Archive for May, 2011
Saturday, May 21st, 2011
The Youngstown State men's basketball program will host four boys' basketball camp this summer. The coaching staff will offer two team shootout camps, June 5 and June 11. There will also be two individiual camps, June 13-16, and June 20-23.
The team shootout camps (June 5 and June 11) are targeted for varsity and JV high ...
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Wednesday, May 18th, 2011
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers and the New York-Penn League today announced that the league’s philanthropic arm, the New York-Penn League Charitable Foundation, will once again sponsor a scholarship program allowing area high school seniors the opportunity to compete for one of three $2,500 grand-prize awards.
The 2011 NYPL Scholarship Program is ...
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
Scott Mayfield will be headed to Toronto at the end of May to participate in the National Hockey League’s draft combine. Mayfield is the first Phantom and one of twelve current USHL players making the trip across the border.
The trip to the combine is not Mayfield’s first trip to an NHL event held ...
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
The Youngstown State football program will holds its second Women's Coaching Clinic on Thursday, May 19 at Stambaugh Stadium. The cost to attend the clinic is $25 and all proceeds will be donated to the Rich Center for Autism. The clinic will run from 5:30-9 p.m. on the YSU campus.
The three-hour clinic is a ...
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Friday, May 13th, 2011
The Youngstown State football coaching staff is accepting individual applications for their summer campswhich start in early June. For more information or for brochures, contact the YSU football office at (330) 941-3478. New for this summer, campers can register online at www.penguinscamps.com.
Under second-year Head Coach Eric Wolford, YSU will offer a variety of camps as a ...
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Youngstown State junior running back Jamaine Cook has been tabbed as one of the top 10 running backs in Division I (FCS) by the Sports Network.
Cook was named second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference and was selected as the team's John Delseron MVP. He also rushed for 1,276 yards on 241 carries and scored 11 touchdown. For ...
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Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Imagine for a moment that you owned your own business. The business never really took off but showed potential from time-to-time over a five year period. Then one day you come to work to find out all but three of your employees quit. That is what Jerry Slocum faced about ...
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Monday, May 9th, 2011
In the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby, Animal Kingdom took home the roses with an impressive performance at Churchill Downs. This win marks the first Kentucky Derby win for President of Phantom Fireworks Bruce Zoldan.
Zoldan and the other members of Team Valor International entered Animal Kingdom, the first horse from this group to compete in ...
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