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High School Sports Roundup from Aug. 10

BOYS GOLF Brookfield 171, Liberty 220 BROOKFIELD (171): Michael Pisarcik 39, Cody Davidson 42, Joseph Hook 43, Joey Russo 47. LIBERTY (220): Riley Crish 48, Sergio Gonzalez 55, Alex Hauser 57, Jack Hope 60. Howland 158, Austintown Fitch 168 HOWLAND (158): Nick Alvetro 37, Brayden Kovarik 38, Justin Keating 41, Nick Clay 43. FITCH (168): Joey Wollet 36, Braeden Sallee 42, Logan Polish 43, TJ McGahagan 47. Lowellville 158, Mineral Ridge 180 LOWELLVILLE (158): Ian Doll 35, Steven Yon 40, Kasen Smith 41, MIchael Matasic 42. MINERAL RIDGE (180): Dom Balestrino 41, Vinny ...

Former Mathews boys basketball coach Michael Weymer resigned after OVI arrest

Michael Weymer resigned as Mathews boys basketball head coach following an arrest on the charge of Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence (OVI), according to WFMJ 21. Additionally, the Mathews “superintendent report shows the school found 94 allegations against Weymer were substantiated,” including “co-mingling public and/or school-related funds with personal funds and/or checking accounts” and failing to “maintain integrity with students, colleagues, parents, families, the community, and/or business when accepting gifts, gratuities, and/or favors.” Weymer, whose ...

Four take home titles in Greatest Golfer junior finals

VIENNA — A summer’s worth of events came to their annual conclusion on Saturday, as Greatest Golfer crowned its four junior champions. The golfers battled a myriad of difficult conditions over the two-day final tournament. In the first round on Friday at Avalon Lakes, the Canadian ...

South Range to host outdoor volleyball tournament

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Area volleyball teams will launch the new season in the great outdoors. South Range High School will host “The Battle on Turf” slated for Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Rominger Athletic Complex. The series of 10 pre-season matches held by the Mahoning Valley Volleyball Officials Association will begin at 10 a.m. South Range volleyball coach T.J. Irons said the idea for the outdoor matches germinated after seeing big college volleyball programs like Nebraska and some Ohio-based high schools hold matches in football stadiums. “Our team talked about it and my ...

Nia Grant eager to open minds through volleyball travels

Through volleyball, Howland graduate Nia Grant has seen the world. After departing from Penn State as a two-time national champion, Grant has spent time playing professionally in Thailand, France, Germany, Poland and Italy. She’s now in the second year of a new venture, the Nia Grant Volleyball Academy, which aims to provide the same globetrotting experiences Grant has had while imparting her knowledge of the sport. Grant’s group this year has a wide range of ages, spanning from 12 all the way to juniors in college. No matter how old the girls are, there’s something new to learn ...

Mathews boys basketball coach Weymer resigns

Mathews boys basketball coach Michael Weymer’s resignation was accepted during Wednesday’s Mathews Board of Education meeting. The motion to approve said resignation passed unanimously. Weymer coached the Mustangs for nine seasons, recording a final record of 137-78. In those nine seasons, Mathews finished above .500 in each. The team’s best was a 25-2 campaign during the 2021-22 season, when the Mustangs won a district title. When asked about the resignation, Board of Education president Joel Polonus declined to comment.