Archive for October, 2011
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Anthony Pientrantonio went to New York's biggest venue to box, an accomplishment that few can put on their resume. Madison Square Garden is the big leagues, and Pientrantonio saw his fight against Sean Monoghan as a big opportunity. Unfortunately, the Sharon, PA native could not pull off the upset and ...
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Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Youngstown State junior center Mark Pratt was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference's Offensive Lineman of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
Pratt earned an overall grade of 90 percent for his efforts in the 49-23 win over Saint Francis (Pa.). He was named the team's co-offensive player of the ...
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
Perhaps the most likable characteristic a person can have is that when they reach a level of success that few have, they are unchanged and remember their roots. Donald Jones is nursing a high ankle sprain and will be out of action at least this week (bye) and next week ...
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
The Youngstown Phantoms saw their four-game winning streak come to an end Saturday in Ann Arbor, Mich., when they fell 5-4 to Team USA. The Phantoms got a pair of goals from Austin Cangelosi and Ryan Belonger with the net empty, but ran out of time and USA skated off with its ...
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2011
Sometimes Youngstown State University starts a game slowly, something Coach Eric Wolford claimed needed addressed. Other times the Penguins had problems on both sides of the ball with missed assignments, lining up wrong, and fundamentals. Against Saint Francis, a game which the Penguins won, 49-23, the maturity of this young ...
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Friday, October 21st, 2011
Austin Cangelosi is chasing Wayne Gretzky's scoring record in his first stint out of high school, but Alex Gacek wore the cape for the home team in the end. The Youngstown Phantoms got two goals from the gifted and youthful Cangelosi and Gacek buried the winning goal in overtime to ...
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Friday, October 21st, 2011
The Youngstown Phantoms are proud to announce that defenseman Mike Gunn has committed to play hockey at Northeastern University beginning in the 2012-2013 season. The Livonia, Mich., native joins nine other Phantoms currently committed to play at the collegiate level and is the first player to commit this season.
The Phantoms acquired Gunn, 19, ...
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Thursday, October 20th, 2011
The Buffalo Bills enter their bye week at 4-2. Donald Jones missed last week's game, a 27-24 loss to the New York Giants, with an injury he sustained against Philadelphia the week before. Because it is the bye week, Jones is missing one less game and is working hard to ...
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