WEATHERSFIELD — There’s no place like home, and for the first time in his coaching career, Andy Hake will be the head coach at Mineral Ridge. Hake has seen different environments over the years. He’s had time as an assistant in Youngstown and eventually had head coaching stops at Western ...

McDONALD — The McDonald Blue Devils are motivated heading into the 2025 season and look to leave their mark in the program’s 100th season. A 12-man senior class, led by quarterback Kyle Puckett, fullback Drew Zajack and wide receiver Jordan Perry, has sparked a resurgence within the ...

VIENNA — Not many would argue with you if you said that Mathews took its lumps last year. After a 1-9 season, it’s hard to disagree. The Mustangs were incredibly young in 2024, and at times they played like it. To coach Matt Polta, it wasn’t a lack of talent that did them in last year, it ...

LIBERTY — For two years, Dom Prologo was out of coaching. During the fall of 2023 and 2024, Prologo often attended or watched Liberty games, in large part because his daughter worked with the program as an athletic trainer. The former Warren JFK head football coach, who led the Eagles to a ...

HOWLAND — The Howland Tigers’ record in 2024 left a lot to be desired, but head coach Brian Jones believes the intangibles he saw last year will come through in the upcoming season and translate accordingly. Jones said the progress his team has made in the offseason is exciting. When he ...

GIRARD — The book has long been out on Girard: they play fast and score lots of points. But that doesn’t mean it’s easy to stop the Indians. Even during a five-loss season, Girard showed its trademark offensive firepower with 27 and 30-point outbursts in its two meetings with state ...