Last season ended in heartbreak for Poland. After a magical year in which Tom Pavlansky led the Bulldogs to the regional championship game, a last-second touchdown by Northeast 8 Conference rival South Range sank Poland’s chances at a state title. And while it is a new year with new faces ...

Asking if there are high hopes for South Range’s football program is about as rhetorical a question as there can be. The Raiders have not simply been the best team in the Northeast 8 Conference since its inception; it has dominated the NE8. Aside from the league’s inaugural season, South ...

STRUTHERS — Coach John Pascarella has seen a lot of football, especially at Struthers for the past 15 seasons, but didn’t envision himself at the helm. Sometimes, life presents opportunity, and he’s eager to kick-start the 2025 campaign with a younger, but experienced, Wildcats roster. ...

There may be no better phrase for Sebring coach Anthony Agresta to have described the experience of last year’s starters than “baptism by fire”. Finishing 2-7 last year with a pair of wins over the Valley Christian junior varsity program, the Trojans return every starter from last ...

EAST FAIRFIELD — The Crestview Rebels football team has some unfinished business to take care of in 2025. Following a season-opening loss, the Rebels steamrolled through the competition until they dropped a heartbreaking 23-22 loss to eventual Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference champion ...

SALEM — The Salem Quakers were one of the hardest-luck teams in the tri-county area in the 2024 football season. Following a 1-2 start to the year, the Quakers dropped three consecutive games in the last possession of the contest. A double-overtime loss to Canton Central Catholic started the ...