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Sanders namedby Gateway
YOUNGSTOWN -- Senior offensive guard Will Sanders of Weaver, Ala., was named the Gateway Football Conference's offensive lineman of the week for his performance against Southwest Missouri State.
Sanders graded out at a season-high 85 percent on the line in the Penguins' 34-7 victory.
In the game, YSU had 201 yards rushing and 321 total offensive yards. The offensive line did not allow a sack and the unit dominated time of possession in the second half, holding the ball for more than 20 minutes. For the game, YSU held the ball a season-high 32:20.
LOCAL
Ciotola, Dick advance
CANTON --Canfield's Felicia Ciotola and Mooney's Katie Dick each shot 78 at Tuesday's girls district golf tournament at Tam O'Shanter Golf Course.
Ciotola finished fourth among individuals not on a qualifying team, while Dick placed fifth to qualify for next week's state tournament in Columbus. The top five not on a qualifying team advance to the state tournament.
Lakeview finished an area-best 11th, while Warren JFK was 13th, Canfield was 14th and Mooney was 15th. The top five teams advanced.
Cheer contest
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Zeta Tau Alpha women's fraternity of Youngstown State University will hold the Pink Ribbon Cheer Classic at the Liberty High gymnasium on October 26.
For more information call Kim Caputo at (330) 506-4327.
Koval in ring
Austintown heavyweight Chris Koval will be back in the ring Saturday night in Wheeling, W. Va., in a four-round bout with Toby Vaughn from Cleveland.
The fight is part of a six-bout card that features Abdul Blackburn from Columbus and Maynard Reed from Steubenville in a main event junior welterweight eight rounder in the Wheeling Downs Ballroom.
Koval (11-1, 10 KOs), 21, is fighting for the first time since suffering his first pro defeat Sept. 2.
Vaughn has a 2-2 record.
Jessica Zebroskinamed by TAC
Jessica Zebroski of Brookfield was named Trumbull Athletic Conference player of the week for volleyball.
Zebroski, a 5-foot-7 outside hitter and defensive specialist, has helped the Warriors to a 12-5 record (7-5 in the TAC).
Last week, she guided Brookfield to victories over LaBrae and Newton Falls. Zebroksi had 20 kills, 30 digs and served 15 points for the week.
She leads the Warriors in kills, digs and service points for the season.
NATION
Hockey playerhas surgery
DULUTH, Ga. -- Dany Heatley underwent reconstructive knee surgery and faces nine months to a year of rehabilitation.
Heatley was hurt in a Sept. 29 car crash. Teammate Dan Snyder, who was in the car that Heatley was driving, died Sunday from injuries sustained in the wreck.
Heatley was charged with vehicular homicide and is free on $50,000 bond. He will be allowed to travel to Canada for Snyder's funeral, but must turn in his passport to authorities when he returns.
Suns extendMarbury's contract
PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns extended Stephon Marbury's contract for four years Tuesday, giving the All-Star point guard the richest deal ever offered to a professional athlete in Arizona and locking up his services through 2008-09.
Marbury had two years to go on a $70.9 million, six-year contract he signed with the New Jersey Nets in 1999. It will pay him $13.5 million this season and $14.6 million in 2004-05.
Rogers out
DETROIT -- Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers broke his right collarbone in practice and is expected to miss at least a month.
Rogers, the No. 2 overall pick in this year's draft, got tangled up with cornerback Dre' Bly, landed on his shoulder and was taken to a local hospital.
Additional charge filed against Pittman
PHOENIX -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Michael Pittman faces an additional felony charge in connection with an argument with his wife that resulted in two aggravated assault charges.
Pittman was indicted in June on two counts of aggravated assault for ramming his Hummer into a car carrying his wife, Melissa, his 2-year-old son, and a baby sitter on May 31 near Pittman's home in Phoenix.
Fan arrested
PHILADELPHIA -- An angry Philadelphia Phillies fan was arrested Tuesday, accused of sending spam e-mail attacks using the return e-mail addresses of team officials and Philadelphia newspaper reporters, a federal prosecutor said.
Allan Eric Carlson, arrested at his home in Glendale, Calif., is accused of electronically breaking into computers around the country, then using the return addresses of reporters for The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News, as well as e-mail accounts at the Phillies' offices to send thousands of unwanted e-mail messages.
The messages were long complaints about Phillies management.
Vindicator staff/wire reports