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Youth golf

AUSTIN, Texas — Brian Terlesky, 8-year-old golfing standout from Boardman, rolled to his 20th tournament victory of the summer season over the weekend in the Texas Junior Masters Tournament.

Terlesky shot a 5-under-par total over the two-day event to claim the championships. He shot an opening round 2-under-par 34 and followed that with a 3-under-par 33 in the final. He was awarded a Texas Junior Masters Championship jacket and trophy. More than 100 junior golfers from all over the country participated.

Tackmann named to All-Ironman Team

BOARDMAN — Mahoning Valley Thunder rookie FB/LB John Tackmann was named to the af2’s All-Ironman Team.

This is the first time in the af2’s nine-year history that special recognition is given to top two-way players.

Tackmann (6’2, 220, Winona State) was also named to the all-af2 second team.

Tackmann started all 16 games and finished the season with 69 tackles.

Tackmann ranked second on the team in rushing yards with 104 on 42 carries.

His 16 running touchdowns set a franchise record for rushing scores in a single season and ranked third overall in af2.

Hillside 5K set

WARREN — The fourth annual Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital 5K team challenge is Saturday.

The 5K and 1-mile run or walk, cosponsored by WKBN 27 First News, is a fund raiser to benefit Hillside’s Adapted Sports Program for the physically challenged.

The course starts at Hillside and winds through the surrounding residential area. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and the race starts at 9 a.m. People of every age and ability can enter, but must form a team of three or more. Each participant receives a free T-shirt.

Registration packets are available at Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital. For details call (330) 841-3655.

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Women’s soccer league adds Atlanta

ATLANTA — Women’s Professional Soccer, a league planning to debut next year, has added Atlanta to its expansion list for 2010.

The league, based in San Francisco, is set to open in April with seven teams — Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis and Washington, D.C.

On Monday, the league said Atlanta would be the ninth team after previously announcing Philadelphia as a 2010 addition.

Atlanta businessman T. Fitz Johnson will head Atlanta’s ownership group and serve as managing partner.

The Atlanta Beat played in the now-defunct Women’s United Soccer Association.

Skip Caray service

ATLANTA — Skip Caray, the voice of the Braves for more than three decades, was remembered Monday for simple contributions like cracking jokes to players in the clubhouse and his cries of “Braves won!” during the 1995 World Series.

Friends, colleagues and Braves players remembered the broadcaster at a two-hour memorial service at an Atlanta church. Caray, who came from a dynasty of baseball commentators — including his father, Hall of Famer Harry Caray — died Aug. 3 at his home.

Settlement helps students

LOS ANGELES — A settlement in a class-action lawsuit brought by former college athletes who alleged the NCAA failed to cover the full cost of their education has been formally approved by a Los Angeles federal judge.

Under the settlement, approved Aug. 5 according to court documents obtained Monday, the NCAA will create a $10 million fund over the next three years to reimburse former student athletes for educational costs they previously incurred.

The NCAA will also make an additional $218 million available to current Division I schools to pay for benefits given to college athletes enrolled between the 2007 and 2013 academic years.

Vindicator staff/wire reports