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Righter

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Coach Righter Gets Win No. 400

No Comments 01 December 2011

On Sunday, Nov. 20, the Clarion University men’s basketball team picked up a much needed win against East Stroudsburg University. With the win, Head Coach Ron Righter picked up his 400th career victory. That is a pretty impressive feat at any level of coaching.

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Clarion Doubles Up Susquehanna

No Comments 01 December 2011

The Clarion Golden Eagles men’s basketball team improved its record to 3-3 on the season after defeating Susquehanna University 86-44 at Tippin Gymnasium on Tuesday night, Nov. 29. The Golden Eagles dominated in all facets of the game. They controlled the glass by out-rebounding the Crusaders 49-28, including 15 offensive rebounds that provided second-chance opportunities.

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mensbball

Sports

Willis shines, Clarion Basketball struggles

No Comments 17 November 2011

The Clarion University men’s basketball team played three games in a five-day span, but only came away with one victory. On Friday night, Nov. 11, the Golden Eagles lost a close one, 82-81 against Virginia Union University. Clarion had a chance to win the game, but Calvin Edwards’ shot missed as time expired.

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womensbball

Sports

Clarion Women’s Basketball Loses Opener to Tiffin

No Comments 17 November 2011

Clarion women’s basketball team dropped its season opener to Tiffin University 65-51 on Tuesday night, Nov. 15, at Tippin Gymnasium. Sophomore guard Emma Fickel led the way for Clarion with 18 points on 7-15 shooting. Ann Deibert chipped in with 11 points and seven rebounds.

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faceoff

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Faceoff: Is Kobe or LeBron the Better Player?

1 Comment 10 November 2011

A big topic of discussion in the NBA is who the best player is; Kobe Bryant or LeBron James. To me it’s a no brainer; the answer is Kobe Bryant. Both players have similar paths to the NBA. They both came straight from high school, and were both picked in the first round. James was [...]

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Women’s Basketball Trying to Gain Respect

No Comments 03 November 2011

After a tough 7-19 season and being picked to finish dead last in the PSAC preseason poll, the Golden Eagles’ women’s basketball team will look to prove its critics wrong this season, with another young team, including 10 sophomores. “It will be a fun year,” said head coach Gie Parson, who’s entering her 24th season. [...]

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Basketball Team Eyes Successful Season

No Comments 03 November 2011

Clarion University’s men’s basketball team lost three key starters last season due to graduation, but brings back quite a few key veterans. Seniors Paul McQueen and Bud Teer are the only two returning starters.

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Clarion Basketball Has Success Under Righter

No Comments 20 October 2011

Clarion University’s men’s basketball team has had the same head coach for the past 23 seasons, and that isn’t a bad thing. Head coach Ron Righter has brought success to the program. He has been assisted by Al Modrejewski for 19 of his 24 years.

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Butler makes another title run

1 Comment 31 March 2011

There was no doubt that last season’s championship game run for Butler caught many people by surprise. Nobody predicted that they would make the Final Four and come just a couple of inches away from winning the National Championship.

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March Madness comes down to Final Four teams

No Comments 31 March 2011

Well it’s been yet another crazy, exciting March Madness tournament this year, and now it’s down to the Final Four. There were tons of up-sets leading to this point and things happened fast. Each team had an interesting path to reach the Final Four in Houston.

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Butler continues Cinderella run with upset of Pittsburgh

No Comments 24 March 2011

The Pittsburgh Panthers were eliminated in the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament by the Butler Bulldogs 71-70 on Saturday evening, March 19, in Washington, D.C. The Panthers were up 69-68 with less than 10 seconds remaining in the game.

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March madness kicks off in a strong way

No Comments 17 March 2011

It’s that time of year again. This is the time of year where memories are made, teams come together, teams get snubbed, Cinderella goes dancing and multiple brackets are filled out. Yes, I’m talking about March Madness.

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MensBball

Sports

Clarion men’s basketball ends season with loss

No Comments 03 March 2011

The Clarion men’s basketball team ended its playoff hopes last Wednesday, Feb. 23, when it fell to the Vulcan’s of California University of Pennsylvania at Tippin Gymnasium. However, Clarion had a chance to end the season on a high note as they traveled to Erie to take on Gannon University this past Saturday, Feb 26.

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NBA trades take an East Coast swing

No Comments 03 March 2011

Last week the NBA had two big-time deals go down. First, the Denver Nuggets parted ways with their superstar forward, Carmelo Anthony, as they dealt the four-time all star to the New York Knicks. Anthony’s contract was set to expire at season’s end, and it was widely known he did not want to stay in [...]

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WomensBball

Sports

Golden Eagles women’s basketball loses season finale

No Comments 03 March 2011

This past Saturday, Feb. 26, the Clarion women’s basketball team lost its season finale 93-58 to Gannon University at the Hammermill Center. Gannon scored 45 points in the first half alone, and lead the Golden Eagles by 17 at the half. The second half was just as brutal, as the Golden Knights handed Clarion its [...]

