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Frost Penguins Esports: Club Sport of the Year

August 27, 2020September 2, 2020

By Kyle Wills ESports, a rapidly growing competitive video game niche, made its way to Youngstown State University in 2019. It’s no surprise YSU’s Frost Penguins eSports club gained success since officially registering as a club sport. The team was named the Youngstown State University Club Sport of the Year…

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Club and Intramural Sports Partner with Mercy Health for Funding Opportunities

February 27, 2020February 26, 2020

By Abigail Cloutier A new sponsorship from Mercy Health is supporting the club and intramural sports scene by providing finances for equipment, jerseys and marketing opportunities. The idea started when Mercy Health approached the Andrews Student Recreation and Wellness Center staff and said it wanted to have more collaboration with…

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Club Sports Align Priorities

November 21, 2019November 21, 2019

By J. Harvard Feldhouse Animosity festered last year between Youngstown State University’s Campus Recreation and club sports administration and the students involved in club sports. Students and administration could not come to an agreement about policies surrounding the payment of coaches for certain clubs, and a lack of leadership in…

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Spikeball Springs Into the Club Sports Scene

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019

By J. Harvard Feldhouse Club sports at Youngstown State University have grown rapidly since the beginning of 2018, adopting more and more unusual sports. One of the newest and more obscure sports hitting the field this semester is Spikeball. Spikeball, known also as “roundnet,” was originally a backyard toy created…