a double for the Rangers (6-6, 6-9).
• Alec Ferrari pitched a two-hit shutout and struck out 14 as Chartiers-Houston continued its late-seasons urge with a 4-0 victory over visiting Bentworth in Section 2-AA.
It was the fourth consecutive win, and sixth in seven games, for C-H (8-4, 10-6). The Bucs also won by a 4-0 score for the second day in a row. The loss dropped Bentworth (7-5, 8-5) into fourth place in the section, one game behind Brownsville and C-H for the final playoff berth.
Ferrari issued only one walk, and Bentworth had only one runner reach third base. Dylan Pounds went 2-for-2 and drove in two runs. His sacrifice fly in the first inning was all the run support Ferrari needed.
Ferrari helped his cause with a leadoff double in the Bucs' three-run fifth inning and eventually came around to score.
• Beth-Center kept its playoff hopes alive with an 8-5 victory over visiting Burgettstown in Section 2-AA.
The win has B-C (6-6, 6-7) two games out of the final playoff berth with two games remaining.
The Bulldogs scored seven runs over the first two innings, and that was enough offense for winning pitcher Josh Miller, who also had a big game at the plate. Miller went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two runs and two RBI.
Burgettstown (4-8, 5-8) was held to six hits, two of those being triples by Kurt Kowalski. John Dugas had a double for the Blue Devils.
• Nick Riotto had a huge night as Trinity moved closer to a playoff berth with a 13-4 victory over Waynesburg at Consol Energy Park.
Riotto went 4-for-5 with two triples and an inside-the-park grand slam, the latter during the Hillers' six-run sixth inning. Riotto also scored three runs to help Trinity move to 5-3 in Section 3-AAA and 8-6 overall. The Hillers have a half-game lead over South Fayette for the section's final playoff spot.
Connor Fritz also had a triple to back the winning pitching of Don McWreath.
• Austin Clark hit two doubles to power Jefferson-Morgan to a 15-0 victory over Mapletown in a three-inning Section 1-A game.
Jason Dotts had a double and two RBI for the Rockets (7-2, 9-3). Tyler Bowman, Josh Bissett and Dom Cage each smacked a double. Logan Bowman picked up the win.
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Greene County Habitat for Humanity received a boost Saturday when a dozen employees from Consol Energy volunteered their time.
The employees who work in Consol Energy's Southwestern Pennsylvania gas operations teamed up to help build a home in Crucible. They spent the day hanging drywall and insulating walls, floors and ducts.
Consol employees are encouraged to volunteer and become active in the communities in which they live and work.
"We work very hard at being good neighbors, and this can only be accomplished through our dedication to our top three core values and our interaction and involvement within the community," said Sam McLaughlin, vice president of land services. "Since the inception of the SWPA gas operations, we have worked diligently to carry on the Consol tradition and be very involved in community activities."
This is the second year CONSOL Energy employees have partnered with Greene County Habitat for Humanity. McLaughlin, who is a member of the board for Habitat for Humanity, praised the organization.
"Greene County Habitat provides affordable housing to over 100 families. This can only be accomplished through the hard work of the local Habitat volunteers. All of the housing is built with volunteer labor. We have many employees with the proper skills to help out and we wanted to be a part of a much needed program in the county. Everyone wants and needs a home. Habitat is one organization that is working towards that need. The group at SWPA is more than happy to lend a hand and volunteer for a great cause."
The CONSOL Energy team of volunteers included Luke Beebe, Joe Berry Jr., Vince Black, Nick Bozek, Brian Green, Kim Harris, Matt Imrich, Joe Kafton, Anthony Kendziora, Travis Rastoka and Matt Rockey.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A cast member of the MTV reality show "Buckwild" is facing a drug charge in West Virginia.
Twenty-four-year-old Salwa Amin was arraigned Monday in Nicholas County Magistrate Court on a felony charge of possession with intent to deliver.
Details of Amin's arrest and the charge weren't immediately available. She is being held at Central Regional Jail on $200,000 bond.
Jail Administrative Sgt. Rick Drake says Amin doesn't want to talk to the media. He didn't know whether she had a lawyer.
MTV announced last week that the show will be picked up for a second season. MTV spokeswoman Candice Ashton says the network doesn't have any comment at this time on Amin's arrest.
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When Sandy Harbaugh found herself unemployed more than two years ago – she was a customer service representative for Teleperformance USA's Priceline.com account, which moved its call center operations overseas – the 57-year-old grandmother of two decided to head back to school.
Last week, Harbaugh began a new chapter in her life when she started a job at Laurel Business Institute in Uniontown, where she earned an associate degree in administrative office technology.
In January, Harbaugh stood before her fellow graduates, their families, her husband and children and delivered the commencement address as valedictorian of her class.
Another feather in her cap: She earned perfect attendance and student of the month honors.
Harbaugh credits her family for her academic success.
"It ended up that the school I attended wound up hiring me," said Harbaugh, of Fredericktown. "My husband and my kids supported me, and I'm thankful for that. Every now and then you run into someone who says you're too old to go back to school, but that's not true."
As an administrative assistant in the human resources department, one of Harbaugh's responsibilities is helping the school's graduates find jobs, something she is excited about.
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Initially, the prospect of heading back to school after nearly 40 years was intimidating, and Harbaugh said the hardest part of the experience was getting used to doing homework again. And she had to get adjusted to a technology-driven environment.
"I went to career school in 1973, and they taught us how to smoke a cigarette and keep the ashes off your desk," Harbaugh recalled. "It's funny when I think about it. Life has changed since the last time I went to school. They didn't have PowerPoint, Excel or Microsoft Office. I'm much more marketable now."
Harbaugh said she was the oldest person in her class, surrounded by women in their 20s, 30s and 40s, but she found herself making friendships that she believes will last for years.
