Thursday, January 30, 2014
Mooney basketball games rescheduled
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Weather-related school cancellations have forced the rescheduling of two upcoming Cardinal Mooney girls basketball games. Mooney hosts Warren Harding this evening with the junior varsity and varsity games at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively. On Saturday, Mooney plays at Youngstown Christian. The junior varsity plays at 2:30 and the varsity at 4 p.m.
YSU runners set for national meet
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Six Youngstown State distance runners will participate in the Penn State National this Friday and Saturday at PSU’s Ashenfelter III Indoor Track. The competition will feature some of the top squads from across the country, as well as high-level professional athletes. Competing for the Penguins will be Samantha Hamilton, McKinsie Klim and Michelle Klim for the women and Eric Rupe, Nick Gliha and Austin McLean for the men. All six will be in action on Saturday.
Hamilton will run in the mile which features a strong field of 13 runners. Among the participants are four runners from Stanford, three from Penn State and three from Duke. Her race is scheduled for late Saturday. Sisters McKinsie Klim and Michelle Klim are among 22 runners who will compete in the 3,000-meter run. The Klim’s will run prior to the men’s 3,000 meters. All three YSU men - Gliha, McLean and Rupe - will be among 17 runners participating in the 3,000-meter run. The trio will be in action on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. The remainder of the Penguins will be in action at the SPIRE Invitational on Friday and Saturday in Geneva, Ohio.
Cavs looking for missing jersey banner
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Austin Carr’s number went from retired to lost. Cavaliers officials are trying to figure out what happened to Carr’s retired No. 34 jersey banner, which vanished from the rafters at Quicken Loans Arena and is still missing.
The large banner, which was last seen hanging from a walkway high inside the arena on Monday night during a pro wrestling event, was gone when the Cavaliers hosted the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday. The Cavs are continuing to investigate the banner’s disappearance and plan to install a new one in time for the next home game on Feb. 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Carr, whose number was retired in 1981 after a 10-year NBA career, currently works as a TV color analyst for the club and joked about the stolen banner during halftime of Tuesday’s game. “Maybe I’m coming out of retirement,” Carr cracked.
All-Star Berkman announces retirement
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Six-time All-Star Lance Berkman is retiring after 15 seasons in the major leagues.
Berkman almost left the game last offseason before signing with the Texas Rangers. He then had another injury-plagued season that limited him to 73 games.
The 37-year-old Berkman was the first overall pick by Houston in 1997 and played 12 seasons for the Astros. He played 1,879 career games, all but 287 of them for Houston. The Astros said in a release Wednesday night that Berkman was one of the greatest players in team history.
He finished the 2010 season with the New York Yankees before two years in St. Louis, where he was part of the 2011 World Series champions.
Berkman finished a .293 career hitter with 366 home runs and 1,234 RBIs.
Niles Sportsman’s Show dates are set
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The Sportsman’s Fishing & Hunting Super Show and Sale returns to the Eastwood Expo Center off Rt. 46 from Friday, Feb. 28 through Sunday, March 2. Fishing, hunting and camping gear will be on display and for sale at over 150 vendor stands. Also included are hunting and fishing seminars, hunting and fishing gear and archery simulations.
Hours are Friday, noon to 8 p.m., Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $6 and children 12-and-under attend for free.
Vindicator Staff/Wire reports