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YOUNGSTOWN -- Youngstown State University athletic director Ron Strollo and football coach Jon Heacock have agreed in principle to a contract extension, the YSU athletic department announced on Wednesday.
Heacock, whose contract was to expire at the conclusion of this season, helped guide the Penguins to an 8-3 overall record this year while tying for their first-ever Gateway Football Conference title with a 5-2 mark. In his five years as YSU's head coach, he owns an overall mark of 32-24 for a .571 winning percentage.
"I have been associated with Jon since 1991 and he is a class individual who represents our program and community well," Strollo said. "We all look forward to Jon leading our program and I know our student-athletes will be excited that he will remain their coach."
Details of the contract have yet to be finalized and will be announced at a later date.
Heacock took over as head football coach on Jan. 25, 2001. He is only the fifth head coach in the program's 65-year history.
Selection show
YOUNGSTOWN -- The YSU football team will gather on Sunday at 1 p.m. to watch the NCAA Division I-AA postseason selection show in the DeBartolo Stadium Club at Stambaugh Stadium. This event is open to the public and the field of 16 will be announced live on ESPN News beginning at 1 p.m. Fans are welcome to arrive as early as 12:30 p.m. to join the team and staff in watching the show.
Time Warner Cable has arranged for ESPN News to be carried on its basic cable package so people who cannot attend the gathering will be able to watch. Channel 79 of the basic service will broadcast ESPN News all weekend. Time Warner provides ESPN News on its digital service package at Channel 116.
Armstrong Cable provides ESPN News on its digital package as well on Channel 465.
Should Stambaugh Stadium be selected as one of the eight first-round home sites, the YSU athletic department ticket office will be open from 3-7 p.m. on Sunday for orders in person. Individuals can also order by phone at (330) 941-1YSU. Ticket office hours for the remainder of the week will be announced on Sunday, should the Penguins host a playoff game.
Season-ticket holders and Penguin Club members will have their seats held through Tuesday. Stadium loge holders will be sent an order form via fax on Sunday and can order their tickets through the ticket office by returning the form.
Bowling
AUSTINTOWN -- The Youngstown State University bowling team's inaugural Ice Castle Classic is Saturday at Wedgewood Lanes.
About 30 teams are expected to compete in the Ice Castle Classic, which begins at 8 a.m. and lasts until 4 p.m.
The YSU women's team is ranked No. 1 among 13 American Heartland Conference members. YSU's women won both the AHC tournament in Oberlin and the Heartland event in Detroit.
LOCAL
Playoff ticketsLIBERTY -- There will be a special ticket sale for Friday's Liberty-Akron Buchtel playoff game from 5 p.m. to 7 in the Liberty High School athletic office. Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students.
BoardmanLittle Spartans
BOARDMAN -- Nominations and election of officers will take place when the Boardman Little Spartans Football League meeting is held Thursday at 8 p.m. at the Boardman Community Baseball Administration Building on McClurg Rd.
Candidates must have one year of participation in the organization with good standing and must be eligible to vote.
Eligible voters must have attended five consecutive meeting to include no more than two excused absences. Person missing three consecutive meetings are not eligible to vote.
For more, call Jennifer Cambouris at (330) 783-0418.
Mountaineer boxing
CHESTER, W. Va. -- Brian 'The Beast' Minto (21-1 12 KOs) of Butler will fight Gary 'The Bull' Winman (25-16, 17 KOs) of Pittsburgh in the main event heavyweight bout Nov. 23 at Mountaineer Race Track and Gaming Resort.
Verquan 'The Show' Kimbrough (13-0-1), 6 KOs) of Aliquippa goes against Juan Manual Matias (8-4, 3 KOs) of Santiago, Dominican Republic in a co-feature super featherweight bout.
The boxing card will also feature Monty Meza-Clas (17-0, 11 KOs) of Rankin, Pa. against Derrick 'The Dragon' Moon (11-10-1, 2 KOs) of Fort Worth, Texas in a eight-round lightweight fight.
In their third meeting, Roland Commings (22-23-3, 10 KOs) of Youngstown takes on George 'da Butcher' Klinesmith (21-10-3, 10 KOs) of Bloomington.
Their first bout was a draw in 2001 with the rematch last August ending with a majority decision in Klinesmith's favor.
The bout will be for Klinesmith's West Virginia junior middleweight belt in what should be the final chapter of the rivalry.
Vindicator staff/wire reports