Regional racing schedule

(all times p.m. unless otherwise noted)

SATURDAY

Lake Erie Speedway (North East)

* Feature event: Championship Night (season finale)

* Time: gates at 5, racing at 6

* Info: 725-3303 (track), www.lakeeriespeedway.com

Lucky Drag City (Lowville)

* Feature event: Test-and-tune, grudge runs

* Time: racing at 2

* Info: 218-2671 (track), www.luckydragcity.com

Sharon Speedway (Hartford, Ohio)

* Feature event: Labor Day Special (ASCS Patriot Sprints)

* Time: gates at 4, event at 6

* Info: (330) 772-5481 (track), (330) 772-1186 (tickets), www.sharonspeedway.com

Stateline Speedway (Busti, N.Y.)

* Feature event: Outlaw Cadet Special ($500 to win & lap money)

* Time: gates at 5:30, racing at 7

* Info: (716) 487-2368 (track), (814) 688-4550 (office), www.stateline-speedway.com

Tri-City Speedway (Franklin)

* Feature event: Oil Region Labor Day Classic (World of Outlaws Late Model Series – $10,000 to win)

* Time: gates at 4, racing at 6

* Info: 676-1681 (track), 676-3000 (office), www.tricityspeedway.com

SUNDAY

Eriez Speedway (Erie)

* Feature event: ASCS Patriot Sprints

* Time: gates at 4:30, racing at 6

* Info: 434-4370 (office), 440-2859 (track), 825-5661 (updates), www.eriez-speedway.com

Lucky Drag City (Lowville)

* Feature event: Super Showdown Series

* Time: racing at noon

* Info: 218-2671 (track), www.luckydragcity.com

Tri-City Speedway (Franklin)

* Feature event: Oil Region Labor Day Classic (World of Outlaws Late Model Series – $10,000 to win)

* Time: gates at 4, racing at 6

* Info: 676-1681 (track), 676-3000 (office), www.tricityspeedway.com

MONDAY

Stateline Speedway (Busti, N.Y.)

* Feature event: Demolition derby

* Time: gates at 11 a.m., racing at 1

* Info: (716) 487-2368 (track), (814) 688-4550 (office), www.stateline-speedway.com

How it works: Every day we’ll post a photo from the Erie Times-News sports photos archive. You guess who it is, then check back the next day for the answer and another Old School athlete photo.

Sept. 1:

Mike Fiorelli, the former McDowell boys soccer coach, during his playing days at Grove City College.

Today’s Old School entry (check back Friday for his ID):

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Aug. 31:

Dana Tomczak was an all-scholastic end in 1953 as a senior at Cathedral Prep. He scored the winning touchdown in the City’s 14-0 victory in the 1954 Save An Eye Game.

Today’s Old School entry (check back Thursday for his ID):

Franklin native Nate Byham was a sixth-round pick in April’s NFL Draft, but that doesn’t guarantee him a position on the San Francisco 49ers’ 53-player final roster.

Rosters must be reduced to 75 players by today, and to 53 by Saturday. In this, the final week of the season, Byham is one of hundreds of players trying to do whatever it takes to make the cut. In this video on the 49ers’ website, he talks about the importance special-teams play might make in the organization’s decisions.

Speaking of cutdown day: Edinboro graduate Trevor Harris, an undrafted rookie who is the third quarterback for the Jacksonville Jaguars, survived today’s roster cut to 75 players.

How it works: Every day we’ll post a photo from the Erie Times-News sports photos archive. You guess who it is, then check back the next day for the answer and another Old School athlete photo.

Aug. 30:

Jamaal Crawford starred on the Strong Vincent line before graduating in 1992. He was all-state and a Big 33 and Save An Eye Game player before moving on to play at Michigan State.

Today’s Old School entry (check back Wednesday for his ID):

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Aug. 29:

Oil City and Edinboro graduate Mike Renninger won the Hamot 10k in 1988.

Today’s Old School entry (check back Tuesday for his ID):

Juer-gen Klins-mann! Juer-gen Klins-mann! Juer-gen Klins-mann!

When I met up with some German guys underneath the Eiffel Tower during the 1998 World Cup, they jokingly pointed to their drunken, sleeping friend (in mid-afternoon) and sang Juergen Klinsmann’s name.
I’m really sorry I don’t have a You Tube link to that.

U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati might have been in that crowd. He seems obsessed with making Klinsmann the next U.S. soccer coach.

Bob Bradley’s contract does not end until December, and he is currently negotiating a possible stay for the next four years.
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Aug. 28

Linebacker Brian Coon graduated from Girard in 1979. He played in the Save An Eye Game that year, a 14-0 County loss to the City.

Today’s Old School entry (check back Monday for his ID):

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Aug. 27:

1994 Cathedral Prep graduate Josh Pelger played soccer at Gannon before moving on to Robert Morris.

Today’s Old School entry (check back Sunday for his ID):

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Aug. 26:

Gerry vanDeMerwe (Class of ’88) is Gannon’s career leader in points and goals. He was inducted into the university’s athletic hall of fame this year.

Today’s Old School entry (check back Saturday for his ID):