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Bob Dove Clinic set Wednesday

YOUNGSTOWN — The YSU football program’s annual Bob Dove Free Spring Coaches’ Clinic is set for Wednesday at Stambaugh Stadium.

The event begins at 3 p.m. when the Penguins take the field for practice.

Following the workout, coaches are invited to take part in individual and group discussions with the YSU coaching staff.

Film study, technique discussion, practice and game video will be analyzed beginning at 6:30 p.m.

Dinner will be served at 5:30 p.m. Required pre-registration for those eating dinner can be made by calling (330) 941-3478 by mid-morning. For questions call (330) 941-3478.

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Pavlik to be honored

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers will honor Youngstown middleweight Kelly Pavlik at Wednesday’s 7 p.m. game against the New Jersey Nets at Quicken Loans Arena.

Pavlik will have a meet-and-greet with the players before the game.

The Cavs will also present him a game jersey, introduce him to the crowd and show video highlights on the scoreboard video.

Pavlik has already been a guest of the Indians, Browns and Ohio State football team.

Kekic is selected

DELAWARE — Ohio Wesleyan Univ. freshman Lainey Kekic (Western Reserve High) was named a North Coast Athletic Conf. Athlete of the Week.

Kekic, a member of the Bishop women’s track field team, was named NCAC Women’s Sprinter/Hurdler of the Week.

She won the 200-meter dash, finished second in the long jump and was a member of Ohio Wesleyan’s first-place 1600-meter relay team.

Phantoms on ice

BOARDMAN — The Mahoning Valley Phantoms resume their North American Hockey League playoff series against the Alpena Ice Diggers Thursday in Alpena, Mich.

The Phantoms hold a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 series, with 3-2 and 5-2 victories at the Ice Zone.

College softball

NEW WILMINGTON, PA. — The Westminster College softball team split a doubleheader at home against Chatham in Presidents’ Athletic Conference action.

The Titans (10-5, 1-3) took the first game, 6-2, and gave up a five-run fourth inning en route to a 5-4 loss in game two.

In the first game freshman DiAndra DiBacco (Cardinal Mooney) hit a two-run homer to highlight Westminster’s three-run third inning.

Correction

Roberto Morales, not Bret Morales, was the winning pitcher in Cardinal Mooney’s 10-0 victory over Lisbon on Friday.

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Going for record

ABILENE, Texas — McMurry third baseman Derek David can tie the NCAA record for consecutive games with a home run if he makes it eight straight today against Wayland Baptist.

David tied the Div. III record with seven games in a row with a homer when he connected three times in the nightcap of a doubleheader Saturday against Concordia, Texas.

Ryan Jackson of Duke (1994) and Andy Bruce of Georgia Tech (1991) share the NCAA record David is trying the reach.

David’s streak started with a home run March 25 against Trinity, Texas.

He has already set a school record with 19 homers this season, while hitting .440 with 56 RBIs and a .933 slugging percentage.

Team is named

SEATTLE — The newest Major League Soccer team will be called Seattle Sounders FC.

About half the 14,500 fans who voted on the team name wrote in Sounders. That was about 20 percent more than the choices offered by the club: Alliance, Republic or Seattle FC.

Club officials didn’t want the traditional Sounders name, but fans had the write-in option. The Sounders name has been identified with soccer in Seattle since 1974.

The team also unveiled its logo Monday, which shows a silhouette of the Space Needle against a blue and green background with the words “Seattle Sounders FC” written across it.

The Seattle MLS team already has deposits for 13,000 season tickets. Play begins in March 2009 in Qwest Field.

Seattle will be the 15th team in the MLS.

Vindicator staff/wire reports