YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State women’s basketball team took a considerable leap forward this past season in head coach Melissa Jackson’s second year leading the program.
During the 2025-26 campaign, the Penguins made program history in multiple ways, while also achieving several ...
Locals named YSU Athletes of Year
Youngstown State student-athletes Abbie Householder (Canfield/volleyball) and Beau Brungard (Springfield/football) were honored as the 2025-26 YSU Joseph F. Malmisur Student-Athletes of the Year last evening at the Scholar-Athlete Banquet at Zidian Family ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Ryan Riemedio’s football journey has literally taken him all the way across the country.
A native of Seaside, Calif., he began his playing career on the west coast at nearby Monterey Peninsula College, before finishing it at then-NAIA school Minot State in North Dakota. After ...
YOUNGSTOWN — In 2025, Youngstown State quarterback Beau Brungard set all kinds of offensive program records en route to winning the FCS’ Walter Payton Award.
But Brungard would be the first person to say that none of his or the Penguins’ offensive numbers last year would have been ...
Youngstown State’s softball team scored eight runs in the fourth inning in both games of a doubleheader sweep of St. Bonaventure on Wednesday at the Covelli Sports Complex. The Penguins won the opener 8-0 in five innings, and they scored the final 10 runs in a 13-5, five-inning victory in ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Mike Wells made a living in opposing backfields last season.
The Youngstown State linebacker terrorized quarterbacks and running backs alike across the Missouri Valley Football Conference. He developed a knack for getting to the ball, which more often than not, led to either a ...