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STATE COLLEGE -- Bellwood-Antis graduate and current Penn State women's basketball player Alli Campbell will be hosting a youth basketball camp on Aug. 12 and Aug. 13 called Ace Academy at the Nittany Valley Sports Center in State College.
Session one will be for third- to fifth-grade girls from 10 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. and is $100. Session two is for sixth- to eight-grade girls from noon until 2 p.m. and Session three will be from 2:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. for high school girls -- both of those will be $150.
Each camper receives a T-shirt, but spots are limited to 20 campers per session.
There will be a five-to-one player to coach ratio, college and NBA training drills will be utilized and there will be customized player workouts as well as recruiting tips.
Deadline to register is Aug. 7.
For further information contact Will Morse at 814-574-4225 or email allicampbellbasketball@gmail.com.
Jiu Jitsu fighters win
MONROEVILLE -- Three area fighters prevailed in their matches at the "Sprawl in the Burgh'' event this past Friday.
Sean Kyle, Cameron Kyle, and Brent Mack, representing Flood City Jiu Jitsu and Railroad City Jiu Jitsu, finished their opponents and received submission bonuses in the 247 Fighting Championships first-ever Sprawl in the Burgh Grappling super fights.
Sean Kyle, at 175 pounds, defeated Ken Burrs by triangle choke; Cameron Kyle at 155, won by arm bar over Chad Forlai, and Brent Mack, at 195, also won by arm bar over Rich Boyles.
BG grad recognized
Erin Talko, a Bishop Guilfoyle graduate, was named to the 2022-23 Old Dominion Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
Talko, who now plays tennis at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., went 15-5 overall in singles action and 12-5 in doubles.
To qualify for the All-Academic Team, a student-athlete must have a 3.25 GPA or higher.