WPPA/T102 SPORTS-SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2009

THE DELAY WAS WORTH THE WAIT FOR PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES FANS LAST NIGHT AS THE WORLD SERIES TROPHY WAS ON DISPLAY AT MAROONS SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE. FANS BEGAN LINING UP AT 4PM TO SEE THE THREE FOOT HIGH TROPHY AND GET THEIR PICTURES TAKEN WITH THE PHILLIE FANATIC. PHILS BROADCASTER TOM MCCARTHY SAYS THE BUZZ OF THE WORLD SERIES WIN IS STILL STRONG WITH THE TROPHY ROAD TRIP:

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TRAVEL PROBLEMS DID DELAY THE TROPHY FROM ARRIVING AT THE ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED TIME, BUT HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF FANS, DECKED OUT IN ALL SORTS OF PHILLIES GARB WERE NOT DISAPPOINTED. ON BEHALF OF THE PHILLIES ORGANIZATION AND ALL OF US HERE AT WPPA AND T102, WE THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND SUPPORT!

HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DIE HARD FANS RINGED THE PAVEMENTS AROUND MAROONS SPORTS BAR AND GRILLE LAST NIGHT TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE PHILLIES WORLD SERIES TROPHY AND TOUCH A PIECE OF HISTORY. THE TEAM IS CRISS CROSSING EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA WITH THE HARDWARE TO CELEBRATE THE TEAMS FIRST TITLE IN 28 YEARS. PHILS TV ANNOUNCER TOM MCCARTHY, WHO RETURNED TO THE TEAM AFTER A STINT WITH THE NEW YORK METS, SAYS HE WAS ORIGINALLY LABELED A JINX WHEN THE PHILS SLID IN MID SEPTEMBER:

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ON BEHALF OF WPPA AND T102, WE THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE AT MAROONS LAST NIGHT.

TODAY’S SCORES

BOYS

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 53
BLUE MOUNTAIN 37

WILLIAMS VALLEY 46
LOURDES 33

JIM THORPE 57
PANTHER VALLEY 44

POTTSVILLE 40
PINE GROVE 31

SCH HAVEN 45
TRI VALLEY 31

MARIAN 67
SHEN VALLEY 50

MAH AREA 51
WEATHERLY 39

GIRLS

WILLIAMS VALLEY 58
PIUS X 21

PALMYRA 61
BLUE MTN 58 OT

TODAY’S SCHEDULE

BLUE MTN AT SCHUYLKILL HAVEN- ON WPPA
TRI VALLEY AT SHEN VALLEY
PEN ARGYL AT NATIVITY
TAMAQUA AT MINERSVILLE
MARIAN AT ST PIUS X
CAMP HILL AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
GOVERNOR MIFFLIN AT POTTSVILLE

GIRLS

POTTSVILLE AT HANOVER
TRI VALLEY AT FREEDOM
UPPER DAUPHIN AT PALMYRA
MINERSVILLE AT MAH AREA
PINE GROVE AT MIFFLINBURG
TAMAQUA AT SCH VALLEY
EAST JUNIATA AT WILLIAMS VALLEY
MMI AT JIM THORPE
PANTHER VALLEY AT COL MON VO TECH
MARIAN AT ST PIUS X
MORAVIAN ACADEMY AT WEATHERLY

NEW YORK (AP) - In their first game after Marc Iavaroni was fired, the Memphis Grizzlies lost their eighth straight game, 108-88 to the New York Knicks last night. Assistant Johnny Davis is the interim coach although there are signs the Grizzlies want current Milwaukee assistant Lionel Hollins to return for a third stint as head coach of the Grizzlies.

CHICAGO (AP) - Toronto snapped its seven-game losing streak with a 114-94 win at Chicago, handing the Bulls their fourth straight loss. Jose Calderon had 23 points on 9-of-10 shooting and dished out 10 assists for the Raptors.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 26 points, Josh Howard added 22 and the Dallas Mavericks rebounded from their worst performance of the season to rout the Detroit
Pistons 112-91. The Mavericks were coming off a 133-99 loss in Milwaukee on Wednesday night.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs are going in a new direction after firing coach Herm Edwards following the worst two-year span in Chiefs' history. Edwards leaves with a three-year regular-season record of 15-and-33 and with one year remaining on his contract.

LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Pat Perez shot a 5-under 67 to remain two shots in front at the Bob Hope Classic. Steve Stricker is two shots back after his 11-under 61 with Vaughn Taylor another shot back in third place.