YSU

YSU

Volleyball team beats
Loyola in 5 games

YOUNGSTOWN — Jessica Fraley's collected 21 kills, 10 digs and six blocks and sophomore Ruth Boscaljon's had 16 kills as the YSU volleyball team (8-10, 2-5 Horizon League) defeated Loyola (4-14, 1-6) 18-30, 30-26, 17-30, 30-12, 17-15 Friday.

The win marks the first time the Penguins have won consecutive Horizon matches since joining the league in 2001.

Golf team to host
benefit scramble

YOUNGSTOWN — The YSU women’s golf team will play host to a four-person scramble at Kensington Golf Course in Canfield today.

The 1 p.m. event is to benefit the American Cancer Society. For information call (330) 482-3733,

STEELHOUNDS

Maslonka is signed

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown SteelHounds of the Central Hockey League re-signed defenseman Milan Maslonka for the 2007-08 season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Maslonka, 20, returns and remains the youngest member of a squad that qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history last season.

The native of Zvolen, Slovakia is also the biggest member of the team standing in at 6-6 and weighing 245 pounds.

Coach Kevin Kaminski is expecting big things from his big defenseman.

“We look for Milan to come in here and be a presence for us,” Kaminski said.

Maslonka was one of seven SteelHounds to take part in American Hockey League training camps attending preseason festivities with the Hartford Wolf Pack. Maslonka was called up to Hartford last season; the Wolf Pack are the top affiliate of the New York Rangers.

LOCAL

Prep results

•AUSTINTOWN — Kristi Cooper and Kara Cooper each scored two goals Thursday as the Youngstown Christian girls soccer team defeated Liberty, 5-1.

Eve Griffin netted the other goal and goalkeeper Kaitlyn Bestal recorded 17 saves for Youngstown Christian (8-3-2).

For Liberty (0-13-1), Rachael Guy scored and goalkeeper Elysam Raib made 18 saves.

•YOUNGSTOWN — John Colla scored the only goal on an assist from Kevin Patrick with 25 minutes remaining in the first half as the Ursuline soccer team (6-5-4) blanked Kennedy Christian 1-0 Thursday.

Ursuline had 14 shots on goal and Kennedy Christian had six.

Andrew Rich, goalie, had six saves. Dan Kopas had 13 saves for Kennedy Christian.

JVs: Ursuline 2-1 (10-0-3).

•NORTH LIMA — Ashley Vaughn collected 12 digs, eight kills and four blocks as the South Range volleyball team defeated Lisbon 12-25, 25-22, 18-25, 14-25.

Chelsea Leson added 16 digs for the Raiders (8-11, 3-9 ITCL).

For Lisbon, Mindy Jackson had 22 kills and two blocks while Courtney Votaw had 10 points and six kills.

OHSAA basketball
rules meeting

AUSTINTOWN — The OHSAA-mandated state rules interpretation meeting for boys and girls basketball will be held at Fitch High School at 7 p.m.

Each boys and girls team must be represented. Officials are required to attend this meeting.

For more information call Brian Mincher at (330) 542-9550.

NATION

Franchitti 17th

TALLADEGA, Ala. — It took Dario Franchitti less than a straightaway to know he was in foreign territory Friday at Talladega Superspeedway.

The reigning IndyCar Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner saw the green flag wave for the start of Friday’s ARCA RE⁄MAX 250, his stock car debut, and immediately ran out of room on the highbanked 2.66-mile oval.

Golf in review

•Texas Open

SAN ANTONIO — Jesper Parnevik followed his career-best opening 61 with a 5-under 65 on Friday to take a four-stroke lead midway through the Texas Open.

The 42-year-old Swede had a 14-under 126 total, the lowest 36-hole score on the PGA Tour this year and just a stroke off the tour record of 125 held by Tiger Woods, Mark Calcavecchia, Tom Lehman and Corey Pavin. Parnevik is seeking his first victory since taking the 2001 Honda Classic for his fifth tour title.

•Senior Players

TIMONIUM, Md. — Loren Roberts capped a bogey-free 66 with a 2-foot birdie putt on the troublesome 18th hole, an appropriate finish to a steady round that gave him a two-shot lead over Scott Hoch at the midpoint of the Senior Players Championship.

•Dunhill Links

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Australia’s Peter O’Malley matched the course record at Carnoustie with an 8-under 64 for a share of the second-round lead in the Dunhill Links Championship with England’s Nick Dougherty and South Africa’s Hennie Otto.

Vindicator staff⁄wire report