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Defensive improvement fuels Ursuline’s state run

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YOUNGSTOWN — Ursuline’s defense has come a long way since the start of the 2023-2024 season back in December. There’s a pretty simple metric that illustrates just how much the Fighting Irish have improved on the defensive end of the floor. The first time Ursuline played Canfield on Dec. ...

John Cullen steps down as Canfield boys basketball coach

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CANFIELD — Canfield head boys basketball coach John Cullen says he has stepped down from his post after 30 combined years helming the Cardinals’ program and more than 50 years coaching. Cullen coached Canfield for 28 years in his first stint and returned for two more seasons in 2022. In ...

Fresh off state title, Fitch hungry for more

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AUSTINTOWN — This spring softball season will be unlike any other in program history for Austintown Fitch because for the first time, the Falcons come into this year as defending state champions. The season hasn’t even begun, and expectations are sky high, as the Falcons are already ...

Lakeview baseball hopes to duplicate last year’s success

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CORTLAND — At the onset of last season, the Lakeview Bulldogs baseball team was confident in its ability to win games and felt solid in all three facets of the game. That success compounded itself into an impressive 20-6 overall record, a Division III district title and a NE-8 Conference ...

Ursuline baseball seeks to reload

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YOUNGSTOWN — Losing nine seniors from a team that won a combined 34 games over the past two seasons could often mean a step back for some teams. But this year, Ursuline isn’t shying away from it, as the Irish look to continue to maintain high expectations for a program more used to ...

Brookfield softball replacing large senior class

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BROOKFIELD — Replacing 10 seniors is never an easy task for any program, especially when one of those seniors was a four-year starter in the circle. There’s going to be a little bit of a ‘trial by fire’ for Brookfield, but it’s not all fresh faces for the Warriors. Brookfield is ...