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Free coaches clinic
YOUNGSTOWN — The Bob Dove free spring high school coaches clinic will be April 9 at Stambaugh Stadium, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Lunch will be served following practice.
For details call (330) 941-2180 or e-mail dmkopp@ysu.edu.
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‘Beanie’ to appear
NILES — Ohio State runningback Chris “Beanie” Wells will appear at the Eastwood Mall Saturday from 1-3 p.m.
The free event will be held in the mall’s concourse between center court and Sears.
Ohio State merchandise, autographs and photographs will be available for purchase.
Last fall Wells collected 1,197 yards and eight touchdowns despite missing three games with a foot injury.
For details call (330) 652-6980.
Prep track
KENT — The Lordstown High track & field team competed at a non-scoring meet at Kent State.
The girl’s 4x200 relay team of Jessica Reinke, Katie Bellay, JoHaana Morgan and Kayla Ellks placed second (1:56.2) and Elks was third in the long jump (16-2).
The boys team of Thomas Neer, Matt Tarchick, Jake Thomas and Dylan Gettings took fifth in the 4x800 relay (9:24).
Basketball tickets
NILES — The Niles High School athletic office is selling tickets for the basketball tournaments.
The Niles girls play at Austintown Fitch Saturday at 1 p.m. and the boys face Lakeview at Boardman on March 3.
The athletic office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.
Runners hall of fame
YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Road Runner’s Club will induct three men into its hall of fame June 22.
At that time the club will induct Adrian Mangino, S. Mark Courtney and Guy Pizzerferrato.
Mangino coached Cardinal Mooney to a state cross country championship in 1999, Courtney timed national and international races and Pizzerferrato has helped high school runners for 30 years.
The banquet will be held at Birch Hill Cabin.
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Northern Iowa eliminates baseball
DES MOINES, Iowa — Northern Iowa will eliminate its baseball program after this season, a cost-cutting measure officials say will save the school about $400,000.
Athletic director Troy Dannen made the announcement Monday, three days after the baseball team began what is now slated to be its last season.
Dannen noted an expected athletic department budget shortfall of up to $600,000 next year, thanks to a 9 percent drop in state funding.
Cutting the baseball program will save the school about $400,000. The baseball program is expected to cost around $485,000 to run in the 2009 fiscal year but only bring in about $87,000 in ticket sales and fundraising.
Leyritz to remain out of jail for now
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Broward County judge has ruled that former major leaguer Jim Leyritz does not have await his trial on DUI manslaughter charges in jail.
Leyritz, who played for six teams and last was in the majors in 2000, was jailed this month after a device in his car recorded that he consumed alcohol four times since it was installed in April 2008.
Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes on Monday sided with Leyritz’s attorney, David Bogenschutz, who said his client misunderstood the conditions of his pretrial release. Bogenschutz said after the device was installed, Leyritz thought he was allowed to consume alcohol.
Eller sentenced to workhouse
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings great Carl Eller was sentenced Monday to 60 days in the county workhouse for resisting Minneapolis police officers after a traffic stop, a punishment that went beyond prosecutors’ recommendations.
Hennepin County District Judge Dan Mabley denied a request from Eller’s attorney to delay the sentence during an appeal and immediately ordered Eller into custody.
Mabley said he wanted to send a message that he thought Eller’s public criticism of the courts and police were baseless. Eller has filed a federal lawsuit claiming officers violated his civil rights.
Mixed martial arts
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania will allow mixed martial arts events after state officials wrote new safety regulations.
The sport combines elements of karate, judo, jujitsu and kickboxing. Proponents say mixed martial arts has evolved from its no-holds-barred past that Sen. John McCain once called “human cockfighting.”
States including New Jersey, Ohio and Maryland already permit it. Pennsylvania expects to regulate four to five events a month.
Vindicator staff/wire reports