YSU’s Gebhardt gets HL honor Senior left-hander Braden Gebhardt (Howland) of the Youngstown State baseball team was named the Horizon League Pitcher of the Week following the opening weekend of the 2026 season. Gebhardt recorded the most strikeouts in a game by a Penguin in nearly five ...

YOUNGSTOWN — No matter where she’s gone throughout her basketball career, Casey Santoro has been a winner. In four years of high school basketball and now six years of college basketball, she’s never been part of a team with a losing record. In high school, she was part of a Bellevue ...

Georgio Poullas always had an entrepreneurial spirit. Growing up in Canfield, he starred on the wrestling mat. But he envisioned more for himself. Now, Poullas is getting ready for one of the biggest stages of his new career. He’s set for a 175-pound matchup with Arman Tsarukyan in a Real ...

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Youngstown State President Bill Johnson cannot hide his smile when boasting about the accomplishments of his athletics department. The state of YSU athletics, especially its student-athletes, is drawing high praise from the school’s top boss. “I couldn’t ask for ...

YOUNGSTOWN — A 15-bout, all-amateur fight card is set for Feb. 28 at St. Mary Byzantine Hall, 356 S. Belle Vista Avenue in Youngstown. Presented by Lights Out Management and Springfield High School baseball, in conjunction with Golden String Boxing, the show will feature John Davis of ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Will the real Youngstown State men’s basketball team please stand up? Coming off a surprise road victory at Oakland on Thursday, followed by a loss to Detroit Mercy on Sunday, it’s been difficult to anticipate which Penguins team will show up on any given night. YSU has ...