LOCAL
Local umpires to work
Pony World Series
POLAND — Four members of the Mahoning Valley Umpires Association have been selected to umpire at the PONY World Series in Washington, Pa.
Ken Mills and Jeff Vrabel Sr., both of Poland, will be making their third appearance at the World Series, having umpired the 1996 and 2000 series.
Dave Smolko of Youngstown returns for his second World Series, last working in 2000. Gary Wiery, also of Poland, has been assigned to his first World Series.
Seidner, Armeni
shoot 76, tie for 1st
POLAND — Zac Seidner of Lisbon High School and Jim Armeni of Salem High each shot 76 to tie for first place in the Tune-Up golf tournament at Copeland Hills.
Theresanne DeMartino of Poland tied for first with Chelsea Coppack of Lisbon in the girl's division. Each carded a 94.
DeFrank meets Keck
in New Philadelphia
GIRARD — Alecia DeFrank of Girard is scheduled to fight on an amateur boxing card in New Philadelphia on Aug. 17.
DeFrank (1-1) will battle Brittany Keck (0-1) of West Virginia in a 125-pound bout. DeFrank's last outing was a loss by decision to Stephanie Sahli on July 11 at the Avon Oaks Ballroom.
Scrappers on Fox TV
set for Aug. 7
NILES — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers will be seen live on Fox 17/62 on Aug. 7. The original schedule had the Scrappers being broadcast on Aug. 8.
Coverage of the New York-Penn League game against the Brooklyn Cyclones at Eastwood Field begins at 7 p.m.
Thiel College adds
two football coaches
GREENVILLE, Pa. — Jon Kutterna and Eric Ouellette have been named assistant football coaches at Thiel College.
Kutterna, a native of North East, Pa., was a four-year letter winner for the Tomcats and two-time All-Presidents' Athletic Conference second team selection at tight end. He caught 10 passes last season for 118 yards.
Kutterna will coach the wide receivers this year as well as the junior varsity receivers and backs.
Ouellette was a four-year member of the Maine football team, playing two years at tight end and two years on the offensive line.
AREA
Training video/DVD
now available
MANSFIELD — The Center for Corporate and Community Education at Ohio State Mansfield is now offering a new training video/DVD, "Beyond the Sidelines," featuring OSU football coach Jim Tressel.
The 30-minute training tool features Tressel discussing leadership and essential leadership qualities. It is designed to help groups become more effective team members within their work environments and organizations.
To order the video/DVD, call (419) 755-4023 or visit www.osutrainingtogo.com.
NATION
Beisel gets ready
for top swim show
INDIANAPOLIS — Elizabeth Beisel won't bring any cuddly teddy bears to next year's Olympics. It will be tough enough carrying the title of America's next swimming prodigy. At 14, and barely old enough to remember Amanda Beard's second Olympics, the backstroke specialist is already being groomed as a future American star — strange as it seems to her.
"I remember watching Amanda in the Olympics when I was probably 8 or something, and I was like 'That is so cool, I want to be there someday,"' she said.
Beisel may get there sooner than anyone, including herself, imagined.
Already a veteran of one world championship, Beisel's next big test will come at the Olympic Trials in June. If Beisel swims fast enough, she'll take her place alongside Beard, Janet Evans and Donna DeVarona as one of America's youngest swimming qualifiers.
Beisel's teammates are helping, advising her on what to expect and how to handle the attention heaped on teenage phenoms.
"Basically, the older swimmers have told me to have fun and focus on my race because you can't control anything else," she said. "I used to be like 'Oh, so-and-so went that fast, so I have to do this.' I'm trying to get better at that."
Vindicator staff/wire reports
Saturday, August 4, 2007
LOCAL
Local umpires to work
Pony World Series
POLAND — Four members of the Mahoning Valley Umpires Association have been selected to umpire at the PONY World Series in Washington, Pa.
Ken Mills and Jeff Vrabel Sr., both of Poland, will be making their third appearance at the World Series, having umpired the 1996 and 2000 series.
Dave Smolko of Youngstown returns for his second World Series, last working in 2000. Gary Wiery, also of Poland, has been assigned to his first World Series.
Seidner, Armeni
shoot 76, tie for 1st
POLAND — Zac Seidner of Lisbon High School and Jim Armeni of Salem High each shot 76 to tie for first place in the Tune-Up golf tournament at Copeland Hills.
Theresanne DeMartino of Poland tied for first with Chelsea Coppack of Lisbon in the girl's division. Each carded a 94.
DeFrank meets Keck
in New Philadelphia
GIRARD — Alecia DeFrank of Girard is scheduled to fight on an amateur boxing card in New Philadelphia on Aug. 17.
DeFrank (1-1) will battle Brittany Keck (0-1) of West Virginia in a 125-pound bout. DeFrank's last outing was a loss by decision to Stephanie Sahli on July 11 at the Avon Oaks Ballroom.
Scrappers on Fox TV
set for Aug. 7
NILES — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers will be seen live on Fox 17/62 on Aug. 7. The original schedule had the Scrappers being broadcast on Aug. 8.
Coverage of the New York-Penn League game against the Brooklyn Cyclones at Eastwood Field begins at 7 p.m.
Thiel College adds
two football coaches
GREENVILLE, Pa. — Jon Kutterna and Eric Ouellette have been named assistant football coaches at Thiel College.
Kutterna, a native of North East, Pa., was a four-year letter winner for the Tomcats and two-time All-Presidents' Athletic Conference second team selection at tight end. He caught 10 passes last season for 118 yards.
Kutterna will coach the wide receivers this year as well as the junior varsity receivers and backs.
Ouellette was a four-year member of the Maine football team, playing two years at tight end and two years on the offensive line.
AREA
Training video/DVD
now available
MANSFIELD — The Center for Corporate and Community Education at Ohio State Mansfield is now offering a new training video/DVD, "Beyond the Sidelines," featuring OSU football coach Jim Tressel.
The 30-minute training tool features Tressel discussing leadership and essential leadership qualities. It is designed to help groups become more effective team members within their work environments and organizations.
To order the video/DVD, call (419) 755-4023 or visit www.osutrainingtogo.com.
NATION
Beisel gets ready
for top swim show
INDIANAPOLIS — Elizabeth Beisel won't bring any cuddly teddy bears to next year's Olympics. It will be tough enough carrying the title of America's next swimming prodigy. At 14, and barely old enough to remember Amanda Beard's second Olympics, the backstroke specialist is already being groomed as a future American star — strange as it seems to her.
"I remember watching Amanda in the Olympics when I was probably 8 or something, and I was like 'That is so cool, I want to be there someday,"' she said.
Beisel may get there sooner than anyone, including herself, imagined.
Already a veteran of one world championship, Beisel's next big test will come at the Olympic Trials in June. If Beisel swims fast enough, she'll take her place alongside Beard, Janet Evans and Donna DeVarona as one of America's youngest swimming qualifiers.
Beisel's teammates are helping, advising her on what to expect and how to handle the attention heaped on teenage phenoms.
"Basically, the older swimmers have told me to have fun and focus on my race because you can't control anything else," she said. "I used to be like 'Oh, so-and-so went that fast, so I have to do this.' I'm trying to get better at that."
Vindicator staff/wire reports
Saturday, August 4, 2007
Four members of the Mahoning Valley Umpires Association have been selected to umpire at the PONY World Series in...
