Saturday, May 23, 2009
LOCAL
Durkin to play at Mount Union
ALLIANCE — Youngstown Christian High School senior Patrick Durkin has committed to attend Mount Union College and compete on the football team this Fall.
Durkin was a wide receiver who was an All-Ohio, All-Northeast Ohio, and all-conference for coach Brian Marrow at Youngstown Christian High School. He had 700 receiving yards and caught 13 touchdowns this past season.
Durkin plans to study pre-law and is the son of Jack and Monica Durkin of Youngstown.
Mill Creek Park is site of run
YOUNGSTOWN — East Glacier Drive, Memorial Hill Drive and West Glacier Drive will be closed today from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. because of the YMCA’s Memorial 5K Run.
During the run, Fellows Riverside Gardens may be accessed from McKinley Avenue.
Mud bog set Sunday in Lisbon
LISBON — The Tri-County 4-Wheelers will stage a mud bog on Sunday at noon at the club’s grounds at 9327 Scroggs Road.
The club is located on state Route 154, one mile east of state Route 11 Lisbon/Rogers exit.
Spectator fee is $10 for ages 12 and older. For more information, call Cherie Syppko at (330) 501-7316.
Thiel trio advances to finals at Nationals
MARIETTA — On the second day of competition at the 2009 Division III Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, three Thiel College athletes advances to the finals.
Tomcat hurdler Dorran Coley earned his place at the table in the finals of the 110-meter high hurdles for fourth time of his career with a time of 14.55.
Junior runner Alex Eaton advanced to the finals in the men’s 400-meter dash, with a school record time of 48.87. Eaton’s blistering time earned him the third best mark of the day.
Junior runner Cara Riffe raced to a finals qualifying and school record time of 56.10 in the 400-meter dash.
REGION
Football Hall of Fame honors AFL
CANTON — This season marks the 50th anniversary for the eight original American Football League teams. As part of the anniversary celebration, the Pro Football Hall of Fame has created a special exhibit that pays tribute to the league’s charter teams.
The AFL, which merged with the National Football League in 1970, played its first season in 1960 with eight teams. The original AFL teams were the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos , Kansas City Chiefs (played as the Dallas Texans), New England Patriots (played as the Boston Patriots), New York Jets (played as the New York Titans), Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers (played as the Los Angeles Chargers) and Tennessee Titans (played as the Houston Oilers).
The Remember the AFL exhibit opens at the Pro Football Hall of Fame today and will run through February. Included in the exhibit are one-of-a-kind game-worn artifacts, photos, documents and a video history that pays tribute to the league’s owners, players and coaches, circumstances of play and milestone events.
Buckeyes fall, 13-3
COLUMBUS — Tyler Rogers hit a triple with the bases loaded in a seven-run fifth inning Friday night to help Indiana to a 13-3 win over top-seeded Ohio State and advance undefeated to the championship game of the Big Ten Baseball Tournament.
The third-seeded Hoosiers on Saturday will face the winner of Ohio State-Minnesota. Those teams have a loss in the double-elimination tournament. If Indiana loses, a deciding game will be played Sunday.
Indiana (40-16) trailed 2-0 Friday going into the bottom of the fourth but rallied off Ohio State (31-25) starter Dean Wolosiansky. Rogers had three hits and four RBIs.
Alex Dickerson, Kipp Schutz, Brian Lambert and Jake Dunning each had two runs batted. Indiana starter Blake Monar allowed three runs — two earned — and five hits over 62‚Ñ3 innings for the win.
Staff/wire reports