Sports Digest || Basketball make up dates established

Basketball make up dates established

Several high school basketball games that were postponed recently because of foul weather have been rescheduled.

The Canfield at Canton McKinley girls game will be played Jan. 26 with the junior varsity starting at 6 p.m. and the varsity at 7:30.

The Champion at Lakeview boys will play on Dec. 22. The junior varsity game is at 6 p.m. and the varsity game is 7:30 p.m. On Dec. 29 the Champion at Lakeview girls will play at 6/7:30 p.m.

On Dec. 23 the Brookfield at Badger boys will play. The junior varsity test will begin at 6 p.m. and the varsity will follow.

On Dec. 29 the Leetonia at Wellsville girls will play, beginning at 6 p.m. On Dec. 30 the Leetonia at Wellsville boys will play, beginning at 6 p.m.

Howland football

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A crown of about 250 attended the Howland High School football banquet.

The Tigers turned in their second undefeated regular season in three years and Howland posted a 36-4 mark over the last four seasons.

They won the AAC Red Division for the third straight year and made their third straight playoff appearance.

Abraham ranked

WASHINGTON, Pa.

Sophomore Emily Abraham (Boardman High), a member of the Washington & Jefferson College women’s basketball team, is ranked among the top 25 in NCAA Div. III statistics.

Abraham is the nation’s 29th-best 3-point shooter with 48.1 percent accuracy (26-of-54) from beyond the arc.

Abraham leads the PAC in three-pointers made (26) and is eighth in the league scoring with a team-high 12.3 ppg.

Miami’s Haywood ready to take Pitt job

PITTSBURGH

Pitt is expected to introduce Miami (Ohio) football coach Michael Haywood as Dave Wannstedt’s successor at a news conference today.

Haywood, 10-15 in two seasons at the Mid-American Conference, held a series of meetings on campus Wednesday with Pitt officials — some of which were spotted by students.

Haywood is the only known candidate for the job, although Pitt also may have had interest in new Miami coach Al Golden and new West Virginia offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen before they took other jobs.

Formerly the offensive coordinator at Notre Dame, Haywood was 1-11 in his first season at Miami in 2009 before going 9-4 this season and beating Northern Illinois in the MAC championship game.

Holgorsen hired at West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va.

Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen has been hired for the same position at West Virginia next season, and the Mountaineers plan to make him head coach in 2012.

In the deal announced Wednesday, Holgorsen will replace Jeff Mullen as offensive coordinator and become “head coach in waiting” in 2011.

He will replace head coach Bill Stewart for the 2012 season. The university said Stewart will take an administrative role after the 2011 season.

“My goal is to win a national championship at West Virginia University, and I firmly believe that coach Stewart has built a solid foundation,” Holgorsen said.

NASCAR’s Johnson wins Driver of the Year

CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Five-time defending NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson has been named Driver of the Year.

It’s the fourth time Johnson has received the honor, tying him with Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jeff Gordon for most wins in the award’s 44-year history.

A panel of journalists and broadcasters from across the country vote for Driver of the Year, which is eligible to any driver from any series that competes on four wheels in the United States.

Johnson received 10 votes to beat NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force. He received seven votes and NASCAR driver Kyle Busch received one.

Vindicator staff/wire reports