As a young woman, Harbaugh's first job was a secretarial position at Ferguson's Insurance Co. in Canonsburg. She left for Kappel's Jewelers in Washington Mall for seven years, then took time off to raise her two children. She re-entered the workforce 15 years later, taking a job at Gabriel Brothers in Brownsville, then accepting a job at the call center.
Harbaugh said her experiences as a mother and a worker taught her one thing: It's important to stay in the workforce.
"The world moves on while you're home. Even if you get out one day a week, you should work, just to stay involved. I wish I would have done that," said Harbaugh.
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Visitors to the Hotel CasAnus in Belgium will spend the night in one of the human body's filthiest organs.
Located on a small island between Antwerp and Ghent in Flanders, the hotel is shaped like a giant colon, complete with a giant replica of an anus, The Huffington Post reported.
Originally an art piece, Hotel CasAnus is the creation of Dutch designer Joep Van Lieshout.
It's now run by Belgian couple Geert and Carla Verbeke-Lens, who purchased the hotel as part of their 30-acre Verbeke Foundation sculpture park, according to Oddity Central.
While it may sound gross to spend the night in the human digestive tract, visitors overall report a positive experience.
The interiors feature double beds, showers and central heating. And no, they aren't blood red like the exterior, but painted white instead.
Travel blogger Tom Hall wrote, "It is as normal as sleeping in a slug-like space can be."
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PITTSBURGH – Mike Wallace admits his attitude during the Steelers' recently completed 2012 season probably wasn't what it should have been.
But the 2011 Pro Bowl wideout also wouldn't change how he handled his contract negotiations, a situation that included a lengthy holdout in training camp when he refused to sign the team's tender offer.
"I'm not in a habit of going back and saying what should have happened. I did what I did. I can't change that," said Wallace, who will become an unrestricted free agent March 12 when the 2013 NFL season officially begins.
"I definitely wish things would have been better. But I wouldn't change anything I did."
Wallace was a restricted free agent following the 2011 season and the Steelers placed a $2.7 million tender offer on him. Had he signed with another team, the Steelers would have had the right to match the deal or receive a first-round draft pick in return.
When Wallace refused to sign the tender and did not report to training camp, the Steelers signed fellow wide receiver Antonio Brown to a six-year, $42-million contract extension.
Wallace did not report and sign his contract until just before the 2012 season began, a situation that made it difficult for him to pick up new coordinator Todd Haley's offense.
Wallace sat out the Steelers' season-ending 24-10 win over Cleveland with a hip injury, the first game he's missed in his career. He admits that he struggled with the transition from Bruce Arians' vertical passing attack to the one used by Haley, which included more short throws in an effort to protect quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
"My role has always been a certain role since I've been here, and it changed this year," Wallace said. "I wasn't in training camp, so I didn't really know how the role was going to change. It did change. You've got to adjust to it."
While his touchdown total of eight was the same number he scored in 2011, Wallace saw his receptions dip from 72 to 64 and his yards per catch fall to 13.1 – still a healthy average, but well below his career mark of 17.2.
Wallace's frustration was apparent to his teammates.
"We wasted a lot of energy worrying about things that were out of our control, pointing a finger here, pointing a finger there," said Brown, while not specifically naming Wallace. "People mad here. People mad there. And as a team collectively you can't have that."
Wallace said he learned from the situation.
"Next year, I'll definitely have a positive attitude going into it and make the best of the situation and make it a good fit for me, even if I feel it's not," he said.
But is Haley's ball-control offense a good fit for Wallace?
Head coach Mike Tomlin said Monday he thinks it is. Wallace isn't quite so sure.
"It's a decent fit. I think it could be (a good fit) if I have a better mindset going into it, knowing my role exactly going into it before the season now having been in it a whole year, I think it could be a good fit," Wallace said. "We just have to make some adjustments in this offense. When you've never been in it and you just come into it, it's a little different. Hopefully, if I'm here, I'll figure it out."
Despite everything that occurred in 2012, Wallace would still like to return to Pittsburgh.
"This is where I've been at the whole time. I don't know anything else. I'd love to be here," Wallace said. "I love my teammates, love my coaches, so it could definitely be the best situation for me, but we'll know in two or three months.
"I just want to be a in good situation, a good fit for myself, no matter if it's here or somewhere else. I just want to be in a good situation. Money is not really the problem."
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KO's Skolnicki garners Almanac MVP honors
A.J. Burnett's arm. Starling Marte's bat. Andrew McCutchen's skill.
Jared Skolnicki possesses them all.
And like the Pirates, this senior has rejuvenated Keystone Oaks.
The Golden Eagles returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2004.
In fact, after sharing in a section banner, they finished third in the WPIAL and advanced all the way to the PIAA Class AAA semifinals for the first time in the program's history. KO finished 20-6 overall this spring.
"Jared meant the world to this team," said KO manager Scott Crimone.
"Obviously, his stats show how much."
On the mound, Skolnicki rolled up an 11-1 record. In 76 innings, he struck out 111 and walked only 14 while maintaining a 0.28 ERA. Opposing teams batted .180 against him.
A centerfielder, when not on the mound, he fielded his position flawlessly, committing no errors. He recorded 23 putouts and racked up 21 assists.
At the plate, Skolnicki led the Golden Eagles with a .435 batting average, .481 on-base percentage and a .623 slugging average. He struck out only four times. Skolnicki drilled four doubles, tagged three triples and hit one homer. He drove in 10 and scored 16 runs.
On the baseball field, his strengths are almost endless says Cromine.
"Jared is a five-tool player. He hits for average, hits for power, runs like a deer, he will track down everything in the outfield and he clearly has the outstanding arm that he has used to compile an amazing record."
