Rambo nabs award

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Westminster College senior and Crestview High School graduate Shelby Rambo was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week Tuesday.

Rambo won the shot put at Susquehanna’s River Hawk Friday Night Showdown, topping the 41-thrower field with a toss of 40-feet-4 on her fifth throw. She also registered a fourth-place finish in the weight throw (43-feet-6).

It was Rambo’s first career weekly honor during the indoor season. She has earned three career weekly honors during the outdoor season. Puhala was also recognized as the newcomer of the week Jan. 20.

Westminster is scheduled to compete at the Youngstown State Last Chance beginning at 3 p.m. Friday.

Alliance wins freshman title

BELOIT — Alliance topped West Branch, 46-29, in the championship game of the Eastern Buckeye Conference freshman boys basketball tournament Saturday.

Dane Martucci and Kolin Kaley each scored seven points for West Branch. Eli Tice added six points and Logan Hawk three. Chris Thomas, Judah Kutz and Everett Zippay each had two points.

The Warriors finished with a 9-11 record.

Leetonia comes through

LEETONIA — Leetonia’s girls basketball team defeated Wellsville 36-19 on Tuesday.

Leetonia is 2-19 overall and 2-12 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference.

Wellsville is 0-21 and 0-14.

Wellsville hosts Shadyside today.

Leetonia opens tournament play at Western Reserve on Feb. 20.

Team USA routs Canada

MILAN (AP) — The U.S. women’s hockey team so thoroughly overwhelmed rival Canada that coach John Wroblewski issued a reminder that the 5-0 victory still left the Americans a long way from Olympic gold.

“What’s the hardest part of climbing the mountain?” the fourth-year coach asked.

“Getting home,” he said, answering his own question. “If you ever feel good about climbing Mount Everest, it’s the way down. Oh, you think you’ve done something, that’s when the mountain eats you up.”

This was just a preliminary-round meeting between the sport’s two global powers. The gold-medal game isn’t until Feb. 19.

The Americans are three wins away from a third gold medal after their lopsided victory over a Canadian team missing its captain, and clinched first place in Group A entering the quarterfinals. It was a performance that continued confirming why the U.S. entered the tournament as favorites.

“I don’t think it’s any easier than expected,” forward Tessa Janecke said of Canada’s most lopsided loss in Olympic play, and first time the team has ever been blanked.

“I think we go in with the same mindset, and I think it was just a good team win overall for us,” she added. “So I think we just went in and did it like any other game. It doesn’t matter who we’re playing.”

Team USA swept all four preliminary-round games by a combined score of 20-1, and brought back memories of how a Canadian team in its prime rolled to winning gold at the 2022 Beijing Games.

The tables have since turned, and it was evident on the scoresheet from a roster featuring seven players still in college.

The University of Wisconsin’s Caroline Harvey had a goal and two assists, with Badger teammates Laila Edwards and Kristen Simms also scoring. The goal was Edwards’ first in her Olympic debut in being the first Black woman to represent the U.S.

University of Minnesota captain Abbey Murphy set up three goals.