Coach Cheryl Weaver and the Champion softball team have put together yet another special season. After wrapping up the 23rd district title in school history — and the 11th of Weaver’s tenure — last week, the Flashes (26-2) begin the regional round of play in Division III against South ...
STRUTHERS — John F. Kennedy’s Cameron Hollobaugh just smiled and gave a nod when asked about matching up with Lisbon’s Logan Bell in a Division IV Struthers District semifinal. Bell is a hard-throwing right hander and a University of Akron recruit, and he seemed to be the headline ...
FAIRPORT HARBOR — In a battle of pitching and defense, the Bristol Panthers came out on top, beating Newbury 3-1 in their Division IV Fairport Harbor District semifinal matchup on Tuesday. Bristol advances to face another Northeastern Athletic Conference opponent, Mathews, in the district ...
FAIRPORT HARBOR — Some wins taste sweeter than others. That was the case for Mathews as the Mustangs avenged their 2018 district semifinal loss to Maplewood, beating the Rockets 7-1, Tuesday in the Division IV Fairport Harbor District. “We got a lot of respect for Maplewood,” ...
STRUTHERS — “The thrill of victory … and the agony of defeat.” That famous quote from ABC’s Wide World of Sports could apply to Tuesday’s Division IV Struthers District semifinal between the McDonald Blue Devils and the Springfield Tigers. You could almost say that McDonald ...
NEW MIDDLETOWN — The team of sophomores Pryce Allen and Katelyn Lesko, along with junior Josie Shultz and senior Kaylee Suarez went handoff by handoff, each splitting the 400-meter track at Springfield High School into quarters. Eventually, the Mineral Ridge foursome ran more than a second ...
NEW MIDDLETOWN — Stay calm and just throw. McDonald throwing coach Mary Domitrovich tells Zach Gray, a senior, that the first attempt inside the throwing circle is hers. “Going everything into your first throw you have to be long and loose,” Gray said. “Coach Mary said it’s her ...
STRUTHERS — Niles coach Mike Guarnieri said the Red Dragons and Poland were as evenly matched as any two teams could be prior to their Division II Struthers District semifinal Monday. They proved to be just that in an incredible game at Cene Park. Niles rallied from a six-run deficit to ...
NILES — Redemption was on the mind of the Champion Golden Flashes on Monday afternoon in a Division III Niles District semifinal. Champion, the number two ranked team in the state in the district semifinal round last season, was upended by Grand Valley after coming off of a state title run ...
NILES — The Edgewood Warriors try to have the classic mentality in baseball that the late legend of the sport Yogi Berra always had. That mentality being the game is not over until it’s over. And that was the case Monday night at Wilder Field. “That’s their identity,” Edgewood ...
The Division IV Fairport Harbor District baseball tournament plays host to three local schools when Bristol, Maplewood and top-seeded Mathews take the field today in the district semifinals. All four teams involved in the districts are from the Northeastern Athletic Conference with Mathews ...
A pair of Trumbull County baseball teams are preparing for their district semifinal matchups today in the Division IV Struthers District at Cene Park. The McDonald Blue Devils are coming off of a 2-1 victory over Southern in a sectional bracket final last Thursday, and are set to play the ...
NEW MIDDLETOWN — Chloe Coates checks her phone. It’s her older brother, Jacob, with another reminder. It’s not like the Youngstown State University football player doesn’t know what his freshman sister is going through with the John F. Kennedy track team. He’s been there. The ...
Momentum is a fickle thing in the game of baseball, especially at the high school level, and two teams set to go head-to-head today are ready to test a couple of theories. LaBrae comes into a Division III Niles District semifinal game against Champion playing as well as it has all season. The ...
It was an early-season trip that Niles baseball coach Mike Guarnieri pointed to as a big reason for his Red Dragons being well prepared for the postseason. Oddly enough, that’s the same reason Niles has a new opponent in the district tournament. A surprising change of events occurred late ...
CORTLAND — The boys 3200-meter run had just finished. Garfield’s Tyler Klouda claimed yet another win for the G-Men boys track and field team, winning the 1600 race earlier in the day. That victory threw Saturday’s Division II Lakeview District meet into a free-for-all among four ...
CORTLAND — Ashley Bowker never is satisfied with any performance. There is always improvement to be made. The Lakeview High School junior is dogged in her work ethic, something that showed as her 100- and 300-meter hurdle wins helped lead the Bulldogs to their third straight title at ...
AKRON — Alex and Anthony Payiavlas needed one win on Saturday to make the Division I boys tennis state tournament. The Warren G. Harding High School brother doubles team not only won one match, but two to head to Mason for the first time for both players. The Payiavlas brothers beat ...
NEW MIDDLETOWN — Sophomores Brody Rupe and Greg Dickson knew the challenge that stood in front of them as an athletic Crestview team held almost a 10-point lead over McDonald. The Blue Devils have won the Division III Springfield District track and field meet every year since 2008. The ...
AUSTINTOWN — The Division I Austintown District track meet was held Friday evening at Austintown Fitch High School with Howland, Niles, Harding, Austintown, and Boardman competing for spots in next week’s regional. Howland’s Vinny Mauri has the fastest 3,200-meter time in the state. He ...