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Baseball
YOUNGSTOWN -- Two pitchers, two infielders and a utility player will continue their baseball careers at YSU.
Included in the class are infielders Lee Bainbridge (Steubenville) and Anthony Munoz (Fostoria), pitchers Ryan Dunlap (Newark) and Alex Early (Huber Heights Wayne) and utility player Cory Hornyak (Genoa).
"We're very pleased with the early signing period," said coach Mike Florak said. "We feel that all of these players have the potential to be very good at YSU."
Bainbridge, a 6-foot third baseman, was a first-team all-Ohio selection for Steubenville in 2005. Last season as a junior, he hit .454 with 35 RBIs and 10 home runs for the Big Red and added 15 home runs for the Steubenville Legion Post 33 squad in the summer.
Munoz was named first-team all-Northern Ohio League and all-district as a junior. The 6-foot infielder also earned Fostoria's Golden Glove award.
Dunlap, a 6-3 right-handed pitcher for Newark, went 4-1 with four saves en route to earning first team all-Ohio Capital Conference honors as a junior. He also hit .446 with 11 doubles and four home runs for the Wildcats, and he hit .393 with nine home runs for the Licking County Athletics summer team.
Earley is a 6-1 right-handed pitcher with a solid fastball and breaking ball for the Warriors. Also a standout quarterback, he shared Division I Ohio Offensive Player of the Year honors. As a senior, he threw for 2,537 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushed for six scores in leading the Warriors to the regional championship game.
Hornyak is a 6-3 utility player from Genoa High who earned Division III first team all-Ohio in honors in soccer as a senior.
LOCAL
Sharon Speedway
BROOKFIELD -- Sharon Speedway will honor its 2005 track champions during an awards banquet at 6 p.m. on Jan. 1 at the Yankee Lake Ballroom. Speedway officials will present checks to the top 15 drivers in each of the track's five divisions, with special accolades going to the 2005 champions: Jarod Larson (Rock Creek, Ohio) Warren Harley-Davidson Sprints Division; Alan Dellinger (Hermitage, Pa.) Gibson-Governor Insurance Modifieds Division; Bill Thomas (Waterford, Pa.) Coy Brothers Trucking E-Mods Division; Steve D'Apolito (Boardman) Tom's Sewer & amp; Drain Service Pure Stocks Division and Guy Griffin (Greenville, Pa.) Green Flag Sprints Division.
Tickets are $30.
For details, call 330-772-5481 or visit www.sharonspeedway.com.
Youth baseball
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The Youngstown Senior Astro Falcons won the Roy Hobbs 48-and-over World Series. The team, which is managed by Don Christian and assisted by Ron Langley and Lou Galiano, finished with a 7-2 record in the week-long tournament. Bill Sattler was named tournament MVP after winning five games (three complete) and batting .530 with a homer and seven doubles. Jan Sulonen (Champion) pitched two complete game victories.
Hitting leaders were Terry Hogan (.514), Charlie White (.460) and John Cashabugh (.457). Other team members were Greg Rowland, Dino Allen, John Peterka, Tom Murphy, Joe Bertilacci, Mike Popadak, Paul Snatchko, Mike Damiano, Ron Testa and Tom McCammon.
Simon honored
YOUNGSTOWN -- Cardinal Mooney senior Marisa Simon was one of 80 girls named to the NSCAA/adidas girls high school All-America team. She will be honored at NSCAA All-America luncheon on Jan. 21 in Philadelphia.
Red Bulls
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mike Nuzzo of the Youngstown Red Bulls Minor League football team was named first-team all-conference. The 6-1, 240-pounder was Youngstown's leading tackler and had a game-ending interception for the Red Bulls in their Super Bowl victory. Nuzzo was invited to play in the All-American Bowl at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 18.
He was an all-Steel Valley Conference selection at Cardinal Mooney and played for Youngstown State University.
REGION
Browns sign Hunter
BEREA -- Free agent cornerback Pete Hunter signed with the Cleveland Browns, filling the roster spot that opened when rookie wide receiver Braylon Edwards was placed on injured reserve. A fifth-round pick in 2002, Hunter played three seasons with the Dallas Cowboys before being traded to the New York Jets on July 14. He was waived by the Jets on Aug. 10.
With the Cowboys, Hunter had 55 tackles and three interceptions. He should help strengthen a secondary missing its best player, cornerback Gary Baxter, who suffered a season-ending chest injury earlier this season.
Edwards tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while trying to make a catch in Sunday's loss to Jacksonville.
Edwards will need at least eight months to recover following surgery, which has yet to be scheduled because of swelling in his knee.
Vindicator staff/wire reports