Patriots

NEW ENGLAND Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has an infection in his broken left arm, which could keep him sidelined into next season, it was reported on Sunday. The Boston Herald reported that Gronkowski has an infection in the area where a metal plate was installed to repair his left forearm. Doctors will have to wait for the infection to go away to replace the plate, and Gronkowski would need 10 weeks after that to recover, the paper said. ESPNBoston.com also reported the story.

The play is called "Drexel. " Emily Scullin, a sophomore on the Great Valley girls' lacrosse team, flips the ball to a teammate to the left of the net as the Patriots get into position for their go-to offensive play. The ball is then moved behind the net, where a Patriot waits to pass to Scullin, whose job it is to elude a defender and get in position to score. More often than not, Scullin said, the play results in a goal. Scullin used the play to score the fifth of her six goals in Great Valley's 14-5 home win against Hatboro-Horsham on Saturday in a nonleague game.

The play is called "Drexel. " Emily Scullin, a sophomore on the Great Valley girls' lacrosse team, flips the ball to a teammate to the left of the net as the Patriots get into position for their go-to offensive play. The ball is then moved behind the net, where a Patriot waits to pass to Scullin, whose job it is to elude a defender and get in position to score. More often than not, Scullin said, the play results in a goal. Scullin used the play to score the fifth of her six goals in host Great Valley's 14-5 nonleague win Saturday over Hatboro-Horsham.

Caroline Schoenewald was pretty clear about the significance of Friday's softball matchup against North Penn. The second baseman for Central Bucks East knew the energy would be different against a team such as the Maidens, a perennial favorite in the Suburban One League's Continental Conference. Her squad would have to be at the top of its game, Schoenewald said. On Friday afternoon, the Patriots were on top of their game and then some. So was Schoenewald, who had a hand in seven of the Patriots' runs as East defeated the Maidens in a conference showdown, 11-3, at North Penn.

Caroline Schoenewald was pretty clear about how big a game Friday's softball matchup against North Penn was. The second baseman for Central Bucks East knew the energy would be different against a team such as the Maidens, a perennial favorite in the Suburban One League's Continental Conference. Her squad would have to be at the top of its game, Schoenewald said. It just so happens that on Friday afternoon, the Patriots were on top of their game and then some. So was Schoenewald, who had a hand in seven of the Patriots' runs as East defeated the Maidens in a conference showdown, 11-3, at North Penn.

JOE MOSTARDI has spent the past few days trying to channel Beyoncé. Not by singing. By texting. His message, in effect . . . If we win it, then we'll get to put a ring on it. And Mostardi, a 6-1, 155-pound junior wing guard, is relying not only on words to inspire his Archbishop Carroll High basketball teammates. Evidence of the ultimate prize is tucked away in the photos portion of his cellphone, and it's not just sitting there. The 2008-09 season was the Catholic League's first in PIAA competition and the Patriots wound up storming to the Class AAA state title.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - With about four minutes left in the fourth quarter, Archbishop Carroll point guard and Binghamton recruit Yosef Yacob was whistled for his fifth foul, and done for the evening with his team in front of Montour by nine points. What ensued over the next three minutes was not good in any way for the Patriots, as Montour erased the deficit and tied the score on Devin Wilson's free throws with 59 seconds to go. Three turnovers and a rash of missed free throws almost did Carroll in. However, a bucket by Ernest Aflakpui and three free throws in the last 25 seconds by sophomore Nick Jones were enough for the Patriots to come away with a 50-45 victory over the Spartans in a PIAA Class AAA boys' basketball semifinal Tuesday night at Chambersburg Area High.

CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - With about four minutes left in the fourth quarter, Archbishop Carroll point guard and Binghamton recruit Yosef Yacob was whistled for his fifth foul, and thus done for the evening with his team in front by nine points. What ensued over the next three minutes was not good in any way for the Patriots, as Montour erased the deficit and tied the score on Devin Wilson's free throws with 59 seconds to go. Three turnovers and a rash of missed free throws almost did Carroll in. However, a bucket by Ernest Aflakpui and three free throws in the last 25 seconds by sophomore Nick Jones were enough for the Patriots to come away with a 50-45 victory in a PIAA Class AAA boys' basketball semifinal Tuesday night at Chambersburg Area High.

          LEWISBURG, Pa. - Mike Muscala scored six of his 20 points during a decisive second half Wednesday night to help Bucknell capture its second NCAA tournament berth in three seasons with a 64-56 win over Lafayette in the Patriot League title game. Muscala also had 11 rebounds. Joe Willman added 14 points and eight boards for the Bison. Just like two years ago, top-seeded Bucknell (28-5) beat Lafayette (19-15) on its home floor to advance.