ELYRIA — Ursuline’s state championship dreams came to an end in heartbreaking fashion on Friday. Despite a Herculean effort by Ursuline’s defense all game, Toledo Central Catholic scored the game-winning touchdown with 33.7 seconds to go to hand Ursuline a 7-6 defeat in the Division III ...

PARMA — Scores came in chunks during Friday’s Division V state semifinal between South Range and Liberty Center. Unfortunately for the Raiders, the largest chunk came from Liberty Center. South Range’s season comes to an end in a 48-14 defeat and Liberty Center avenged its loss to ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Ursuline is coming off its best season in almost 30 years. Navigating a difficult schedule, the Fighting Irish went 24-4, won the program’s first regional championship since 1994 and made an appearance in the state semifinals for just the second time in program history. It ...

Last season, Andy Vlajkovich returned to Canfield, his alma mater, to work as head boys basketball coach John Cullen’s top assistant. This winter, Vlajkovich will move a seat over and succeed Cullen. “I’m very honored to serve this program,” Vlajkovich said last Tuesday. “This ...

AUSTINTOWN — Austintown Fitch went 14-10 last season in Dan Horacek’s first season as head coach. The Falcons began the year on a tear, racing out to an 11-3 start, before faltering over the second half of the season and eventually falling to Stow-Munroe Falls in the district semifinals. ...

YOUNGSTOWN — In recent years, the Cardinal Mooney boys basketball program has developed into one of the best in the Mahoning Valley. The Cardinals are a threat in the district round of the playoffs, making it to the district championship four straight years. And last year was no ...