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Schnitkey breaks running mark
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Youngstown State sophomore Emily Schnitkey shattered her own school record by 32 seconds, running a 6,000-meter time of 21:58.6 to finish 14th at Saturday's NCAA national cross country meet at Indiana State University.
The Penguins finished 20th of 29 teams in the open race. The men finished 33 of 35 teams.
Four women (Schnitkey, Lindsay Wojciak, Katie Krupko and Gina Mavrikis) and three men (Paul Robinette, Kurt Michaelis and Nick Smith) ran personal bests.
Softball playersselected to team
COLUMBUS -- Two members of the Youngstown State softball team, freshman Tiffany Patteson and junior Lacey Reichert, were named to the Ohio Charity Classic all-tournament team.
Patteson hit .450 with two doubles, while Reichert hit .200 with a 1.000 fielding percentage.
LOCAL
Howland team wins
HOWLAND -- The Howland Middle School volleyball team won the TAC/MAC tournament.
Members of the winning team are Brittany Lesher, Melissa Lubert, Courtney Perrino, Carmen Alberini, Alyson Pierce, Olivia Wilson, Tiffany Jaques, Chloe Reese, Taylor Summerfield, Danielle Zickefoose, Nikki Steele, Katlyn Flick, Alexa Williams and Sarah Baker.
SVC tops MACin golf Cup
COITSVILLE -- Ursuline senior John Metzinger went 3-0 to lead the Steel Valley Conference to an 11.5-4.5 win over the Metro Athletic Conference at last weekend's Conference Cup at Countryside Golf Course.
Boardman graduatecompletes marathon
BALTIMORE -- Tricia Walcott Lenhart, a 1996 Boardman High graduate, ran the Baltimore Marathon in 3 hours, 58 minutes. It was her first marathon.
Walcott Lenhart now lives in the Baltimore area.
She ran with Gary Houser (her uncle) and Tom Donadee. Both are Boardman firemen.
Runner of week
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- MaryBeth Scialabba of Thiel College won the Washington & amp; Jefferson Cross Country Invitational to be tabbed the Presidents' Athletic Conference women's runner of the week. It's her third PAC honor this year.
Players of week
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Four Westminster College athletes were named as players of the week in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
Erick Pabis, a defensive tackle, was named by the PAC in football with 14 tackles. Todd Fisher scored three goals and had two assists to be picked in men's soccer.
Women's soccer honors went to Katie Krone, who scored five times in two league wins. And Sean Gallagher ran third in the W & amp;J Invitational to be honored as men's cross country runner.
Correction
WARREN -- Warren Harding sophomore Mario Manningham was omitted from Tuesday's "Weekend Leaders" list.
Manningham had four catches for 58 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's 31-27 win over Massillon Washington. He also had a 68-yard punt return for a touchdown and an 82-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.
REGION
Huggins returns
CINCINNATI -- Some nights, Cincinnati basketball coach Bob Huggins is so worn out that he's asleep at 9 o'clock.
The early bedtime is one of the most pronounced changes in Huggins' routine since he had a massive heart attack less than a month ago.Coaching? That hasn't changed.
Huggins said Tuesday that he's back to putting in 12-hour days as he gets a new group of Bearcats ready for their exhibition opener Nov. 9 against Northern Kentucky.
"I'm fine, I really am," Huggins said before practice. "I feel really good. I actually feel better than I felt before. I was pretty rundown before."
Huggins, 49, had a device implanted last week to make sure his heart stays in rhythm, a precaution advised by his doctors. He's also working out, getting more sleep and watching his weight.
Huggins said that most of his medical tests have come back normal, but it will be another four or five weeks before doctors have a better idea how much his heart has recovered.
Vindicator staff/wire reports