Struthers adds 15 to Hall of Fame next week

October 10, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

STRUTHERS

Struthers City Schools will induct 15 new members into the school’s athletic Hall of Fame. Inductees include Rick McFadden, Walter Reyes, Dom Anzevino, Michael Morris, Christie Zetts McFadden, Frank Tombo, April Mottram Hynes, Joe Zumpella, Pat Watt, Katy Shurilla, Tim Denmeade, Sandy Martin, Joe Fuline, Suzanne Lisko Dragus and Mark Horvath.

The inductees will be recognized during the Struthers vs. Canfield home football game on Oct. 17. A Hall of Fame banquet is scheduled the next evening at 6 at The Embassy.

Tickets for the banquet are available prior to the event and will not be sold at the door. For more information on tickets, contact the athletic department 330-750-1062 Ext. 41395, or purchase tickets at the high school.

Campbell grad Rivera honored by Hiram

CAMPBELL

Willy Rivera, a 1975 Campbell Memorial graduate, was inducted into the Hiram College Hall of Fame in September.

Rivera graduated from Hiram in 1980. While there he earned four letters each in football and baseball. He was a first team All-Presidents Athletic Conference honoree in baseball in 1977 and 1978.

After graduation Rivera has been a teacher in the Las Vegas area for 23 years. He is also a soccer and baseball coach.

YSU camp for baseball pitchers, catchers

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown State baseball coaches will host a pitching and catching camp at the Watson and Tressel Training Site on campus on Nov. 28 for players in grades 8-12. Registration for the camp will begin at 8 a.m., and an introduction and stretch time will start at 9 a.m.

At 9:30, back-to-back 90-minute sessions for hitting and pitching instruction will begin. Catcher instruction will follow at 12:30 p.m., and there will be a question-and-answer period at 1 p.m. The cost for each camper is $100.

For more information and to register, contact assistant coach Craig Antush at cjantush@ysu.edu or 304-633-8150.

YSU softball players earn academic honors

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown State softball team and nine individual players earned academic honors from the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA), the organization announced.

The Penguins ended the 2013-14 school year with a 3.309 team grade-point average, which ranked 54th best in the nation. Nine YSU players earned NFCA All-America Scholar-Athlete honors after posting a grade-point average of 3.5-or-higher.

The Youngstown State players to earn the award for 2013-14 were Casey Crozier, Miranda Castiglione, Sarah Dowd, Courtney Ewing, Sarah Ingalls, Jordan Macey, Alexa Schmidt, Katie Smallcomb and Samantha Snodgrass.

Busch takes pole at Charlotte, JGR surges

CONCORD, N.C.

Kyle Busch showed Joe Gibbs Racing may have found some speed at just the right time of the season with a pole-winning run Thursday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch turned a lap at 197.390 mph to earn the top starting spot for Saturday night’s race. Denny Hamlin, his JGR teammate, qualified his Toyota third. Wedged in the middle was Jeff Gordon of Hendrick Motorsports, who went 197.217 to qualify his Chevrolet second.

In NASCAR’s new elimination format in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship four drivers are eliminated every three races, and several top names are in trouble as they head into the second race of the second round. Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Brad Keselowski go into Saturday’s race needing strong runs to give themselves breathing room headed into next week’s elimination race at Talladega.

Johnson had to wave off his first qualifying attempt Thursday and squeaked into the second round with a late run. He then failed to make it out of the second round and will start 21st.

Staff reports/Associated Press