NORTH JACKSON — All season long, first-year Jackson-Milton coach Dan Turner has been wanting his girls to earn a “signature win” against one of the league’s top teams. After losing by 27 points in the first meeting with Mineral Ridge, the Blue Jays got that signature win on Thursday, ...

YOUNGSTOWN — An extra period was needed on Thursday when the East Palestine girls basketball team visited Valley Christian. And with only an additional five minutes to play, every possession mattered. The Bulldogs got a key offensive rebound from Violet Glavan and a layup by way of Amara ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL Champion 36, Brookfield 32 — Kennedy McKee scored 12 points to lead Champion. Mackenzie Braham added nine points for the Flashes, and Brilea Woods scored eight. Lily Horsman knocked down four 3-pointers, scoring 12 for Brookfield. Maplewood 65, Badger 22 — Lauran Krieg ...

HOWLAND — Gabe Stark has wrestled almost all of his life, most of which in his hometown of Howland, where his father also wrestled. When he got done wrestling at Cleveland State, though, he wasn’t especially eager to jump back into the sport as a coach. But Tigers assistant coach Greg ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Fairport 71, Grand Valley 67 — Grand Valley led 39-34 at halftime, but Fairport outscored the Mustangs 24-14 in the third quarter to gain control. Solomon Schultz scored a team-high 22 points for the Mustangs. Carter Turk finished with 16 points, and Cooper Plizga added 10. ...

LIBERTY — The first half of Tuesday’s Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) Grey Tier game against Southeast went well for Liberty, as the Leopards, buoyed by 10 Ramsey Hadi-Cox points, led the Pirates by four heading into the break. However, the second half proved to be little like ...