More uncertainty for this year's NFL Draft...Dayton superstar wins Naismith Trophy...and Dunkirk's top scorer named CCAA 1 West Player of the Year. More details from Greg Larson on today's Saturday Sports Update...
Saturday Sports Update
Top left: With Las Vegas cancelling its scheduled public events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is now more uncertainty surrounding the 2020 NFL Draft, which is scheduled to take place in Vegas later this month. ESPN's Adam Schefter says the NFL is taking a wait-and-see approach as to if they will issue a leaguewide mandate to have all teams draft remotely. Photo by USA Today
Top right: Obi Toppin was named college basketball's Naismith Trophy winner on Friday. The Dayton sophomore led the Flyers this season with 20.0 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game on a team that was ranked 3rd in the last Associated Press poll before the coronavirus outbreak abruptly ended the season. Photo by USA Today
Bottom: This year's CCAA Division 1 West girls basketball First Team was loaded with Lady Marauders. This week, three Dunkirk seniors made the league's First Team for their roles on a team that went 24-1 and won the program's first Section VI title since 1991. Nadara O'dell (left, 23.2 PPG), was named the league's Player of the Year after leading all players in the league in scoring. The other two Dunkirk players on the First Team were Kymi Nance (center, 20.4 PPG) and point guard Jessica Beehler (right). Photos by Ron Szot