Archive for September, 2009
Monday, September 21st, 2009
Youngstown State University has a pretty good track record against Indiana State University. The Penguins have won 12 straight against the Sycamores, 17 of 18 in the all-time series, and have never lost in Terre Haute (9-0). Sounds like a perfect way to open the Missouri Valley Conference schedule, doesn't ...
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Saturday, September 19th, 2009
Certainly you have heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, but this T-shirt, modeled by Doug Hansen suggests that a picture could be worth a thousand pounds.
At a recent Scrappers game, Craig Antush, the official scorekeeper, ran to the bathroom. When he got back to the pressbox, he was ...
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
The cleverly written storylines hardly ever indicate the reality in a wrestler's life. However, Jeff Hardy is living a storyline of excess. The WWE storyline over the past few months saw CM Punk turn heel and emphasize his 'straight edge' lifestyle. Within that storyline, Punk's favorite target was Hardy. Hardy ...
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Thursday, September 17th, 2009
Photo Courtesy of Nick Mays
On a chilly Fall evening, two 19-year old pitching prospects took control of their respective team's destinies. For Mahoning Valley, Clayton Cook, the Indians 9th round draft pick of 2008 took to the hill. Staten Island sent Jose Ramirez, a 2007 free agent from the Dominican ...
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Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Photo -Courtesy of Nick Mays
The Scrappers Marty Popham and the Yankees Sean Black pitched like anything but short season Single-A prospects. Through four complete innings, the two starting pitchers combined for a total of 13 strikeouts. In the end, it was a crack off the bat of Chun Chen in the ...
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Tuesday, September 15th, 2009
Don't be fooled by their record, at least that is what Youngstown State Football Coach Jon Heacock thinks about Northeastern University's football program. The 1-1 Pengiuins travel to Boston to face the 0-2 Huskies, who lost to Maine last week 17-7. This marks the first time since 1992 that these teams have ...
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
There are several area fundraisers to benefit Luke Holko. Luke remains at Akron Childrens Hospital and I am working on getting an update on his condition. If you have a fundraiser or a promotion for this cause, please leave a comment and I will update the schedule. Continued prayers are ...
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Monday, September 14th, 2009
What a horrible weekend for the nationally covered Ohio sports teams! It's football season, but they are still playing baseball. Didn't matter which level, didn't matter which sport, all that matters is that my home state, in a 24-hour span, was 0-5 against teams from other states.
The fun started Saturday night when ...
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