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All State softball teams announced

Nine local softball players were named to All State teams by the state softball coaches association.

West Branch’s Bailey Byers was named to the Division II first team while South Range’s Caragyn Yanek was named to the Division III first team.

Kylie Coffelt of West Branch was named to the Division II second team while Champion’s McKenzie Zigmont was named to the Division III second team and Devyn Flory of Lisbon and Meredith Grimes of Mathews were named to the Division IV second team.

Honorable mentions included Lakeview’s Avrey Steiner in Division II, as well as Emilei Peterson of Maplewood and Emmalee Cooke from Western Reserve in Division IV.

OHSAA makes changes to cross country

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The OHSAA Board of Directors approved a proposal which changes how schools are placed into their respective cross country tournament divisions (I, II or III). The proposal called for a school’s girls and boys enrollment to be combined, so that a school’s girls and boys teams were always in the same tournament division. This is expected to reduce travel costs for schools and ease the burden on schools that have one person serving as the girls and boys coach.

The board also approved changes to the process by which athletes and teams advance through the postseason. In years past, equal amounts of teams were sent to each region, causing some schools to travel far distances after a district meet. Now, each regional tournament will have a unique number of entrants.

The board also approved the increase in the number of state tournament qualifiers from 16 to 20 in each division.

Graham, Carpenter victorious at NOPGA

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Jimmy Graham of Warren JFK won the boys 16-19 age division of the Northern Ohio PGA Junior Golf at Tannenhauf Golf Course on Friday. He shot a 71 (38, 33) to do so.

Boardman’s Bobby Jonda finished third with a 75 and Lisbon’s Quintin Carr placed fourth with a 76.

Canfield’s Kaci Carpenter won the girls 16-19 division with a 75, while Brookfield’s Conner Stevens finished second in the boys 13-15 field with a 73 and New Middletown’s Madison Horvath shot an 86 in the girls 13-15 to place first.

Spots open for YSU women’s hoops camps

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Registration for individual and elite camps hosted by the Youngstown State women’s basketball program is still being accepted.

Elite camp dates are June 26 and Aug. 7. They are for players who will be in grades 9-12 in the fall. It will be designed for players who want to showcase their skills and are looking to play at the collegiate level. The cost for each session will be $80, or players can attend both for $150.

The individual half-day camp aims to improve the all-around game for players entering grades 4-8 in the fall. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day from June 27-30. Campers registering on the first day of camp will pay $125. Attendees will receive prizes and a t-shirt.

Questions should be directed to Director of Operations Teonna Jewell at (330) 397-5280 or tdjewell@ysu.edu.

Kennsington hires new director of golf

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Jeff Crittenden, a PGA professional and world-ranked long driver, has joined Kennsington Golf Club as director of golf. Crittenden comes from North Carolina Golf Academy, where he was owner and Director of Instruction.

Crittenden’s resume includes teaching at Swings the Thing Golf Schools, Grand Cypress Academy of Golf, Precision Golf Schools and ESPN Golf Schools.

“I look forward to bringing a new and entertaining approach to golf,” Crittenden said. “Kennsington is an impressive course. I have a lot of plans for the golf club, which I’m excited to unravel.”

Staff report