SPORTS NOTEBOOK - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

Andover rower aids US championship

Victoria Brophey of Pepperell was a member of the US JuniorWomen's National Development Team that won a gold medal in the recentUS Rowing National Championships in Indianapolis. Brophey, who entersher junior year at Phillips Academy in Andover next month, rowed onthe Girls' Junior B (16 and under) eights. At Andover, Brophey, 16,rowed on the varsity eight, which won the Lowell Invitational meet onthe Merrimack. Andover finished the season at 22-2 and won a silvermedal at the New England Interscholastic Racing Association Regattaon Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester. Following the season, Brophey wasone of 21 rowers nation wide invited to the four-week US Rowingtraining program at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn.That program culminated in the US National Championships.

Devils open season Oct. 7 vs. Albany

The Lowell Devils open their 2006-07 season Oct. 7 against theAlbany River Rats at Tsongas Arena. The Devils, formerly the LockMonsters, are the American Hockey League affiliate of the NHL NewJersey Devils. The schedule features 80 games, 40 of which will beplayed at Tsongas. Thirty-one of the 40 home games will be played ona Friday, Saturday, or Sunday. The bulk of the games, 58 in all, areagainst teams in the Atlantic Division, and the remaining 22 areagainst East Division clubs. Manchester, Providence, and Worcestervisit Tsongas five times each. Following the opener Oct. 7, theDevils are off a week before hosting a weekend set against HartfordOct. 14 and Worcester Oct. 15. Before the AHL opener, the Devils willhost the NHL Boston Bruins in a pre season game Sept. 17.

7 from area feature in NU's grid plans

Here's a sure sign that summer is dwindling down: The NortheasternUniversity football media guide arrived in the mailbag last week.Seven NorthWest area athletes are on the roster. They include 6-foot-7, 345-pound senior offensive tackle Tim Avery of Westford, seniordefensive end Paul Preston (6-3, 265) of Arlington, juniorlinebacker John Swenson (6-1, 210) of Chelmsford, junior safetyBarry Jeanson (5-10, 200) of Acton, sophomore defensive end Wil Colon (6-2, 275) of Lowell, sophomore offensive lineman Josh Belko (6-2, 290) of North Andover, and redshirt freshman defensive endChris Byrne (6-2, 255) of Tewksbury. Avery is the Huskies' biggestplayer and hopes to rebound after a foot injury and subsequentsurgery that limited his action to four games last season. Jeansonwas moved from running back to safety last season and did a crediblejob with 27 tackles, 22 of them unassisted, one forced fumble, andone interception.

Northeastern has one of the toughest schedules in the Atlantic-10. It opens its season Sept. 2 at Virginia Tech and then plays atHoly Cross, at North Dakota State, at James Madison, and at Richmond,before making its home debut Oct. 7 against Delaware.

Here and there

NorthWest area junior golfers were head and shoulders above thecompetition in recent New England PGA tournaments. On the Junior Tourstop at Andover Country Club, Garnett Arnold of Concord fired a 2-over-par 74 to win by two strokes over Peter Hemme of North Reading,Michael Kasper of North Andover, and Wyatt Sparks of Rhode Island.On the NEPGA Titleist Tour at Billerica CC, area juniors swept everydivision. Winners in the 9-hole competition included Rick Giovino ofMedford (1-over par 35) in the boys 16-17; Steven McLean (36) ofBurlington in the boys 14-15; Dan Murphy (36) of Dracut in the boys12-13; Jeffrey Lang (34) of Lexington in the boys 11 and under;Kelly Sullivan (41) of Bedford in the girls 14-17; and MarissaTansino (52) of Billerica in the girls 13. . . .

Central Catholic has lost its top boys basketball assistant coach.Leaving after four years is Roberto German , who has accepted aposition as director of multicultural affairs and community outreachat St. John's Prep. German had been a top candidate to replaceretired coach Dick Licare , but the position went to Rick Nault . . .. The Bay State Brats went 9-3 to finish fifth in the recent NationalSoftball Association World Series in Columbus, Ohio. Among members ofthe team were pitchers Hannah Everson of Methuen and Chelsea Dursoof Salem, N.H., and fielders Casey Stoodley and Brenna Morrissey .Morrissey was the Brats top batter, with 15 hits in 33 at bats. . . .

