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HOPPEL WON TWO FOR THE POTTERS
CALCUTTA -- Darryl Hoppel, one of East Liverpool’s greatest wrestlers, died on Saturday at the age of 89.
Hoppel is the only East Liverpool High School wrestler to win two state titles -- the 121-pound title in 1954 and the 128-pound title in 1955.
In his senior year Hoppel won 15 of 16 matches with his only blemish being a draw.
Coupled with his brother Jim who won the 134-pound state title in 1955, the pair became the first set of siblings in Ohio history to win state titles in the same year.
Darryl Hoppel, a member of the East Liverpool Hall of Fame, is set to be inducted into the OVAC Hall of Fame on Saturday at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling.
RICCARDO TO GO TO WEST LIBERTY
CANFIELD -- Canfield basketball standout Jace Riccardo, a former Beaver Local student, will continue his career at West Liberty University.
As a junior he averaged 16.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 3.1 assists for Canfield.
Riccardo played with Beaver Local in junior high before heading to Youngstown Ursuline. He later transferred to Canfield.
SOUTHEAST BESTS REBELS
LAKE MILTON -- Southeast defeated Crestview 163-190 in a boys golf match Monday at Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course.
Cole Bruno led Southeast with a 39, followed by Owen Dombroski with a 40. Ethan Shodd and Alex Peelish each shot 42.
Crestview was led by Grant Snyder and Derek Duvall, who each carded a 43. Dominic Dillon shot 49 and Hunter Panezott added a 55.
Crestview will host LaBrae on Tuesday at Beaver Creek Meadows.
WARRIORS WIN EBC TRI
CARROLLTON -- Carrollton defeated Alliance 162-188 and Salem 162-189 in an Eastern Buckeye Conference boys golf tri-match Monday at Carroll Meadows.
Lennox Mallarnee led Carrollton with a 35, followed by Easton Walker with a 40, Michael Mullen 43 and Colton Rummell 45.
Alliance was paced by Jaymes Smith with a 40. Ethan Jackson shot 47, Charles Jackson 50 and Charles Ekey 51.
Donald Blackburn led Salem with a 44. Eli James added a 45, Gabe Leek shot 47 and Caden Arcuri finished with a 53.
Salem is 1-4 overall and 1-3 in league play. The Quakers will host Springfield Local on Wednesday at Salem Hills.
WEST BRANCH DROP OPENER
LOUISVILLE -- West Branch’s girls tennis team dropped a 4-1 decision to Louisville on Monday.
West Branch hosts Kirdron Central today.
FIRST SINGLES: Paige Beard (L) def. Cailyn Brink, 6-2, 6-0
SECOND SINGLES: Tatum Barlow (L) def. Sydney Lane, 6-1, 6-3
THIRD SINGLES: Alyssa Lirgg (L) def. Addison Bloor, 6-1, 6-0
FIRST DOUBLES: Madison Elkins-Allyson Roberts (L) def. Leah Irey-Annabelle McGuire, 6-3, 7-6 (7-5)
SECOND DOUBLES: Lauren Sanor-Sophia Hall (W) def. Baylee Walker-Izzy Babcock, 6-5, 5-7, 10-6
NEW BASEBALL LEAGUE FORMING
CAMPBELL -- A new 14-year-old baseball league is starting up in 2027 for teams from eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. An organizational meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday at the Campbell Ohio Roosevelt Park Community Building across from the high school field. Contact Jim at (330) 506-0670 for information.
CARRINGTON CALLED OUT ON COMMENT
DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky says she never claimed that the assessment of a Flagrant 2 foul on her on Saturday in a game against Indiana was the result of white privilege.
Carrington came from behind and hit the Fever’s Sophie Cunningham in the head and neck on a fast-break layup, knocking her to the court as the shot went in. The play was reviewed and upgraded to a Flagrant 2 after the referee said there was windup, impact and follow-through on the foul.
Carrington is Black and Cunningham is white. After Carrington was ejected, she posted “WHITE PRIVILEGE” on social media and tagged the Fever.
Responding to a clip of former NFL linebacker Emmanuel Acho criticizing her reaction, Carrington posted on X that she “never once claimed that the assessment of the foul was white privilege.”
“Try exercising your critical thinking skills, I know you studied psych. Furthermore, I’m the LAST thing from ignorant or asinine when it comes to speaking on “white privilege”, do ya research on that one,” Carrington wrote. “I actually went to school, one of the top universities might I add, to educate myself on this exact subject.
“I would never use that term as a rhetorical weapon knowing the historical and social weight it holds without having the proper evidence to substantiate it.”
The 28-year-old Carrington played for Stanford for four years before spending her final season of college ball at Baylor.
There has been no word from the WNBA on any additional punishment for Carrington for the hard foul. The Sky visited the Seattle Storm on Monday night.
FBI, NCAA VOW TO PROTECT ATHLETES
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- The FBI is teaming with the NCAA to start a program to combat sexual exploitation of college athletes whose private images are increasingly found and targeted online in an era when they use their name, image and likeness to enhance their own marketability.
The FBI, which unveiled the collaboration Monday, said bad actors typically target athletes through phishing, and also by password and PIN targeting and by portraying themselves as social media customer service representatives with urgent requests to reset passwords.
“Athletes have large social media followings, expended further by NIL activities that not only increases the exposure for targeting, it increases the leverage vendors believe they hold to exposure them,” said Shohini Sinha, assistant director of the FBI Victim Services Division. “There is a pressure to protect the clean image of their school, team and themselves.”
The FBI said hackers can steal images, then post or sell them, which can lead to sextortion, in which athletes can be harassed, stalked or even have the content that’s stolen from them posted on their own social media pages.
Neither the NCAA nor the FBI had specific numbers of athletes who were victimized by sextortion plots. Their partnership will go toward educating athletes.
“If we can play even a small role in preventing these crimes or getting justice or appropriate support for the people impacted by them, we will do everything we can to help,” NCAA Vice President of Enforcement Jon Duncan said.
SNODGRASS PROMOTED
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Longtime college football referee Ron Snodgrass has been named national coordinator of officials, the NCAA announced Monday.
Snodgrass will take over Sept. 1 for the retiring Steve Shaw.
Snodgrass has worked mostly in the Big Ten Conference and officiated in Division I for 26 seasons. He has officiated numerous postseason games, including the College Football Playoff.
“We are pleased to announce Ron’s appointment to this important leadership role in college football,” said Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher, chair of the College Football Officiating Board of Managers. “Ron’s skill set and proven ability as a collaborative leader is impressive, and we look forward to working closely with him to manage officiating elements nationally.”
Snodgrass said his new role is an opportunity to impact and contribute to the sport.
“I look forward to working with the conference commissioners, coordinators of officials and administrators to find ways to improve the management of college football,” he said. “I’m excited to get started and lead the next chapter of our sport.”