NEWTON FALLS — After Newton Falls got the better of LaBrae on their home court earlier in the season, the Vikings wanted a chance at revenge. LaBrae stormed out of the gate to start the game and established a large lead. Despite a second-half pushback, the Vikings held on to top the ...
BOYS BASKETBALL Poland 71, Niles 35 — The Poland offense went through Carmine Tukalo, who scored 17 points. Vito Komora added 12 for the Bulldogs. Cash Carey-Hardin led Niles with 16 points. Austintown Fitch 57, Howland 50 — Junie Higgs knocked down a pair of 3-pointers, scoring 17 overall to lead Fitch. EJ Giles added 15 for the Falcons and Anthony Waller scored 13. For Howland, Carter Saul (15 points) and Demetri Gentis (13) led the Tigers in scoring. Hubbard 55, Warren JFK 35 — Braydon Songer had 19 points with three 3-pointers to lead Hubbard. Jakob Hayes added 13 ...
CORTLAND — Last month, when Poland and Lakeview met in Poland, the home team proved dominant in a 58-29 win. On Monday, with the venue flipping to Cortland, the results flipped as well. Utilizing its aggressive full-court press defense and feeding off an energetic senior night home crowd, ...
NEW MIDDLETOWN — When the McDonald girls basketball team returned to its locker room, cheers could be heard from center court at Springfield High School. The players celebrated not only a win, but the first time the senior class bested the Tigers, with the Blue Devils holding on for a 43-42 victory Monday night. “Me and my (other) senior, Cierra (Shiley), we never beat Springfield before, so it was a good feeling for us,” McDonald senior guard Juliana Krumpak said. The Blue Devils (12-7, 9-5, Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Tier) led 17-7 midway through the second ...
AUSTINTOWN — West Branch head wrestling coach Chris Dorris watched on as his two Eastern Ohio Wrestling League (EOWL) finalists found themselves in equally difficult positions Saturday. For 150-pounder Beau Nezbeth, he trailed No. 1 seed Bobby Buchheit of Beaver Local 1-0 going into the ...
BOYS BASKETBALL Ursuline 63, Summit Country Day 59 — Jaylen Gunther scored 30 points, including three 3-pointers for Ursuline. Noah Bell added 21 for the Irish. With his performance, Bell scored his 1,000th career point. May Joines’ led Summit Country Day with 22 points. Poland 65, South Range 63 — Carmine Tukalo scored 27 points to help Poland hold off South Range. Tukalo knocked down seven 3-pointers in the game, and also surpassed 1,000 career points. Nick Toy also had a big night, totaling 26 points for South Range. Gavin Hiscox (13 points) and Tommy Titus (12) also ...
