Grace Yost is pretty darn good at several track & field events, but the Northwestern senior had one noticeable shortcoming. Well, it was noticeable to everyone — but Yost. “You realize you are running crooked as you’re running crooked,” she said. “But then you think you fix it and you’re still running crooked. “At practice, they had to videotape me, then told me I was still running crooked. I was like, ‘What? I was straight.’ But I wasn’t straight.” Yost was diligent in trying to run straight down the runway to the pole vault pit. She broke a pole vaulting cardinal sin by staring at t ..read more

After prioritizing defense early in the draft, the Eagles addressed their offensive line depth on Saturday by adding Michigan’s Trevor Keegan with the 172nd overall pick and NC State’s Dylan McMahon at 190th overall. Keegan, 23, was a Wolverines starting left guard for the last three seasons and was named second-team All-Big Ten in 2023. The 6-foot-6, 310-pound prospect is a former four-star recruit who turned in solid athletic testing at the NFL scouting combine. His 30.5-inch vertical jump was 80th percentile for his position and his 107-inch broad jump was 78th. While he’s tall for an inter ..read more

Northern Lehigh High School students attend their prom Saturday at The Club at Twin Lakes in North Whitehall Township. See photos below. Northern Lehigh High School students attend their prom Saturday, April 27, 2024 at The Club at Twin Lakes in North Whitehall Township. (Amy Shortell / The Morning Call)Northern Lehigh High School students attend their prom Saturday, April 27, 2024 at The Club at Twin Lakes in North Whitehall Township. (Amy Shortell / The Morning Call) Northern Lehigh High School students attend their prom Saturday, April 27, 2024 at The Club at Twin Lakes in North Whitehall ..read more

Freedom’s Isabella Pitsilos runs in the second heat of the girls 400 meter dash Saturday, April 27, 2024, during the Zephyr Invite meet at Whitehall High School. Northampton’s Tristen Pinnock competes in the boys long jump Saturday, April 27, 2024, during the Zephyr Invite meet at Whitehall High School. (Amy Shortell / The Morning Call)Bethlehem Catholic’s Devin Greene-Williams competes in the boys long jump Saturday, April 27, 2024, during the Zephyr Invite meet at Whitehall High School. (Amy Shortell / The Morning Call) Palmerton’s Nataly Walters competes in the girls triple jump Saturday ..read more

People check in Saturday, April 27, 2024, for the St. Luke’s Youth Run along the Lehigh Parkway in Allentown. Luca Zambelli completes the 9-10 age division of the St. Luke’s Youth Run on Saturday, April 27, 2024, along the Lehigh Parkway in Allentown. (Amy Shortell / The Morning Call)The 9-10 age division completes the St. Luke’s Youth Run on Saturday, April 27, 2024, along the Lehigh Parkway in Allentown. (Amy Shortell / The Morning Call) The 5-6 age division completes the St. Luke’s Youth Run on Saturday, April 27, 2024, along the Lehigh Parkway in Allentown. (Amy Shortell / The Morning Cal ..read more

Today’s Lehigh Valley sports schedule and last night’s scores. To report your school’s scores and stats, please complete this SPORTS SCORES FORM SUNDAY’S SCHEDULE Baseball Easton at Allentown Central Catholic, 1 p.m. Softball Catasauqua at Northwestern Lehigh, 3 p.m. SATURDAY’S SCORES Girls Lacrosse Emmaus 9, Governor Mifflin 4 Baseball Liberty 8, Muhlenberg 2 Salisbury 4, Dieruff 0 Wilson 8, Bangor 1 Boys Volleyball Northampton 3, Abington Heights 1 Softball Easton 10, Pocono Mountain East 3 Notre Dame-Green Pond 13, Saucon Valley 1 Boys Lacrosse Freedom 10, Central York 8 SEND US YOUR SCORES ..read more

Former St. Joseph’s Prep and Clemson linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. is bound for the Eagles. Trotter, 21, was selected in the fifth round, No. 155 overall on the final day of the draft on Saturday. He follows in the footsteps of his father, Jeremiah Trotter Sr., an Eagles Hall of Fame linebacker. The 6-foot, 228-pound Trotter established himself through high school and college as a tough, instinctive linebacker. The Hainesport, N.J. native won three state championship titles at the Prep from 2018-20. Trotter was a two-year starter at Clemson and led the team in tackles, tackles for loss, and ..read more

After trading back in the fourth round twice, the Eagles selected Clemson running back Will Shipley with the No. 127 overall pick on Saturday. Shipley, who turns 22 in August, was a three-year starter for the Tigers and a former five-star recruit out of Weddington (N.C.). The 5-foot-11, 206-pound Shipley proved himself as a versatile player in the backfield, capable of contributing in the running and passing games. Shipley was also a dynamic kick returner. He had 34 career kickoff returns in college for 904 yards (26.6 per return). He attributes his well-rounded, versatile nature on the footba ..read more

SAN DIEGO — Kyle Schwarber homered on Joe Musgrove’s fourth pitch and Bryce Harper also had one of the Philadelphia Phillies’ five home runs in a 9-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night. Musgrove (3-3) allowed a career-high four homers and didn’t get out of the fourth. Aaron Nola (4-1) was brilliant in pitching eight innings for the second straight start. He struck out 10 for the first time this season and 31st time in his career, while holding San Diego to three runs and seven hits, with one walk. His only big mistake was allowing rookie Graham Pauley’s two-run homer in the seve ..read more

    SCOTT KRAUS / THE MORNING CALL Larry Pickens   There is something that is called “the boiling frog theory.” Some advocate its accuracy. Others claim that it is scientifically unlikely. So let us call it a myth. The myth goes like this: if you were to place a live frog into a boiling pot of water it would immediately leap from the pot because of the temperature. However, if you were to place the frog into a pot of cold or tepid water and slowly raise the temperature the frog would remain in the water as it regulates the heat until ultimately it dies as the water reaches its ..read more