COLUMBUS — The 2022 season didn’t go the way Nick Tibolla wanted, so in 2023, the Austintown Fitch senior made sure to go out in better fashion. After failing to qualify for the regional finals, much less the state meet, as a junior, Tibolla reached the podium twice in his finale as a ...
COLUMBUS — Michael Ballone didn’t hit all of his goals for the OHSAA state track meet, but you can understand why the Lowellville standout is still satisfied with his showing. Ballone capped his junior season off with three trips to the podium at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial ...
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates needed just one day off to put a humbling series loss to lowly Oakland in the rearview mirror. It could take far longer to fix what’s wrong with the reeling New York Mets. Ke’Bryan Hayes tied career highs with five hits and four RBIs and the Pirates ...
CLEVELAND — Will Brennan doubled home Tyler Freeman immediately after Freeman’s RBI double in the 14th inning, and the Cleveland Guardians outlasted the Houston Astros 10-9 on Friday night. The Guardians fell behind 4-0 in the second inning and never led until Brennan’s game-ending hit. ...
COLUMBUS — There was a sense of ambivalence for Logan Thompson. On one hand, the Boardman senior didn’t run the time he was hoping for in his final high school race, the finals of the 300-meter hurdles. On the other, to reach the podium at all given the circumstances Thompson battled ...
COLUMBUS — It was an opportunity for vindication so to speak. Last June, Girard’s Nic Bengala made it to Columbus, only to be disqualified in the preliminaries of the 300 hurdles. Now a senior, the gridiron standout took to the podium at the state track meet, finishing fifth place in ...