Under normal circumstances, Howland’s 28-0 win over arch-rival Niles last Thursday would have had Tigers coach Brian Jones jumping for joy. As it was, well, Jones sort of hobbled with happiness. Jones’ tempered celebration was the result of an injury he suffered earlier this summer ...
While the game of football continues to evolve into a passing-heavy sport, and high school coaches are quickly catching on, the running back position still plays a crucial role in the Mahoning Valley, where being physical is the name of the game. The cover athletes of this year’s Tribune ...
WARREN — When Steve Arnold sat down in the offseason to review film of games from 2022, there was a familiar theme with many of Warren G. Harding’s losses. “There were so many times we had a lead late in the second quarter, middle of the third quarter, and we relinquished that lead,” ...
WARREN — Damon Buente has his work cut out for him this season at Warren JFK, but the first-year head coach is up for the challenge. “The expectations here are what they are, and we don’t shy away from them,” Buente said. However, the Eagles are far from the same team that played ...
HOWLAND — With back-to-back subpar seasons, the Howland Tigers football program needed to make a change and did so by hiring Liberty alum Brian Jones. Coming to the program as a new head coach, the Tigers’ skipper knows there’s bound to be some growing pains but wants to change the ...
CORTLAND — For the third time in four seasons, Lakeview is under new management. After Sam Bellino stepped down from the helm of the Bulldogs’ program after two seasons, two-year assistant Derrick Bush was unanimously approved in January to take the reins. The task for the first-time ...
