This year, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) football playoffs featured a bye, with the top-four seeds in each region taking off the first round. When the bye was announced in June as part of the OHSAA’s change from a 16-team postseason to 12, coaches were mixed on the idea. ...

The McDonald and Warren John F. Kennedy High football teams took completely different paths to the playoffs. McDonald raced off to a 5-0 start to its season, and was atop the Division VII, Region 25, standings from start to finish. The Blue Devils (10-0) went on to log the 17th undefeated ...

SOUTHINGTON — As enrollment and participation numbers decrease around the state of Ohio, smaller schools have been feeling the squeeze more than ever. In addition to the regular challenges coaches face in getting their team ready for the season, some have been doing so with the uncertainty ...

Keith Browner Sr., a Warren native and former NFL player, died on Tuesday. He was 63. His son, Keith Browner Jr., confirmed the death to TMZ. Browner Sr. was born in Warren and attended Warren G. Harding High School before moving to Georgia, where he starred at Southwest High School. He was ...

FOOTBALL Team Champion: Girard Player of the Year: AJ Pearson, Girard First Team Offense Name School Position Braydon Songer Hubbard QB Chase Jones Poland RB Sammy Scott Girard RB Mario Lipinsky Girard WR Anthony Pastella Struthers WR Vito Komara Poland ATH Tom ...

BOARDMAN — There are only 15 local football teams still practicing for games on Friday night. One of those teams is Boardman, and head coach DJ Dota had two things he wanted his boys to understand heading into Week 12: the importance of execution and they have nothing to lose. “I just ...