Sports briefs

Boardman swimmers place at state meet

Boardman sophomore Ryan Bailey finished fifth in the 100 butterfly at the Division I state swim meet last weekend in Canton. His time was 51.45 seconds. Bailey also finished 16th in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 59.76.

“Ryan Bailey is a sophomore so for him to finish fifth in the Ohio High School Athletic Association state meet is a great accomplishment,” Boardman coach Terry O’Halloran said. “He’s already setting his sights for next year and will work hard to win a state championship.

The Spartans’ 200 medley relay team (Bailey, Steven Brooks, Alex Downie and Steven Moss) came in 12th with a time of 1:38.25.

Boardman’s Ashley Aldan finished 16th in the 100-meter breaststroke with a time of 1:07.34.

Curbstone HOF class comprises 16

The 2011 Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame banquet is May 1 with 16 new members set to be enshrined during ceremonies at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. Mount Union football coach Larry Kehres, will be guest speaker.

The 2011 class includes: William H. Beach (posthumous/bowling), Mike Cochran (football), Monte Duncan (baseball), Matt Giambattista (baseball/coach), Richard Hartzell (bowling), Denny Kiliany (football), Carol Kozbial (bowling), Jim Lee (baseball), Paul McFadden (football), Jerry McGee (golf), Brian Meenachan (all-sports award), Bob O’Leary (contribution to sports), Ed O’Neill (football), Almos “Ozzie” O’Neal, Jr. (boxing), Dr. Jon Saadey (football) and Jeff Wilkins (football).

Tickets are $50 each and can be obtained by calling Edd Fowler at 330-506-9829, or by visiting the organization’s website at: www.curbstonecoaches.org.

Boardman runners compete at Kent

The Boardman boys track team sent a handful of runners to the Kent State University High School Indoor Open Meet Feb. 20. The event was one of the largest in the history of the school.

Highlighting the Spartans success was junior Allen Starkey, who finished second in the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 7 inches. Junior Devin Campbell placed fourth overall in the 60-meter dash in a time of 7.13 seconds.

Senior Eddie Adu-Poku finished seventh in the 800-meter run in a time of 1:59. Adu-Poku was also part of the 4x800 meter relay team that placed ninth overall in a time of 8:51. He was joined by classmate Corey Zell and sophomores Pete Stafford and Sam Sheronovich. Senior Clayvon Finch finished 12th in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.82 seconds.

Squirt hockey team loses three

The Youngstown Phantoms Squirt team played three games Feb. 18-20 when they entered the “Melt The Ice” tournament at Garfield Heights. The Phantoms competed in the A1 division which consists of top A level teams.

The Phantoms never got going on offense and fell in the opening game 2-1 to Cleveland Skating Club. Scoring for Youngstown was Bo Gray of Boardman.

In the second game, the Phantoms played to a 2-2 tie against the Freedonia Steelers. Devin Whitaker (Boardman) scored both goals. In the final game, the Phantoms were defeated by No. 1 seed Garfield Heights, 2-0.

Penguin swimmers advance to state meet

Penguin swimmers Mark Dalvin, Nick Montalto, Ryan O’Malley, Gavin Trebilcock and Drew Wellham of Canfield qualified for the high school state meet at Canton’s CT Branin Natatorium Feb. 23-26.