WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Saturday

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Friday's Games

North Schuylkill 8, Pottsville 7
Shenandoah Valley 12, Weatherly 3

Saturday's Games

Pine Grove @ Blue Mountain, 10 a.m. WPPA
Schuylkill Haven @ Panther Valley, Noon
Jim Thorpe @ Tamaqua, Noon

LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Pine Grove 12, Blue Mountain 1
Nativity 5, Tulpehocken 2
Weatherly 3, Shenandoah Valley 0

Saturday's Games

Pine Grove @ Minersville, Noon WPPA
Schuylkill Haven @ Panther Valley, Noon
Jim Thorpe @ Tamaqua, Noon

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 0

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Forty-seven-year-old Jamie Moyer threw a two-hitter as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Atlanta Braves 7-0. Moyer struck out five and faced one batter over the minimum to earn his 262nd career victory. Jayson Werth hit a three-run homer. The Phillies have won four in a row and six of seven.

St. Louis 4, Pittsburgh 3

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Yadier Molina doubled in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning with his fourth hit, and the St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of several Pittsburgh defensive lapses and a key baserunning mistake to beat the Pirates 4-3. Ryan Franklin got the final four outs for the victory despite throwing a tying wild pitch
in a wild eighth inning.

Florida 4, Washington 2
Chicago Cubs 14, Cincinnati 7
N.Y. Mets 6, San Francisco 4
San Diego 7, Houston 0
Milwaukee 3, Arizona 2
L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 5

Saturday's Games

Florida (Jo.Johnson 3-1) at Washington (Chico 0-0), 1:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Wellemeyer 1-3) at N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 3-2),1:10 p.m.
Atlanta (Medlen 1-1) at Philadelphia (Blanton 0-1), 3:10 p.m. WPPA
San Diego (Garland 3-2) at Houston (F.Paulino 0-4), 7:05 p.m.
St. Louis (J.Garcia 3-1) at Pittsburgh (Karstens 0-1), 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (Gorzelanny 1-3) at Cincinnati (Harang 1-4), 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee (Wolf 2-2) at Arizona (C.Valdez 1-0), 8:10 p.m.
Colorado (J.Chacin 1-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Haeger 0-3), 10:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Friday's Games

N.Y. Yankees 10, Boston 3
Texas 4, Kansas City 1
Toronto 7, Chicago White Sox 4, 12 innings
Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 1
L.A. Angels 8, Seattle 0
Detroit at Cleveland, ppd., rain
Baltimore at Minnesota, ppd., rain

Saturday's Games

Detroit (Verlander 2-2) at Cleveland (Masterson 0-3), 1:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Millwood 0-3) at Minnesota (Liriano 4-0), 1:10 p.m., 1st game
N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-1) at Boston (Buchholz 3-2), 3:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (W.Davis 3-1) at Oakland (Sheets 1-3), 4:05 p.m.
Toronto (Cecil 2-1) at Chicago White Sox (Peavy 1-2), 7:05 p.m.
Kansas City (Meche 0-3) at Texas (Harden 2-1), 8:05 p.m.
Baltimore (Guthrie 0-4) at Minnesota (S.Baker 3-2), 8:10 p.m., 2nd game
L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 1-5) at Seattle (Fister 2-1), 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Philadelphia 5, Boston 4, OT, Boston leads series 3-1

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Simon Gagne made a timely return to the lineup, scoring in overtime to help the Philadelphia Flyers hold off elimination by beating the Boston Bruins 5-4 in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Gagne played for the first time since he broke his right toe in Game 4 of Philadelphia's opening-round series against New Jersey.

Chicago 7, Vancouver 4, Chicago leads series 3-1

Saturday's Games

Montreal at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

MONTREAL (AP) - The Pittsburgh Penguins' series with the Montreal Canadiens is now a best of three series. They'll meet tonight at Pittsburgh's Mellon Arena for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Habs rallied from a one-goal deficit Thursday night for a 3-2 win that evened the series at two games apiece.

Detroit at San Jose, 10 p.m.

AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE

Friday's Games

Manchester 2, Worcester 1, OT
Texas 5, Chicago 3

Saturday's Games

Hamilton at Abbotsford, 10 p.m.

NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION

Friday's Games

Cleveland 124, Boston 95, Cleveland leads series 2-1
Phoenix 110, San Antonio 96, Phoenix leads series 3-0

Saturday's Games

Orlando at Atlanta, 5 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Utah, 8 p.m.

NASCAR-Sprint Cup-Showtime Southern 500 Lineup

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 180.37.
2. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 180.323.
3. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 179.987.
4. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota, 179.252.
5. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 179.148.
6. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 179.056.
7. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota, 179.037.
8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 178.919.
9. (12) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 178.835.
10. (9) Kasey Kahne, Ford, 178.802.
11. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 178.789.
12. (43) AJ Allmendinger, Ford, 178.569.
13. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota, 178.549.
14. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 178.433.
15. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 178.277.
16. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota, 178.238.
17. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 178.045.
18. (55) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 177.942.
19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 177.89.
20. (98) Paul Menard, Ford, 177.858.
21. (6) David Ragan, Ford, 177.588.
22. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 177.55.
23. (71) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 177.467.
24. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 177.403.
25. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 177.39.
26. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota, 177.326.
27. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 177.313.
28. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota, 177.166.
29. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 176.676.
30. (46) J.J. Yeley, Dodge, 176.562.
31. (26) David Stremme, Ford, 176.245.
32. (78) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 176.094.
33. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 176.075.
34. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 176.031.
35. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 175.999.
36. (32) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 175.987.
37. (64) Todd Bodine, Toyota, 175.981.
38. (19) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 175.76.
39. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 175.698.
40. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 175.359.
41. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, Owner Points.
42. (37) Kevin Conway, Ford, Owner Points.
43. (13) Max Papis, Toyota, 175.484.

Failed to Qualify

44. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 174.935.
45. (36) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 173.92.
46. (09) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 173.369.

PENN STATE SPORTS NEWS

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) - Penn State's men's volleyball team faces top-ranked Stanford for the NCAA championship Saturday. The Nittany Lions advanced to the final Thursday with a 3-0 win over Cal State Northridge. Stanford advanced with a win over Ohio State.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - Penn State football coach Joe Paterno and Pitt counterpart Dave Wannstedt are lending support for a high school spring football practice period in Pennsylvania. They met this week with members of a state high school football coaches association. But a PIAA official says she doesn't see spring practice being approved because it would conflict with other spring sports.

DAD VAIL REGATTA

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The 72nd Dad Vail Regatta is under way in Philadelphia, months after organizers had threatened to move it to northern New Jersey. The long-running intercollegiate rowing event started yesterday on the Schuylkill River, and runs through today.