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Fitch's Crowley wins all-around
CANTON -- Shannon Crowley of Austintown Fitch High took first place in the vault, 9.2 points; bars, 8.8; beam, 9.2 and all around 36.5 and second on floor, 9.3 as the Falcons finished fourth in a gymnastics quadrangular meet at the North Canton YMCA.
Green took team laurels with 136.85 points. Canton GlenOak was second with 133.35. Wooster was third with 133.2 and Fitch scored 122.90.
The other girls that competed for Fitch were seniors Mikhi Horvath and Kristen Milnek; junior Ashley Balas and sophomores Lacey Cameron and Jesi Mazei and freshmen Teresa Camens, Sarah Cornman, Kayla Dean and Courtney Puskas.
Julius Livas getsbowl assignment
YOUNGSTOWN -- Former South High and Bowling Green University standout Julius Livas, now a football official in the Big Ten, has been awarded a bowl game.
Livas, who has a local insurance company, will be on the crew that will work the GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., next Tuesday. Marshall University of the Mid-American Conference will play East Carolina of Conference USA in the game.
Livas also worked the recent Ohio State-Michigan game.
Schools in swimmeet at CSU
CLEVELAND -- Boardman, Poland, Canfield and Warren Harding high schools, boys and girls, will be competing in the 27th Viking Invitational swimming meet Saturday at Cleveland State University.
The event, sponsored by Cleveland St. Ignatius High, will begin at 8 a.m. and the finals are set for 5 p.m.
Boardman wrestlingtourney Saturday
BOARDMAN -- Eight high schools will compete in the 11th Boardman Spartan Spectacular wrestling tournament at Boardman High Saturday with the first matches scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m.
A dual-meet competition, the schools entered are Boardman, Akron Ellet, Elderton, Pa., Conneaut, Ursuline, Hubbard, Girard and Ravenna.
Every school will wrestle four matches; there will be two pools of four teams and the winners of each pool will wrestle for the championship.
Super Bowl party
BROOKFIELD -- The Brookfield Youth Baseball-Softball Parents Club will host a Super Bowl party at the Brookfield fire hall Feb. 3, 2002.
The dinner, scheduled for 5 p.m. will be catered by Outback Steak House. Cost for the event is $60 for couples and $40 for singles.
For additional information and tickets call (330) 448-1408 or (330) 448-2814.
Thiel athletesnamed by PAC
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Steve Dedrick of Thiel College has been named Presidents' Athletic Conference wrestler of the week.
Competing at 149 pounds, Dedrick (7-3) pinned Aaron Rowe of Mercyhurst College in 6 minutes, 55 seconds on Dec. 5.
Amanda Swanson of Thiel was named PAC women's basketball player of the week.
She averaged 13.3 points and 9.7 rebounds as Thiel posted a 2-1 record. Thiel is 5-4 overall.
NATION
Former Cubs starSanto loses foot
CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs broadcaster and former All-Star third baseman Ron Santo had his right foot amputated because of problems caused by diabetes. He is expected to have his right leg amputated below the knee on Monday.
Nuggets coachIssel suspended
DENVER -- Nuggets coach Dan Issel was suspended for four games by the team for shouting a profanity and insensitive ethnic remark at a fan.
The suspension will cost the coach more than $112,000.
Former CowboyNewton arrested
DALLAS -- Former Dallas Cowboys lineman Nate Newton was arrested on charges of carrying at least 175 pounds of marijuana in his car, his second such arrest in six weeks.
Olympic officialspredict traffic woes
SALT LAKE CITY -- Traffic jams and computer trouble probably will torment the Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City organizers said Thursday.
WORLD
USOC presidentnominated for post
LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- U.S. Olympic Committee president Sandra Baldwin was among 10 people nominated for membership in the International Olympic Committee.
Baldwin would replace Bill Hybl, her predecessor as USOC chief.
IOC members will vote on admitting the new members during their session in Salt Lake City from Feb. 4-6, but all are virtually guaranteed of being accepted.
Also at the IOC meeting, president Jacques Rogge dispelled fears that the triathlon might be dropped from the Olympics, saying he was confident there would be peace in the sport's governing body.
Also, the IOC took the first steps toward having athletes from Afghanistan compete at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Rogge said he would send Fekrou Kidane, a senior Olympic diplomat, to Kabul as soon as Afghanistan achieves political stability and forms a stable government. Rogge added, however, that there was no chance of Afghan athletes competing in the Salt Lake City Winter Games in February.
Vindicator staff/wire reports