Published: Monday, September 25, 2006
Local Sports Digest
YSU
Football
YOUNGSTOWN — Senior cornerback Jason Perry and senior punter Joe Bishop were named Gateway Conference players of the week.
Perry was named defensive player of the week while Bishop was named for special teams. Perry had a key interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter that helped seal the win. Bishop averaged 41.5 yards on six punts and placed three inside the 20.
Golf
SUNSET BEACH, N.C. — Junior Brittany Jones tied for 24th as Youngstown State placed 11th at the Elon Sea Trail Women's Intercollegiate.
Jones had rounds of 78 and 79 for a two-day total of 157.
YSU had a team score of 658 to finish 11th out of 14 teams. Elon won the meet with a 596.
Other Penguins were sophomore Mollie Boney, 47th with a 166 (82-84); freshman Brittany Stillwagon, 54th with a 168 (80-88); junior Felicia Ciotola, 58th with a 170 (86-84), and junior Adrianna DiLonardo, 61st with a 171 (85-86).
Senior Bonnie Sherman was 54th with a 168 (81-87) competing as an individual.
LOCAL
SVC football
YOUNGSTOWN — Ursuline High junior Ross Revella was named Steel Valley Conference football player of the week.
Revella (5-foot-9, 175 pounds), a defensive back, had two interceptions, including one for a touchdown in the Irish's 28-20 win over Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.
Revella also had eight tackles and five assists, one pass breakup, a punt return for 12 yards and a kickoff return for 13 yards. Ursuline (4-1) plays Warren Harding Friday night at Stambaugh Stadium.
Rock wins big
KUTZTOWN, Pa. — A.J. Saunders rushed for three touchdowns to lead Slippery Rock to a 34-10 win over Kutztown Saturday night.
Saunders scored twice in the second quarter as Slippery Rock (3-1) led 20-3 at halftime.
Kutztown (1-2) got a 42-yard field goal from Steve Sandberg at the end of the first half and a 71-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Spotts to Elfren Quiles early in the third quarter that made it 20-10.
But Slippery Rock responded with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Nate Crookshank to Paul Favers and Saunders' final touchdown run later in the third to cap the scoring.
Romeo named by PAC
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Poland native Fred Romeo was named special teams player of the week in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. Romeo, a freshman, kicked two field goals in the Titans' 27-24 double-overtime win over Adrian (Mich.) Saturday. Romeo made a 26-yard field goal in the first overtime and a 21-yarder to win the game. He also made all three extra points he attempted.
NATION
Golf roundup
*DANVILLE, Calif. — Karrie Webb held off Annika Sorenstam by a stroke in the Longs Drugs Challenge for her LPGA Tour-high fourth victory of the year. Ahead by five strokes after a third-round 66, Webb parred the final five holes in the final round for a 2-under 70 and one-stroke victory over Sorenstam, who made things interesting with a 65.
*SAN ANTONIO — Eric Axley won the Texas Open for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 1-over 71 for a three-stroke victory.
Three players finished at 12 under, including 21-year-old Anthony Kim, who tied Dean Wilson (69) and first-round leader Justin Rose (68).
*JUNCTION CITY, Ore. — Cliff Kresge won the Oregon Classic for his third career Nationwide Tour victory Sunday, beating former U.S. Amateur champion Ricky Barnes with a par on the third hole of a playoff. Barnes forced the playoff, birdieing the par-5 18th to match Kresge at 17-under 271. Kresge closed with his third straight 5-under 67, while Barnes finished with his third 68 in a row.
U.S. falls in Davis Cup
MOSCOW — After nearly five hours of punishing, draining tennis, the United States was left with an unmistakable fact: It is out of the Davis Cup again, and the days of relying on Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi are long gone.
The latest loss came in the semifinals Sunday when Andy Roddick lost 17-15 to Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in a fifth-set marathon.
The Americans trailed 2-1 entering the last day of the best-of-five competition and needed singles victories from Roddick and James Blake on the clay court at Olympic Stadium to advance.
