Cantu’s double helps Scrappers to sweep

Cantu’s double helps Scrappers to sweep

BATAVIA, N.Y.

Ulysses Cantu hit a two-run double in the top of the 11th inning to lead the Mahoning Valley Scrappers to a 6-3 win over the Batavia Muckdogs in the first game of Monday’s doubleheader.

In the night cap, the Scrappers blanked the Muckdogs 2-0 in a seven-inning game.

The double by Cantu scored Nolan Jones and Oscar Gonzalez. The double came after an RBI single by Jones that gave the Scrappers the lead.

Batavia had runners on first and third in the bottom of the 11th, but Terry Bennett struck out to end the game.

Jones tripled and singled three times, driving in two runs in the win. Austen Wade singled three times, scoring three runs.

Kyle Nelson (3-1) got the win with two innings of scoreless, one-hit relief while Travis Neubeck (0-2) took the loss in the New York-Penn League game.

In the second game, Clark Scolamiero drove in both runs. Zack Draper (1-0) pitched five innings to get the win.

Rick Jones Jr. wins father-son golf event

PINEHURST, N.C.

Former Youngstown resident Rick Jones and his son, Connor, recently won the 48th National Father-Son Invitational at the Country Club of North Carolina.

Jones is a 1976 Ursuline graduate and lives in Rochester Hills, Mich. He is a member of the Ursuline and Youngstown State Hall of Fame. Connor is a senior golfer for Oakland University.

They previously finished in second place twice in this event. Rick Jones also won the event three times with his father, Rick Sr., of Poland. Jones Jr. is the first golfer to win this event with his father and his son.

The contest was staged on two courses: The Dogwood and The Cardinal.

Mooney football tickets on sale

YOUNGSTOWN

Tickets for Cardinal Mooney’s football game at Akron Archbishop Hoban on Friday go on sale today at the Cardinals’ Nest starting at 10 a.m.

Adult tickets cost $7 and student tickets cost $5. Tickets sold at the gate cost $7. The sale ends Friday at 1:30 p.m.

Poland stadium hours are set

POLAND

The Poland High School stadium track is available for residents to use from 6 a.m.-9 p.m. beginning Monday.

Cavaliers scrap plans to upgrade arena

CLEVELAND

The Cleveland Cavaliers have scrapped plans for a $140 million renovation of Quicken Loans Arena.

The team had hoped to upgrade the 22-year-old downtown facility with more dining spaces and a glass exterior. However, following opposition from community groups opposed to tax money being used, the NBA franchise has backed away from the project.

Construction had been scheduled to start in June but was held up by a prospective referendum being placed on the ballot by groups arguing that the city’s neighborhoods weren’t benefiting by the arena’s makeover.

The Cavaliers were planning to fund half the project, with the other $70 million coming from public funding.

The team had hoped to host a future All-Star Game, and the league had warned that if construction didn’t start by next month, the bid wouldn’t be considered.

Rangers-Astros games moved to Tampa

HOUSTON

The Houston Astros will play their series against the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, this week, the biggest change yet forced by Hurricane Harvey and widespread flooding that spread more misery across Texas on Monday.

Both the Astros and Rangers flew to Dallas after games in California on Sunday to await news of where the series would be held. After an off day Monday, they will now head to St. Petersburg, where the Astros will have “home” games.

Staff/wire report