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Weir gets PAC honor
A pair of former area standouts were named to the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) men's basketball team.
Westminster College senior guard Drew Weir from Salem earned second-team honors, while Geneva College senior guard Jonathan Bertovich from Heartland Christian,
Weir guided Westminster to a 19-9 record as he was 10th in the PAC in scoring (14.2), fifth in rebounding (a team-high 7.3) and fifth in field goal percentage (51.2%). He started all 28 games.
Bertovich led Geneva in scoring (14.0) and assists (3.1) and added 4.9 rebounds a game. He also shot 39.3% from three-point range and 76.5% from the free throw line. Geneva finished with a 10-16 record.
One in a Million
Basketball players Nick Million of Geneva College and Mick Hergenrother of Westminster College were named to the Presidents' Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Team.
Million, a Columbiana High School graduate, averaged 9.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 18 games for Geneva.
Hergenrother, a Youngstown Mooney High School graduate, averaged 6.0 points, 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 27 games for Westminster.
The PAC Sportsmanship Team recognizes student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior.
Nastari 10th at nationals
FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas -- Penn State junior and former United High School state champion Kaleb Nastari raced in the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center last weekend.
Nastari joined Matt DeMatteo, Niko Schultz and Nick Sloff on the Nittany Lion men's distance medley team that finished 10th in 9:32.87 for the 4,000-meter race Friday. It was the sixth-fastest time in program history. Northern Arizona won in 9:19.95.
On Saturday, Penn State senior Ryan Henry finished ninth in the men's shot put (62-feet-11 1/2). Ole Miss senior Tarik Robinson-O'Hagan won his third straight NCAA indoor national title with a toss of 67-9.
Henry was a Horizon League champion at Youngstown State, a state champion at McDonald High School and a state qualifier at Western Reserve High School.
Soccer player injured
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) -- Galatasaray forward Noa Lang sustained a freak hand injury when he caught his thumb on an advertising hoarding in his team's 4-0 loss to Liverpool in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Lang was taken to a hospital due to the deep wound, Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk said, and it may require surgery.
The Netherlands international writhed in pain near Liverpool's goal with blood streaming from the injury and was comforted by Liverpool players before being carried away on a stretcher.
Lang was challenging Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones for the ball in the 75th minute when he stumbled backward into the hoarding at Anfield. He appeared to trap his thumb between two hoardings and immediately clutched his hand in pain.
Liverpool advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-1 aggregate win.
Messi scores 900th goal
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- Lionel Messi has reached another milestone, getting his 900th career goal in the opening minutes of Inter Miami's CONCACAF Champions Cup Round of 16 match against Nashville on Wednesday night.
The back-to-back Major League Soccer MVP, eight-time Ballon d'Or winner and World Cup champion got it as would be expected -- with his left foot, like the majority of his career goals for club and country. .
Cristiano Ronaldo is the only other men's player with more than 900 goals -- at least, by official counts. There are some who have suggested Brazilian legend Pele topped 1,000 goals for his career, though his "official" total is closer to 800.
Crosby returns for Penguins
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Sidney Crosby is back.
The Pittsburgh Penguins' captain was productive almost immediately in his return to the lineup Wednesday night after missing nearly a month with a lower-body injury sustained while competing for Canada at the Milan Cortina Olympics.
Crosby had a goal and an assist, but it wasn't enough as the Penguins lost 6-5 in overtime to the Metropolitan Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes.
But, the game was a valuable step for the team's scoring leader.
"Definitely some rust," Crosby said. "You've just got to find a way to make sure you adapt as soon as possible. Every game is so big. To come back at this point in the year, you've got to find a way to get that timing and make sure my game is where it needs to be." The 38-year-old Crosby logged about 18 1/2 minutes. His team-high 28th goal tied the game at 1-1 midway through the second period.
He assisted on Erik Karlsson's tying goal in the third period, pushing his points total to 61 in 57 games.
Crosby was injured four weeks ago when his right leg buckled during a collision with Czechia's Radko Gudas during Canada's quarterfinal victory.
Crosby also spent time in the penalty box -- in the second period for roughing and in the third for tripping.
The Penguins and Hurricanes combined for seven third-period goals.