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Five receive NSCAAll-America honor
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo -- Five former Youngstown State student-athletes were named National Strength and Conditioning Association All-Americans recently.
Headlining the selections were first-team all-conference picks Quin Humphrey and Jason Perry.
Joining Humphrey and Perry as NSCA All-Americans are Jeff Koval and track and field standouts Jarrod Davis and Lindsey Hill.
The NSCA awarded 239 collegiate athletes from 165 schools.
Eleven get Horizon academic awards
INDIANAPOLIS -- Youngstown State placed 11 individuals on the Horizon League's Winter Sport Academic teams.
Penguins who earned all-academic honors were Lauren Branson (women's basketball), Becky Bertuzzi (women's swimming), Bethany Anderson (women's track and field), Jacquline Clonch (women's track and field), Lindsay Cobey (women's track and field), Darcelle Formby (women's track and field), Aaron Merrill (men's track and field), Dan Nemergut (men's track and field), Michael Perri, (men's track and field), John Shepard (men's track and field) and Drew Weizer (men's track and field).
Volleyball signsone recruit
YOUNGSTOWN -- Dani Soubliere of Howell, Mich., has signed a letter of intent with Youngstown State.
Soubliere, a 5-foot-10 setter, was a three-year letterwinner at Howell High School and garnered second-team all-state honors as a senior.
A two-time team MVP, Soubliere was also first-team all-region and first-team all-conference laurels as a senior.
LOCAL
Bowling tourney
YOUNGSTOWN -- Entries for the 2007 Senior-Adult bowling tournament close Friday at 9 p.m.
The event is open to all members of the Youngstown Bowling Association and women's association. Seniors must be 50 or older and the adult must be 49 or younger. Divisions are: men's, women's and mixed.
Cost is 54 per team. Entries can be picked up at centers or by calling Ted Bundy at (330) 770-8161.
Mann, Pancakenamed by PAC
WEXFORD, Pa. -- Sam Mann, a senior pitcher for the Washington & amp; Jefferson College baseball team from Howland High, was named Presidents' Athletic Conference pitcher of the week.
Mann achieved a 2-0 record with a 0.64 ERA and 11 strikeouts.
Pancake, a senior pitcher for the Westminster softball team from Boardman, was named pitcher of the week.
Pancake posted a 4-0 record while not giving up any earned runs in 26 2/3 innings and striking out 13. She also was a standout at the plate by batting .588 (19-for-37) with a home run, two doubles and eight RBIs.
NATION
NCAA approves32 bowl games
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has approved the same 32 bowl games for the 2007 football season as last year.
The NCAA Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee, meeting in San Francisco this week, reviewed all 32 applications and renewed the licenses for all of them.
NCAA panel backs ban on text messages
INDIANAPOLIS -- Coaches have spent the last several years upgrading their gadgets and learning the new tricks of recruiting. Now it may be time to turn back the clock.
The NCAA Division I management council has recommended a ban on all electronically transmitted correspondence, including text messages, between coaches and recruits. E-mails and faxes would be exempt from the new rule but would be limited by current NCAA guidelines.
Unlike restrictions on phone calls and in-person visits, there are no coach limits on text messaging.
The Board of Directors must still pass the legislation, and if approved at its April 26 meeting, the ban would take effect in August. Typically, the board passes such recommendations, but if it's delayed or rejected, coaches would revert to their previous policy of no limits.
Vindicator staff/wire reports