SPORTS digest | YSU's Parks to speak to Curbstone Coaches

YSU’s Parks to speak to Curbstone Coaches

BEAVER TOWNSHIP

Youngstown State University sports information director Trevor Parks will be the guest speaker Monday at the weekly luncheon of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

Parks will be joined by members of the 1991 championship football team who will also speak about the 25th anniversary of the title. The event begins at noon and is open to the public.

Also, applications are being accepted for nominations for the 2017 Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame Class that will be inducted on May 7, 2017. For an application to nominate, please call 330-506-6774 or 330-792-2272.

Baseball Old-Timers set to meet Thurday

YOUNGSTOWN

The Youngstown Baseball Old-Timers will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at the Kramer Clubhouse on Bears Den Road.

Corrections

A story in Saturday’s edition incorrectly listed the leader in the all-time series between the Campbell and Struthers football teams. The Red Devils lead the all-time series, 45-41-2.

Also, a Campbell golfer’s scores were not included in the original results from the Division III district golf tournament, played Thursday at Tannenhauf Golf Club in Alliance.

Sophomore Dean Austalosh shot a round of 80 and finished tied for sixth. The tourmament results were originally published in Friday’s edition.

Vanbeek gets 22 kills in YSU loss to Milwaukee

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State senior middle blocker Lori Vanbeek posted match-high highs of 22 kills and eight blocks, but the Penguins lost in four sets to Milwaukee on Saturday at Beeghly Center.

The set scores were 25-18, 30-28, 18-25, 25-22.

Vanbeek’s 22 kills came on 36 attempts, and she had just two errors for a .556 attack percentage.

Fellow middle blocker Sarah Varcolla had 15 kills and five blocks, and the Penguins hit .299 as a team.

Bridget Wallenberger had 15 kills and six blocks to lead Milwaukee, which hit .291.

YSU plays at Northern Kentucky at 6 p.m. Wednesday.

YSU swim team opens with a road victory

Olean, N.Y.

The Youngstown State swimming and diving team opened up the 2016-17 campaign with a 163-137 dual win at St. Bonaventure on Saturday afternoon.

Madison Aranda and Vikotria Orosz won three events while Kolbrun Jonsdottir won two while diver Bec Stafford claimed first in both the one-and-three-meter dives. Zsani Csado added a first place finish for the Penguins in the 100-yard butterfly.

YSU won 12 of the 16 total events, splitting the two relays and taking first in nine of 12 individual swimming events.

YSU is at home Saturday at noon against defending Horizon League champion Oakland at Beeghly Natatorium.

Martin scores twice in YSU soccer loss

Highland Heights, Ky.

Junior Marissa Martin scored a pair of goals and junior Ernestina Abambila set Youngstown State’s single-season assist record, but the Penguins dropped a 3-2 decision to Horizon League foe Northern Kentucky on Saturday.

With the loss the Penguins fall to 2-10-1 overall and 0-5 in the Horizon League while the Norse improve to 8-5 overall and 4-1 in the league.

Trailing 2-0 at the intermission, Martin took a pass from junior Sophie McFarland and drilled a shot past the NKU goalkeeper from 15 yards out to cut the lead in half, 2-1, at the 61:05 mark.

A little more than two minutes later, Martin knotted the match in the 64th minute with her fourth goal. Abambila broke the YSU single-season assist record with her seventh of the year.

NKU’s Jessica Frey broke the tie with less than 10 minutes left to give the Norse the 3-2 victory.

The Penguins visit Valparaiso at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Staff reports