Area sports in brief

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Class B POTW

STRUTHERS — Dustin “Bubba” Uhlman was selected the Youngstown Sports Grille Class B League Player of the Week

Uhlman batted .625 for the week with an on-base percentage of .778 and a slugging percentage of 1.000 and helped Roth Brothers to a 3-2 start.

Last year he was in the top 10 in the league in batting average.

Uhlman will graduate from Butler High School and he plans to continue his baseball career at Washington & Jefferson.

Hardhats roll 30-6

YOUNGSTOWN — The Steel Valley Hardhats’ semi-professional football team, which rolled past the West Virginia Wham, 30-6, last Saturday in their season opener in the Heartland Football League, will host the Northeast Ohio Disciples (1-0) Saturday at the former South High Field at 6 p.m.

Gary Robinson and Chris McNeil led the Hardhats’ offense against the Wham.

Robinson threw a 65-yard scoring pass to Walt Witfield and also scored on a 2-yard run; while McNeil had a team-best 72 yards rushing in 11 carries, including a 72-yard TD dash.

Gary Scott from Woodrow Wilson added 64 yards in eight carries, one an 8-yard TD run.

Red Bulls blank Jagz

YOUNGSTOWN — The Ohio Red Bulls, victorious in their season opener last Saturday on the road over the Akron Jagz, 19-0, will play again Saturday against the Northcoast Vikings at Chardon High field at 7 p.m. in a U.S. Football Alliance East Football Conference game.

Tim Smith from Mineral Ridge and Larry Jones both rushed for 5-yard touchdowns.

Also, Craig CJ Ladson from The Rayen School also tallied on a 25-yard pass from John Hromyak of Mineral Ridge to key the win for the Red Bulls, a semi-professional football team.

Basketball officials

YOUNGSTOWN — Basketball officials who are interested in working the upcoming Century Cage Camp at Youngstown State on June 27-28, should contact Mike Butch at (330) 792-7072.

Bedford Trails youth

COITSVILLE SEmD Joe Pikunas of Boardman defeated Zach Fortunato of Poland in a three-hole playoff to win the boys grade 9-12 division of the Bedford Trails Youth Golf Tournament.

Both finished tied at 77.

In the girls 9-12, Angela Molasky defeated Allison Mitzel in a one-hole playoff after each shot 39.

Both are from Poland.

Walker decides

ALLIANCE — United Local High School senior Jeremy Walker has committed to attend Mount Union College and compete on the men’s basketball team.

Walker, a 6-5, 210-pound forward, was an all-league and all-county selection at United.

Last season, he averaged 14.1 points and 12.8 rebounds per game.

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Flag flap

CANTON — Following complaints from veterans, a banner with the U.S. flag beneath a Canadian one has been taken down at the stadium that hosts the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game.

Banners for an upcoming international football competition at Fawcett Stadium in Canton showed the flags of the eight participating nations in the order in which they’re seeded. The first banner in the series had No. 1 seed Canada above the U.S., the No. 2 seed.

Veterans and other critics objected, saying it was insulting and a breach of protocol to display a Canadian flag on top of the American flag.

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Madison Sq. Garden renovations scheduled

NEW YORK — Madison Square Garden’s renovation will cost more and take longer than originally planned.

The owners of the nation’s busiest sports arena say the entire project will cost more than $500 million, and the complete renovation will be finished by the start of the 2012-13 NBA and NHL seasons. Officials had hoped to have the renovation to all levels done a year earlier.

Officials unveiled new drawings and mock-ups of luxury suites for the 41-year-old arena. The arena would include a 5,000-square-foot “supersuite” to entertain up to 300 people.

Vindicator staff/wire reports