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Benefit golf

BOARDMAN — A special benefit golf outing will be held at Pine Lakes Golf Course in Hubbard for the benefit of Elvis and Jill Caraballo.

The four-person scramble event will have an 8 a.m. shotgun start on Aug. 30 and there will also be a Chinese auction.

The entry fee is $320 per team, while non-golfers are also welcome to come out and enjoy the food for $20.

The Caraballos, who have five children, have both been diagnosed with cancer within in the past year.

For entries or more information contact Paul Rovnak at (330) 204-3923.

Hall of fame BOARDMAN — Ten individuals will be inducted into the Boardman High School hall of fame banquet on Sept. 21.

The class includes Tim Grady (track/CC, 1986); Jack Grdic (football, 1988); Liz Hauger-Grzesk (basketball, 1993); Nadine Moschella-Colla (basketball, 1993); Santi Nalluri (tennis, 1993); Heather Nordgren (track, 1993); Lee Radler (contributor); Jerry Toscano (football, 1974); Tony Volpe (soccer, 1993) and Dave Wolfe (football, 1986).

The banquet is scheduled at The Georgetown and tickets are available at the Boardman High Athletic Office.

Diehl to speak

WARREN — The Trumbull County Sports Hall of Fame will meet at the Golden Gate Restaurant on Wednesday at 6:15 p.m.

Howland High School girl’s basketball coach John Diehl will speak to the group.

For details call (330) 637-6910.

Canfield is third

CANFIELD — Canfield took third place in the four-team Cardinal Doubles Tennis Classic, trailing Magnificat and Upper Arlington.

Kelly Kuppler and Salena Nagy were the Flight C runner-up.

Tickets available

HOWLAND — Tickets for Howland High School’s football game against Klein Forest in the Herbstreit Classic will be available in the school’s activities office from 7 a.m. until 3 p.m.

For details call (330) 856-8234.

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Army Iron Man

CLEVELAND — This high school football season, the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion in Cleveland will honor the best two-way player in the battalion’s nothern Ohio recruiting territory.

Playing and excelling on both offense and defense, the Army Iron Man must demonstrate physical and emotional strength, as well as strength of character.

The Sports Flash Radio Network will accept nominations each week from high school football coaches, athletic directors, media members, and high school football fans.

For questions contact TSF Radio Network’s Mike Sinnott at (517) 927-4570 or the U.S. Army’s Greg Becker at (216) 802-1409.

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Umenyiora injured

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants hope they didn’t lose more than just a preseason game to the New York Jets.

Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora was carted off the field with a knee injury in the second quarter of the Giants’ 10-7 loss Saturday night. The injury overshadowed a first-half quarterback duel between Brett Favre and Eli Manning that ended up being a penalty-filled snoozer.

The Giants said Umenyiora’s left knee “locked up” with 10:48 left in the half on an incomplete pass by Favre on third down. He couldn’t put any weight on the leg. X-rays were negative, but further examinations were planned today.

Miami QB suspended

MIAMI — University of Miami quarterback Robert Marve was told on Friday that he has been suspended for the season opener against Charleston Southern, his former high-school coach and others confirmed Saturday.

The suspension stems from an incident last year in Coconut Grove, Fla.

Freshman Jacory Harris is expected to start Miami’s opener Thursday at Dolphin Stadium.

Wozniacki beats Chakvetadze for title

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Unseeded Caroline Wozniacki won her second title this month, beating top-seeded Anna Chakvetadze 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Saturday in the final of the Pilot Pen, a U.S. Open tuneup.

The 18-year-old Dane hadn’t even been in a WTA final before August.

She won her first WTA Tour win in Stockholm, then reached the third round at the Olympics, where she lost to eventual gold-medalist Elena Dementieva.

Beltran tops Ndlovu

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fernando Beltran Jr. held off Takalani Ndlovu to win the vacant IBO featherweight world title in a 12-round split decision.

Beltran (31-3-1) lost his two previous title bouts, but the Mexican southpaw was able to recover this time from a lost point due to a low blow in the 10th round.

“I knew that I was up (on the judges’ scorecards),” Beltran said through an interpreter.

Two judges scored the fight 115-112 for Beltran, while the other had it 114-113 for Ndlovu.

Travers Stakes

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Colonel John edged Mambo in Seattle in a photo finish Saturday to win the $1 million Travers Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.

Ridden by Garrett Gomez, Colonel John ran 11‚Ñ4 miles in 2:03.20 and earned $600,000 for WinStar Farm.

The Eoin Harty-trained horse paid $10.40, $5.40 and $4.30.

Colonel John had not won a race since taking the Santa Anita Derby in April and finished sixth in the Kentucky Derby.

Colonel John was caught in heavy traffic as the field turned into the stretch but bulled his way through a narrow seam between horses, which put him in a clear path for a hard-fought stretch drive.

Omnibus Stakes

OCEANPORT, N.J. — Almonsoon drew off in the stretch to win the $70,000 Omnibus Stakes at Monmouth Park on Saturday, scoring a seven-length win over Seeking An Angel.

Trained by Todd Pletcher and ridden by Jose Velez Jr., the 5-year-old mare covered the 1 1-4 miles on the fast main track in 2:061‚Ñ5 and returned $4 and $2.60 as the favorite in the field of four.

The race was scheduled for the turf course, but was moved after a burst water pipe flooded a portion of the turf course late Thursday.

Vindicator staff/wire reports