BERLIN CENTER — Western Reserve finished Thursday’s playoff game vs. league rival Lowellville much like it began, which was exactly what the Blue Devils needed. Entering the fourth quarter, the teams were separated by just two points. But fourth-seeded Reserve, which got off to a quick ...

BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL FINALS DIVISION VI Northeast 1 Grand Valley 72, Open Door Christian 43 — Grand Valley (19-4) lit up the scoreboard, led by Carter Turk with 22 points. Solomon Schultz added 18 points, including three 3-pointers and Payton Plizga scored 11 for the Mustangs. ...

AUSTINTOWN — Sometimes basketball is as simple as making shots. The Austintown Fitch girls basketball team learned that lesson the hard way on Wednesday. The Falcons left points on the board, while North Royalton capitalized from the field and at the free-throw line. It led to Fitch’s ...

WARREN — While going into the locker room at halftime trailing by a point, Warren G. Harding couldn’t continue their defensive success into the third. Massillon Perry pulled away in the second half, downing the Raiders 52-38 in a Division II, Northeast 1 District semifinal on ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT SEMIFINALS DIVISION III Northeast 4 Canfield 59, Uniontown Lake 51 — Canfield extended its win streak to 13 and remained unbeaten in 2026 with a victory over Uniontown Lake. No stats were provided. Northeast 5 Rocky River 57, Ursuline 53 — The Fighting ...

BELOIT — The defenses for the West Branch and Salem girls basketball teams showed up both times they played in the regular season. And Tuesday saw both stop units take their game to another level with their seasons on the line. However, West Branch won the defensive battle 28-19 to take a ...