HOWLAND — Braydon Songer had a transformative football season. After playing receiver for Hubbard in 2024, he moved to quarterback this fall. His performance helped propel the Eagles to a 7-4 record and a Division IV playoff appearance. Songer’s growth and play in 2025 resulted in him ...
WESTERVILLE — In its first state semifinal since 2013, Cardinal Mooney came up short Friday vs. undefeated Wheelersburg. The Cardinals, who rolled to a Division V regional championship with three straight offensively explosive, lopsided victories, suffered from turnovers and a key injury ...
McDonald football’s 100th season came to a close on Friday, falling in the Division VII state semifinals to Jeromesville Hillsdale, 41-14. On its first play from scrimmage, Hillsdale senior tailback Owen Sloan took the handoff 79 yards down the field to put the Falcons on the board. Late in the first, they scored again, this time on a screen pass to Ayden Salyer, capping off a five-minute drive that started on Hillsdale’s 26-yard line. That quick lead set the tone for the state semifinal. The screen game was the Falcons’ biggest asset on Friday, scoring three of their four ...
BOYS BASKETBALL Columbiana 56, Springfield 46 — The Clippers grabbed an early lead and continued to add to it in the season-opening win. Carter Johnson led the Clippers with 16 points, and Cooper Brown added 15 points. Springfield was led by Luke Dyer, who finished with 12 points. Lisbon 86, Academy of Urban Scholars 30 — The Blue Devils dominated as four finished with double-digit points. Lisbon’s AJ Ramgeet led all scorers with 29 points. Blaine Barnes added 17 points, Ashton Hinchcliffe had 12 points and Aidan Myers chipped in 11 points. Kam Black led Urban Scholars with 16 ...
On a typical November day, basketball practice at McDonald would be at full throttle. Coach James Franceschelli would be guiding a cast of roughly 18 players through intense drills and weekly scrimmages. This late into November, the team would be finely tuned and ready for the impending tipoff ...
CANFIELD — Since moving down from Division I in 2022 , Canfield’s girls basketball program has become accustomed to deep postseason runs. In the three years since, the Cardinals made it to the district championship each year, winning twice, including last season when they went 23-3 en ...
