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YSU LB Wells back for more after breakout 2025 campaign

YOUNGSTOWN — Mike Wells made a living in opposing backfields last season. The Youngstown State linebacker terrorized quarterbacks and running backs alike across the Missouri Valley Football Conference. He developed a knack for getting to the ball, which more often than not, led to either a ...

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Penguins earn split with Niagara YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State scored six runs in the bottom of the fifth inning to post a 9-1 victory and secure a doubleheader split against Niagara on Tuesday afternoon at the Covelli Sports Complex. The Penguins lost game one, 10-2. The Penguins improve ...

YSU forward Gregory enters the transfer portal

The Youngstown State women’s basketball team may have lost one of it’s key contributors. On Saturday, forward Sophia Gregory posted on her Instagram her intent to enter the transfer portal. This past season, Gregory was a key piece to the Penguins’ defense, which finished first in the ...

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Curbstone Coaches idle on Monday In observance of the Easter holiday, the Curbstone Coaches will be idle on Monday. They will reconvene next on April 13 when they will honor Beaver Local High School Ohio Division II state wrestling 157-pound champion Jake Hughes. YSU softball tops Robert ...

YSU AD Strollo discusses conference realignment, facilities

YOUNGSTOWN — Earlier this year, two of Youngstown State’s 2026 football opponents opted to leave the FCS and make a move to the FBS level beginning this fall. Non-conference foe Sacramento State left the Big Sky to join the MAC, while fellow Missouri Valley Football Conference-member ...

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Massucci, Sheely on NFCA watch list LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Slippery Rock University softball outfielders Alyssa Massucci (Howland) and Alyssa Sheely (Ursuline) have been named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Division II Player of the Year watchlist, the organization announced ...