Mill Creek junior golf event set this weekend

June 18, 2013 at 12:00a.m.

The 2013 Mill Creek Junior Golf Championship is scheduled Saturday and Sunday at Mill Creek Golf Course.

Age divisions for both boys and girls are 12-under, 13-14 and 15-17. All contestants must still be 17 as of Aug. 31 or entering their senior year of high school.

The entry fee is $40 and that covers greens fees, range balls, prizes, giveaways, lunch, snacks and beverages.

For more information or to enter, contact PGA professional Andy Santor, the tournament director, at 330-740-7112.

Two local gridders to play at Westminster

Chris Wess of Struthers and Dan Yargo of Youngstown Christian both have committed to attend Westminster College and compete as a member of the football team.

Wess, a defensive back, was a defensive team captain for Struthers and a special teams MVP and was selected to play in the Jack Arvin Football All-Star Classic. Yargo, a kicker, is Youngstown Christian’s all-time leading scorer for a kicker and all-time touchback leader.

Wess plans to study business administration and Yargo political science at the New Wilmington, Pa., campus.

Blaney doing well on NASCAR truck series

Ryan Blaney, son of Trumbull County native and NASCAR Winston Cup racer Dave Blaney, continues to do well on the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series.

Through the most recent race in the series, on June 7, the younger Blaney stands fifth in points, seventh in money won and second in the rookie standings.

Blaney has 93 points in the rookie rankings, 10 behind leader Jeb Burton. Blaney has recorded 238 points, the leader Matt Crafton has 285, and has earned $113,855.

Johnson’s versatility helps US soccer team

SANDY, Utah

Nothing defines Fabian Johnson better than versatility. It is one reason why the German-American was such a coveted addition to the U.S. national soccer team in 2011. Johnson can shift between midfield and left back with ease.

Johnson’s versatility could be valuable once again when the United States takes on Honduras in a 2014 World Cup qualifying match tonight at the home of Real Salt Lake of MLS. Honduras is the only team to beat the Americans in their hexagonal group this year.

Johnson is expected to drop into the backfield from midfield to fill the hole left by DaMarcus Beasley who will be unavailable while serving a one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation.

Former Oklahoma St QB Lunt joining Illinois

CHAMPAIGN, Ill.

Former Oklahoma State starting quarterback Wes Lunt is transferring to Illinois, returning to his home state after giving the Illini little consideration out of high school.

Lunt is from Rochester, Ill., and started five games last season as a freshman for the Cowboys but was sidelined by an injury. He was the first true freshman to open the season as the starting quarterback at Oklahoma State since at least 1950.

The highly regarded Lunt will have to sit out this fall under NCAA transfer rules, but when he’s available in 2014 could be an instant upgrade for a struggling Illinois program and coach Tim Beckman.

Ex-NFL star Johnson released from jail

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

A contrite Chad Johnson apologized Monday for disrespecting a judge when the former NFL star slapped his attorney on the backside in court last week and was released from jail after only a week instead of 30 days.

Broward County Circuit Judge Kathleen McHugh accepted Johnson’s apology and cut back his jail term for a probation violation to the seven days he had already served since the rear-swatting. Johnson said in court that he’d had time to think about why his flippant attitude was wrong — especially in a domestic violence case.