LOCAL

LOCAL
College hockey
BOARDMAN -- The American Collegiate Hockey Association Division I national tournament is being contested at the Ice Zone.
There are 16 teams in the single-elimination field that begins Wednesday. Penn State is the top seed and Kent State is the host team.
Wednesday's schedule is: Rhode Island vs. West Virginia, 10 a.m.; Oklahoma vs. Delaware, 11 a.m.; Ohio vs. Michigan-Dearborn, 1 p.m.; Lindenwood vs. Oakland (Mich.), 2 p.m.; Penn State vs. Robert Morris, 4 p.m.; Illinois vs. Washington & amp; Jefferson, 5 p.m.; Liberty vs. Kent State, 7 p.m., and Iowa State vs. West Chester, 8 p.m.
The action continues Thursday and Saturday, with the championship game slated for 4 p.m. Sunday.
Youth bowling
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Youngstown USBC Youth Bowling Association will hold a junior city scholarship tournament starting March 24.
The event will run Saturdays and Sundays through April 1 with the team event at Amron and singles and doubles at Bell-Wick. The cost is 10 per event.
Entry forms are available at all local bowling centers. Closing date is March 12.
The tournament is open to all Youngstown USBC sanctioned youth. High school seniors who are sanctioned should contact the youth office (330-792-9549) for scholarship applications.
Skating atChevy Centre
YOUNGSTOWN -- The Skating Club of Greater Youngstown will hold its annual skating competition at the Chevrolet Centre March 17-18.
The event, endorsed by the Ice Skating Institute, is expected to attract skating teams and clubs from Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Indiana, as well as Columbus, Cleveland and Toledo.
Local skaters of all ages and abilities are invited to participate.
PAC basketball
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. -- Westminster senior Desiree Sterling, a graduate of Newton Falls High, was named player of the year for women's basketball by the Presidents' Athletic Conference.
Sterling, the 2004 conference freshman of the year, was named to the All-PAC team for the fourth straight year and earned first-team distinction for the second time (2005).
The all-time leading scorer in Westminster women's history, Sterling ranked third this year in the PAC with 15.5 points per game.
Westminster's Rosanne Scott was named coach of the year. Scott, a Struthers native who twice earned PAC player of the year honors during her playing career at Bethany, was named coach of the year in the conference for the second time.
Also named to the first team was Amber Bodrick of Thiel. Bodrick, a sophomore, is a Mooney High graduate.
Emily Hays (Boardman) of Washington & amp; Jefferson, Rachel McCoy (Beaver Local) of Grove City and Nicole Valentino (Sharon) of Thiel were named honorable mention.
Craig Hannon (Union) of Westminster was named second team on the PAC men's all-stars, while Shawn Carr (Mohawk) of Grove City and Dom Joseph (New Castle) of Westminster were named honorable mention.
Westminster will play at John Carroll Thursday in the first round of the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament.
On Wednesday, Bethany visits Juniata and Grove City is at Penn State-Behrend in the opening round of the ECAC Division III South tournament.
The Westminster women travel to Messiah (Pa.) Friday in the opening round of the NCAA Division III tournament.
NATION
NHL trades
The New York Islanders bolstered their offense Monday, acquiring winger Richard Zednik from the Washington Capitals for a second-round draft pick in 2007.
In other moves, forward Kyle Calder ended up in Detroit as part of a three-team deal that saw Philadelphia get defenseman Lasse Kukkonen from Chicago, and the Red Wings send forward Jason Williams to the Blackhawks; Vancouver acquired center Bryan Smolinski from Chicago and defenseman Brent Sopel from Los Angeles; and the Capitals sent defenseman Lawrence Nycholat to Ottawa for defenseman Andy Hedlund and a sixth-round draft pick.
Garcia disappointed
PHILADELPHIA -- Jeff Garcia is disappointed he never got a contract offer from the Philadelphia Eagles after leading them to five straight wins and a playoff victory following Donovan McNabb's season-ending knee injury.
"I was surprised I wasn't offered a contract. There was never anything to negotiate over," Garcia said Monday in an interview with Comcast SportsNet. "We never know what it would've amounted to. It wasn't about the money. It was about being in a great situation."
The Eagles agreed to a three-year contract extension with backup quarterback A.J. Feeley on Sunday, eliminating the chance Garcia would return to Philadelphia. Garcia, who turned 37 on Saturday, will become a free agent on Friday.
"We just wanted to have a reasonable opportunity to be respected, to be appreciated for what took place last year," Garcia said. "Are there other reasons why I wasn't offered a contract? We'll never know."
Vindicator staff/wire reports