BOARDMAN — In a clash of softball programs trending in different directions, Columbiana continued its run of dominance Friday with a 10-1 road victory over Boardman, which lost its fourth consecutive game and fifth in the last six. The Clippers, who arrived in Boardman with an 18-3 record, ...

LEAVITTSBURG — LaBrae rode an early scoring rush to a big league victory over Garfield on Friday, taking down the G-Men 7-2 in MVAC Gray Tier play. Freshman Leah DeArmitt surrendered three hits while sitting six in the Viking victory. “She just mixed it up,” LaBrae coach Dwayne Buck ...

CANFIELD — Tyson Tarajack and Joseph Zuccaro both put forth stellar efforts on the mound Thursday, but Tarajack’s South Range Raiders gave him the run support Zuccaro’s Poland Bulldogs could not in a fast-paced pitchers’ duel, as South Range handed Poland its first loss of the season ...

CHAMPION — Some games get circled on the calendar the moment they’re scheduled. For both Austintown Fitch and Champion, Thursday’s tilt between area powerhouses was that game. The Falcons get a crack at a team with a pedigree few in the state can claim, and Champion gets a chance to ...

WARREN — If you like pitching then Warren Harding was the place to be when the Raiders hosted Girard on Thursday. Senior Carter Knupp started the game and was still on the mound when Harding recorded the final out in a 3-2 victory. “Today was great,” Knupp said. “It’s great to ...

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Whether in the pitching circle or the batter’s box, South Range’s Jayli Wilt knows how to hit her spots. The junior tossed a three-hitter against Northeast-8 rival Poland on Wednesday, striking out 14, while also delivering the biggest hit of the night in the ...