Dubbed the best pitcher in the WPIAL by Cromine, Skolnicki throws between 82 to 86 miles-per-hour with a sharp breaking ball and an often devastating change-up.
However, his most astounding asset is his poise, adds Cromine. "Nothing phases him. Regardless of the situation, he remains calm, cool and connected on the mound and at the plate. He is truly just one of those special players that rarely come along."
His spectacular senior season almost didn't come along. Skolnicki missed his entire junior season due to a knee injury he suffered playing varsity basketball. Yet, Skolnicki heroically bounced back, even to the point that he earned the honor of captain of his club.
"He's not the type that gets in someone's face," explained Cromine. "He truly leads by example. He gives his teammates confidence. With Jared leading the way, our players knew they had a chance in every single game we played."
After falling to undefeated South Park in the district semifinals, the Golden Eagles knew they could comeback with Skolnicki at the helm. They beat West Allegheny for the right to participate in the state playoffs and in the first round of action, Skolnicki pitched a no-hitter and blanked Slippery Rock, 4-0. In the same week, he also silenced South Park, 3-0, handing those Eagles their first loss in the quarterfinals.
Off the baseball diamond, Skolnicki is a hit. In school, he maintained a 4.14 GPA and excelled in math enough to scored 780 on that portion of the SAT. In addition to Math Club, Skolnicki also belonged to the National Honor Society for three years.
"Jared is the prototypical All-American kid," Cromine said. "He comes from an outstanding family. He is kind and sincere. He has a unique sense of humor and works harder than any player in my entire program."
That work ethic, along with his play at KO as well as for the Steel City Wildcats, where he helped the team win the Western Pennsylvania Elite Baseball League, enabled him to attract collegiate attention. Skolnicki will major in economics and play at Kent State University.
And, the last Almanac baseball star to play there? Jimmy Rider. Last June, the Pirates drafted the former Peters Township standout.
"To talk about Major League Baseball some day sounds pretentious," said Skolnicki, "but I'd say it's a goal. It's anybody's goal that plays baseball.
I'm just worried about playing in college right now. After that we'll just have to wait and see."
Skolnicki doesn't have to wait and see who is The Almanac's MVP. He earned that title and considers it an honor.
"It truly is an honor because there are so many great players out there," he said humbly.


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A West Virginia University study of predatory Appalachian wildlife from Maine to Alabama has captured its first up-close images of a bald eagle in Washington County.
The juvenile bald eagle was photographed Jan. 17 and 18 by a trail camera set up at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village in Avella by WVU research professor Todd Katzner under a study he initially designed to track the migratory patterns of the Eastern golden eagle.
"We were really excited. It's a remarkable photo," said Meadowcroft Director David Scofield.
Meadowcroft was added to the WVU study in December 2010 and given a camera to attach to a tree in a remote area off limits to visitors to record animals that feed on roadkill deer used as bait under permission from the state Game Commission.
Katzner wants to determine whether or not the golden eagle's migration into Appalachia from Canada is being interrupted by a growing number of wind turbines being used in the United States to generate electricity.
So far, Katzner said, no such eagles have been killed by turbines in Pennsylvania, where his study has since grown to include 200 cameras in the state, but that will likely change as the number of turbines increases.
"It's the only project that I am doing where there is so much citizen science going on out there," Katzner said Wednesday. "It's almost like Christmas. You don't know what you are going to get, but you will get something."
The study, though, is helping WVU build the first map of occurrences of individual species relative to size of their densities in the mountain region, he said.
Once facing extinction from pollution and the use of insecticide, the protected eagle symbol of America was removed from the federal endangered and threatened list in 2007.
Yet, it is still rare to see one of the birds in Washington County, where there are no confirmed bald eagle nests, said Tom Fazi, a Game Commission information education supervisor in its Southwest region.
"But they have been seen, especially this time of the year," feeding on the Monongahela River, Fazi said.
Pennsylvania reached a milestone last year, he said, in the recording of 200 bald eagle nests.
Fazi said "it's only a matter of time" before the bald eagle is found nesting in Washington County.
"The fact that they were turning up at Meadowcroft is indicative of a good environment," Katzner said.
The camera at Meadowcroft also has captured a remarkable photo of two sparring red-tailed hawks, as well as coyote, red fox, common ravens and the "typical suspects," raccoons and opossum, Scofield said.
He said he suspects the juvenile bald eagle photographed at Meadowcroft originated from a confirmed nest along the Ohio River in Wellsburg, W.Va.
"They're around," he said.
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A Canonsburg woman was arrested Thursday for allegedly chasing her ex-boyfriend and his current girlfriend in a vehicle through several communities and ramming the boyfriend's vehicle before crashing into another car.
Christine Nicole Wallace-Jolly, 24, of 424 Highfield Ave., faces several charges for allegedly assaulting her former boyfriend and his girlfriend at a Houston residence before the chase began, state police said.
State police said Wallace-Jolly arrived at the home of David Campbell on Fairmont Avenue in Houston about 5:35 a.m. in search of her ex-boyfriend, Andre Lamar Gray, and his new girlfriend, Christine Marie Cain.
Wallace-Jolly reportedly started yelling at Cain before punching the other woman and pulling her hair. Campbell, Gray and Dustin Roberts then pulled Wallace-Jolly off Cain, police said. Wallace-Jolly then allegedly pulled out a knife and lunged at Cain, telling the other woman she would assault and kill her.
Gray reportedly pushed Wallace-Jolly back toward her vehicle. Cain and Roberts got into Cain's car, where they were joined by Gray. Police said Roberts, who was driving Cain's car, tried to get away but was followed by Wallace-Jolly, who was driving at a high speed. Police said the chase went thought Houston, Chartiers and South Strabane townships, and Washington.
While following the other car, Wallace-Jolly allegedly rammed it several times on Pike Street, Locust Avenue and other streets, causing major damage, police said.
