By: Greg Gulas | Picture Courtesy of Jamie Hall Facebook. If you have ever had the opportunity to witness in person a Youngstown State University men’s or women’s basketball, women’s volleyball or football game, or when the Youngtown Pride played in the World...
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Penguins to Host Oklahoma State in the 2023 NIT Wednesday
The Youngstown State men's basketball team will host Big 12 Conference member Oklahoma State in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), Wednesday, March 15. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. at Beeghly Center. Youngstown State (24-9) earned the Horizon...
Part 2 of 2: Former Cardinal Mooney Head Football Coach, Don Bucci, Remembered as One of the Very Best High School Coaches Ever: A True Icon and Valley Gem
By: Greg Gulas Read Part 1 John Butera, a New Waterford resident is a former sports correspondent for several local newspapers and currently serves as a correspondent for ESPN Sports, FOX, CBS-TV and NBC, among other sports entities, intertwining weekly with some of...
Part 1 of 2: Former Cardinal Mooney Head Football Coach, Don Bucci, Remembered as One of the Very Best High School Coaches Ever: A True Icon and Valley Gem
By: Greg Gulas Read Part 2 When you talk Cardinal Mooney athletics, football is the sport that immediately comes to mind and it was Don Bucci the coach who put the school on the so-called proverbial map. As a program, the Cardinals have won eight state titles overall...
YSN Founder Selected for the Business Elite 40 Under 40 in the U.S. & He’s Working in the Community to Help Others
Local entrepreneur, D.J. Yokley, was recognized recently for his outstanding achievements in the sports broadcasting business world when he received the area’s Business Elite 40 under 40 award. Yokley is the founder and CEO YSN, Your Sports Network which is a sports...
San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York Headlines Mooney’s 30th Hall Of Fame Event
San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York, 43, son of John and Denise York, is among 14 persons set for induction into the Cardinal Mooney Hall of Fame in ceremonies that will be held Sat., Feb. 18 at the Lake Club. York is a 1999 graduate of Cardinal Mooney, where he was...
Local Businessman to be Honored with being Named YSU Penguin Of The Year
The Youngstown State Penguin Club will honor Ed Muransky as the Penguin of the Year at Mr. Anthony’s Banquet Center in Boardman on Thursday, Feb. 23. The annual Scholarship Ring Banquet will recognize YSU’s 2021-22 conference champions many sports, including women’s...
Buffalo Bills player teams up with American Heart Association to promote technique that saved his life
When seconds matter most, CPR means the difference between life and death, a fact that Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin personally understands. Unfortunately, most people who have a cardiac arrest aren’t surrounded by people trained in CPR like Hamlin was when he...
New Fund Established to Honor Former NHL Player Mike Bossy, Created for Awareness and Education on Lung Cancer
A new fund established to honour former NHLer Mike Bossy will help improve support and awareness for lung cancer in Quebec. This extremely important initiative will be launched alongside The Bossy Family and Lung Cancer Canada with the purpose of increasing...
Mahoning Valley Scrappers Name New General Manager
The Mahoning Valley Scrappers announce that Heather Sahli has been named the General Manager of the team. Sahli will be just the fourth General Manager in team history. Sahli has been with the Scrappers organization for nineteen seasons. She originally joined the...
SPECIAL Part 3 of 3: Coaching Legend Ron Moschella, Former Players, Area Coaches And Those Who Knew Him Best, Sign Off
By: Greg Gulas Part 1 | Part 2 With his time at Boardman and stint at Columbiana, Moschella finished his head coaching career as a member of the 700-win club, posting a combined 713-186 (.793) overall ledger – including his time as boys head coach for the Clippers –...
SPECIAL Part 2 of 3: Coaching Legend Ron Moschella, Former Players, Area Coaches And Those Who Knew Him Best Hail ‘The Coach’ As One Of The Tops In Any Area Sport
By: Greg Gulas Read Part 1 Current Boardman Schools Superintendent Tim Saxton said Moschella’s teams were always well-prepared. “A Coach Moschella team always played hard and intense,” Saxton added. “The secret to his success was how much he cared for those that he...
Rally for the Ohio Division V State Champions, South Range Raiders at the Eastwood Mall
Eastwood Mall will continue its tradition of honoring scholastic champions with a public rally for the South Range Raiders. The unbeaten football team captured the Ohio Division V State Championship in December, the first in the team’s history. To honor that...
SPECIAL Part 1 of 3: Coaching Legend Ron Moschella Dies At Age 72 Former Players, Area Coaches And Those Who Knew Him Best Hail ‘The Coach’ As One Of The Tops In Any Area Sport
By: Greg Gulas If you were fortunate enough to see former Boardman and Columbiana high school girls’ basketball coach Ron Moschella in action, you saw a man without a filter, a coach who was passionate about the game and a person who cared to a fault about the players...
Damar Hamlin’s GoFundMe hits $7 million after Bills safety’s cardiac arrest on ‘Monday Night Football’
The initial goal of Hamlin's hometown toy drive was $2,500 If there's hope to be taken from the terrifying situation around Damar Hamlin, it comes straight from the Buffalo Bills safety's two-year-old GoFundMe. Two days after Hamlin's collapse and...
YSU Athletes Announces Hall of Fame Induction Honorees and Ceremony in January
The Youngstown State Department of Intercollegiate Athletics will induct seven outstanding individuals into the YSU Athletics Hall of Fame in January. The "class of 2022" features Gina Abruzzino (women's golf), Ken Conatser (contributor), Jamaine Cook (football),...
Boardman’s Rob Luklan Chosen to work Valero Alamo Bowl this Past Thursday between #20 Texas and #12 Washington
BOARDMAN – In 2019, Boardman’s Rob Luklan, an Atlantic Coast football official since 2013, tore his Achilles tendon then in 2020, caught COVID and was sidelined for several games. He admits to struggling to finish the season upon his return, despite clearance from his...
YSU Athletics Announces “Thirsty Thursdays and Hot Dog Wally Fridays During Basketball Season
Youngstown State Athletics is announcing "Thirsty Thursdays" and "Hot Dog Wally Fridays" as season-long promotions for the YSU men's and women's basketball seasons in 2022-23. https://spanningtheneed.com/vote/ Thursday home games inside Beeghly Center will feature $2...
Trumbull County Sports HOF Spotlight: Tom Raphtis, Baseball
The Trumbull County Sports Hall of Fame will induct 12 new members during enshrinement ceremonies this past October. The organization’s 19th class includes Brian Beinecke (football), the late George A. Bollas (wrestling), Vanness “Van” Brandon (football), Tony Davis...


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