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Cowboys victorious as defense locks down Cleveland JFK

High School Sports

YOUNGSTOWN — With the way the Chaney boys basketball team plays defense, there’s only one way to describe what the Cowboys put opposing teams through on a nightly basis. It’s 32 minutes of hell. Cleveland John F. Kennedy found that out the hard way on Friday night, as Chaney ran the ...

Eagles win bird battle with Ravens

High School Sports

HUBBARD — Once Hubbard found its footing in Friday’s Division IV, Northeast 2, sectional final, the Eagles were off to the races. After going into the break with a four-point lead, Hubbard pulled away in the second half to take down Ravenna, 63-46. A fiery timeout from Eagles coach Ryan ...

High School Sports Roundup from Jan. 27

High School Sports

BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SECTIONAL FINALS DIVISION III Northeast 1 Howland 64, Painesville Harvey 52 — Howland (14-9) outscored Harvey (15-8) 21-8 in the third quarter to pull away after leading 26-25 at halftime. Carter Saul led the Tigers with 21 points. Ta-Shawn Fambro added 14 ...

Natural beauty is returning to the Mahoning River

Local Sports

Slowly but surely, our Mahoning River is reverting to the time when it flowed freely through a hardwood valley unencumbered by modern times. Our valley’s lifeblood river hasn’t always had a happy existence. In the 19th century, as Youngstown and her sister cities grew along the banks of ...