Puskas to speak to Curbstone Coaches

Puskas to speak to Curbstone Coaches

BEAVER TOWNSHIP

Vindicator sports editor Ed Puskas will be the guest speaker Monday at the weekly luncheon of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road.

The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend.

Phantoms trade goaltender Hanson

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Phantoms have announced the trade of goaltender Darion Hanson to the Vernon Vipers of the British Columbia Hockey League (BCHL).

Hanson of East Bethel, Minn., played in six games with the 2016-17 Youngstown Phantoms and is committed to Union College. Hanson ends his time with the Phantoms with a record of 1-4 and a save percentage of 0.846.

“We wanted to make sure that we helped Hanson get to a situation where he will have more of an opportunity to start and play games after the emergence of Ivan Kulbakov with our club,” Phantoms’ General Manager Jason Koehler said.

The Phantoms will fill their new goaltender void with USHL Affiliate List goaltender Britt League from the Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL).

OHSAA is seeking track and field officials

Austintown

The Ohio High School Athletic Association is accepting applications for Track & Field Officials. Anyone interested should log onto GYTOA.com and click on the officiating link or contact BJ Duckworth at gytoa@yahoo.com.

Rivers Runs Deep wins big at MVRC

austintown

Rivers Run Deep ($3.80) continued his campaign for Ohio bred Horse of the Year honors as he registered a victory in Saturday’s $75,000 Cardinal Handicap at Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course.

Ridden by Albin Jimenez, the 5-year-old tracked the early pacesetting Candy Bites through fractions of 24.19 and 47.40 before taking command approaching the top of the stretch and pulling clear to win by more than three lengths.

The official running time on a track labeled muddy was 1:12.91.

Trained by Chris Hartman, Rivers Run Deep won for the sixth time in just seven starts this year. The horse was purchased for $77,000 at the OBS Two-Year-Old-in-Training Sale in June, 2013. Rivers Run Deep has earned more than $900,000.

Macali nails hole in one

poland

Ralph Macali aced the 142-yard No. 5 hole at The Lake Club using a five iron.

Witnesses were Jim DeCastro and Jimbo Davis.

55-year-old RB sees field for SC State

orangesburg, s.c.

South Carolina State debuted a 55-year-old running back on senior day in a 32-0 victory over Savannah State on Saturday.

With 4:34 remaining in the opening quarter, Joe Thomas Sr. took a handoff and gained three yards. He is believed to be the oldest player to ever appear in a Division I college football game. Thomas enrolled at SC State at age 51 with his son, Joe Thomas Jr. — now a Green Bay Packer — and practiced as a scout player.

Yale beats Harvard for first time in a decade

cambridge, mass.

Kurt Rawlings threw for two touchdowns and ran for 74 yards to lead Yale to a 21-14 victory over Harvard in the 133rd edition of The Game on Saturday, snapping a nine-year losing streak and depriving the Crimson of a fourth straight Ivy League title.

The Bulldogs (3-7, 3-4 Ivy) had little to play for except a chance to spoil Harvard’s season, and that’s exactly what they did.

After opening the second half with an onside kick and scoring to take its first lead, Yale went ahead for good with 4:14 left on a 3-yard touchdown pass from Rawlings to Reed Klubnik.

The Crimson (7-3, 5-2) had two possessions in the final minutes to try to tie it, but couldn’t.

Staff/wire report