Pitt-Johnstown coach Bob Rukavina lost four graduates from a 24-8 team that won the WVIAC Tournament last season.
On Tuesday, the veteran Mountains coach was hoping he hadn’t just lost his most experienced returnee from that fourth consecutive 20-win season.

Shippensburg captured its first outright football championship in 28 years this season, and a quartet of local athletes contributed to that success.
The Red Raiders defeated California (Pa.) 42-35 on Nov. 7, earning them the PSAC title and a bye in the first round of the NCAA Division II playoffs last weekend.

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon didn’t want his players backing off. Binghamton interim coach Mark Macon didn’t want them letting up, either. The Bearcats must grow up in an hurry, and it won’t help if any team takes it easy on them.
Ashton Gibbs hit five 3-pointers in the first half as Pitt quickly opened a 22-point lead and the Panthers emptied their bench Tuesday throughout a 71-46 victory over Binghamton, which lost its coach and much of its team during a troublesome offseason.

Don’t talk BCS with Joe Paterno.
Penn State’s Hall of Fame coach says speculation about a lucrative Bowl Championship Series spot will be moot if the No. 13 Nittany Lions don’t beat Michigan State this weekend.

Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis is excited to be contributing after two seasons of mostly watching from the bench.
Abromaitis, a 6-foot-8 junior, scored a career-high 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3 of 6 from 3-point range, to help lead the Fighting Irish to a 95-72 victory over St. Francis of Pennsylvania on Monday night.

Tim Frazier scored 19 points to lead Penn State to an 80-61 victory over Robert Morris on Monday night.