Archive for October, 2011
Friday, October 14th, 2011
October 13 was Media Day for the Youngstown State men's basketball team. Things felt different, things are different. Coach Jerry Slocum was optimistic about the group of student-athletes he has assembled for the 2011-12 season. Before the quotes get printed and before the stats are run, I will go ...
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Friday, October 14th, 2011
At halftime of last week's Youngstown State football game, the 1991 Penguins National Championship team was honored. It was nice to see about 25 members of the team on-hand to be introduced to the crowd. One of the 25 members in attendance was current YSU Athletic Director, Ron Strollo. Anyone ...
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Youngstown State junior forward Brandi Brown has been named Preseason First-Team All-Horizon League by collegesportsmadness.com in the website’s conference preview.
Brown (Pomona, Calif.) was the Horizon League’s scoring champion last season as a sophomore when she averaged 19.9 points. She was joined on the first team by Preseason Player of the Year Julie ...
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
After a grueling week on the road, the Youngstown State volleyball team will play two Horizon League matches this weekend at Beeghly Center. YSU will play host to Butler on Friday at 7 p.m. and Wright State on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Friday’s contest will be YSU’s “Dig Pink” match in which ...
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Damian Eargle
Junior forward Damian Eargle was named to the 2011-12 Preseason All-Horizon League Third-Team by Collegesportsmadness.com, the website announced on Monday.
Eargle, a 2011 Horizon League All-Newcomer Team selection, is the Penguins leading returning scorer after averaging 11.3 points per game last season.
The 6-foot-7 forward also led the Horizon League with 91 blocked ...
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
A college football program is a big step up from a high school football team. Even at the high school level, not too many freshmen play for the varsity team. In a freshman-packed defense, Youngstown State University is gaining experience, valuable experience, where many of its members are new to ...
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Monday, October 10th, 2011
Lights Out Management and Inside Boxing are gearing up for what looks to be a terrific boxing card on November 19. The fights will take place at St. Lucy's Assumption Center in Campbell. Jake Giuriceo will headline the card as he goes for his first belt, the UBO All-American Lightweight ...
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Sunday, October 9th, 2011
With the leaves starting to fall and football taking center stage, the YSU baseball team participated in a scrimmage on a sunny Summer-like Sunday. I am sorry to report no scoring from the game, as I had to leave during the third inning. However, I was able to snag a ...
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