SPORTS digest

YSU volleyball falls in three at Wright State

DAYTON, MICH.

The Youngstown State volleyball team finished with a split of its two road matches this weekend following a 3-0 loss at Wright State on Saturday. The set scores were 25-22, 25-19, 25-15.

The Penguins, who were coming off a five-set, come-from-behind win at Valparaiso on Friday evening, got nine kills, nine digs and three aces from Sam Brown in the loss to the Raiders.

Sarah Varcolla tied for match-high honors with four blocks, and Lauren Blanco finished with 10 digs.

Wright State’s Katie Klusman led all players with 14 kills, and the Raiders had seven blocks and 55 digs in holding the Penguins to a .056 attack percentage.

Wright State scored seven consecutive points in the opening set to turn an 11-8 deficit into a 15-11 lead.

The Penguins battled back and went ahead 19-17 on a Brown ace, and they also led by two at 20-18. Wright State closed the set on a 7-2 spurt to go up 1-0 in the match.

The Raiders similarly used a 7-2 run in the second set to go up 19-12, and they scored 11 of the final 15 points in the third set to secure the match.

Youngstown State will return home next weekend to host Green Bay on Friday at 6 p.m. and Milwaukee on Saturday at 4 p.m.

Bowling scores will appear Tuesday

YOUNGSTOWN

The local bowling scores that usually appear in Sunday editions will be printed in Tuesday’s edition.

Curbstone Coaches seek nominees

BEAVER TOWNSHIP

Curbstone Coaches are taking applications for nominations for the 2017 Hall of Fame Class that will be inducted on May 7.

For an application to nominate, call 330-506-6774 or 330-792-2272.

The Curbstone Coaches meet on Monday at noon at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

Reddick wins truck playoff race

LAS VEGAS

Tyler Reddick crashed the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series playoff party.

Reddick held off Brad Keselowski Racing teammate Daniel Hemric at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday night, leading 70 of 146 laps in the second Chase race.

“Unfortunately I was a spoiler for our teammate, he was right behind us and could have got into the chase himself, locked into the next round,” Reddick said. “We were spot on really, from the drop of the green to the end of the race. Everyone did a heck of a job all weekend long. This was not an easy weekend.”

Reddick and Hemric combined to lead 63 of the first 100 laps, and Reddick took the lead for good following a restart on Lap 98.

Crew defeats Fire

COLUMBUS

Harrison Afful scored in the eighth minute, Justin Meram and Dilly Duka added goals in the second half and Columbus beat Chicago.

The Crew (8-12-11) avoided playoff elimination but still need a strong showing their last three games, which include away games against both of the first-place New York squads.

The Fire (6-16-9) lost their third in a row.

Boston legends celebrate Ortiz

BOSTON

Hockey great Bobby Orr, NFL Hall of Famer Andre Tippett and the entire current Boston Celtics roster joined David Ortiz on the field at Fenway Park on Saturday night to help celebrate Big Papi on his way into retirement.

The ceremony before the Red Sox played Toronto also featured former patients at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, who Ortiz helped through his work for the Jimmy Fund. And Boston Marathon bombing victims also joined the sports stars on the field to thank Ortiz for his defiant and inspirational speech following the 2013 finish line attacks.

Staff/wire report