SPORTS digest

OHSAA lawsuit back sent back to Hamilton

Columbus

After an 11-month stay with the case, the Ohio Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it denied a request from the Ohio High School Athletic Association an order that would have prohibited the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas from exercising jurisdiction over the lawsuit brought on by the Cincinnati Greater Catholic League Co-Ed Division contesting the fairness of an element of the OHSAA’s Competitive Balance bylaw.

By a 5-2 decision, the state’s high court determined that the case can proceed in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas.

In August, the lower court issued a temporary restraining order against the OHSAA’s implementation of Competitive Balance against the eight schools of the GCL Co-Ed Division. Members of the GCL Co-Ed Division include St. Bernard Roger Bacon, Hamilton Badin, Middletown Bishop Fenwick, Dayton Carroll, Dayton Chaminade-Julienne, Cincinnati Archbishop McNicholas, Cincinnati Purcell Marian and Kettering Archbishop Alter.

East baseball to host youth baseball camp

Youngstown

The East coaching staff and players will host a free baseball clinic this week for all Youngstown City School District students entering grades 5-8.

The clinic will run from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at Pemberton Park. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Parents must provide transportation to and from camp. The camp will be directed by East baseball coach Jason Ray, his staff, clinicians and the team.

Players will have the opportunity to bat, catch and learn the fundamentals. Participants should bring a baseball glove if possible. Call Coach Ray at 330-402-1493 with questions.

YSU track teams earn academic All-USTFCCA

New Orleans, La.

The Youngstown State men’s and women’s indoor and outdoor track and field programs both earned All-Academic Team honors from the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association for the 2018-19 season, the association announced.

The Penguins’ women’s team posted a team grade-point average of 3.36 while the men’s program boasted a 3.13 team GPA.

Individually, Abby Jones (Physical Education), Ryan Sullivan (Chemistry), Jake Wilson (Biology) and Chad Zallow (Business/Finance) garnered USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

Wizards hire former Browns GM, others

WASHINGTON

The Washington Wizards are making Tommy Sheppard their general manager, part of an organizational restructuring that includes other hires from outside the NBA.

The moves announced Monday are part of the new leadership team for Monumental Basketball, a fledgling collective composed of the Wizards, Washington Mystics, Capital City Go-Go and Wizards District Gaming.

Among the new hires is 43-year-old Sashi Brown, executive vice president of football operations for the NFL’s Cleveland Browns for about two years before being fired in December 2017. Brown will serve as chief planning and operations officer for Monumental Basketball.

Thiel volleyball earns Team Academic Award

LEXINGTON, Ky.

The American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) announced on Monday that the Thiel College women’s volleyball team earned the AVCA Team Academic Award for the 2018-19 academic year.

The award honors collegiate and high school volleyball teams that displayed excellence in the classroom during the school year by maintaining at least a 3.30 cumulative team GPA on a 4.0 scale or a 4.10 cumulative team GPA on a 5.0 scale.

This is the program’s second consecutive year being named an AVCA Team Academic Award recipient. The Tomcats were among 175 NCAA Division III women’s programs to receive the honor.

Staff/wire report