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12/29 – High school scoreboard

GIRLS BASKETBALL Walsh Jesuit 47, Howland 41 - A strong second half helped Walsh Jesuit erase a 24-22 halftime deficit. Walsh was led by Kara Ezterak with 21 points. Mia Thomas led Howland with 13 points and Maya Kubancsek with 12. Hubbard 47, Badger 35 - Layla Songer scored 17 points and pulled in four rebounds to lead Hubbard. Chloe Cicero added 11 for the Eagles and pulled down four rebounds. The Badger duo of Brinley Rice and Riley Thomas scored 10 points each. Mineral Ridge 59, McDonald 47 - Sullivan Sandy scored 24 points to lead Mineral Ridge. Gianna Gilbert added 18 for ...

High School Sports Roundup from Dec. 27

BOYS BASKETBALL Howland 70, Liberty 38 — The Tigers took the odd quarters in dominant fashion. Howland outscored Liberty 21-10 in the first and 22-4 in the third. Every member of the Tigers’ roster scored in the win, with Carter Saul and Steven Bubon leading the way with 11 points each. Aaron Barcely scored 10 points to lead the Leopards, and Maurice Fason added nine points. LaBrae 70, Struthers 58 — LaBrae jumped out to a 14-point lead by halftime after outscoring the Wildcats 33-19 in the first half. LaBrae’s Angelo Melidona led all scorers with 36 points, and Austin Rowe ...

Chemistry, experience have Cards on eight-game winning streak

POLAND — When the Canfield girls basketball team beat Poland on Monday at Poland Field House, the players went to the locker room and quickly changed to go back to the gym. From there, the players met with their families, but eventually the bulk of the team stood behind the visiting bench to ...

Trio of locals named soccer All-Americans

Earlier this month United Soccer Coaches announced the association’s 2025 High School Boys and Girls All-America Teams. In total, 199 kids nationwide (110 boys, 89 girls) were honored. Three of which came from the Mahoning Valley, which is an all-time high for the area. Badger senior Dax Harnett, Canfield senior Drew Snyder and Niles junior Madelyn Yost were each named to their respective team. It’s a long process that starts at the district and only goes up. Players that are named All-American have to pass through multiple selection processes before reaching the top. And as you ...

A tip of the hat to 2025

There’s still a few days left in 2025, and it was another year of memorable moments for the Mahoning Valley. So with it being the last weekend before the calendar turns to 2026, a couple of the notable high school seasons should be acknowledged. There were plenty to pick from, especially with the divisions expanding in boys and girls basketball, baseball and softball. So if your team isn’t on the list, it’s not a knock on their season, but I think these are the top stories. Let’s start with winter sports. Girls basketball saw a trio of young teams make it to the regional ...

Crestview off to another hot start, enters Christmas unbeaten

Crestview’s girls basketball program has picked up where it left off last season, which has become something of a trend for the Rebels. Since the start of the 2022-23 season, Crestview is 75-8 and has yet to win fewer than 21 games in a season. And, while there is still about ...