Slippery Rock

Ed Urie and Jonathan Roberts scored 25 points each, and East Stroudsburg outscored Millersville by 16-10 in the second overtime to win the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference tournament, 108-102, last night in Slippery Rock, Pa. Roberts also had 13 rebounds for the Warriors (20-12), who won the conference title for the first time and earned an automatic berth in the NCAA Division II tournament. East Stroudsburg reached the final by beating Western Division regular- season champion Slippery Rock, the second-ranked team in Division II, by 103-102 in overtime on Friday.

Imhotep Charter's Najee Goode, a speedy cornerback and kick returner, has committed to play at the University of Maine. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound senior took an official visit to the school last weekend. "I really had a good relationship with the coaching staff," he said. "I like the location. I'll be away from the city and able to just focus on football and academics. " Goode, who lives near 24th and Diamond Streets in North Philadelphia, also received interest from Ball State, Buffalo, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Old Dominion, and Towson.

David Wilding scored 27 points for Franklin and Marshall as the Diplomats took a 109-56 victory over Ramapo in the semifinals of the NCAA Division III tournament last night in Springfield, Ohio. Tonight at 7:05, F&M will play Wisconson-Platteville - a 96-94 winner over Otterbein last night - for the national championship. Franklin and Marshall made 72.2 percent of its shots from the floor, compared with 27 percent for Ramapo. The winning margin broke a Division III Final Four record.

Boris Becker, playing superb tennis, and Guy Forget gained the final of the Paris Open yesterday with straight set victories. Becker overwhelmed Goran Ivanisevic, the hottest player on the tour, 6-1, 6-2, one day after beating the No. 1 player in the world, Jim Courier. Forget, the defending Paris Open champion, beat Jakob Hlasek of Switzerland, 6-3, 7-6 (7-1), in the other semifinal. Becker routed Ivanisevic in 63 minutes by hitting service returns and rifling winners from the baseline that left Ivanisevic stunned.

Sophomore John Gray recorded 35 saves to help Penn State defeat Iowa State, 4-3, and win the National Collegiate Club Hockey championship March 2 in Athens, Ohio. In his other tournament game, Gray, a 1988 graduate of Downingtown High, recorded 50 saves in a 5-3 victory over host Ohio University. Gray made the team as a walk-on and started the season as the team's fourth-string goalie. He ended it as the tournament MVP. Other players on the team included senior forward John O'Connor, a Downingtown resident and graduate of Malvern Prep, and freshman forward Mike Schultz, a 1989 graduate of Downingtown.

A former University of Nebraska football player, now a student at Rowan College, was arrested in Glassboro, N.J., by federal authorities yesterday on cocaine possession and distribution charges. Ramone Kiddell Worthy was arrested at the school's campus on a federal warrant issued in Omaha, Neb., according to FBI special agent Bob C. Reutter. Worthy, 22, of Toms River, N.J., was charged in a federal indictment with possession and distribution of more than 500 grams of cocaine, the FBI said in a statement.

Kyle Soroka's return to the lineup helped lift the Villanova men's soccer team (6-2-0) to a 2-1 victory over La Salle (5-2-1) on Thursday at the West Campus Soccer Complex. Soroka, who sat out the Wildcats' two games last weekend with a sprained knee, made an impact before the game was two minutes old. Junior Dylan Renna fed a ball into the box in front of the La Salle net to an open Soroka. Soroka's blast banged off the left post but rolled right back to him. Slippery Rock dropped its first game of the season, falling, 1-0, to Mercyhurst in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action at James Egli Field.

Villanova's men's soccer team scored two quick goals and then held on for a 2-1 home victory over visiting Lafayette. Villanova (9-2-2) got its first goal from Ryan Quane, off a cross from Oscar Umar. The second came when Dylan Renna sent a line-drive cross into the box for Kyle Soroka, who one-timed a shot. Host West Chester fell to Slippery Rock, 2-0, in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference men's soccer action. West Chester fell to 3-7-2 overall and 2-2-1 in league action.

Ninth-ranked Widener (9-0), coming off its 19th Middle Atlantic Conference title, will host Bridgewater State (9-1) Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division III football tournament. Game time and ticket prices are to be announced. Widener is making its 13th trip to the NCAA tournament and its first since 2007, when it last won the MAC. The Pride are 15-10 in the tournament, with two national championships (1977 and 1981). Rowan (7-2) earned an at-large bid to the Division III tournament after finishing second in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

Three Philadelphia-area point guards - La Salle's Tyreek Duren, Penn's Zack Rosen, and Villanova's Maalik Wayns - were named Monday as candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, which goes to the nation's top point guard. Weekly honors. Langston Galloway of St. Joseph's was named the Big Five men's player of the week. . . . Widener's Jack Brennan, a Sterling (N.J.) High graduate, was the Commonwealth Conference men's player of the week. Joanna Persiano, a Holy Spirit grad, earned the women's award.

