McKinsie Klim wins at Evans Invitational

September 5, 2014 at 12:00a.m.

Akron

Youngstown State sophomore McKinsie Klim (Poland) took first place at the 46th annual Tommy Evans Invitational held at Akron’s Firestsone Metro Park on Thursday. Klim posted an impressive time of 18:35 to win by six seconds ahead of Kent State’s Kelsey McAlpine. Michelle Klim (Poland) was the second-best finisher for the Penguins placing sixth with a time of 18:59.

Austin McLean (West Jefferson) paced the YSU men to team wins over Kent State and Marshall with a time of 20:39 to finish seventh. Nick Gliha (Trinity) was 10th with a time of 20:45, Ryan Sullivan (Howland) placed 12th with a time of 20:52 and Alan Burns (Boardman) came in 14th clocking a time of 21:11 to give the Penguins four finishers in the top 15 runners.

Penguin golfers open with tournament win

Sheboygen, Wis.

The Youngstown State men’s golf team opened its campaign with a victory at the Whistling Straight Intercollegiate hosted by Loyola earlier this week. The Penguins had the lead after each round and finished the tournament with an 886 to win by six shots over Valparaiso.

Junior Brandon Pluchinsky (South Range) led the way with a second-place individual finish. Pluchinsky carded a 217 with rounds of 74 and 70 on Monday and a 73 on Tuesday.

Bryan Yeo (Keystone) finished in a tie for fifth place with a three-round score of 222. Bill Gaffney (Buffalo, N.Y.) and Justin Hallapy (Hubbard), making his collegiate debut, tied for 10th.

Progressive Field event benefits local agency

WARREN

Northeast Ohio Adoption Services, located in Warren, is the beneficiary of a fund-raising event Sept. 13 at Progressive Field in Cleveland. NOAS, a private nonprofit agency, has found and prepared families for over 1,200 Ohio children, mostly school aged, since 1978.

The event, which starts at 6:30 p.m., is Cleveland’s second annual Home Plate Celebration at which guests will enjoy a reception in the dugouts and on the warning track, featuring appetizers, open bar and photo opps, while the Indians at Detroit game is broadcast on the scoreboard and TV monitors.

Following the reception, guests will head to the Terrace Club for a plated dinner and open bar that will start at 7:45 p.m. Dinner, cocktails and wine pull will be followed by silent and live auction items from 7:45-10:30 p.m. Valet parking will be available starting at 6:15 p.m.

All-Star tickets are available for $150 per person. Tickets may be purchased online at www.noas.com, by calling NOAS Director of Marketing Kathy Evans at 800-686-6627, ext. 110, emailing kevans@noas.com, or sending a FAX to 330-856-5586. Registration deadline is today.

NCAA seeks dismissal of scholarship lawsuits

INDIANAPOLIS

The NCAA and 11 conferences that have played major college football in recent years have filed a motion to dismiss two antitrust lawsuits that accuse the association of illegally capping compensation to athletes. The NCAA announced Thursday night that it has asked Northern California U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken to dismiss two suits that were filed in March. Wilken ruled this summer against the NCAA in the O’Bannon case that challenged rules prohibiting college athletes from being compensated for their names, images and likenesses.

Staff reports/Associated Press