Saturday, March 19, 2016
Phantoms comeback comes up short
MUSKEGON, MICH.
After surrendering three goals, the Youngstown Phantoms scored twice in losing 3-2 to the Muskegon Lumberjacks.
The Phantoms (24-20-4-5, 57 points) remain nine points behind fourth-place Bloomington in the race for the final playoff spot in the USHL’s Eastern Conference. Both teams have seven games remaining. The Thunder’s magic number to eliminate the Phantoms is six.
Trailing 3-0, Phantoms defender Ty Farmer scored his first USHL goal. Defenseman Connor Moore made it 3-2 with eight minutes remaining.
MMA card set in Campbell
CAMPBELL
Promoter Chuck Haskell and mmabrawlroom will stage a 14-bout card tonight at St. Lucy’s Palermo Center, 394 Tenney Ave.
Gates open at 6 p.m. and the fights will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $30 at the door, with cageside seats selling for $50.
For tickets or more information, contact Haskell at 724-699-1725 or visit the website mmabrawlroom.com.
Wright State rallies to defeat YSU
DAYTON
The Wright State baseball team scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 9-4 victory against Youngstown State University.
The Raiders, the Horizon League preseason favorites, scored the final six runs after YSU had taken a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth.
Mitch Roman delivered the game-winning hit on a one-double with the bases loaded in the eighth off YSU closer Kevin Yarabinec.
Billy Salem singled three times and walked, and Lorenzo Arcuri had a pair of RBI singles. The top three hitters in the Penguins’ lineup combined for six of the team’s 10 hits.
Youngstown State regained the lead in the sixth at 4-3 when Hunter Snyder and Arcuri hit back-to-back RBI singles with two outs.
Ravens CB Walker dies of crash injuries
BALTIMORE
Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tray Walker died Friday of injuries he sustained in a dirt bike crash in Miami.
The 23-year-old Walker played one season in the NFL. The Ravens say his godmother confirmed “that he had passed.”
Miami-Dade Police say Walker was riding a Honda dirt bike with no lights and wearing dark clothing when he collided with a Ford Escape on Thursday night.
He was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
A fourth-round 2015 draft pick, Walker played in eight games last season, mostly on special teams.
“Tray was a young man with a good and kind heart,” Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said. “He was humble and loved everything about being part of the Ravens’ team. He loved his teammates — the practice and the preparation — and that showed every day. ... I’ll never forget that smile.”
BYU knocks off Virginia Tech
PROVO, Utah
Chase Fischer scored 12 of his 24 points in the final six minutes, and BYU held on to beat Virginia Tech 80-77 on Friday night in the second round of the NIT.
The second-seeded Cougars (25-10) will host the winner of today’s game between No. 8 seed Wagner and fourth-seeded Creighton in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.
BYU’s Kyle Collinsworth added 18 points and 10 assists for his 15th double-double of the season.
Seth Allen scored 22 points to lead No. 3 seed Virginia Tech (20-15). Zach LeDay had 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Justin Bibbs split a pair of free throws to pull Virginia Tech to 77-75 with 2:10 remaining, but the Hokies missed three shots and committed two turnovers on their next five possessions.
Bibbs made a 3-pointer and the Hokies had their last lead, 73-71. Fischer scored the Cougars’ last 12 points.
Staff/wire report