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Swimming and diving
YOUNGSTOWN -- Natasha Bray, Jessica Front and Erin Gordon have signed national letters of intent with YSU.
Bray, of Red Lion, Pa., competes in the distance freestyle and individual medley at Red Lion Area Senior High and the York YMCA. Bray won the silver medal in the 200-yard IM and placed fourth in the 500 free at the Division 3 AA meet as a junior. She also placed ninth in the 500 free and 13th in the 200 IM at the PIAA Class AA meet. Her time of 5:17.53 in the 500 free at the district meet would rank her second all-time in YSU history while her 2:15.69 in the 200 IM would rank third.
Front swims middle-distance freestyle at Waynesboro High School and the Waynesboro YMCA in Waynesboro, Pa. She was a national qualifier in the spring and summer for the YMCA in 2004. At the 2003 YMCA Short Course Nationals, Front competed in three events, finishing with times of 25.98 in the 50 free, 55.96 in the 100 free and 2:00.49 in the 200 free. She also finished 15th in the 500 free with a time of 5:31.12 at the 2004 PIAA District 3 AAA Championships in class AAA.
Gordon is a versatile freestyler from Pickering, Ontario, who competes for the Pickering Swim Club. She holds the club's record in every long course freestyle event and three records in short course events. She is also ranked among the top 100 swimmers nationally in the 800-meters.
LOCAL
Hockey tournament
Canfield Hockey Association will host a tournament at The Ice Zone Friday and Saturday.
On Friday, the schedule will be: Canfield vs. CVCA, 9:30 a.m.; Midview vs. Aviators, 11 a.m.; Aviators vs. Canfield, 1:30 p.m., and CVCA vs. Midview, 3 p.m.
On Saturday, it's Canfield vs. Midview at 9:30 a.m. and CVCA vs. Aviators at 11 a.m. At 1:30 p.m., the third and fourth place teams will play, followed at 3 p.m. by the first vs. second place teams.
Rock awards
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. -- Slippery Rock University sophomore Sara Kirsch was named to the first team All-Atlantic Region by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.
Junior Layna Heilman-Houser was named to the second team.
Kirsch averaged 11.03 assists per game to lead The Rock.
Heilman-Houser had 588 digs this season, the sixth-best single-season total in school history.
REGION
Cavaliers moves
CLEVELAND -- Cavaliers forward Luke Jackson was activated Wednesday after missing five games because of tendinitis in his right knee. Cleveland also placed forward Sasha Pavlovic on the injured list.
Acri to have surgery
ERIE, Pa. -- Michael Acri, promoter for former IBF lightweight champion and current undefeated jr. welterweight contender Paul & quot;The Pittsburgh Kid & quot; Spadafora, said Wednesday Spadafora is scheduled to undergo surgery Dec. 1 to remove two bone spurs from his left elbow.
Spadafora, 38-0-1 (15 KOs) is rated No. 5 by the WBC and No. 6 by the IBF
NATION
Foot injury putsHambrick on IR
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals backup running back Troy Hambrick will miss the rest of the season with an injured foot.
The Cardinals placed him on the injured reserve list Wednesday and signed Damien Anderson to the active roster.
Hambrick injured his foot Sunday in the Cardinals' 35-10 loss at Carolina.
Hambrick had appeared in all 10 games as a backup to Emmitt Smith, with 63 carries for 283 yards and a touchdown. It was the second stint for Hambrick as Smith's backup. He filled the same role with Dallas.
Hambrick and starting defensive end Peppi Zellner were acquired in a trade with Oakland on Aug. 31. One reason for the trade was that Arizona had lost backup running back Marcel Shipp for the season with a broken leg in training camp.
Anderson was released by the Cardinals in their final roster cuts on Sept. 5. He had spent two seasons with Arizona after signing as a rookie free agent out of Northwestern. Anderson had 42 carries for 133 yards and nine catches fo 72 yards in his previous time with Arizona.
Mickelson shoots 59 to win Grand Slam
POIPU BEACH, Hawaii -- Phil Mickelson shot a 59 on Wednesday to win the PGA Grand Slam of Golf, matching the low score in competitive golf.
Mickelson barely missed a 9-foot eagle putt to the left on the last hole that would have given him a 58 at the unofficial event for the year's major winners. He tapped in for birdie and smiled as the gallery cheered wildly.
Mickelson's 13-under 59 moved him from third place to first, with a 17-under 127 total, which tied the course record. The Masters champion beat PGA champion Vijay Singh by five strokes.
Spurrier to retainthree assistants
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Three of Lou Holtz's assistant coaches will remain at South Carolina under new coach Steve Spurrier, though their assignments may change.
Wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Rick Stockstill, defensive backs coach Ron Cooper and assistant David Reaves will be part of Spurrier's new staff. Their specific responsibilities will be determined later.
Vindicator staff/wire reports