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HBO to air
Pavlik special

HBO will air “Countdown to Taylor-Pavlik,” a half-hour special previewing Kelly Pavlik’s WBC middleweight championship bout with Jermain Taylor, at 11 p.m. Saturday.

The show will feature fighter profiles, expert analysis and fight predictions.

Falcon committee
seeks financial help

AUSTINTOWN — The Falcon Forward Campaign Committee is seeking financial contributions for ongoing improvements to Austintown Fitch football stadium.

The Falcon Forward Campaign Committee represents a group of Austintown residents working to better the Austintown community and greater Mahoning Valley.

The committee is now engaged in a fundraising campaign to continue ongoing improvements at the Austintown activities⁄athletic complex on the system’s main campus.

A key community asset on the campus is Falcon Stadium adjacent to Austintown Fitch High School and the new Austintown Middle School.

Recently Falcon Stadium’s playing field was resurfaced with a durable, safe and attractive artificial surface. This was accomplished by securing private support.

The Falcon Forward Committee is now requesting community support for Phase II of the facility renovation which includes a new communications center (press boxes), restroom renovations, lighting improvements and community concession centers. The estimated cost is $600,000.

Auto racing results

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Warren native Jim Libecco won Sunday's Formula Car Magazine F500 Challenge Cup auto race held in conjunction with the Sports Car Club of America Finger Lakes Region presented by Hoosier at Watkins Glen International Speedway.

The weekend event, consisting of two races, was designed to illustrate the cars' abilities and bring out as many F500 competitors as possible.

Libecco competed this weekend with sister Christina Libecco, in her first year of national racing.

They will head to the SCCA Runoffs in Topeka, Kans., in mid-October.

The pair won in their F500 classes, FM and FML, at the 2005 SCCA Solo II national championships.

Correction

A fireworks display will follow Grove City College’s football game against Waynesburg Saturday, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. The wrong time was listed in Sunday’s edition.

AREA

Mellott is named

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Lindsey Mellott was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conf. women’s soccer defensive player of the week for her play at Westminster College.

Mellott (Lakeview High), a sophomore goalkeeper, registered a shutout with 13 saves as the Titans battled to a double-overtime scoreless tie with Penn State Behrend.

NATION

Canadiens down
Penguins 3-2 in OT

MONTREAL — Alex Kovalev scored 4:31 into overtime to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday night in the first preseason game for both teams.

Kovalev took Mark Streit’s pass and cut into the slot before beating Marc-Andre Fleury with a wrist shot as Pittsburgh squandered an opportunity to play the final minutes with a 5-on-3 advantage.

Sidney Crosby and Mark Recchi were penalized along with Montreal defenseman Mike Komisarek with 40.6 seconds remaining following a fierce battle between Crosby and Komisarek in the goal mouth.

Wearing the captain’s ’C’ for the first time, Crosby scored late in the second, and assisted on Ryan Malone’s power-play goal 14:50 into the third as Pittsburgh drew even twice to force overtime.

Crosby received Maxime Talbot’s behind-the-net pass to the right of the goal and banked a shot off Komisarek and past goalie Yann Denis 17:04 into the second to tie it at 1.

Kovalev added two assists and Andrei Kostitsyn also had one of each for Montreal. Kostitsyn, whose brother Sergei made his Canadiens debut, scored during a 4-on-3 advantage to give the Canadiens a 1-0 lead 6:41 into the second period.

Vindicator staff⁄wire reports