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Phantoms edge Steel in overtime

YOUNGSTOWN — Every game is a learning experience, and the Youngstown Phantoms learned a valuable lesson on Friday. They saw firsthand how quickly momentum swings in hockey. But they forced overtime, and a goal by Landan Resendes in the extra period sent the Phantoms to a 5-4 win over the ...

Smith breaks school record as No. 3 Ohio State shuts out Purdue 45-0

COLUMBUS — Will Howard threw three touchdown passes and rushed for another score, Jeremiah Smith broke the Ohio State freshman receiving record with his ninth touchdown of the season and the No. 3 Buckeyes rolled over Purdue 45-0 on Saturday. Smith’s 17-yard TD on a crossing route late in ...

YSU men open season with 80-60 win over Chicago State

Youngstown State opened the season and began head coach Ethan Faulkner’s tenure with an 80-60 road victory over Chicago State on Saturday night. Four Penguins scored in double figures, led by fifth-year Nico Galette with a game-high 20 points and nine rebounds in 34 minutes of action. ...

YSU blows 28-point lead in 37-33 loss to Southern Illinois

Youngstown State has had its share of tough losses this season. YSU was blown out on the road at Pitt and South Dakota State, while also dropping tight, one-score games to Villanova, Duquesne, Missouri State and Illinois State. Saturday’s latest defeat might be the Penguins’ most ...

Raiders on wrong side of rematch with Falcons

AUSTINTOWN — Two weeks ago, things fell apart for Austintown Fitch in the second half of its 35-21 regular-season finale loss to Warren G. Harding. The Falcons did not let their second chance slip away Friday night and, behind a strong second-half performance, ended the Raiders’ season ...

Girard falls to Raiders in regional quarterfinal

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The adage claims that it is hard to beat the same team twice in the same season. But a program like South Range is no ordinary team. The top-seeded Raiders used the familiarity of playing league rival Girard to help dismantle the eighth-seeded Indians 49-30 to advance in ...