Hope you had a nice weekend – wasn’t the weather gorgeous. I thought about going fishing, but instead I went to a movie and upgraded some blogging software. I also bought 20 cans of vegetables at Giant Eagle because they were on sale. Seriously.
With that kind of kick-off, this week is going be intense.
Erie County Council continues to tweak the county’s budget, and it looks like additional jobs may be cut. Officials went through each department seeing if there positions that could be cut. They’re doing this to try avoid additional tax increases, but we’re betting on both.
Sports
NFL:
Cincinatti 18 Pittsburgh 12
Tennessee 41 Buffalo 17
Baltimore and Cleveland play on ESPN tonight at 8:30 p.m.
College
Edinboro 31 East Stroudsburg 16
Allegheny 30 Ohio Wesleyan 13
Trevor Harris returned from knee surgery to throw for three touchdowns and Branden Williams made three big plays to lead fifth-seeded Edinboro to a 31-16 upset at fourth-seeded East Stroudsburg on Saturday afternoon in the first round of the Super Regional One. The Fighting Scots are now 9-3, tying the school record for wins in a season, while East Stroudsburg ends the year at 8-4. Edinboro now moves on to play at West Liberty, the top seed in the region, on Saturday, November 21.
The Mercyhurst College men’s basketball team cruised to a 98-64 victory over Penn State Greater Allegheny in the season-opener for both squads. The Lakers used a balanced offensive attack as seven different players scored in double-digits, led by Nnamdi Nnadili and Heiden Ratner, who each deposited 15 markers.
The Gannon volleyball team is one of eight teams selected to participate in the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional hosted by California (Pa.) November 19-21. The NCAA announced the 64-team national bracket late Sunday evening.
