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Phantoms trade for forward Sam Craggs

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Phantoms have acquired forward Sam Craggs from the Green Bay Gamblers in exchange for the Phantoms’ third-round pick in the 2016 USHL Phase II Draft.

Craggs, a 6-foot-1, 185-pound left winger, is the younger brother of Phantoms forward Lukas Craggs.

“We have had our eye on him for the last two seasons, where he has been an impact forward out of AAA hockey in the Chicago area and for the Team Illinois program,” Phantoms general manager Jason Koehler said. “Sam plays our style and our way.”

Craggs was Green Bay’s third round pick (34th overall) in the USHL Phase II Draft in May. Like his brother Lukas, he is committed to play college hockey at Bowling Green State University. Craggs played three games in the USHL last season for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders, scoring a goal on his first shot in his first game.

Special Olympics golf tourney tees off today

An Area 11 Special Olympics Golf Tournament is set today at Northwood Golf Course at 9 a.m. Golfers representing teams from Mahoning and Trumbull Counties will compete in this annual event which serves as a qualifier for the Special Olympics State Tournament in Cincinnati.

The Area 11 Golf Tournament is sponsored by Fairhaven Special Olympics of Trumbull County. At the conclusion of the tournament, a picnic lunch will be held, followed by an awards ceremony. The tournament is free and open to the public.

US beats Haiti 1-0, clinches group title

FOXBOROUGH, Mass.

Clint Dempsey scored in the 47th minute to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Haiti in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Friday night.

Brad Guzan made a pair of point-blank saves in the second half for the Americans. The defending champions improved to 2-0 in the opening round and clinched the group title. They will play in the quarterfinal in Baltimore on July 18.

Gyasi Zardes entered as a substitute for Jozy Altidore at the start of the second half, and the move immediately paid off. Greg Garza played the ball forward to Zardes, and Zardes cut a pass back to Dempsey, who scored with a right-footed shot from about 12 yards.

Lou Blaney Memorial at Sharon Speedway

After a successful Ohio Speedweek event with the All-Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Cars two weeks ago, Tony Stewart’s new group will return to Sharon Speedway today for the seventh annual “Lou Blaney Memorial.”

The will be joined by the BRP Modified Tour presented by Ollie’s Bargain Outlet. Activities to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association will begin at 1:30 p.m. leading up to warm-ups at 6:15.

The “Lou Blaney Memorial” will be the richest payoff in the history of the event, as a record $10,000 will be on the line for the feature winner. The event will be under the All-Stars sanction for the first time in history. In addition, 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser will compete in the event for the first time ever in the famed No. 11 car owned by Stewart.

5th annual memorial bike ride set for today

The fifth annual Larry Furniss memorial bike ride will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Sunside Trailhead at Rt. 305 on the Western Reserve Greenway.

A Trek Electra Verse 21D bike, donated by Thumm’s Bike Shop, will be raffled off at the end of the day. All proceeds will be donated to the Western Reserve bike path.

Two openings in Vindy Greatest Scramble

The Vindicator’s Greatest Scramble has an opening for two scramble teams in this years event.

Teams that have won a scramble that’s already been played this summer are eligible. If you’re a winning team or your scramble event takes place before Aug. 10, contact the Vindicator at greatest@vindy.com to be included in the Greatest Scramble.

Staff/wire reports