YOUNGSTOWN — With less than three weeks till its season opener against Mercyhurst, Youngstown State continues to work through its preseason preparation. On Saturday, the Penguins got a taste of their progress, as YSU held its first intersquad scrimmage of fall camp. “I saw some good ...
YSU’s Kilpatrick on award watch list Youngstown State senior punter Brendon Kilpatrick (Lakeview), the 2024 FCS Punter of the Year, is one of 11 candidates on the preseason Watch List to win the 2025 award the Augusta Sports Council announced on Friday. The 11 candidates on the list incorporate a broad spectrum of FCS punters and were compiled based on the 2024 FCS Punter of the Year semifinalists, 2024 All-American, and All-Conference selections, and 2025 Preseason All-American and Preseason All-Conference selections. The FCS Punter of the Year Award winner will be determined by ...
Locals among scholars honored NORMAN, Okla. — Four Youngstown State men’s golf student-athletes have been honored as 2024-25 Cobalt Golf All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA), the organization announced on Tuesday. The quartet of Penguins recognized includes Michael Porter (McDonald), Jake Ryan, Ryan Sam (Boardman) and Jacob Sylak (Mineral Ridge). Each student-athlete is receiving this academic honor for the first time in their career. Porter competed in 10 tournaments 25 rounds with a 75.0 strokes-per-round average and a low round of 69 as a ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Nearing the end of practice on Monday morning, new Youngstown State offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich wasn’t happy with what he was seeing from his unit. As the defense continued to work through drills on one half of the field, Yurcich pulled all the offensive players aside ...
The Youngstown State women’s basketball program unveiled its non-conference schedule for the upcoming season on Monday. The Penguins will open the 2025-2026 regular season on Nov. 3 at home against Division III foe Thiel to begin head coach Melissa Jackson’s second season in Youngstown. In addition, the Penguins will have home games against Bucknell (Nov. 16), Toledo (Nov. 25) and Division II opponent Salem (Dec. 31). YSU will hit the road to face North Dakota (Nov. 7), Michigan State (Nov. 12), Mercyhurst (Nov. 20) and Akron (Nov. 30), while also participating in Florida ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Given his family history, it’s no surprise that sixth-year transfer guard Cam Polak eventually found his way to Youngstown State. His father, Jamie, was born in Youngstown before he found his way to western Pennsylvania and eventually became a high school basketball standout ...
