Boardman sports briefs

Boys soccer honors and awards

The Boardman High School boys soccer team recently received the following honors recognition by area coaches. In the Federal League, winning All-League First Team was Christian Silvestri and Nico DiIanni, winning All-League Second Team was Eric Thomas and Matthew Horvatich and the All-League Honorable Mention was awarded to Luke Marsco. Ahmet Olgun received Federal League Coach of the Year.

In the County Awards, Silvestri and DiIanni received All-Mahoning First Team and Horvatich received All-Mahoning Honorable Mention.

Silvestri, DiIanni, Thomas and Marsco all received Division I All-District First Team. Eric Simione was awarded Division I Assistant Coach of the Year.

Boardman High School was awarded Division I Top Junior Varsity Team as well as Team Academic Recognition.

BGMS football finishes undefeated

Lynn Bowden opened the game with a 65-yard touchdown run, followed by a Jamison Lytle two-point conversion to put the Spartans up 8-0, as the Glenwood football team won 32-0.

Bowden next scored on a 29-yard-run with Joe Voytko adding the two-point conversion. Preston Sitt scored on an 11-yard run with Devin Curd adding the two pints to put BGMS up 24-0 at the end of one quarter.

Stitt then threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Tim Captain and Robert Rhodes made the two-point conversion to put the Spartans ahead 32-0 at half.

East Ohio Volleyball Club tryouts Nov. 13

Tryouts will be held for the East Ohio Volleyball Club on Nov. 13 and 20 from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Warren YMCA, 210 High Street, Warren.

To register, visit www.eovc.org.

For more information, contact Director Bart Gensburg at 330-219-1368 or at speedyblackbart@gmail.com or Assistant Director, Bobbi Marsh at 330-883-4717 or BobbiMarsh@hotmail.com.

Larrier places second in championship

The Boardman Glenwood cross country team recently competed in the middle school championship at McDonald. The scorers for the girls team included Taylor Broll, Jessica Fowler, Allison Janak, Logan Mitchell, Leanna Laughlin and Lauren Pavlansky. Emily Campana,

Crystal Pietz and Kayla Welton were also able to conquer the Bill Goat Hill.

With her best performance of the season, Elly Larrier pulled off a strong finish to place second as the middle school runner-up.

The boys cross country team also wrapped up its season at the meet. Scoring for squad were Matt Perham, Dylan Ball, Brett Brunko, Nathaniel Arms and Nick Cessna. Connor Kochansky, Kyle Crawford, Michael Mitchum, Jared Whitford and Matt Pelone all finished within a minute of each other, coming in under 16 minutes.

Glenwood volleyball team defeats Center

Boardman Glenwood girls eighth-grade volleyball team finished its season by defeating Boardman Center 25-20 and 25-17. Kate Platt had 12 aces and two digs. Krista Johnson had seven aces, five kills and one dig. Elli Hritz had five aces, three kills and three digs. Marisa Hanna had three digs. Caitlynn Conner added two kills.

The girls finished their season with a 16-1 record.

The seventh-grade team defeated Boardman Center 25-20, 22-25, 25-22. Faith Clear had four aces and three kills. Nicolette Martino had three aces, three assists and one kill. Charlotte Voytko had five assists. Taylor Halowell had four kills and one ace and Alexis Stutz had two aces and two kills.

They finished their season with a 3-14 record.

Glenwood spikers win

The Boardman Glenwood girls eighth-grade volleyball team defeated Youngstown Christian 25-7 and 25-8. Kate Platt had 12 aces and six assists. Krista Johnson had eight aces and four kills. Ellie Hritz had three aces, one kill and one dig. The seventh-grade team lost to Youngstown Christian 25-18 and 25-20. Katelyn Snyder had four aces and one kill. Nicolette Martino had four aces and one assists. Charlotte Voytko had four assists and Faith Clear and two aces and two kills.

Girls soccer defeats McKinley

The Boardman girls soccer team beat Canton McKinley 9-0.

Senior Hailey Dickey had five goals to lead the Spartans to victory. Sophomore Nikki Hillard had two goals, senior Courtney Augustine had one goal and junior Sara Strawinski had one goal to put Boardman in the lead. Hilliard had two assists and sophomore Jenna Kuczek also had two assists. Freshman Alison Green had one assist to help the Spartans pull ahead. Goalie Teryn Ross had three saves.

U.S. Kids Golf Tour coming to Youngstown

Throughout the late fall, U.S. Kids will head to six of the finest courses in the Youngstown area. The final tour championship will be held on Nov. 13 at the Lake Club.

These tours provide boys and girls, ages 5 to 14, the opportunity to advance their golf skills in age-appropriate competition without having to take the time and incur the costs of traveling. Similar to the PGA Tour, players at U.S. Kids golf events are encouraged to have caddies help them play their best. Allowing caddies is a special component to the tournaments and is part of the commitment to encouraging family interaction that builds lasting memories.

For more information, contact Doug Lemons, PGA Tournament Director, at 330-412-2320 or email him at douglas_lemons@yahoo.com. For additional information or to sign up, visit www.uskidsgolf.com

YMCA offers Youth Sports Program

The Fall Youth Fundamental Basketball League has begun. The league runs through Dec. 17 and is open to boys and girls ages 4 to 15. Registration fees are $48 for YMCA members and $68 for all others.

The YMCA is also offering a Fall Sunday Team “Select” Basketball League. This league will conclude with a league tournament on Dec. 18. The “Select” league is open to boys in fourth, fifth and sixth grade and girls in fifth and sixth grade. Registration fees are $42 for YMCA members and $57 for all others.

A complete schedule of Fall 2011 and Winter 2012 youth sports programs can be found online at www.youngstownymca.org. For more information, call D’Nelle Seiple at 330-744-8411.