YARMOUTH — Yarmouth overcame a poor first half and rallied for a 47-36 win against Lincoln Academy in a Class B South girls’ basketball game Friday night.
It was the fourth consecutive win for the Clippers, who trailed 14-9 at halftime.
“It was a very lousy first half,” Yarmouth Coach Chris Strong said. “We had no offense. We didn’t move the ball well. We were getting a lot of good looks. We were just cold.”
The Clippers (6-2) hit just 3 of 27 shots in the first half.
“We definitely were a little discouraged only having nine points in the first half,” said Alison Clark, a senior forward. “We were taking good shots; they just weren’t falling. The thought was we just needed to keep shooting. They will fall, and they did in the second half.”
Yarmouth did change its approach, however.
“We knew we had to get the ball in the middle more in order to distribute the ball to the guards,” Strong said.
The inside-out game, which featured Clark in the post, helped the Clippers find their offensive groove.
“We started to swing (the ball) and get really good looks,” said Cory Langenbach, a senior guard. “We did that more in the second half.”
Yarmouth also got a lift from its bench. Ceanne Lyon, a sophomore forward, subbed into the game and hit back-to-back jumpers in the final minute of the third quarter to give the Clippers a 27-25 lead.
Yarmouth then reeled off a 9-1 run early in the fourth quarter to pull away. The Clippers sank 11 of 16 free throws and committed just one turnover in the final eight minutes.
“This was a very aggressive (Lincoln Academy) team,” Strong said. “They’re a good defensive team, and it was really about taking care of the ball.”
Lincoln Academy, which reached the regional final last season, dropped to 3-4.
“We talked about keeping the score in the 20s, but it was really a tremendous defensive letdown in the second half,” Lincoln Coach Kevin Feltis said. “We fell apart. We were really undisciplined in the second half, defensively.”
Brie Wajer scored 15 points for the Eagles, but Yarmouth shut everyone else down.
“They move well in the zone when they play a zone defense,” Feltis said. “They get out and got a hand in our face. They boxed out well.”
“We kept on mixing it up with the zone and with the box,” Clark said. “That kind of threw them off and kept their points low, which helped us when we were trying to come back.”
Sara D’Appolonia, a junior guard, scored 11 points for the Clippers, with all but two after halftime. Clark scored eight of her 10 points in the second half.
“Yarmouth is a good team,” Feltis said. “They’re a team on the rise. They’re well-coached and they do a real nice job.”
“We are a well-balanced team,” Strong said. “We are getting to the point in our season where we’re (playing) a lot of teams that are comparable, so it’s a good test of where our weaknesses are and (finding out) the things we need to do to get to the tournament.”
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At the age of 10, Ben Moore took a brave decision.
He chose to have the lower part of his right leg amputated and was fitted with an artificial limb.
Ben was born with a condition known as fibular hemimelia – giving him a foot with only three toes and a leg that failed to develop.
It left him struggling to walk and frequently in pain.
Ben was fitted with an artificial leg after his amputation – which he says was fine for walking around school, but which did not match his sporting ambitions.
Frustratingly for a boy already keen on sport in primary school, he could not keep up with his friends.
However, his prosthetist Clare Johnson recommended him to become one of the first children to be fitted with a false leg designed specifically for sport by the NHS – and now his sights are set on competing at a future Paralympics.
Ben, now 13, says: « It has turned out really well. All my PE teachers like it that I’ve got a prosthetic leg and that I’m still doing sport. They say I have a lot of grit and zest!  »
He was fitted with his new blade just before Christmas and switches between that and his other prosthetic leg depending on what he is doing.
« Ben has been empowered by his blade, » says Clare. « We hope it will give him a level playing field so he can compete with his peers and participate in more sports with a lighter prosthetic.  »
Clare adds that although she was able to make an attachment for Ben’s disordered right leg as he was growing up, it was not possible to include the sort of components that could give him a spring in his step.
After three weeks practising with the blade, Ben returned to Clare’s treatment room at Brighton General Hospital and tried jogging, running and playing indoor tennis.
He has also just taken on his able-bodied cousin in a straight race and won.
« The blade feels good, » says Ben. « The spring of it is the bit that makes me go faster.  »
« I wanted the blade to do more running, so I didn’t have to stick with cricket and stuff like that to do with upper body. I wanted to do more things with my lower body, run faster and get a bit more speed in football.  »
There are about 1,500 children in England who have lost all or part of a limb and 1,100 of them either lack a leg or have one which does not work properly.
It is the first time the NHS has fitted some of them – in Brighton, North Cumbria and Luton – with false legs especially designed for sport.
While Ben has his blade, a child from Cumbria has been given a water limb called a « swim fin » which will make swimming with friends possible.
The £1.5m programme is intended to help what the NHS says will be « several hundred » children each year.
The cost of a blade, together with the follow-up training and assessment, is estimated at around £1,000, but it could be several times that amount in the private sector.
Clare says that by preserving the health of the children who get prostheses, the scheme could actually save money.
She says it also supports the health service’s campaign to encourage healthy lifestyles among children.
« I don’t like the idea that there are a lot of obese children and couch potatoes. I like to think that I have given (Ben) the blade and that he will show to other children that if he can do it, then everyone can do it. Sport is for everyone, not just a small elite.  »
Ben’s mother Kathleen is proud of her son’s determination to play different sports, which have also included touch rugby.
« He’s been up against it, » she says, « but despite everything he fought back and he’s a little fighter to this day. Now he’s got the blade, the sky’s the limit.  »
Don’t bet against seeing Ben competing for Great Britain in a future Games.

