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High School Sports Roundup from May 5

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SOFTBALL Girard 7, Lakeview 5 — Gabby Doran had two hits, including a home run and drove in five runs. Ava Serrano added a hit and an RBI for the Indians. Ava Neilan had two hits and two RBIs for Lakeview. Rylee Barnot and Mackenzie Stowe had a hit and an RBI each and Isabella Isenberg had three hits for the Bulldogs. Canfield 6, Howland 5 — Caylee Ortiz homered and added another hit, driving in two runs for Canfield, who won on a walk-off hit. The Cardinals trio of Brooke O’Palick, Sami Economous and Leah Figueroa had a hit and an RBI each and Jenna Triveri had two hits. Maya ...

Bob Skinner, a 3-time World Series champion, dies at 94

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PITTSBURGH — Bob Skinner, who earned three World Series rings and was named to the All-Star team three times during a baseball career that spanned more than four decades as a player and coach, has died. He was 94. The Pittsburgh Pirates, where Skinner began his career and helped the ...

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YSU softball takes home HL awards INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — After winning the regular-season championship by three games, the Youngstown State softball team earned a total of nine Horizon League Softball postseason awards, the conference announced on Tuesday. Kennedy Kimball was named the 2026 Horizon League Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year, and Brian Campbell was named the 2026 Horizon League Coach of the Year. The Penguins also placed a program-record six players on the all-league teams, including four on the first team and one on both the second team and third ...

Battle-tested Tigers look to get back to winning ways

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HOWLAND — Entering Monday’s All-American Conference (AAC) game vs. Canfield, Howland, once a 3-3 team, had won seven in a row, all by at least four runs and a majority by 10 or more. But Canfield and its starting pitcher, Ryan Weibling, proved too tough for a Howland offense that had ...