Clipper Invite on Saturday

COLUMBIANA — The Clipper Invitational will be held Saturday at the Ward Athletic Complex.

Schools entered are host Columbiana, Akron Ellet, Akron Garfield, Akron Springfield, Canfield, Crestview, Jackson-Milton, Salem JVs, Ursuline, West Branch, Western Reserve and Youngstown Urban Scholars.

Action starts at 10 a.m. with the field events and the 3200-meter run. The rest of the running events will start at 11:30 a.m. All will be timed finals.

Guardians go deep 3 times

CLEVELAND (AP) — José Ramírez, Kyle Manzardo and Angel Martínez homered as the Cleveland Guardians blanked the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 on Friday night.

Four Cleveland pitchers combined on the shutout as the Guardians started a six-game homestand. Starter Gavin Williams (3-2) went five innings and struck out eight with four walks.

Martínez connected off Phillies starter Aaron Nola (1-6) for a two-run shot in the fifth inning to extend the Guardians lead to 3-0. Manzardo and José Ramírez had solo shots in the fourth and seventh innings.

Daniel Schneemann and Carlos Santana also drove in runs for the Guardians, who have won three straight and five of their last six games.

The Phillies, who had their three-game winning streak snapped, were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position.

Penguins get day schooled

NILES — The Youngstown State baseball team scored three runs in the first inning, but lost 13-3 to Oakland (Mich.) during Friday’s School Day Game in front of 4,136 fans at Eastwood Field.

More than 40 area schools participated in the annual event.

The Penguins totaled six errors in the losing effort.

Redshirt sophomore Mitchell Seymour from Springfield Local surrendered two runs in one inning of relief. He gave up two hits and struck out one.

Youngstown State drops to 12-36 overall and 9-16 in Horizon League play while Oakland improves to 15-35 overall and 8-17 in league action. The teams will return to Eastwood Field at 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday.

Soccer shoot coming up

SALEM –Salem Elks Lodge No. 305 will host its annual Soccer Shoot on May 18 at the Salem Community Center’s Center Circle facility.

The free competition is open to boys and girls in the following age divisions: 7 and under, 8-9, 10-11, 12-13, and 14-15.

Registration begins at 12:30 p.m., with competition starting at 1 p.m.

The top three shooters in each age group will receive a prize, and first-place winners will advance to district competition.

For more information, contact Greg Davis at (330) 518-2093.

Valley hosts Spring Scramble

COLUMBIANA — The 42nd annual Columbiana Cadillac Spring Scramble will be held May 17 at Valley Golf Club.

Entry fee for the four-person scramble is $65 per person. To enter a team or for more information, call Valley at (330) 482-9464.

Hole-in-one prizes are a 24-month lease on a new Cadillac XTS on the first ace on the fourth hole sponsored by Columbiana Cadillac (general manager Steve Tirabassi is pictured above) and a $5,000 cash prize for the first ace on the second hole sponsored by Valley Golf Club.