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Armour aceshole in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Ron Armour of Youngstown aced the par 3, 129-yard No. 3 hole at the North Shore Golf Course.
Armour, who was part of a contingent of local golfers who traveled to Florida for a winter golf outing, used a 7 iron.
The witnesses to Armour's hole in one were his playing partners Dr. Earnest Perry of Liberty, and Mervin Spencer and Bob Billingsley, both of Youngstown.
Meet canceled
BARBERTON -- This Sunday's Josh Miller Wrestling Tournament at Barberton High School has been canceled due to the school's meningitis outbreak.
Popovechonored
MEADVILLE, Pa. -- Michelle Popovec, a senior center for the Allegheny College women's basketball team from Canfield High, has been selected to the All-North Coast Athletic Conference team as an honorable mention.
Popovec averaged 10 points and 7.2 rebounds to rank third and tied for second, respectively, on the Gators' team. She also ranked 17th and ninth, respectively, in the NCAC.
Popovec made 90-of-198 from the field (45.5 percent) and 29-for-41 (70.7 percent) from the foul line.
She helped Allegheny to a 15-11 record, including 10-6 in the NCAC.
KSU's Zentkohas streak
KENT -- April Zentko, a freshman gymnast for Kent State from Poland High, will carry a two-meet winning streak in the beam event into Saturday's triangular at Ohio State with Pitt starting at 7 p.m.
Zentko tied her career-high score in the beam of 9.875 to win the event at Northern Illinois last Friday, helping the Golden Flashes to also triumph, 194.975-191.275.
Her 9.875 is the top beam score of the team this year.
She also is tied for top score on the team in floor exercise with 9.95.
Clarion's Mausserset for EWL
CLARION, Pa. -- Eric Mausser, a junior wrestler for Clarion University from Sharon High, will carry a 28-7 record in the 197-pound class into the 27th Eastern Wrestling League Championships Saturday and Sunday at Lock Haven University.
Clarion is an NCAA Division I wrestling team, and the EWL meet serves as the national qualifier for league members.
Mausser, a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference champion this season, will be seeking his third straight trip to the NCAA national meet.
Last year, he posted a 29-11 overall record, placed third in the EWL meet, and then went 2-2 in the national meet. The year before, he was 25-16, took runner-up in the EWL meet and went 0-1 in the national competition.
Mausser's three-year record at Clarion is 82-34.
Boardman Laneshosts event
BOARDMAN -- The Erv "Magic" Dodge Memorial Sweeper is Saturday at Boardman Lanes beginning at noon.
The sweeper, open to men and women, includes five games across 10 lanes with handicap and scratch divisions. The entry fee is $40 per division. Proceeds benefit the Erv Dodge Scholarship which was established at YSU in 1999.
Dodge was a longtime Youngstown Bowling Association director.
Little Redmenneed donations
YOUNGSTOWN -- Several readers have called The Vindicator in response to a recent story the paper published about a South Side Little League football team and cheerleaders seeking donations to help pay for equipment, uniforms and the registration costs of youngsters who can't afford to pay.
To contribute to the Fighting Little Redmen Football organization, contact Malik Mostella, president, at Fighting Little Redmen Football Inc., P.O. Box 2549, Youngstown 44507.
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Penguins' Langout indefinitely
PITTSBURGH -- Robert Lang, the second-leading scorer on the injury-wracked Pittsburgh Penguins, is out indefinitely with a broken bone in his hand.
The Penguins announced the injury Wednesday, saying Lang was hurt Tuesday night in a 6-5 overtime victory over Florida. The team didn't say which bone is broken and didn't release other details.
Lang has 18 goals and 32 assists in 61 games this season. He had a goal and an assist against the Panthers, and has a five-game scoring streak.
Browns back on MNF
CLEVELAND -- It may only be a preseason game, but the Cleveland Browns have won a bit of respect from the NFL with a return to Monday Night Football on ABC.
The Browns will play the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in the nationally televised game Aug. 26.
The last time the Browns played on Monday Night Football was the 1999 preseason in the Hall of Fame game against Dallas. That also was Cleveland's first NFL game since the original Browns team moved to Baltimore after the 1995 season.
"The entire Browns organization is looking forward to the opportunity to highlight our 2002 team before a prime-time audience. Being part of Monday Night Football is always special," said Carmen Policy, team president and chief executive officer.
The Browns open the preseason at Minnesota, then play at home against Detroit before traveling to Green Bay.
Staff/wire reports