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Mathews boys basketball coach Weymer resigns

High School Sports July 16, 2026

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.

YSU men’s, women’s non-conference schedules starting to take shape

Local Sports July 16, 2026

YOUNGSTOWN — The non-conference schedules for the Youngstown State men’s and women’s basketball teams are starting to come into focus. The men are slated to open the 2026-27 season on Nov. 2 with a buy game at St. Bonaventure. The Penguins visited the Bonnies last year, where they ...

Boardman announces Class of 2026 athletics hall of fame inductees

High School Sports July 16, 2026

Boardman High School announced its Class of 2026 athletics hall of fame inductees this week. This year’s inductees are: Sam Deskin (2010, track and cross country), Alexandra DiDomenico (2011, softball), Ashley DiDomenico (2005, softball), Brian Gallagher (coach), Brooke Katzman (2005, track & field), Deveni Lowry (1995, basketball), Ciarra Moran (2010, bowling), Patrick O’Brien (2009, baseball), Tiffany Terlecki (2011, bowling) and Anthony Wills (2007, wrestling). The inductees will be recognized at halftime of the Boardman vs. Erie McDowell football game on Sept. 25 and there ...

Distance a key factor for Open Championship at Royal Birkdale

Local Sports July 16, 2026

SOUTHPORT, England — How far the golf ball goes has been debated for the last 20 years and distance is likely to be a big concern this week at Royal Birkdale for the British Open, with one twist. It’s not how far shots are going in the air. It’s what happens when they get on the ...

Potential trades, playoff races highlight 2nd half of MLB season

Local Sports July 16, 2026

PHILADELPHIA — Expanded playoffs make it harder to predict whether Tarik Skubal and other choice acquisitions will be dealt before the Aug, 3 trade deadline. Twenty-three of the 30 teams are within four games of a playoff position heading into the season’s second half, which opens Thursday with the back-in-contention Philadelphia Phillies hosting the woeful New York Mets. “You’ve got a lot of really good teams that were on the bubble that have gotten in and kind of made it,” Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper said. “Anybody that has an opportunity to get in, anything can ...

Scheffler resets for the British Open

National Sports July 15, 2026

SOUTHPORT, England — Scottie Scheffler finally heard about the text his PGA Tour friend never sent, a reminder that even the No. 1 player in golf with four majors and more than 20 victories doesn’t know everything. It was a list of things to do on the weekend after missing the ...