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High School Sports

Girard picks up program’s first win vs. South Range

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Girard knows the path to climbing atop the vaunted Northeast 8 Conference goes through five-time reigning league champion South Range, and for the first time in program history, the Indians secured the victory over the Raiders on Friday night. Girard pulled ahead in the ...

McDonald holds on to beat Rockets

LOWELLVILLE — For McDonald, Friday’s contest against Lowellville had all the makings of a trap game. The Blue Devils entered hostile territory undefeated, and Lowellville had just one win and nothing to lose. Despite the Rockets throwing the kitchen sink at McDonald and then some, the ...

Garfield comes back to take down Leopards

LIBERTY — Liberty needed to beat Garrettsville Garfield on Friday to retain a realistic chance of grabbing at least a share of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) Grey Tier title this season. But a thrilling comeback was in order, as Garfield erased a 34-14 deficit to beat ...

Canfield off to perfect start despite tough schedule

By PRESTON BYERS Staff writer CANFIELD — When Canfield head football coach Joe Ignazio says his team has had “probably one of the toughest schedules in Ohio” more than halfway through the season, it is easy to see why. Through the first six games, half of the Cardinals’ opponents ...

Ex-Ursuline football players get temporary restraining order in OHSAA case

On Thursday, Judge Ronald Rice of the Trumbull County Common Pleas Court issued a temporary restraining order that barred the Ohio High School Association from ruling former Ursuline football players ineligible for the rest of the 2025 football season. The request for a restraining order ...

Football season a grind for local athletic directors

It’s 7 p.m. on a Friday night, and the intensity level at Dave Pavlansky Field in Poland is at a fever pitch. The Poland Bulldogs are set to take on league rival South Range in one of the most anticipated area games of the season. Kickoff ensues, and as the rest of the stadium erupts in ...