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Mustangs want to grow in Polta’s 2nd year

VIENNA — After a rocky season, the Mathews Mustangs are looking up in 2024. Plagued by injuries and going against one of the toughest schedules the program has ever faced, Mathews finished 2-8 in coach Mat Polta’s first season on the job. While younger this season, the coaching staff ...

Leopards determined to get over the hump

LIBERTY — Joe Simon’s Liberty football team has no problem stringing together wins. The Leopards have had at least one three-game win streak in each of Simon’s three seasons as head coach. However, Liberty has yet to record a winning season under Simon, largely in part due to ...

Hubbard looking to return to winning ways

HUBBARD — Following a bit of a rebuilding season, the Hubbard Eagles look to find themselves back on the winning track. Posting a record of 4-6 last fall, their streak of consecutive winning seasons was broken, ending one of the more impressive runs in the Mahoning Valley since 1998. ...

Fighting Irish to lean on returning experience

YOUNGSTOWN — Ursuline’s identity in head coach Dan Reardon’s second stint with the Irish has largely been the same in each of his five years with the program. The Irish have been known for their up-tempo, explosive, high-scoring offensive attack every season. But last year, ...

Girard seeking consistency after 5-6 season

GIRARD — Girard is nothing if not consistent, and that’s how head coach Pat Pearson prefers it. For more than a decade, Pearson has led the Girard football program as head coach, and before that, he was an assistant on the Indians’ staff when Nick Cochran, the district’s athletic ...

Increased maturity, growth to benefit Warriors

BROOKFIELD — A year removed from starting a handful of freshmen all over the field in key positions, Brookfield football is counting on the lessons learned from the 5-6 overall record last season to propel the Warriors as the new season begins. For head coach Randy Clark, entering his 19th ...