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Hubbard High School HOF class announced

HUBBARD

Athletes representing six sports, a coach and a contributor highlight the Hubbard All Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2016.

This years inductees include, Robert Stabile (track), Melissa Palumbo Caesar (track), Janelle Shaffer Tighe (track), Teresa Rios Bishop (soccer), Adam Musser (soccer), Richard Denamen (basketball), Tom Craig Sr. (basketball), Adam Graban (wrestling), Scott Killian (bowling), Antonio Owens (football), Ken Graban (contributor), and Nick Sostaric (coach).

This year’s banquet is April 23 at the St. Patrick Church Hall.

Since the return of the Hall of Fame in 2008, more than 100 athletes have received the prestigious honor.

Broncos sign DE Wolfe to four-year extension

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.

Beaver Local High School graduate Derek Wolfe’s season began with a four-game suspension and will end with a four-year contract extension worth $36.7 million.

The Denver Broncos and the defensive end agreed to the deal Friday.

After three up-and-down years, Wolfe became the inside force that the Broncos projected when they selected him in the second round in the 2012 draft.

“Derek Wolfe’s developed into one of the top DLs in the NFL,” GM John Elway tweeted.

In a testament to his run defense and pressure, Wolfe earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against Green Bay in November even though he didn’t have a sack.

He recorded at least a half-sack in six of Denver’s final eight games.

Wolfe set career highs with 49 tackles, 35 solo and 51/2 sacks in 12 games.

Denver’s league-best defense has several other players whose contracts are up soon: linemen Malik Jackson and Antonio Smith, leading tackler Danny Trevathan, safety David Bruton Jr., and outside linebacker Von Miller, although he figures to face the franchise tag.

Boothe leads Toledo to 78-64 win over Akron

TOLEDO

Nathan Boothe scored 25 points and Toledo shot 59 percent in the second half Friday night to turn back Akron 78-64.

Stuckey Mosley hit all three of his 3-pointers and scored 19 points and Jonathan Williams added 15 for the Rockets (11-6, 2-2 Mid-American), who led by 21 with 4:32 to play.

Isaiah Johnson had 16 points and Antino Jackson 15 for the Zips (13-4, 2-2), who shot 32 percent (9 of 28) in the first half to fall behind 39-28.

Boothe hit a 3-pointer in that put the Rockets up nine late in the first half and Jaelan Sanford had a dunk with 11 seconds left for the 11-point advantage at the break. Akron got within six on a 3-pointer by Josh Williams with 10:42 to play but Boothe quickly answered with a 3-point play to start an 8-0 run.

Arrieta, Cubs have biggest arbitration gap

NEW YORK

NL Cy Young Award winner Jake Arrieta had the largest gap among 35 players who swapped proposed figures with their teams in salary arbitration, and new Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman also had a big difference.

After going 22-6 and helping the Cubs reach the NL Championship Series, Arrieta asked Friday for a raise from $3.6 million to $13 million. Chicago offered $7.5 million, leaving the sides $5.5 million apart.

Chapman, under investigation for domestic violence by Major League Baseball, requested a rise from $8,075,000 to $13.1 million. The Yankees, who acquired him from Cincinnati on Dec. 28, offered $9 million to the reliever, whose fastball tops 103 mph.

Correction: McDonald runner left off list

McDonald High School cross country runner Vanessa Perry was omitted from a list Inter-Tri County League all-stars published in Thursday’s Vindicator sports section.

Perry and her sister Rachel both earned second-team recognition.

Staff and wire reports