WARREN — Warren City School District is pleased to announce that tonight’s Austintown Fitch at Warren G. Harding football game will be a “Military Appreciation Game.”

The game is the featured Air Force “Battle for the Bell Game” sponsored by the 311thRecruiting Squadron/ Bravo Flight, courtesy of Staff Sgt. Brandon Poturica.

Representatives from the Air Force will be on hand at Warren’s Mollenkopf Stadium to interact with the student sections and present the winning team with the Bell Trophy.

Harding’s team will be suited up in camouflage jerseys sponsored by the Ohio National Guard. This past summer, the team spent a day at Camp Garfield focusing on team building activities led by National Guard Officers and the WGH coaching staff. The jerseys are provided through the Operation Buckeye Guard Program in partnership with the Ohio High School football Coaches Association.

Military personnel (current and past) with proper military identification will receive free admission and be recognized at the game.

Lordstown to host invitational

The Lordstown Athletic Department is hosting the 20th annual Lordstown “Jean Ann Smith” Cross Country Invitational on Saturday at the Lordstown Village Park on state Route 45 in Lordstown.

There will be 17 local schools competing: Badger, Western Reserve, Bristol, Brookfield, Cardinal, Carpe Diem, Heartland Christian, Jackson-Milton, LaBrae, Lordstown, Mathews, Mineral Ridge, Newton Falls, Sebring, Southington, South Range and United Local.

The high school races begin at 10 a.m., followed by the junior high.

In the varsity girls race Moriah-Ruth Toth and Riley Cowles from Mineral Ridge will be competing for the top spot against Elizabeth Marhefka of United Local. Timmy Pappagalio from Mineral Ridge will be competing against Kaleb Nastari from United Local for the win in the varsity boys race.