Penguins add two players for volleyball

Penguins add two players for volleyball

Youngstown State head volleyball coach Mark Hardaway has announced that Lori VanBeek and Cassady Jarvis, will join the program starting in the fall of 2015.

VanBeek is currently a sophomore at NJCAA Parkland College, and Jarvis is a senior at Edison High School in Ohio. VanBeek signed a National Letter of Intent, and Jarvis has committed to the program as a walkon.

VanBeek earned D-II NJCAA All-America honors twice while competing at Parkland College in Champaign, Illinois. The Cobras were the national runners up twice, and they posted a 106-6 record with VanBeek as one of the top players in the nation. VanBeek, originally from Paw Paw, Illinois, led the country with a .483 hitting percentage as a sophomore, and she hit .459 as a freshman.

She was fifth in the country in blocks per set (1.71) as a sophomore, and she was ninth (1.75) as a freshman.

VanBeek averaged 3.21 kills per set as a sophomore and 2.09 as a freshman. She led the country in total blocks both years.

Jarvis set school career records at Edison with 729 kills and 361 blocks, and she also holds the career record for kill percentage. The Bloomingdale native also registered 102 aces and played in 289 sets in her career. She was named first-team all-district as a senior and first-team All-OVAC, and she played in the District 5 and OVAC all star games.

She helped Edison to Buckeye 8 and OVAC 5A championships as a sophomore.

SSBC’s Chatman wins Golden Gloves

BROOK PARK

Isaac Chatman of the Southside Boxing Club won a Cleveland Golden Gloves title last weekend at the Brook Park Recreation Center.

Chatman defeated DaShawn Green in the 132-pound sub-novice division in Saturday’s finals.

Chatman defeated Gregory Robinson in the semifinals.

Kosar to throw out first pitch for Racers

Akron

The Akron Racers are extremely excited to announce that Cleveland legend Bernie Kosar will be throwing out the first pitch at the 2015 Akron Racers home opener on June 11th against the PA Rebellion.

In addition to trowing out the first pitch, Bernie will be signing autographs for the fans.

For more information about the Akron Racers visit us on the web at www.akronracers.org or call the front office at 330-376-8188.

Jackie Robinson West to leave Little League

CHICAGO

Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West plans to leave the Little League organization for the Babe Ruth League’s Cal Ripken division.

The team was stripped of its national title in February after allegations arose that team officials falsified boundaries to add ineligible players to the roster. Jackie Robinson West officials hired an attorney to conduct an investigation.

Team spokesman Glenn Harston told the Chicago Tribune Thursday that the decision to leave was “based on the disregard and disrespect” shown by the Little League organization. He says it didn’t talk with team officials about redistricting plans after the cheating accusations emerged.

Harston says the Ruth-Ripken organization doesn’t follow the same borders, but the team should be able to stay together.

A Little League spokesman didn’t immediately return an email seeking comment.

Falcon Foundry wins bocce championship

The Falcon Foundry Bocce Club won the 2015 Mt. Carmel Men’s League Championship for the 2nd time in the last 3 years. The team is sponsored by Gary Slaven and the Falcon Foundry in Lowellville.

Teams members include Skip Slaven, Fred Sablack, Joe Slaven, Roger Vance, Dante’ DeLisio, Rocky DeLisio, Bob Slaven andMarty Zenobi.

Staff/wire reports