Jim Lane has signed his first recruit at Union County College - Alex Jones from New Jersey state champions St. Patrick's. Here's the press release from Lane and UCC:
Alex Jones is the first high school recruit to commit to joining the Owls for the 2009-2010, and should immediately contribute to the Owls goal of becoming competitive for the league title. Alex comes to UCC from the heralded St. Patrick High School of Elizabeth, New Jersey program, a perrenial national Top 10 program. Alex was a member of multiple state championship teams and a leading contributor to St. Patrick's number 1 ranking in New Jersey in the 2008-2009 campaign as they won the NJSIAA Tournament of Champions. "Alex raises the bar for future recruits to our men's program and was our immediate top recruit upon seeing him play; I realized immediately that this young man would have averaged a double-double at almost any other high school in the state, and is ready to play at the college level immediately." said Coach Lane. Alex will play at the shooting guard and small forward positions for the Owls in the 2009-2010 season and will be vital in handling the basketball against the pressure defenses in Region XIX.
Speaking of Cornell, Dick "Hoops" Weiss of the New York Daily News reports that Big Red coach Steve Donahue and former Harvard head man Frank Sullivan are two of the names he's hearing mentioned in the search for the next Holy Cross coach, with Donahue leading the list.
Did you know former Princeton forward Conor Neu has a blog covering finance, the environment, and emerging industries? You can check it out here.
C. Young (4-6) - 2.1 IP 4 H 5 ER 5 BB 0 K 5.21 ERA. 69 pitches, 35 strikes.
A wild Chris Young walked four straight batters during the shortest start of his career and was lifted in the bottom of the third inning as San Diego lost 6-0 to the Angels. Will Venable got the start in left field and went 1-3 with a double, raising his average to .158.
Mark your calendars! Princeton's game at George Washington will take place on November 24th, the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Oregon State comes to DC a few days later on the 28th.
The USC job is open after Tim Floyd's sudden resignation and Craig Robinson is called a "good fit" for the position by Oregonian columnist John Canzano.
C. Young (4-5) - 5.0 IP 6 H 5 ER 1 BB 1 K 4.76 ERA. 77 pitches, 47 strikes.
Chris Young allowed four home runs in five innings against Los Angeles as San Diego fell 6-4. Young was lifted for pinch hitter Will Venable in the sixth. Venable grounded into a forceout to end the frame.
Craig Robinson went for an exam at the Boys & Girls Club of Corvallis’ free dental clinic.
A programming note: I will be offline through Sunday. News will resume then, unless a breaking story occurs.
Will Venable had two hits in the sixth inning as San Diego batted around, erupting for six runs and defeating Arizona 6-4 in the process. Venable scored a run and drove in a run as he ended a 0-11 drought to start his major league season.
Former Princeton commitment Chris O'Brien, who later landed at the University of San Francisco, will transfer to Cal Poly.
Dick "Hoops" Weiss remembers Bob Dukiet, who passed away on June 1st after a battle with cancer.
Princeton will play at George Washington as part of their 2009-10 non-conference schedule. It will be the Tigers' first game against the Colonials since a 70-67 loss in the 2001 BB&T Classic. A date for this game is not yet known.
Oregon State will also visit DC to play GW this season.
C. Young (4-4) - 6.0 IP 5 H 3 ER 3 BB 3 K 4.46 ERA. 95 pitches, 57 strikes.
Chris Young pitched six serviceable innings for San Diego and was robbed of a bases-clearing double by Greg Dobbs, who made an over-the-head running catch with two outs in the second inning. J.A. Happ shut out the Padres as Philadelphia picked up the 5-1 win.
Before the game, Will Venable was called up from Portland. Venable got the start in left and had a rough night, going 0-4 at the plate and dropping a fly ball for an error in the seventh.
Judson Wallace and Benetton Treviso saw their season end with a 101-76 loss to Montepaschi Siena, who advances to the Lega A Seire A championship series.
