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Jondas finish midpack in NOPGA event

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Area local junior golfers finished about halfway up the leaderboard during Wednesday’s Northern Ohio Junior PGA event at Mallard Creek Golf Course.

Boardman’s Bobby Jonda finished T-13 with a 7-over 79 out of 26 competitors in the Boys 16-19 Division.

Boardman’s Britney Jonda finished sixth out of 10 with a 12-over 84.

Prince makes cut in Ohio Amateur

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East Liverpool’s Blake Prince made the initial cut after two rounds of the Ohio Amateur Championship at Springfield Country Club.

Prince shot a two-round score of 147 which makes him tied for 31st.

Locals not making the cut, which was 151 over two rounds, include Poland’s Jason McQuown (152), Liberty’s Ben Sattler (153), Columbiana’s Jared Wilson (153), Youngstown’s Ken Keller (154), Youngstown’s Brian Terlesky (157), Columbia Station’s Harrison Vonderau (157), Liberty’s Benjamin Irvin (159) and Poland’s Zach Jacobson (179).

YSU men’s basketball earns NABC honor

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Youngstown State was one of 211 men’s basketball teams honored by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in the Fifth Annual Team Academic Excellence Awards, the association announced on Wednesday.

The Penguins finished the 2016-17 season wiht a 3.04 overall grade-point average and five members of the team posted a semester GPA of 3.0-or-higher. Youngstown State was one of just two Horizon League teams to earned a Team Academic Excellence Award.

These awards recognize outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or better for the 2016-17 season In order to earn a NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, institutions in the NCAA, NAIA and NJCAA must count the grade point averages of all men’s student-athletes who competed during the 2016-17 season.

Canfield knocks out 8-10 Boardman team

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Canfield eliminated Boardman in Little League 8-10 Division 12-2 in four innings. Canfield will play Austintown today at 6 p.m. in the loser’s bracket championship with the winner facing the Boardman 10s in the championship game Friday night.

USA avoids upset, beats Martinique 3-2

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Jordan Morris’ second goal of the game broke a tie in the 76th minute, and the United States edged tiny Martinique 3-2 Wednesday night in the CONCACAF Gold Cup after wasting a two-goal lead against a team that is not even a member of FIFA.

Failing to break through in the first half, the U.S. built a 2-0 lead on goals by Omar Gonzalez in the 53rd minute and Morris in the 64th.

But Martinique, a French overseas department, tied the score on a pair of goals by Kevin Parsemain, the first a long-range shot that went past goalkeeper Brad Guzan on a bounce and the second a pass that hit Parsemain and went in on the deflection.

The U.S., which opened last weekend with a 1-1 tie against Panama, completes group play Saturday against Nicaragua in Cleveland.

Chris Carter released by New York Yankees

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Chris Carter has gone from NL home run champion to unemployed.

The New York Yankees said Tuesday they had released the 30-year-old first baseman, who struggled during the first half of the season. Carter hit .201 with eight homers, 26 RBIs and a .284 on-base percentage in 208 plate appearances.

Carter batted .222 for Milwaukee last year and set career bests with 41 homers and 94 RBIs while appearing in a NL-leading 160 games last season. He matched Colorado’s Nolan Arenado for most home runs in the NL.

Staff/wire report