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Trio of locals named soccer All-Americans

Earlier this month United Soccer Coaches announced the association’s 2025 High School Boys and Girls All-America Teams. In total, 199 kids nationwide (110 boys, 89 girls) were honored. Three of which came from the Mahoning Valley, which is an all-time high for the area. Badger senior Dax Harnett, Canfield senior Drew Snyder and Niles junior Madelyn Yost were each named to their respective team. It’s a long process that starts at the district and only goes up. Players that are named All-American have to pass through multiple selection processes before reaching the top. And as you ...

A tip of the hat to 2025

There’s still a few days left in 2025, and it was another year of memorable moments for the Mahoning Valley. So with it being the last weekend before the calendar turns to 2026, a couple of the notable high school seasons should be acknowledged. There were plenty to pick from, especially with the divisions expanding in boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball. So if your team isn’t on the list, it’s not a knock on their season, but I think these are the top stories. Let’s start with winter sports. Girls basketball saw a trio of young teams make it to the regional ...

Defense fueling LaBrae’s undefeated season

Defense turns into offense – that’s the idea for LaBrae’s girls basketball team, and to this point in the season, so far so good. The Vikings are 9-0 on the year and 4-0 in conference play, with eight of their first nine wins coming by at least 13 points against a defense that prides ...

High School Sports Roundup

LATE TUESDAY BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Valley 54, Maplewood 49 — The Mustangs did just enough to hold off their NAC foe. Solomon Schultz scored a game-high 24 points for Grand Valley, and Carter Turk added 19. David Kem led the Rockets with 18 points. Tyson Webster tallied 13 points, and Ethan Newinski finished with 12. GIRLS BASKETBALL Columbiana 54, Lisbon 18 — The Clippers won their second consecutive game and their ninth out of the last 10 with a dominant win over the Blue Devils. Annah Clammer led the Clippers (9-2, 5-1) with 20 points, and Evelyn Rapp finished with 17. ...

Unbeaten Blue Devils hold off Lowellville

McDONALD — Tuesday’s tilt between McDonald and Lowellville was one that both needed. The Rockets proved that they could hang with the big dogs of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference, and McDonald proved it can take a punch. The Blue Devils clawed themselves out of multiple deficits ...

Liberty bests Champion for first win

CHAMPION — It was a Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference showdown when Champion hosted Liberty on Tuesday, and the Leopards earned their first victory of the season with a 71-49 triumph. “We finally learned how to win,” Liberty coach Steve Arnold said. “We played well last week ...