Curbstone Coaches

05/17/2026

CURBSTONE COACHES TO HONOR YSU HORIZON LEAGUE CHAMPIONS



At Monday’s May 18th. luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township they will honor the following Youngstown State Horizon League Champions:



--The 2025 Women’s Cross Country Champions

--The 2025 Men's Cross Country Champions

--The 2026 Women’s Indoor Track and Field Champions

--The 2026 Men’s Indoor Track and Field Champions

--The 2026 Women's Outdoor Track and Field Champions

--The 2026 Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Champions



The event begins at 11:45 and the public is welcome to attend.



Please note: All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach.

04/27/2026

TREVOR CHARPIE TO SPEAK TO CURBSTONE COACHES

Youngstown State men's baseball coach Trevor Charpie will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at 11:45, and the public is welcome to attend.

Please note: All sports fans are welcome, and you do not need to be a current or former coach.

01/12/2026

JIM ROSENHAUS TO SPEAK TO CURBSTONE COACHES

Cleveland Guardians radio broadcaster Jim Rosenhaus will be the guest speaker at Monday’s January 12th luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the

Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend.

For those arriving early the buffet lines will open at 11:45.

Please note: All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach.

01/04/2026

CURBSTONE COACHES TO HONOR WARREN JFK BOYS GOLF

Monday January 5, 2026, at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township the Curbstone Coaches will honor

The Warren JFK Boys Golf Team state of Ohio Division III champions.

The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend.

For those arriving early the buffet lines will open at 11:45.

10/27/2025

Dan Hiner - Vindicator/Tribune sports editor will be the Curbstone Coaches guest speaker at our noon luncheon this Monday October 27, 2025. Luncheon opens at 11:45. Question and answer opportunity after the presentation.

10/19/2025

MELISSA JACKSON TO SPEAK TO CURBSTONE COACHES

Youngstown State women’s basketball head coach Melissa Jackson will be the guest speaker at Monday’s

luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend.

For those arriving early the buffet lines will open at 11:45.

09/22/2025

COACH PHILLIPS TO SPEAK TO CURBSTONE COACHES

Youngstown State head football coach Doug Phillips will be the speaker at Monday’s

luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

He will be bringing some players.

The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend.

For those arriving early the buffet lines will open at 11:45.

09/14/2025

09/14/2025

TONY MONTANA TO SPEAK TO CURBSTONE COACHES

Longtime local high school football referee and college softball umpire Tony Montana will be the guest speaker at Monday’s

luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

The event begins at noon and the public is welcome to attend.

For those arriving early the buffet lines will open at 11:45.

09/05/2025

CURBSTONE LUNCHEON SPEAKERS FOR SEPTEMBER 2025!

SEP 08 - YSU ATHLETIC DIRECTOR.
SEP 15 - RILEY JARRETT - YSU HEAD VOLLEYBALL COACH.
SEP 22 - DOUG PHILLIPS - YSU HEAD FOOTBALL COACH.
SEP 29 - ANTHONY AGRESTA - SEBRING HIGH SCHOOL 8 MAN
FOOTBALL IN HIGH SCHOOLL.

09/05/2025

CURBSTONE COACHES BEGIN 68th YEAR

The Curbstone Coaches will start their 68th season of Monday luncheon speakers on September 8th with a sports related speaker at the Avion Banquet Center on East Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township.

They were formed in 1958 and have been meeting weekly September through May since then (off during the holidays). The first sports related speaker this season will be September 8th and will feature Youngstown State University Director of Athletics Ron Strollo.

There is usually an audience of 35-45 sports fans who get together. The Curbstone Coaches are not coaches but serious sports enthusiasts who welcome all area sports fans especially retirees and ladies as well.

The buffet luncheon begins at 11:45 and the meeting concludes at 1:00-1:15. Plans are underway for their 57th annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony where they will induct 12 local sports figures who have excelled in various sports and contributions in the Mahoning Valley.

That banquet will be on Sunday May 3, 2026 at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman. The keynote speaker that day will be former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Louis Lipps.

The Curbstone Coaches Hall of Fame is regarded as one of the more popular community hall of fames in the country. If anybody need more information about the luncheons, the hall of fame, application to nominate somebody or general questions about the Curbstone Coaches

please call or text 330-506-6774.