Starting as a stick boy with the American Hockey League’s Providence Bruins, the game of hockey has taken Ryan Ward all over North America. Along each stop of his journey, the Youngstown Phantoms’ coach has crossed paths with many people. And as a young coach, Ward took bits and pieces ...
GIRLS BOWLING The Struthers girls bowling team completed its season with the Division II state championship in Columbus. The Wildcats placed 11th with a team total of 3,286. Sophomore Angelina Donofrio was the top Wildcat with a score of 536, good enough for 33rd. Sofia Previte was 59th ...
The world of college athletics has been changing for the last several years, and for a time, it looked like the Mid-American Conference was safe from realignment. That changed when Northern Illinois decided to join the Mountain West as a football-only member in the beginning of January. With ...
Something about bobber fishing has hooked me since childhood. It is there, very real and so enticing, but I can’t exactly tell you why it is so appealing. Perhaps it is the cadence of the float as it rides the ripples. Maybe it is the sudden dunk of the quill bobber. Or perhaps it is the ...
BOSTON — Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points, including 12 in the fourth quarter, to help the Cleveland Cavaliers rally from 22 points down and stun the Boston Celtics 123-116 on Friday night in the final regular-season meeting of the Eastern Conference’s top two teams. Darius Garland added ...
Ward to speak at Curbstone Youngstown Phantoms head coach Ryan Ward 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 ...