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Salem’s Brobeck picks Wake Forest

SALEM — Salem senior Sarah Brobeck will continue her track and field career at Wake Forest University.

Brobeck was a first team all-Ohioan in two events last season, placing third in the discus and eighth in the shot put at last spring’s state meet. She will sign a letter-of-intent on Thursday evening.

Steelers play tonight

MCDONALD — The Pittsburgh Steelers basketball team will play a fund raiser game at McDonald High School tonight.

There are two preliminary game scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and feature game is set for 8 p.m.

The evening is to benefit the McDonald basketball program.

Tickets are on sale at the McDonald Ianazone’s Pizza restaurant or by calling (330) 774-5845 or (330) 518-9757.

Jack’s is bocce league champs

YOUNGSTOWN — Jack’s Auto Body won the championship of the Saint Anthony’s mixed doubles bocce league.

Members of Jack’s team are Rita Aurilio, Rose Lattro, Rita Creed, Bill Creed, Frank Cappella and Alex Lazazzara.

Bocce dynasty

YOUNGSTOWN — Camardo’s Esquire Barber Shop captured the ARCO Club City Bocce League Championship for the third straight year and the fourth time in the last six years.

Camardo’s defeated Pannunzio Construction in the title match.

Members of the winning team included Mike Provenzale, Lou Cannatti, Bob Camardo, Don DePaul, Tom George, Nick Gentile and Gene Russo.

Dunham is honored

GREENVILLE, Pa. — Thiel College junior designated hitter Chris Dunham earned the Presidents’ Athletic Conf. Hitter of the Week award.

Dunham set new Thiel (19-11) single season records for home runs (12) and RBIs (48) during a week when he hit .429 with three homeruns, eight runs scored and nine RBIs. He posted a .600 on-base percentage for 5-0 Tomcats last week.

Coley is PAC pick

GREENVILLE, Pa. — Thiel College junior Dorran Coley earned this week’s Presidents’ Athletic Conf. Men’s Track Athlete of the Week award.

Coley, who ran a winning and NCAA Division III automatic qualifying time of 14.41 in the 110-meter high hurdles at Baldwin-Wallace College’s Sparky Adams Invitational, now owns the fastest in Division III this season.

Titans honored

NEW WILMINGTON, PA. — Two Westminster College students were selected as Presidents’ Athletic Conf. Women’s Track Athletes of the Week.

Abbey Basta broke the school record in the 400 hurdles (1:04.55) at the Westminster Invitational.

Jess Cooper (Laurel) won the high jump and long jump in the meet.

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Cincinnati Bengals call Chad Johnson’s bluff

CINCINNATI — The Bengals are calling Chad Johnson’s bluff.

Tired of the receiver’s posturing for a trade, coach Marvin Lewis said Tuesday that Johnson should keep his word and sit out the season — the strongest comment yet from an organization that is reluctant to let him go.

The Bengals also turned down Washington’s offer of two high-round draft picks for Johnson, who had hoped to be traded before the draft this weekend. The move indicated that Johnson will be staying in Cincinnati, like it or not.

Lewis also said that linebacker David Pollack is leaning toward retirement. The former first-round draft pick broke a bone in his neck while making a tackle during the 2006 season and went through months of difficult healing and rehabilitation.

Haedo wins stage

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Juan Jose Haedo outsprinted Greg Henderson to win the second stage of the Tour de Georgia on Tuesday, and Ivan Dominguez maintained the overall lead.

Haedo, an Argentinian who rides for CSC, completed the 115.7-mile run from Statesboro to Augusta in 4 hours, 32 minutes and 35 seconds. He had an average speed of 25.727 mph.

Dominguez (Toyota-United) of Cuba finished third in the same time as Henderson, a New Zealander on the High Road team.

Vindicator staff/wire reports