WVU's Mazzulla in trouble with law again

MORGANTOWN -- Morgantown police have issued citations to two West Virginia basketball players on a disorderly conduct charge.

Morgantown Municipal Court Clerk Joyce Marshall said Tuesday that officers cited guards Joe Mazzulla and Dalton Pepper for allegedly urinating in public in downtown Morgantown on Sunday.

Marshall says if the pair contest the citations, they'll face a Nov. 1 court date. Or they can plead guilty and pay fines ranging from $135 to $535.

In a statement, WVU coach Bob Huggins said he was aware of the incident and the matter is being handled internally.

Huggins suspended Mazzulla in April 2009 after the player's second arrest in nine months. Mazzulla pleaded no contest last August to a disorderly conduct charge and was reinstated to the team that month.

Fairland boys capture cross country meet

PICKERINGTON, Ohio -- Fairland High School's boys finished No. 1 in the 15-team field in the Tiger Division in the Pickerington Cross Country Meet last Saturday.

The Dragons had 67 points. Fairland's Tanner Mattie finished second overall in 16:38. Raine Wireman was seventh (17:46), Logan Rowe 12th (18:09), Ryan Stewart 17th (18:22) and Chad McComas 29th (19:13). Dylan Hannon ran 19:59 and Ian Beatty 20:04.

In the Panther Division, Ironton placed 11th out of 19 teams. Gary Monroe led the Fighting Tigers, placing 15th in 17:04. Pierce Reeves was 23rd. Also running were Adam Stumbo, Dustin Moritz, Levi Runyon, Tyler Lawless and Korey Kellogg.

For the girls, Ironton and Fairland competed in the Tiger Division. The Dragons placed 13th and Ironton 17th. The division had 24 teams.

The next big meet for area schools is the Geico Classic on Saturday at Cabell Midland High School.

Black bombs 12 strikes for perfect 300 game

HUNTINGTON -- Dave Black made it a memorable opening night for the Monday Night Bombers League at Colonial Lanes. Black started with a 199 and followed with a 234. He then fired 12 straight strikes for a perfect game. The 300 in the finale gave him a 733 series.

BYU says it's going independent in football

PROVO, Utah -- BYU is going independent in football after all.

BYU says it is leaving the Mountain West Conference and will go independent in football while joining the West Coast Conference in all other sports in the 2011-2012 school year.

BYU and its new conference announced the moves in simultaneous releases late Tuesday afternoon, saying further details would be given at a news conference Wednesday at BYU's LaVell Edwards Stadium.

BYU said its resignation from the Mountain West takes effect June 30, 2011, allowing the Cougars to start West Coast Conference play next fall.

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