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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Sport
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Jack Hopko sits atop D-I in RBIs in Record-Breaking Season
KINGSTON, RI (WIVT/WBGH) – At the D-I level, it's a competitive atmosphere, but one local we've covered quite a bit since the season opened continues to light it up. Maine-Endwell product Jack Hopko's incredible season continues as the Rhode Island Rams inch their way toward the A-10 conference tournament. As the season has progressed, he has continued to impress and bring in the accolades. 'Obviously, stats are something you try not to think about, but when you see it all over the place, it's kind of hard not to, said Hopko on how he leads D-I in RBIs. 'So, I mean, yeah, it's obviously a great stat to have. It's just a credit to the guys in front of me that are getting on base.' Hopko leads not only the Rams and the conference but the entirety of Division I in runs batted in, currently sitting at 69, and he has one less game than the man he sits atop the list with. 'The game just becomes easier,' he said. 'When there's guys on base, it changes from you're trying to create something to just producing runs and getting the guys in.' Hopko is currently batting a team best .367. The Rams currently sit atop the Atlantic-10 conference, with it being a close race at the top of the standings where 1st and 5th are separated by a game and a half. The Rams in 1st at 14-6, and 5th is Davidson at 13-8. In Rhode Island's most recent game, Hopko went 4/6 with 7 RBIs and 3 home runs in a win against George Mason, who currently sits 3rd in the conference at 13-7. Despite going 1-2 in that weekend series, it's about how you bounce back. 'Getting that last win was kind of just a bounce back for us and showed us what we're capable of,' said Hopko. 'I mean, our offense kind of exploded in that last game, and our pitching staff threw well too.' Next up, Hopko and the Rams face off against UConn, where there is a chance he could stand across from an old high school rival and former U-E Tiger, Jude Abbadessa, who could be on the mound when he steps to the plate. That game gets underway at 6 pm and can be watched on UConn+. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Health
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Broome County Medical Director urges residents to get vaccinated
(WIVT/WBGH) – Broome County's medical director is cautioning the public that while on the whole, area residents are well-protected against vaccine-preventable diseases, there are still a number of troubling cases. Doctor Lazarus Gehring of the county health department says the success of vaccines against such diseases as measles, polio and chicken pox has led to a level of cultural amnesia about just how threatening those illnesses can be. Gehring says that over the six months since he became Medical Director, there have multiple outbreaks in Broome and surrounding counties. He says 45 children contracted chicken pox, or varicella, and none of them were vaccinated. One, a child under 6 months old, had to be hospitalized with meningitis. And while that infant was too young to be vaccinated, the lack of vaccinations among older children is what put that baby at risk. Gehring says a 3-year-old died of haemophilus influenza, another vaccine preventable infection. And Broome saw six times the normal rate of whooping cough last year. Gehring says all of the publicity about those who are vaccine skeptics may give people the wrong impression that vaccination rates are lower and therefore less significant. He says rates remain high, especially for childhood vaccines, which makes those instances when someone is seriously ill from a preventable disease all the more disturbing. 'In case people are thinking, 'Well, wow these vaccines don't work, a lot of people don't use them', that's actually wrong. Now, in New York, those are required for school, but outside of that, even those who are older are quite vaccinated against some of these things and that's why they don't get up off the ground,' said Gehring. Gehring says there are now more effective vaccines for older adults than ever before, including for shingles, RSV, pneumonia and, of course, flu and COVID. He says a case of meningitis at Binghamton University last fall led to a high exposure event in which 30 people were exposed. None of them contracted the illness, which Gehring attributes to vaccinations. Emily Mackay reminisces on her time as a U-E Tiger with students Take a behind the scenes look of Kilmer Mansion with Junior League Broome County Medical Director urges residents to get vaccinated Vestal Joann Fabric and Crafts set to close Binghamton and Broome hire outside law firms for Kweller case Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
