SPORTS DIGEST || Colts waive RB Herron with injury designation

Colts waive RB Herron with injury designation

INDIANAPOLIS

The Indianapolis Colts waived running back Dan Herron, a Warren Harding High graduate, with an injured designation on Friday.

The move means he went unclaimed on the waiver wire and reverted to the team’s injured reserve list.

Herron reached an injury settlement with the team, meaning he can play with another team in 2015. The former Ohio State standout appeared in three preseason games, injuring his shoulder in the final game on a kickoff return.

Hackos, Kenski lift YSU soccer

YOUNGSTOWN

Sophomores Katie Hackos and Abby Kensi each scored first-half goals to lead the Youngstown State women’s soccer team to a 2-1 win over IPFW on Friday evening at Farmers National Bank Field.

In the 12th minute, sophomore Kyler Lum fed Hackos in the penalty box for her first career goal for the Penguins (3-4).

Andie Lazzaerini tied the game for IPFW (0-7) at the 23:39 mark.

Less the six minutes later, Kenski scored the game-winner off a cross from Allison Green in the lower-left corner.

Elizabeth Balgoyen had two saves for the Penguins, who play host to Findlay at 1 p.m. on Sunday.

YSU volleyball beats Toledo

NORMAL, ILL.

Youngstown State used nine aces and a balanced offensive attack to beat Toledo on Friday evening at the Country Financial Redbird Classic at Illinois State. The set scores were 27-25, 20-25, 25-17, 25-21. The Penguins lost to ISU earlier in the day, 25-16, 25-16, 25-21.

The win over the Rockets gave the Penguins (5-5) a season sweep of the in-state opponent. YSU’s first win of the season came over Toledo on Aug. 29 in straight sets.

Sam Brown, Aly Ryan and Sarah Varcolla all had 10 kills against Toledo, and Brown added 13 digs to finish with the only double-double of the match. Libero Nikki Thompson notched 21 digs, bringing her career total to 987.

Ryan and Brown had seven kills apiece, and Thompson posted 13 digs for the Penguins against Illinois State.

McDonald sideliners

McDONALD

The McDonald sideliners will meet at 7 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the high school.

Logano wins pole for Richmond race

RICHMOND, Va.

Joey Logano won the pole Friday for the NASCAR Sprint Cup regular-season finale Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway.

Logano turned a lap a 126.470 mph to emerge from the final 12 drivers in the knockout qualifying format.

He edged Matt Kenseth, whose best lap came at 126.357 mph, to win his fifth pole of the season.

Logano, who is second to Kevin Harvick in the points race, has won two of the last four races, and is the only one to have cracked Victory Lane outside the Joe Gibbs Racing stable in the past eight events. Kyle Busch has won three times in that span, Kenseth has won twice and Carl Edwards won last weekend at Darlington.

Elliott ends Xfinity skid

RICHMOND, Va.

Chase Elliott got away from pole-sitter Kyle Busch on a restart with 26 laps to go Friday night and won the NASCAR Xfinity race at Richmond International Raceway, ending a 39-race winless streak.

Busch, starting fourth to Elliott’s first on the restart, appeared to make contact with the defending series champion, but Elliott was able to get away enough so that Busch could never put a bumper on him again.

It was the first time in the last 23 races at Richmond that the winner wasn’t a Sprint Cup Series regular.

Busch held on the finish second, followed by Brian Scott, Joey Logano and Erik Jones.

Vindicator staff/wire reports