YSU volleyball coach is Curbstone speaker
YSU volleyball coach is Curbstone speaker
AUSTINTOWN
Mark Hardaway, volleyball head coach at Youngstown State University, will be the guest speaker at the Curbstone Coaches luncheon Monday at noon at Lucianno’s Banquet Center. The public is welcome.
YSU star Cavanaugh seeks national berth
YOUNGSTOWN
Former Youngstown State volleyball player Jenna Cavanaugh is one of about 240 athletes who will be trying out for the USA Volleyball women’s national team this weekend in Colorado Springs, Colo. Cavanaugh is the only player from the Horizon League trying out for the national team, and she is one of 13 players from a university in Ohio listed among those trying out.
Cavanaugh was voted the Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year, leading the circuit in blocking for the second straight season. A native of Cold Spring, Ky., she ranked 12th among Division I players in the country in 2013 with 1.44 per set. She was even better during Horizon League play with 1.58 per set.
Nadal hangs on to reach Rio final
RIO DE JANEIRO
Top-ranked Rafael Nadal survived a scare at the Rio Open on Saturday, fighting off two match points before defeating fellow Spaniard Pablo Andujar 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (10) to advance to the final. Nadal will next face Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine, who upset second-seeded David Ferrer 6-4, 6-4 on Rio’s outdoor clay.
Dolgopolov, who had beaten Ferrer only once in seven previous matches, won handily and didn’t flinch. Dolgopolov has won two previous ATP titles. Ferrer won the Copa Claro last weekend in Buenos Aires, his third consecutive title in that clay-court event. He has 21 ATP titles.
Wildcat Red wins Fountain of Youth
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla.
Wildcat Red edged General a Rod by a head Saturday in the $400,000 Fountain of Youth Stakes at Gulfstream Park after they battled for the lead almost the entire race. Top Billing, the 2-1 favorite, finished third by two lengths in the 11/16 mile race for 3-year-olds.
Wildcat Red, at 9-2, was ridden by Luis Saez and won in 1:41.85. He is trained by Jose Garoffalo. He earned 50 qualifying points for the Kentucky Derby, and is virtually assured a spot in the race on May 3 at Churchill Downs. General a Rod earned 20 points, which could be enough for one of the 20 Kentucky Derby spots.
OSU QB has surgery on throwing shoulder
COLUMBUS
Ohio State quarterback Braxton Miller had minor outpatient surgery on his right shoulder on Friday morning. A release from OSU said the surgery took place at the Ohio State University Medical Center.
Staff reports/Associated Press