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Attention, winter sports coaches
The Vindicator asks area winter sports coaches (basketball, wrestling, swimming/diving and ice hockey) to send in results of all games. To avoid confusion, coaches should report all games, home and away, win or lose, to ensure coverage.
Results can be called in (330-747-1471, ext. 1292), e-mailed (sports@vindy.com) or faxed (330-747-6712). E-mails and faxes are the preferred method, to ensure accuracy.
Also, coaches are asked to send in preview information on their teams, by e-mail, fax or U.S. mail (P.O. Box 780, Youngstown 44501). Information requested is: coach's name and a convenient phone number to call for information, team roster and schedule, projected starters and key subs, and a short synopsis of the upcoming season (keys to success, league prediction).
For more information contact sports editor Rob Todor by any of the methods listed above.
Salem defeatsBeaver Local
SALEM -- Katharine McGarry and Kelly Roelen combined for 29 points, to lead Salem High past Beaver Local 70-22 in a girls basketball game Saturday.
McGarry also had seven steals and Sara Hamilton had five rebounds for the Quakers (1-0). Jessica Potts had seven assists. Salem led 24-0 after the first quarter.
Mallory Vajko had 11 points and eight rebounds for Beaver Local (0-1).
Phantoms fallin overtime shootout
BOARDMAN -- The Youngstown Phantoms Junior-A hockey club dropped a 2-1 decision to the USA National Team in an overtime shootout at The Ice Zone.
The teams began the day tied for first place in the North American Hockey League's North Division.
Team USA led 1-0 after the first period on a goal by defenseman Trent Palm at the 7:58 mark.
Youngstown out-shot the visitors, 16-6, in the second 20 minutes of action, but failed to get on the scoreboard.
The Phantoms finally managed to tie the game at the 12:20 mark of the third period on a goal by defenseman Mark Zarbo.
In the shootout, Team USA scored on three of its four attempts as Rhett Rakhshani, Jamie McBain and Patrick Kane all put the puck behind Youngstown goalie Jerry Kuhn.
Meanwhile, Aaron Rhyner was the only one of the four Youngstown shooters who beat Team USA's Joseph Palmer.
& quot;If we play this way all the time, this is going to be a great season," Phantoms' coach and general manager Bob Mainhardt said. "We played disciplined and we executed well, it just wasn't in the cards for us tonight. But this was an excellent, excellent hockey game."
Youngstown (12-5-1, 25 points) earned a point in the standings for the regulation tie and now trails Team USA (13-5-0, 26 points) by one point in the NAHL North.
The Phantoms travel to Toledo Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
PLAYOFF TICKETS
Cardinal Mooney
Mooney High will sell playoff tickets for the Cardinals' game vs. Martins Ferry at Massillon Paul Brown Tiger Stadium.
Tickets, which will cost $7 for adults and at the gate, will be on sale in the Mooney office Tuesday and Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Pre-sale cost of tickets for students had not been determined.
Jr. Phantoms win two
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown Jr. Phantoms bantam travel hockey team had two recent victories .
On Friday the Jr. Phantoms defeated Rocky River 4-2 at the Ice Zone. Jay Young, Ryan Taylor, Don Super, and Devrim Olgan scored for Youngstown. Ryan Rinko had two assists. Jared Pack had 28 saves.
On Saturday, the Phantoms beat the Brooklyn Sharks in an exibition game, 4-1. Scoring for the Phantoms was Adam Hogan, Jay Young, Don Super and Ryan Rinko. Jonathan Welsh had 16 saves.
REGION
Former ABA player, coach dies
PITTSBURGH -- Tom "Trooper" Washington, who played alongside NBA Hall of Famer Connie Hawkins on a Pittsburgh team that won the American Basketball Association's first championship, died after collapsing while coaching the first game of a new ABA team, according to authorities and team officials. He was 60.
N.D. beats OSU
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Jacqueline Batteast scored seven points in Notre Dame's game-ending 12-0 run and blocked a potential tying 3-pointer with 2 seconds remaining to rally the 11th-ranked Fighting Irish to a 66-62 victory over No. 10 Ohio State in the Preseason WNIT championship game Saturday night.
Caity Matter had 13 points for Ohio State.
WORLD
Argonauts winCFL championship
OTTAWA -- Damon Allen ran for two touchdowns and passed for another as the Toronto Argonauts defeated the B.C. Lions 27-19 in the CFL's Grey Cup Sunday night.
Vindicator staff/wire reports