YSU softball drops a pair at Wright State


YSU softball drops a pair at Wright State

Dayton

The Youngstown State softball team dropped a pair of games to Wright State, 9-1 and 5-0, on Saturday afternoon at the WSU Softball Field.

The Penguins fall to 11-17 overall and 4-3 in the Horizon League while the Raiders improve to 9-24 overall and 5-2 in the league. In the opener, the Raiders scored in every inning, including a two-run third and a four-run fourth, en route to the 9-1 win in five innings. In the nightcap, the Penguins recorded just four hits.

The Penguins and Raiders will close out the series today at 1 p.m.

Pacers’ George to return against Miami

INDIANAPOLIS

Pacers star Paul George will play Sunday against Miami just eight months after he broke his right leg while playing for Team USA in an exhibition game in Las Vegas.

The team announced his return on Saturday. George says he is excited, but also is aware he is “still in a rehab stage and will continue to work to get back to full strength.”

The two-time All-Star was expected to sit out the entire 2014-15 seasons after running into a basketball stanchion Aug. 1 and snapping his right leg in two places. Within hours, George had surgery and most figured he would not play until next fall.

But as his activity increased in February, president of basketball operations Larry Bird said he wanted George to play this season — if he could. George even targeted mid-March for a possible return.

UConn’s Stewart wins Wade Trophy

TAMPA, Fla.

UConn junior Breanna Stewart has won the 2015 Wade Trophy Award.

The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association presented the award to Stewart Saturday on the Final Four court in front of fans attending the teams’ open practices. Stewart has led the Huskies to two straight national championships and has UConn two wins away from a second title three-peat.

She’s the sixth Huskies player to win the award, joining Rebecca Lobo, Jen Rizzotti, Sue Bird, Diana Tarausi and Maya Moore — the only three-time winner.

It recognizes the best women’s player who not only excels athletically, but serves as a role model on and off the court.

U.S. defends women’s world hockey title

MALMO, Sweden

The United States defended its women’s world hockey championship with a 7-5 victory over Canada in Saturday’s final.

Brianna Decker and Kendall Coyne scored for the U.S. in the third after the Americans blew a 5-2 lead. Anne Pankowski, Hilary Knight, Megan Keller, Anne Schleper and Haley Skarupa also scored for the U.S. The U.S. has won five of the last six world titles.

Rebecca Johnston scored twice for Canada. Marie-Philip Poulin, Brigette Lacquette and Caroline Ouellette also scored. Canada had less than 24 hours to recover from a hard 3-0 win over Finland in their semifinal, while the U.S. had a few more hours of rest after its 13-1 romp over Russia.

Tom Zetts to speak at Curbstone Luncheon

Former Youngstown State football standout Tom Zetts will be the guest speaker Monday at the weekly luncheon of The Curbstone Coaches at Lucianno’s Banquet Center in the Wedgewood Plaza in Austintown.

The event begins at noon and is open to the public. Also, plans are underway for The Curbstone Coaches 48th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on May 3rd at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. Boxing Hall of Famer Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini will be the featured speaker.

For tickets, contact Mike Murray at 330-565-7820.

Baseball oldtimers to meet on Thursday

The Youngstown baseball oldtimers will meet on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Kramer Field Clubhouse on Bears Den Rd.

Staff/Wire reports

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