Harding tickets go on sale Wednesday

November 7, 2016 at 12:00a.m.

WARREN

Tickets for Friday’s Warren Harding-Chardon playoff football game will be on sale at the school on Wednesday and Thursday from 1:30-7 p.m.

They also will be sold on Friday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Price is $8. Gate price at Ravenna High School will be $9.

CSU defeats YSU in volleyball

CLEVELAND

Cleveland State hit .412 as a team and got 16 kills from Grace Kauth to defeat the Youngstown State volleyball team on Sunday.

The Vikings secured their second straight Horizon League regular season title at Woodling Gymnasium bu scores of 25-17, 26-24, 25-21.

YSU had a balanced attack with four players registering at least seven kills. Sam Brown posted a double-double with 11 kills and 10 digs.

Sarah Varcolla posted eight kills and three blocks while Morgan Tippie and Lori Vanbeek both had seven kills. Tippie’s seven terminations came on just 12 attempts and a .500 attack percentage.

Sara Skeens joined Kauth in double digits in kills with 11, and Sydney Mast had nine kills in 11 attempts for the Vikings, who improved to 13-1 in conference play.

Youngstown State will play its final home match of the season on Wednesday against Northern Kentucky at 6 p.m.

6 volleyball players earn state honors

Six Mahoning Valley volleyball players have received All-Ohio honors.

In Division III, Lisbon’s Kimmi Wiggers made second team and Crestview’s MacKenzie Daub made third team. Cardinal Mooney’s Autumn DeSantis received honorable mention.

In Div. II, Howland’s Cassie Murcko received third-team honors. In Div. IV, Heartland Christian’s Bonnie Flynn made the second team and Lordstown’s Kellee Applegate made honorable mention.

YSU bowlers win twice in Texas

HOUSTON

The Youngstown State bowling team used a pair of wins on the final day to move up to a 10th-place finish at the Track KAT Klash on Sunday at Emerald Lanes.

The Penguins began the day 12th after 11 rounds of qualifying matches and started bracket play against No. 18 Tulane, which was seeded 11th. YSU beat the Green Wave 4-1 in the best-of-seven Baker game format, and Youngstown State followed with a 4-0 sweep of No. 24 Jackson State.

Youngstown State’s lone loss was 4-1 to No. 12 Delaware State in the match to determine ninth and 10th place.

Sam Houston State, the event’s host and the No. 6 team in the country, beat No. 1 Nebraska twice on Sunday to earn the championship. YSU finished ahead of two ranked teams, Tulane and Jackson State, in a challenging field that featured five of the top six teams in the country and a total of 10 teams in the NTCA Top 25.

Murray wins in Paris, will be number one

PARIS

Celebrating the best season of his career, Andy Murray cemented his rise to No. 1 by beating John Isner 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 Sunday to win the Paris Masters for the first time.

It was his eighth title this year, his 14th in Masters overall. It also ended Isner’s bid for a first Masters title.

“I felt really nervous before the match,” Murray said, despite having beaten the big-serving American in all seven of their previous career meetings.

Murray will officially replace Novak Djokovic at the top of the rankings when they are published today.

“It might only be for one week. So, I might as well try and enjoy it,” Murray said. “Because I could lose it at the (ATP) Tour Finals and never be there again.”

Staff/wire report