LOCAL
Karkanjozi lifts Becker soccer
Aldo Karkanjozi scored on a pass from Ryan Singh with 32:55 left and Tim McDonald made three saves to earn his third shutout for host Becker (6-4-1), which won its fourth straight men's soccer game, 2-0, over Fitchburg State (1-9). Elsewhere, Adrian Blackadar scored the tying and winning goals in the 57th and 61st minutes to complete a comeback from a 3-1 halftime deficit for Clark, which edged Lasell, 4-3. Baran Doenmez and Kenny Vera also scored for the Cougars (5-5-1). Brendan Whitson, Pat Gaumond and Scott Coderre scored and Brendan Hamilton posted the shutout as Nichols (8-1-1, 6-0-1 CCC) extended its unbeaten streak to nine games with a 3-0 win over Roger Williams in Dudley, the program-record seventh shutout of the season. Steve Blaisdell, Champion Slye and Jeffrey Swan scored as Assumption (4-4-2, 3-4-1) came from behind to defeat St. Rose, 3-1, in Northeast-10 action in Albany, N.Y.
HOCKEY
B's cut defenseman Bartkowski
The Boston Bruins have assigned defenseman Matt Bartkowski to the AHL's Providence Bruins, which brings their roster down to the 23-man limit for the regular season. Forward Brian McGrattan remains with the team on a tryout agreement, but is unsigned and thus doesn't count against the roster. Neither does Nolan Schaefer as the third goalie on the overseas trip. He will be sent to Providence after the Bruins open their season in Prague with games against Phoenix Saturday and Sunday. Bartkowski will stay with the Bruins until they return to the U.S., but cannot practice.
