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SPORTS 1
DIERUFF FOOTBALL
Family
Going to the show fears for
After a winless season, Huskies players will get a glimpse
of the big time on Saturday: the NFL draft in New York missing
daughter
Kayla Ohl, Allen High School
junior, vanished a month ago
after weeks of truancy.
By Matt Birkbeck
OF THE MORNING CALL
sume in a bid to combat high blood pressure, bers fall in three statewide polls.
heart disease and strokes. News 10 The most notable dropoff is in a recent Democrats’ other candidate, U.S. Rep. Joe will square off in November.
Morning Call/Muhlenberg College survey Sestak. For now, Toomey picks up votes on the
Twelve people were charged Tuesday with of Pennsylvanian voters. Toomey beats On May 18 state Democratic voters will mere fact that he’s not Specter, a Republi-
taking part in a $1.2 million heroin ring that Specter 47 percent to 40 percent, but his pick Specter or Sestak. Toomey, a former can-turned-Democrat who polls show has
involved home break-ins in Carbon, Lehigh, numbers drop dramatically (33 percent to Lehigh Valley congressman, faces Peg Luk-
Northampton and Schuylkill counties. News 7 22 percent) when he’s pitted against the sik on the spring GOP ballot. The winners Please see SENATE RACE NEWS 21
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Roger Baumgarten, a spokesman for the the three-year average before the reform. LOTTERIES
association, said liability insurance costs And that’s not to say that plaintiffs never TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010
continue to keep doctors from coming to win their suits. In March, a Northampton
Pennsylvania and have resulted in others County jury awarded $2 million to a Phillips- PENNSYLVANIA
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HARRISBURG — One player
matched all five winning
DIERUFF ARCHIVES
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numbers drawn in Tues-
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on the Dieruff football program. game and will collect a jack-
Continued from NEWS 1
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pro, collegiate and high school athletes to Officials said 86 players
help them prepare for life after retirement matched four numbers and
won $238.50 each; 2,345 play-
or if their dream of playing in the NFL, MORE INSIDE ers matched three numbers
NBA or Major League Soccer does not work
out. A Second in a three-part series examining the and won $14.50 each; and
Athlife President Jon Harris said Dieruff Eagles’ needs in this week’s NFL draft. 30,718 players matched two
Athletic Director Tim Geiger and other PAGE SPORTS 4 numbers and won $1 each.
Allentown School District officials reached Super 7: Friday’s Super 7
out to his organization, unbeknownst to Mc- jackpot will be worth at least
Dowell. Harris said the draft trip is the first the trip as a chance to improve the program. $8.77 million because no play-
event Athlife, with the help of the NFL, is McDowell is using it to coax more in- er matched seven of the 11
facilitating for the district. volvement out of his players’ parents and winning numbers drawn
Harris said Dieruff will be joined by an guardians, who largely were absent from Tuesday. (AP)
Irving, N.J., high school, which is also work- the stands and practices. For players to go to
ing with his group. Both schools will have a New York, their parents must come to Mc-
chance to meet professional athletes Dowell's office and sign their son up in per-
CORRECTIONS &
through the NFL Players Association, with son. He’s got 25 parents to come in so far. CLARIFICATIONS
which he has worked closely. “I knew five parents last season,” McDow- If you think we have made a factual
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schoolers] being there,” Harris said. But McDowell said he will not penalize
Stacy Robinson, a former New York Gi- his players if the parents do not come in to
ant and director of player development for sign the release forms before the team bus BE THE FIRST
the Players Association, said Athlife does a departs Dieruff at 6:35 a.m. Saturday. TO KNOW
good job helping college athletes, and retired “I’ll probably have to make some excep- MOBILE ALERTS
and active players. He said the group helps tions,” McDowell said. “If you give in right A Get Morning Call
away, everyone will take advantage of the
Take your business them finish college degrees and offers finan-
cial and employment counseling. He said system.”
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in the right direction. Athlife’s program can work for high school-
ers too, especially those who grow up poor.
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Sophomore wide receiver Gary Brown,
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flawlessly executed. Most Allentown students live in poverty. 15, said he is already viewing the trip as moti-
Many are raised fatherless. vation for next year. While’s he’s excited to
McDowell’s first season, chronicled in a go, he views it as a pity party. INDEX
Morning Call series last year, was his first “It’s a reward for losing,” Gary said. “I’ve Astrology, Life 6 Local, News 5
foray into inner-city teaching. got to play better, work harder, make more Bridge, Life 7 Lotteries, News 2
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Dieruff Principal Jim Moniz said he nev- plays, win some games.” Classified, Life 12 Puzzles, Life 7
er expected the team to get invited to the Comics, Life 6 Sports, Sports 1
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