Scrappers assistant GM to speak at Curbstone

May 13, 2019 at 12:00a.m.

BEAVER TOWNSHIP

Matt Thompson, Mahoning Valley Scrappers assistant general manager of sales will be the guest speaker at tomorrow’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

The event begins at noon and is open to the public.

Duncan beats Stewart at Sharon Speedway

HARTFORD

Cole Duncan went from fourth to first on the opening lap then held off Tony Stewart’s furious charge through lapped traffic for his first career Sharon Speedway win late Saturday night. The 27-year-old earned $3,000 for the FAST-sanctioned victory in a “410” sprint car that came in the non-stop 25-lap feature timed in 7:45.679.

Clemente dominates NOPGA event

WARREN

Warren golf prodigy Gianna Clemente won the season-opening Northern Ohio PGA tournament by seven strokes on Sunday.

The 11-year-old shot an even 73 at Trumbull Country Club to win the girls 11-15 competition as the youngest competitor in the field.

The only other local winner was Brookfield’s Justin Atkinson, who shot 74 to tie Chagrin Falls’ Grant Gobezie for first place in the boys 16-19 competition.

Mount Union knocked out of NCAA tourney

ALLIANCE

Mount Union’s women’s lacrosse team was eliminated from the Division III women’s lacrosse tournament on Sunday with a 16-6 loss to No. 10 Catholic (D.C.).

The lossed ended a 16-game winning streak and a 26-game home winning streak at Mount Union Stadium. Danielle Rohrman and Sydney Bumbarger each scored two goals for Mount Union, which was making its sixth NCAA Tournament appearance in the program’s seventh year of existence.

Man City retains Premier League title

BRIGHTON, England

Manchester City retained the Premier League trophy after coming from behind to beat Brighton 4-1 and see off Liverpool’s relentless challenge on the final day of the season on Sunday.

The quality and intensity of the title race was emphasized by City requiring a 14th successive league victory to finish a point above a Liverpool side chasing a first championship crown in 29 years as the top two finished with a record 195 points combined.

But during a 21-minute wobble in the first half City looked like throwing away a fourth title in eight seasons.

Sadio Mane put Liverpool in front against Wolverhampton in the 17th minute and a jittery City fell behind 10 minutes later at Brighton.

Even when Sergio Aguero leveled 83 seconds after Glenn Murray’s header, City only moved back into top spot when Aymeric Laporte nodded in from Riyad Mahrez’s corner in the 38th minute.

It turned out to be the goal that clinched the title.

Mahrez netted in the 63rd minute, a rare high point in his first season after joining City for record 60 million pound (then $80 million) signing in July.

There was a stylish conclusion to City’s title defense when Ilkay Gundogan scored directly from a free kick in the 72nd minute.

Team USA blanks South Africa

SANTA CLARA, Calif.

Samantha Mewis scored goals in both halves and the U.S. women’s national team began its World Cup send-off series with a 3-0 victory over South Africa on Sunday.

After missing most of 2018 with a knee injury, Mewis is finding her stride at the right time as she gets ready for her first career appearance in the World Cup. She scored last month against Belgium and followed that up against South Africa with her second career two-goal game.

Carli Lloyd added her 108th career goal in second-half added time to the delight of the crowd of 22,788 at the home of the NFL’s San Francisco 49ers.

Staff/wire report