On a typical November day, basketball practice at McDonald would be at full throttle. Coach James Franceschelli would be guiding a cast of roughly 18 players through intense drills and weekly scrimmages. This late into November, the team would be finely tuned and ready for the impending tipoff ...

CANFIELD — Since moving down from Division I in 2022 , Canfield’s girls basketball program has become accustomed to deep postseason runs. In the three years since, the Cardinals made it to the district championship each year, winning twice, including last season when they went 23-3 en ...

YOUNGSTOWN — The Ursuline boys basketball team came into last season with sky-high expectations after reaching the state final four at the end of the 2023-24 season. The Irish went 15-5 during the regular season, but their overconfidence got the best of them in the playoffs, according to ...

CANFIELD — Canfield saw considerable success last year in head coach Andy Vlajkovich’s first season leading the program. The Cardinals repeated as district champions and won 21 games on their way to their second-straight regional appearance. Despite returning just two key pieces from ...

Western Reserve coach Steve Miller has been with his group of seniors for a long time. Some longer than others, like his daughter Quincy. As a senior class, this group has the chance to do something no other girls team at Western Reserve has done. If the Blue Devils can reach the district ...

Big Schools (Divisions II-IV) (Austintown Fitch, Boardman, Canfield, Chaney, East, Struthers, West Branch) Offensive POY: Jeremiah Thomas, West Branch Defensive POY: Marky Fitzgerald, Austintown Fitch Coach of the Year: Joe Ignazio, Canfield OFFENSE QB: Enzo Cocca, Canfield – ...