LOCAL

LOCAL
Bowling tournament
YOUNGSTOWN -- The eighth Youngstown senior singles bowling tournament will be held Jan. 8 at Amron Lanes at 1 p.m., and Jan. 14 at Kay Lanes at 1 p.m.
The following divisions will be contested: Super Senior (75 and older) and A & amp; B (65-74). The 55-to-64 seniors division C & amp; D will bowl Jan. 15 at 1 p.m. at Holiday Bowl, and Jan. 16 at 1 p.m. at A-Plus Family Bowl.
For more information call John Bossone at (330) 782-9140 or Ted Bundy at (330) 545-6217.
All-Americans
Four players from Mount Union and one from Thiel were named to the D3Football.com All-American Team.
Mount Union linebacker Shaun Spisak and safety Jesse Clum were named to the first team, while defensive end Johnny Mosef was a second team choice.
Mount Union quarterback Zac Bruney and Thiel safety Kennard Davis were named to the third team.
Emory & amp; Henry namesMt. Union assistant
EMORY, Va. -- Mount Union College defensive coordinator Don Montgomery was named head football coach at Emory & amp; Henry College Monday.
Montgomery has been defensive coordinator at Mount Union for 19 seasons.
Page evens mark
ERIE, Pa. -- Warren cruiserweight Zack Page, with Steel Valley Boxing, evened his record at 2-2 with a second round knockout of Knowledge Bey from Syracuse, N.Y., on Mike Acri's card at the Avalon Hotel Saturday night.
With both fighters weighing 193 pounds for the scheduled four-rounder, Page, a former standout amateur who went to the nationals in 2003, decked Bey with a solid overhand right in the first round.
Bey took a nine count and survived the round, but in round two a straight right and a flurry of punches, that sent Bey (3-6) down had the referee stop the fight with 1:28 remaining.
The main event saw David Polk (9-2) from Akron win a unanimous decision over Darnell Fox (8-2) from Detroit. It was the ninth consecutive win for Polk.
Another Youngstown area fighter on the card was Matt Gierke, the Jeff Lampkin-trained lightweight from Akron who trains at the Austintown gym. Gierke (0-2) was stopped in the fourth and final round by Dan Swift (1-3) from Morgantown, W.Va.
REGION
Crew coach Andrulis gets new contract
COLUMBUS -- Columbus Crew coach Greg Andrulis will return next season, agreeing to a new contract Monday.
The 46-year-old Andrulis was the league's coach of the year, leading the team to a 12-5-13 record. The Crew lost 2-1 in total goals to the New England Revolution in the two-game Eastern Conference semifinals.
Andrulis became head coach of the Crew six games into the 2001 season.
Spadafora pleads guilty to shooting
PITTSBURGH -- Former IBF lightweight champion Paul Spadafora pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and a weapons violation Monday for shooting his fiancee last year.
Spadafora shot Nadine Russo with a .38-caliber Smith & amp; Wesson handgun in the backside, with the bullet entering her right breast, on Oct. 26, 2003, because he was upset she had flattened two tires on his Hummer.
Spadafora, 29, a McKees Rocks native known as "The Pittsburgh Kid," said little in court, other than acknowledging the charges and saying he was pleading guilty "'Cause I'm guilty." He didn't comment outside the courtroom.
Prosecutors dropped charges of attempted homicide and reckless endangerment. Allegheny County prosecutor Edward Borkowski said the attempted homicide charge would have been dropped had the case gone to trial because Russo would not have testified against him.
NATION
Pistons fansues Pacers, players
DETROIT -- A Pistons fan who was charged with trespassing during the brawl at The Palace of Auburn Hills filed suit Monday against the Indiana Pacers and players Jermaine O'Neal and Anthony Johnson.
O'Neal and Johnson already face assault and battery charges for allegedly attacking Charles Haddad during the Nov. 19 fight between Pistons fans and Pacers players. The charges carry up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court by Haddad, a 21-year-old Pistons season-ticket holder. Prosecutors charged him with violating an Auburn Hills ordinance barring fans from the court. He could get up to 90 days in jail and a $500 fine.
In his suit, Haddad said Indiana's Ron Artest knocked him down while fighting with another fan.
WORLD
Sorenstam voted top golfer in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Annika Sorenstam was named player of the year in her native Sweden for a record eighth time on Monday.
The world's top female golfer topped the poll for the fourth straight year, receiving more than twice as many votes as the next two golfers, former Ryder Cup players Joakim Haeggman and Jesper Parnevik.
Vindicator staff/wire reports