2 locals make all-district team
LEHIGHTON — Two Schuylkill League Division I players were named recently to the District 11 Class AA girls’ volleyball all-star team.
Blue Mountain senior outside hitter Brittney Moyer was named to the second team while Lehighton sophomore outside hitter Katie Higgins received honorable mention.
5 Lions named
to freshman team
STATE COLLEGE — Five Penn State football student-athletes have been named to the BTN.com Freshman All-Big Ten team, tied for the conference’s highest total.
The Nittany Lion freshmen on the BTN.com team are: safety Marcus Allen, tight end Mike Gesicki, wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton, offensive tackle Andrew Nelson and punter Daniel Pasquariello.
The five All-Freshman selections for coach James Franklin’s squad were tied with Ohio State for most in the Big Ten. Michigan State was next with three.
Phillies to tender 3 player contracts
PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies were expected to tender contracts Tuesday to their three arbitration-eligible players, although Antonio Bastardo, Ben Revere and Domonic Brown have the same uncertain fate as the rest of an unsettled Phillies roster.
Bastardo, Revere and Brown could combine to earn $10 million in salary next season. The Phillies have until February to reach agreements with the three players before an arbiter can intervene.
The Phillies attempted to trade Bastardo, who endorsed such a move, last July but could not find a match. They will look to trade him again, and his market could expand once Andrew Miller, the top free-agent left-handed reliever, signs. Bastardo made $2 million in 2014 and posted a 3.94 ERA.
LVC’s Dean makes Dream Bowl team
ANNVILLE — Lebanon Valley senior left tackle Tyler Dean will join two Dutchmen teammates at the Dream Bowl senior all-star game in Virginia next month.
Dean, a North Schuylkill graduate, co-captained LVC this season and contributed to the team’s 183.6 yards rushing per game and 4.1 yards per carry. He started 39 career games and was a first-team MAC selection this season.
Wide receiver Tyler George and cornerback Zach Wieman will join Dean at the Dream Bowl on Jan. 19 in Virginia Beach.