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Three Oakland Raiders players were honored Friday by the Professional Football Writers of America a day before the big playoff game against the Houston Texans. Associated Press writers selected edge rusher Khalil Mack to the 2016 first team All-Pro. It’s the second straight year Mack has been honored. The 25-year old recorded 11 sacks and is considered a top candidate for defensive player of the year. Writers also selected Kelechi Osemele as first team left guard who is number 70 there. They also chose punter Marquette King as second team All-Pro.

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Thinking of heading to the mountains this weekend, not so fast. Skiers and snowboarders might expect the high snow levels to look like a winter wonderland but rain is expected to drench the Tahoe area and could melt the fresh powder and cause dangerous flooding in the mountains and below. The National Weather Service is advising travelers to postpone trips until Monday, when the snow level falls. « We’re looking at flooding on roadways, those streams and rivers are going to be running very high and the potential for rock and mudslides on those mountain roads as well, » said meteorologist Courtney Obergsell. Skiers are still renting gear at Sports Basement in Berkeley are looking forward to at least one good day on the mountain. « I think everybody gets excited when these storms roll in, » said Brian Martin of Sports Basement. Martin says workers are seeing long lines and people getting their skis and snowboards waxed hoping a storm in the Bay Area translates to snow in the mountains, which is not always the case. « But if a pineapple express shows up and starts raining on all this snow we got it could get kind of messy, » he said. The messiness could lead to road hazards like slush, ice and pooling water in lanes of traffic. « We really ask people to slow down to watch their following distances, not make multiple lane changes, » said CHP Officer Vu Williams, « Bring speed down. « If you’re heading to the mountains carry chains for your tires.

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After their December 23 game Woods, one of the most accomplished pro golfers in history, had quite a lot to say about his round with Trump including how the President-elect hits a great long ball, according to USA Today.
“What most impressed me was how far he hits the ball at 70 years old. He takes a pretty good lash,” Woods wrote about Trump on his website. “Our discussion topics were wide-ranging; it was fun. We both enjoyed the bantering, bickering and needling.”
“We didn’t have a match and played for fun,” Woods continued. “I was testing drivers and fairway woods, and changed some settings. I think he enjoyed seeing the difference in shots when you experiment.”
Woods also went on to note that he has “had the privilege of playing golf with Mr. Trump, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.” He then noted “and I appreciate the opportunity.”
Woods has also surprised many by announcing that he intends to try and get back to competitive golf, something that many felt would never happen.
“I know many people doubted whether I would play competitive golf again, and to be honest, even I wasn’t sure. A year ago at Hero, I was asked the question and gave a completely different answer. But after a year of working harder than I’ve ever worked to get back, I knew it was possible,” Woods wrote in the blog post. “My love for the game never left. It’s just that the body would not allow me to play. Now my body is allowing me to do it again. Combine that with the amount of support I have received from so many people, and the help I’ve had from players and friends, and there is great reason for optimism.”
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