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YSU bowling squad sets sights high

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Youngstown State bowling team will continue the spring portion of its schedule this weekend when it heads to Jonesboro, Ark., to take part in the highly competitive Mid-Winter Invitational. Ranked second in the nation in the most recent Division I coaches poll, head coach Doug Kuberski said this year’s team has worked hard to become one of the nation’s top kegler programs. “This team is special because we have nine returnees from last year and along with just one freshman, we’ve built a strong nucleus,” Kuberski told the Curbstone Coaches during ...

Green Bay stuns YSU, 84-83, with last-second, game-winning shot

YOUNGSTOWN — Green Bay showed Youngstown State why it's been the best team in the Horizon League this season. Even in the absence of leading scorer Noah Reynolds, who was out Saturday due to illness, the Phoenix had an answer for everything the Penguins threw at them. As YSU clung to a ...

Beeghly Center scores $2M seating upgrades

YOUNGSTOWN — When Jerrod Calhoun first became the men’s basketball coach at Youngstown State seven years ago, he had a vision. He wanted to revitalize the on-court product, turn the program into a winner and make YSU competitive on a Horizon League, regional and even national ...

Youngstown State survives overtime battle vs. Milwaukee, 97-85

YOUNGSTOWN — “Basketball is a game of runs.” It’s an adage so common that it’s become an overused cliche at this point. But nonetheless, it’s still an apt description for what transpired at the Beeghly Center on Thursday night. At the beginning of the game, Youngstown State ...

Youngstown State softball set to open 2024 campaign

YOUNGSTOWN — In the last nine years of head coach Brian Campbell’s 16-year tenure, Youngstown State has been accustomed to competing at the top tier of the Horizon League. In every season since 2015, the Penguins had finished third or better in the conference standings, including winning ...

Thierry starting to find her groove with the Penguins

YOUNGSTOWN — Last season as a sophomore, Youngstown State’s Haley Thierry was still coming into her own as a college basketball player. She played in 25 of YSU’s 30 games, but never played more than 20 minutes. However, Thierry has taken a step forward this year, and the now-junior is ...