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Second year has Harding flag football ready for tournament

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Warren G. Harding’s girls flag football team is heading to Akron next week to participate in the Northeast Ohio tournament, where the top 16 teams from the region will compete for a chance to advance to the first Ohio High School Athletic Association-sanctioned state championship. The Raiders enter the tournament sporting a 9-1 record; their only blemish, a 13-6 defeat vs. fellow regional qualifier West Branch, preceded five consecutive wins, the last four of which they scored 30 or more points. “Obviously, with the one loss, I was a little disappointed with that. But overall, I ...

Know which tool will get the job done

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Anglers know that size matters when it comes to deciding which lure to tie to the end of their fishing lines. Lure-makers recognize the size question, of course, as they make their baits in a variety of sizes, providing anglers with options they consider likely to tease the fish they seek to catch. Many believe that big fish prefer big baits, which is true to some extent. But those of us who have spent years and years out on our favorite lakes know that big lures sometimes fool little fish and tiny baits often are eaten by giant fish. Recent advancements in fishing’s sonar ...

High School Sports Roundup from May 8

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BASEBALL South Range 15, Girard 4 (5 inn.) — South Range started the day with nine runs in the bottom of the first and five more in the second. Julian Tranovich hit three doubles in three at-bats with five RBIs and a run scored. Drew Starkey doubled with two RBIs and a run scored and Will Gehring doubled with an RBI and scored twice. Tranovich was credited with the win by allowing four runs on two hits and six walks in four innings on the mound, while striking out seven. For Girard, Bobby Levonyak doubled with an RBI and two runs scored, and Pierson Ginocchi singled with an RBI. ...

Cavs’ Harden has been plagued by turnovers, poor shooting

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CLEVELAND — James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest Harden and his teammates should be alarmed going into Game 3 today in Cleveland. “It’s ...

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Thompson to speak at Curbstone Mahoning Valley Scrappers Assistant General Manager Matt Thompson will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at 11:45 a.m., and the public is welcome to attend. All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach. Penguins outhit Milwaukee NILES — The Youngstown State baseball team scored in five straight innings and held on for a 13-11 win over Milwaukee on Friday in the Horizon League ...

Vass back in the ring for ‘Outside the Lion’s Den’

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YOUNGSTOWN — Local trainer and promoter Jack Loew, in conjunction with his South Side Boxing Club, will present a 15-bout, all-amateur fight card on May 16 at Penguin City Brewery, 460 E. Federal Street, Youngstown. Titled “Outside the Lion’s Den,” Cardinal Mooney’s Chris Vass of ...