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Clarion men’s basketball knocked out of playoffs

1 Comment 24 February 2011

The Clarion men’s basketball team fell to Indiana University of Pennsylvania last Saturday, Feb. 19, at Waldo S. Tippin gymnasium. The loss gave Clarion its seventh loss in the conference, and put it in a must-win situation for the remainder of the games. The game started out evenly contested from both teams.

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Sports

Fickel’s hot hand leads Clarion women’s basketball past IUP

No Comments 24 February 2011

An absolute thriller took place this past Saturday, Feb. 19, when Clarion women’s basketball team hosted Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Last time these two teams met, it was a total beat down. IUP handled Clarion easily, winning 72-46.

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District 9 high school basketball playoffs get on their way

No Comments 24 February 2011

The overall number one seed in the District 9 Class A tournament belongs to undefeated Venango Catholic. There are 15 teams in the tournament, and the Vikings are the only team to get a first round bye.

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Big East gets ready for March Madness

No Comments 24 February 2011

Over the past couple of years, the Big East Conference has emerged as college basketball’s top conference. Last year the conference sent eight teams to the NCAA Tournament, matching its total from the previous year. In a few weeks when Selection Sunday rolls around, we may see that number matched or even surpassed by the [...]

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Buzzer beater lifts Clarion men’s basketball over Edinboro

No Comments 17 February 2011

Last Saturday, Feb. 12, the Clarion Golden Eagles men’s basketball team was able to keep its post-season dreams alive as they got a clutch conference win against the Fighting Scots of Edinboro. This game was the same as all recent games for the Golden Eagles; it came down to the wire. The Golden Eagles had [...]

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womensbball

Sports

Clarion women’s basketball comeback falls short against Edinboro

No Comments 17 February 2011

The Clarion Golden Eagles women’s basketball team put up quite a battle this past Saturday, Feb. 12, at McComb Fieldhouse at Edinboro University. The effort fell short though, and Edinboro won the game 68-57. Edinboro improved to 9-1 in the PSAC West and 19-3 overall.

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Sports

Clarion men’s basketball continues conference struggles

1 Comment 10 February 2011

The Clarion Golden Eagles men’s basketball team hosted Slippery Rock University on Saturday, Feb 5. This was the first encounter between the teams since Clarion lost to The Rock by 10 on Jan. 12. This time around, however, The Rock had to play at Waldo S. Tippin gymnasium in front of the Clarion faithful, where [...]

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Sports Viewpoint: No need to panic for the Lakers

Comments Off 10 February 2011

The buzz around Los Angeles last week was not good. A lot of people, including former players, questioned if it was time for the Lakers to panic. The Lakers came off a loss to the Boston Celtics in their first rematch since the NBA Finals.

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womensbball

Sports

Golden Eagles women’s basketball picks up win against SRU

Comments Off 10 February 2011

The Golden Eagles women’s basketball team grabbed a conference victory this past Saturday, Feb. 5, beating Slippery Rock University 52-45. Freshman Emma Fickel started things off for Clarion when she splashed home a three-pointer to give the Golden Eagles the early lead.

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MensBball

Sports

Photo Set: Sherry, Teer enter the record books over weekend

Comments Off 10 February 2011

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Knights too hot for Clarion to handle

Comments Off 03 February 2011

Clarion men’s basketball team fell to Gannon University 76-67 at Tippin Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 29, dropping its third game in conference play and fifth game overall. The difference in this game was the hot shooting by the Gannon Golden Knights. Gannon shot 56.3 percent overall and 50 percent from three point land.

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Sports

Women’s basketball rally comes up short against Gannon

Comments Off 03 February 2011

The Golden Eagles women’s basketball team fell to the Gannon Knights this past Saturday, Jan. 29, extending its losing streak to five games. The Golden Eagles struggled most of the game, but found some momentum late in the second half when they came back from a 16-point deficit to make it 66-60 with 3:34 to [...]

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SnapShot: Gannon sweeps Golden Eagles in doubleheader

Comments Off 03 February 2011

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Clarion men’s basketball blows out Michigan-Dearborn

Comments Off 09 December 2010

Two of the most dominant guards in the PSAC share the same last name, and both play for the Golden Eagles. Jamar Harrison and Lloyd Harrison, not related, combined for 45 points in a 92-67 blowout win on Monday, Dec. 6 against Michigan-Dearborn.

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Sherry

Sports

Sherry leads Clarion men’s basketball past UDC

Comments Off 02 December 2010

The Golden Eagles men’s basketball team were 66.7% from behind the arc thanks to Mike Sherry and Paul McQueen, beating the University of District of Columbia 83-70 on Monday, Nov. 29. Sherry was 6-9 from three-point land, and McQueen was perfect, hitting four of four from downtown. They combined for 42 of the Golden Eagles [...]

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