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Johnson aids Vulcans

CALIFORNIA, Pa. — Lyndsay Johnson, a senior guard for the California (Pa.) Univ. women’s basketball team from Springfield High and New Middletown, contributed 10 points, eight rebounds and two assists to help the Vulcans defeat Gannon, 64-40, to win the NCAA Div. II Atlantic Regional Tournament championship.

The Vulcans (29-4), led by junior guard Brooque Williams’ double-double with a game-high 28 points and 10 rebounds, advanced to the 2009 NCAA Elite Eight in San Antonio, Tex.

Wiliams is the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference West Co-Player of the Year.

Johnson was a second-team All-PSAC West selection.

Harris wins quick KO

UNCASBILLE, Conn. — Cruiserweight boxer Joshua Harris of Youngstown and the Buckeye Elks boxing stable scored his third professional win last week.

Harris won on a first-round knockout in 21 seconds over David Williams of Philadelphia at the Mohican Sun Casino.

Harris, ranked 37th in the cruiserweight division at www.boxrec.com., is now 3-2, Williams 6-3-1.

Harris also recently served as a sparring partner in Providence, R.I., for heavyweight Jason Estrada, who is ranked No. 10 by the North American Boxing Organization; and for cruiserweight Matt Godfrey, the current NABF champion.

Daly selected

PAINESVILLE — Jared Daly, a junior soccer player for Lake Erie College from Hubbard High, has been selected to attend the 2009 NCAA National Student-Athlete Development Conference slated May 24-27 in Orlando, Fla. at the Walt Disney World Coronado Spring Resort.

Daly’s selection marks the first time that any Lake Erie College student-athlete was picked to participate in the four-day conference, which consists of daily color team sessions, exercises, speakers and activities to help the student-athlete attendees develop as individuals and contributing members to society.

Daly is one of 699 student-athletes, including 186 from the Div. II level, chosen to attend the conference, and one of just 37 men’s soccer players who will participate in the event.

Football clinic Friday

WASHINGTONVILLE — The Quad County Football Coaches Association will have their QCFCA Clinic on Friday from 6-11 p.m.

The event will be held at the Washingtonville VFW.

Terrell picked by PAC

WEXFORD, Pa. – Following a week in which she gained her first collegiate save, victory and no-hitter, Bethany freshman Summer Terrell was selected as the PAC Pitcher of the Week for March 16.

In the Bison’s first game of the season against Babson in Orlando, Florida, last Saturday, Terrell came on in relief in the top of the seventh with one on and no one out and got her first save.

Making her first career start against Morrisville St., she fired a no-hitter in an 8-0 Bison triumph.

4 Mount Union players named All-OAC

AUSTINTOWN — Mount Union College senior guard Luke Conley and sophomore forward Dave Pellerite along with senior forward Stephanie Schwartz (Maplewood) and junior guard Tessa Pohovey have each been named to the Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams.

Schwartz started all 25 games for the Raiders and averaged 7.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest. She was also among OAC leaders in field goal percentage at .514. Off the court, she is an exercise science major with a 3.71 grade point average.

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Browns sign St. Clair

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Browns have signed versatile offensive lineman John St. Clair, who spent the past four seasons with the Chicago Bears.

Terms were not disclosed.

St. Clair started 16 games at left tackle last season for the Bears. In 2007, he started one game at left tackle. one at right tackle and three at left guard. He was with St. Louis from 2000-2003, Miami Dolphins in 2004 and the Bears since 2005.

The 6-5, 315-pounder was drafted in the third round out of Virginia by the Rams in 2000.

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Preakness Stakes

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Senate President Mike Miller says the state could build a horse racing track and run the Preakness Stakes if its financially troubled owner decides to sell the Triple Crown race.

Miller says the name of the race has value, and he believes it would be treated separately from the two Maryland tracks owned by Magna Entertainment Corp. The Aurora, Ontario-based company filed this month for bankruptcy.

Miller says he believes Magna Entertainment would set a price on the Preakness and it would have to give the state the first option to purchase the race.

Vindicator staff/wire reports