SPORTS digest

YSU soccer team falls to Cincinnati, 3-0

Cincinnati

The Youngstown State women’s soccer team (2-6-1) dropped a 3-0 decision to Cincinnati on Sunday at Gettler Stadium.

The Bearcats scored two goals in the first 17 minutes of the first half and another in the 54th minute.

Senior goalkeeper Katie Montgomery recorded 11 saves while facing 26 shots and 14 shots on goal. The Penguins took just two shots and did not have any attempts on goal.

Rudolph, Thomas win at Sharon Speedway

Hartford

Erick Rudolph and Will Thomas III were Saturday’s winners at Sharon Speedway.

Rudolph started back in 10th, but that only delayed the inevitable as he made the winning pass on lap 21 and went on to win the 32-lap rain-shortened event, worth $3,000.

Thomas out-dueled Matt Latta for his first career Sweeney RUSH Late Model Touring Series victory in the 30-lap “Gary Knollinger Memorial” feature event.

Maplewood defeats Grand Valley

ORWELL

Tommy Rink scored three goals as the Maplewood High School boys soccer team defeated Grand Valley, 9-2, on Saturday.

Michael Stamm and Matt Sheely each scored two goals while Tyler Black and Thomas Dorsey netted one apiece for the Rockets (8-1).

Recording assists were Rink, Sheely, Brandon Stowe, Tyler Black, Matthew Palm and Jared Bedlion. Goalkeeper Seth Spencer made three saves.

Pagenaud wins IRL title

SONOMA, CALIF.

Simon Pagenaud gave Roger Penske an IndyCar championship to help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the one of the most storied organization in motorsports.

The Frenchman won his first career IndyCar title in his sophomore season driving for Penske. He did it in dominating fashion by winning the season finale Sunday at Sonoma Raceway, where he needed only a smooth finish to put a wrap on this breakthrough season.

Pagenaud entered the weekend 43 points ahead of teammate Will Power as the Penske drivers were the only two mathematically eligible to win the championship. But Pagenaud won the pole to earn another point, led the most laps and won a race that was worth double points in the standings.

It was a moot point, though: Power had mechanical issues 38 laps into the race that sealed the outcome.

Team North America upsets Finland

TORONTO

Jack Eichel, Johnny Gaudreau, Jonathan Drouin and Nathan MacKinnon scored, Matt Murray made 24 saves and Team North America skated circles around Finland on the way to a 4-1 victory Sunday night at the World Cup of Hockey.

Captain Connor McDavid and the group of 23-and-under Americans and Canadians put on an unbelievable show of speed and skill in their first World Cup game, making good on the pre-tournament buzz. North America made it a torturous night for Finland, which had nine players back from the bronze-medal team in the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Finnish goaltender Pekka Rinne was often brilliant in stopping 39 of the 43 shots he faced but couldn’t do much about the domination going on in front of him. Valtteri Filppula scored Finland’s only goal late in the third period after the result was decided.

Sweden edges Russia

TORONTO

Jacob Markstrom made 27 saves in place of ill star Henrik Lundqvist, and Gabriel Landeskog and Victor Hedman scored second-period goals to help Sweden beat Russia 2-1 on Sunday in their World Cup of Hockey opener.

Alex Ovechkin scored for Russia, and Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 27 shots in the Group B game.

Staff/wire report