HOCKEY: BILL BELISLE WINS 900TH GAMEBill Belisle, the winningest hockey coach in USA history, posted victories No. 899 and 900 last week as
Mount St. Charles Academy (Woonsocket, R.I.) defeated Smithfield (Esmond, R.I.) twice during the opening Division I state playoffs. The 81-year-old Belisle works with a co-coach with his son Dave, and is in his 36th year at the Mounties' helm.
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Warroad (Minn.) senior forward Karley Sylvester was named Miss Hockey after leading her team to its second consecutive Class A state title.
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Minnetonka (Minn.) senior Julie Friend was named Senior Goalie of the Year and also Associated Press Player of the Year. She posted 12 shutouts and a state-best 0.74 goals-against average.
FOOTBALL: DECKER PICKS NOTRE DAMEButler (Vandalia, Ohio) junior offensive tackle Taylor Decker (6-8, 285) has made a commitment to the University of Notre Dame, according to the South Bend Tribune. He also had offers from Michigan, Wisconsin and Boston College.
* Steve Grady has come out of retirement to coach running backs and quarterbacks at
Loyola (Los Angeles). Grady retired at Loyola in 2004 with a 269-77-6 record in 29 years.
GYMNASTICS: WIEBER, WILLIAMS WIN TITLESDeWitt (Mich.) sophomore Jordyn Wieber won the women's all-around title during the AT&T American Cup in Jacksonville, Fla. In her senior level debut, Wieber had the day's top score on vault, balance beam and floor exercise to earn all-around honors with 59.899 points against top gymnasts from around the world.
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Linden (Mich.) freshman Grace Williams was all-around champion with 38.525 points during the second annual Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup in Jacksonville, Fla.
POTPOURRI*
Dallas Jesuit senior Jordan Spieth shot 10-under-par 206 to win the HP Boys Championship golf tournament by four strokes at The Woodlands, Texas. Spieth, who was second each of the previous two years, finished his AJGA career with five victories.
* Jessica Elliott struck out a school-record 19 batters while pitching
Olympia (Orlando, Fla.) to a one-hit, 5-0 softball victory over Dr. Phillips (Orlando, Fla.).