Former prosecutors defend plea deals - Agreements with defendants are tools that bring in useful information Forbes and Clifford say

The team of Jack Forbes and Ryan Whalen won first place in the low gross division of the Pines Member-Member tournament last weekend, played on Saturday in an alternate shot format and nine-hole scramble and on Sunday in a nine-hole best ball format and nine-hole total score.

Second place when George Knapp and Pat McDonough while Mark Johnson and Ken Juskowich finished third.

Paul Gabriel and Anthony Colasante teams to win los net with Carl Bahneman and Pete Shaffron second and Richard McCullough and Alan Beddow third.

Aces are Moore fun

Morgantown's Bob Moore recorded a hole-in-one Tuesday at Mountainview. His shot -- a 9-iron from 141 yards out at No. 13. -- was witnessed by Bill Schoetz and John Stemple.

Henn, Martinelli honored

Lucas Henn and Lydia Martinelli won the Cheat Lake Middle School Male and Female Student/Athlete of the Year Awards.

Henn co-captained the Cheat Lake football team. Playing linebacker and tight end, he caught 38 passes and scored five touchdowns. He also averaged 10 points a game in basketball.

Lucas, who will attend University High this year, maintained a 4.0 GPA through middle school.

Martinelli was a member of Cheat Lake's cross country and track teams. While running track, she won the county championship in the 1600-meter run and the 55-meter hurdles. A two year member of student council and the robotics team, she maintained a 3.87 GPA.

Hank Kincaid and angela Lenhart won the Sportsmanship Awards.

Groves triumphs on track

MARKLEYSBURG, Pa. -- Morgantown's Dave Groves scored his first victory on Mel's Truck Night at the Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex here.

The AMRA Modifieds hit the track next with Groves the outside pole sitter. He Groves grabbed the lead on Lap 1 and never looked back.

Groves scored his first Knob win of the season in a brand new car, making it seven different winners in seven weeks. Groves held off Phil Jeffries, Louie Krushansky, Dennis Perigo and Jason Ammons.

Jeff Ferguson of Uniontown was another first time winner in the Davies Ford Super Late Models race.

Repeat winners were Markleysburg's Todd Dennis in the GNH Trucking Street Stocks, Mark Peck of Lemont Furnace getting the checker in the Ft. Necessity Garage Chargers and Garry Sisson, making it two in a row, by claiming the Garry's Auto Sales Late Model main. The make up Street Stock feature was taken by Uniontown's Tom Newman, a career first effort.

Nepa anchors winner

Angela Nepa of Morgantown swam the last lap of the 200 medley relay and 200 free relay for the Uniontown (Pa.) Y team that broke two records against Greensburg, Pa.

The medley relay team won in 1:58.57 and the freestyle relay team in 1:51.0.

Nepa won the individual 100 free in 58.23 and was second in the 200 free individua