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Campbell to speak at Curbstoners

BOARDMAN — Clear Channel sports director Jim Campbell will be the guest speaker when the Curbstone Coaches gather for a noon luncheon on Monday at the Blue Wolf Catering.

Campbell is the area’s veteran radio and TV sports personality, who is currently broadcasting high school football playoff games on WKBN-AM 570.

Thanksgiving sweeper

HUBBARD — The 9th Thanksgiving Scratch Sweeper will be Nov. 27 at 8:30 p.m. at Bell-Wick Bowl.

The format comprises five games over five pairs of lanes. Entry fee for the event, which guarantees $1,000 to first place, is $75.

The sweeper has added a senior division for bowlers 50 and over. For more, call (330) 534-1179.

Praznik signs

CUMMING, Ga. — Casey Praznik of Cumming, Ga., a former student and volleyball player at Canfield High, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play volleyball for Armstrong Atlantic University in Savannah, Ga.

Praznik, who moved to Cumming at the beginning of her sophomore year to attend North Forsyth High, is planning to major in sports medicine at Armstrong Atlantic.

The daughter of Linda and Dan Praznik and the granddaughter of George and Nancy Praznik of Hubbard and Fred and Phyllis Denton of Columbiana, Casey won three volleyball letters during at the school.

She was named to the All-Region team as a junior and senior, the All-County first team all three years and the Senior All-Star Region Team in 2008.

Sharon Speedway

HARTFORD — Five race car drivers were presented divisional championship trophies by Sharon Speedway last Saturday at Yankee Lake Ballroom during the track’s annual banquet.

Recognized as the top drivers of the 2008 racing season were Dan Shetler, Warren Harley-Davidson Sprint Cars; Dave Murdick, Gibson-Governor Insurance Agency Modifieds; Alan Dellinger, Tight-Seal Glass Block Pure Stocks and Tom’s Sewer and Drain Service E-Mods; and Guy Griffin Limited Sprints.

Shetler also was won the Most Improved Award.

Dale Johnson of Hartford was honored as the 2008 recipient of the Sharon Speedway Hall of Fame Award, while Jim Pollock, long time Sharon Speedway announcer, was the recipient of the Bill Kirila Award.

Rob Eyler won the Hard Luck Award; A.J. Albrecht was named the 2008 Sharon Speedway Rookie of the Year, while Joe Danyi won the Sharon Speedway “STAR” Employee Award.

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MLS final today

CARSON, Calif. — This much is clear at the MLS Cup: There will be a first-time league champion hoisting the trophy at the finish.

And count on Guillermo Barros Schelotto of the Columbus Crew and Juan Pablo Angel of the New York Red Bulls making plays today that draw oohs and aahs from the crowd. Schelotto, the regular-season MVP, and the ever-dangerous Angel were once rivals in South America.

Columbus’ Frankie Hejduk, an original member of the MLS when it began in 1996, finds the matchup between title-game newcomers refreshing.

Vindicator staff/wire reports