Police said that while Wallace-Jolly was chasing the other car on Locust Avenue with the headlights off, she ran the stop sign at Wilbert Avenue in South Strabane, crashing into a vehicle driven by Jeffrey Malik of South Strabane. Both vehicles were disabled.
After the crash, South Strabane police said they found a folding knife in Wallace-Jolly's pocket and spotted another pocketknife in plain view near the driver's compartment of her car.
Police said Cain was advising 911 of what was happening during the entire chase. Police from South Strabane, Washington and East Washington assisted.
Jolly was arraigned before District Judge David Mark on two counts of aggravated assault, three counts of simple assault and reckless endangerment and one count each of terroristic threats and harassment, as well as several traffic violations. She was released from Washington County jail after posting a $25,000 percentage bond. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 2 before Mark.
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Although Cringer is older, he has not aged, and still retains his youthful personality. Adam has entrusted Cringer to keep an eye on Dare, and make sure he stays out of trouble.
Cringer has a new rival, in the form of Dare's loudmouth pet bird, Craven. The two of them rarely see eye-to-eye.
Cringer is still able to turn into Battle-Cat, and now helps He-Ro as he once did He-Man, into battle against the Evil Warriors. Interestingly, Battle Cat now appears to look more Battle-Lion-like, and even has blue fur. It is unclear if Cringer still retains his original green and orange stripes.
Ram-Man appears the same as he always did, but now with new armor! He sports a new cool black and blue color scheme...
Man-e-faces is still able to use his mimic abilities to spy on the oposition, and get into the enemy territory unnoticed. He seems to have been given a radical makeover, possibly more "mime" like, and not at all like our original Man-e-faces that we know and love. (*see the section at the end for a possible suggestion if people don't like his new look*)
As Dare, he is a 13 year old kid,and still thinks of himself as an orphan who has no idea who his real parents were. His adopted father King Adam promises to help him track them down, and there are suspicions that Dare and Adam are possibly related by blood. Dare has some difficulties adjusting to civilized life, especially living with royalty, but still retains the ability to communicate with animals, and have all the skills of a wildchild raised in the forests.
As he has inherited the power swordfrom his adoptive father, Prince Dare is able to transform into the mighty He-Ro, in which he becomes a mighty warrior. His strength and powers increase, as well as his feral skills, setting him apart from He-Man before him.
An incompetent crow, who has learned the ability to talk from Dare, and has been his companion ever since they were small. Very enthusiastic to battle evil, but not very skillfull in the art of fighting.
When Dare first become He-Ro, Craven was perched on his shoulder, thus also transforming him into the mighty Battle-Bird - a huge armored fighting creature, large enough for Dare to ride on! Battle-Bird and Battle-Cat have a competitive rivalry to see who can win dare's praise, and who can be the bravest and best in battle.
17 year old Kay-La is Man-At-Arm's niece (and presumably Fisto's daughter?), and is instructed with teaching Prince Dare how to compose himself in public. She feels she is ready to be a warrior, as she has been trained in martial arts, swordplay and marksmanship, and feels bitter about having to "babysit" Dare. She is aware that Dare has a crush on her, but her true affections lie with the mighty warrior He-Ro.
Although she is well trained, her immaturity and eagerness to jump into action often gets her in trouble.
This Heroic Warrior can puff up like a weather balloon in the heat of battle, and emit a blast of hurricane-force hot-air, to knock down any Evil Warriors in his way. He can also put out fires, but can be deflated with sharp needles!
Fork-Lift is gung-ho and enthusiastic and able to pick up heavy objects with his fork-like arms, and throw them over his head. He-Man and He-Ro rely on him for moving any heavy duty objects when they are not around.


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In a speech at Ahfad University for Women in Omdurman, Sudan, on April 9, USAID Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg announced a new USAID global grant program to increase the substantive involvement of women in peace processes. Grants of up to $2 million each, totaling up to $14 million, may be made available for projects that directly address the objectives of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which calls for supporting the essential role of women in all aspects of peace and security, recognizing their leadership in peacemaking, and ending sexual violence in conflict.
Mark Lopes, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean met today with the Chilean International Development Agency (AgCI). The talks were aimed at implementing the recently-signed Memorandum of Understanding to advance trilateral cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
During his April 4-6 visit to Nicaragua, USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mark Lopes, helped celebrate the Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement's (CAFTA-DR) 5th Anniversary. Over 300 business leaders, producers, small business owners and government officials attended the event, which was co-sponsored by USAID and the INCAE Business School.
"Today, April 7, the world commemorates World Health Day. This year's theme focuses on combating the steadily growing public health threat posed by antimicrobial drug resistance -- a growing problem with implications for both national and global security. Drug resistance also threatens to reverse global health gains by making currently available first-line medicines less effective.
Dr. Rajiv Shah, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) today released the Agency's first annual letter on Twitter.
U.S. and Kenyan officials today congratulated 262 graduates of AFRICA LEAD, a continent-wide program that is training agriculture leaders to implement regional and country agriculture investment plans.
"Today, March 24, the world commemorates World Tuberculosis (TB) Day by celebrating the tremendous progress that has been made in combatting this disease. Milestones include a 35 percent decline in mortality since 1990, a 14 percent decrease in the prevalence of TB between 1990 and 2009, and the emergence of new diagnostic technologies that can detect multi-drug resistant TB.
Today, USAID marks World Water Day with a renewed commitment to assisting the more than 800 million people around the world without access to clean, safe drinking water, and the more than 2.6 billion people who lack access to improved sanitation.
The United States and Brazil have agreed to expand their joint technical cooperation in third countries. A protocol of intentions signed on the eve of President Obama's trip to Brazil builds on the existing collaboration between the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (ABC).
