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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
YOUNGSTOWN — The Ursuline boys basketball team came into last season with sky-high expectations after reaching the state final four at the end of the 2023-24 season. The Irish went 15-5 during the regular season, but their overconfidence got the best of them in the playoffs, according to ...
CANFIELD — Canfield saw considerable success last year in head coach Andy Vlajkovich’s first season leading the program. The Cardinals repeated as district champions and won 21 games on their way to their second-straight regional appearance. Despite returning just two key pieces from ...