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STATE GOLF
In making its second straight appearance at the girls Division I state golf tournament, the Canfield girls golf team had just one goal -- to finish better than it did last year.
After an eighth-place finish on Tuesday at NCR Country Club's North Course, consider that mission accomplished.
The Cardinals shot 669 over two days, beating out their 10th-place finish and 683 total score from last year.
Junior Laney Kleeh led Canfield by finishing tied for 15th, shooting 74-77 for a 151 total. Seniors Aubree Philibin and Alex Conley finished 41st and 42nd, respectively, shooting 167 (86-81) and 168 (88-80).
Rounding out the Cardinals' lineup were Sophia DiDomenico and Rhyloh Turpack, who finished 60th and 67th, respectively. DiDomenico shot a 185 (95-90), while Turpack shot 190 (102-88).
On the boys side, Western Reserve's Joey Thomas finished tied for 58th in the boys Division III state tournament at NorthStar Golf Club. He shot 93 and 88 over two rounds for a tournament total of 181.
GIRLS SOCCER
Warren JFK 9, LCC 0 -- Didi Ryan had three goals and an assist to power the Eagles offensively to their 11th straight win. Maylee Nadaud added two goals and two assists, and Sophia Beltran put up a goal and two assists. Olivia Tilly, Laney Condoleon and Katie Andre also scored, and Sophia Tilley, Carly Dittmer and Rahmiya Provitt all had one assist. Lizzy Berenics and Provitt both recorded one save each.
BOYS SOCCER
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Howland 6, Austintown Fitch 2 -- The Tigers got a hat trick out of Caden Carney to win the All-American Conference. Brayden Heath, Niko Hazimihalis and Bassam Al Eker also scored for Howland. Peyton Musser was credited with two assists, while Manny Hazimihalis, Carter Saul and Heath both had one. Luke Alden made two saves and Nathaniel Irizarry had one as the Howland keepers.
Poland 3, West Branch 2 -- Poland got a pair of goals from Michael Hostal, and Salvi Carramusa added another as the Bulldogs improved to 13-3-0. Hostal and Carramusa both also had an assist each, and Logan Ramsey made seven saves for Poland.
Canfield 5, Boardman 0 -- Five separate players scored for the Cardinals in the victory. Chase Cuffle, Jared Toporcer, Luke Goodrich, Nick Atsas and Collin Casey each found the back of the net, and Atsas had two assists while Fernando Rocha, Goodrich and Casey were each credited with one. Rocco Catheline stopped two shots for Canfield in the shutout.
VOLLEYBALL
Newton Falls 3, Jackson-Milton 0 -- The Tigers topped the Blue Jays 25-23, 25-13, 16-25, 25-21. Jada Blutcher was the leading Tiger with 23 points, 20 kills, 16 digs and five aces. Payton Starkey had 24 assists, 11 points and 10 digs, Ashlynn Lance earned 28 digs and 11 points and Karlie Murphy ended the night with 18 kills and 12 digs. Jackson-Milton stats were not provided prior to print deadline.
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Badger 3, Lordstown 2 -- Badger won 22-25, 22-25, 25-15, 25-22, 15-8. Katelyn Tunison led Badger with 19 kills and five blocks. Kyleigh Hall had 17 points, 20 digs and four aces, Alison Price finished with 17 kills, 12 points and six aces, Sarah Miller recorded 23 digs and Maddie Lindus had 20 digs. For Lordstown, Mia Giesey led the way with 16 kills and five aces, and Kaycee Was added 13 digs and 21 assists.
LaBrae 3, Southeast 0 -- The Vikings won in straight sets on senior night. Ally Magoulick had 12 kills and 11 digs, and Leah DeArmitt added eight kills, eight digs and five aces to lead the Vikings. Brenna McCleary had 30 assists, four blocks and three aces and Brielle Stout pitched in four blocks and three aces.
Canfield 3, Boardman 0 -- The Cardinals won 25-19, 25-11, 25-14. Maya Flores led the Spartans with 16 kills, eight digs and a block. Lili Ison added six kills and one block, while Gabriella Ball contributed five kills and two blocks. Gianna Commons recorded 15 assists and five digs, Emma Terlesky had 10 assists and Riley Seydlorsky finished with six digs.