Sports briefs
Pony baseball
Quad County North scored three unearned runs in the sixth inning Saturday to rally and beat Mon Valley 10-9 in the Pony Host Area tournament.
The loss eliminates Mon Valley from the tournament.
Quad County North overcame two early five-run deficits by taking advantage of five Mon Valley errors. QCN scored six unearned runs in the game.
Martin Marion had a triple and drove in four runs, and Ryan Hamer and Dylan Seliga each smacked a double for Mon Valley. Hamer, Marion, Seliga and Jack Sacco each had two hits.
Mon Valley, which led 5-0 in the first inning and 7-2 in the third, used RBI singles by Chad Behrendt and Nathan White to take a 9-7 lead in the sixth inning.
Winning pitcher Joe Dudkowsky struck out eight.
Logan wins Xfinity race in rain
Joey Logano held off a late challenge from Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Watkins Glen International Saturday.
Logano started from pole in the road race that was red-flagged for rain, forcing the drivers to briefly switch to rain tires. He beat AJ Allmendinger by 3.3 seconds. Justin Allgaier was third, followed by Justin Haley and Aric Almirola. It was Logano’s third win in the series at The Glen and 30th overall, seventh on the career list.
Keselowski spun out trying to pass Logano with under three laps to go and finished 10th.
Rookie Christopher Bell, who leads the points standings and was chasing a record-tying fourth consecutive win, finished ninth in a race on a track he had never raced on. Bell became the first series driver since Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 1999 to win three straight with a victory last week at Iowa. Sam Ard set the record of four consecutive Xfinity Series wins in 1983.
Karlsson get new contract with Knights
William Karlsson and the Vegas Golden Knights avoided arbitration with a $5.25 million, one-year contract for the high-scoring forward.
General manager George McPhee announced the deal Saturday. Karlsson gets a significant raise from his previous $1 million salary.
“In the arbitration process, it helps to get the deal done,” McPhee said. “The parties get sharper and more focused as the hearing nears. We’re happy with this deal and we believe that William is as well. He seems to be happy with it. It was a good compromise.”
The 25-year-old Karlsson set career highs with 43 goals and 35 assists in 82 games last season, helping Vegas win the Pacific Division and reach the Stanley Cup Final. He won the Lady Byng Award for sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with a high standard of play.
Karlsson was hoping for a long-term contract, but instead gets a one-year deal before becoming a restricted free agent once again next season.
At The Meadows
Vague Traces dueled with Dapper Dude the entire final quarter before edging him at the wire to win Saturday’s feature at The Meadows, a $13,000 Conditioned Pace.
Dapper Dude needed a 26.4 opening panel to make the point and gamely retook the lead when passed shortly thereafter. Vague Traces also was hard used, finding a seat fourth from post 9 before moving first over for Jim Pantaleano. Vague Traces was a neck better than Dapper Dude, scoring in 1:50.4, with the rallying Lincolnjames third.
Sarah Andrews trains Vague Traces, a 6-year-old Always A Virgin-Village Junior gelding who now boasts $295,406 in career earnings, for Michael Jurczykowski. It was one of five wins for Pantaleano – including four consecutively spanning races 5-8 – on the 13-race card.