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Soccer
YOUNGSTOWN -- Jodi Bowlen of Fitch High is one of four recruits.
Bowlen was a four-year starter and captain at Fitch, where she holds school records for career goals scored and assists. She was named a High School All-American as a senior and was second team all-state.
The other recruits are forward Jordan Gapczynski of Wexford, Pa., defender Kate Bonn of Bethel Park, Pa., and goal keeper Caitlin Bodzioney of Avon Lake.
LOCAL
Boardman at Ursulinegirls game Sunday
YOUNGSTOWN -- Ursuline and Boardman High girls basketball teams will clash Sunday night at Ursuline.
The JV game will tip-off at 5 p.m. and the varsity game will follow.
Because of the game change, there will not be a pasta dinner in the Ursuline cafeteria on Saturday.
Bowling roundup
NILES -- Hubbard High's boys and Austintown Fitch's girls team emerged as champions at the Mahoning Valley High School Bowling Conference tournament at McKinley Lanes.
Hubbard defeated Fitch, 2721-2706, in the last Baker game.
Cardinal Mooney (2459) and Chaney (2404) finished third and fourth.
Fitch's girls scored 2,492 to outscore Chaney (2190), Hubbard (2154) and Warren Harding (2077).
*YOUNGSTOWN -- Tony Boggs rolled 3595 to win the 2006 John Bossone Memorial Senior Masters Tournament.
Bill Bahny was runner-up with 3589, followed by Ken Lamancusa (3507), John Doughton Jr. (3460), Rex Rager (3458), Frank Bartholomew (3450), Bob Vukovich Sr. (3408) and J.J. Hanna (3327).
The highest-scoring bowlers over age 60 was Lloyd Hays (3275) and highest over 70 was George Gulu (3304).
REGION
Lewis gets extension
CINCINNATI -- Coach Marvin Lewis got a two-year extension Thursday, leaving him under contract through 2010, for leading the Cincinnati Bengals to their first playoff appearance in 15 years.
The Bengals also announced that their coaching staff will return intact for next season.
Don King'sdaughter charged
ORWELL -- The daughter of boxing promoter Don King faces a felony drug possession charge following a DUI arrest last week.
Orwell police, who arrested Deborah King-Lee on Feb. 9, found suspected crack cocaine in a metal tin, a marijuana pipe inside a purse and a crack pipe in a cigarette box on the car's dashboard during a search of her Cadillac Escalade.
Stautner dies at 80
DALLAS -- Ernie Stautner, a Hall of Fame defensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers and longtime Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator, died Thursday in a nursing home, his wife said. He was 80.
Stautner, who went to nine Pro Bowls with the Steelers and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1969, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 1998, Jill Stautner said. He died in Carbondale, Colo.
NATION
Golf roundup
LOS ANGELES -- Dean Wilson navigated his way around Riviera Country Club without a bogey for a 7-under 64, putting him atop the Nissan Open leaderboard Thursday with Justin Rose on a course that requires more than sheer length.
Wilson played for position, kept bogeys off his card and relied on his wedge to take advantage of the par 5s. Rose missed only three greens in regulation, putting from the fringe on two of those holes.
They were two shots clear of a group that included Fred Couples, who was so sick upon returning from Australia that he stayed in bed Monday and Tuesday, skipped the pro-am Wednesday and felt his hands shaking over his first putt. He wound up with a 66.
Also feeling ill was Tiger Woods, although it had nothing to do with being allergic to Riviera. Woods, 2-0 for the year but 0-10 at his hometown tournament, recovered from an early double bogey by making four birdies in a five-hole stretch en route to a 69.
Rounding out the trio of big names under the weather was Ernie Els, who sniffled his way to a 70. The Big Easy made two careless mistakes at the end of his round, missing the green to the right at No. 18 and pulling his approach left of the green, leaving himself little room to get it close.
Eight players failed to finish the first round before it was too dark to continue. They will return Friday morning, then start the second round.
*KAHUKU, Hawaii -- Grace Park shot a bogey-free 6-under 66 to take a two-stroke lead midway through the first round of the LPGA Tour's season-opening SBS Open.
After heavy morning rain delayed the start of the tournament by 50 minutes and soaked the oceanside course, the players enjoyed sunny and calm conditions for most of the rest of the day. Because of the wet conditions, the players were allowed to lift, clean and place their balls on the fairways.
Sherri Turner, the oldest player in the event at 49, matched Allison Hanna and Meena Lee at 68, and Marina Baena, Johanna Head and Rachel Hetherington shot 69s.
The afternoon group included 17-year-old Morgan Pressel and Japanese star Ai Miyazato, who made their LPGA Tour rookie debuts. Paula Creamer, the 2005 rookie of the year, and defending champion Jennifer Rosales also had late tee times.
Vindicator staff/wire reports