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Bright selected

INDIANAPOLIS — Youngstown State junior guard Kelvin Bright (Silver Spring, Md.) was named the Horizon League’s men’s basketball player of the week.

Bright averaged 22.5 points per game while shooting 45.5 percent from the field and 80 percent at the free throw line in games against UIC and Loyola.

Bright scored a game-high 23 points in YSU’s 80-70 win over UIC. Against Loyola, Bright scored 22 points.

LOCAL

Boardman-Jackson girls basketball

The Boardman at Massillon Jackson varsity girls basketball game, postponed last Saturday, has been rescheduled for Jan. 29. The game will start at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Lakeview-LaBrae girls basketball

The Lakeview at LaBrae varsity girls basketball game, postponed last Saturday, has been rescheduled for Feb. 9. The game will start at approximately 7:30 p.m.

Saad named

BOARDMAN — Mahoning Valley Phantoms forward Brandon Saad was named NAHL North Division player of the week after scoring three goals and one assist last weekend.

Saad had two goals, including the game-winner, against Motor City last Friday in the Phantoms’ 5-3 win.

He added another goal Saturday in the Phantoms’ 6-3 win, and had an assist Sunday in a 9-1 loss to the U.S. National team.

Prep hockey

ELYRIA — Joe Geiser scored with 4:19 left in overtime to lead Canfield to a 3-2 win over Midview Sunday night in a Greater Cleveland High School Hockey League game.

Geiser scored two goals; both assisted by Riley Emery. Dan Johns tallied the other goal for the Cardinals as Canfield (7-10, 2-4 GCHSHL).

Max Siegle and Ben Kline also had assists. Roger Geiser stopped 30 of 32 shots in the net for Canfield.

Johnson scores nine in California (Pa.) win

CALIFORNIA, Pa. — Lindsay Johnson (Springfield) scored nine points as No. 8 California (Pa.) defeated Shippensburg, 75-49, Sunday.

Johnson, who scored a career-high 40 points on Saturday and surpassed the 1,000-point mark for her career, also had five rebounds and three assists for the Vulcans (11-2).

Tri-City Speedway

FRANKLIN, Pa. — Over $23,500 in point funds and contingencies were distributed Saturday as Tri-City Speedway officials honored the 2008 track champions at the Rocky Grove Fire Hall before a crowd in excess of 250 fans, drivers, crewmen, officials and sponsors.

Receiving their championship awards were Kevin Bolland (Engles Trucking DIRTcar Big Block Modifieds), Max Blair (4 Your Car Connection FASTRAK Late Models), Carl McKinney (RPM Auto Sales/Sherry Shawgo Real Estate E Mods), Jason Reagle (E.F. Rogers Plumbing & Heating Pro Stocks) and Bill Myers (Klapec Auto Body Thundercars).

MUC’S Pellerite named player of the week

ALLIANCE — Mount Union College sophomore Dave Pellerite (Olmsted Falls) was named Ohio Athletic Conference men’s basketball player of the week.

Against Capital and Wilmington, Pellerite was 17-of-23 from the floor (73.9-percent), including five 3-pointers, and averaged 7.5 rebounds per game. He scored 47 points — 21 against Capital and 26 against Wilmington.

Titans’ Yarzebinski swimmer of week

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Westminster senior A.J. Yarzebinski (Gibsonia, Pa.) was named Presidents’ Athletic Conference men’s swimmer of the week.

Yarzebinski won both the 100 (1:02.01) and 200 (2:15.45) breaststroke events in Westminster’s dual meet win at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla.

REGION

Woods suspended

KENT — Rashad Woods has been suspended indefinitely from Kent State’s men’s basketball team. KSU officials said only that the 6-foot-5, 215-pound forward violated team rules.

After finishing last year as the Mid-American Conference’s top 3-point shooter, Woods saw his playing time decline steadily during the first 14 games of the 2008-09 season.

Indians, Shoppach agree to contract

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians agreed to a $1.95 million, one-year contract Monday with catcher Kelly Shoppach, keeping up their streak of avoiding salary arbitration.

The Indians have not gone to an arbitration hearing with a player since 1991, when they went to hearings with infielder Jerry Browne and Greg Swindell.

Shoppach batted .261 with 21 homers and 55 RBIs in 112 games last season. He led AL catchers in homers and took on an everyday role after Victor Martinez injured his right elbow, limiting him to 73 games.

Vindicator staff/wire reports