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Academic All-Star athlete
Stephen Blose YSU senior placekicker Stephen Blose of Erie, Pa., was named to the FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team. He is one of 52 student-athletes at the Football...
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Penguin becomes National Scholar-Athlete nominee
Andrew Johnson Youngstown State University senior defensive tackle Andrew Johnson is one of 33 Football Championship Subdivision student-athletes who were nominated for the National Football Foundation...
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Back pain relief led to chiropractic career
Joseph Ethen, ’97 BSAS Joseph Ethen The pain was so bad, Joseph Ethen could only get up to eat, use the restroom and endure grueling physical therapy. “Otherwise, for a whole month, I was on my back,”...
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All-Academic Penguins
Kurt Hess hands off the ball. Youngstown State sophomore quarterback Kurt Hess was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s All-Academic First Team this semester. Two additional Penguins made...
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YSU’s WATTS announces open track program
WATTS at YSU If you’re about to make that annual New Year’s resolution to start a serious exercise program, you may want to work Youngstown State University’s WATTS into your plans. The Watson and...
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YSU men’s basketball hits 1,000 win mark
YSU's Blake Allen The YSU men’s basketball program notched its 1,000th victory with a 68-64 overtime win Jan. 5 in Beeghly Center. Here, junior guard Blake Allen launches a three-point jumper. The...
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YSU graduate student earns top award
Olivia Arnold It’s a long way from Australia to Youngstown State University, but Olivia Arnold found her way here and is now glad she made the trip. “The weather is the biggest thing I’ve had to get...
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Penguin Club honors Haines
Dennis and Janet Haines The Youngstown State University Penguin Club honors Dennis and Janet Haines as Penguins of the Year at the 22nd Annual Scholarship Ring Banquet Feb. 19 at Mr. Anthony’s in...
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Horizon championships at WATTS
Athletes from 10 teams converge on the YSU campus as the WATTS hosts the men’s and women’s Horizon League Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 25 and 26. Pictured are Austin...
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YSU swim team offers lessons
The Youngstown State University Women’s Swimming and Diving team is offering a “Learn to Swim Clinic” for children ages 3 to 10 in March and April. Five sessions will be hosted by the Penguins’...
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Are you ready for some football?!
While it’s only March, this is the Mahoning Valley, and football is always in the air. The Youngstown State University football program hosts the third annual Women’s Football Coaching Clinic 6 to 9...
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Penguins open home baseball season
The Penguins baseball team, under the leadership of head coach Rich Pasquale, opens the 2012 home season at 3 p.m. Friday, March 16 at Eastwood Field in Niles. The homestand continues 1 p.m. Saturday...
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Penguins football in the air
Third-year head coach Eric Wolford looks on as the Penguins football team hits the Stambaugh Stadium turf for spring practice in preparation for the 2012 season. “We’re continuing to evaluate where...
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YSU recognizes donors to WATTS project
YSU recognized donors to the WATTS campaign. From the left are Jim Tressel, YSU President Cynthia E. Anderson, Ellen Tressel, Phyllis and Anthony Cafaro Sr., and Norma and Frank Watson. Youngstown...
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YSU athletics starts new social media program
Youngstown State University’s athletics department has launched a new social media fan engagement program where fans can show their support for Penguins athletics through a combination of in-game...
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Busy sports weekend at YSU
Junior guard Liz Hornberger The men’s and women’s basketball teams open their home schedules, and the football team makes one last bid for a playoff spot in a busy YSU sports weekend. The men’s hoop...
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Work underway on sports complex
Pictured is the site of a new sports complex viewed from the DeBartolo Stadium Club atop Stambaugh Stadium, with the soccer field/track to the right and the softball field to the left behind McDonalds....
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Farmers National Bank gives $500,000 to YSU sports complex
John S. Gulas, president and chief executive officer of Farmers National Bank, presents a check for $500,000 to Cynthia E. Anderson, president of Youngstown State University. The money will be used to...
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YSU senior named Academic All-Star
YSU senior Nick DeKraker Nick DeKraker, a senior at Youngstown State University, has been named to the FCS Athletic Directors Association Academic All-Star Team presented by KP Sports. DeKraker of...
View ArticleGame of Hope set for Feb. 2 in Beeghly
The Hope Foundation of the Mahoning Valley presents the 9th Annual Game of Hope Charity Basketball Classic 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, in Beeghly Center on the campus of Youngstown State University. The...
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