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Area teams get taste of football weather ahead of Week 13

When the 2025 high school football season began with conditioning back in July, coaches and players were met with temperatures which, at times, reached past 90 degrees with high humidity. When area playoff teams took to the practice field earlier this week, they did so while the Mahoning Valley was under a winter weather advisory. By Tuesday, teams were preparing for their regional semifinal games on a blanket of snow. By the time the high school football state tournament concludes on Dec. 6, temperatures could possibly dip below the freezing mark. The normal average temperature in ...

Cavaliers lose to Raptors, 126-113

CLEVELAND (AP) — Scottie Barnes had 28 points in a near triple-double, Immanuel Quickley added 25 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-113 on Thursday night. Barnes finished with 10 rebounds, eight assists and five blocked shots. The Raptors shot 56% from the floor and made 12 3-pointers to win for the sixth time in seven games. Quickley shot 5 of 7 from 3-point range and had six assists. Jakob Poeltl added 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting and had seven rebounds. Donovan Mitchell had 31 points after getting a night off Wednesday in Miami. Nae'Qwan Tomlin ...

Chalker falls to St. Mary in 8-man football state title game

LEETONIA — Chalker came up just short of its ultimate goal, falling, 34-20, to Sandusky St. Mary in the 8-man football state championship game on Saturday. “They played their butts off,” Wildcats coach Justin Kren said. “It just didn't come out how we needed. We made a few mistakes, ...

McDonald downs Kennedy to advance in D-VII, improve to 11-0

McDONALD — Friday’s second-round tilt between top-seeded McDonald and eighth-seeded Kennedy was a battle of Trumbull County small-school heavyweights. The Blue Devils’ defense bent, didn’t break, and the offense countered to help McDonald stay alive and down Kennedy, 28-13. It’s ...

Chalker excited for rematch with St. Mary

SOUTHINGTON — Since joining the Northern 8 last season, Chalker has gotten very acquainted with St. Mary Central Catholic. The teams have already met three times in two seasons, and today will mark the fourth meeting. This time, however, things are a little different. Saturday’s ...