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Liza Oakley to speak at Curbstone Youngstown State women’s Lacrosse Coach Liza Oakley 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 11:45 a.m. and the public is welcome to attend. All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach. Raiders trade Crosby to Ravens Five-time Pro Bowl edge rusher Maxx Crosby is heading to the Baltimore Ravens, two people with knowledge of the trade told The Associated Press on Friday ...

Penguins fall to Robert Morris in first round

The Youngstown State men’s basketball team and Robert Morris had memorable runs to the Horizon League championship game last season. The two met again with their seasons on the line in the first round of the conference tournament on Wednesday in Moon Township, Pa. And similarly to last year, the Colonials bested the ninth-seeded Penguins, knocking YSU out of the tournament. A late second-half scoring stretch put the second-seeded Colonials in control, as they went on to win 68-53. The game was tight in the first half. It was a one-possession game for most of the first, but a ...

YSU fends off Wright State 76-60 to advance to Horizon League semis

YOUNGSTOWN — On an off shooting night for Youngstown State’s leading scorer Casey Santoro, sophomore guard Erica King stepped up for the Penguins. While Santoro was limited by Wright State’s tight defensive pressure all over the court on Wednesday, King led YSU with 19 points in a 76-60 ...

Four earn All-Horizon League honors for YSU women

YOUNGSTOWN — After ending the regular season by winning nine of its last 10 games and as the conference’s No. 2 seed, the Youngstown State women’s basketball team cleaned up in the Horizon League’s annual awards that were announced on Monday. Sophomore forward Sophia Gregory was ...

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Gotkin to speak at Curbstone Youngstown Phantoms associate head coach Brandon Gotkin 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 11:45 a.m. and the public is welcome to attend. All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach. Girard announces 2026 HOF class The Girard Hall of Fame announced the 2026 Class of Inductees. These inductees will be honored at a banquet on April 18 at 7 p.m. at Leo’s Ristorante in ...

YSU loses game of runs to Milwaukee, 78-65

The Youngstown State men’s basketball team never led during Wednesday’s 78-65 road loss to Milwaukee. Although the Penguins battled to tie the Panthers at 41 apiece early in the second half, Milwaukee proceeded to go on a 15-1 run, from which YSU never managed to completely recover despite a 12-1 ‘Guins run to pull back within three. Milwaukee subsequently iced the game with a 14-2 run down the stretch. Cris Carroll scored a team-high 13 points, while Rich Rolf became the only other YSU player to score in double figures by finishing with 11. Rolf hit three triples on the night, ...