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Golf
Lady Vikings win
Mount Pleasant used a 39 from Nicole Smith to defeat Penn Trafford in a Section 1 girl’s golf match at Norvelt Golf Club Friday afternoon.
The win improves Mount Pleasant’s record to 2-0 in the section and overall, while Penn Trafford falls to 1-1.
Brittany Burkovic’s had the low score on the day for Penn Trafford with a 42.
Maci Siebel (44), Callie Jesso (48) and Courtney Shields (51) put the Lady Vikings in a good spot to take the match. Kylee Trey (47), Holly Lohr (48) and Katy Dalzell (54) were the final three scores for the Lady Warriors.
Football
Palmer roughed up
CINCINNATI (AP) – Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer got roughed up again during a preseason game against the New Orleans Saints on Saturday night, leaving late in the first half with a bloody nose and a cut lip.
Palmer was sacked three times in the first half, the last on a safety blitz by Kevin Kaesviharn with 2 seconds left. He walked off the field with blood spilling down the front of his face, then headed to the locker room with a towel covering his head. He didn’t return for the second half.
Palmer got knocked to the ground five times during a 27-10 loss to Detroit a week earlier.
He was 11-of-16 against the Saints for 105 yards, working with a receiving corps missing Pro Bowl receivers T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chad Johnson due to injury. Two of their backups also were hurt in the week leading up to the game.
The Bengals crossed midfield just once – and by only 1 yard – on six possessions in the first half. They managed only four first downs and 94 total yards while falling behind 10-0.
Miami QB suspended
MIAMI (AP) – Miami quarterback Robert Marve has been suspended for the season opener for an incident stemming back to last year, the Miami Herald reported on its Web site Saturday.
Marve was expected to be named the starter against Charleston Southern on Aug. 28.
Marve’s father, Eugene Marve, confirmed the suspension to the Herald and said that his son was very upset about it.
Miami officials declined to confirm the suspension Saturday.
Robert Marve, a redshirt freshman, was arrested on October 31 for smashing a car mirror. He was initially charged with two misdemeanors, but they were later lifted.
Marve won a state championship and was named “Mr. Florida Football” in 2006 as a senior at Tampa Plant.
He redshirted last season after breaking his wrist in a car crash in July 2007.