WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL

Jim Thorpe 59, Pottsville 47
Blue Mt. 49, Panther Valley 42
Marian 47, Tri Valley 34
Weatherly 58, Minersville 54
Williams Valley 58, Shenandoah Valley 50
Pine Grove 67, Tamaqua 52
Upper Dauphin 69, Newport 58

TODAY

Tri Valley @ Pen Argyl 2 p.m.
Lourdes @ Tri Valley 7:30 p.m.
Blue Mt. @ Twin Valley 7:30 p.m.
Pine Grove @ Williams Valley 7:30 p.m.
Panther Valley @ Schuylkill Haven 7:30 p.m.
Palmerton @ North Schuylkill 7:30 p.m.
Northwestern Lehigh @ Pottsville 7:30 p.m.
West Side Tech @ Weatherly 7:30 p.m.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL

North Schuylkill 65, Minersville 33
Williams Valley 58, Pius X 17

TODAY

Tamaqua @ Nativity 1:30 p.m.
Jim Thorpe @ Schuylkill Haven 2:30 p.m.
Panther Valley @ Weatherly 2:30 p.m.
Upper Dauphin @ Mahanoy Area 2:30 p.m.
Whitehall @ Pine Grove 2:30 p.m.
Blue Mt. @ Schuylkill Valley 7:30 p.m.

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING

Schuylkill League Tournament @ Blue Mt.

Semifinals Noon
Finals 6 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Sam Dalembert had 17 points and 12 rebounds to lift the Philadelphia 76ers to a 98-86 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Thaddeus Young scored 20 points for the Sixers and Allen Iverson had 17. Dalembert made all seven of his shots and had three blocks.

NEW YORK (AP) - The NBA and its players' association will contribute $1 million to support the relief efforts in Haiti. And Haiti native Samuel Dalembert of the 76ers has taped a public service announcement for UNICEF encouraging fans to contribute. He is making a $100,000 donation to UNICEF and also pledged to match donations made by fans at Friday's game.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Even after Pitt barely beat Wofford, then stumbled past New Hampshire, Pitt coach Jamie Dixon insisted Pitt would be a good team. Now the No. 16 Panthers are exactly that. Picked to finish ninth in the Big East, they're 4-0 going into Saturday's game against Louisville.

ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) - Eric Bernotas is the first American in nearly two years to win a World Cup skeleton race. Bernotas, of Avondale, Pa., won in 1 minute, 9.15 seconds. The event was shortened to one run by race officials because of conditions at the start of the track. Kristan Bromley of Britain was 0.07 seconds back and World Cup leader Martins Dukurs of Latvia was third.

PHOENIX (AP) - First baseman Adam LaRoche and the Arizona Diamondbacks have finalized a $4.5 million, one-year contract. His deal includes a $7.5 million mutual option for 2011. The
30-year-old hit .277 for Atlanta, Boston and Pittsburgh last season with 25 homers and 83 RBIs. He has a .274 career average in six seasons.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Friday's Games

Charlotte 92, San Antonio 76
Philadelphia 98, Sacramento 86
Chicago 121, Washington 119,2OT
Memphis 135, Minnesota 110
Atlanta 102, Phoenix 101
Detroit 110, New Orleans 104, OT
Indiana 121, New Jersey 105
Toronto 112, New York 104
Dallas 99, Oklahoma City 98
Miami 115, Houston 106
Milwaukee 113, Golden State 104
L.A. Lakers 126, L.A. Clippers 86
Portland 102, Orlando 87

Saturday's Games

New Orleans at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Phoenix at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Washington, 7 p.m.
New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Miami at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.
Cleveland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Washington 6, Toronto 1
Nashville 1, Calgary 0

Saturday's Games

Chicago at Columbus, 2 p.m.
Detroit at Dallas, 2 p.m.
New Jersey at Colorado, 3 p.m.
Boston at Los Angeles, 4 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose, 4 p.m.
Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Florida, 7 p.m.
Atlanta at Carolina, 8 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Providence 3, Bridgeport 2
Portland 7, Worcester 1
Peoria 3, Grand Rapids 2
Hershey 10, Albany 4
Binghamton 3, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 0
Adirondack 3, Norfolk 2
Rochester 6, Hamilton 5, SO
Lowell 5, Manchester 2
Syracuse 6, Springfield 3
Chicago 2, San Antonio 1
Rockford 5, Houston 1
Milwaukee 7, Manitoba 2
Texas 5, Toronto 1
Lake Erie 3, Abbotsford 2

Saturday's Games

Portland at Lowell, 1:30 p.m.
Bridgeport at Albany, 5 p.m.
Lake Erie at Abbotsford, 7 p.m.
Providence at Hartford, 7 p.m.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Hershey, 7 p.m.
Hamilton at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Springfield at Binghamton, 7:05 p.m.
Manchester at Worcester, 7:05 p.m.
Adirondack at Norfolk, 7:15 p.m.
Rochester at Syracuse, 7:30 p.m.
Milwaukee at Manitoba, 8:30 p.m.
Rockford at Peoria, 8:30 p.m.
Toronto at Houston, 8:35 p.m.

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE

TODAY

Arizona @ New Orleans
Baltimore @ Indianapolis

TOMORROW

Dallas @ Minneota
New York Jets @ San Diego