The eighth annual David L. DeBenedetto Memorial SoftballTournament in Lawrence is Aug. 26-27. Deadline for entering thedouble-elimination tournament is Aug. 21. Call Bob DeBenedetto at 978-975-3494 for more details. . . . Steve Plouffe of Methuen was thewinner of the Yankee Homecoming 5K in Newburyport. Plouffe, whoenters his senior year at the University of Massachusetts at Lowellnext month, was clocked in 16 minutes, 12 seconds. . . . NewHampshire beat Vermont, 24-7, in the 53d annual Shrine Maple SugarBowl played in Plymouth, N.H. Salem's Pat Halligan rushed for 58yards on eight carries. Pinkerton Academy's John Sughrue , who rushedfor 1,458 his senior season and is headed to Curry College, wasutilized as a blocking back on offense and as a linebacker ondefense. He was credited with four tackles and with opening up somehuge holes for Souhegan running back Sean Jellison , who rushed for agame-high 128 yards. The win gave New Hampshire a 38-13-2 edge in theseries. . . .

The fifth annual Winchester Recreation and Community EducationGolf Tournament will be staged Sept. 25 at Hillview CC in NorthReading. It's a scramble format, and proceeds benefit the Recreationand Community Education program, which annually awards more than$5,000 in scholarships. Call 781-721-7125 for more information.

TUFTS ENJOYS GOOD SPORTS - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

MEDFORD - For the past three months, the Tufts Universitycampus has been a magnet for athletic success.

- The women's swimming team compiled a record of 10-0 and wonthe New England Division 3 title. It was paced by sophomore MaureenMonahan of Belmont, who owns seven school records.

- The baseball team (20-11) displayed excellent power andpitching as it won the ECAC Division 3 title at Amherst. The Jumbosbeat Wesleyan (10-0), Salem State (6-3) and Plymouth State (9-4)behind the pitching of Kerry Callahan, Chris Juhring and ChrisLamothe, who combined to surrender only three earned runs.

- The defending champion softball team (10-10) reached thefinal of the Northeast Intercollegiate Athletic Conferencetournament before bowing to Trinity, 8-5. Freshman pitcher TracyCleverdon of New Fairfield, Conn., won seven games. Sophomore Katevan Keuren pitched two no-hitters.

- The women's lacrosse team posted a 13-0 record and extendedits winning streak to 30, an NCAA Division 3 record. The team wonthe ECAC Division 3 title for the fifth straight time, beatingColby (16-7) and Williams (13-5). For the season, All-Americagoalie Sheryl Bergstein recorded 146 saves and had a goals-againstaverage of 4.46, second best in school history.

- The men's tennis team won seven of its last eight matches,then captured the New England Small College Athletic Conferencechampionship. No. 1 singles player David Ober was the club'sanchor, freshman Brian Nurenberg of Greenwich, Conn., had an 11-0record, and junior Mark Nevils of Lynnfield posted a 10-2 mark.

- The sailing team will be well represented in the nationals.The women's A team will consist of skipper Jane Kirk of Portsmouth,R.I., and crew Jane Bash of Sunderland, R.I. The B team will beskippered by Julie Easom, and her crew will be April Richards.

- The men's sailing team will compete for the national dinghytitle. Representing Tufts in the A division will be skipper SteveKirkpatrick and crew Kim Ockene from the town of Harvard. The Bteam will consist of skipper Rich Harris of Hingham and crew TaraNelson of Medford.

When the women's swimming team won the New England title, itscored 1,188 points. Monahan accounted for 114.

Monahan, who earned All-America honors in the 200 freestyle,holds school records in the 100 freestyle (53.58), 200 freestyle(1:54.47), 500 freestyle (5:01.70), 1,000 freestyle (10:42.73),1,650 freestyle (17:46.59), 100 butterfly (1:00.00) and 200butterfly (2:09.67)

Honorable mention All-America honors went to the relay team ofJill Desautelle, Monahan, April Levine and Kelly Brown.

In baseball, Tom Walsh of Walpole etched his name into theTufts record book, setting season marks for hits (56), at-bats(126) and runs (38). He batted .444, had 12 doubles and won theGreater Boston batting title with a .548 league average.

Dan O'Neill ended his career with a school-record .410lifetime average. The regional academic All-American also holds therecords for career hits (157) and RBIs (103).

The softball team set school marks for homers (8), shutouts(3) and strikeouts (38). Catcher Kirstin Losert of Shrewsbury wasnamed to the GTE Academic All-America District 1 team. Losert had a.298 average, scored 14 runs, drove in 10 and stole 3 bases.

