Archive for October, 2009
Saturday, October 17th, 2009
As YSU prepares for Southern Illinois on a bye week, I thought it would be appropriate to do a story on a local player. As it turned out, I got one of my best interviews. Marc Kanetsky graduated from Hubbard High School with honors of every kind. There were the athletic ...
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Thursday, October 15th, 2009
The title Sports Information Director almost sounds like a gift job, one that a smart laborer might be able to handle. I never knew how many things were involved in such a job until I sat down with Trevor Parks. Parks has been at YSU for 9+ years and seems ...
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Joe Zarbo grew up a Buffalo Sabres fan. Call it attraction by proximity as he grew up fairly close to Buffalo. In the inaugural USHL season of the Youngstown Phantoms, Zarbo is one of the "go-to" guys, a veteran who played in the USHL last season. A veteran in any ...
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
On a perfect Fall evening, a football game involving two teams in a must-win situation took place in Youngstown. Youngstown State scored 31 first half points and Western Illinois didn't score any. However, Western Illinois scored 21 second half points, and YSU failed to score a point. Combine the two ...
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Saturday, October 10th, 2009
For the first time since 1934, a Lowellville High School Sports team has advanced to the Ohio State finals to compete for a championship. The Lowellville Golf Team, coached by Tom Pilkington, is only in its eighth season as an existing program. Naturally, the first five years were a slow ...
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
At a school notorius for running the ball, an exceptional receiver rarely makes headway. Donald Jones is the first exception to the norm at Youngstown State that I can recall since Jimmy "The Flea" Ferranti played at YSU about 30 years ago. Jones is being watched by NFL scouts at every ...
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Now that the Indians have removed Eric Wedge from managerial duties, the search is on. It has been widely assumed that nobody currently managing at a different level within the Indians system will be promoted. This leaves a couple of hard choices for management. I figured I would add my two ...
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Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
The 2009 MLB Playoffs sure pose some interesting scenarios. A potential Boston vs New York ALCS, an all-L.A. world series, who can cool off the red hot Twins, the wisdom and leadership of Joe Torre vs Tony LaRussa, the thin air of Colorado, and pitching. P-I-T-C-H-I-N-G... Whoever has it is ...
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