USAID and Walmart signed an agreement on March 14 to support small rural farmers in Central America and to connect them to the retailer's regional and international supply chains. The new partnership links Feed the Future, the U.S. government's global hunger and food security initiative, with Walmart's Global Sustainable Agriculture Goals.
This morning, Eric G. Postel was sworn in as the new Assistant Administrator for the Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade Bureau (EGAT) at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
In response to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), has deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) that includes disaster response experts, nuclear experts, as well as urban search and rescue (USAR) teams from Fairfax County and the Los Angeles County Fire Departments. The USAR teams arrived at Misawa Air Base, Japan on Sunday and included 144 personnel, 12 canines trained to detect live victims and 45 tons of equipment.
At the request of the Government of Japan, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams from Fairfax County and Los Angeles County to assist in the rescue effort in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
In response to the earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is dispatching a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and has mobilized its partners, the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Team and the Los Angeles County Search and Rescue Team. Each USAR team will be composed of approximately 72 personnel, search and rescue canines and approximately 75 tons of rescue equipment.
Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development, was launched today to seek innovative prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in rural, low-resource settings. This partnership leverages the collective resources of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Norway, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and The World Bank.
This year marks the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. The global community has come far since that first anniversary, but progress must still be made. Too many countries continue to face gaps in gender quality, women's empowerment, and the welfare of their women and girls. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is committed to overcoming these gaps.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - On March 9th, the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Government of Norway, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Grand Challenges Canada, and The World Bank will announce a new partnership that will seek innovative solutions to reduce maternal and newborn mortality in developing countries.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Eric G. Postel as USAID's Assistant Administrator for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade (EGAT) on March 3, 2011.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Special Assistant to the Administrator for Middle East George Laudato administered the oath of office to Senior Foreign Service Officer Robert Wilson as the new USAID Mission Director to Yemen.
At approximately 5:00pm and 6:00pm local time, two C-130 military transport planes will be landing in Djerba, Tunisia delivering humanitarian supplies from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Jan 1, 2013
The best transactions, banks and law firms in 27 categories.
Despite the continued uncertainty looming over the global
economy, Latin American issuers have much to celebrate in 2012
– and much to be optimistic about in 2013.
The winners of this year's LatinFinance Deals
of the Year exemplify the increasing importance and appeal of
Latin American assets and the growing size and innovation of
transactions. Although this is a theme that has been emerging
for many years, it is only in the last two that the region has
truly come to be seen by investors as more than just a
diversification play.
Best Law Firm
Best Law Firm
Best Law Firm Latin
Best Project/Infrastructure
Best Trade Finance
Best Structured
Best Syndicated
Best Local Currency
Best Financing
Best Domestic M&A
Best Cross-Border M&A
Best Private Equity
Best Equity
Best Initial Public
Best Corporate Liability
Best Corporate High-Yield
Best Corporate High-Grade
Best Quasi-Sovereign
Best Sovereign Liability
Best Sovereign
Best Loan House
Best M&A
Best Equity House
Best Bond House
Best Investment
Best Corporate
Best Sovereign Issuer
Large and sophisticated debt capital markets transactions were
the highlights of this year's awards. Indeed,
several deals that were considered ordinary in this
year's awards period – from October 1,
2011 to September 30, 2012 – would have been regarded
as groundbreaking just a few years ago. High-grade issues have
come at lower than ever spreads attracting a wide range of
investors. High-yield debutants have popped up from unexpected
corners. Cemex pushed a wall of debt back three years, with
overwhelming acceptance from the market. Bolivia –
with its first international offering since the 1920s
– in October issued a bond with a yield of under
Appetite from the buy side has been immense. "There has been
a lot of inflow from institutional investors this year," says
Blaise Antin, head of TCW's sovereign research
team. "We don't think that's going to
change in 2013."
The volume of straightforward bond issuance
shouldn't distract from the innovations that are
still appearing: Banco do Brasil has led the emerging markets
in preparing its borrowing for Basel III regulations; an issuer
that is not even the biggest bank in Panama raised the first
covered bond in the emerging markets outside of Korea; and a $7
billion four-tranche bond sale is not easy, even for
"As we become a more mainstream asset class we see a lot of
crossover investors embracing emerging markets, and they want
things in a nice standardized package, recognized, and liquid,"
says Chris Gilfond, co-head of LatAm DCM at Citi. "There has
been a huge surge in volume and while that defines the bulk of
the business, within that there is still a bit of innovation
taking place."
"Emerging market debt is eventually going to look a lot like
the US fixed income market," Antin says. "There will be a lot
of hard currency debt, corporate debt and local currency debt,
and you'll have a number of different strategies
that segment the asset class."
The local markets have been fertile grounds for testing new
models also.
Pemex and Peru both inaugurated global depositary notes for
all-in-one global-local currency and domestic market sales.
América Móvil later went one better with such a
seamless sale within a single security. In Brazil, lower rates
drove record local bond issuance, Volkswagen's
Driver One broke new ABS ground and the infrastructure
debenture class may have finally gotten off the ground towards
the end of 2012.
Sovereigns didn't struggle, with
sub-investment-grade names getting rock-bottom rates and the
highest rated names engaging in sophisticated liability
management transactions that would be the envy of many
developed-world nations. Mexico even entered the Japanese
market without a guarantee.
Bankers, however, point out that with increased success come
increased investor and issuer expectations. A deal may get 17
times book one day –as did Mexichem's
– but find the next day the window has closed.
Though today's costs in the bond market are
hard to beat, LatAm projects and companies again have the loan
market as an option. Several deals coming out in the final
months of 2012 suggest a more robust crop in the future. To the
extent they are able, European, US and Asian lenders want to
lend to solid LatAm credits, such as Ternium. Regional banks
are picking up the slack when these foreigners'
balance sheets don't allow them to lend.
