Sports notices

YSU

Penguins beat Buffalo, 17-10

NILES — Youngstown State Scored in each of the first seven innings and posted season-high totals in hits and runs to beat Buffalo, 17-10, in the Penguins’ regular season finale Wednesday at Eastwood Field.

Every YSU starter had at least one hit, eight scored and registered an RBI. Jacke Healey hit his team-high eighth homer and drove in four runs, and Jeremy Banks added four RBIs.

YSU and the Bulls combined for 24 runs and 26 hits through the first five innings, which took more than two hours to complete. That’s when Phil Klein came in and completely changed the tone of the contest for YSU.

Klein cruised through 3.2 innings to pick up his fifth win. He allowed one hit, walked two and struck out four as the final four innings lasted less than 50 minutes.

Buffalo had just one hit after the fifth to finish with 14, and YSU posted 19 hits, seven of which went for extra bases.

Koehnlein, YSU’s lone senior, finished with three hits and three runs scored in his final game at Eastwood Field. Koehnlein has upped his batting average to .385.

David Leon added a game-high and career-high four hits and three runs scored.

The Penguins end the regular season 16-34.

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Mixed doubles bowling to start

BOARDMAN — Entries are now available for the 46th annual Youngstown Mixed Doubles Tournament, which will be at Boardman Lanes.

The tournament begins Friday and runs through May 24.

Entry fee per couple is $24.

For more information, call Donna (330) 530-2727 or Tony (330) 518-5857.

The mixed doubles tournament is a USBC-sanctioned event jointly sponsored by the Youngstown men’s and women’s bowling associations.

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Sharon Speedway

HARTFORD — Sharon Speedway will offer presale discounted adult tickets for its July 25 WFMJ-TV ‘Buckeye Bash’ World of Outlaws (WoO) late model event.

The announced adult (age 14 and over) ticket price for the WoO contest is $27.00. However, the speedway will presale adult tickets for only $17.00, if purchased before the close of business (5:00 p.m.) July 20.

There will be no presale on student tickets. Students (age 9-13) will be admitted for $12.00. Kids (age eight and under) are Free.

Advance tickets go on sale May 18. Tickets may be purchased at the speedway office during business hours, online at www.sharonspeedway.com, or by calling the speedway ticket hot line at (330) 772-1186.

Courtney Vincent named all-region

LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – Slippery Rock University softball standout Courtney Vincent (Slippery Rock, Pa./Wilmington) has been named to first team All-Atlantic Region honors by Daktronics, Inc., as voted upon by sports information directors from the region.

Vincent earns the honor in the outfield and is now eligible for All-America honors, as each of the first team award winners from all regions move on to the national ballot.

Vincent, a junior centerfielder from Slippery Rock, Pa., earned first team All-Conference honors last week and has been a member of the All-Conference team in each of her three seasons at The Rock.

Vincent led the team at the plate this season, batting .448 with one double, one triple and six RBIs.

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Reid’s oldest son returns to prison

PHILADELPHIA — The oldest son of Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid has returned to prison.

Garrett Reid’s lawyer, Timothy Woodward, said Wednesday the 26-year-old Villanova man was in an altercation at a Philadelphia halfway house. Woodward says he’s very concerned about his client.

Reid was sentenced to two years in a state drug rehabilitation program in July after being caught with 89 prescription pills inside his rectum at the Montgomery County Prison.

He was in the county prison on charges related to a January 2007 car crash that seriously injured a woman.