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Jackson talks YSU women’s hoops

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — For the Youngstown State women’s basketball team, the 2024-25 season faced its share of challenges under first-year head coach Melissa Jackson. Multiple players missed valuable time last year due to injuries, but Jackson is cautiously optimistic that her 12-player roster, which includes nine returnees, two newcomers and two players who saw limited action in a combined 12 games, can turn around their 12-19 mark of a season ago. “We definitely ended the season on a high note. We played some very good basketball, so when March rolls around, that is ultimately ...

YSU’s late explosion spurs 40-35 upset win at No. 10 Illinois State

“Ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum, ba-dum…” That steady sound is the heartbeat of Youngstown State’s FCS playoff hopes, which are still very much alive after a thrilling road victory over a top-10 team on Saturday. Coming off two straight losses, the Penguins raced out to a fast start and ...

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Jackson to speak at Curbstone Coaches Melissa Jackson, Youngstown State women’s basketball head coach, 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 noon and the public is welcome to attend. For those arriving early the buffet lines will open at 11:45 a.m. YSU football kickoff changed vs Redbirds The kickoff for Youngstown State’s game against Illinois State was changed. The new kickoff is set for 1 p.m. today due to weather that is expected to go ...

YSU set for new season after winning NCAA title

STRUTHERS — When last season’s national champion women’s bowling team was honored on the field at Stambaugh Stadium during the football game on Oct. 4 and the rest of the Penguins received their championship rings, it officially closed the chapter of Youngstown State’s historic ...

Coming off back-to-back losses, YSU working through inconsistency on offense

YOUNGSTOWN — When firing on all cylinders, Youngstown State’s offense has ranked among the best in the FCS. The Penguins have a deep stable of running backs at their disposal, an experienced offensive line, an explosive group of receivers led by a preseason All-American and a dynamic ...

YSU’s Osborne talks men’s hoops at Curbstone

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — If the Youngstown State men’s basketball team expects to duplicate their success of a season ago, they will do so with only four returnees and 11 fresh faces on their current roster. Gone are 10 players who scored all but 17.2 of their 76.4 points per game last year, a campaign that produced the program’s first ever trip to the Horizon League’s tournament championship game, a third straight 20-plus win season and sixth consecutive winning campaign under first-year head coach Ethan Faulkner. Stumping for Faulkner at Monday’s Curbstone Coaches meeting – ...