Archive for September, 2011
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Youngstown State University took a small step towards its big goal today when they cracked into the FCS Coaches Poll at #24. Eric Wolford has said that the standard here is to win championships and being ranked for awhile will assure a playoff berth. The Penguins look to avoid the ...
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Monday, September 19th, 2011
Senior Geneva Strelka (above) scored her second goal of the season and helped the Youngstown State women's soccer team salvage a 1-1 double-overtime time against Horizon League foe Wright State on Sunday afternoon at Alumni Field.
The Guins are now 3-4-2 overall and 0-0-1 in the Horizon League while the Raiders move ...
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Monday, September 19th, 2011
For the first time in his career, Youngstown State sophomore quarterback Kurt Hess has been named the Missouri Valley Football Conference's Offensive Player of the Week. Hess threw for a career-high 293 yards and tied a school record with four touchdown passes in the win over Illinois State.
Against the Redbirds ...
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Sunday, September 18th, 2011
The WWE returned to the Covelli Centre in Youngstown Saturday night, unveiling their Raw and Smackdown Super Show, where members of both rosters were present. A very loud and appreciative crowd actively participated all evening and the show was filled with a couple of surprises.
The card kicked off at 7:30 ...
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Sunday, September 18th, 2011
Donald Jones achieved a good short term goal last Sunday, he scored a touchdown. More importantly, according to Jones, his Buffalo Bills recorded a very impressive 41-7 road victory at Kansas City. Jones finished the game with three yards on two receptions and was targeted five times.
Jones nearly broke a ...
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Sunday, September 18th, 2011
When Eric Wolford brought in the new recruits this past offseason, there were more defensive players than offensive. Wolford explained in March that he wanted to bring in players to add depth and stability to his defense to finish games. YSU failed to finish games last season after holding the ...
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Friday, September 16th, 2011
Last Summer, on a whim, I asked Lisa Neeld ten questions about baseball at a baseball game. The next time I would see the Playboy Model was at a boxing match. Because the readers enjoyed the baseball questions and answers so much, here are ten questions about boxing with ten ...
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Friday, September 16th, 2011
When Youngstown State opens Missouri Valley Football Conference play against Illinois State this Saturday, both teams will learn how good they have gotten over the past year. YSU played a game they were given no chance to win nationally, then they played a team that people expected them to blow ...
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