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Swimming/diving
CLEVELAND -- Sophomore Brittany Senn swam a season-best time of 24.85 seconds to place 12th in the 50-yard freestyle at the Horizon League Championships Thursday.
Senn also swam the backstroke leg of the 400 medley relay that recorded the fourth-best time in school history (4:10.18) and placed sixth. Her split time of 1:04.51 also ranks her eighth all-time in the 100 back.
Julia Darling placed 15th in the 200 IM (2:16.42) while Olivia Arnold placed 16th in the 500 free (5:18.47). Leigh Bareman swam a personal-best time of 25. 25 in the 50 free to place 18th and move into fifth-place all-time in YSU history. Kelly Reese added an 11th-place finish in 1-meter diving with a score of 207.95.
On Wednesday, Arnold was the highest individual finisher with a 12th-place time of 10:51.76 in the 1,000 free. Senn teamed up with Darling, Jessica Front and Bareman to place sixth in the 200 free relay, and the 200 medley relay of Bareman, Darling, Becky Bertuzzi and Senn placed sixth. The 200 medley relay time of 1:53.10 ranks third all-time while the time of 1:41.20 in the 200 free ranks sixth.
LOCAL
Curtis Ingramis player of week
EDINBORO, Pa. -- Curtis Ingram, a 6-foot-3 junior guard on the Edinboro University basketball team from Cardinal Mooney High, was named Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Men's Basketball co-player of the week.
Ingram, who shared honors with Terrance Vaughn of Clarion, helped Edinboro to league wins over Indiana (Pa.) (80-79) and Lock Haven (81-71 in overtime) last week for a 17-8 record, including 8-2 in the PSAC West.
Against Indiana, Ingram scored 16 points on 6-for-9 from the field, including 2-for-4 from 3-point range, and 2-for-2 at the foul line. He also grabbed eight rebounds, blocked three shots and had one steal.
In the game with Lock Haven, Ingram had career-highs of 27 points and 11 rebounds -- the first double-double of his career -- on 11-for-19 from the field and 4-for-6 at the foul line. He also had a career-best five assists.
Ingram is a transfer from Wofford College in his first season with Edinboro. He ranks No. 2 in scoring on the team with a 13.8-point average and is No. 3 in rebounding (5.6). He missed three games because of injury.
Sharon girlsplay today
SHARON, Pa. -- Sharon High's girls basketball team (23-1) takes a 20-game winning streak into its playoff opener today against Iroquois (17-8) at Westminster College.
The Gene Sarazen-coached Tigers are top-seeded in District 10, Class AA. Tipoff is 2:30 p.m.
Sharon's top two players are Janine McDonald and Brittany Csatlos. Both are averaging 14 points per game. McDonald's rebounding average is 8 and Csatlos' 6. Csatlos is also averaging 6 assists and 5 steals.
Phoenix soccer
STRUTHERS -- Sixteen Phoenix Soccer Club players were named to their respective Olympic development state pool teams recently. Overall 31 area players made their state pool teams.
The Olympic Development Program is the primary method used in the United States to form youth regional and eventually U.S. national youth teams that represent our nation in international competition. Players who make their state team have the opportunity to make the Region II team in their age group during camps held in Illinois during July. Players who make that Region II team will then move on for the opportunity to make the national team for their age group in the fall.
Phoenix players making their state pool team are: Kara Cooper (Youngstown Christian, 1989 girls); Tim Beck (Cardinal Mooney), John Critell (Mooney), Rob Fox (Mooney), Anthony Grenga (Boardman) and D.J. Herman (Boardman), all 1990 boys; Nicola Frangopoulos (Mooney), Chris Colaluca (Fitch), 1991 boys; Katie Griswold (Mooney), 1991 girls; Chris Felker (Boardman), 1992 boys: Tatum Marucci (Poland), Audrey Smith (Canfield), Alexis Zubick (Springfield) and Jenni Battaglia (Canfield), all 1992 girls, and Mike Shaffer (Fitch) and Ryan Yavorsky (Boardman), 1993 boys.
Thiel basketball
GREENVILLE, Pa. -- Thiel men's basketball coach Mike Snell will not return for the 2006-07 season, said athletic director Joe Schaly.
Snell was 38-70 in four seasons at Thiel. He was named Presidents' Athletic Conference coach of the year in 2003 after guiding the Tomcats to a 16-12 record.
Boxing
LEEMORE, Calif. -- McDonald brawler Adam Smith came out swinging for six rounds, but it wasn't enough Thursday night at the Tachi Palace Casino on an eight-bout card promoted by California Boxing Inc.
Smith (5-11-1) came in at 200 pounds -- at least 18 pounds under his normal fighting weight -- and lost a decision to Manuel Quezada of Wasco, Calif.
Quezada (12-4, 9 knockouts) fought back against the onrushing Smith, connecting with solid counterpunching left hooks. Though Smith seemed to have the early rounds, Quezada took over in the later rounds with solid shots, getting the best of his opponent.
Vindicator staff/wire reports