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Throws clinic

YOUNGSTOWN — The YSU track & field coaching staff has an open throws clinic for high school boys and girls on March 3-4 and March 11.

For details on the clinic, which will be held in the Stambaugh gym, call (330) 717-7664.

Williamson sets mark

BROWN DEER, Wis. — Sophomore Ashley Williamson lowered her fastest time in school history in the 100 yard butterfly to place fourth at the Horizon League Championships on Friday.

Williamson swam the 100 fly in a time 56.68 seconds eclipsing her school best time of 57.42 seconds set at last year’s league meet.

Senior Natasha Bray earned an 11th-place finish in the 400 IM.

Bray swam a career-best time of 4:39.60.

In the 200 freestyle, Megan Rupe led the way placing 10th with a school-record time of 1:54.54.

Williamson set her other school record finishing 10th in the 100 backstroke with a time of 58.18 seconds.

New Blue Bomber

WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Former YSU wide receiver Kyle Smith has signed to play with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.

Since playing at YSU, Smith has been on the rosters of the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers but has not played in a NFL game.

Last season he was with the Georgia Force and Arizona Rattlers of the Arena League.

Baseball gets 1,000th

LEXINGTON, Va. — Junior Jacke Healey hit a two-run home run with two outs in the ninth inning to lead the YSU baseball team to a 7-6 win over VMI Friday and its 1,000th victory as a program.

Healey’s game-winner came with the Penguins down to their final strike and capped a rally in which the Penguins outscored the Keydets 6-1 in the final four innings.

Healey, a junior transfer from Potomac State College, finished 2-for-4 with three runs scored and two doubles to go along with his two-run blast to left.

The win was the Penguins’ first of the season in four tries. The program now has an overall record of 1,000-958-6 in its 55th season.

The Penguins trailed 5-1 after five innings.

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Curbstone Coaches

BOARDMAN — Atty. Joseph Schiavoni of Canfield, recently-elected state senator and an advisor to middleweight boxing champion Kelly Pavlik of Youngstown, will be the guest speaker at the Curbstone Coaches weekly luncheon session Monday.

The event will be held at the Blue Wolf Banquet & Catering Center in Boardman, and will begin at noon.

Flag football league

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown Flag Football League will launch its men’s, women’s and children’s spring leagues on April 19.

The league, sanctioned by the NFL, will have 8-on-8 competition for men and women and 5-on-5 for boys and girls combined in four age groups from 5-14.

Monetary prizes will be awarded to the men’s and women’s leagues champion. If 10 teams are entered in each league, each champion will receive $1,000.

More information may be obtained by calling Jessie at 330-774-6707 or by e-mailing MVSports@yahoo.com./www.MVSports.org.

Spadafora set to fight March 31 in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — Former International Boxing Federation lightweight champ Paul Spadafora’s on-again, off-again comeback is on again.

The 33-year-old boxer from the Pittsburgh suburb of McKees Rocks says he will fight an undetermined opponent at the Pittsburgh Hilton on March 31.

Spadafora has been training in Erie, where he last fought in April, a unanimous eight-round decision over Shad Howard. Spadafora has tried to fight twice since then, but those bouts were delayed by knee surgery and a lip cut by a sparring partner.

Spadafora is 41-0-1 but his career has been derailed by legal problems. He was paroled in April 2006 after 13 months’ incarceration for shooting his ex-girlfriend, Nadine Russo in October 2003. Russo is the mother of Spadafora’s son.

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Marbury clears waivers, plays for Celtics

WALTHAM, Mass. — Stephon Marbury cleared waivers, and the Boston Celtics had the New York Knicks castoff in uniform for Friday night’s game against the Indiana Pacers.

Marbury, a former All-Star guard who alienated Knicks management, teammates and fans, was having his physical at the Celtics’ suburban practice facility.

He agreed to a buyout of his $20.8 million contract and was waived by New York on Tuesday. The Celtics were expected to sign him for a pro-rated share of the veteran’s $1.3 million minimum.

Wooden recovering from pneumonia

LOS ANGELES — John Wooden is recovering from pneumonia, and the 98-year-old basketball great is expected to be released from the hospital soon.

Vindicator staff/wire reports