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Sports briefs
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In wrestling
Waynesburg came within one win of shutting out Chartiers Valley, 65-3, in a season-opening Subdivision 4A match Friday night in Greene County.
Zander Phaturos (126), Colton Stoneking (132), Cole Homet (138) and Rocco Welsh (152) each had pins for the Raiders (1-0, 1-0), who also got five wins by shutout.
- Freshmen Seth Burns (113) and John Lampe (189) each won by fall, sparking West Greene to a 36-12 season-opening victory over Chartiers-Houston.
Parker Smith (138) also won by fall for West Greene, which took advantage of three C-H forfeits. The Bucs received falls from Jessie Orbin (145) and Austin Kuslock (160).
- Beth-Center showed an ability to finish bouts in impressive fashion as the Bulldogs rode six falls to a 54-6 victory over Washington.
Tyler Debnar (145) opened the match with a fall and Kyle McCollum (138) ended it with a pin. In between, the Bulldogs had falls from Tyler Berish (152), Trevor Pettit (172), Alex lang (189) and Austin Custoros (215).
- McGuffey ran off seven victories through the middle and heavyweight to wrap up a 46-24 victory over Jefferson-Morgan in a Subsection 1B match in Section 1-AA
The Highlanders (1-0, 1-0) got pins by Beau Bergles (120), Kyle Brookman (145), Rocco Ferraro (172) and Passo Makripodis (215) each won by fall.
J-M (0-1, 0-1) got pins by Mia Flores, Chase Frameli (126), Grant Hathaway (132) and Mason Sisler (Hvy).
Penn State hires Yurich as coordinatorPenn State football coach James Franklin announced Friday a coaching staff change with the hiring of Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Yurcich is a former California University Vulcans quarterback.
“We are excited to have Mike join our staff,” Franklin said. “He is an impressive offensive mind and talented play caller who has set records everywhere he has been as an offensive coordinator. I look forward to seeing what he can do with all of the offensive weapons we have here at Penn State.”
Yurcich has 22 years of collegiate coaching experience, including 15 as an offensive coordinator. He joins the Nittany Lions after spending the 2020 season at Texas as the offensive coordinator.
In college football
Michigan has decided to stick with coach Jim Harbaugh, finalizing a new, five-year deal that cuts his guaranteed compensation but gives him an opportunity to make up for the financial loss if he can start winning championships.
The school will pay him $4 million in 2021 with a chance to make nearly $8 million in the fifth year of his contract, according to the memorandum of understanding signed by Harbaugh and athletic director Warde Manuel on Friday.
Harbaugh can make $1 million for winning the Big Ten title and another $1 million for winning the national championship along with other bonuses he will earn if he can improve the team’s success on the field.
The deal ends months of speculation about Harbaugh’s future. He could have potentially returned to the NFL or the school could have cut loose a coach with one year left on the seven-year contract paying him about $7 million per season that he signed after leaving the NFL.
In the NFL
The Dallas Cowboys fired defensive coordinator Mike Nolan on Friday after their defense allowed a franchise record in points and finished 31st in the NFL against the run in his only season.
In the NHL
The NHL said Friday that six Dallas Stars players and two staff members have tested positive for COVID-19 in a development that will push back the opener for the defending Western Conference champions by nearly a week.
The Columbus Blue Jackets also held a number of players off the ice “out of abundance of caution” in another reminder that the pandemic will likely play havoc with the season opening next Wednesday.
Dallas had been set to open the season Jan. 14 at Florida. The NHL said it was “reviewing and revising” the Stars’ schedule and the opener was not likely to be any earlier than Jan. 19, currently a rematch in Tampa Bay against the Stanley Cup champion Lightning.