WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN 28
TRI-VALLEY 6

WILLIAMS VALLEY 35
MINERSVILLE 13

NORTH SCHUYLKILL 27
SHENANDOAH 0

HOLY NAME 53
NATIVITY 14

BLUE MT 34
POTTSTOWN 22

TAMAQUA 28
JIM THORPE 27

PANTHER VALLEY 48
MAHANOY AREA 8

LEHIGHTON 35
MARIAN 13

N. LEBANON 20
PINE GROVE 12

SELINSGROVE 41
MOUNT CARMEL 0

ELCO 21
HAMBURG 19

LINE MT 50
HANOVER 20

TODAY

POTTSVILLE @ ALLENTOWN CENTRAL CATHOLIC – 7 P.M. WPPA
SOUTHERN COLUMBIA @ SHAMOKIN – 7 P.M.

TOP 25 COLLEGE FOOTBALL

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno will return to the sidelines today when the No. 9 Nittany Lions host Akron in the season opener. The 82-year-old Paterno coached the final seven games of the 2008 season from various press boxes. That's because he was ailing from a hip he hurt while trying to boot an onside kick in practice.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State University police have charged redshirt freshman Michael Zordich with driving under the influence and underage drinking in connection with a traffic stop. An athletic department spokesman said he was not aware of any change in status with the team for Zordich. He is a backup linebacker who turns 20 in October.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia Eagles have released tight end Eugene Bright, linebacker Curtis Gatewood and defensive tackle Willie Williams. The Eagles now have 72 players on their roster. All teams must reduce their rosters to 53 players by 6 p.m. this
evening.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

HOUSTON (AP) - Wandy Rodriguez struck out seven in seven innings and drove in two runs with a double to lead the Houston Astros to a 7-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies last night. Cliff Lee struggled for the second straight start after his eight-game winning streak ended. The Phillies tonight continue their weekend series in Houston.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Ryan Ludwick homered twice, Adam Wainwright became the majors' first 17-game winner and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 14-7 last night for their 10th win in 12 games. Last-place Pittsburgh lost its eighth straight despite a six-run fifth inning. The Pirates host St. Louis again tonight.

Friday's Games

Florida 9, Washington 6
N.Y. Mets 6, Chicago Cubs 2
Cincinnati 3, Atlanta 1
San Francisco 3, Milwaukee 2
Colorado 5, Arizona 4
San Diego 2, L.A. Dodgers 0

Saturday's Games

Chicago Cubs (Harden 8-8) at N.Y. Mets (Figueroa 2-3), 1:10 p.m.
San Francisco (Cain 12-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 12-10), 4:10 p.m.
Florida (Jo.Johnson 13-4) at Washington (Li.Hernandez 7-9), 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia (Blanton 9-6) at Houston (Oswalt 8-5), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (M.Boggs 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Ohlendorf 11-9), 7:05 p.m.
Cincinnati (K.Wells 0-3) at Atlanta (Jurrjens 10-9), 7:10 p.m.
Arizona (D.Davis 7-11) at Colorado (Contreras 0-0), 8:10 p.m.
San Diego (Latos 4-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 9-6), 10:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Cleveland 5, Minnesota 2
Texas 5, Baltimore 1
Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 0
Detroit 4, Tampa Bay 3
L.A. Angels 2, Kansas City 1
Chicago White Sox 12, Boston 2
Seattle 6, Oakland 3

Saturday's Games

N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 12-6) at Toronto (Cecil 6-3), 1:07 p.m.
Boston (Wakefield 11-3) at Chicago White Sox (G.Floyd 10-9), 4:10 p.m.
Minnesota (S.Baker 12-7) at Cleveland (Masterson 4-6), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Millwood 10-8) at Baltimore (Matusz 3-2), 4:10 p.m.
Detroit (Galarraga 6-10) at Tampa Bay (J.Shields 9-10), 7:08 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Lackey 9-7) at Kansas City (Greinke 13-8), 7:10 p.m.
Seattle (French 4-4) at Oakland (Bre.Anderson 7-10), 9:05 p.m.

MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER

Saturday's Games

Kansas City at New England, 7:30 p.m.
D.C. United at FC Dallas, 8 p.m.
Toronto FC at Colorado, 10 p.m.