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YSU unable to dig out of early hole in 35-17 loss at No. 13 North Dakota

Its slowest start of the season proved to be too much for Youngstown State to overcome on Saturday afternoon. YSU’s defense gave up touchdowns on North Dakota’s first four possessions, and the offense struggled to finish drives, as the 13th-ranked Fighting Hawks handed the Penguins a ...

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Osborne to speak at Curbstone Coaches Dwaine Osborne, Youngstown State associate head men’s basketball coach, will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at ...

YSU men, women picked 3rd in Horizon League basketball preseason polls

Both the Youngstown State men and women’s basketball teams were picked to finish third in the annual Horizon League preseason polls that were released this week. The men, led by second-year head coach Ethan Faulkner, were picked behind preseason favorite Milwaukee, as well as Oakland, ...

After close call, YSU looking for more during key road stretch

YOUNGSTOWN — Last season, Youngstown State lost to South Dakota State by 50 points. At the time, the Penguins were greatly outmatched against the Jackrabbits. This past weekend, however, YSU gave SDSU all it could handle in a 35-30 defeat, and save for a letdown third quarter, looked poised ...

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YSU competes in Tontimonia Invite WESTLAKE —- The Youngstown State men’s golf team concluded play in the two-day Tom Tontimonia Invitational hosted by Cleveland State on Tuesday at Lakewood Country Club. The Penguins finished the 54-hole event with a three-round total of 883 to finish ...

Vaccaro recalls time at YSU, career in shoe industry

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The next time you watch a basketball game, either in person or on television, take a really long look at the shoes players are wearing, or shall we say, endorsing as part of their contractual agreement. Then think of Sonny Vaccaro, a 1962 Youngtown State University ...