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Penguin pitchersbaffle Akron
NILES -- Six Youngstown State pitchers combined to allow four hits as the Penguins defeated Akron 5-1 Saturday at Cafaro Field.
Pitchers Matt Brumit, Corey Ohalek, Jonathan Smart, Paul Yates, Mike Abdalla and Clint Ford scattered the hits while striking out 14 and walking three. The run was unearned.
Kendall Schlabach, Ty Furino and Jim Phillips each had two hits for the Penguins (6-6).
YSU will play Tuesday at Ohio University at 3 p.m.
Golfers place 13th
RICHMOND, Ky. -- The Youngstown State men's golf team scored 625 to place 13th out of 19 teams at the Eastern Kentucky spring invitational golf tournament.
Jonah Karzmer was the top individual for the Penguins as he fired a 143 and finished 25th.
Other YSU golfers included Brian Newell (155), Ryan Harmon (158), Zack Krichbaum (161) and Dave Johnstone (166).
LOCAL
Mountaineer officialat Curbstoners
BOARDMAN -- Ted Arneault, the president and chief executive officer of Mountaineer Park, will be the guest speaker at the Curbstone Coaches weekly noon luncheon Monday at the Lockwood House.
Thiel runnersreceive honors
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- The Thiel College women's cross country team, coached by Gloria Pacsi of Farrell, has gained national academic honors.
The Tomcats of the 2001 season have been named to the Division III Cross Country Coaches Association Academic All-American team, after achieving a 3.5 grade-point average that ranked them No. 23 in the nation.
Thiel's ranking was the highest among Presidents' Athletic Conference teams.
The Tomcats are senior Sara Snyder, junior Erin Rodgers, sophomore Sara Wise and freshmen Tina DeHappart, Stacey Fruman, Yeon Jin Kim, He Jin Kim, MaryBeth Scialabba and Tiffany Wilks.
Harding graduateis All-American
CLARION, Pa. -- Junior diver Jimmy McGee of Clarion University from Warren Harding High is a five-time All-American.
McGee gained two more All-American honors in his third trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships last week at the YMCA Aquatic and Family Center in Orlando, Fla.
McGee placed fourth in 1-meter diving with 387.25 points and sixth in 3-meter (385.25) for his All-American accolades.
Last year, he was fifth in both events with 376.90 and 396.65, respectively, to also make All-American in both events.
McGee gained his first All-American honor as a freshman with an eighth-place performance in 3-meter.
McGee's coach, Dave Hrovat, was selected as NCAA Div. II Men's and Women's Diving "Coach of the Year."
The Clarion team placed eighth in the competition.
Boardman graduatehelps Heidelberg
TIFFIN -- Tim Divito, a junior member of the Heidelberg College cross country team from Boardman High, has earned Academic All-American honors along with his teammates.
The Heidelberg team was selected for the academic honors by the Division III National Cross Country Coaches Association. The Student Princes combined for a 3.10 grade-point average for the 2001-2002 fall semester.
Divito helped Heidelberg to a runner-up finish in the Ohio Athletic Conference last season.
Tri-City setfor opening
FRANKLIN, Pa. -- On April 14, Tri-City Speedway will open the 2002 racing season.
On most Sunday nights, Tri-City will feature the NorthPointe Automotive Super Sprints, Schwab's Ford DIRT Modifieds, RE/MAX E Mods and E.F. Rogers Plumbing & amp; Heating Stock Cars. For those events, the adult grandstand admission will be $10. Senior citizens will be charged $1 less at the front gate.
There are six events where the adult grandstand admission will increase due to special events, which feature a higher purse for the drivers and race teams. Those events and the admission price include the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints on May 5 ($19), the East-West Super Sprint Challenge for the York Triathlon Sprints and Pennsylvania Posse on June 2 ($15), the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Modified Series on Aug. 4 ($19), Mod Madness VI featuring the BRP Modified Tour Kodiak Memorial, York Triathlon E Mods and Sportsman Modifieds on Sept. 14 ($15) and the ARCA Lincoln Welder Truck Series ($12). Senior citizens will still be charged $1 less at the front gate.
On July 28, Tri-City Speedway will present its annual Fan Appreciation Night when adult and senior citizen grandstand admission prices are reduced to $5.
Grandstand admission for all racing events is $5 for students (ages 13-17) and $1 for children 6-12, while children five and under are admitted free.
There will be special ticket prices in effect for the Extreme Machine Weekend on July 13-14, which features Monster Trucks and Extreme Motorcycles. For those events, grandstand admission will be $16 with children 4-12 at $8.
For more information, contact the track office at (814) 473-4038.
NATION
Wrestler Sandersonfinishes perfect
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Cael Sanderson went out perfect.
The Iowa State senior completed his record-setting college career Saturday, winning his 159th match without a loss and claiming his fourth straight NCAA title.
The 197-pound Sanderson caught Jon Trenge by the ankle, turned it into a double-leg takedown and put the Lehigh sophomore straight to his back for a near fall, going on to score a 12-4 major decision.
More than 12,000 fans at the Pepsi Arena gave Sanderson a standing ovation that lasted nearly 5 minutes.
"That's what I was fighting basically, the fear that I would not perform up to my capability," Sanderson said, admitting it had been an effort to prepare for all those matches over four years. He was named the tournament's outstanding wrestler.
Oklahoma State's Pat Smith, who had five losses in his career, is the only other four-time NCAA champion.
Two other Iowa State wrestlers were champions, lifting the Cyclones to second place in team standings with 104 points.
Minnesota won with 126.5 points after two of its wrestlers won titles. Oklahoma, Iowa and Oklahoma State followed.
Metropolitan Stateclaims Div. II title
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Patrick Mutombo scored 23 of his 29 points in the second half to lead Metropolitan State past Kentucky Wesleyan 80-72 Saturday for its second Division II men's basketball championship in three years.
Lee Bethea added 19 points for Metro State (29-6), which has played Kentucky Wesleyan in three of the last four title games. Kentucky Wesleyan won in 1999.
Vindicator staff/wire reports