LOCAL

LOCAL

Pavlik on ESPN
this Friday

BRISTOL, Conn. — Youngstown middleweight boxer Kelly Pavlik will be the in-studio guest on ESPN’s “Friday Night Fights” on Friday night.

Hosted by Brian Kenney, Pavlik will discuss his knockout of Edison Miranda last weekend in Memphis.

Pavlik will be accompanied by his father, Mike, and agent Cameron Dunkin.

Corrections

Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini is a former World Boxing Association lightweight champion. He was mistakenly referred to as a middleweight champion in Monday’s story on Kelly Pavlik.

Dominique Bonamase transferred from Canfield High to Ursuline in winter 2006. Monday’s headline said the transfer was in 2004.

Canfield players
pick ONU

CANFIELD — Two Canfield High football players have chosen Ohio Northern to continue their careers.

Matt Glove, a three-year starter at offensive tackle, earned first-team all-Metro Athletic Conference honors after starting 37 varsity games. The son of Ron and Claire Glove, he has a 3.393 grade-point average and is a pitcher on Canfield’s regional baseball team.

Mike Hoelzel is a three-year starter at wide receiver and also played defensive back. A first-team all-MAC selection, he also was first team All-NEO at defensive back.

Hoezel made 25 receptions for 554 yards and six touchdowns. He also recorded seven interceptions. The son of Bob and Michelle Hoelzel, he has a 3.4 GPA.

Horse show
set June 3

CANFIELD — The Canfield Horsemen’s Association will sponsor a matinee at the Canfield Fairgrounds on June 3 at 1:30 p.m.

Horses participating in the event will be young ones preparing to race or older horses who will be qualifying to race at Northfield or the Meadows.

A matinee is similar to a scrimmage in sports. The event will have free grandstand seating and is open to the public. There will be no pari-mutual betting.

A “Walk Your Way to the Races” program will be kicked off at the event with the program offering free Canfield Fair admissions Sept. 1 or Sept. 3.

To qualify for the program, a card must be picked up at the matinee, then the cardholder has to visit the speed barns at the fairgrounds 20 times between June 3 and Aug. 24 and have the cards signed by a horseman.

The first 12 cards handed into the vendor’s windows at the fairground office on Aug. 24 will receive a free ticket.

This event is sponsored by both the Canfield Fair Board and the Canfield Harness Horsemen’s Association.

Membership to the CHHA costs $10.

REGION

Steelers tickets
on sale June 23

PITTSBURGH — A limited number of individual game tickets for the Steelers 2007 home games are available for purchase for the first time in team history through TicketMaster beginning on June 23, at 10 a.m.

Fans may buy up to four tickets total for the eight regular-season games while there is no limit for the two preseason home contests.

A majority of the tickets will be priced at $59. However, there will be single seats available at prices ranging from $59-$212.

Tickets will be sold on www.ticketmaster.com/steelers or by calling (412) 323-1919. Tickets will not be sold at Ticketmaster Outlets.

Pens to pursue
Recchi, Roberts

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Ray Shero heads a team loaded with young talent, but said he is also trying to retain the team’s two oldest players — 39-year-old Mark Recchi and Gary Roberts, who turns 41 today.

“I’d like to have both back,” Shero said. “I think they both added a great deal to our hockey club. I made it clear to both Gary and Mark I want them back.”

NATION

Earnhardt
drops appeal

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dale Earnhardt Inc. dropped its appeal of penalties levied against Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his crew chief for illegal modifications made to the Car of Tomorrow.

Vindicator staff/wire reports