LatAm assets offer an alternative to the slow growth and
financial ill-health in Europe, the US and Japan. Companies
from across the world are eager to buy into LatAm peers with
healthy balance sheets and sky-high growth potential. They face
more competition than ever from a greater number of growing
LatAm powers. CorpBanca, Cencosud and Grupo Sura are just a few
examples of companies transforming themselves into major
regional players.
"The pipeline is building every day," says Javier Vargas,
co-head of investment banking for Latin America at Credit
Suisse. "Companies are much more open to take advantage of
getting capital and putting it to work and using it to
Others, such as Mexico's América
Móvil and Mexichem, have moved to pick up European
operations at rock bottom prices. Moreover, there is still
consolidation ahead in big markets like Brazil and Mexico.
There is even hope for the equity capital markets, a class
severely underperforming its historical levels. Transactions
from Santander México, Cencosud, Cementos Pacasmayo and
Fibra Uno have shown the potential of issuance from Mexico and
the Andean nations. Provided they are ready to come to market,
investors are taking a serious look at companies from these
BTG Pactual and Taesa have shown that investors still want
quality names from Brazil. Falling valuations should mean
greater investor interest in the year ahead.
2013 should be a strong year. More high-yield debt issuance,
which was only about 20% of the bond volume in 2012, could be
in the works. A few pulled transactions in late 2012 had people
wondering about a bubble.
"You eventually run up against risk of issuance by issuers
who aren't very strong, but we
haven't seen too much of that this year," says
Antin. LatAm high-yield corporates are generally in better
shape than high-yield borrowers elsewhere.
A rerun of the economic conditions in 2012 would not prove
disastrous for Latin American debt issuance.
Europe's problems may appear set to continue but
last year they had negligible impact on LatAm activity. An
economic hard landing for China now seems less likely than
before, though there is no certainty about this. While near
term fears over the US fiscal cliff have receded, a bitterly
divided Congress will continue to bedevil economic policymaking
in the world's largest economy – a fact
that could weigh on issuers hoping for a clear market this
But barring a major financial shock, similar levels of
activity are likely in M&A, and more business is expected
in the syndicated loan and equity capital markets –
and perhaps even another record year in DCM.
For now, however, we toast the standouts of 2012.
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After receiving several phone calls, texts and Facebook messages over the last week from concerned and sometimes angry taxpayers, I have decided to set the record straight. In reference to the Feb. 26 article, "Fort Cherry approves hiring security officer," I would like to address some inaccuracies and elaborate on other issues in order to make things more clear for the residents, staff and faculty of Fort Cherry School District.
On hiring a full-time security officer, the board has been preparing for this action for several months, working with the public, the administration, local police departments and the district's part-time security officer to determine the needs of the district as well as what options are available. The vote to hire a full-time security officer has authorized administration to officially advertise the position. A firm salary has not been determined.
On removing the Right-to-Know log from the district's website, some board members who voted to remove the log are concerned that the log was incomplete and, at times, inaccurate. Technical difficulties in creating and maintaining the log have been resolved unsuccessfully after several months of effort. While transparency is a priority of the board, dissemination of complete and correct information takes precedence.
Finally, the board voted to approve the revision of District Policy 616 - Payment of Claims. The revision is a one-line statement at the end of the policy that reads, "No credit cards may be obtained and/or authorized by the school district." It is my opinion the change is not comprehensive enough to meet the needs of Fort Cherry School District. In addition, because the statement has been added to the end of the policy about how claims are to be paid, the board's intent appears to be that no credit cards will be utilized when paying bills. That is not the case. Instead, it is my interpretation that the board intends that any and all credit card accounts will be cancelled immediately and no additional accounts will be opened. The language and detail of the policy are lacking; therefore, I voted against adopting the policy. I did not, as the Feb. 26 article stated, vote against a motion that "no credit cards [can] be issued, obtained and/or authorized by the school district." On the contrary, I am 100 percent in favor of the abolition of all district credit card accounts at this time. But I am also in favor of a strongly written policy that will protect the financial state of the district as well as the staff, faculty and administration in our employ.
I will continue to work toward improvements and positive growth for our district for as long as I am seated on the Fort Cherry Board of Directors, even if sometimes this means that I stand alone in my position. I encourage anyone who has concerns to attend the board meetings, speak out, and have your comments heard.
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USC boys draw No. 4 seed for WPIAL basketball playoffs
Despite winning a section title and sporting the second-best record in Quad-A boys' basketball, the WPIAL seeded Upper St. Clair (19-3) fourth in its post-season tournament, scheduled to begin this weekend.
Undefeated New Castle (22-0) earned the No. 1 seed while North Allegheny (19-3) and Hampton (18-4) garnered the No. 2 and No. 3 slots. The Tigers and the Talbots competed in the same league as the Hurricanes and finished runner-up and third respectively in Section 3 with 11-3 and 10-4 marks.
Admitting that playoff seeding is "an imperfect science" WPIAL director Tim O'Malley told everybody assembled in the ballroom of DoubleTree Hotel in Greentree that they should leave knowing that the committee approached its task with the utmost "objectivity" and the goal was to arrive at the "four most qualified teams."
The Panthers, winners of Section 4 with a 13-1 record will face Norwin (13-9) in a first-round game set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Gateway.
"I thought we'd be the two seed," said USC floor boss Dan Holzer. "At least the WPIAL felt we were one of the top four teams. I respect that.
"I'm excited," he added enthusiastically. "I like our team and the way we have been playing. They get ready to meet any challenge."
Reaching the Quad-A finals set for Saturday, March 2 at the A.J. Palumbo Center on the Duquesne University campus will be a challenge for the Panthers' section foes as well. While USC's route would mean possibly playing the Hurricanes in the semifinals, should both continue to win, Mt. Lebanon and Canon-McMillan drew Hampton and NA respectively for their first-round playoff opponents.
