SPORTS digest

YSU adds transfer WR from Florida Gators

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The YSU football team picked up a transfer wide receiver who will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Alvin Bailey appeared in 16 games over the past two seasons for the University of Florida. Bailey caught three passes for 49 yards, all last season, in limited playing time.

Bailey was a four-star recruit coming out of high school according to 247sports.com.

Bailey also received offers from Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida State, Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas A&M, Central Florida, South Florida and Vanderbilt out of high school.

Bailey is expected on campus by next week.

Local golfers compete at Junior Classic

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Poland’s Zach Jacobson finished tied for sixth out of 30 golfers in the boys 16-18 division of the Canton Junior Classic.

Jacobson shot rounds of 76 on both days to finish +12 overall - five shots behind winner Drake Tobias of Macedonia.

New Middletown’s Tyler Harbert finished 26th at +41 overall.

Brookfield’s Conner Stevens finished second in the boys 14-15 division at +11 overall.

Youngstown’s Sydney Heinbaugh finished 14th in the girls 14-18 division at +30 overall.

Locals compete at NOPGA junior event

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Several junior golfers competed in a Northern Ohio PGA junior series event at Silverlake Country Club.

Nicholas Braydich of Struthers finished tied for sixth in the boys 16-19 division, shooting a round of 78.

Youngstown’s Sydney Heinbaugh finished sixth in the girls 16-19 division, shooting a round of 90.

Brookfield’s Conner Stevens finished second in the boys 13-15 division, shooting a round of 74 while Warren’s Joey Vitali finished tied for sixth with a round of 83.

Boardman’s Hadley Spielvogel finished tied for third in the girls 13-15 division with a round of 95.

MVFC awards 11 Penguins with honors

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The Missouri Valley Football Conference awarded the Commissioner’s Academic Excellence Award to 11 YSU football players.

Receipients must have achieved a minimum GPA of 3.2 for the past two semesters. Freshmen are not eligible.

Those recipients are Bard Good, Cole Kochman, Emmanuel Kromah, Shane Kuhn, Connor McFadden, Eric Myers, Derek Rivers, Hunter Wells, Jacob Wood, Charles Zaborsky and Steve Zaborsky.

Ex-Steeler to be arrested over graffiti

PITTSBURGH

A former Pittsburgh Steeler-turned-artist faces 30 counts of criminal mischief after police say he painted graffiti along high-profile locations in Pittsburgh including a riverfront trail system and a bridge.

Baron Batch was with the Steelers for three seasons but played in just 12 games, all in 2012.

He had said on his website he planned to create “public art” and acknowledged having tagged buildings and other public spaces.

He also posted that he is sorry and that “I did break the rules.”

His work is easily identified by multicolored elephant drawings and the image of an eye as well as messages of encouragement.

Public safety officials say Batch is cooperating and will be served a warrant in a few days. The damage from the graffiti was put at over $16,000.

Bourque pleads not guilty to DUI

LAWRENCE, MASS.

Former Boston Bruins star Ray Bourque has pleaded not guilty to a drunken driving charge.

Bourque was charged Friday with operating under the influence of alcohol after his Mercedes-Benz rear-ended a minivan in an Andover construction zone. No one was hurt.

Staff/wire report