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Conference Cuptourney scheduled
COITSVILLE -- The fifth Conference Cup all-star golf tournament, featuring players from the Steel Valley and Metro Athletic Conferences will be played Saturday and Sunday at Countryside Golf Course.
The Steel Valley Conference, which leads the series 2-1-1, returns John Metzinger of Ursuline, Mike Thomas of Warren Harding, Jim Demidovich, Dom Daltorio and Patsy Daltorio of Mooney. Other members of the team are Vic Daprille, Tim Morrow, Craig Soller and Ari Papadopoulos of Boardman and Mike Johnson of Fitch. Bill Orr of Boardman is the coach.
The MAC has six players returning. Junior Michael Miladore of Canfield will be competing in his third Conference Cup, along with teammate Brandon Pauley, Mike McClure of Struthers, Dan Ramun of Poland, Jason Trapp of Howland and T.J. DeCrow. Kyle Folsom and Rick Banna of Canfield are also members of the team. Mike Kerensky of Canfield is coach.
The Conference Cup format is 18-hole match play Saturday starting at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at 10 a.m. will be a 9-hole best ball round, which will be followed by a 9-hole alternate shot.
Correction
CANTON -- Leetonia sophomore Melissa Dipanfilo placed eighth and United freshman Maggie Stryffeler finished 16th at Saturday's district cross country meet at Malone College to qualify for the regional meet at Boardman High. A story in Sunday's paper said Stryffeler was from Leetonia. Dipanfilo's name was omitted.
Mathieson winnerat Mercer Raceway
MERCER, Pa. -- At Mercer Raceway Park's "Night of Fire" Mike Mathieson was the winner of the Backward/Frontward Stock Car race and Patrick Heckman was the winner in the Demolition Derby.
Charter problems delay Mountaineers return
REGION
WVU delayed
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia's bleary-eyed football players and coaches returned to campus Sunday evening, more than 18 hours after their charter flight from New Jersey was delayed.
The Mountaineers originally boarded the plane at 9 p.m. Saturday after their 40-0 victory over Rutgers. However, the team sat on the aircraft for about six hours before taking a bus back to a hotel in Piscataway, N.J.
The problems forced the coaching staff to miss its Sunday film sessions and delay the start of preparations for next Saturday's home game against Syracuse.
NATION
David Starr winsLas Vegas 350
LAS VEGAS -- David Starr broke a 65-race winless streak Sunday, outdueling NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points leader Mike Bliss in the Las Vegas 350.
Starr, who started his Chevrolet from the pole, took the lead on the 142nd of 146 laps when Ted Musgrave's Dodge cut a right front tire and headed for pit road.
Radcliffe setsmarathon record
CHICAGO -- Britain's Paula Radcliffe set a world best in the Chicago Marathon, finishing in 2 hours, 17 minutes, 18 seconds.
The 28-year-old Radcliffe, running in just her second marathon, broke the previous mark of 2:18:47, set last year by Catherine Ndereba in the same event.
American Khalid Khannouchi won the men's race in 2:05:56 -- his fourth title in Chicago. He missed the world best he set last April by 18 seconds.
WORLD
Schumacher's ending near-perfect
SUZUKA, Japan -- Michael Schumacher delivered a perfect ending to a near-perfect season.
Schumacher, who finished among the top three in every race this season, won his third consecutive Japanese Grand Prix, his 11th win this season. The Ferrari driver has a record 64 victories.
Tennis roundup
* LYON, France -- Paul-Henri Mathieu of France beat three-time French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 to win the Lyon Grand Prix.
* VIENNA, Austria -- Roger Federer of Switzerland beat Jiri Novak 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 to win the CA Trophy.
* FILDERSTADT, Germany -- Kim Clijsters overcame a loss in the first set and beat Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 to win the Porsche Grand Prix.
Seattle yachtremains unbeaten
AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- OneWorld of Seattle finished the first round of the America's Cup challenger series unbeaten, defeating Oracle of San Francisco by 40 seconds in a makeup race today.
OneWorld led around all marks on a course shortened from 18.5 to 12.5 nautical miles, sending Oracle to its third consecutive loss.
Vindicator staff/wire reports