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S. Range's Sandersto play at Seton Hill
GREENSBURG, Pa. -- South Range senior Andra Sanders will run cross country and track at Seton Hill University.
A four-year letterwinner and three-year captain for the Raiders' cross country team, she has been a district champ and state qualifier.
Sanders, a two-year captain for the track squad, competes in the 1600- and 3200-meter runs.
Vaughn namedpitcher of week
COLUMBUS -- Ohio Dominican University pitcher Ryan Vaughn, a Boardman High graduate, was named American Mideast Conference baseball pitcher of the week.
A 6-foot-1 junior, Vaughn (2-0) had a 0.63 ERA in three appearances. He threw complete-game victories against Shawnee State and Rio Grande.
Vaughn allowed one earned run in 141/3 innings for the week with 10 strikeouts.
Shenango's McNeessigns with Akron
AKRON -- Shenango senior Steve McNees will play basketball at the University of Akron.
The 6-foot-2 guard was a four-year starter at Shenango. He finished his career tied for 15th in WPIAL history with 2,192 points and with school records for points, assists (824) and steals (233).
Muransky to coachSpecial Olympians
COLUMBUS -- Youngstown's Jack Muransky will be a gymnastics coach for the Ohio Special Olympics team at the USA National Games July 2-7 in Ames, Iowa.
Also, Jim Tricomi of Fairhaven will compete in golf.
Steelers football
SHARON -- The Pittsburgh Steelers basketball team will take on the PHN all-stars, a team comprised of Mercer County high school seniors, Wednesday at 8 p.m. at the Sharon High gymnasium.
The all-stars are Bill Nelson (Reynolds), Delon Bournes (Sharon), R.J. Golub (Sharpsville), Aaron Kurtz (Commodore Perry), Josh Holzworth (West Middlesex), Bobby Wright (Farrell), Seth Bolyard (Mercer), Mike Bentson (Hickory) and Nick Heckathorne (Kennedy Catholic).
Tickets are $5 and proceeds will benefit Primary Health Network (PHN) Charitable Foundation's scholarship program. Tickets are available at Billy's Black & amp; Gold, Nick's Inn 62, JJ's Litehouse, Mr. D's, and Sharon, Hickory and Sharpsville high schools, or by calling 724-981-2875.
Nemergut ninthat Penn Relays
EDINBORO, Pa. -- Edinboro's Julie Nemergut, a South Range High graduate, finished ninth in the 10,000-meter run at the Penn Relays. Her time of 36:38.79 is the second-best in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference this season.
Mooney's Catonepicks So. Indiana
EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Cardinal Mooney senior Frank Catone will continue his soccer career at the University of Southern Indiana.
Catone, a midfielder for the Cardinals, was a team captain this season and plans to major in biology and become an optometrist.
NATION
Scientist pleads guiltyto supplying steroids
SAN FRANCISCO -- A noted scientist in the field of sports nutritional supplements pleaded guilty Friday to supplying the BALCO lab with the performance-enhancing drug known as "the clear."
Patrick Arnold pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute steroids. He's scheduled to be sentenced in August and most likely will face three months in jail and three months of home detention.
"I agreed to distribute and in fact I did distribute anabolic steroids to two individuals who then knowingly provided these steroids to athletes," Arnold told U.S. District Judge Susan Illston.
Arnold left the federal courthouse without talking to reporters. A federal grand jury indicted Arnold in November for conspiring with Bay Area Laboratory-Cooperative founder Victor Conte to distribute the once-undetectable substance tetrahydragestrinone. He initially faced three conspiracy counts, but two were dropped in exchange for his plea. Arnold's plea comes as a grand jury investigates whether San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds lied about using "the clear" to another grand jury that investigated BALCO more than two years ago. It was unclear if the plea agreement requires Arnold to testify before the grand jury.
Vindicator staff/wire reports