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Nick Blanch focused on community as Poland’s new AD

On Monday, Nick Blanch was at the Poland Board of Education. Cameras and media members were also in attendance, but he wasn’t the reason they came. They wanted to be there for the announcement that Michael Daley would take over as the new superintendent. Blanch was there for a reason, however. He was named the new Poland athletic director, taking over for Brian Banfield, who will retire at the end of the school year. “That news is what brought everybody to the meeting, and I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m here too.’” Blanch said with a laugh. “It was kinda funny because people ...

High school scoreboard – April 23, 2026

BASEBALL Cardinal Mooney 8, Canfield 6 — Johnny Brenner had a pair of hits, including a triple and drove in three runs for Mooney. Andrew Bushey drove in a run with a pair of hits and Ben Oddis had a hit and two RBIs. Joey Gabriel struck out five and had a hit and RBI for Canfield. Jake Dovich led the Cardinals with three hits and an RBI. Anthony Groner and Logan Patellis added a hit and RBI each. Warren JFK 6, Ursuline 1 — Brennen Sanata led JFK with two hits and an RBI. Lucas Mealy added a triple and RBI for the Eagles. Mealy also struck out seven on the bump. Andrew LaPolla ...

Hubbard’s Schiraldi, Songer reach milestones in win over Lakeview

HUBBARD — Wednesday proved to be a historic day for the Hubbard baseball program, and for more reasons than one. Not only did Eagles ace Braydon Songer strike out 14 batters against Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) rival Lakeview, surpassing 250 career strikeouts in the process, but head coach ...

Maplewood gets revenge on Badger with 13-3 victory

VERNON — A nine-run third inning helped push Maplewood to a big league win over Badger on Wednesday, 13-3, putting the Rockets in the driver’s seat of the NAC. They split the season series with a win each. Badger won the first meeting, 13-7. “We came focused,” Rockets coach Matthew ...

High school scoreboard – April 22, 2026

SOFTBALL Niles 8, Struthers 7 — Julie Burke struck out 13 for Niles. Burke added a double and two RBIs on offense. Mia Myers added a pair of doubles with a single and RBI. Aerie Jones hit a home run for the Dragons. South Range 10, Poland 1 — Gabby Spooner led South Range with three hits. Sophia Brogan, Anna Aey, Addie Wardle, Solena DeJesus and Cam Crepage added two hits each for the Raiders. Wardle drove in three runs and had a home run and Keira Brogan added a home run and two RBIs. Avery Jakubovic, Cassie Blanch, Madison Medvec and Brooklyn Kosco had a hit each for Poland. ...

Bubon fans 10 as Howland run-rules Raiders

HOWLAND — A day after its road All-American Conference (AAC) game against Howland was rescheduled due to suddenly frigid weather, Warren G. Harding’s mistakes snowballed in a lopsided loss. On Tuesday at Howland Township Park, the Raiders committed error after error, and the Tigers ...