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Slow start dooms Fitch in loss to Warren Harding

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WARREN — After 27 and 28-point losses in its last two games, Austintown Fitch certainly could have used a competitive, positive finish to the regular season Wednesday. And the Falcons got it, albeit with a major caveat. On the road against All-American Athletic Conference (AAC) rival Warren ...

Hensley takes fourth in Sweden fights

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Zion Hensley, a Cardinal Mooney student and six-time national champion, made her first trip overseas earlier this year, and brought home another accolade to her resume. She participated in the Golden Girl Championship, the world’s largest female amateur boxing tournament in Boras, ...

High School Sports Roundup from Feb. 18

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BOYS BASKETBALL Austintown Fitch 46, West Branch 42 — Fitch trailed 33-31 entering the fourth quarter, but Brady Evans and AJ Diaz accounted for eight of the Falcons’ 15 points in the final frame to lead the visitors to a comeback victory. Diaz and Evans combined for eight points in the ...

Pens’ Crosby injured in Canada’s win vs. Czechia

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MILAN — Sidney Crosby left Canada’s Olympic quarterfinal game against Czechia in the second period because of injury, did not return and his status for the rest of the tournament is uncertain. Crosby’s right leg appeared to buckle when he braced for contact on a big hit from Czechia ...

No. 23 Gophers muscle past No. 10 Ohio State

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MINNEAPOLIS — Sophie Hart had 18 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 23 Minnesota overpower No. 10 Ohio State 74-61 on Wednesday, the ninth straight win for the Gophers. Mara Braun had 18 points and nine rebounds with two key jumpers in the closing minutes as Minnesota (21-6, 12-4) moved ...