YOUNGSTOWN — In recent games, Youngstown State has had success when the offense has been connected and flowing. Entering Wednesday’s contest, the Penguins were averaging 87.3 points per game in their last four Horizon League wins. That continued against Cleveland State, as YSU made a ...

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 ...

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 — 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 ...

The Youngstown State’s women’s basketball team survived to earn a gritty 69-65 victory at IU Indy on Sunday. The Penguins earned their ninth road victory of the season and snapped an eight-game slide at The Jungle, improving to 19-8 overall and 12-5 in Horizon League play. YSU fought off ...