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Women’s hoops
golf outing

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State women’s basketball team will hold the “Fore Hoops” golf outing Aug. 14 at Pine Lakes Golf Course.

The outing is a four-person scramble format with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. with all proceeds supporting the women’s basketball program.

The cost of the outing is $75 per golfer or $300 per foursome. Hole sponsorships are also available for $100. Lunch without golf is available for $15.

Registration forms are online at www.ysusports.com, or by calling (330) 941-3743 or (330) 507-5203. Registration deadline is Aug. 7.

LOCAL

Ellsworth’s Cadle
wins youth tourney

Alexis Cadle, a 9-year-old fourth grader at Ellsworth Elementary, won her first Northern Ohio PGA Young Pups Tournament last weekend.

Alexis took first place in the 8-9 year-old girls division at Shawnee Hills in Bedford with a 6-over-par 42. It was Alexis’ first tournament. She tied for 15th out of a field of 30 contestants, which included both boys and girls.

The win qualifies Alexis for the NOPGA Championship, to be held at Mud Run in Akron on Aug. 18. Alexis is a member at Olde Dutch Mill in Lake Milton.

Austintown HOF

AUSTINTOWN — The Austintown Fitch Hall of Fame will hold a public meeting and executive work session at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Fitch High cafeteria.

For details, call Tim Kelty at (330) 797-3900, ext. 1064 during regular school hours, or reach Bob Gugliotti anytime at (330) 792-7497 or e-mail him at beaugeau@netzero.net.

Ashland’s Rowland
earns all-ABC honors

ASHLAND — Tyson Rowland, a sophomore outfielder for the Ashland University baseball team from Warren Harding High, has been selected to the American Baseball Coaches of America All-North Central Region Second Team.

Rowland, who also is a member of the All-North Central Region Gold Glove Award team, batted .343 this year with a team-high 68 runs scored. He also led the Eagles in stolen bases (19-for-23), was third in hits (70) and had a .992 fielding percentage.

Ashland (38-19, 22-5 GLIAC) won the GLIAC regular-season title, placed second in the GLIAC tournament and qualified for the NCAA Division II North Central Regional Tournament where the Eagles lost both of their games.

State women’s
bowling tournament

YOUNGSTOWN — No major changes occurred recently as the Ohio USBC Women’s Bowling Association’s 81st championship tournament approaches its final weekend, June 2-3.

Jennifer Gossett and Teri Haefke remained doubles handicap and doubles actual leaders with 1547.

Haefke, of Austintown, also stayed on top in all-events handicap and all-events actual with 2170.

Haefke still has the top series of 783.

Also unchanged in doubles handicap, Youngstown’s A. Tobey/C. Woolensack are fifth with 1410, while the 1398 score of P. Enyeart/C. Barko slipped one place to 10th.

In all-events handicap, Michelle Tenney (2152) is fourth and Warren’s Mona Titch (2135) is sixth.

In singles handicap, Warren’s Diane Ewing (754) remained seventh and Titch (751) is still tied for ninth.

Previously, Gossett dropped out of the top 10 in all-events actual after standing ninth (2023).

Correction

Canfield hurdler Kevin Ricks has qualified for the Division I state track meet in the 300 hurdles. His name was misspelled in a story in Saturday’s edition.

WORLD

Beckham returns
to England squad

LONDON — David Beckham’s quality performances for Real Madrid have forced England coach Steve McClaren to recall him. Now the former World Cup captain hopes he won’t be left on the bench.

Beckham, who will move to the MLS with the Los Angeles Galaxy next month, was selected in England’s 26-man squad Saturday for the first time since last year’s World Cup in Germany.

After being overlooked for England’s last nine games, Beckham could play in the exhibition with Brazil at Wembley on June 1 and a 2008 European Championship qualifier at Estonia five days later.

“We’ve got a very big game in Estonia coming up that we have to win and I’ve got to pick a squad capable of doing that,” England coach Steve McClaren said. “That’s why I’ve picked David.

“Since Christmas his form has been very good, I think he can help us win in Estonia and that’s why I picked him. I feel at this moment, that for the Estonia game, we need experience and David certainly provides that. He is in very, very good form. The team needs that.”

That suggests Beckham will go straight into the starting lineup for the Group E game, which England needs to win to stay in touch with Croatia, Israel and Russia in the race to the 2008 European Championships. Only two teams qualify from each group.

McClaren’s other option for the right-wing position is Aaron Lennon. The 20-year-old Tottenham star went off after only 10 minutes of Friday’s England “B” victory over Albania with a twisted knee, but has made the squad.

Since McClaren took over from Sven-Goran Eriksson after the World Cup, he said he wanted younger stars rather than established players such as Beckham, who is chasing his 95th appearance for England. If Lennon is fit, he is likely to play and Beckham could end up watching the matches from the bench.

McClaren also stressed John Terry would be the captain, rather than Beckham, who led the team 57 times.

“David comes back as David Beckham the player, that’s what we want on the field, doing what we know he can do,” McClaren said. “There will be debate and opinion about it, but it’s my decision and a decision I think is best for England to produce a winning team that the fans can be proud of. I think David can be part of that. He’s been picked in the squad and what the team is will be apparent nearer the time.”

The 32-year-old Beckham played the last of his 94 internationals in the World Cup quarterfinals against Portugal on July 1, watching from the sideline with an injured leg as his team lost a penalty shootout.

McClaren is without the injured Gary Neville, Micah Richards, Ashley Cole, Andrew Johnson, Owen Hargreaves and Ben Foster. Wayne Rooney is suspended against Estonia and been left out of the exhibition against Brazil.

Like Beckham, Michael Owen could make his first appearance since the World Cup.

The Newcastle striker broke down with a serious knee injury after four minutes of England’s 2-2 draw with Sweden and has only returned to play in the last three weeks. He played the full 90 minutes of Friday’s 3-1 victory over Albania.

Vindicator staff/wire reports