HUBBARD — Poland and Hubbard had to wait four weeks to play each other for the second time this season, and with the Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) title at stake, they each had to wait an extra four minutes Tuesday to decide which team would emerge champions. Fortunately for the visiting ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DIVISION VI Sectional Semifinals Northeast 3 East Palestine 45, Valley Christian 41 — Stats were not reported by print deadline. Northeast 4 Newton Falls 36, St. John 15 — The Tigers advanced to the sectional final with a one-sided win. Madison ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Cardinal Mooney’s Chris Vass always considered himself a football player first, boxer second. Yet, he still loved both sports equally because of their competitive nature. After attending one of local trainer Jack Loew’s fight cards, the boxing bug took hold of him and the ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Carrollton 73, Salem 50 — Tayvian Johnson had 22 points to lead Carrollton. Drew Gero added 13 points and Marcus Brooks scored 11 for the Warriors. Deontay Steele and Jack Andres scored 18 and 16 points respectively for Salem. Ashtabula St. John 50, Chalker 49 — Chase ...

YOUNGSTOWN — For 16 minutes, the Cardinal Mooney boys basketball team gave Ursuline everything it could handle on Friday night. The Cardinals controlled the pace of the game and led the state-ranked Fighting Irish by two at halftime. Then Jaylen Gunther happened. Gunther scored 25 of his ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Valley Christian got off to about as poor of a start it could Friday vs. Lowellville, but the Eagles recovered, surged ahead and, after a late rally by the Rockets, did just enough down the stretch to hold on and beat Lowellville 65-56 on senior night. “It was a battle,” ...