Six Tufts players were selected to the All-New Englandlacrosse team. First-team selections were Becca Knapp, StephanieBower, Bergstein and Melissa Lowe. Honorable mention went to JeanLee and Catherine Beldotti. Knapp, from Greenfield, was a stalwarton defense, and Lowe, from Greenwich, Conn., set a season scoringrecord with 57 goals and 22 assists. Bower, from Newtonville, had36 goals and 10 assists.

NBA SONICS ROOKIE MASON WINS HONOR.(Sports) - Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Sonics rookie Desmond Mason was selected as the top player in the Shaw's Pro Summer League yesterday.

Mason, a 6-foot-5, 215-pound guard-forward selected 17th in last month's NBA draft, averaged 18.2 points in the weeklong tournament at UMass-Boston to lead the Sonics to a 4-1 record.

``After watching Desmond Mason in the Shaw's Pro Summer League, it's obvious that he has a bright future,'' Boston Celtics general manager Chris Wallace said. ``Desmond is a tremendous athlete who comes to play every day. That's an explosive combination.''

Mason, a first-team Big 12 selection and an honorable mention All-American at Oklahoma State last season, is fourth on the Cowboys' all-time scoring list, fourth in rebounding and steals, and second in games played.

Joining Mason on the all-tournament team were his Seattle teammate Shammond Williams (with a league-high 20.5 points average); Milwaukee's Michael Redd; Indiana's Jeff Foster; and Philadelphia's Jumaine Jones.

Free agent forward Tim Thomas is expected to agree to a long, lucrative contract with the Chicago Bulls, according to a published report. The Chicago Sun-Times, quoting a reliable NBA source who was not identified, reported the Bulls have offered the 6-foot-10 Thomas a six-year deal for the $67.5 million maximum, which is more than any other club is offering. No free agent can sign with a team until Aug. 1.

SOCCER

U.S. falls on disputed penalty

The United States had yet another tough time in Costa Rica, losing a World Cup qualifier 2-1 at San Jose on a disputed penalty kick in the 89th minute.

The decisive play came when Gregg Berhalter was called for using his hands inside the penalty box, a ruling contested by the Americans.

Hernan Medford beat goalkeeper Kasey Keller with the penalty kick and the game ended shortly after that with the U.S. players shouting at the referee.

The United States has not won in six attempts in Costa Rica, which handed the Americans their only two losses during qualifying for the 1998 World Cup.

Two games into the semifinal round of qualifying for the 2002 World Cup, the United States is last in its four-team group. It tied Guatemala 1-1 a week ago.

Playing in a difficult venue in which fans are yards from the field, the United States fell behind in the ninth minute on a goal by Rolando Fonseca. The score came after Medford intercepted a U.S. corner kick and passed to Fonseca.

The United States came back in the second half, with Earnie Stewart scoring in the 65th minute on a pass from Ante Razov.

The win gave Costa Rica a much-needed three points. Costa Rica qualified for the 1990 World Cup but has not returned since.

Guatemala leads the regional group, with Costa Rica and Barbados sharing second and the United States fourth. Each team plays each other home and away. A team must finish first or second to advance to the final qualifying round.

After two games in Central America, the U.S. will play Barbados on Aug. 16 in Foxboro, Mass.

HORSE RACING

Captain Steve tops Swaps

Trainer Bob Baffert was facing a bad ending to a trying week until Captain Steve salvaged things with a 2 1/2-length victory over Tiznow in the $500,000 Swaps Stakes.

Baffert's week hadn't exactly gone well before he saddled Captain Steve at Hollywood Park. First, he was hit with a lawsuit for allegedly over-racing 1998 Kentucky Derby winner Real Quiet, then one of his horses tested positive for morphine.

Yesterday got off to a disappointing start when his horses running in Delaware and Texas both lost, including Silverbulletday in the Delaware Handicap. Captain Steve improved Baffert's outlook with a strong kick in the stretch to take the lead.

``Thank God he's back,'' Baffert said. ``I needed this race really, really bad.''

Baffert faces a hearing with stewards at Del Mar later this week over Nautical Look's positive test. The lawsuit, filed by Highland Stud of Paris, Ky., over the handling of Real Quiet, also accuses Baffert of defrauding the farm out of $250,000.

``That other stuff, we don't worry about that. We just worry about the horses,'' he said of his troubles. ``That guy is trying to fight Mike (Pegram) in the papers.''

