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Donkey basketball

EAST PALESTINE — City high school students will take on district teachers during a donkey basketball game Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. the high school.

For details, (330) 426-9401.

Curbstone

BOARDMAN — Ron Moschella, coach of the Boardman High girls basketball team, will be the guest speaker Monday at the Curbstone Coaches’ weekly noon luncheon session at the Blue Wolf Banquet & Catering Center.

The public is welcome.

Manningham to appear

WARREN — Mario Manningham, a receiver for the New York Giants, will appear at Toyota Jaguar of Warren today from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.

He will be signing autographs, two items per person.

For details call (330) 369-1678.

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Disney golf

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Justin Leonard is one of the few players not feeling any pressure this week to secure his PGA Tour card next year.

He’s already got that in hand. That much is clear from his play.

Leonard shot an 8-under 64 in the second round of the Children’s Miracle Network Classic on Friday, surging to the top of the leaderboard in the final Tour event of the season.

Lavender leads win

COLUMBUS — Jantel Lavender had 24 points and 13 rebounds to lead No. 3 Ohio State to a 91-68 win over Eastern Illinois on Friday in the first round of the preseason Womens National Invitational Tournament.

Sarah Schulze had a career-high 18 points for the Buckeyes, and reserve Andrea Walker added 10 in the season opener for both teams.

Kelsey Wyss finished with 12 points for the Panthers.

Schiffauer gets 21

DAYTON, Ohio — Kristin Daugherty scored 17 points and Dayton upset No. 10 Michigan State 77-74 on Friday night in the season opener for both teams.

Kendel Ross scored 14, including four free throws in the final 15.8 seconds, and Justine Raterman added 13 for the Flyers, who returned all five starters from last season’s squad.

Courtney Schiffauer (Boardman High) scored 21 points for the Spartans.

Daugherty scored four consecutive points give the Flyers a 66-63 lead with 5:02 left in the game.

Churchill feature

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Coulee took the lead at the eighth pole and drew away to win the $55,333 feature race Friday at Churchill Downs by three-quarters of a length.

Ridden by Julien Leparoux and trained by John Booker, Coulee completed the mile over firm turf in 1:36.08.

Dreaming of Liz came in second in the field of six, with favored Lady Carlock finishing third.

Coulee, a 5-year-old Kentucky-bred, earned $34,175 to bring her career earnings to $153,461.

She paid $23.80, $9.40, $4.

Bobsled

PARK CITY, Utah — The biggest season of bobsledder Steven Holcomb’s life has arrived.

Already the world champion in four-man bobsledding, Holcomb’s bigger pursuit is Olympic gold. His quest starts in earnest today when the World Cup season begins on the 2002 Olympic track just outside Salt Lake City.

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Shin paces Ochoa

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Jiyai Shin has shot a 6-under 66 for the second-round lead at the Lorena Ochoa Invitational.

The South Korean was three strokes ahead of Americans Michelle Wie (66) and Paula Creamer (69). Song-Hee Kim, the first-round leader, was four back after a 72.

The 21-year-old Shin, a three-time winner this season and the money leader, has already won the rookie of the year award and leads Ochoa in the player of the year race.

Ochoa was seven strokes off the lead after a 69.

Springboks furious

TOULOUSE, France — South Africa’s rugby team was furious after a singer botched the country’s national anthem before a 20-13 loss to France on Friday.

Coach Peter de Villiers said the French deserved their win, but was angry with the hosts for the poor singing of the anthem. The singer at times paused and seemed to struggle to remember the words.

“We were annoyed with the fact that the French disrespect(ed) our anthem,” De Villiers said.

“They didn’t get somebody there who really knows (it) and show any respect to it. We expect people to show respect for our anthem.”

Vindicator staff/wire reports