Freshman Austin Sears scored 21 points, leading North Oldham basketball to victory over Walton-Verona in an 8th Region Tournament semifinal Monday.

Conservationists say it is a ‘real race against time’ after the plastic nurdles began appearing on beaches from the collision in the North Sea.

Plastic pellets which can be a risk to wildlife have washed up on shore following the collision between a tanker and a container ship in the North Sea, the coastguard has said.