Ginger Welch, one of the leading jockeys at Les Bois Park in Boise, Idaho, died after she was thrown in a race by her horse, which then fell on her. She was 37. Shortly after the start of a quarterhorse race Saturday night, Welch's 4-year-old gelding, Porthos, either took a bad step or clipped heels with another horse and fell.

WNBA

Liberty knocks off Houston

Crystal Robinson made two free throws with 7.7 seconds left, sealing a 69-64 victory for the New York Liberty over the three-time defending champion Houston Comets.

The Liberty (14-10) outscored the Comets 12-6 in the final four minutes, with Tari Phillips scoring five of her 17 points in that span. Phillips finished with 11 rebounds, three blocks and two steals for her ninth double-double of the season.

Sheryl Swoopes, who led Houston (21-4) with 18 points, made a finger-roll layup with 9.3 seconds to bring the Comets within 67-64. Robinson then sank her two free throws.

At Inglewood, Calif., Lisa Leslie scored 20 points as Los Angeles (21-3) defeated Sacramento and moved into first place in the Western Conference. Los Angeles won for the 17th time in 18 games and jumped a half-game ahead of the Houston Comets.

At Minneapolis, Betty Lennox scored 26 points as the Minnesota Lynx snapped a franchise-long eight-game losing streak with an 80-63 victory over the Portland Fire. Marla Brumfield scored a career-high 14 points for the Lynx (11-13), who hadn't lost more than four straight before this season. Minnesota's last victory was July 2, when the Lynx beat Portland 81-75. Stacey Thomas had a career-high 14 points and seven rebounds for Portland (7-16), which has lost three in a row. Sophia Witherspoon added 12 points.

SPORTS LOG - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

Basketball

Nuggets' Martin out for the season

Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin will miss the rest of theseason after right knee surgery. Arthroscopic surgery yesterday'revealed more significant damage' than the team originally thought.Martin, who played two games this season, was limited to a career-low 56 games last season after surgery on his left knee. He wassuspended in the playoffs for a tirade at the coaching staff afterhis playing time was limited against the Los Angeles Clippers. He andcoach George Karl patched up their relationship, and after trainingcamp Martin declared himself healthy for the first time sinceundergoing microfracture surgery 18 months ago ... The NBA will takethe lead in the Sacramento Kings' long-running effort to get a newarena, the league announced. Kings owners Joe and Gavin Maloof metwith commissioner David Stern to discuss the change in tactics aftera ballot proposal for a sales-tax increase to help fund an arena wasdefeated by Sacramento County voters last week ... Former NBA starMichael Jordan could become an investor in a slot-machine parlor inPhiladelphia, state gambling regulators were told ... The SacramentoMonarchs hired former Seattle assistant Jenny Boucek as their headcoach. Boucek, a former WNBA player who left the Storm's coachingstaff before last season, will replace John Whisenant, who resignedlast month to focus on his job as the Monarchs' general manager.

Hockey

NHL gets edge in battle with Russia

Evgeni Malkin was cleared to stay with the Pittsburgh Penguinsafter a federal judge in New York denied a demand by his formerRussian club that he be yanked from the NHL. Metallurg Magnitogorsk,a Russian Super League team, claims Malkin is under contract in hisnative country. The club sought a preliminary injunction that wouldhave banned the forward from playing for the Penguins. But the rulingby US District Judge Loretta A. Preska clears the way for Malkin, astar rookie with Penguins, and minor leaguers Andrei Taratukhin ofthe Calgary Flames and Alexei Mikhnov of the Edmonton Oilers to stickwith their franchises ... The Devils released former Northeastern andCatholic Memorial star Jim Fahey.

Soccer

Acosta quits as Chile's head coach

Nelson Acosta said in Santiago, Chile, he will resign as Chile'scoach, making the announcement two hours before his team's friendlyagainst Paraguay. The Uruguay native decided the match was his last,saying he wanted to give the newly elected Chilean soccer federationpresident Harold Mayne-Nicholls the freedom to pick a new manager ...The US soccer team will play Denmark in an exhibition Jan. 20 at theHome Depot Center in Carson, Calif., the first game for the Americanssince they were eliminated in the first round of the World Cup. Thegame figures to be the debut of the successor to Bruce Arena asnational team coach. Former Germany coach Juergen Klinsmann isconsidered the favorite to succeed Arena, who held the job from late1998 until July.

