Liberty's Beinecke starts for Pitt

Liberty's Beineckestarts for Pitt
Brian Beinecke and four other Youngstown-area players will play for the University of Pittsburgh in tonight's Tangerine Bowl. Beinecke (Liberty High), Shawn Robinson (Warren Harding), Chris Curd (Ursuline), Scott McCurley (Mohawk) and Kevin Harris (Sharon) have helped the Panthers rebound from a 1-5 season start to a 6-5 record. C3.
Players, parentsrally for coach
Baseball players and parents are lobbying the Columbiana Board of Education on behalf of ousted coach Bruce Wolfe. C5.
Sharon wins,New Castle fumes
The Sharon High girls basketball team improved to 6-0 while New Castle's Luann Grybowski fumed over a late technical foul assessed to an assistant. "I don't mind being outplayed or out-hustled, but I thought the technical call against my assistant was a cheap call," Grybowski said. C5.
Pens lose again
Mario Lemieux seemed to be everywhere at Mellon Arena -- except on the ice, where he was needed most. Lemieux's Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 Wednesday night, matching a season high with their fourth consecutive defeat. C5.