SOFTBALL: WOELBER HAS 17-K NO-HITTERIn her first start for Pipestone (Minn.), Tasia Woelber struck out 17 and held Worthington (Minn.) hitless during a 4-0 victory.
* Gloucester (Va.) outlasted Matthews, 5-4, in 14 innings as
Makayla Jenkins pitched the distance and slammed a two-run homer.
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Leechburg (Pa.) defeated the Ellis School (Pittsburgh, Pa.), 11-1, to hand coach Jim Oberdorf his 500th victory.
BASKETBALL: 6-4 TWINS COMMIT TO UNC Six-foot-4 sophomore twins
Briana Day and
Bria Day from Millbrook (Raleigh, N.C.) have committed to the University of North Carolina, according to the Raleigh News & Observer. They helped Millbrook to a 31-2 record and a Class 4A state-runner-up finish this year.
* A recent NCAA rule has placed the prestigious Bob Gibbons Tournament of Champions in jeopardy, because courts at Division I colleges Duke, North Carolina and North Carolina State no longer may be used. The tourney annually draws top AAU teams from across the country over the Memorial Day weekend.
* Indiana University signee
Cody Zeller had 16 points, nine rebounds and three steals to earn MVP honors as the Gold team edged the White team, 126-122, before a crowd of 10,019 in Louisville, Ky., during the annual Derby Festival Classic.
LaQuinton Ross had 26 points, 14 rebounds and five assists, while
Branden Dawson added 23 points. Louisville signee
Angel Nunez earned White team MVP honors with 16 points and five rebounds.
Deuce Bello had 20 points and
LeBryan Nash 19.
HOCKEY: U.S. WINS GOLD IN GERMANYThe U.S. nipped Sweden, 4-3, to win the gold medal for the third straight year and sixth overall during the IIHF World Men's Under-18 Championships in Crimmitschau, Germany.
Connor Murphy of Dublin, Ohio, scored two goals - including the winner - and John Gibson of Pittsburgh, Pa., made 28 saves to earn the tourney's best goalie award. Ron Rolston has coached the last three championship teams.