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Maplewood gets revenge on Badger with 13-3 victory

VERNON — A nine-run third inning helped push Maplewood to a big league win over Badger on Wednesday, 13-3, putting the Rockets in the driver’s seat of the NAC. They split the season series with a win each. Badger won the first meeting, 13-7. “We came focused,” Rockets coach Matthew ...

Toledo spoils YSU’s 1st game on new turf field

NILES — Wednesday’s game against Toledo couldn’t have started worse for the Youngstown State baseball team. The Rockets drove in eight runs in the first inning, and it was a sign of things to come for the Penguins, who fell 21-0 at 7 17 Credit Union Field. “It was poor. Obviously ...

Ohio State could achieve rare NFL Draft milestone

COLUMBUS — Ohio State has remained one of the nation’s top football programs under coach Ryan Day. However, what happens during the first round of Thursday’s NFL draft could put the Buckeyes in a group only two other schools have joined. If the mock drafts hold up, Ohio State would ...

Phantoms sign new forward Hall to tender

The Youngstown Phantoms announced the signing of forward Austin Hall to a tender agreement this week. The Phantoms surrendered their first round pick in the upcoming USHL Phase I Draft to complete the move. Hall is a 2010-born left-handed forward from Livonia, Michigan, who plays for the Honeybaked AAA program. With Honeybaked this past season, Hall put up an eye-popping 186 points (69 goals, 117 assists) in 89 games. “Austin is a super, super competitive kid,” Phantoms coach Ryan Ward said. “He’s extremely smart, you know, he plays inside the dots. He’s got a knack for ...

White House recognizes YSU’s national championship bowling team

Youngstown State’s 2025 national championship bowling team was recognized at the White House on Tuesday as one of seven recent NCAA championship teams invited by President Donald Trump. The Penguins spent a few moments and were photographed with the President in the Green Room on the State Floor, and they joined the other national championship teams for public comments in the State Dining Room shortly after. It was the first time a team from Youngstown State has been hosted at the White House since the football team joined President Bill Clinton on March 6, 1995, after winning ...