Hronsky scores 13 as Duquesne defeats Old Dominion 67-54
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Winthrop’s Braden Branagan brings the ball up the floor during the first half of a preseason tournament game against George Stevens Academy on Saturday in Winthrop. Mike Mandell/Morning Sentinel WINTHROP — The rims at Poulin Gymnasium probably don’t like Chan Ring very much – and if they could talk, they’d have told you as much Saturday. In the fourth quarter of a preseason boy’s basketball game against George Stevens Academy, Ring threw down a powerful dunk that gave the Winthrop a 17-point lead. The jam actually forced a momentary stoppage as it dislodged the rim on the north end of the gym, which officials had to pop back into place. “I’ve never seen it get stuck down like that,” said Winthrop Coach Todd MacArthur. “We haven’t had many basketball players that can dunk here, so that was a new one.” You can expect that kind of fun on winter nights at Winthrop High this season. After building the foundation with strong campaigns a year ago, the Winthrop boys’ and girls’ basketball teams are both primed for success this winter. The Winthrop boys return the entire roster from a team that went 12-8 last season. Winthrop has a potent scorer in Cole Bard and two strong guards in Braden Branagan and Carter Rivers. Between Ring (6-foot-5) and Ian Fuller (6-10), it’s also hard to beat the Ramblers’ size in the paint. “I’m a much better coach when I can coach big kids; I’ve had more of my success with them,” MacArthur said. “When we play inside-out basketball, that’s when we’re at our best version of us because that bang-it-inside-first mentality opens things up for us outside. We’ve believed in that philosophy for a long time.” That was the case for Winthrop on Saturday as the Ramblers got big plays such as Ring’s dunk (and a block just moments later) down low as well as some consistent mid-range shooting. They also forced George Stevens into a slew of turnovers in coasting to a 65-42 victory. “We like to move the ball around a lot,” Bard said. “We have so many people that can score – a lot of shooters, a lot of people that can attack the rim and a lot of size. ... Defensively, the key is pressuring the ball. We love playing defense.” Winthrop’s Ella Rice looks to pass as Maranacook’s Kayla Dubois defense during the second half of a preseason girls’ basketball game Saturday in Winthrop. Mike Mandell/Morning Sentinel The Winthrop girls are in a similar spot following a 13-7 campaign. The Ramblers return four of five starters in Kylee Mansir, Brynn Stubbert, Madeline Wagner and All-Mountain Valley Conference first-team selection Ella Rice. The Ramblers looked the part Saturday, winning 32-28 against a Maranacook team that also has the bulk of its team back after going 13-6 last season. Winthrop led by double-digits before the Black Bears tightened the game late against the Ramblers’ junior varsity unit. “This team just has such great chemistry,” said Winthrop Coach John Baehr. “I was very proud of that younger group being able to close it out, and our older players were into the game and cheering them on – they put them in position to be successful.” Winthrop is fielding a JV team this winter after several years of not having the numbers to support one. That, Baehr said, stands to better prepare the younger Ramblers for varsity game action later in the season to lessen the loads placed on some of their veterans. Those veterans, Rice said, are ready to make a run. They’ve fallen short of reaching the Class C South title game each of the past three seasons, and with the way things are lining up this winter, the Ramblers know they have a chance to reverse their fortunes. “I really want to make a run this year,” Rice said. “We’ve been trying really hard to do it my four years here, and we’ve been so close. I’m super excited.” Comments are not available on this story. Send questions/comments to the editors. « PreviousNathan Reiter/Daily Herald. Matthew Cudmore of the Prince Albert Predators attempts a shot on goal during Founders Cup play-in action at Al Ritchie Memorial Arena in Regina on Sunday afternoon. The Prairie Gold Lacrosse League (PGLL) is still months away from beginning the 2025 season, but the Prince Albert Predators are already beginning to put in some work to prepare. The Predators will be hosting winter camps once a week at St. Francis School from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for 12 weeks beginning on Jan. 5, 2025. The camps are open to all U17 and U21 players. Predators head coach Lucas Wells says the camp provides an opportunity for the team to get used to the sport of lacrosse and adjust to the systems that the team will implement during the season. “I think it’s vital for our organization, not just for the new kids, but the older guys that are in school or working. Just getting their sticks in their hands, getting their feet back moving. We can implement some things instead of having to do it at training camp or the first couple