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Canfield duo named all-state in girls tennis

CANFIELD

The Canfield doubles team of sophomore Ashley Kaleel and freshman Hannah Cianciola were named to the Division I all-state second team by the Ohio Tennis Coaches Association.

The pair reached the quarterfinal round of the state tournament earlier this month. Kaleel and Cianciola finished third in the sectional tournament at Canton and also placed third in the regional at Oberlin.

YSU’s Perry candidate for CLASS award

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State senior guard Kendrick Perry has been named one of 60 men’s and women’s basketball student-athletes selected as candidates for the 2013-14 Senior CLASS Award.

Perry, the 2013-14 Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year, is a two-time Horizon League first-team pick and a two-time Bob Cousy Award watch list selection. Perry averagd 17.3 points per game last season and ranks 17th all-time at Youngstown State with 1,309 career points.

To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.

Chamblee: ‘cheating’ insinuation a mistake

ORLANDO, Fla.

Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee said Wednesday it was mistake to compare Tiger Woods’ rules violation to his own episode of cheating on a fourth-grade math test and that he would stop writing for the website where his column appeared.

“I said Tiger Woods was cavalier about the rules. I should have stopped right there,” Chamblee said Wednesday night in his first appearance on Golf Channel since his column was posted to golf.com nearly two weeks ago.

“In comparing those incidents to my cheating episode in the fourth grade, I went too far,” he said. “Cheating involves intent. Now, I know what my intent was on that fourth-grade math test. But there’s no way that I could know with 100 percent certainty what Tiger’s intent was in any of those situations. That was my mistake.”

His comments came two days after Woods and his agent, Mark Steinberg at Excel Sports, put pressure on Golf Channel to do something.

Late goal gives Kiwis 1-1 draw with US

COLUMBUS

It was a tie that felt like a loss to the Americans. Hannah Wilkinson, twice denied on near goals, chipped in a 15-yard shot in the 87th minute to allow New Zealand to forge a 1-1 draw with the United States in a friendly Wednesday night at Crew Stadium. Syndey Leroux scored in the 42nd minute for the Americans.

“Anytime the U.S. women’s national team ties, it’s a loss for us,” Leroux said. “We’re very proud. I think we should have won. We’re going to be upset about this for a while. But we’ll move on.”

The U.S., utilizing a 4-3-3 attack, pressed for most of the first half. The Americans finally broke through when Kristie Mewis fed Leroux, whose low shot just beat New Zealand goalie Erin Nayler.

It stayed that way until Wilkinson swooped in from the right side, sidestepped a defender and beat goalie Hope Solo.

Cincy tops Memphis in conference game

MEMPHIS, Tenn.

Brendon Kay threw for 321 yards and a touchdown, Cincinnati held Memphis to 232 yards of offense and the Bearcats beat the Tigers 34-21 on Wednesday night. Kay was 27 of 35 to help Cincinnati (6-2, 3-1 American Athletic Conference) win its third straight. Anthony McClung finished with 98 yards receiving and a touchdown, and Shaq Washington had 11 catches for 96 yards.

Tion Green scored a pair of touchdowns, the final one from 3 yards with 1:26 remaining. Jordan Luallen and Ralph David Abernathy each had a touchdown on the ground for the Bearcats.

Memphis’ Patrick Lynch completed 17 of 33 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns, but the Tigers (1-6, 0-4) struggled on offense at key times.

Staff reports/Associated Press