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Sharon forfeits game to Struthers
Sharon forfeits game to Struthers
SHARON, PA.
The Sharon High School football team has forfeited last Friday’s 35-27 victory over Struthers because of using an ineligible player.
Sharon Superintendent Micahel Calla said details of the student’s ineligibility will not released.
Mooney game gets earlier kickoff
AKRON
Saturday’s Cardinal Mooney-Akron North high school football game at Buchtel High School has been changed to an 11 a.m. kickoff.
The game was originally scheduled for 1 p.m.
Sharon Speedway season almost over
Hartford
Sharon Speedway will conclude the 86th anniversary season this weekend with the running of the annual “Apple Festival Nationals” on Friday and Saturday nights.
Nine different divisions will compete plus the vintage cars also will be on display and will run an exhibition each night.
The Mod Lites and Sportsman Dwarf Cars will run a complete show on Friday night while The Mod Tour will run their entire “Russ King Memorial” on Saturday night.
The RUSH Late Model Touring Series, (E) Modifieds, Penn-Ohio Stock Car Series, RUSH Sportsman Modified Touring Series, Econo Mods, and Mini Stocks will have their shows split over the two days with their features on Saturday night.
Race times are 7 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday night.
East Palestine set for Invitational races
EAST PALESTINE
The 2015 East Palestine Rotary Cross-Country Invitational will be held Saturday at East Palestine City Park.
Middle school girls will race first at 10 a.m. After middle school boys race at 10:30 a.m., varsity girls will race at 11 a.m. and varsity boys at 11:45 a.m.
Schools entered are East Palestine, Lakeview, Springfield, Waterloo, Struthers, Heartland Christian, Ravenna, Western Reserve, Sebring, Canton South, Lisbon, Niles, Leetonia, Salem, Southern Local, Cardinal Mooney, Erie Strong Vincent,and Girard
Austintown Fitch will be competing in the girls high school and both middle school races.
Cavaliers sign center Sasha Kaun
CLEVELAND
The Cavaliers have signed backup center Sasha Kaun, who has spent the past six seasons playing in Russia.
Cleveland acquired Kaun’s contract rights in 2008 in a trade with Seattle (now Oklahoma City). The 6-foot-11 big man played on the bronze-medal winning Russian national team in the London Olympics for Cleveland coach David Blatt in 2012.
Kaun, who played college ball at Kansas, averaged 7.6 points and 3.6 rebounds in 142 career games for CSKA Moscow. Last season, he averaged 9.9 points and 4.5 rebounds in 30 starts and shot 69 percent from the field.
He gives Cleveland more front-line depth behind Timofey Mozgov and Anderson Varejao, who is returning from a season-ending Achilles injury.
Kaun was originally drafted in the second round before his rights were traded to Cleveland.
World Cup of Hockey returns in 2016
TORONTO
The World Cup of Hockey is coming back next summer.
The eight-team, two-week tournament event will be held in Toronto, where the host Canadians will likely be a strong favorite against a field that includes the United States, Russia, Sweden, Finland, the Czech Republic along with 23-and-under players from North America and European countries such as Switzerland, Slovenia and Germany.
The eight teams will be put in two groups with the top two in each advancing to the semifinals. The finals will be a best-of-three series.
Staff/wire report