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WWE Royal Rumble results and fallout

It has been another huge week for news in the mat world with WWE Royal Rumble results and fallout, a second demise for ECW, more bold moves from TNA and yet another death of a wrestling legend.

Edge (Adam Copeland) made a triumphant return from his July surgery for a torn Achilles tendon to capture the 2010 version of the Royal Rumble last Sunday on pay-per-view. John Cena was the last adversary thrown out by Edge after Cena ducked a Batista assault attempt that catapulted the Animal over the top rope. Batista had dispatched Shawn Michaels from the event moments earlier, with Michaels knocking tag partner Triple H out on his list of priors.

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  • WWE Royal Rumble results and fallout
  • Benton, Shikellamy win D-4 Duals titles
  • Where they are, with districts on the horizon
  • Weather forces postponements
  • Weather forces changes to local sports schedule
  • Look for an upset for D-4 Duals title
  • Decision easy for Carmie


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WWE Royal Rumble results and fallout

It has been another huge week for news in the mat world with WWE Royal Rumble results and fallout, a second demise for ECW, more bold moves from TNA and yet another death of a wrestling legend. Edge (Adam Copeland) made a triumphant return from his J

Benton, Shikellamy win D-4 Duals titles

MILTON - Benton and Shikellamy won District 4 Dual Meet championships in the team duals at Milton High School on Saturday. Benton (12-5) handed Muncy (25-1) its first loss of the season in Class AA championship, 43-33, after earlier wins over Towanda, 36

Where they are, with districts on the horizon

Who remembers multiplication timed tests as a kid? There were those of us who dreaded them, and those who relished the pressure. There were different strategies. Some kids started off strong but fizzled at the end. Other kids, sensing time was about to e

Weather forces postponements

Saturday's snow caused postponements of several area high school sporting events. Events postponed and their makeup dates, if available, are, according to sport: * Boys basketball - Lourdes at Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech, to Feb. 13, 7:30 p.m.; Meadowbrook

Weather forces changes to local sports schedule

Expectations of Friday's snowstorm caused postponement of the day's area sports schedule, as well as some of today's. Friday's postponed events, with makeup dates if available, were: * Boys basketball - North Schuylkill at Pottsville, no makeup date. * G

Look for an upset for D-4 Duals title

Although all of our area teams were eliminated from today's District Four AA team duals tournament, which is scheduled to start at 3 p.m. at Milton (four hours later than originally scheduled to allow for expected snow conditions), there is obviously suf

Decision easy for Carmie

It was a warm fall day and Upper Dauphin had just come off a win over Line Mountain when Carmen DeFrancesco declared he was happy being a Trojan. DeFrancesco said this with a maturity that comes with age, as though he'd finally decided against chasing th

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