Youngstown Oldtimers meeting on Thursday

November 9, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

Youngstown

The youngstown baseball oldtimers, will meet Nov. 13 at 3:30 p.m at Kramer Field Clubhouse, on Bears Den road.

Schlegel’s 18 leads Penguins over Raiders

Youngstown

Forward Heidi Schlegel had 18 points and three rebounds to lead the Youngstown State Penguins over the Mount Union Raiders 82-41 at the Beeghly Center. Guard Jenna Hirsch added 12 points on 5-6 shooting. The Penguins had 46 points in the paint. YSU host Niagara on Nov. 15.

Raiders earn tournament crown

Alliance

Top-seeded Mount Union’s women’s volleyball team, ranked No. 11 in the nation, defeated second-seeded John Carroll 25-18, 25-22, 25-17 in the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Championship match. For the Purple Raiders (28-5 overall) this their third tournament championship in the last four years. The Raiders will also advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the fourth consecutive season and for the fifth time in the last six seasons. The Raiders were led by Nicole Snyder who finished the match with 12 kills. Abby Riffee (Mineral Ridge) chipped in with 11 digs.

Aranda, Dow and Oros do well, Penguins fall

Madison Aranda, Ashley Dow and Viktoria Oros each posted multiple wins but the Youngstown State swimming and diving team dropped 152-142 decision to Duquesne on Saturday afternoon at the Beeghly Natatorium. Orosz picked up victories in the 1,000-yard freestyle in 10:25.49, the 100-yard free style in 52.86 and the 200-yard individual medlay with a time of 2:08.83. Aranda won the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1:56.58 and the 500-yard freestyle in 5:09.64. She also finished second in the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 2:11.72. Dow recorded wins in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 59.62 and the 200-yard backstroke in 2:08.22. She also finished second in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 59.38. In the diving meet against Clarion, McKenzie Stelter won the one-meter dive with a score of 257.32 and finished second in the three-meter dive with a score of 260.40. The Penguins will be back in action at the Cleveland State Invitational, Nov. 21-23.

Thompson sets digs record in loss

Green Bay

Junior libero Nikki Thompson set Youngstown State’s single season digs record on Saturday evening as the Penguins dropped a five-setter at Green Bay. The set scores were 19-25, 25-15, 24-26, 25-22, 15-10. Thompson, an Indianapolis native, posted a career-high 30 digs against the Phoenix to bring her season total to 471. That breaks the old record of 448 set by Heather Luben in 1996. Lexi Egler also surpassed 300 digs for the year on Saturday to become the fourth player in school history to have back-to-back seasons with 300 kills and 300 digs. The loss was the third straight for YSU, which played without starting setter Val Jeffery this weekend. The Penguins are now 16-12 overall and 7-6 in Horizon League play, which is tied for fourth in the standings.

Gillian Zucker runs Clippers’ business side

LOS ANGELES

Steve Ballmer introduced his first major hire as owner of the Clippers on Saturday, with new president of business operations Gillian Zucker joining Jeanie Buss of the Lakers as the only female chief executive or president in major U.S. pro sports.

Zucker spent the last nine years as president of Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, the West Coast’s largest racetrack. The 45-year-old Zucker replaces Andy Roeser, who took an indefinite leave of absence last spring during the scandal involving former owner Donald Sterling.

Zucker says when Ballmer bought the Clippers in August, she thought running the team’s business side would be a job she would love and looks forward to learning about the Clippers.

Staff/wire reports