Area sports notices

April 17, 2009 at 12:00a.m.

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Mud Bog scheduled

LISBON — The Tri-County Four-Wheelers will be the host of a Mud Bog on Sunday at noon.

The activity is scheduled at 9327 Scroggs Road, Lisbon.

For details, call (330) 501-7316 or (740) 282-4105.

Saluga signs

CHAMPION — Champion High School senior Katie Saluga will continue her softball career at West Liberty State.

Champs announced

YOUNGSTOWN — Five age-group winners were crowned at the Youngstown-Salem USBC Women’s Bowling Association at Camelot Lanes.

The winners, their class, age group and scores are June McFate (AA, 77-plus, 679); Dolly Knight (A, 70-76, 674); Emogene Ready (B, 65-69, 636); Betty Fox (C, 60-64, 645); and Joyce Bates (D, 55-59, 620).

state

OHSAA: Schools can play 3rd preseason

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association says schools can play three preseason football contests this August, giving players one more opportunity to prepare for the regular season.

The association said Thursday that holding the extra contest would also give athletic departments another opportunity to bring in money from ticket sales.

Schools had been limited to playing just two scrimmages. But Commissioner Daniel Ross said in a statement that the third contest — a jamboree — could be played between Aug. 14 and Aug. 22. Up to four schools could participate in any one jamboree.

Nate Dolin dead at 95

CLEVELAND — Nate Dolin, a former vice president and part-owner of the Cleveland Indians, has died of pneumonia in Rancho Mirage, Calif., where he spent winters.

Dolin, 95, who lived in suburban Lyndhurst, died Sunday, according to his son, Lawrence S. Dolin of nearby Shaker Heights.

People often confused Dolin and his son with the Indians’ current leaders, Larry Dolan and his son, Paul.

Bill Veeck sold the Indians in 1949 for $2.2 million to a seven-member group including Dolin and headed by insurance executive Ellis W. Ryan, and Dolin sold his share on Nov. 20, 1962, according to The Cleveland Indians Encyclopedia.

nation

Rutgers, Penn St., to meet in 2014-15

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State and Rutgers will renew their football rivalry in an agreement announced Thursday by the schools.

The Nittany Lions will travel to Rutgers on Sept. 13, 2014. The Scarlet Knights visit Beaver Stadium on Sept. 12, 2015.

The teams last met on the football field in 1995, when Penn State beat Rutgers 59-34 at Giants Stadium.

Penn State leads the series, 22-2. The teams first met in 1918, and they played each year between 1982 and 1995.

Ainge has heart attack

BOSTON — Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge has been hospitalized after suffering what the team described as a minor heart attack.

The team issued a statement Thursday saying that the 50-year-old Ainge was “recovering nicely” at Massachusetts General Hospital and is expected to remain there for a few days.

Verizon Heritage

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. — Alex Cejka shot his lowest score in nearly two years with a 7-under 64 to lead the Verizon Heritage on Thursday.

Cejka needed surgery in September to correct a pinched nerve he first felt at the British Open last summer. He didn’t play for about three months and still says he’s only 85 percent back.

Venus Williams loses

CHARLESTON, S.C. — Second-seeded Venus Williams was upset in the third round of the Family Circle Cup on Thursday, falling to 63rd-ranked Sabine Lisicki 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a startling early exit that took even Williams by surprise.

Vindicator staff/wire reports