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High School Sports

Seesholtz, Nezbeth and Koch punch tickets to state wrestling finals

COLUMBUS — Three area athletes will enter OHSAA state wrestling tournament’s third and final day with a chance to leave the Schottenstein Center state champions. After winning their first and only match Friday, South Range’s Tyson Seesholtz, West Branch’s Beau Nezbeth and Austintown ...

Heartland Christian’s milestone season comes to close

BARBERTON – The Heartland Christian Lions knew the challenge of the situation they were facing. And they knew the opponent well. But unfortunately, the Hillsdale Falcons used a strong shooting performance and solid defense to dramatically sneak past the Lions, 58-57, to advance to the state ...

Unbeaten and unafraid: Fitch sophomore Koch prepares for second trip to state

This time last year, Reghan Koch was ready to quit. Despite winning the 155-pound district title as a freshman and having a 27-2 record entering the state tournament, the Austintown Fitch standout admitted that she just wanted to “get it over with.” Things couldn’t be any different ...

Canfield falls short in regional semi, 54-52

CANTON — The Canfield boys basketball team was centimeters away from forcing overtime, but the ball rolled out of the hoop. The putback was slightly right, and the buzzer sounded as it fell to the floor. The Cardinals fell to Cleveland Central Catholic 54-52 in a Division IV regional ...