Archive for November, 2011
Thursday, November 24th, 2011
For the second time this season, the Youngstown State men's basketball team tied the school single-game record with 14 3-pointers made but could not overcome a slow start and a hot-shooting Penn State team in an 82-71 loss to the Nittany Lions on Wednesday evening at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Guins fall to ...
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Grab a pen and paper and write down the name of Popo Salinas. Fresh off of a P.A.L. National Championship, the 16-year old Youngstown fighter has his sights set on making the United States Boxing Team for the next Olympic Games. The number one-ranked amateur in his weight class nationally, put ...
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Thursday, November 24th, 2011
Wednesday night, the amateurs took center stage at St. Lucy's in Campbell for the Bob Roth Memorial Boxing Tournament. Jack Loew has put a lot of time and effort into the show as a tribute to Roth. The card was very entertaining and featured the emergence of Popo Salinas as ...
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Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
The Youngstown State University Lady Penguins took the floor at home for the first time this season. Playing in their fourth game of the year, and coming in with a 2-1 record (33% of last years win total), the Penguins fell to American University of the Patriot League, 48-41. It was ...
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Dannie Williams got a taste of media exposure a couple of months ago fighting on ESPN's Friday Night Fights. Since then Williams has been busy getting ready for his first appearance on HBO Boxing, set for January. Over the last couple of months, Williams has not only been busy training, ...
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Last season, the Youngstown State women lost one senior, Boki Dimitrov. Not downplaying her accomplishments by any means, but the Lady Penguins retained most of their productive core, and then some. Last season, Brandi Brown became the first player in Horizon League history to lead the league in scoring and ...
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Monday, November 21st, 2011
Durrell Richardson had been out of boxing for 25 months. He was working at the Olive Garden when something got him thinking about a return to the sport of boxing. Although it took over two years, he notched a win to go to 13-3. The win did not come easy ...
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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
Jake Giuriceo came into his Universal Boxing Organization Championship Fight against Bryne Green in top shape. When the ten round fight ended, Giuriceo was still fresh and full of energy. The Bull has the conditioning regimen of a champion, now he has a belt to go with it. In a ...
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