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YSU’s Zallow to run in Millrose Games

YOUNGSTOWN

Youngstown State’s Chad Zallow will be standing shoulder to shoulder with an Olympian on Saturday.

The Penguin senior from Warren JFK will be running in the Fred Schmirtz 60-meter hurdles at the 112th NYRR Millrose Games at the New Balance Track and Field Center at The Armory in New York. The race will be nationally televised on NBC at 4:30 p.m.

Zallow will be in lane 4 with a personal-best of 7.61 seconds. Next to him in lane 5 is Devon Allen, who took fifth place at the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil. Allen won the Millrose games last year, with Zallow taking fourth. Allen arrives in New York with a personal-best of 7.49.

Zallow has three wins this season in the 60 hurdles. Most recently, he won the Penn State National Open on Jan. 26 with a time of 7.66, his fastest time this season. Last Saturday, Zallow took first in the YSU National Mid-Major Invitational in the 200 with a record time of 21.37.

Zallow has been the Horizon League’s track athlete of the week for three straight weeks.

Olson, Herubin commit to EGCC baseball

YOUNGSTOWN

Braden Olson of Poland High School and Max Herubin of Mundelein, Ill., have committed to play baseball for Eastern Gateway Community College, Gators coach John Zizzo announced.

Olson is a second baseman-pitcher who earned All-American Conference honors as a sophomore for the Bulldogs in 2017.

He sat out his junior season after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

“We’re really excited to have Braden begin his college career at EGCC,” Zizzo said. “He is one of the top middle infielders in the area and has the ability to contribute on the mound as well. He has a mid-to-upper 80 mph fastball and quality command of his secondary pitches.”

Herubin is a pitcher-catcher and helped lead Carmel High School to a 17-9 record last season as members of the East Suburban Catholic League.

“Max has three years’ experience as a starter at the high school level,” Zizzo said. “On a personal note, I’m thrilled to add Max to the fold and have him committed to EGCC this fall because his father, Joe, is an Ursuline High School graduate who pitched for me at Youngstown State.”

Young’s go-ahead basket lifts Ohio State

COLUMBUS

Kyle Young scored the go-ahead basket with 63 seconds left and Ohio State held off Penn State 74-70 in a Big Ten game on Thursday night.

Penn State’s Josh Reaves stole the ball from Andre Wesson in the backcourt and scored on a slam with 1:34 left for a 70-69 lead with 1:34 left.

Young drew the foul while making a layup but missed the free throw, putting Ohio State up 71-70.

Lamar Stevens thought he gave Penn State the lead with 32.2 seconds left but he did not beat the shot clock off the inbound play.

After Wesson made one of two free throws for 72-70 Ohio State lead with 29.7 left, Rasir Bolton missed an open layup. Penn State fouled and C.J. Jackson made a pair of foul shots before Penn State missed its final two attempts.

Luther Mohammad had 20 points for the Buckeyes (15-7, 5-6 Big Ten).

Stevens and Reaves had 20 points each for Penn State (8-15, 1-11).

Penguins fall against Panthers in overtime

SUNRISE, Fla.

Mike Matheson scored 4:14 into overtime to lift the Florida Panthers over the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Thursday night.

Evgenii Dadonov and Colton Sceviour also scored for the Panthers, and Aleksander Barkov had two assists. Roberto Luongo made 29 saves to help Florida win for the seventh time in nine games.

Marcus Pettersson and Jared McCann scored for the Penguins, and Casey DeSmith stopped 39 shots. Kris Letang had two assists.

Staff/wire reports