The McDonald baseball team was about a year ahead of schedule when it made its playoff push last season. The Blue Devils entered the spring with high hopes, and so far, they’ve set themselves up for another run. McDonald has been on a good run of late, winning six of its last seven and ...
SOFTBALL Girard 7, Lakeview 5 — Gabby Doran had two hits, including a home run and drove in five runs. Ava Serrano added a hit and an RBI for the Indians. Ava Neilan had two hits and two RBIs for Lakeview. Rylee Barnot and Mackenzie Stowe had a hit and an RBI each and Isabella Isenberg had three hits for the Bulldogs. Canfield 6, Howland 5 — Caylee Ortiz homered and added another hit, driving in two runs for Canfield, who won on a walk-off hit. The Cardinals trio of Brooke O’Palick, Sami Economous and Leah Figueroa had a hit and an RBI each and Jenna Triveri had two hits. Maya ...
HOWLAND — Entering Monday’s All-American Conference (AAC) clash vs. Canfield, Howland had been as hot as could be, having won seven in a row, all by at least four runs. But Ryan Weibling and the Cardinals’ momentum ultimately overwhelmed the Tigers once they got on the diamond. Behind a ...
STRUTHERS — Sometimes the baseball gods set someone up for a big day. And McDonald’s Quinn Schmidt was the beneficiary on Monday. Schmidt came up twice in the first three innings with the bases loaded and two outs. He delivered with bases-clearing hits in McDonald’s 14-2 win over ...
SOFTBALL Lakeview 5, Poland 4 - A four-run fifth inning from Lakeview erased a 4-1 deficit. The Bulldogs were led by Annaliese DeJulio who had a two RBI single in the fifth inning. Rylee Barnot and Paige Schwartz also drove in runs during the rally. Isabella Isenberg had another strong start with 12 strikeouts in a complete game outing. For Poland, Cassie Blanch led the offense with two hits and an RBI. Sydney Bulick and Ali Blinsky had a hit and an RBI each and Leanna Boccieri had two hits for Poland. LaBrae 5, Crestview 2 - Riley Rowe struck out 13 for LaBrae, allowing just two ...
Two weeks into the high school softball season, South Range, annually among the Mahoning Valley’s best teams, had won just three of its first seven games. A little over three weeks in, the Raiders were still sitting at 6-6 on the year. But head coach Jeff DeRose knew that the record did ...
