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Volleyball falls

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland State volleyball team defeated YSU in straight sets on Tuesday.

The Penguins blocked at least 10 attacks for the third straight match.

Ebony Barbosa and Ruth Boscaljon had nine kills apiece to lead YSU. Five of Barbosa’s kills came in the final set.

The Vikings won the first two sets 25-19, 25-21 then took the final 25-20.

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Ursuline football kicks off Thursday

YOUNGSTOWN — Ursuline High’s varsity football game against Akron Buchtel will be played Thursday at Stambaugh Stadium.

It’s Senior Night for the Fighting Irish, with all parents asked to be on the field at 6 p.m.

The game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m.

Stricko named

NILES — Head Groundskeeper and Director of Stadium operations at Eastwood Field, Dan Stricko, has been named Sports Turf Manager of the Year in the New York-Penn League.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Class A Short Season affiliate of the Cleveland Indians play at Eastwood.

Stricko is now up for nomination for the Short Season/Rookie Sports Turf Manager of the year, that will be selected at Baseballs Winter Meetings Awards Luncheon in Las Vegas.

Harvest Scramble

CORTLAND — The team of Tom Kellogg, Jerry Denovchek and Chuck Derr won the 3-Person Harvest Scramble at Tamer Win Golf Course last Sunday with a score of 58.

The team of Dafe Ruffner, Jeremy Plaisted and Geoff Patterson finished second with 59. Third went to Mark Rado, Joe Rado and Rich Nicholaas with 61, while fourth included Paulo Rezabek, Don Shillings and Cliff Tims with a 62.

Par 3 to close

YOUNGSTOWN — Mill Creek MetroPark’s Par 3 golf course will close for the season on Sunday.

The playground and recreation field at the Wick Recreation area will remain open as weather permits but batting cages and tennis courts will close Sunday.

Jesko honored

BOARDMAN — Carolyn Jesko, a junior at Boardman High School, was picked the Federal League girl’s tennis player of the year.

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Travis Hafner mulling shoulder surgery

CLEVELAND — Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner may need right shoulder surgery after a disappointing end-of-the-season physical exam.

Hafner spent more than three months on the disabled list with a strained shoulder. During his exit physical, team doctors found the strength did not return to levels that the club had hoped following the extended rehab, general manager Mark Shapiro said Tuesday. Hafner and the team are now examining “alternatives” including off-season arthroscopic surgery.

At the time he went on the DL in May, Hafner was batting just .217 with four homers. Tests showed the left-handed power-hitter had mysteriously lost nearly all the strength in his shoulder.

Shapiro would not answer specific questions about Hafner’s shoulder or if the DH had visited other doctors outside the club for more opinions. However, Shapiro did reiterate that an operation has always been possible.

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O’Sullivan re-signed

LOS ANGELES — The Kings re-signed restricted free agent center Patrick O’Sullivan to a three-year contract Tuesday.

Terms of the deal were not announced.

O’Sullivan had 22 goals, 31 assists and 36 penalty minutes playing all 82 games for the Kings last season. He ranked fourth on the team for points (53), goals and assists, while he tied for the club lead with three short-handed goals.

The 23-year-old center also tied for the club lead with four shootout goals, three of which were game-winners. He had nine multipoint games last season, including a career-high five-point game Feb. 21 vs. St. Louis (1-4-5).

Chicago Olympic bid

MEXICO CITY — Chicago organizers are confident the global economic crisis will have no negative effect on the city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympics.

Members of the Chicago organizing committee will make their first formal presentation to IOC members on Saturday during the Pan American Sports Organization meeting in the Acapulco.

“We don’t feel that we’ll have constraints by the federal government saying ’We can’t put any more money into this because of the financial crisis’,” Patrick Sandusky, Chicago’s bid spokesman, told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

Vindicator staff/wire reports