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Foxboro High standout Alana Prinos, the MIAA South Sectional Singles Tennis Champion and a Warrior sophomore, was selected to represent New England in the USTA Level Two Intersectional Tournament July 28-Aug. 2 in St. Louis.

Prinos played in the New England Clay Court Championships this week in Beverly in the 16-under division. Prinos also played in the New England Sectional Championships at Yale, won two matches and lost the third in a third-set tiebreaker.

The tourney in St. Louis draws teams from throughout the country, competing at the second highest level. Following that, Prinos travels to Purdue University Aug. 3-7 for the USTA National Girls 16-under Championships, then the New England Hardcourt Championships in Hartford ...

"It's good to know that I have many friends in this business," related Robb McCoy, the former Bishop Feehan High and Norton High football coach, upon leaving his sideline spot with the Lancers. "It's good to know that I'm respected." ...

Former King Philip High and Northeastern University slugging infielder Mike Lyon is patrolling first base for the New York Yankees A-team, the South Atlantic League's Charleston (S.C.) River Dogs, where through 47 games he is batting .245 with eight RBI ... Reigning AAGA Open champion Ryan Riley was an alternate for the Mass. Golf Association's Amateur Championship, but was summoned to the CC of Brookline Monday after a qualifier dropped out and shot a 4-over-par 75 to be among the top 10 after the first day ...

Mark Cooke, the Bishop Feehan High baseball coach, was awfully glad that Shamrock football quarterback Tom Romero decided to hang around the diamond instead of the weight training room. The junior from Norton had a glittering 1.31 ERA in 20 innings of pitching, while having a .333 batting average, usually in the No. 4 spot of the order ...

At the USA Track and Field Association's National Championship Meet in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, North Attleboro's Ken Effler took third place in the men's 55-59 division pentathlon with a score of 2,810. Effler long jumped 14 feet, 9 inches, threw the javelin 122-11 and discus 104-5, while running the 1,500 in 6:47 and the 200 in 29.51 seconds. At the Twilight Throwers Meet, North Attleboro High's Kevin Peter won the high school division with a score of 2,909 based upon throws of 47 pounds (weight event), 51-11 (shot put), 150-10 (discus), 110-4 (javelin) and 74-6 (hammer). Effler won the Masters Division with a 3,005 point total, having throws of 84-9 (hammer), 34-2 (shot put), 102-4 (discus), 134-seven javelin and 37-1 (weight throw) ...

North Attleboro's Jim Hardy notched his 2,000th harness racing win as a driver over the weekend at Rockingham Park ...

Kevin Fisher, the No. 1 singles player for the Norton High boys' tennis team, and doubles player Sean Keating will be co-captains for the 2010 Lancer team. Alex Dorsey, a member of the No. 1 doubles team, received the Lancers' Most Improved award ...

"He was excellent in the field for us," said North Attleboro High baseball coach Paul Sullivan of outfielder Kevin Richman, who also batted .333 for the Rocketeers ...

Heading into this weekend's round of Elite Eight competition for the Highland Country Club's "A" flight will be 2007 AAGA Open champion Bert Bouley, Wayne Delaney, Bill Thrasher, Derek Johnson, Dave Bliss, Steve Finocchi, Jay Donadio and Mark Zerba ...

"He told me to hit the ball straight," chuckled North Attleboro High junior Alex Witkus of his uncle, John DelBonis, the head PGA pro at the Quidnesset CC in North Kingstown, R.I. and also Big Red girls' hoop coach. Witkus, who also plays second base and the outfield for the NAHS baseball team, was next to last in the field of golfers in the 16-18 Division of the AAGA Junior Tournament with a round of 96. "Golf is a lot harder than baseball, you never know where your ball will be, what your lie may be." ...

Former Mansfield High lacrosse stars Mike Morrill, a midfielder, and Dan Pennellatore, a defender, were both freshmen members of the Endicott College lacrosse team (17-4), playing reserve roles ...

The AAGA Junior Tournament at the Highland CC in Attleboro Monday attracted just three girls to the field, Norton High sophomore Elizabeth Laverghetta, King Philip High junior Bethany Arnold and Cora Bernier of Bristol-Plymouth Regional High ... Former Bishop Feehan hockey standout Barrett Elliott of Foxboro played at forward and defense for the Bridgton Academy hockey team, while for the baseball team, the pitcher did not give up an earned run all season, averaging two strikeouts per inning. He will be attending Quinnipiac College ...

Keno Davis appears to have finally landed a big, wide body to patrol the lane for his PC Friars as 6-foot-6 Ron Giplaye of Lowell, now playing at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, has verbally committed for the 2010-11 season ...

PETER GOBIS may be contacted at 508-236-0375 or via e-mail at pgobis@thesunchronicle.com