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High School Sports Roundup from Jan. 21

BOYS BASKETBALL Lordstown 63, Bloomfield 16 — Seth Chambers led all scorers with 15 points for Lordstown. Ganon Force added 10 for the Devils. Jackson Foster scored 11 to lead Bloomfield. Champion 67, Crestview 62 — Champions duo of Braylen Braham (23 points) and Marky Nolan (20) each eclipsed the 20 point mark of Champion, in a game that was tied at 43 entering the fourth quarter. Braham scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter and Zach Morris also came up big in the fourth, scoring seven of his 11 points for the Flashes. Elijah Cope (16) and Tyler Savage (15) led ...

Falcons grind out win over Cardinals

AUSTINTOWN — It was not Austintown Fitch’s prettiest or most dominant win of the season, but the Falcons nonetheless led wire to wire in Tuesday’s 60-46 home victory vs. Cardinal Mooney. “These kids grind it out; they’re gritty,” Fitch head coach Brian Beany said. “We may not ...

High School Sports Roundup from Jan. 20

BOYS BASKETBALL Campbell 74, Jackson-Milton 38 — Bobby Rameriz knocked down three 3-pointers and scored 17 overall to lead Campbell. The Devils duo of Keniel Alvarez and Jeff Driskell added 14 points each. Jonathan Bacon led Jackson Milton with 18 points and Jackson Horner had 12 for the Bluejays. Columbiana 67, Struthers 50 — Senator Johnson scored 19 points to lead Columbiana. Cooper Brown added 17 points and Hunter Devanzo notched a 13 point, 15 rebound double-double for the Clippers. Jimmy Shaffer led Struthers with 10 points. South Range 67, Lakeview 51 — Tommy Titus ...

Irish on a roll: Ursuline beats Hubbard in sixth-straight victory

YOUNGSTOWN — It took a quarter, but Ursuline eventually warmed up and continued its hot streak of play Monday in a 52-39 victory over Hubbard, the Irish’s fifth win in their last six games. “I think the biggest thing is we had a different mentality in the second half. We kind of came ...

J-M takes over to beat Mathews, 51-34

NORTH JACKSON — It took several minutes for the Jackson-Milton girls basketball team to take over on Monday night. But when it finally happened, the Blue Jays were in control. Jackson-Milton shut down Mathews in the second quarter, helping the Jays to a 51-34 win at Jackson-Milton High ...

Campbell has high hopes for YSU softball in 2026

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Last year was an atypical, yet learning season for the Youngstown State softball team. The Penguins went 14-39 overall and for the first time since 2015, failed to win at least 25 games. The experience that their newcomers and younger players gained, as they welcome back 13 players and five of their top six hitters, should go a long way in 2026. Head coach Brian Campbell, who heads into his 18th season at the helm, is cautiously optimistic about his team’s chances this year. “As far as our youth, we had an opportunity to play a lot of players last year ...