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All-American Collin Vest is off to a slow start in quest of his third straight NCAA Division III Diver of the Year award.The Clarion senior, a Wyoming Valley West grad, has seen limited action in the first half of the season. He captured the 3-meter and finished third in the 1-meter in a 173-121 victory over Indiana on Dec. 10.&#8220;Collin has been dealing with a shoulder issue that has affected him to the point that he only dived in two meets the entire semester,&#8221; diving coach Dave Hrovat said. &#8220;Out of 10 weeks, he&#8217;s only been able to practice about five weeks.&#8221;The team doctor and Clarion&#8217;s sports medicine/athletic trainer have set up a rehabilitation program for Vest.&#8220;Collin will be starting his semester break training in January and plans on getting back on track with three full weeks of only diving prior to the second semester of classes,&#8221; Hrovat said.Vest was named Division III Diver of the Year last winter when he won the 3-meter with a personal best score of 576.90. He finished second in the 1-meter dive, losing out by two points. As a sophomore, he took the same honor after winning the 1-meter and finishing third in the 3-meter.The NCAA Division III Championships will be held March 8 to 11 in Birmingham, Ala.Sugar Bowl for LewisFifth-year senior Eugene Lewis and the 10-2 Oklahoma Sooners will meet Auburn in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in New Orleans, the game to be televised by ESPN.Wide receiver Lewis, a Wyoming Valley West grad and Penn State trasfer who wears the number 5 on his uniform, has caught 30 passes for 348 yards (11.6 per catch) with two touchdowns. Playing in a bowl game is nothing new to the 6-foot-1, 205-pounder. He spent the previous three seasons with the Nittany Lions and caught 90 passes for 1,181 yards and eight touchdowns. Among his touchdowns were one in the Gator Bowl last season and one in the Pinstripe Bowl in 2014.All-tourney for CaseyJunior Luke Casey was named to the all-tournament team after he helped his Hood men&#8217;s basketball team capture the Rotary of Frederick Holiday Classic last Saturday and Sunday in Frederick, Md. The 6-foot-6 Crestwood grad had 10 points and five rebounds in a 76-65 first-round victory over Randolph and had 10 points and a tourney record 13 rebounds in a 74-62 victory over Eastern Mennonite in the title game. He&#8217;s averaging 8.3 points and 8.1 rebounds for the Blazers, who are 10-1 and have reached the 10-victory mark the earliest in team history.Finnegan in the swimFreshman Lauren Finnegan from Dallas High School is having a solid season with the Cabrini women&#8217;s swim team, which is 6-4 overall and 2-0 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference meets after an 86-85 non-league victory over Bryn Mawr on Nov. 30.Finnegan, a Dallas High grad, captured the 200 freestyle in 2:05.50 and finished second in the 100 freestyle in 57.43. She also swam a leg on the winning 200 free relay (1:46.41).Krasavage helping HofstraRed-shirt junior Kyle Krasavage from Wyoming Valley West spent his first two seasons with the Hofstra wrestling team competing at 133 pounds. Last season, he was 14-12 (5-6 in dual matches) at 149 pounds. This season, he&#8217;s competing at 141 pounds for the Pride. He&#8217;s 6-4 with a pin, a major decision and a technical fall. Krasavage posted a 10-6 record in open events as a freshman and was 6-5 (2-3 in dual meets) as a sophomore before an injury ended his season.Williams learning the ropesFreshman Riley Williams from Holy Redeemer is a diver with the Washington &amp; Jefferson women&#8217;s swim team. She finished second behind a senior teammate in the 1-meter (166.60) and third behind that senior and a sophomore teammate in the 3-meter (168.90) in an 81-49 Presidents&#8217; Athletic Conference victory over Bethany on Dec. 7. In a 156-135 loss to Saint Vincent on Dec. 3, Williams finished third in both dives and showed improvement on the 1-meter after posting a 152.55 score.PSAC times for ChopyakShippensburg freshman Felicia Chopyak from Wyoming Valley West posted two PSAC qualifying times when the Raiders competed in the Bomber Invitational Dec. 2 to 4 in Ithaca, N.Y. Chopyak finished 17th in the 100 freestyle with a time of 55.63. She also qualified in the 50 free with a time of 25.82. And she finished 24th in the 200 freestyle in 2:03.06.Senior Sammi Sabol, a Lake-Lehman grad, also competed for Shippensburg, finishing 20th in the 200 backstroke (1:03.50) and 24th in the 1,650 freestyle (19:40.63).McGrane tough in defeatThe Mount St. Vincent women&#8217;s swim team was beaten 95-35 by St. Joseph&#8217;s College of Long Island in the Skyline Conference opener for both teams on Dec. 10 but the Lady Dolphins got a big effort from senior Kylee McGrane. The Coughlin grad had both of the team&#8217;s victories, winning the 200 IM (2:45.71) and the 100 backstroke (1:14.78). She also swam a leg on two relays that finished second &#8211; the 200 medley and the 200 free.Augustine scoring pointsSophomore Kaylin Augustine, a Dallas High School grad, is a key member of the Widener women&#8217;s swim team. The Pride is 6-1 overall and 5-1 in the Middle Atlantic Conference. In a 185-77 victory over Salisbury prior to the holiday break, Augustine anchored the winning 400 free relay (3:48.70). She also finished second in the 100 freestyle (57.88) and picked up points for finishing fourth in the 200 free (2:07.88) and the 100 butterfly (1:05.19).<style>
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