Having played football for most of his life, Elliott Giles wanted to stay close to the game after a decorated football career at Youngstown State in the late 1990s. So, in 2007, Giles founded the Youngstown Youth Flag Football Association. A few years prior, it started off as an adult flag ...

COLUMBUS — Matthew Wymer embraced the opportunity at hand when it came time to the 400-meter dash. It’s one of the sport’s toughest events. A full lap around the track requires endurance, speed, patience and an ability to kick down the backstretch. After earning a silver medal for the ...

Sorry to hear about the passing of legendary Findlay College football coach Dick Strahm, who died Tuesday at age 92. Sadly, his wife died on the same day. Strahm led the Oilers to four NAIA national championships during a 24-year run. He’s enshrined in both the NAIA and National College ...

COLUMBUS — The duo of Ellis Daniels and Matthew Richardson have competed alongside each other plenty of times since they each suited up for Warren G. Harding last fall on the gridiron. Daniels, a senior, is new to Warren after moving from Maryland, but had Richardson with him the entire ...

COLUMBUS — Xavier Starghill has been to the state meet before. But the third day of this year’s meet turned into a lengthy and grueling wait for the Ursuline senior. A slew of weather delays due to strong rain and lightning strikes meant that the Division III finals didn’t get underway ...

COLUMBUS — Earning a state runner-up nod is a difficult enough task as an individual, but a relay squad requires consistency and teamwork to land on the podium at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Girard has a track and field program that has sent a slew of relay teams over the past several ...