Archive for the ‘Basketball’ Category
Saturday, February 4th, 2012
Team Davis got by Team Boney 52-49 in 2012 Annual Game of Hope. Matt Morrone (above) was named the game MVP. Morrone hit a three and a layup early and also had a couple of breakaway baskets in the second half.
Not to be outdone by his Lowellville counterpart, Frank Lellio ...
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Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Foundation of the Mahoning Valley is presenting “The Game of Hope Charity Basketball Classic” on Saturday, February 4 at 4:30 p.m. at YSU’s Beeghly Center, proudly sponsored by Chesapeake Energy. The game, which raises money for chronically/terminally ill children so that they may have the experience generally afforded other healthy ...
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Saturday, December 10th, 2011
The Youngstown State women's basketball team went on a 20-5 run early in the second half and hung on to defeat Ohio, 55-47, on Friday evening at the Convocation Center. The Penguins hit 10 of their first 13 shots in the second half and outshot the Bobcats 43.5 percent to ...
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Friday, September 9th, 2011
The Youngstown State men's basketball team will have two games nationally televised on the ESPN family of networks and will also featured as the Horizon League Networks Game of the Week in late February, the Horizon League announced as part of its 35-game 2011-12 television package.
The Penguins game against Milwaukee, ...
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Monday, April 4th, 2011
Youngstown State men's basketball Head Coach Jerry Slocum will be a featured guest today on SportsCenter at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNews.
Slocum has been a highly-requested guest of the national sports media recently due to the Guins being the last team to defeat Butler, who is playing in its second straight ...
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Saturday, March 26th, 2011
The 2nd Annual Ella Rose Solak Memorial Scholarship 3-on-3 Tournament was held Saturday at Lowellville High School. The 3-on-3 tournament raises money for the Ella Rose Solak Memorial Scholarship Fund, which is awarded to a Lowellville High School Senior who will be attending college. Ivan and Gina Solak, the parents ...
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Sunday, March 20th, 2011
The Horizon League usually gets just one team into the NCAA's Big Tournament every year. The last two years, Butler has been the one team from the conference to represent. Last year they went all the way to the finals before losing to Duke in the closing seconds. This year, ...
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Sunday, January 30th, 2011
The Harlem Globetrotters made a visit to Youngstown to do a couple of shows at the Covelli Centre. The well-known ambassadors of goodwill amused the crowd of about 3,000 with their time tested tricks and some new twists. Gone are Geese Ausby, Curly Neal, and Meadowlark Lemon. This era of ...
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