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Curbstone honors state wrestler Hughes

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Beaver Local wrestling team qualified five players for the OHSAA Division II state tournament this past winter, held at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center this past March 13-15. Four Beaver grapplers placed at the event with one wrestler, Jake Hughes, standing atop the podium proudly representing his alma mater as the 157-pound state champion. As it turned out, he was the area’s lone individual or state champion in any winter sport. For Hughes, who went 47-6 as a freshman – he was 45-4 this year as a sophomore, sporting a 92-10 overall mark ...

High school scoreboard – April 11, 2026

BASEBALL LaBrae 16, Niles 2 — LaBrae (5-0) remained unbeaten with a strong offensive performance. Eric Reibold, Austin Rowe, Landon Brunstetter and John Kincade had two hits and two RBI’s each for the Vikings. Kincade also struck out five in three innings pitched. Brian Parsons led Niles with two hits and an RBI. Brookfield 12, Chalker 2 — Devin Reardon doubled twice and had a single, driving in three runs for Brookfield. Joe Hook added two hits and three RBI’s for the Warriors. Josh Rankin and Bray Coleman added a pair of hits each with Rankin driving in a run. On the bump, ...

Raiders aiming for the top in 2026

South Range head baseball coach Jim Hanek is confident his 2026 team can climb back to the top of the Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) after a few years of parity in the league. For the first three seasons of the NE8’s existence, the Raiders reigned, winning 37 of their 41 conference games and ...

High school scoreboard – 4/10

BASEBALL Walsingham Academy VA 9, South Range 4 - Corey Overmeyer led Walsingham with two hits and an RBI. Chandler Howlett added a double and two RBI’s. L. Cleevely had two hits and an RBI to lead South Range. J. Tranoich and G. Hiscox added two hits each for the Raiders. Niles 16, Warren G. Harding 15 - Niles scored two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to cap a come from behind win in a high scoring affair. Brennen Hodge had four hits to lead the Dragons. Brady Court added two hits and two RBI’s and Joseph Lehman added two hits and an RBI for the Dragons. Brixton ...

Shane Newman leads East Palestine to 12-1 win vs. Chaney

STRUTHERS — Shane Newman allowed a hit to the first batter he faced. But after that, he shut down the Chaney lineup. Behind Newman’s pitching performance, the East Palestine baseball team beat Chaney 12-1 on Thursday at Bob Cene Park to win its second straight game. Newman struck out 10 ...

High school scoreboard – April 9, 2026

SOFTBALL Austintown Fitch 12, Saluga 2 — Fitch (10-0) scored 12 runs on 11 hits to stay unbeaten. Mila Hanley struck out nine in a complete game effort for the Falcons. Kylie Folkwein led the offense with a single, double and four RBI’s. Morgan Roby added three hits and an RBI and Alyssa Rodgers had a hit and RBI for Fitch. Poland 8, Elizabethtown (Ky.) 7 — Poland picked up a win over some out-of-state competition in Tennessee yesterday. Heading into the seventh inning Poland trailed 6-2, but the Bulldogs would rally. Avery Jakubovic doubled with the bases loaded, cutting the ...