YSU

YSU

Penguin golfers
take 9th place

CHARDON — YSU junior men's golfer Ryan Stocke placed second to lead the Penguins to a ninth-place team finish at the Cleveland State Fall Invitational at Sand Ridge Golf Club.

Stocke finished with a three-round score of 214 to finish one shot behind South Dakota State's Geoff Mead who finished with a 213.

Stocke had rounds of 69, 71 and 74 during the two-day event. His first-round 69 on Monday was a second-lowest score of his career.

In the team competition, YSU placed ninth with a three-round score of 923 (308-306-309).

Cincinnati rallied to win the team title with an 885. Loyola was second and the host Vikings were third.

Freshman Spenser Sulzner made a collegiate debut finishing 28th with a 231 after firing rounds of 80, 74 and 77.

Sophomore Tim Morrow placed 45th with a 237 (80-79-78), senior Ross Beal was 56th with a 242 (80-82-80) and Jon Hamarik was 61st carding a 245 (79-82-84).

Senior Ryan McGraw competed as an individual and finished 67th with a 254 (83-86-85).

Jake Lape named

INDIANAPOLIS — YSU freshman Jake Lape was named the Horizon League Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

Lape (Boardman High) finished 76th to lead the Penguins to their best-ever finish at the Iona Meet of Champions on Saturday.

He was one of three freshmen among YSU's five scoring runners. He covered the 8K course in 27:09.9.

LOCAL

Ellwanger selected

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — The Presidents' Athletic Conference named Westminster College men's soccer player Chris Ellwanger as its defensive player of the week.

Ellwanger, a junior defender, was a part of Westminster's (4-2-1) back line that allowed just four shot attempts in a 6-0 win at Penn State-Beaver.

Zordich, Beachum
chosen for game

YOUNGSTOWN — Mooney seniors and Penn State recruits Brandon Beachum and Michael Zordich were chosen to play in the 2008 Offense-Defense All-American Bowl on Jan. 4, 2008.

The game, which began last year, will be played in the Orange Bowl and broadcast live on Fox Sports at 8 p.m.

For details, visit www.all-americanbowl.com.

Midget Phantoms
second in showcase

BOARDMAN — The Midget AAA Phantoms went 4-1-1 en route to a runner-up finish at the recent NAHL Midget AAA Showcase in Blaine, Minn.

Led by the scoring of Matt Cook and Jacob Carney, and goaltender Tyler Ross’ three wins, the Midget AAA Phantoms moved their overall record to 11-4-2.

“I’m really happy with the way they played,” coach Joe Dumais said. “They pretty much got better every game. I think the guys are realizing what it takes to win.”

The Phantoms shut out the St. Louis Blues U-18’s 2-0 and defeated the Columbus Jr. Blue Jackets, 5-2, and Victory Honda 2-1. Their loss was in a shootout to the Soo Indians.

In the championship round, the Phantoms beat Russell Stover U-18, 3-1. They lost the finale to Chicago Young Americans, 5-2.

Fitch HOF to meet

AUSTINTOWN — The Fitch High Athletic Hall of Fame committee will meet today at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria.

NATION

US faces Brazil
in soccer World Cup

HANGZHOU, China — Coping with Brazil’s finesse is worry enough — the tricky feints, bicycle kicks and showy backheel passes.

The South Americans can also be downright rough, which is a flip side for the United States to deal with in Thursday’s Women’s World Cup semifinal.

“They’re not going to let us hold on to the ball very long,” American forward Heather O’Reilly said. “We’ll get it stripped or get our legs taken from under us. We need to keep the ball moving and bring our technical game, or else we’re going to pay for it.”

Coach Greg Ryan was more direct.

The United States defeated Brazil 2-0 three months ago in New York, and Ryan said the South Americans’ main tactic was fouling, “chopping our players down to break up the game’s rhythm.”

Vindicator staff⁄wire reports