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YSU softball takes home HL awards INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — After winning the regular-season championship by three games, the Youngstown State softball team earned a total of nine Horizon League Softball postseason awards, the conference announced on Tuesday. Kennedy Kimball was named the 2026 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year, and Brian Campbell was named the 2026 Horizon League Coach of the Year. The Penguins also placed a program-record six players on the all-league teams, including four on the first team and one on both the second team and third ...

Howland’s win streak snapped by Canfield in 4-0 defeat

HOWLAND — Entering Monday’s All-American Conference (AAC) clash vs. Canfield, Howland had been as hot as it could be, having won seven in a row, all by at least four runs. But Ryan Weibling and the Cardinals’ momentum ultimately overwhelmed the Tigers once they got on the ...

Schmidt’s big day sends McDonald past Rockets

STRUTHERS — Sometimes the baseball gods set someone up for a big day. And McDonald’s Quinn Schmidt was the beneficiary on Monday. Schmidt came up twice in the first three innings with the bases loaded and two outs. He delivered with bases-clearing hits in McDonald’s 14-2 win over ...

Cavs, Pistons have to regroup quickly

Detroit’s Cade Cunningham and Cleveland’s Donovan Mitchell didn’t have much time to revel in reaching the Eastern Conference semifinals after surviving grueling first-round matchups. The Central Division rivals must quickly prepare for their series, which starts Tuesday night in ...

Wacha throws just 79 pitches, surging Royals beat the Guardians, 6-2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Michael Wacha needed only 79 pitches to get through seven strong innings and Bobby Witt Jr. homered to spark a four-run fourth as the Kansas City Royals beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-2 on Monday night. Jac Caglianone also went deep for the surging Royals, who have ...

High school scoreboard – 5/4

SOFTBALL Lakeview 5, Poland 4 - A four-run fifth inning from Lakeview erased a 4-1 deficit. The Bulldogs were led by Annaliese DeJulio who had a two RBI single in the fifth inning. Rylee Barnot and Paige Schwartz also drove in runs during the rally. Isabella Isenberg had another strong start with 12 strikeouts in a complete game outing. For Poland, Cassie Blanch led the offense with two hits and an RBI. Sydney Bulick and Ali Blinsky had a hit and an RBI each and Leanna Boccieri had two hits for Poland. LaBrae 5, Crestview 2 - Riley Rowe struck out 13 for LaBrae, allowing just two ...