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YSU’s Phillips talks about spring football

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — While many college football programs across the nation have opted to forgo, or better yet, modify their spring game formats, YSU head football coach Doug Phillips and his staff have fully embraced the opportunity to showcase the spring version of their ’25 squad. The offense defeated the defense in last Saturday’s game, 34-18 with multiple big plays prevalent on both sides of the ball throughout the nearly two-hour scrimmage. “It’s two words, discipline and consistency,” Phillips told the Curbstone Coaches during Monday’s meeting at Avion Banquet Center. ...

YSU baseball gives up lead in 8th, falls to NKU 3-2

NILES — There were just too many mistakes for the Youngstown State baseball team to overcome on Friday night. The Penguins gave up a late lead, falling to Northern Kentucky 3-2 in the first game of a three-game series at Eastwood Field in Niles. “One-run losses, that’s on the ...

Red defeats White 34-18, as YSU wraps up spring practice

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State has worked this spring to install a new playbook under new offensive coordinator Mike Yurcich, while also trying to foster improvement and build growth on a defense that ranked near the bottom of the FCS in multiple statistical categories last season. On ...

YSU softball working through growing pains with young squad

YOUNGSTOWN — It’s been a season of growing pains for the Youngstown State softball team. After winning the regular season title and earning the top seed in the Horizon League tournament last year, the Penguins came into this season with a young and inexperienced squad, which included ...

YSU splits doubleheader with Robert Morris

YOUNGSTOWN — It took Youngstown State a game to get its bats going on Wednesday, but once it did, the Penguins were off to the races. After struggling at the plate in the first game of the doubleheader, putting together just four hits in an 11-3 defeat to Robert Morris, YSU bounced back in ...