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High School Sports

Mineral Ridge’s Culp, Toth reach podium to end season

COLUMBUS — Through two track seasons, Jonathan Culp III has already piled up the medals at the OHSAA Jesse Owens Track & Field State Championship. Coming off a sixth-place finish during his freshman campaign, Culp returned to Ohio State and placed two more times for Mineral Ridge. The ...

Flying high: Eagles find success at state meet

COLUMBUS — After not earning a spot on the podium last spring, Warren John F. Kennedy found success during this year’s OHSAA Jesse Owens Track & Field State Championships. Placing in the relay events requires teamwork, chemistry, speed, and trust. The Eagles displayed that in the ...

Pitchers power Mooney’s playoff run

YOUNGSTOWN — The pitchers for the Cardinal Mooney baseball team have been together for the past several years. Each season, they took another step forward. And when the program needed them the most, they stepped up as juniors and seniors. The Cardinals’ pitchers took their game to ...

Girls flag football continues surging growth at youth, high school levels

Having played football for most of his life, Elliott Giles wanted to stay close to the game after a decorated football career at Youngstown State in the late 1990s. So, in 2007, Giles founded the Youngstown Youth Flag Football Association. A few years prior, it started off as an adult flag ...

Wymer reaches goal of winning title

COLUMBUS — Matthew Wymer embraced the opportunity at hand when it came time to the 400-meter dash. It’s one of the sport’s toughest events. A full lap around the track requires endurance, speed, patience and an ability to kick down the backstretch. After earning a silver medal for the ...