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High School Sports

Geiss battles through injury to finish season strong

COLUMBUS — Being a distance runner is truly a year-around sport if the goal is to make the postseason. Starting off with cross country meets in August spanning through the state track meet in June, and that doesn’t even take into account all of the summer workouts involved. Heartland ...

Ursuline looking into reported behavior during football trip

Ursuline is investigating a report of “inappropriate behavior” from members of its football team during a recent team trip. WFMJ was the first to report on the investigation Tuesday morning. Three Irish coaches took 41 players on a nine-day trip to various college football camps from ...

Colaprete settles in during ‘Football Camp of Champions’

YOUNGSTOWN — For a little over five months, Frank Colaprete has been settling in at Cardinal Mooney High School. Hired in late January, the former Wooster football coach has transitioned to becoming the athletic director over the course of the spring. But on Monday and Tuesday, he was back ...

DePasquale named new Campbell hoops coach

Campbell has a new boys basketball coach, and it’s someone familiar with the program. On Tuesday, Campbell athletic director Stacie Cepin announced the hiring of Paolo DePasquale as the new leader of the program. He was an assistant coach on former head coach Nick Canterino’s staff for ...

Finding a new passion

Whenever Paige Juliano had a swim meet, needed help with homework or studying for a test, her father, Rafael, was there. But then he got sick. “When we got the phone call, I was actually at a sleepover at one of my friends’ houses,” Juliano said. “I found out the next morning ...

Lowellville’s Pazel achieves goal at state track meet

COLUMBUS — Coming off its team state runner-up performance in Dayton, the standard was set high for the Lowellville track and field program. Despite graduating key athletes such as former state champion Michael Ballone and traversing through injuries on their roster, junior Josh Pazel still ...