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Swimmers fall
YOUNGSTOWN — Ohio defeated the YSU swimming and diving team 117-88 Saturday at the Beeghly Center Natatorium.
The Penguins picked up five second-place finishes in the first eight events.
Volleyball wins
YOUNGSTOWN — YSU senior Ebony Barbosa had her fourth straight double-double and fellow senior Karla Everhart had six kills and 34 assists but the Penguin volleyball team lost in four sets to Cleveland St., 25-22, 20-25, 14-25, 22-25.
Barbosa finished with 13 kills and 13 digs and scored a match-high 15.5 points.
Kaitlin O’Hara added 12 kills for YSU (11-16, 4-12 Horizon League).
Both teams will compete at the Horizon League meet in Cleveland. YSU will play on Thursday at 6 p.m.
Seedings, pairings and match times will be announced by the Horizon League today.
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Curbstoners
BOARDMAN — Girard Creekside Golf Dome general manager Jim St. George, owner of The First Tee of Mahoning Valley, will be the guest speaker during the Curbstone Coaches’ noon luncheon Monday at Blue Wolf Catering.
The Curbstoners will honor both the Poland High 2008 state champion girls golf team and Div. II individual state champion Ariel Witmer of South Range.
The public is invited.
Questionnaires needed
Winter sports questionnaires were mailed Nov. 7 to all area high school athletic directors. Coaches are asked to return completed questionnaires by fax (330) 747-6712. Questions can be directed to the sports department (330) 747-1471, ext. 1292.
Charity basketball game scheduled
NORTH JACKSON — Jackson-Milton High School is holding a charity JV/varsity boys basketball game against Crestview over Thanksgiving break.
Proceeds from the Nov. 28 game will be donated to a local charity and to the OHSAA Foundation. Admission is $5 adults, $3 students.
Holiday basketball
YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown/Warren Holiday Basketball Classic will be conducted on Dec. 13 at the Chevy Center.
There will be two girls games to get the event underway with Brookfield taking on East at 8:30 a.m. and Fitch meeting Chaney at 10:15 p.m.
Boys begin at noon with Campbell playing Mooney, followed by Ursuline-Sharon at 2 p.m. and the East-Canfield game at 4 p.m.
At 6 p.m. Fitch takes on Chaney and Warren plays Farrell at 8 p.m.
Kehres to speak
CANTON — Mount Union College head football coach Larry Kehres will be the speaker at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Luncheon Club Monday.
The club meets at Tozzia on 12th, (the former Four Winds) 4210 12th St. NW, Canton, with lunch served starting at 11 a.m.
Programs begin at 12:10 p.m. and conclude by 1 p.m.
Kehres has piloted the Division III football program for more than two decades.
The Purple Raiders are undefeated and for the 17th consecutive season are the champions of the Ohio Athletic Conference.
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’38 Ruth uniform goes for $310,500
MISSION VIEJO, Calif. — SCP Auctions bought a full Babe Ruth 1938 Brooklyn Dodgers road uniform for $310,500 at auction at the Louisville Slugger Museum.
SCP Auctions said Saturday that the uniform, the last professional uniform worn by Ruth, was purchased on behalf of a client who is an avid collector of Ruth memorabilia.
Ruth was a first-base coach for the Dodgers during the 1938 season, his final season in baseball. He also regularly took batting practice with the team to appease fans who wanted another glimpse at the great slugger.
Cardinal Handicap
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Indescribable nipped Long Approach by a head to win the 36th running of the $113,400 Cardinal Handicap at Churchill Downs.
Ridden by Kent Desormeaux, Indescribable covered the 11‚Ñ8 miles on a Matt Winn Turf Course in 1:55.77 on Saturday. The winner’s check of $66,793 increased Indescribable’s career earnings to $332,595.
Indescribable returned $15.40, $8.40 and $4.40. Long Approach returned $8.40 and $4.80 with Kiss With a Twist, who finished a half-length back in third, returning $6.20 to show.
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Sorenstam one stroke back in Mexico
GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Annika Sorenstam made up five strokes on leader Angela Stanford on Saturday in the Lorena Ochoa Invitational, shooting a 5-under 67 to cut her deficit to just a stroke with one round left.
Making her second-to-last start before leaving the LPGA Tour, Sorenstam eagled the par-5 10th and added six birdies. The Swedish star is seeking her third tour victory in Mexico — and first since the 2006 Mastercard Classic.
“Maybe it’s the tacos or the margaritas,” Sorenstam said. “I’m excited about tomorrow. I look forward to tomorrow. I will play the best that I can, make some putts, and hopefully win.”
The 72-time tour champion will need to get past Stanford, the Bell Micro LPGA Classic winner in September who has four straight top-five finishes. Stanford followed opening rounds of 68 and 66 with a 72 on Saturday.
Singapore Open
SINGAPORE — Chapchai Nirat of Thailand took a two-stroke lead at the Singapore Open, which was called because of darkness before roughly half the players could finish the third round Saturday.
Nirat had three birdies and an eagle in 12 holes to move to 9-under, two strokes ahead of Simon Dyson of England, Thomas Bjorn of Denmark and Lam Chih Bing of Singapore.
American Phil Mickelson, who lost his No. 2 ranking to Sergio Garcia of Spain last week, shot 4-under through 14 holes, putting him four strokes off the leader.
Haye beats Barrett
LONDON — David Haye made an easy jump from cruiserweight to heavyweight Saturday night, flooring Monte Barrett five times in five rounds.
Watched from ringside by WBC champion Vitaly Klitschko, former undisputed world cruiserweight champion Haye showed his full range of shots at O2 Arena, although the Ukrainian saw he could also be an easy target.
Vindicator staff/wire reports