When Canfield’s Alexis Mettille decided to go out for volleyball in seventh grade, it wasn’t exactly a match made in heaven. For one, Mettille was only going out for the team “for something to do,” and being the shortest player to try out, the sport didn’t seem like the right ...
Life wasn’t always this easy for Sean Guerriero and the Springfield Tigers. Guerriero was just 27 years old in 2007 when he was hired to take over the Springfield High School football program. That first year, he was greeted by 35 players and struggled through a 2-8 season. After four ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Jerrod Calhoun had his two oldest daughters standing just off to the right of the postgame media table. It was one of the few times on Wednesday when the Youngstown State University men’s basketball coach relaxed. His wife, Sarah, and, youngest daughter, Quinn, were waiting ...
PITTSBURGH — Derek Shelton’s garage is clean, the byproduct of the Pittsburgh Pirates’ drawn out managerial hiring process, one that was extended after the club fired general manager Neal Huntington in late October. A 49-year-old baseball lifer who spent last season as the bench coach ...
BROOKFIELD — Two young girls high school basketball teams battled it out Wednesday night in Brookfield. Springfield made enough plays down the stretch to hold off the host Warriors 45-36. It wasn’t easy though, as the Tigers’ last surge carried them out of danger with nearly 3:30 ...
BEREA — Baker Mayfield isn’t going to let a sore, swollen right hand keep him from playing. “Mama didn’t raise a wuss,” he said Wednesday. Mayfield played the second half of Sunday’s 20-13 loss to Pittsburgh with a badly bruised hand sustained after he smashed it on the facemask ...
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Canaan Johnson got the call after school. It was from his coach, Mike Bailey. The 6-foot-1 South Range High School senior midfielder has been lauded with so many honors this season. Bailey told him of another as Johnson was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America ...
PITTSBURGH — Maurkice Pouncey is free to get back to work. The Pittsburgh Steelers center is also free of regrets. “The money was worth it, trust me,” Pouncey said Wednesday after returning from a two-game suspension for kicking and punching Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett ...
Girls basketball WEDNESDAY’S SCORES Area games ¯ Salem 46, Canfield 38 ¯ Garfield 95, Cardinal 23 ¯ Kirtland 58, Grand Valley 27 ¯ East Palestine 58, Campbell 19 ¯ LaBrae 66, Windham 41 ¯ Springfield 45, Brookfield 36 ¯ Crestwood 56, Valley Christian 52 Around ...
PITTSBURGH — It’s still officially Duck season for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed Tuesday that quarterback Devlin “Duck” Hodges will make his second straight start on Sunday when the Steelers (7-5) visit the Arizona Cardinals (3-8-1). Tomlin named Hodges the ...