Colleges

Coach's son gets payoff to leave FSU

Florida State offensive coordinator Jeff Bowden received a$537,500 payoff from the school's boosters to resign followingseveral seasons of declining production. The settlement was revealedwhen the school released a copy of the agreement Bowden's attorneysreached with the university and its boosters. The resignation takeseffect Nov. 26, a day after the season finale against Florida. Bowden- youngest son of head coach Bobby Bowden - retains his present$141,000 salary until his contract expires next August. He then willreceive annual payments of $107,500 until August 2012 ... Don Strockhas resigned as coach at Florida International, one of only twowinless Division 1 programs this season and a program still dealingwith effects of a sideline-clearing brawl against Miami last month.

Broomfield awarded Gold Helmet

Northeastern sophomore tailback Alex Broomfield was the Division 1-AA recipient of the Boston Globe Gold Helmet award. Broomfield ledthe Huskies to a 34-24 victory over Hofstra with a 154 yards rushingon 20 carries. He also scored two touchdowns and caught two passesfor 43 yards ... Boston College senior defender Laura Georges is oneof 15 female semifinalists and junior forward Charlie Davies is oneof 15 male semifinalists for the Missouri Athletic club's HermannTrophy, awarded annually to the top college soccer players in thenation ... USC received a letter of intent from O.J. Mayo, one of themost-coveted high school basketball players in the nation. Mayo goesto Huntington High in West Virginia ... Medford High's Arantxa King,the national long jump and triple jump champion, is signing a letterof intent with Stanford.

Miscellany

Blake makes semifinals at Masters Cup

Sports Briefs - Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)

Kelly finally breaks through for first win

HONOLULU - Given a fourth chance to win on the PGA Tour, JerryKelly wasn't about to give the Sony Open away to anyone Sunday -least of all John Cook.

Tentative throughout the final round, Kelly, from Madison, Wis.,produced two flawless swings to set up a two-putt birdie on the finalhole for a one-stroke victory over Cook, giving him his first PGATour victory in his 200th career start.

'I'm not going to sleep for a week,' said Kelly, who closed withan even-par 70 on a balmy day at Waialae Country Club when no onemade much of a move.

It was the fourth time Kelly had the lead going into the finalround. One of those chances came last year at the Reno-Tahoe Open,when he made triple bogey on the 16th hole of the final round,allowing Cook to win by a stroke.

There were no such mistakes Sunday.

Cook got within one stroke with a birdie on the 12th and stayed onKelly's heels until a cell phone rang when he was at the top of hisback swing on the par-3 17th.

'No! No cell phones,' Cook screamed as the ball sailed right intoa deep bunker. He blasted out to 6 feet, but the par putt burned theright edge of the cup for his only bogey on the back nine.

Woods finishes sixth

PARAPARAUMU BEACH, New Zealand - Craig Parry won the New ZealandOpen, while Tiger Woods finished sixth.

Playing on his 36th birthday, Parry went to the 18th hole onSunday one shot behind Michael Campbell. When he walked off the finalgreen, Parry had a two-shot lead after his own birdie and Campbell'sdouble-bogey at 17.

Woods was thwarted by greens that wouldn't give him a break -including a four-putt second hole for double-bogey.

Predators recall Mowers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Nashville Predators recalled forward MarkMowers from the Milwaukee Admirals of the AHL on Saturday.

The 27-year-old Mowers has a goal and an assist in six games withthe Predators this season. He had 14 points in 14 games with theAdmirals. He played for the Dubuque Fighting Saints in 1993-94.

Magic owner looks to sell

ORLANDO, Fla. - Magic owner Rich DeVos plans to sell the team andwon't require the new owners to keep it in Orlando.

DeVos told the Orlando Sentinel he has not had any discussionswith potential buyers but would not place any relocation restrictionsin the deal.

'I can't ask him to do anything,' DeVos told the Sentinel in aSaturday interview.

He thinks the team will stay, however.

Bellisari leaves jail

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Former Ohio State quarterback Steve Bellisarileft jail Sunday after serving three days for drunken driving.

He was stopped by university police Nov. 16, and charged withdrunken driving. His blood-alcohol limit was more than twice thelegal state limit. He pleaded no contest Nov. 28 and was sentenced tothree days in jail and three days in an alcohol diversion program.His driver's license was suspended for six months.

Ward wins sixth PBA title

MEDFORD, Ore. - Ricky Ward beat Ryan Shafer 215-214 to win the PBAMedford Open on Sunday for his sixth career title.

In the semifinals, Shafer defeated Rob Rice 204-169, while Wardbeat Parker Bohn III 203-190. Bohn and Rice tied for third.

