YOUNGSTOWN — For Youngstown State senior guard Jewel Watkins, the No. 19 has special significance. Her father passed away on Nov. 19, 2019, and coming into Sunday’s game against Oakland, she needed just 19 points to reach 1,000 for her college career. “I didn’t really try to focus ...
CANFIELD — Although the weather outdoors certainly doesn’t scream the boys of summer, baseball was the topic of discussion Saturday morning at Waypoint 4180 in Canfield as Youngstown State’s baseball program held its annual First-Pitch Breakfast with the season less than a month away. ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Even without head coach Ethan Faulkner, Youngstown State didn’t miss a beat on Friday. Faulkner was suspended by the Horizon League for one game for “unsportsmanlike actions” towards an official at the conclusion of the Penguins’ last-second loss to Robert Morris on ...
CLEVELAND — The first quarter went perfectly according to script for Youngstown State. Unfortunately for the Penguins, three more quarters still had to be played. Despite the Penguins’ early lead on Wednesday, Cleveland State finally found its footing in the second quarter and pulled ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State’s fortunes turned in an instant Wednesday. Despite trailing by 10 near the start of the second half, the Penguins rallied all the way back to tie the game in the final seconds, but Robert Morris went coast-to-coast to score the game-winning layup before the ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Youngstown State softball team won the Horizon League regular season championship last season, the second time in four years that they accomplished that feat. Over the past nine seasons, they have never finished below fourth in the nine-team league — with a runner-up, four third-place and a fourth-place finish also to their credit. Head coach Brian Campbell, last year’s conference Coach of the Year, heads into his 17th season at the helm cautiously optimistic about the upcoming campaign, despite losing what he calls a core of players who contributed to their ...
