Sports Digest || Mettille announces Mount Union selection

Mettille announces

CANFIELD

Canfield High School senior Tyler Mettille will attend Mount Union in the fall where he will play basketball and run track.

At Canfield Mettille won four track letters and one letter in basketball.

Thomas honored

DELAWARE, Ohio

Mount Union senior Scott Thomas (West Branch High) was named to the Capital One Academic All-District IV Track & Field Team selected by College Sports Information Directors of America.

Thomas recently graduated with a degree in biology with a 3.75 grade point average.

On the track, he was OAC Indoor Track Champion in the 55 meter dash and 200 meters.

He was named OAC Sprint Athlete of the Meet at the OAC Indoor Championships and went on to earn All-American honors with a sixth place finish in the 55 meters at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships in March.

In the outdoor season, he qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in the 100 meter dash and finished ninth in the nation.

Bass Classic set

The United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley will be having its Muransky Companies Bass Classic on Saturday along with a Fish & Fun Kids Event.

The action will take place at Evans and Pine lakes.

Fifty-four teams of professional bass anglers and their amateur partners will compete for cash and prizes on the bass-filled reservoirs.

Among the amateur participants will be Daniel Sepulveda and Tuff Harris of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

For details call 330-746-8494 or 330-770-3540.

Mercer Raceway Park

Mercer, PA

At Mercer Raceway Park there will be a Saturday Night Live racing program.

The Pittsburgh Circle Track Club will also enjoy free grandstand admission for all members.

On the card will be the Luxaire Heating & Cooling 410 Sprint Cars, Approved Toilet Rentals 358 Modifieds, ti22 Performance Outlaw Sprint Warriors, Big Daddy’s Speed Center Mod Lites, Precise Racing Products Stock Cars and Big Dog R/C Mini Stocks.

Brookfield High Athletic Hall of Fame

BROOKFIELD

The Brookfield High School Athletic Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for its next class.

Information is due by Aug. 1 and the induction dinner will be Dec. 10.

For details call 330-448-3001.

Brawlroom fights set for Saturday

brookfield

At the Yankee Lake Ballroom the Brawlroom fight card is scheduled Saturday at 7 p.m.

There are 14 amateur bouts on the docket.

For details call 724-699-1725, 330-448-8839 or 330-448-6668.

Sharon Speedway

hartford

A Steel Valley Thunder night of racing is scheduled at Sharon Speedway on Saturday.

The night will feature Governor Insurance Agency Big-Block Modifieds, Barris Supply FASTRAK Late Models, Ainsley 500 Heating & Cooling E-Mods, Gibson Insurance Agency Stocks Car and Presidential Lawn Care Mini Stocks.

Penguins C Crosby cleared for workouts

PITTSBURGH

Penguins center Sidney Crosby has been cleared by team doctors to start offseason, off-ice workouts.

Crosby played his last game on Jan. 5, and did not return for the Penguins as he recovered from a concussion. Pittsburgh advanced to the playoffs without him, but lost in Round 1 to Tampa Bay in seven games.

Crosby, who sustained two hard hits in as many games before being shut down, will work out with a personal trainer for the next 2-3 weeks in Cole Harbor, Nova Scotia, according to Penguins general manager Ray Shero, and will be monitored by Dr. Michael Collins of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Vindicator staff/wire reports