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Fall schedules requested

The Vindicator requests area high school athletic directors to submit 2008 fall varsity sports schedules.

They can be sent by mail to Vindicator sports department, P.O. Box 780, Youngstown, 44501; fax (330-747-6712) or email (sports@vindy.com).

Huddle set

WARREN — The Warren Sports Hall of Fame Coaches Huddle will take place July 27 at DiLucia’s.

Doors open at 6 p.m.; high school football coaches will make their presentations beginning at 7.

Participating schools will be Brookfield, Champion, Girard, Howland, Hubbard, LaBrae, Liberty, Mineral Ridge, Newton Falls, Niles, Warren Harding and Warren JFK.

Youth golf

BOARDMAN — Eight-year-old Brian Terlesky, who will be entering the third grade at Stadium Drive Elementary School this fall, continues to dominate the junior golf tournament series throughout the area and state of Ohio.

Terlesky won five tournaments over a seven day period last week and has now won 11 tournaments since the first of May.

Last week he won the 8-year-old division of the U.S. Kids event at Fox Den in Stow shooting an even-par 36 and won the 12-under division at the Spitale Junior event at Tam O’Shanter in Canton shooting a 38.

He also won the U.S. Kids event at Thunderbird Hills, shooting a 38 and the U.S. Kids event at Copeland Hills with a 2-under-par 34 and then teamed up with Joey Lucci of Columbi8ana winning the 8-year-old division of the two-man scramble event at Clearview Golf Course.

Training Leaders

WARREN — The Warren Youth Development and Sports Alliance is sponsoring a Training Leaders of Leaders on Aug. 2 at the YWCA here from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.

Keynote speaker is David Lee Morgan Jr., of the Akron Beacon Journal.

The clinic will included an afternoon sports specific training by Youngstown State and other university coaching staff covering basketball, golf, baseball, softball, volleyball, cheerleading, football, soccer, tennis and track and field.

Cost is $35 per participant and includes lunch. For more information call (330) 506-6035.

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Tickets available

CANTON — The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced that a limited number of floor seat tickets for the 2008 Enshrinement Ceremony honoring Fred Dean, Darrell Green, Art Monk, Emmitt Thomas, Andre Tippett, and Gary Zimmerman, are on sale.

Additionally, a limited number of sideline and end zone tickets for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game between the Washington Redskins and Indianapolis Colts are on sale.

The floor seat tickets for the Aug. 2 Enshrinement Ceremony are $55 each. Sideline seats are available at $27 each.

Red zone sideline tickets for the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 3 are $50 each and end zone seats are $40 each.

Tickets for both events can only be purchased online at Profootballhof.com or by calling 800-913-9788.

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Penguins sign Cooke to replace Ruutu

PITTSBURGH — Free agent forward Matt Cooke signed a two-year contract with Pittsburgh on Saturday, replacing Jarkko Ruutu as the Penguins’ primary agitator.

The Penguins also offered Ruutu a two-year contract earlier this week but he signed a three-year deal with the Ottawa Senators after free agent bidding began.

The 5-foot-11, 205-pound Cooke had 10 goals, 13 assists and 91 penalty minutes in 78 games with the Vancouver Canucks and Washington Capitals last season.

Cooke, a left winger who usually plays on the penalty-killing unit, was acquired by Washington at the trade deadline for left winger Matt Pettinger.

Manhattan Marathon

NEW YORK — Australia’s John Van Wisse won the Manhattan Island Marathon Swim on Saturday, completing the 28.5-mile course around the island in 7 hours, 30 minutes, 15 seconds.

The 35-year-old Van Wisse also won the event in 2000.

Australia’s Penny Palfrey, the winner last year, was second in 7:35:05.

The top American, second female and third-place overall finisher was Rondi Davies, originally from Australia, but now a resident of New York. She finished in 7:38:04.

Prioress Stakes

NEW YORK — Indian Blessing, the champion 2-year-old filly last season, ended a two-race losing streak with a dominant victory Saturday in the $250,000 Prioress Stakes at Belmont Park.

John Velazquez was aboard for the first time as Indian Blessing powered to a 51‚Ñ4-length win in the mud over By the Light.

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Tour de France

PLUMELEC, France — Alejandro Valverde is determined to contend for the Tour de France title. And the Tour de France is determined to run a clean race.

The Spaniard won the opening stage in a final sprint Saturday as cycling’s three-week showcase took a first step in trying to get beyond the doping scandals that for years have battered the race and the entire sport.

Valverde, fresh off winning last month’s Dauphine Libere and the Spanish championship, broke away from the pack at the end of the 123-mile leg.

US women beat Sweden soccer, 1-0

SKELLEFTEA, Sweden — Carli Lloyd scored on a deflected shot in the 39th minute Saturday to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Sweden in a women’s Olympic tuneup.

Lloyd dribbled past three defenders inside the box, then fired a low left-footed shot that glanced off Sara Thunebro’s leg and past goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl.

The victory was the United States’ 20th straight this year, including one on penalty kicks over Canada in the final of CONCACAF Olympic qualifying.

Ronaldo is hurting

MANCHESTER, England — Cristiano Ronaldo will likely miss the start of the season with Manchester United because of ankle surgery.

The Portugal winger is set to be operated on next week after playing with pain over the final two months of the English season and through the European Championship.

Vindicator staff/wire reports