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Volleyball
CHICAGO -- Senior Katie Shea had 17 kills and junior Cari Leslie added 14 kills and 18 digs, but Youngstown State (7-22) were eliminated from the Horizon League tournament, losing to UW-Green Bay (15-14), 30-28, 32-34, 23-30, 25-30, Thursday.
Senior Abby Ettenhofer and sophomore Jessica Fraley each added nine kills for the Penguins, while junior Amanda Cindric had 16 digs.
LOCAL
Kris Davis setslifting records
NORTH LIMA -- Kris Davis, a senior fullback for South Range High, set three world records in July at the AAU National Junior Olympic power-lifting meet in New Orleans, La.
His marks, in the 16-17 year old 180-pound raw division, were squat, 407.85 pounds; dead-lift, 523.59, and total lift, 1,173.95.
Chris Castillonamed All-PAC
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Westminster College senior kicker Chris Castillo, an Austintown native, was a second-team selection on the All-Presidents' Athletic Conference football team.
The Titans' sophomore offensive lineman, Bryan Borkovich of Beaver Falls, was also a second-team pick.
Making the honorable mention list were senior defensive end Matt Hanhold, a Mooney High graduate, and sophomore punter Dusty Rhodes of Niles.
Geneva's DeMarcocoach of year
BEAVER FALLS, Pa. -- Geno DeMarco, Geneva College football coach, was named Mid-States Football association Mideast League coach of the year.
Offensive lineman Jim Raley, a graduate of Springfield High, was a second team selection on the all-conference squad.
McDonald coaches
McDONALD -- The McDonald board of education made the following appointments Thursday: Fred Gault, physical fitness coach; Lou Domitrovich; boys track coach, Dan Williams, baseball coach, and Keith Simmons and Terri Davis, assistant bowling coaches.
Phantoms home for 2
BOARDMAN -- The Mahoning Valley Phantoms (9-8-1) play host to the Alpena Ice Diggers for two games this weekend at The Ice Zone.
The puck drops at 7 p.m. for both games today and Saturday.
The teams met in Alpena two weeks ago with the Phantoms sweeping the Ice Diggers, 3-0 and 5-2.
This weekend will be Phantoms Rally Towel giveaway. On both nights, the first 400 fans attending will receive a free Phantoms Rally Towel, courtesy of WFMJ TV-21.
NATION/WORLD
Cubs sign Eyre
CHICAGO -- Free-agent reliever Scott Eyre agreed to terms on a two-year, $11 million contract with the Chicago Cubs on Thursday.
Golf roundup
*MIYAZAKI, Japan -- David Duval went overseas for his final tournament of the year and wound up in truly foreign territory Thursday -- atop the leaderboard by one shot over Tiger Woods at the Dunlop Phoenix.
Duval kept the ball in play at Phoenix Country Club and made eight birdies in his round of 6-under 64, putting him in the lead for the first time in three years.
*WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Paula Creamer wasn't about to give Annika Sorenstam an inch.
The season-ending ADT Championship got off to a rocky start Thursday when the top two players on the LPGA Tour got into a tense dispute on the 18th fairway over where Sorenstam should have taken a drop from the hazard.
After a debate that lasted so long it was almost too dark to finish at Trump International, the ruling ultimately went Sorenstam's way. She was allowed to go to a ball drop instead of returning to the tee, although she still made double bogey and fell out of a tie for the lead.
Hee-Won Han led with a 5-under 67 that essentially went unnoticed.
*PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Tom Purtzer, coming off his best season on the Champions Tour, shot a 9-under 63 Thursday to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Pebble Beach Invitational.
*BEAUMONT, Calif. -- Japan's Joe Ozaki shot a 3-under 69 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after two rounds of the Champions Tour Qualifying Tournament.
Masters tennis
SHANGHAI, China -- Roger Federer overcame a set-second lapse against Guillermo Coria at the Tennis Masters Cup to claim his 34th consecutive victory and move within two of a 21-year-old record.
Federer had a stop-start 6-0, 1-6, 6-2 win over fourth-seeded Coria Thursday, topping the Red Group ahead of the semifinals.
Argentina's David Nalbandian joined Federer in the semis with a 6-2, 6-2 victory over Ivan Ljubicic in 67 minutes, serving out at love in the last game.
Vindicator staff/wire reports