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Campbell to speak to Curbstone Youngstown State softball coach Brian Campbell will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend. ...

Ex-Phantom Trevor Kuntar working to get back to NHL after debut

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Former Youngstown Phantoms forward Trevor Kuntar grew up watching the Buffalo Sabres teams of the mid-to-late-2000s. Players like Ryan Miller, Danny Briere, and Jason Pominville gave him some of his earliest and fondest hockey memories. In December, Kuntar got to wear the same jersey as those ...

Gunther, Bell duo powering Ursuline’s strong start

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YOUNGSTOWN — Over the past three years, Ursuline has seen players come and go through the program. Some players have graduated, and new players have come up, while some players have transferred in and other players have transferred out. But two players have remained a constant since the ...

YSU men fall to Wright State, 93-83

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The Youngstown State men’s basketball team’s losing streak in Horizon League play extended to six games on Thursday. Despite leading by one at halftime, the Penguins struggled to stop the Raiders, falling on the road 93-83 at the Nutter Center in Dayton. YSU trailed the majority of the ...

Penguins blow out Flyers, 6-3

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PITTSBURGH — Sidney Crosby scored one of Pittsburgh’s three power-play goals and the Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 on Thursday night. Crosby also had an assist to become the eighth player in NHL history with at least 19 50-point seasons. Crosby, who reached 50 for the sixth ...