Lebo plays Hampton at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at North Allegheny while the Big Macs play the Tigers on Wednesday, Feb. 20 at a site and time to be determined.
"This is a great opportunity for us," said Lebo skipper Joe David. "We are happy to be here. If you want to win it all, you have to play the best (teams) all around."
The Blue Devils finished third in Section 4 with a 7-7 slate. They are 10-12 overall heading into the playoffs.
Meanwhile, the Big Macs finished fourth in the division with a 6-8 slate. They are, however, 11-11 overall.
"We anticipated being a 15 or 16 seed," said CM head coach Rick Bell. "We'd played Latrobe and we'd beaten them," he added of the Wildcats, who drew New Castle.
"Obviously, NA is really good but the last couple of weeks we have been playing really well. We've been in a lot of close games and that is going to help us.
"We are playing our best basketball right now and that's what you want to be doing this time of year. My kids have a lot of character and 'no quit' in them. We'll show up," Bell assured. "We'll be prepared and we'll play hard."
At Chartiers Valley, that's the MO of Tim McConnell-coached clubs. The Colts (19-3) drew the top seed in Class AAA. They are idle until Tuesday, Feb. 19 when they will play the winner of the Mt. Pleasant-Knoch game being contested at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at Highlands.
While "pleased" with drawing the No. 1 seed, McConnell said, "it's not going to be a walk to the finals."
In looking at his half of the bracket, McConnell noted a potential quarterfinal match-up with section rival South Fayette (13-9) and a possible semifinal clash with Beaver (17-3), a team that beat the Colts.
"Initially I was surprised they put them in our bracket but they do what they have to do. We have some of the best teams and so does anybody else."
After 25 years, Rich Bonnaure says that he has learned to "expect the unexpected" at the WPIAL pairings meetings. His South Fayette club will face West Mifflin in the Class AAA opener set for Tuesday, Feb. 19 at a site and time to be determined. The Titans beat the Lions in the second game of the season. At the time, South Fayette was without Zach Challingsworth. The Pitt recruit was recovering from a football injury at the time.
"We are a different team with him," said Bonnaure. "That's not to take anything from West Mifflin. They played well against us. They are a good team. I expect a great game, an even match-up."
In Class AA, Seton-La Salle (20-2) earned a first-round bye. The Rebels will play Feb. 20 against the winner of the Mohawk vs. Serra game. That contest will be played at 3 p.m. Feb. 16 at Chartiers Valley.
Bishop Canevin (10-12) plays Charleroi at noon Saturday, Feb. 16 at Peters Township.
In other boys' first round action, Bethel Park (17-5) will play McKeesport (14-7) at 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at Baldwin. The two teams just met on Monday, Feb. 11 with the Tigers pulling off the victory.
In girls' basketball, Mt. Lebanon (20-2) earned the top seed in Quad-A. The Blue Devils are idle until Feb. 19. They will face the winner of the Franklin Regional vs. Albert Gallatin game being played at 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15.
Bethel Park (19-3) also drew a bye as did North Allegheny (19-3). The Lady Hawks play Feb. 19 and they will face the winner of the Penn Hills-Norwin game being played at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15.
Chartiers Valley (16-6), which finished behind Lebo and BP in Section 4, drew the No. 4 seed in the Quad-A girls' tournament. The Lady Colts face Shaler (11-11) at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15.
In Class AAA, South Fayette (14-7) battles Freeport at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16 at North Allegheny while Keystone Oaks (13-8) plays Mt. Pleasant at noon at Gateway.
In Class AA, Seton-La Salle (21-1) drew the top seed. The defending district and state champions play Feb. 19 against the winner of the Washington-Ford City contest being played at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at Yough.
Bishop Canevin, last year's WPIAL runner-up to the Lady Rebels, also drew a first-round bye and won't play until Tuesday, Feb. 19. Their opponent will emerge out of the battle between West Shamokin and Neshannock at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15 at Highlands.


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The presents are all unwrapped, and yards of wrapping paper were crunched up and thrown away. The party's over. This year's Christmas proceeded almost without incident. Though, a game of Apples to Apples was destroyed by a red wine spill. I won a game of Dumb Ass, and lost a game of Scrabble. And I talked everyone out of playing that memory game I don't like. I don't remember the name of it.
On Christmas Eve, there was a lively discussion about presents. My sister-in-law told me she had to buy gifts for the assistant dance coach, the hockey coaches and others. I think the whole thing is getting out of hand. You may ask, "Why do we have to buy gifts for people already snatching money from our wallet?"
The answer is pretty simple: to avoid being labeled a cheapskate. We give because all the other mothers are getting them something. It's a social obligation.
The question really is, "Where do we draw the line?"
Suddenly, everyone is getting a gift. It doesn't end at Christmas, either.
In October, a co-worker came up to me and said, "It's Linda's baby shower. We're all pitching in five dollars."
I inquired, "Who's Linda?"
My co-worker replied, "She works on the second floor."
I never met Linda. I had never been to the second floor. But I opened my wallet anyway. It was only five bucks. I don't want to be The-Guy-Who-Doesn't-Give.
Every office has one of those guys. We all know him, and no one likes him.
He's the guy who never chips in. He's the guy who brings a Ziploc bag to a buffet. He's the guy who never joins the gang for lunch, unless the company is picking up the tab. Sometimes he's even a she, but most of the cheapskates I have met are the male variety.
He's the guy I sometimes envy. He doesn't buy gifts for people he's never met. There's no debate about how much to tip the mail carrier at Christmas at his house. There's no argument about buying gifts for the assistant hockey coach over there, either. His daughter's piano teacher doesn't get a "little extra something" at the holidays.
That wallet might never open, but I bet there's money in there.
