Cumberland Times-News

Local Sports

January 16, 2013

Baker leads PSC to win

FSU tops York, GC beats Essex

From Staff Reports Cumberland Times-News

KEYSER, W.Va. — Reggie Baker poured in 32 points and Mike Hatfield had 15 and six steals to power Potomac State over Penn Highlands, 92-76, Wednesday evening.

Baker hit 11 field goals and six of eight free throws to lead all scorers for the Catamounts (7-4), who scored 56 points in the first half and led by 16.

But Penn Highlands cut the lead to three with six minutes into the second half. The Catamounts regrouped and pulled away for good, with Hatfield and Chad Potter leading the second-half spurt.

Peyton Hartman added 14 points for Potomac State, which will host Butler on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Jordan Swauger scored 21 points for Penn Highlands.

Potomac State lost at Essex 85-64 on Monday. Hartman hit five three-point goals and had a team-high 17 points. Hatfield and Baker had 10.

Frostburg State    70

York    47

FROSTBURG — Frostburg State ended the first half on a 23-2 run and routed York (Pa.) in its Capital Athletic Conference game.

The Bobcats (7-10, 2-3), who shot 52 percent from the field, held a commanding 39-12 advantage at halftime and led by more than 20 points for most of the second half.

Christian Jackson had 17 points, Kwambina Coker 14 points and eight rebounds and Jabari Kamau had 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists for FSU.

Mike Mathews and Julian Watson had 13 points for York (6-10, 2-3) which made only five field goals in the first half.

Frostburg plays at Marymount (Va.) on Saturday.

Garrett    74

Essex    62

MCHENRY — Marquise Green scored 20 points to lead Garrett past Essex in a Maryland JUCO game at Garrett.

Din Moore added 12 points, Antonio Butler had 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists, and Kurt Gangler 10 points for Garrett.

The Lakers came out on the better end of a back-and-forth first half, up 36-29.

Garrett led by as many as 15 in the second half. Essex made a run to cut it to seven on a three-pointer from Arvin Jackson, but Gangler answered with a three for Garrett to get the lead back to 10.

Jackson finished with 16 points and Timon Johnson added 12 for Essex.

Garrett (9-7, 4-6 JUCO) hosts Baltimore City Community College Saturday at 5 p.m.

Text Only
Local Sports
  • Sports Roundup - 05/19/2013

    May 18, 2013

  • Sports Calendar - 05/19/2013

    May 18, 2013

  • FSU’s Vandegrift 3rd-team All-American

    Frostburg State senior centerfielder Taylor Vandegrift earned National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American honors at the NCAA Division III Softball Championship Banquet Thursday evening.

    May 18, 2013

  • Welker, Jan lead Falcons to title Welker, Jan lead Falcons to title

    One year year after Bria Welker and Katie Jan dominated the West Virginia Class AA State Track and Field Championships with a combined seven individual state championships and 74 team points, only to come up two agonizing points short of a team state championship for the Frankfort Falcons, the two were at it again on Saturday at Laidley Field, and this time the Falcons came home to a rousing Falcon Stadium welcome as West Virginia state champions. And this year, it wasn’t even close.

    May 18, 2013 1 Photo

  • Down 9-0, Greg’s rally beats D&D/G&S

    Austin Bittner singled in two runs in the bottom of the seventh to put Greg’s Auto Body ahead for good after overcoming a 9-0 first-inning deficit to clinch a 10-9 Hot Stove League victory over D&D Homes/G&S Coal Saturday at Holler Field.

    May 18, 2013

  • Sports Briefs - 05/18/2013

    May 17, 2013

  • Sports Calendar - 05/18/2013

    May 17, 2013

  • Miners pad streak to 44

    Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. When you’re as good as Mountain Ridge, that means sometimes it takes a lot of luck, and on Friday afternoon the Lady Miners blended hard work and serendipity beautifully to collect their second straight Class 1A West Region title with a second consecutive 5-4 over North Carroll in a nine-inning thriller at Kemp Mills Park.

    May 17, 2013

  • Allegany advances to state tournament

    Trenton Eirich doubled to lead off the seventh inning and scored the winning run on a throwing error, lifting Allegany to a 2-1 win over Clear Spring for the Class 1A West Region baseball championship Friday evening at McCurdy Field.

    May 17, 2013

  • Freeburn, Amtower win state tennis title Freeburn, Amtower win state tennis title

    Keyser’s Megan Freeburn and Kari Amtower headed to Charleston as undefeated region tennis champions.

    May 17, 2013 1 Photo