Penguins name five football captains

August 21, 2013 at 12:08a.m.

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State football coach Eric Wolford announced Tuesday that quarterback Kurt Hess, wide receiver Jelani Berassa, center Chris Elkins, strong safety Donald D’Alesio and linebacker Dom Rich will serve as captains for the 2013 campaign.

With his selection, Hess, a senior from Dayton, became the first three-time team captain in the history of the program.

Another repeat captain is Rich, a senior linebacker from Canfield.

Elkins, a fourth-year offensive lineman from Beaver Falls, Pa., has started 26 straight games at guard and will be the Penguins’ starting center. Berassa, a fifth-year senior from Miami, has missed two of the past three seasons with season-ending knee injuries.

D’Alesio, a Youngstown native from Cardinal Mooney, started all 11 games a year ago at free safety and moved to strong safety this spring.

YSU is set to open the season Aug. 29 against Dayton. Kickoff at Stambaugh Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m. and can be heard on WKBN-AM 570. Tickets are available by calling 330-941-1978.

YSU men’s schedule has 10 from postseason

Youngstown

Youngstown State men’s basketball coach Jerry Slocum announced Tuesday a 2013-14 schedule that features 10 teams that made the postseason last year and eight schools with 20-plus wins. Those postseason teams combined for an overall record of 219-124 and a winning percentage of .638 in 2012-13.

The schedule includes opponents from the ACC (Pittsburgh), Big East (St. John’s), Conference USA (Florida International), Atlantic-10 (Massachusetts), the Mid-American Conference (Kent State) and the Western Athletic Conference (UMKC).

“This is one of the most challenging schedules we have put together during my time at Youngstown State,” Slocum said. “Our non-league opponents are some of the most tradition-rich programs from the top conferences in the country, and playing high-quality teams will keep us focused heading into Horizon League.”

The complete YSU regular-season schedule appears elsewhere on this page.

Canfield hosts top girls tennis doubles event

CANFIELD

The annual Canfield Tennis Doubles Classic will be held Saturday at Canfield High School and Canfield Swim Club beginning at 11 a.m.

Teams participating are perennial state powers Upper Arlington, Hathaway Brown (Cleveland), Magnificat (Cleveland) and Canfield. It is one of the premiere events in high school girls’ tennis.

Campbell schedules Hall of Fame induction

CAMPBELL

The Campbell Memorial High School Athletics Hall of Fame will induct the Class of 2013 on Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at Christ the Good Shepherd Parish, the Palermo Center (St. Lucy/St. Rose de Lima Church), 394 Tenney Ave. Guest speaker will be Greg Gulas.

Those to be inducted are Karlin Adams (1992) football; Frank Ciolli (1943) football; John Constantino (1987) football; Jack Cvercko (1959) football; George Gresko (1938) football; Lefty Hazimihalis (1990) football; Tracee Hewlett (1990) girls track & field; Dave Horvath (1973) contributor; Gene Janecko Sr. (1944) football; Chris Rhodes (1992) football; Stephen Sabol (1932) football; Jerry Shirilla (1966) golf; Priscilla Sirilla (1958) coach - girls basketball; Michael Szenborn Jr. (1990) baseball; Toby Walker (1991) football; Special Recognition - Distinguished Alumnus (1958) John Kovach.

To purchase banquet tickets contact Cathy Berry at 330-750-9369 or Tom Abeid at 330-755-9609. The deadline to purchase tickets is Oct. 3.

Reporting prep results

Coaches and statisticians are encouraged to report prep results via email (sports@vindy.com), fax (330-747-6712) or phone (330-747-1478). Emails and faxes are strongly preferred.

Staff reports