Former Ithaca star Jake Smith earns Ivy League honor after leading Harvard to Top 25 win
Former Ithaca High School star Jake Smith continues to thrive at Harvard, earning the Ivy League Player of the Week award after a 38-13 win over No. Smith, who played sparingly in Harvard’s first two wins, completed 20 of 31 passes for 229 yards and three touchdowns as Harvard improved to 3-0 and cracked the Top 25 in the FCS rankings. Smith, a 6-foot senior, sat out the 2020 season, along with all the Ivy League fall sports because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Smith led Ithaca to three state championships at quarterback. As a senior, Smith set Ithaca records for rushing yards (1,772) and rushing TDs (34).
mlive.comTop 10 most memorable Saginaw-area football state finals in past 30 years
The Top 10 most memorable Saginaw-area football state-championship games in the past 30 years, in chronological order:Marvin Wright tries to make a play in a state championship game against Detroit Country Day. St. Charles defeated Hopkins 21-14 to win the Division 6 State Football Championship at the Pontiac Silverdome. Don Durrett stands by a photograph of the 1999 Saginaw High State Champion football team in a school hallway. Sonntag also completed 8 of 16 passes for 133 yards, including TD passes to Tim Ryan and Nicholas Awrey. MORETop 30 Michigan high school football finals in past 30 yearsTop 30 Michigan high school football finals performances in past 30 years
mlive.comEhlinger's TD pass helps Texas beat No. 6 Oklahoma St. in OT
Oklahoma State drove into Texas territory late in the first half with a 24-17 lead, but Ossai stripped him and Texas defensive tackle Ta’Quon Graham recovered and returned the ball to the Oklahoma State 20. Sanders threw his fourth touchdown pass -- a 9-yard toss to a well-covered Wallace -- to give Oklahoma State a 31-20 lead. Oklahoma State got a final shot in regulation, getting the ball back with 1:13 remaining and no timeouts. Oklahoma State: The Cowboys dominated nearly every facet of the game and beat themselves with mistakes. Oklahoma State visits Kansas State on Saturday.
Volunteers feed emaciated grizzly bears in Canada
Emaciated grizzly bears along the coast of British Columbia raise concerns about the region's vanishing salmon population. It also shines light on another victim of the climate crisis and the depletion of wild salmon population. Knight Inlet is a prime tourist spot in British Columbia, Canada for grizzly bear viewing. Causes of decline in wild salmon populationThe wild salmon population has been steadily declining in the British Columbia area over the past few years. More than half of Canada's grizzly population lives in British Columbia, and their average weight is 220 to 880 pounds, according to the Nature Conservancy of Canada.