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Hovorka’s season shortened

MOUNT VERNON — Former West Branch girls basketball standout Kayla Hovorka saw her sophomore season at Mount Veron Nazarene University cut short after just a pair of games.

The 2018 West Branch graduate suffered a torn ACL for the second time in her basketball career shortly before the season began.

After seeing a bit of action in the Cougars first two games, testing revealed the injury and shut down her season. Hovorka played a total of 13 minutes in her two games this season, scoring three points and grabbing one rebound.

She had surgery the day after Christmas and spent the rest of the season rehabbing and cheering on her team from the bench. The NAIA Cougars finished the season at 18-13 after falling to Taylor University 68-66 in the quarterfinals of the Crossroads League Tournament on Feb. 25.

She played in 31 games and started five at guard as a freshman for Mount Vernon Nazarene, averaging 6.3 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.

At West Branch, Hovorka came back from a torn ACL as a freshman to help lead the Warriors to back-to-back regional appearances and an unbeaten regular season as a senior.

Landry does his part

CLEVELAND (AP) – Browns wide receiver Jarvis Landry has donated $15,000 to provide hygiene products to students and families in the East Cleveland City School District during the coronavirus pandemic.

Landry partnered with Meijer to supply families with soap, shampoo, deodorant, toothpaste and products.

“Although we are facing unprecedented challenges right now, it is important to remember that we are all in this together,” Landry said. “I love the City of Cleveland, and I want to make sure our communities have the support that they need to stay safe and healthy.”

The partnership estimates more than 1,300 families will receive supplies to support their health and wellness while schools are closed until at least May 1.

Landry has been active in the Cleveland community since joining the Browns in 2018 after four seasons in Miami.

Women’s Open in December

HOUSTON (AP) – The U.S. Women’s Open in Houston is now scheduled for two weeks before Christmas. The LPGA Tour pushed back the resumption of its schedule until the middle of June and found slots for three tournaments that have been postponed.

“Not knowing when our restart button gets pushed,” Whan said Friday.

That was delayed by a month with a chain of events that began with the U.S. Women’s Open announcing it would move from June 4-7 at Champions Golf Club to Dec. 10-13, the latest a major championship has ever been played. The 1929 PGA Championship ended on Dec. 7 in Los Angeles.

Not the time to play tennis

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) – The U.S. Tennis Association says its best not to play the sport right now because of the coronavirus pandemic.

In a posting on its website on Friday, the USTA called it “in the best interest of society to take a collective pause” from tennis.

The statement said there have not been specific studies about tennis and the COVID-19 illness.

But there is “the possibility” that germs could be transferred among people via sharing and touching of tennis balls, net posts, court surfaces, benches or gate handles.

So the USTA wants players “to be patient in our return to the courts.”

In the meantime, the group encouraged people to create what it termed “tennis-at-home” variations.

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