SPORTS DIGEST || YSU’s Morris places second in golf event

YSU’s Morris places second in golf event

Rochester, Mich.

Freshman Reva Morris had another strong showing placing second as the Youngstown State women’s golf finished third at the OU Golden Gizzly Invitational which concluded on Tuesday.

Cleveland State won the tournament by one stroke with a two-round score of 637. Oakland was second with a 638 while the Penguins placed third, one shot ahead of Detroit, with a 653. YSU had a 325 on Monday before carding a 328 on Tuesday.

Morris had two-round score of 155 and was just two shots back of Oakland’s Kylee Sullivan who won with a 157. On Monday, Morris and Sullivan each had rounds of 76. Morris fired a final-round 79 to finish just behind Sullivan.

Freshman Katlyn Shutt was tied for ninth with a 163. Shutt had rounds of 79 and 84 in the tournament. Christina Cooper finished 12th with a two-round 165. Cooper had scores of 84 and 81 at the event. Senior Mia Barchetti shot an 81 on Tuesday following an opening-round 89 and finished 21st with a 170. Tying Barchetti for 21st with a 170 was junior Courtney Shutt.

Poland hires Serich to coach softball

POLAND

James Serich has been hired as the new Poland High School varsity softball coach.

as the new softball coach at Poland Seminary High School.

Serich replaces Matt Campbell, who was head coach for four seasons.

Serich has served the Poland Community Baseball Association as a trustee from 1996-2014.

OHSAA is selling ticket packages

COLUMBUS

The Ohio High School Athletic Association is selling ticket packages for the state football championship games that will be played in Ohio Stadium on Dec. 1-3.

All-session ticket books for the seven championship games in the club level, which are the chair-back seats on the west side of the stadium, cost $105 (includes all seven games) and permit indoor access into the Huntington Club before, during and after each game.

All-session reserved ticket books on the east side of the stadium, which don’t include indoor access, cost $84 each (includes all seven games).

To purchase tickets, visit the website go.osu.edu/OHSAAFBTix or call 1-800-GOBUCKS.

Single game tickets will go on sale on Nov. 22.

During the playoffs, Divisions I, II, IV and VI will play on Friday nights at 7:30 p.m., while Divisions III, V and VII will play on Saturday nights at 7 p.m.

Lacerated intestine killed Euclid player

CLEVELAND

A medical examiner says a high school football player from suburban Cleveland who was hit in the abdomen during a game died two days later of a problem caused by a lacerated small intestine.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office says 17-year-old Andre Jackson died of peritonitis Sunday at Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital.

A Euclid School District spokeswoman says the junior was involved in a collision during a punt play Friday in a game against Solon and walked to the team’s sideline afterward.

She says an ambulance took Jackson to a medical center in Beachwood, and he was discharged the next day.

Both hospitals are in the University Hospitals system, and a spokeswoman says there will be a full review.

Nebraska players stir up officials

LINCOLN, Neb.

Two university regents and the governor criticized three Nebraska football players who kneeled during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality.

Michael Rose-Ivey, Mohamed Barry and DaiShon Neal received support from the university president on Tuesday, however.

Rose-Ivey, Barry and Neal each took a knee as the anthem played before last Saturday’s game at Northwestern.

Staff/wire report