BOARDMAN — With plenty of experienced players returning in the infield and in the circle, Boardman will be a battle-tested team this season. Having a defending state champion and a state runner up in your league, along with a strong out-of-conference slate will test the Spartans this ...

NEWTON FALLS — The West Branch girls track and field team has long been one of the more successful programs in the area. In their first meet of the spring outdoor season, the Warriors kicked things off with a bang, capturing the team title Saturday at the Newton Falls Tiger Invitational. ...

LEAVITTSBURG — Ugly wins count the same as pretty ones. That's the sentiment from LaBrae baseball coach Ed Anthony after his team’s 6-4 victory over Champion on Friday. Some uncharacteristic errors plagued the Vikings throughout, but his team delivered when they needed to in what could be ...

MINERAL RIDGE — Mineral Ridge freshman Nick Anderson made his first high school baseball start Thursday against Waterloo, and as one might expect, the moment felt immense. “My stomach was hurting and my palms were sweating a lot,” Anderson said. While the anxiety raged within, ...

CHAMPION — Champion softball head coach Cheryl Weaver earned her 500th career win Thursday in a 14-4 five-inning home rout of Ursuline. Moments after scoring the final run needed to trigger the 10-run mercy rule in the bottom of the fifth inning, Weaver’s players ran to grab a banner, a ...

Staff report The All-Ohio Boys Basketball teams were released this week. Among those honored, Ursuline’s Jayden Payne was named to the Division II All-State second team. He averaged 16 points per game this year. South Range’s Landon Moore was named to the Division III Third Team ...