SPORTS DIGEST || Sharon Speedway moves events to May 6

Sharon Speedway moves events to May 6

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Heavy overnight rain coupled with rain forecasted throughout the remainder of the day forced Sharon Speedway to cancel the racing program for Saturday night.

The “Steel Valley Thunder” opener will now take place on Saturday, May 6. With the rain out on Saturday, the Mini Stocks have been added to the May 6 show for a full program plus their 2016 “Apple Festival Nationals” make-up feature.

Pits open at 4 p.m. with grandstands at 5 and racing at 7.

Baseball oldtimers to discuss golf outing

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Youngstown Baseball Oldtimers will meet on May 11 at 2:30 p.m. at ARCO Field on Bears Den Road. Members are urged to attend as plans for the June golf outing will be discussed.

The Youngstown Baseball Oldtimers will be holding two golf outings this summer. The first will take place on June 7 at Mill Creek Golf Course with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. The other will be on August 16 at Mill Creek Golf Course with a shotgun start at 10 a.m.

For any more information call Nick Granito at 330-782-6850.

Game Changers camp coming to WATTS

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Game Changers is hosting a leadership and player development camp at the WATTS on May 13. Warren mayor Doug Franklin and former NFL players Byron Wilson Jr., Justin Staples and Nate Palmer are among the featured speakers. For more information, visit wearegc.org. The deadline to register is today.

MVCA recruiting night planned at MVR

YOUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning Valley Coaches Association is set to host its spring recruiting night for football on Monday at The MVR.

Doors open at 6 p.m. The program begins at 6:30 p.m.

All Valley high school football coaches are welcome to attend. High school coaches from Mahoning, Trumbull, Columbiana and Ashtabula counties will be admitted free of charge.

College representatives from FCS, Division II and Division III will be in attendance. The fee for colleges is $35 per coach or $60 per staff. The MVCA event — now in its 17th year — averages 45 colleges each year. Dinner and refreshments are included.

Email Marc Bjelac at marc.bjelac@neomin.org for more information.

Air Force WR not drafted after ruling

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Wide receiver Jalen Robinette, who led the nation at 27.4 yards per catch, went undrafted after the Air Force told him just this week that he’d have to serve two years in the military before being allowed to play in the NFL.

Robinette, who is set to graduate from the Academy in less than a month, had prepared for the draft believing he’d be allowed to play in the NFL right away because of a U.S. Department of Defense ruling last summer . He was a projected mid-round pick.

Robinette was informed Thursday night as the first round was underway that Air Force leaders had informed the academy that cadets would still be required to serve at least two years on active duty before being allowed to apply for the Ready Reserve, which would allow them to play professional sports.

Joshua stuns Klitschko with uppercut for win

LONDON

Anthony Joshua wasn’t wrong when he raised his hands in victory after knocking Wladimir Klitschko down in the fifth round of what looked like a one-sided heavyweight title fight. He was just celebrating too early.

The rookie mistake allowed Klitschko to rally, nearly taking the lead as the two 6-foot-6 men went to the 11th round — four rounds longer than any Joshua fight had ever gone. That’s when Joshua unleashed a brutal uppercut that spun Klitschko around, leading to a win that set off British celebrations in Wembley Stadium and beyond Saturday night and cemented the 27-year-old as boxing’s new superstar.

Staff/wire report