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YSU working to grow, improve during summer

YOUNGSTOWN — In the final game of the 2024-25 regular season, Youngstown State handed rival Cleveland State a 73-70 defeat at Zidian Family Arena. It was the Penguins’ first win over the Vikings since February 2022 and first win over a team that finished in the top four of the Horizon ...

YSU looking to build chemistry during summer

YOUNGSTOWN — Summer workouts and practices are already well underway at Youngstown State as Ethan Faulkner begins his second year as head coach at YSU. After getting started on June 9, the Penguins, who return four players from last year’s team, are working to integrate their 11 newcomers ...

YSU’s Faulkner gets raise, one-year contract extension

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State announced Wednesday that men’s basketball head coach Ethan Faulkner has agreed to and signed a contract extension after he continued to build on the program’s recent success in his first season this past year. Faulkner’s new deal, which was signed at the ...

Youngstown State completes new roster for 2025-26 season

YOUNGSTOWN — In recent years, Youngstown State has undergone significant roster turnover each offseason, and this year is no different. Since the opening and closing of the transfer portal after the end of the 2024-25 season, the Penguins added 10 new players to complete their roster. ...

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YSU’s Fossum ties HL home run record Highland Heights, Ky. -- Northern Kentucky scored nine runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to overcome a three-run deficit and defeat the Youngstown State baseball team 14-8 in the Horizon League series opener on Thursday afternoon at the Bill Aker ...

YSU retains returning core, adds three from portal

YOUNGSTOWN — In today’s era of college basketball, player movement via the transfer portal each season is the new reality, particularly for schools at the mid-major level. More than 1,500 women’s basketball players entered the portal after the end of the 2024-2025 season, which is about ...