practices. We can work on things throughout the winter (and) be prepared. When the first game starts, we know we’re ready to go and we’re loaded with all of our systems and all the new guys are ready to go.” It was a historic season in 2024 for the Predators. Prince Albert repeated as PGLL champions going undefeated in league play. The Predators also made a bid to appear at the Founders’ Cup and defeated the Saskatchewan SWAT in a play-in game on May 24. The following weekend, the Predators would play the Queen City Kings in the first of a best-of-three with the winner advancing to the Founders’ Cup. Queen City took the first game 11-10 in overtime in Prince Albert, before eliminating the Predators from Founders’ Cup contention with an 11-3 win in Regina on Jun. 30. That would be the only two games that Prince Albert would lose all season long. With Founders’ no longer a possibility, the Predators would attend the MacDonald Cup in Brooks, Alberta. They would go undefeated in round robin play and defeated the Lakeland Heat 12-3 in the gold medal game. The last Saskatchewan team to win the MacDonald Cup was the Biggar Roadrunners back in 1979. With the success the Predators have had, Wells expects a lot of younger players to be eager to make the jump to the PGLL to replace the graduating talent. “I know that there’s going to be a lot of younger guys looking to step up and there’s a lot of spots available. As a coaching staff, we’ve always said that it doesn’t matter if you’ve played in the league three years, one year or haven’t played in the league. We’re going put the best people on the floor that we believe give us the best chance to win.” “With so many open spots, I think that a lot of young guys are going to be hungry, especially after the success we’ve had. A lot of young guys are going to be hungry to take that next step and maybe try and take a spot away from those older guys. It’ll be nice to just see and watch them develop and watch them kind of learn the junior game and see how they improve and react to the physicality of the speed. Just little things like that and see if they can handle it in a winter camp.” sports@paherald.sk.ca -Advertisement-A pair of teams with minimal rest will face off in Nassau, Bahamas, on Sunday when No. 22 St. John takes on Georgia. St. John's (5-1), which will play its third game in four days, began the stretch in the Bahamas Championship on Thursday, dropping a heartbreaker to No. 13 Baylor. The Red Storm led by 18 in the first half before Baylor forced overtime. From there, St. John's rallied from five down with 1:47 left to send the game to a second overtime, where it saw Baylor knock down a pair of 3-pointers in the final seven seconds -- including Jeremy Roach's buzzer-beater -- to knock off the Red Storm 99-98. In the third-place game on Friday, St. John's breezed past Virginia 80-55. RJ Luis Jr. led the way with 18 points and four steals, followed by Kadary Richmond's 12 points, as the Red Storm took a one-point lead with 15:21 left in the first half and didn't trail again. "I'm really impressed with our guys, coming off a double-overtime, extremely emotional loss," St. John's head coach Rick Pitino said. "To respond that way was extremely impressive, both offensively and defensively." Pitino, in his second year with the Red Storm, was moved by something off the court on Friday, involving captain Zuby Ejiofor, who chipped in eight points, nine boards, two steals and two blocks. Ejiofor was serenaded by St. John's fans during the win, following his two missed free throws at the end of double overtime against Baylor. "When you've only been in a job for a year, you search for things you love about a place," Pitino said. "Tonight I found out what I love about St. John's. Our fans chanted Zuby's name the whole game, which doesn't happen anywhere else in America. I was really impressed with our fans and I thank them for making Zuby feel good, because he gives you all the energy." Luis leads the Red Storm with 17.3 points per game, followed by Ejiofor (10.7), Aaron Scott (10.5), Deivon Smith (10.3) and Richmond (10.2). Georgia enters Sunday's matchup looking to rebound from its first loss after falling to No. 15 Marquette 80-69 on Saturday. Georgia (5-1) battled back from a 15-point, second-half deficit, but was held to just three points over the final 4:57 in Saturday's loss. Blue Cain led the Bulldogs with a season-high 17 points, including five 3-pointers. "It's a process. It's a journey with this team," Bulldogs head coach Mike White said. "It's about continuing to make strides, continuing to protect our culture. ... At the end of the day, wins and losses are going to take care of themselves. We just have to embrace the process and enjoy it." Five-star freshman recruit Asa Newell was held to a season-low nine points but leads the team with 15.5 points per game. Silas Demary Jr. is second with 13.8. --Field Level Media
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Hronsky scores 13 as Duquesne defeats Old Dominion 67-54