Farcas, Conlan earn all-conference

December 9, 2013 at 12:00a.m.

NORTH CANTON

Ursuline High graduate Zach Conlan and Hubbard High graduate Cory Farcas both earned honorable mention All-Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for Walsh University.

Conlan, a defensive tackle who played at YSU two years ago, started every game at center for the Cavaliers (3-8, 3-6 GLIAC), the only offensive lineman to do so. Farcas, a linebacker, was second on the team with 83 tackles and third in tackles for loss (eight).

Massillon Perry tops Boardman

MASSILLON

Jenna Kuczek had 14 points for the Boardman High girls basketball team, which couldn’t hold a fourth-quarter lead in a loss to Federal League foe Perry on Saturday.

Kelly Tomcsanyi added 11 points for the Spartans (1-3, 0-2), who were outscored 19-8 in the fourth.

Kimmie Borer had 17 points to lead Perry (5-1, 2-1).

Hubbard’s Zagorec chosen for showcase

HUBBARD

Hubbard freshman Annie Zagorec will compete in the Queen of Diamonds Showcase North on Jan. 4-5 at Kent State.

Zagorec is a first baseman for the Maddogs 16-under, a summer travel team based in Alliance.

The showcases are the largest of their kind in the country, attracting players from more than 30 states and Canada. More than 2,000 athletes apply for one of the 264 spots based on criteria such as ability, potential, academics, coaches requests, graduation year and referrals.

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Phone calls (330-747-1478) are also acceptable but emails and faxes are strongly preferred. Deadline is 10:30 p.m.

Johnson stuns Tiger at Thousand Oaks

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.

Zach Johnson put together the storybook finish at Sherwood on Sunday that for the longest time belonged to Tiger Woods.

Johnson rallied from four shots behind with eight holes to play, holed out from a drop area for par on the last hole to force a playoff, and beat the No. 1 player in golf at the World Challenge when Woods missed a 5-foot par putt on the first extra hole.

It was an extraordinary sendoff at Sherwood, which hosted the World Challenge for the 14th and final time before it moves to Florida next year.

For Woods, it was only the fourth time in his career that he lost a lead of at least two shots going into the final round, the second time at Sherwood.

Gonzaga holds off Ohio State women

COLUMBUS

Sonja Greinacher scored 18 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as No. 24 Gonzaga held off Ohio State 59-58 on Sunday.

Gonzaga trailed by one point with 32 seconds to play. Shaniqua Nilles gave the Bulldogs the lead with 21 ticks left, but Ohio State took it back after Ameryst Alston’s basket. Down by one with 7 seconds left, Gonzaga’s Nilles converted again, this time for the game-winner.

Alston paced Ohio State (6-4) with 18 points and Martina Ellerbe added 11. Boardman’s Darryce Moore had nine points and eight rebounds and Salem’s Amy Scullion had two points, three rebounds and two assists.

UCLA wins NCAA women’s soccer title

CARY, N.C.

Kodi Lavrusky gave UCLA its first NCAA women’s soccer title Sunday, scoring in the 97th minute to lift the Bruins past Florida State 1-0 in overtime in cold and rainy conditions.

Making a run from the back, Megan Oyster brought the ball down the left side of the field before crossing over to the middle. She slipped a pass in front of the goal to Lavrusky, who left-footed the ball into the bottom right corner of the net.

Vindicator staff/wire reports