Two more home runs for Will Venable, who has gone deep five times this week. Portland defeated Las Vegas 8-4.
Chris Young and the Padres look to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Phillies this evening. First pitch is scheduled for 10:05 pm ET and the game will be on Comcast in the Delaware Valley.
Sports Illustrated's Jon Heyman mentions Young as a possible option in Philadelphia's quest for starting pitching.
Northwestern will play in the 2009 Chicago Invitational Challenge.
Craig Robinson speaks about his 2009 recruiting class and updates Oregonian readers about the Beavers' schedule.
I recognize Michael Strittmatter on the left, Kareem Maddox in the back, Bobby Foley by the trophy, a very serious Dan Mavraides behind the oversized novelty check and a very happy Zach Finley in the front.
An eagle-eyed reader ID'd Pawel Buczak all the way in the back and John Comfort on the right.
Sorry for the cameraphone quality. Click to enlarge.
Eddie Jordan is the new head coach of the Sixers. The Philadelphia Daily News talked to Pete Carril, who worked with Jordan in Sacramento. Mark Eckel at the Trenton Times also spoke with Carril about the hire.
Judson Wallace had 11 points and 10 rebounds, but Benetton Treviso fell into a 0-2 hole in their playoff series with Montepaschi Siena.
Georgetown will start a home-and-home series at Tulane this season.
Tom Luicci at The Star Ledger remembers former Princeton assistant Bob Dukiet.
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Sun. 11/10 vs. Florida A&M
Sat. 11/16 at Butler
Wed. 11/20 vs. Lafayette
Sat. 11/23 at Rice
Tue. 11/26 vs. George Mason
Sat. 11/30 at Bucknell
Sat. 12/7 vs. FDU
Wed. 12/11 at Rutgers
Sat. 12/14 at Penn State
Fri. 12/20 vs. Portland*
Sat. 12/21 vs. Pacific*
Tue. 12/31 vs. Kent State
Sat. 1/4 at Liberty
Sat. 1/11 at Penn
Sun. 1/26 vs. Kean
Fri. 1/31 at Harvard
Sat. 2/1 at Dartmouth
Fri. 2/7 vs. Columbia
Sat. 2/8 vs. Cornell
Fri. 2/14 at Brown
Sat. 2/15 at Yale
Fri. 2/21 vs. Dartmouth
Sat. 2/22 vs. Harvard
Fri. 2/28 vs. Yale
Sat. 3/1 vs. Brown
Fri. 3/7 at Cornell
Sat. 3/8 at Columbia
Tue. 3/11 vs. Penn
2,503 - B. Bradley, 1962-65
1,625 - I. Hummer, 2009-13
1,550 - D. Davis, 2008-12
1,546 - K. Mueller, 1987-91
1,451 - P. Campbell, 1959-62
1,441 - C. Robinson, 1979-83
1,428 - B. Earl, 1995-99
1,365 - B. Scrabis, 1985-89
1,321 - G. Petrie, 1967-70
1,292 - H. Haabestad, 1952-55
1,277 - G. Lewullis, 1995-99
1,239 - B. Taylor, 1970-72
1,207 - S. Goodrich 1994-98
1,133 - F. Sowinski, 1975-78
1,130 - R. Hielscher, 1991-95
1,122 - C. Thomforde, 1966-69
1,099 - T. Manakas, 1970-73
1,090 - J. Wallace, 2001-05
1,088 - C. Belz, 1956-59
1,079 - B. Hauptfuhrer, 1973-76
1,076 - B. Roma, 1976-79
1,071 - C. Mooney, 1990-94
1,064 - A. Hyland, Jr., 1960-63
1,062 - L. Brangan, 1957-60
1,057 - A. Hill, 1973-76
1,054 - D. Mavraides, 2007-11
1,044 - S. Johnson, 1993-1997
1,031 - J. Hummer, 1967-70
1,010 - W. Venable, 2001-05
