LOCAL

LOCAL
East Palestine Relays
NEW MIDDLETOWN -- The East Palestine Relays will be held today at 4:30 p.m. at Springfield High School's stadium.
A new stadium is under construction at East Palestine High School.
Boys and girls teams from Badger, Beaver Local, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, East Palestine, Lordstown, McDonald, Mineral Ridge, Rootstown, Salem, Springfield and Waterloo, the defending champs, are entered.
Johnson selectedfor all-star game
COLUMBIANA -- Columbiana senior Krista Johnson will play in the North-South Division III-IV basketball All-Star Classic at Capital University in Columbus Sunday at noon.
Krista, a third team All-Ohio selection, led the Clipper girls to their fist appearance in the regional tournament this season.
She was selected as the Div. III-IV District One Player of the Year, along with receiving first team all-district, all-county and all-league honors.
Meander auction
NORTH JACKSON -- Meander Golf Course, a nine-hole layout that has been in operation for 45 years, will be sold at auction at 10 a.m. Saturday at 9989 New Road.
There will be a 9 a.m. preview. The par-35 layout also includes a clubhouse and driving range. The property, along with more than 20 riding golf carts, maintenance equipment, fixtures and clubhouse merchandise, will be included in the auction.
For details, visit www.ByceAuction.com.
College bowling
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Mike Johnson and Andrea Lucente, both Austintown Fitch graduates, are competing in the 2007 U.S. Bowling Congress Intercollegiate team championships for Morehead State University in Wichita, Kansas.
Johnson, a 2006 Fitch graduate, is a freshman, while Lucente, a 2005 Fitch graduate, is a sophomore. As high school seniors, both won individual state titles.
In March, Morehead qualified to compete in Kansas when the Lady Eagles finished first in their sectional, while the men's team edged Penn State to secure slots in the bowling equivalent of the "College World Series."
The Morehead women are making their 22nd appearance and 15th straight. Last season, the Lady Eagles placed third, while the men's squad finished in a tie for fifth.
Malone's McCammonties NAIA record
CANTON -- Malone College freshman Leslie McCammon set a school record and tying the NAIA mark with three home runs in three plate appearances, finishing with three RBIs in a 7-1 against Ohio Valley (W.Va.) College recently.
McCammon's parents, Tom and Stephanie, are former Youngstown residents who now live in Wadsworth.
REGION
Browns' Steinbach has appendectomy
CLEVELAND -- For the second straight year, the Browns' top free agent acquisition has had to undergo surgery before playing one snap.
Offensive lineman Eric Steinbach underwent an appendectomy Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic and was released from the hospital Thursday. The Browns say he will make a full recovery and be ready for June minicamp.
Steinbach, who spent his first four seasons with Cincinnati, signed a seven-year, 49.5 million contract with Cleveland in early March.
The Browns, needing to repair an ineffective and unstable offensive line, have spent big money in free agency the last two seasons, signing the top free agent lineman available.
Cleveland signed Pro Bowl center LeCharles Bentley to a six-year, 36 million contract last season.
Bentley's status is unclear for the upcoming season and his injury is possibly career-threatening.
The Browns on Thursday also signed nose tackle Ethan Kelley to a one-year contract.
NATION
Zurich Classic
AVONDALE, La. -- PGA Tour rookie Kyle Reifers shot a course-record 8-under 64 at the TPC Louisiana, giving him a two-shot lead over Mark Calcavecchia after the first round of the Zurich Classic.
Vindicator staff/wire reports