TOLEDO — The start was everything Youngstown State could have wanted, but soon things unraveled. By that point, the Penguins had fallen into too deep of a hole to dig themselves out of on Tuesday morning at Toledo. Despite a concerted effort to claw its way back after falling into an ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — When Bob Hannon signed on as play-by-play announcer for Youngstown State football, little did he know that his run would nearly reach four decades. The date was Sept. 2, 1989, and the Penguins opened their season at Maine – the Black Bears won, 28-14 – and went 9-4 that season while making their second Division I-AA playoff appearance. The team went 1-1 in the postseason with a win over former Ohio Valley Conference foe Eastern Kentucky (28-24) in the first round before dropping a 42-23 decision at Furman the following week. While sitting in the catbird seat, ...
Despite riding a five-game win streak, the Youngstown State football team’s potent offense had experienced bouts of inconsistency in recent weeks. YSU looked lethargic in the first halves against Southern Illinois and North Dakota and the second half against Northern Iowa. But on ...
YOUNGSTOWN — For a half on Saturday, Buffalo gave the Youngstown State women’s basketball team all it could muster. It took three quarters, but in the end, the Penguins wore down the Bulls with their tempo and defensive pressure. After leading by just one at halftime, YSU closed the ...
Hannon to speak at Curbstone Bob Hannon, the president and chief professional officer of the United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley as well as the radio voice of Youngstown State football, 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 11:45 a.m., and the public is welcome to attend. All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach. Committee has YSU football fifth The Youngstown State football team was ranked ...
COLUMBUS — Andrija Jelavic scored a career-high 21 points and combined with Amare Bynum for a game-changing 13-0 run in the middle of the second half to propel Ohio State to an 89-65 win over Youngstown State on Friday night. John Mobley Jr., led the Buckeyes (1-1) with 25, on 7-of-9 ...
