JOE FALANA WINS 600TH SOCCER MATCH
Haddonfield (N.J.) defeated Sterling (Somerdale, N.J.), 3-2, to give Joe Falana his 600th boys soccer coaching victory. He also has won seven state titles.
* Coaches who won their 300th soccer matches were Mike Gorni of Central Bucks East (Doylestown, Pa.) and Britt Sellmayer of Oliver Ames (North Easton, Mass.).
MARUCCI ELITE REPEATS BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Marucci Elite, based in Baton Rouge, La., defeated Chet Lemon's Juice, 9-6 in Fort Myers, Fla., to repeat as champion in the World Wood Bat Association Underclass World Championship baseball tournament. The champs had players from at least 10 states.
MVP honors went to junior catcher Andrew Dunlap of Westbury Christian (Houston), who batted just 4-for-17. However, three of his four hits were game-winners and he drove in nine runs.
Tyler Danish, a junior from Durant (Plant City, Fla.), led the Juice and was named Most Valuable Pitcher. He posted a 3-0 record with one save during the four-day tourney. In 14 innings, he yielded just three hits, one walk and struck out 15.
ALLISON WALSH WINS STATE GOLF TITLE AND HOMECOMING CROWN
Senior Allison Walsh of Prospect (Mt. Prospect, Ill.) was crowned twice last week, a week she probably never will forget. She received one crown when she was named Homecoming queen and another when she won the Class AA state golf title by one shot. Her effort helped her school win its first girls state team championship in any sport.
* A.J. McInerney, a senior from Coronado (Henderson, Nev.), won the boys division of the PING Invitational golf tournament in Stillwater, Okla., with a 2-under-par 214. The girls title went to Jaye Marie Green, a senior from the Florida Virtual School in Boca Raton, Fla., who carded a 2-under-par 214.
JORDYN WIEBER WINS WORLD GYMNASTICS
DeWitt (Mich.) junior
Jordyn Wieber won two gold medals during the World Gymnastics
Championships in Tokyo. She was a member of the championship team
and also won women's all-around. McKayla Maroney, a home-schooled sophomore from California, won a gold medal in vault.
POTPOURRI
* Eastern (Voorhees, N.J.) senior goalkeeper Alana Barry established a national field hockey record when she posted her 68th shutout in four years. The record of 67 had stood since 2003. She is headed for the University of Iowa next year.
* Carl Albert (Midwest City, Okla.) junior McKenzie Jones - No. 9 in the batting order - belted three home runs including two in one inning and drove in six runs to spark a 17-7 victory over Tahlequah (Okla.) in the Class 5A state championship softball game. She also got the pitching win by hurling the final 2 1/3 innings.
* Paul Hatcher of Lee (Staunton, Va.) has retired as basketball coach. The 68-year-old legend compiled a state-record 897 victories against just 174 losses, and won four state titles. He had three unbeaten teams and never had a losing season in 43 years.
* St. Benedict's Prep (Newark, N.J.) junior cross country star Edward Cheserek set a course record for the fourth straight week when he won the Brown Northeast Championships in 14 minutes, 34.6 seconds at East Greenwich, R.I.
