SPORTS digest

YSU golfers dominate Horizon League honors

Youngstown State senior golfer Brandon Pluchinsky (North Lima) was named the Horizon League Men’s Golfer of the Year for 2015-16, the league announced at its pre-championship awards banquet on Thursday evening.

Pluchinsky is the first YSU men’s golfer to claim the honor. It was a YSU sweep as senior Emily Dixon was tabbed the HL’s Women’s Golfer of the Year.

Pluchinsky is averaging a team- and league-best 72.2 strokes per round playing in all 11 tournaments and 30 rounds. He has had six top-10 finishes for the season, including taking medalist honors at the Cleveland State Invitational in the fall. Pluchinsky has been YSU’s top finisher in seven of the 11 tournaments as well.

Dixon, who was a first-team all-league selection for the second straight year, won three tournaments and finished first in a dual during her senior season. In her career she set a YSU record by placing first eight times and that was in just three seasons. In the spring, she won the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate on March 20-22. She is averaging a league-best 75.4 strokes per round.

YSU’s Gabby Minor was named the Horizon League’s freshman of the Year.

She ranks second on the team and fifth in the Horizon League averaging 78.9 strokes per round.

Registration open for YSU men’s hoops camp

YOUNGSTOWN

Registration for the 2016 Youngstown State men’s basketball camps is now open.

There are three different camp options available — Full Court Camp, Half Court Camp and Advanced Skills. Space in all three camps is limited and early registration is advised.

The Full Court Camp is June 13-16 and runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and costs $145. This camp is designed for campers in grades 6-11, as of the fall of 2016.

The Half Court Camp runs from June 20-23 from 8:30 a.m. to Noon and costs $95. This camp is geared for campers entering grade 2-9 in the fall of 2016.

The Advanced Skills Camp is for campers entering grades 6-12 in the fall of 2016, runs June 22-23 from 6-8 p.m. and costs $60.

There is no team camp this summer due to facility renovations.

Lowellville’s Beatty to attend Mount Union

LOWELLVILLE

Lowellville High School senior basketball player Cole Beatty announced that he plans to continue his academic and basketball careers at the University of Mount Union.

“Proud to say I’ll be attending Mount Union next fall and will continue my basketball career. Couldn’t be more excited,” Beatty tweeted.

Beatty averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds for Lowellville (18-6) during the 2015-16 season.

Fitch to host Mahoning track meet Saturday

AUSTINTOWN

The 103rd annual Mahoning County Track & Field Championships will take place Saturday at Austintown Greenwood Falcon Stadium.

Field events begin at 9 a.m. and running at 10 a.m. Fans should enter the Fitch Campus from either Raccoon Road in order to park in the North Lots or Burkey Road in order to park in the South Lots.

There will be no access from the West side of Campus off Idaho Road nor crossover traffic from the North or South.

From staff and wire reports