Archive for November, 2011
Sunday, November 13th, 2011
Youngstown State, playing their biggest game in years, finally came out on the right end of a close one. Going into a hostile environment to face the #1 North Dakota State Bison, not many gave the Penguins a chance. Happy to report, however, I predicted a four point win for ...
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Saturday, November 12th, 2011
The Youngstown State women’s basketball team played well enough defensively but shot just 19.6 percent in a 69-37 loss at West Virginia in the 2011-12 season opener on Friday at the WVU Coliseum.
The Penguins trailed 26-15 at halftime because of a strong defensive effort that held the Mountaineers to 30-percent shooting. WVU shot 59.3 percent in the ...
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Saturday, November 12th, 2011
The Youngstown Phantoms and Muskegon Lumberjacks do not like each other much. In a very physical hockey game, the Phantoms battled hard, but came out on the wrong end of a 2-1 score. Guy Fieri dropped the puck, but the Phantoms were unable to get much cooking offensively for most ...
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
If you wanted a statement win, what better time than now to make a statement? Youngstown State hits the road one last time in 2011 to face off against the undefeated and #1-ranked North Dakota State Bison. The Penguins have matured each week, played better each week, and have ...
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
Alejandro "Popo" Salinas is someone that Jack Loew has been hyping for two years. Salinas lived up to the hype a little when he captured the prestigious PAL Championship. The tournament win has a nice reward in the sense that when 2012 rolls around, Popo is automatically the top-rated amateur ...
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
Youngstown State freshman wide receiver Christian Bryan is among a group of four players added to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List on Wednesday. The inaugural award honors the outstanding freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision. It is presented by The Sports Network and sponsored by Fathead.com.
Bryan, wide receiver Neal ...
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
Youngstown State sophomore punter Nick Liste was named the Missouri Valley Football Conference's Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance in the Penguins 21-17 loss at UNI.
Liste found the first trip of the UNI-Dome to his liking averaging 45.7 yards per punt. He had six punts for 274 ...
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Monday, November 7th, 2011
The same people who vote on where Youngstown State would finish in the Horizon League this season, also vote for who the best player in the conference is. Brandi Brown was named the preseason Horizon League Player of The Year, but her team was picked, by the same people, to ...
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