Archive for January, 2011
Monday, January 31st, 2011
UIC used a strong rebounding effort and converted 85.7 percent of their second-half free throws to defeat the Youngstown State men's basketball team, 83-61, on Saturday afternoon at the UIC Pavilion. The Guins were outrebounded by the Flames, 53-26, and UIC made 18-of-21 free throws in the second half to ...
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Sunday, January 30th, 2011
Youngstown State sophomore forward Brandi Brown scored 24 points and had seven rebounds, but Cleveland State shot 54.2 percent from the field and used a big second-half effort to hand the Penguins an 86-65 loss on Saturday afternoon at the Beeghly Center.
With the win, Cleveland State improves to 12-8 overall and ...
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Sunday, January 30th, 2011
The Harlem Globetrotters made a visit to Youngstown to do a couple of shows at the Covelli Centre. The well-known ambassadors of goodwill amused the crowd of about 3,000 with their time tested tricks and some new twists. Gone are Geese Ausby, Curly Neal, and Meadowlark Lemon. This era of ...
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Saturday, January 29th, 2011
A rivalry is brewing. The Youngstown Phantoms came into their game with the Muskegon Lumberjacks with aspirations of moving a little closer to the visiting team in the standings. Heading into this game, Muskegon was fourth while the Phantoms were holding on to the sixth and final playoff spot. On ...
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Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Anyone who drives on Route 422 to get to or from Youngstown State University will notice a huge structure being erected. That structure will be called the WATTS, as many of the local readers already know. Tim Stuart (above) will be in charge of many of the scheduling and personnel ...
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
The Youngstown State baseball program will hold the inaugural "First Pitch" Breakfast at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Banquet Hall in Youngstown on Feb. 12. Keep in mind that the baseball program does not generate much revenue at the gate like football or basketball do, so these types ...
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Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
Detroit had about three centers, YSU had one (Dan Boudler), and sometimes Damian Eargle who is more of a power forward. As a result of a serious problem with height, rebounds, especially on the offensive end would be scarce. The Penguins overcame the size disadvantage but were their own worst ...
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Sunday, January 23rd, 2011
The Youngstown State Lady Penguins could only get better was the general feeling coming into this season under first-year coach Bob Boldon. Boldon has taken the stance that, "close but no cigar", means nothing. The improvement since last season is obvious and the team is much more competitive and focused. ...
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