SPORTS digest

Canfield names 16 to Hall of Fame

CANFIELD

Sixteen Canfield athletes and coaches stretching from 1935 to 2004 will be inducted into Canfield’s Athletic Hall of Fame at a banquet Jan. 23 at The Embassy in Boardman. Tickets are $50. Call 330-533-5341, ext. 2, for more information.

The inductees are: Holly Coleman-Heikkinen (1998, volleyball/basketball), Kevin Culp (’99, basketball/baseball), Larry Davis (coach/contributor), Marty Fitzgerald (’90, golf/baseball), Jerry Hickman (’78, football/golf/basketball/baseball), Tom James (’65, football/track), Jason Kemble (’97, football/basketball/track), Ray McCune Jr. (’90, basketball), Amy Majernik-Herrmann (’89, volleyball/swimming/track), Bob Neff (’35, football/basketball/track), Scott Pfahler (’95, Tennis), Matt Pietro (’04, football/soccer), Ken Popovec (’79, contributor), Tom Porterfield (’73, cross country/track), Chad Rosko (’87, football/basketball/baseball) and Steve Stanislaw (’77, cross country/basketball/baseball).

Ex-major league OF Henderson dead at 57

SEATTLE

Former major league outfielder Dave Henderson died after suffering a massive heart attack. He was 57. Henderson died early Sunday morning at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to a statement from the Mariners, one of five teams Henderson played for in his career.

Henderson was best known for his home run in the 1986 AL Championship Series for Boston. With the Red Sox one strike from elimination in Game 5, Henderson hit a two-out, two-run homer in the top of the ninth against the California Angels to send the series back to Boston. The Red Sox won Games 6 and 7 to advance to the World Series. He began his career in Seattle and also played for Oakland, San Francisco and Kansas City. He was an All-Star in 1991 while with the As.

Henderson is survived by his sons, Chase and Trent, his wife Nancy and his first wife Lori.

Former Reds pitcher O’Toole dies of cancer

CINCINNATI

The Cincinnati Reds say 1960s star pitcher Jim O’Toole has died at his home after a long battle with cancer. O’Toole was 78. The team says O’Toole died Saturday.

The lefty started the opening game of the 1961 World Series, losing to Yankees ace Whitey Ford 2-0. He was the National League’s starter in the 1963 All-Star Game.

O’Toole debuted at 21 for the Reds and was 98-84 over 10 seasons, finishing with the White Sox in 1967. He was 19-9 in 1961 and twice won 17 games. A Chicago native, O’Toole and wife Betty, his high school sweetheart, adopted Cincinnati as their hometown, where they raised 11 children. No information was available immediately on funeral plans.

Phantoms routed by Fighting Saints

DUBUQUE, IOWA

The Youngstown Phantoms conceded four goals in the second period as they dropped a road contest to the Dubuque Fighting Saints, 7-1, on Sunday.

The Phantoms (12-10-3) won two in a row at home before traveling to Dubuque. The Saints struck first with a goal from Nathon Sucese in the first three minutes. Colin Theisen added another score in the second before the Saints scored three goals in six minutes. Gordie Green made it 6-0 Dubuque before the Phantoms’ Noah Lalonde scored his first goal with the team in the third. Barron Thompson had Dubuque’s final goal.

Colin DeAugustine made 19 saves on 26 shots in the defeat. The Phantoms have another road game Tuesday against the Muskegon Lumberjacks before returning to Youngstown in 2016 to for a two-game series against the Chicago Steel.

Ohio State downs South Carolina State

COLUMBUS

Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 24 points and Ohio State won its fourth straight with a 73-57 win against South Carolina State. Bates-Diop was 8 for 14 from the floor, including 5 of 9 on 3-pointers, and tied a career-high with 10 rebounds. The Buckeyes completed their nonconference schedule with an 8-5 record.

Bates-Diop was the story in the first half, scoring 17 points to top his previous best in a half by one.

Staff and wire reports