Poland U10 girls win opener at state tourney

July 29, 2013 at 12:00a.m.

CLYDE

Camryn Lattanzio pitched a no-hitter, striking out six, as Poland’s 9-10 year-old softball team rolled to a 12-1 win over Avon Sunday in the Little League state tournament. The Bulldogs play Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. against the winner of today’s Portsmouth vs. United game.

Poland scored twice in the first on hits by Jackie Grisdale and Lexi Diaz, then added three in the second on a two-run single by Brooke Bobbey and an RBI by Lattanzio. Lattanzio drove in two more runs in a six-run fourth when Julia Eich and Lauren Melillo also had RBIs. Catcher Mia Dicioccio threw out a runner attempting to steal in the bottom of the fourth and tagged out a runner at home.

Warren 14U team eliminated at regional

JASPER, IND.

The Warren Athletic Club 14U All-Stars finished their tournament run with a 4-0 loss Saturday to Northern Kentucky in the Babe Ruth Ohio Valley Regional Tournament. The team finished 7-2 in tournament play.

Dylan McAvoy pitched 2 2/3 innings and Josh Walters and Justin Humphrey combined to throw 4 1/3 scoreless innings to finish the game. J.J. Nicholas hit a double for Warren.

Boardman’s Vallos, Broncos agree to terms

DENVER

The Denver Broncos have agreed to terms with free-agent center Steve Vallos, pending a physical, according to a tweet from the NFL team. Vallos is a Boardman High graduate who played college football at Wake Forest. The Broncos would be Vallos’ fifth NFL team.

In 2007, Vallos was selected by Seattle in the seventh round (232nd overall) of the NFL draft. He spent the 2007 season on Seattle’s practice squad and then played in all 32 Seahawks games in 2008-09, including eight starts. Vallos was a backup with Cleveland in 2010-11 and spent parts of the 2012 season with Philadelphia and Jacksonville.

U.S. Open bowling champions decided

COLUMBUS

Liz Johnson of Cheektowaga, N.Y., and Wes Malott of Pflugerville, Texas, each claimed titles at the 2013 Lipton Bowling’s U.S. Open on Saturday at Columbus Western Bowl. The win marked the third U.S. Women’s Open title for Johnson and first major victory for Malott, who now owns eight Professional Bowlers Association Tour titles.

Johnson and Malott each earned $50,000 for winning their respective events and set up a special Battle of the Sexes match to crown the ultimate U.S. Open champion. Johnson earned an additional $10,000 by defeating Malott, 194-188.

Shea’s goal gives US 1-0 victory over Panama

CHICAGO

It took Brek Shea less than a minute to give the United States a goal. And the Gold Cup title.

Shea scored 42 seconds after coming into the game as a substitute, and his goal in the 69th minute gave the United States a 1-0 victory over Panama in the CONCACAF Gold Cup final. It is the fifth Gold Cup title for the U.S., but it’s first since 2007. The victory also extended the Americans’ winning streak to a record 11 games, four more than their previous best.

Baseball honor comes posthumously for trio

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y.

For the families of baseball pioneers Jacob Ruppert Jr., Hank O’Day and James “Deacon” White this was what they had long been waiting for. All three have been dead for more than seven decades. Now their legacies were secure with their induction Sunday into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

White, a barehanded catcher who grew up in Caton, N.Y., near Corning, was one of major league baseball’s earliest stars. Ruppert purchased the Yankees before the 1915 season for $480,000, then proceeded to transform what had been a perennial also-ran in the American League into a powerhouse. O’Day umpired more than 4,000 games starting in 1897.

Vindicator staff/Associated Press