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Raiders eke out win against JFK

WARREN — The Warren G. Harding Raiders soccer team overcame a second-half push by Warren JFK, winning 3-2 on Jaden Ingram’s two goals. Inside Mollenkopf Stadium, the Raiders held on after taking a 2-0 halftime lead as defense was the name of the game in the second half. The Raiders improved to 2-3 on the season as JFK fell to 3-2-1. Harding head coach Troy Elsea said the early scores were a huge boost to the team’s confidence. “It was huge, a lot of times when a team scores on us early, we put our heads down,” Elsea said. “It’s very crucial to come out and get that ...

High School Sports Roundup from Sept. 9

BOYS SOCCER Brookfield 4, Garrettsville Garfield 0 — Brookfield got a goal each from Ethan McConnell, Ryan Warrender, Matt Ryser and Caleb Upshir. Girard 3, Newton Falls 1 — Individual stats were not provided. VOLLEYBALL South Range 3, Niles 0 — Natalie Burnett had 11 aces and 11 assists, helping South Range (8-0) stay hot to start the season. Anna Toy added 13 kills, eight digs and three aces. Parker Zwingler chipped it with 12 assists and two digs for the Raiders and Addison Freedy had five aces. Julie Burke had nine digs for Niles. Badger 3, Bloomfield 0 — Alison Price ...

High School Sports Roundup from Sept. 6

GIRLS SOCCER Crestview 5, Pymatuning Valley 0 — Shelby Wellman scored three goals to lead Crestview. Maddie Long and Sydni Kiehl also had a goal each for the Rebels. Clarice Harroff made three saves in the shutout win. VOLLEYBALL Canfield 3, Lakeview 0 — Cecelia DeToro led Lakeview with 10 assists. Rylie Gillespie added 14 digs and Cady Esker led the Bulldogs with four kills. Leah Toth added five service points. North Allegheny (Pa.) 3, Ursuline 0 — Individual stats were not provided. FOOTBALL Austintown Fitch 42, Painesville Riverside 10 BY QUARTERS Fitch 14 7 ...

Adjustments lead Mathews over Tigers

NEWTON FALLS — After last week’s defeat at the hands of Columbiana, the Mathews Mustangs had to take inventory. Their Week 3 opponent, Newton Falls, scored at least 35 points in each of its first two games and dominated in each. The Mustangs had their work cut out for them. But a ...

Garfield gets best of Springfield

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Despite committing a pair of early turnovers, Garrettsville Garfield’s single-wing attack could not be stopped by Springfield on Friday. The Tigers forced and recovered two fumbles in the opening seven minutes, but they remained otherwise helpless to slow down the G-Men ...

Brian Jones has admitted his first three seasons as the Howland head football coach were tough. While rebuilding the “foundation” after taking over a program that had gone 4-16 over the previous two years, the Tigers endured a winless campaign in 2023, a 1-9 season in 2024 and a 2-8 record ...