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YSU puts 57 athletes on Horizon honor roll

Indianapolis

Fifty-seven Youngstown State student-athletes were named to the Horizon League’s spring spring academic honor roll.

The YSU women’s track and field team had 11 members on the honor roll, and the swimming and diving squad had 10 on the list. The men’s track and field team had six members to lead YSU’s men’s sports.

Honorees had to participate in one of the league’s 19 sports during the most recent season, complete three semesters as a full-time student and have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20.

Canfield’s Graff qualifies for sectional

HUDSON

Whitney Graff of Canfield shot a 13-over 84 to finish tied for first in the girls 16-19 age group at Thursday’s Northern Ohio PGA junior golf event at Ellsworth Meadows.

Graff’s finish qualified her for next month’s Northern Ohio Junior PGA sectionals, which will be held at the Sweetbriar Golf Club in Avon Lake.

OSU alumni to raffle off tickets

YOUNGSTOWN

The Ohio State University Alumni Club of Trumbull & Mahoning Counties will raffle off two full home season President’s Club seats.

Tickets are available for $20 each or three for $50. Proceeds benefit the club’s scholarship and student activities funds for local OSU students.

For more information on ticket purchases or club membership, contact Bob Snyder at 330-646-2234 or buckeyergs@aol.com.

Econo Mods added to Saturday program

HARTFORD

The Summit Racing Equipment Econo Mods have been added to Saturday’s racing program at Sharon Speedway.

The Econo Mods are featured on the bi-weekly “Friday Night Thunder” program, but with seven rainouts in 12 nights, the track switched them to Saturday. The Governor Insurance Agency Big-Block Modifieds have Saturday off.

Sharon Speedway canceled Friday’s program due to rain. Saturday’s action begins at 7 p.m.

Columbiana’s Frost wins age bracket

GALLATIN, TENN.

Amanda Frost of Columbiana continued her quest to qualify for the XTERRA National Championship Triathlon scheduled in September by winning her age bracket at the Lock 4 Blast XTERRA on Father’s Day in Gallatin, Tenn.

Frost finished second among women in the muddy and slippery course in 2:21:23. She will compete this weekend in the Elite category of this weekend’s USA Triathlon sanctioned race at Wood Creek Lake near Meadeville, Pa.

No timetable for Jeter’s return

TAMPA, Fla.

Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter doesn’t know when he will be able to return from a strained right calf.

“I can’t give you a timetable,” Jeter said Friday after throwing for the fourth straight day at New York’s spring complex. “Best way to put it, when I’m ready to play I’ll be back.”

The team captain, on the disabled list since June 14, is still awaiting clearance from the Yankees’ medical staff to resume running, hitting and fielding grounders.

Jeter is six hits shy of 3,000.

Pippen says Jordan is the greatest

CHICAGO

Scottie Pippen made it clear he thinks Michael Jordan is the best player ever — not LeBron James.

Speaking to reporters at a youth camp in suburban Lisle on Friday, Pippen says he was simply giving “LeBron some props as a player” when he suggested to ESPN radio last month that James could be better than Jordan.

Pippen says “all know that [Jordan’s] the greatest player that ever played the game” and that his comments were taken “a little bit out of context.”

Pippen says he’s spoken with Jordan several times since then and there is no animosity between them.

Staff/wire reports