AKRON — After spending nearly all of its regional final contest trailing, Maplewood wanted to set the tone Thursday. The Rockets did that with three runs in the first inning and let pitcher Addison Marker cut down the opposition throughout as they down Southeastern 4-0 to punch their ticket ...

CANTON — The Cardinal Mooney baseball team had only suffered three losses entering Thursday. One was to Archbishop Hoban, another to Ursuline and finally to Canton Central Catholic. The Cardinals got a little payback on Thursday, however, as they beat CCC 5-4 to win a Division IV regional ...

MASSILLON — The Poland baseball team fought to the bitter end, but the Bulldogs saw their season come to a close at the hands of the defending state champion on Thursday. Poland had no answer for Apple Creek Waynedale’s Brayden Steiner, who led the Golden Bears on the mound and at the ...

COLUMBUS — Nearly 6,000 athletes from across the state made the trek to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium for this year’s OHSAA state track and field championships. Schools from across the Tri-County area are well represented, with Thursday featuring Divisions IV and V action. This is the ...

AKRON — For most of the season, Austintown Fitch felt like a team destined for greatness, but fate isn’t always kind to the favorite. Led by a decorated senior class that was motivated by its regional semifinal defeat last year, the Falcons largely dominated their opposition throughout ...

MASSILLON — Lakeview managed to stifle many of Northeast 8 Conference rival Poland’s early offensive efforts in their Division V regional semifinal Wednesday at Massillon Washington High School. However, Poland, buoyed by starting pitcher Grady Pitzulo, broke through and broke open the ...