Imhotep Charter's Najee Goode, a speedy cornerback and kick returner, has committed to play at the University of Maine. The 5-foot-10, 170-pound senior took an official visit to the school last weekend. "I really had a good relationship with the coaching staff," he said. "I like the location. I'll be away from the city and able to just focus on football and academics. " Goode, who lives near 24th and Diamond Streets in North Philadelphia, also received interest from Ball State, Buffalo, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Old Dominion, and Towson.

Philadelphia native Dawn Staley, the former Temple coach, has led 21st-ranked South Carolina to several milestones in her five seasons there. She hopes to add another one to that portfolio against No. 1 Stanford. Staley was the tough-as-nails point guard for No. 2 Virginia when it pulled out a 75-74 victory over No. 1 Maryland in 1992. "It was electric," Staley recalled Tuesday. Staley is banking on a similar atmosphere at Colonial Life Arena on Wednesday night when her Gamecocks (10-0)

Ninth-ranked Widener (9-0), coming off its 19th Middle Atlantic Conference title, will host Bridgewater State (9-1) Saturday in the first round of the NCAA Division III football tournament. Game time and ticket prices are to be announced. Widener is making its 13th trip to the NCAA tournament and its first since 2007, when it last won the MAC. The Pride are 15-10 in the tournament, with two national championships (1977 and 1981). Rowan (7-2) earned an at-large bid to the Division III tournament after finishing second in the New Jersey Athletic Conference.

Villanova's men's soccer team scored two quick goals and then held on for a 2-1 home victory over visiting Lafayette. Villanova (9-2-2) got its first goal from Ryan Quane, off a cross from Oscar Umar. The second came when Dylan Renna sent a line-drive cross into the box for Kyle Soroka, who one-timed a shot. Host West Chester fell to Slippery Rock, 2-0, in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference men's soccer action. West Chester fell to 3-7-2 overall and 2-2-1 in league action.

Kyle Soroka's return to the lineup helped lift the Villanova men's soccer team (6-2-0) to a 2-1 victory over La Salle (5-2-1) on Thursday at the West Campus Soccer Complex. Soroka, who sat out the Wildcats' two games last weekend with a sprained knee, made an impact before the game was two minutes old. Junior Dylan Renna fed a ball into the box in front of the La Salle net to an open Soroka. Soroka's blast banged off the left post but rolled right back to him. Slippery Rock dropped its first game of the season, falling, 1-0, to Mercyhurst in Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference action at James Egli Field.

West Chester's Matt Baer drove an 0-2 pitch to the right-field wall with one out and runners on the corners in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Golden Rams a 5-4 victory over Shippensburg at the 2012 PSAC Baseball Tournament in Butler, Pa., on Friday night. With the win, West Chester (36-10) advances to a 10 a.m. Saturday rematch with Shippensburg (32-30) in an elimination game. The Golden Rams earlier defeated Slippery Rock, 15-6, in a morning elimination. Righthanded reliever Matt McAllister (Archbishop Wood)

St. Joseph's moved into first place in the Atlantic Ten baseball race by downing Massachusetts, 11-5, on the Maguire Campus in Merion Station on Saturday. Stefan Kancylarz (Lenape High) rapped out three hits and drove in four runs, and the Hawks (15-20, 6-2 A-10) also got three hits and four RBIs from Kevin Taylor , who stroked a three-run homer in the third. The win was the Hawks' seventh straight - their longest winning streak in 29 years. Alex Pracher (Cherokee)

Three Philadelphia-area point guards - La Salle's Tyreek Duren, Penn's Zack Rosen, and Villanova's Maalik Wayns - were named Monday as candidates for the Bob Cousy Award, which goes to the nation's top point guard. Weekly honors. Langston Galloway of St. Joseph's was named the Big Five men's player of the week. . . . Widener's Jack Brennan, a Sterling (N.J.) High graduate, was the Commonwealth Conference men's player of the week. Joanna Persiano, a Holy Spirit grad, earned the women's award.

Doron Lamb had 26 points, and No. 2 Kentucky routed Penn State, 85-47, Saturday in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off tournament in Uncasville, Conn. Kyle Wiltjer added 19 points, and Terrence Jones had 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Wildcats (3-0). The Wildcats held Penn State without a field goal for more than 111/2 minutes during the first half, opening a 34-point lead, and never looked back. Tim Frazier had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists to lead the Nittany Lions (3-1)

Aaron Wilmer threw four touchdown passes to lead Delaware Valley past Widener, 56-28, in Doylestown on Saturday. The win not only nailed down a perfect season for the Aggies (11-0, 9-0) but also gave them the Middle Atlantic Conference title and a berth in the NCAA Division III playoffs. Widener (8-2, 6-2) is still in the running for an at-large bid. Wilmer (a graduate of George Washington High) completed 17 of 31 passes for 333 yards and four touchdowns. Rodney Blango (West Catholic)