Red Sox decline offer

BOSTON - The owners of the Boston Red Sox declined Sunday topursue a late $700 million offer to buy the team and they reconfirmedtheir Dec. 20 decision to accept a $660 million bid from a group ledby Florida financier John Henry.

Blazer's daughter ailing

PORTLAND, Ore. - The 2-year-old daughter of Portland Trail Blazerscenter Dale Davis was released from the hospital Sunday after havingopen-heart surgery.

'Everything is fine. Everything went well,' Davis said beforeSunday night's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Caida Davis was born with a hole in her heart, and a surgeonrepaired it Thursday in Atlanta, Davis said. Caida lives in the citywith her mother.

Davis said his daughter already was feeling better Friday.

'She was up and playing, and it looked like things were back tonormal,' he said.

Sports Notebook Tennis rankings list area's young players - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

More than two dozen NorthWest-area junior tennis players haveachieved New England championship rankings, according to the UnitedStates Tennis Association.

Ranked in the boys' 18 singles were: Matthew Fuller (3),Winchester; Mark Erelli (5), Reading; Jonathan Beardsley (7),Arlington; Eric Kaplan (11), Chelmsford; Richard Saxe (20),Burlington; Eric Block (30) and Anthony Russo (35), Andover, andStephen Lucero (39), Winchester.

Girls' 18 singles: Wendy Crabtree (3) and Kara Swanson (6),Concord; Holly Rivers (11), Acton, and Kara Clarke (29), Carlisle.

Boys' 16 singles: Paul Wulfsberg (15) and Frederik Lidskog(17), Concord; Trevor Spracklin (26), North Andover, and MichaelStein (35), Andover.

Girls' 16 singles: Christine Cerretani (1), Reading; Sharyn Lie(18), Methuen, and Neeley Steinberg (honorable mention), Concord.

Boys' 14 singles: Dennis Baden (2), Burlington, and DeanChiungos (7), Andover.

Girls' 14 singles: Elisa Banner (1), Bedford, and Heather Young(21), Andover.

Ranked alphabetically, rather than numerically under USTApolicy, in the boys' and girls' 12 singles were: Jamie Cerretani,Reading; Elizabeth and Cathy Herbert, Acton; David Nelson, NorthAndover; Matthew Rose, Andover, and Olivia Wong, Belmont.2 get hockey letters from Northeastern

Medford's Rayanne Conway and Andover's Michelle DiStefano recentlyreceived their third varsity letters as members of the Northeasternwomen's ice hockey team.

Conway, a junior forward, had personal highs of 19 goals and 21assists for 40 points, raising her career totals to 39-44-83. Shehad goals in NU's first seven games, including a four-goal,two-assist explosion in a 6-5 win against St. Lawrence.

DiStefano shared the goaltending duties with Kim Flatt andstopped 230 of 259 shots for an .888 save percentage and allowedthree goals per game. Her biggest efforts were in the Granite StateTournament, where she stopped 36 shots in a 5-2 win and with 37 savesin a 6-6 tie against eventual national champion Providence.Bentley's Yetten feted at BU banquet

Bentley College football coach Peter Yetten of Westford waspresented the William French Award at Boston University's Hall ofFame banquet last weekend. The award is presented to a 'current orformer Boston University athlete or coach or to an alumnus/alumna inthe coaching profession who has distinguished himself/herself in thepast year.'

Yetten, who played football, hockey and baseball at BU, has beenBentley's head coach since 1979 and has amassed an impressive102-34-2 record. Last fall, Bentley was 9-1 and won its secondEastern Collegiate Football Conference title in three years andearned a berth in the ECAC Division 3 championships. In 1982 and1983, Yetten led Bentley to national club football championships.

A native of Waltham, he earned six varsity letters at BU. In1968, he quarterbacked the football team to the Pasadena Bowl and in1971 played defense for the national championship hockey team. Hewas captain of the baseball team in 1971, hitting .323 and beingnamed to the Greater Boston Conference all-star team.Here and there . . .

KEEPING SCORE AROUND NEW ENGLAND - The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)

Alone at the top

- Paul Parajeckas is a runaway leader in New England PGA Player ofthe Year standings. The veteran Woburn CC professional has 51.5points at the midway mark of the season. His nearest competitors areSalem CC director of golf Kirk Hanefeld, with 20, and Mike Baker ofBangor (Maine) Municipal, with 18.5.