YSU track results

YSU

Track results

BEREA — Freshman Jerrill Hall won two events to pace seven victories in eight events by YSU athletes at the Baldwin-Wallace Mid-January track & field meet.

Hall set personal-best marks to win the 55-meter hurdles and the high jump. His time of 7.95 in the hurdles ranks third in YSU history, and his cleared height of 6-4 in the high jump puts him fourth all-time.

Johnny Copley cleared a collegiate-best height of 14-91⁄2 in the pole vault to also rank fourth in school history.

Dom DeFilippo added a win in the weight throw (49-8 1/4) and Jeremiah Folger’s third-place throw of 45-51⁄4 in the weight ranks him 10th all-time.

On the women’s side, Danielle Curry won the shot put with a personal-best mark of 44-71⁄2. Stephanie Jarvis won the pole vault (10-1 1/2), and Alexis Hall won the weight throw to pace three Penguins in the top three.

Swimming results

YOUNGSTOWN — Junior Olivia Arnold won two events and broke her own school record in the 1,000-yard freestyle in YSU’s final home swim meet of year against Akron on Saturday.

Arnold topped her previous record by four seconds, posting a second-place time of 10:38.91.

She later just missed her personal-best time to win the 200 IM in 2:16.89, and her time of 5:16.09 gave her a win in the 500 free.

In addition to Arnold’s record-setting time in the 1,000 free, three other entries were made to YSU’s top-10 performers list. Natasha Bray set a personal-best (10:43.86) in the 1,000 free by nine seconds and now ranks second in school history.

Alana Kane’s personal-bests in the 50 free (25.71) and 200 free (2:00.83) rank her eighth and 10th, respectively.

As a team, the Penguins had 19 season-best times and nine personal-best marks.

Ashley Williamson added a victory in the 200 back (2:12.18), and she teamed up with Kane, Brittany Senn and Megan Rupe to win the 400 free relay.

Senn added a second-place time in the 50 free (25.02), and Rupe was second in the 100 free (55.25).

AREA

Curbstone Coaches

YOUNGSTOWN — Jerry Angelo, a Youngstown native and Chaney High graduate who currently serves as the general manager of the Chicago Bears, will serve as guest speaker at this year’s Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame Banquet.

Festivities are scheduled for May 4th with 15 new members set to be enshrined.

Angelo has served as G.M. of the Bears since 2001 and prior to that, spent 14 seasons overseeing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ scouting department.

He began his NFL career as a scout with the New York Giants and has also worked with the Dallas Cowboys organization as well.

The 2008 class includes: Ron Berdis (football/coach), J.D. Bossone (bowling), Ron Ellis (baseball), Ed Garasic (softball), Bob Hannon (sports media award), Rudy Hubbard (football), Garcia Lane (football), Tony Lariccia (contribution to sports), Don McCloud (special award), Greg Richardson (boxing), Donald J. Smaltz (track & field), Dan Wathen (contribution to sports), Roseanne Winner (bowling), Mike Zordich (football) and Bob Matey (posthumous selection, football).

Tickets can be obtained by calling (330)-726-9829 or (330)-549-3412, or by visiting the organization’s website at www.curbstonecoaches.org .

McDonald, LaBrae
MLK event winners

NILES — McDonald High School’s girls’ team and LaBrae’s boys won their respective categories during the 5th annual Martin Luther King Day high school bowling tournament at McKinley Lanes.

McDonald tallied 1699, followed by Fitch (1605), Niles (1488), Champion (1465) and Crestwood (1443).

McDonald’s varsity members are Brittany Stitt, Megan Marino, Melissa Wasser, Kayla Barker, Rachael Lepor and Sabrina Beedle. The Blue Devils are coached by Mike Lepor.

LaBrae was tops among boys competition with 1967, followed by Fitch (1892), Champion (1871), Crestwood (1817) and Hubbard (1741).

LaBrae’s bowlers are Corey Hines, Joe Gimmarco, Zack Ewing, Josh Winkleman, Joel Martin, Nathan Dugan, Keith Huff and Shelby Persons. The Vikings’ coach is Bob Haynie.

‘Strike Out Cancer’

HUBBARD — The Youngstown USBC Women’s Bowling Association will hold its sixth annual “Strike Out Cancer” benefit bowling tournament, Feb. 1-3 at Bell-Wick Bowl.

Businesses are being asked to help make the event successful by sponsoring a lane for $100, donating a prize for a silent auction or encouraging participation by co-workers, families or friends.

The money raised will be donated to several local cancer care charities.

“Strike Out Cancer” includes a 9-pin no-tap scotch doubles event comprising four games. Cost is $20 per couple — two women, two men, mixed couple or junior-adult — with six couples on a pair of lanes.

Reservations are preferred. Inquiries may be made to the Youngstown WBA at (330) 799-7999 or (330) 792-5444.

Bossone entries

YOUNGSTOWN — Entries for the 8th annual John Bossone Memorial Senior Masters bowling tournament close Feb. 1.

Cost is $70 for the event that guarantees $500 first place. To determine the winner this year, a stepladder final has been added on Feb. 10. For more, call Ted Bundy at (330) 770-8161.

Turf Club meeting

POLAND — The Poland Bulldog Turf Club will hold an informational meeting and presentation at the high school auditorium Wednesday at 7 p.m.

The club is raising funds to refurbish the Poland High School stadium and install an artificial playing surface.

NATION

Redskins reorganize

WASHINGTON — The Washington Redskins fired assistants Gregg Williams and Al Saunders on Saturday, promoted Greg Blache to lead the team’s defense and announced that a head coach would likely not be in place for at least another week.

The Redskins also formally announced the hiring of Jim Zorn, who agreed to a three-year deal Friday to lead the offense.

Quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor and Al Saunders’ son, offensive assistant Bob Saunders, also will not return next season, a person familiar with the coaching selection process told The Associated Press.

The person also said that most, if not all, of the rest of the coaching staff was expected to remain with the team, lending credence to owner Dan Snyder’s stated desire to maintain a degree of continuity following the resignation of head coach Joe Gibbs on Jan. 8.

Vindicator staff/wire reports