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High School Sports Roundup from Feb. 18

BOYS BASKETBALL Austintown Fitch 46, West Branch 42 — Fitch trailed 33-31 entering the fourth quarter, but Brady Evans and AJ Diaz accounted for eight of the Falcons’ 15 points in the final frame to lead the visitors to a comeback victory. Diaz and Evans combined for eight points in the fourth, with both Falcons making a three. Fitch’s EJ Giles led all scorers with 17 points. Evans had 11 points, Junie Higgs added 10 and Diaz registered three. Kasen Weaver led the Warriors with 11 points, and Jeremiah Thomas and Gavin Gregory each scored nine. Columbiana 81, Southern 51 — The ...

Poland tops Hubbard in OT for third straight league title

HUBBARD — Poland and Hubbard had to wait four weeks to play each other for the second time this season, and with the Northeast 8 Conference (NE8) title at stake, they each had to wait an extra four minutes Tuesday to decide which team would emerge champions. Fortunately for the visiting ...

High School Sports Roundup from Feb. 17

GIRLS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT DIVISION VI Sectional Semifinals Northeast 3 East Palestine 45, Valley Christian 41 — Stats were not reported by print deadline. Northeast 4 Newton Falls 36, St. John 15 — The Tigers advanced to the sectional final with a one-sided win. Madison Davis scored nine points with 11 rebounds for the Tigers (8-15). Newton Falls will go to Dalton on Thursday. Regular Season Howland 50, Kenston 42 — In a game tied at 33 headed into the fourth quarter, Howland used a strong fourth-quarter performance to pull away. Mia Thomas led the Tigers with 12 ...

Mooney’s Vass earns win on Loew’s Valentine’s Day fight card

YOUNGSTOWN — Cardinal Mooney’s Chris Vass always considered himself a football player first, boxer second. Yet, he still loved both sports equally because of their competitive nature. After attending one of local trainer Jack Loew’s fight cards, the boxing bug took hold of him and the ...

High school scoreboard – Feb. 14, 2026

BOYS BASKETBALL Carrollton 73, Salem 50 — Tayvian Johnson had 22 points to lead Carrollton. Drew Gero added 13 points and Marcus Brooks scored 11 for the Warriors. Deontay Steele and Jack Andres scored 18 and 16 points respectively for Salem. Ashtabula St. John 50, Chalker 49 — Chase Newsome scored 18 points to lead St. John. Carter Beck added nine. For Chalker, Tegun Noble and Zachary Pack combined for 30 points with Noble scoring 17. Alliance 47, West Branch 38 — JR Jackson had a game-high 24 points to lead Alliance. Jeremiah Thomas led West Branch with 16 points, two ...

Gunther leads Ursuline past Mooney

YOUNGSTOWN — For 16 minutes, the Cardinal Mooney boys basketball team gave Ursuline everything it could handle on Friday night. The Cardinals controlled the pace of the game and led the state-ranked Fighting Irish by two at halftime. Then Jaylen Gunther happened. Gunther scored 25 of ...