Pittsburgh had several productions of "The Christmas Carol" this year, two different musical ones with different songs even. The lesson was wasted on the ones who have the money to go to the show. The real Scrooges are at home, counting their money.
Charles Dickens and Dr. Seuss both wrote morality tales about misers. French playwright Moliere beat them to it, but Dickens and rhyming boy get all the credit. Even way back in 1668, people were making fun of the skinflints. Sometimes you have to pay the piper before you pay the piper.
I plan on having a well-attended funeral. Maybe Linda from the second floor will come to the church and say, "He was always so generous."
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MCKEES ROCKS – C.J. Rudisill stared at the scoreboard and tried to find something positive to pull out of the South Fayette boys basketball team's 53-49 loss at Montour Tuesday night.
"The only positive I can think of is that we lost by four points, and Chartiers Valley lost by double digits (11 points) here," Rudisill said.
Fair enough, though there could be a few valuable lessons learned from this one, the type of game that's basically a diagnosis before undergoing surgery.
South Fayette, again, started slowly and trailed by 13 at the half. The Lions also failed to switch off of screens, rotate and defend Montour's three-points shots, allowing the Spartans to make six of 10 in the first half. And they took entirely too long on the game's final possession, waiting for the perfect shot – not shots – while down four.
Now, South Fayette (8-3, 12-7) cannot win the Section 5-AAA title. What the Lions can hope for, though, is that they clean up what Montour exposed and possibly make a run in the WPIAL Class AAA playoffs.
"Obviously, it hurts to know that we can't win the section at this point because that was one of our main goals," point guard Evan Bonnaure said. "But we've been saying all year that there are eight or nine teams that realistically have a shot at winning the whole thing.
"I think there's definitely a chance that you look back in a month and say tonight was the turning point."
Rudisill led the Lions with 14 points, while Zach Challingsworth had 13 and Lucas Russell finished with 11. Bonnaure contributed nine points.
Montour (9-2, 16-4) got 18 points from Kevin Sciulli – all on three-pointers – and Devin Wilson managed 15, though the Lions did an excellent job limiting his dribble penetration.
The turning point in this one came during the second half of the second quarter, when Montour scored the final 14 points of the period following a Justin Watson runner to take a 33-20 lead at the break
Nine of those points came off of three-pointers, two from Sciulli, as Montour outscored South Fayette, 21-7, in the frame.
"When you shoot 60 percent, you're going to have a lead," Montour coach Adam Kaufmann said. "We shot the ball really well."
It's apparently been a theme, that whole getting-down-early thing.
"They exposed our first-half weakness," Rudisill said. "We always have a problem coming out in the first half. That's something we have to change if we want to make it anywhere in the playoffs."
Rudisill rallied South Fayette with nine consecutive points in the third quarter to cut the deficit to four at 36-32 after a three-point play at 4:39. But that's the closest the Lions would get for the rest of the quarter.
Evan Bonnaure opened the fourth with a three, making it 43-41 at 6:42. Yet again, however, Montour rallied with a three-pointer from Sciulli that ignited a 7-0 run.
"We stopped doing what we needed to do on defense, and they took advantage," Evan Bonnaure said.
South Fayette made it a one-possession game after Wilson missed the front end of a one-and-one with less than a minute to go, as Challingsworth banked in a three from three or four steps behind the arc.
After a free throw from Kyle Kutchman pushed it to four, South Fayette let precious seconds tick off the clock, looking for the perfect shot, and wound up getting no points out of the possession.
Oh, and a few things to work on before the WPIAL playoffs start.
"We saw what we have to do," Evan Bonnaure said. "At this point, if we go out and do it, I think we have a realistic shot to win it all."
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NEW EAGLE – A Monongahela police officer was brought to a Ringgold School Board meeting Wednesday to keep peace a week after a director disrupted a committee meeting by throwing papers and shouting at the district's business manager.
The meeting Wednesday started out calm, but soon erupted when a different director, Charles Smith, began arguing over the district's 2013-14 budget because its numbers were tweaked in the month since it was introduced.
"I believe this district is throwing the dice," Smith said, while questioning $640,000 in additional expenses that were added to the budget.
Earlier Superintendent Karen Polkabla said the change resulted because of a miscalculation last month of federal revenues, that the district since learned it will receive more than what had been expected.
"Where was this money coming from?" Smith said later, when the budget was brought back to the table.
Board President Mariann Bulko said the district business manager, Randy Skrinjorich, "is answering your questions but you won't let him."
"This is not a budget meeting," Bulko said. "Roll call."
The new $39.6-million budget was then adopted without a tax increase in a 7-2 vote with Smith and Director Larry Mauro casting the no votes.
It was Mauro who began screaming last week at Skrinjorich, sticking a finger in his face in a brouhaha over budget changes, and the exchange was captured on video by someone in the audience and posted on YouTube. Mauro said he was tired of the employee "mouthing off," and Skrinjorich replied he was tired of Mauro yelling.
"No comment," Mauro said during a break in the meeting when asked about the outburst. "It speaks for itself."
Ringgold board meetings this year have been long and contentious, especially while seven of nine seats were up for grabs in the spring primary. Smith, who has been a Ringgold director for two decades, lost the election and Mauro has a challenger in November.
"This is just disruption," Director William Stein said during the meeting recess.
Bulko said the district managed to balance a budget without layoffs or cuts in the curriculum.
District solicitor Tim Berggren added the changes in the budget were legal.
"We are in the black," Bulko said.
Meanwhile, Skrinjorich said Ringgold has built over the years a $12 million fund balance.
The police officer left the meeting without needing to intervene. Polkabla said he also had been asked to attend because directors were expecting problems in the audience that never materialized.
In other business the board promoted assistant high school principal Jason Minniti to high school principal at an annual salary of $91,000.
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