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Volleyball wins

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The YSU volleyball team used 10 aces and committed just one serving error to defeat Green Bay in straight sets, 25-20, 25-22, 25-18.

Sophomore Laurie Shives had a match-high five aces while Ebony Barbosa and Amanda Gray had two apiece.

YSU also tied its best serve receiving performance of the season with just one error.

Barbosa had a double-double with 10 kills and 16 digs, both of which were team highs, and Tasha Reid had eight kills, a .333 hitting percentage and a team-high four blocks.

The match featured 19 ties and 10 lead changes, including nine ties and five lead changes in the first set.

Haley Kapferer had four of her six kills in the first set while Ruth Boscaljon had four of her seven.

YSU also recorded 11 aces in its last match against Butler.

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Football all-star game

CANFIELD — Today at noon the area future football stars youth league will hold its all-star game at Canfield High School stadium.

Nearly 20 teams play in the league.

Mercer honored

GROVE CITY, Pa. — Stephen Mercer, a senior wide receiver for the Grove City College football team from Beaver Local High, is one of three Wolverines named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Mercer, in his third season as a starter for Grove City, has a 3.33 grade-point average as an electrical engineering major.

Joining Mercer on the first team are senior teammates Adam Eichler, a starting middle linebacker, and Dave Salera, a starting offensive guard.

In addition, gaining third-team honors was senior middle hitter Natalie Liberati on the Grove City volleyball team.

Mercer is Grove City’s top receiver and leads the team in receptions (45), receiving yards (415) and touchdown catches (5).

Crowl selected

DELAWARE — Caleb Crowl, the starting left offensive tackle for the Mount Union College football team from Lisbon High, was one of four Purple Raiders named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District IV Football First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Crowl, a junior history major, has a 3.60 grade-point average.

Crowl’s blocking has helped Mount Union to lead the Ohio Athletic Conference in rushing yards per game with 243.88.

Also named from Mount Union were senior quarterback Greg Micheli , junior defensive back Drew McClain and junior punter Jay Carpenter.

All four players names will be placed on the Academic All-American ballot.

Curbstoners

BOARDMAN — Bill Lawson of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society will be the guest speaker when the Curbstone Coaches Association holds its weekly noon luncheon at Blue Wolf Catering on Monday.

Lawson’s topic will be sports memorabilia of the Mahoning Valley.

Bowling Tour

WARREN — The 17th season of the Keystone Junior Bowlers Tour begins Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. at Echo Lanes.

A double-elimination match event is scheduled. Cost is $15. Sign-up is no later than 30 minutes before the start. The USBC-certified event requires participants to be under 21 as of Aug. 1, 2008. For more, visit keystonetour.com.

McLaughlin shares IPFW goalie duties

FORT WAYNE, IN. — Former Cardinal Mooney soccer player Meagan McLaughlin was among several freshmen on the Indiana-Purdue/Fort Wayne women’s soccer team for the 2008 squad.

McLaughlin split time with another freshman goalie, Kristen McFadden. With her 5.36 saves per game, McLaughlin finished the season ranked 64th in the country out of over 400+ goalkeepers. McFadden, who started the last four games for the Mastodons, accumulated 62 saves.

IPFW will return 17 players next season.

Meet the Phantoms

YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning Valley Phantoms will offer a “Meet the Phantoms” event Monday at the Chevrolet Centre.

The event will run from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Throughout the day fans will be able to meet and greet their favorite Phantoms players inside the Chevrolet Centre.

Team coaches and staff will also be on hand to welcome the fans.

During the event, fans will be able to buy season tickets and pick their seats for the Phantoms’ 21-game schedule at the Chevrolet Centre.

Season ticket packages are available for six different tiers of seating, ranging in price from $218.50 to $602.50. Ten-game flex plans are also available.

For more information call (330) 965-7500 or visit MVPPhantoms.com.

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Red Smith Handicap

NEW YORK — Strike a Deal drew off to a 7-length win Saturday in the $150,000 Red Smith Handicap, the final major turf stakes of the year at rainy Aqueduct.

Fifth midway on the final turn, Strike a Deal overpowered the field with a strong surge down the center of the yielding course. The time was 2:23.28 for the 1 3-8 miles.

Chuckie Lopez was aboard for trainer Alan Goldberg as 4-year-old colt earned his fourth win in 16 starts.

“The course was soft and he handled it well,” Lopez said. “I tagged him once left-handed and he just took off.”

Strike a Deal earned $90,000 for the Jayeff B Stables, paying $10.60, $4.70 and $3.50. The German-bred Lauro got second as the 5-2 favorite, returning $4.10 and $2.90. Banrock paid $3.90 to show.

Always First was fourth, followed by Hard Top.

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Man United bows, 2-1

LONDON — Samir Nasri scored twice to give Arsenal a 2-1 victory over defending champion Manchester United on Saturday, revitalizing its Premier League title bid and alleviating the pressure on manager Arsene Wenger.

The France midfielder struck in the 22nd and 48th minutes at Emirates Stadium to snap a three-match winless streak in all competitions and lift the Gunners over Man United into third place in the standings.

Arsenal held on during six minutes of injury time after Rafael da Silva pulled a goal back for United in the 90th.

“I knew today that it was a big game for the future of the team ... to keep in the race and knowing you can win big games is vital,” said Wenger, who has faced criticism about his 12-year record at the club.

Vindicator staff/wire reports