MCDONALD — The McDonald Blue Devils are celebrating 100 years of football this year, and they’re making it a memorable one. The Devils captured a share of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Scarlet Tier title by defeating Springfield at home on Friday. The teams came into the game ...

GARRETTSVILLE — Friday’s game between Crestview and Garfield had major league implications. Whoever was left standing after the dust settled was going to put themselves in prime position to win the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s Gray Tier. In addition to the league title being on ...

Full disclosure! This was intended to be a feature, a story on the life of a high school football coach who, for the first time in 47 years, is spending his Friday nights in the fall away from the sidelines. Intrigued at how Jeff Bayuk was adapting to his role as a high school football ...

In last year’s de facto Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) Grey Tier title game vs. Garrettsville Garfield, Crestview dominated the first quarter and began to do the same in the second, forcing two turnovers and two three-and-outs to jump out to a lead. From there, the Rebels just ...

CHAMPION — For Champion’s four seniors, Thursday’s game against Struthers – win or lose – was going to be their last game on their home field. They decided to go out with a bang. A pair of first-half goals from Grayson Knoske set the tone for the Golden Flashes in an 8-0 victory ...

WEATHERSFIELD — After falling in an early hole, Mineral Ridge tried everything possible to keep its season alive. However, the sixth-seeded Rams were upset by 32nd-seeded Mapleton in a Division VI, Northeast 1, sectional final. The Mounties won 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22. “I knew coming ...