Monday, September 25, 2006
YSU
Football
YOUNGSTOWN — Senior cornerback Jason Perry and senior punter Joe Bishop were named Gateway Conference players of the week.
Perry was named defensive player of the week while Bishop was named for special teams. Perry had a key interception for a touchdown in the fourth quarter that helped seal the win. Bishop averaged 41.5 yards on six punts and placed three inside the 20.
Golf
SUNSET BEACH, N.C. — Junior Brittany Jones tied for 24th as Youngstown State placed 11th at the Elon Sea Trail Women's Intercollegiate.
Jones had rounds of 78 and 79 for a two-day total of 157.
YSU had a team score of 658 to finish 11th out of 14 teams. Elon won the meet with a 596.
Other Penguins were sophomore Mollie Boney, 47th with a 166 (82-84); freshman Brittany Stillwagon, 54th with a 168 (80-88); junior Felicia Ciotola, 58th with a 170 (86-84), and junior Adrianna DiLonardo, 61st with a 171 (85-86).
Senior Bonnie Sherman was 54th with a 168 (81-87) competing as an individual.
LOCAL
SVC football
YOUNGSTOWN — Ursuline High junior Ross Revella was named Steel Valley Conference football player of the week.
Revella (5-foot-9, 175 pounds), a defensive back, had two interceptions, including one for a touchdown in the Irish's 28-20 win over Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin.
Revella also had eight tackles and five assists, one pass breakup, a punt return for 12 yards and a kickoff return for 13 yards. Ursuline (4-1) plays Warren Harding Friday night at Stambaugh Stadium.
Rock wins big
KUTZTOWN, Pa. — A.J. Saunders rushed for three touchdowns to lead Slippery Rock to a 34-10 win over Kutztown Saturday night.
Saunders scored twice in the second quarter as Slippery Rock (3-1) led 20-3 at halftime.
Kutztown (1-2) got a 42-yard field goal from Steve Sandberg at the end of the first half and a 71-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Spotts to Elfren Quiles early in the third quarter that made it 20-10.
But Slippery Rock responded with a 32-yard touchdown pass from Nate Crookshank to Paul Favers and Saunders' final touchdown run later in the third to cap the scoring.
Romeo named by PAC
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Poland native Fred Romeo was named special teams player of the week in the Presidents' Athletic Conference. Romeo, a freshman, kicked two field goals in the Titans' 27-24 double-overtime win over Adrian (Mich.) Saturday. Romeo made a 26-yard field goal in the first overtime and a 21-yarder to win the game. He also made all three extra points he attempted.
NATION
Golf roundup
*DANVILLE, Calif. — Karrie Webb held off Annika Sorenstam by a stroke in the Longs Drugs Challenge for her LPGA Tour-high fourth victory of the year. Ahead by five strokes after a third-round 66, Webb parred the final five holes in the final round for a 2-under 70 and one-stroke victory over Sorenstam, who made things interesting with a 65.
*SAN ANTONIO — Eric Axley won the Texas Open for his first PGA Tour title, closing with a 1-over 71 for a three-stroke victory.
Three players finished at 12 under, including 21-year-old Anthony Kim, who tied Dean Wilson (69) and first-round leader Justin Rose (68).
*JUNCTION CITY, Ore. — Cliff Kresge won the Oregon Classic for his third career Nationwide Tour victory Sunday, beating former U.S. Amateur champion Ricky Barnes with a par on the third hole of a playoff. Barnes forced the playoff, birdieing the par-5 18th to match Kresge at 17-under 271. Kresge closed with his third straight 5-under 67, while Barnes finished with his third 68 in a row.
U.S. falls in Davis Cup
MOSCOW — After nearly five hours of punishing, draining tennis, the United States was left with an unmistakable fact: It is out of the Davis Cup again, and the days of relying on Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi are long gone.
The latest loss came in the semifinals Sunday when Andy Roddick lost 17-15 to Russia's Dmitry Tursunov in a fifth-set marathon.
The Americans trailed 2-1 entering the last day of the best-of-five competition and needed singles victories from Roddick and James Blake on the clay court at Olympic Stadium to advance.
Monday, September 25, 2006
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