YSU has ticket special for military personnel

YSU has ticket special for military personnel

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The Youngstown State Athletic Department announced that active military personnel and veterans from all branches of the Armed Services are eligible for four free tickets to the Nov. 16 football game against top-ranked North Dakota State at Stambaugh Stadium at 2 p.m.

This special offer allows for those with any Military ID to receive four complimentary tickets for the contest against the Bison.

Additional tickets are available at regular prices.

Tickets will be available starting Monday at the Stambaugh Stadium Athletic Ticket Office. The ticket office will be open on Veterans Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information contact the YSU Athletic Ticket Office at 330-941-1978.

Jordan Italiano honored for academics

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Kent State sophomore defensive back Jordan Italiano, a Canfield resident, was named to the Capital One Academic All-District 5 first team as voted upon by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

With the selection, Italiano goes on the Academic All-America ballot. Winners will be announced later this month.

A chemistry/pre-med major, Italiano carries a 3.94 cumulative grade point average.

Playing primarily at the star position, Italiano has started all 10 games this season.

He leads Kent with 37 solo tackles and ranks second on the team with 69 total tackles.

Baseball Oldtimers

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The Youngstown Baseball Oldtimers will meet at the Kramer Field Clubhouse on Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

Jones now youngest winner in Truck Series

AVONDALE, Ariz.

Erik Jones became the youngest winner in Truck Series history with his first career NASCAR national victory, and Matt Crafton finished fifth to make the season championship a formality next week.

Crafton needs only to start in the season finale at Homestead to seal his first series title after eliminating all other contenders Friday night.

Jones won at 17 years, 4 months to break the record set this year by Chase Elliott, who was five months older when he won in Bowmanville, Ontario.

Jones got his win in his fifth start for Kyle Busch Motorsports. He got a shot to drive the Toyota when he caught Busch’s eye by beating him in the Snowball Derby last December.

Jimmy Johnson wins pole for Phoenix race

AVONDALE, Ariz.

Jimmie Johnson has won the pole for the penultimate race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

The five-time NASCAR champion turned a lap of 139.222 mph in his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet to earn the top starting spot for Sunday’s race at Phoenix International Raceway.

Matt Kenseth will start 14th in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota. Kenseth trails Johnson by seven points with two races remaining in the Chase.

Denny Hamlin qualified second with a lap at 139.023 for JGR, but he went out much later in Friday’s session than teammate Kenseth.

Jeff Burton will race part time in 2014

AVONDALE, Ariz.

Jeff Burton will become the sixth driver to make 1,000 NASCAR national series starts when he competes this weekend at Phoenix International Raceway. He plans to add to his total next season, but isn’t saying where.

“I feel that I know what I’m going to be doing, it’s just you all don’t,” Burton said Friday.

The 46-year-old Burton has been one of NASCAR’s most respected drivers during a career that’s spanned three decades.

He will likely gear back next season after an eight-year run with Richard Childress Racing this year. Burton says he has some plans in place in place for next season and is still working out details for the rest of 2014.

Vindicator staff/wire reports