YOUNGSTOWN — As an Ohio native that played at Centerville, redshirt junior Rich Rolf has made the most of his return to his home state this season. Despite not signing with the Penguins out of high school, the prior connections he cultivated with Youngstown State’s coaches during his ...

Haskell to speak to Curbstone Charles “Chuck” Haskell, the executive director of the Ohio Athletic Commission, 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 ...

YOUNGSTOWN — More than a week has passed since Youngstown State’s improbable second-half meltdown against Yale in the first round of the FCS playoffs. While the eight remaining teams in the playoffs are preparing for the quarterfinals this upcoming weekend, the Penguins have entered the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — It’s a brisk late October night in 2011 on Dave Pavlansky Field at Poland. Led by then-head coach Mark Brungard, the Bulldogs had just beaten archrival Canfield in convincing fashion 21-7. On the field after the game, a group of young kids are playing football under the lights ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Success has been a double-edged sword for the Youngstown State men’s basketball team in recent years. The Penguins are a program on the rise, having won at least 20 games in each of the last three seasons. But like for most mid-major teams, that sustained success has ...

Fielding wins HL Athlete of Year The postseason honors continue to pour in for junior McKinley Fielding, as she can now add Horizon League Women’s Cross Country Athlete of the Year to her résumé, the league announced Thursday. Fielding becomes just the second Penguin female to win the ...