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Leetonia to host Northern 8 title The Northern 8 Football Conference reached an agreement to have the 2025 state championship game played at Leetonia High School on Nov. 8. The league sent a press release on Tuesday morning. In the release, it was stated that the league hopes to “provide more exposure to the game by playing it in eastern Ohio.” Sebring and Chalker are members of the Northern 8. YSU men’s golf finishes 6th in W. Va. Huntington, W. Va. -— The Youngstown State men’s golf team opened its 2025-26 season with a sixth-place finish in the two-day Joe ...

Brungard runs wild in YSU’s 56-17 thrashing of Robert Morris

YOUNGSTOWN — After struggling most of last season and an up-and-down performance in Week 1, Youngstown State has been waiting for what it showed on Saturday. The Penguins put together as complete of a performance on all three sides of the ball as they’ve seen in quite some time, as they ...

YSU seeking offensive improvement in Week 2 against RMU

YOUNGSTOWN — During his tenure at Youngstown State, head coach Doug Phillips has consistently preached the importance of the stretch of time between Week 1 and Week 2. According to Phillips, that’s the period of time that teams can make the most significant improvement over the course ...

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YSU’s Machin gets HL weekly honor Youngstown State junior right-side hitter Gabriela Machin has been named a Horizon League Volleyball Player of the Week, presented by Under Armour, for the opening week of the 2025 season. The conference office announced its awards on Tuesday. It is the first weekly award of Machin’s career and follows when the junior from San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, was one of the league’s best attackers the opening week of the season. Machin averaged 4.11 kills per set while hitting a team-best .443 as the Penguins went 2-1 at the YSU Invitational, presented ...

YSU opens with tight 24-15 win over Mercyhurst

YOUNGSTOWN — Throughout the offseason, Youngstown State felt like it had found some answers after its struggles last season. Following Thursday’s season-opening 24-15 victory over Mercyhurst at Stambaugh Stadium, the Penguins may still have some lingering questions on both sides of the ...

Experienced, veteran Penguins ready for season opener against Mercyhurst

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State head coach Doug Phillips said this time of year “is like Christmas.” Meanwhile, both senior safety Dathan Hickey and senior receiver Luke Hensley also indicated their excitement during Tuesday’s press conference to finally line up against players other ...