BERLIN CENTER — Before Thursday’s game, the Western Reserve Blue Devils wore shirts saying “U Bring the Smoke, We’ll Bring the Fire.” Inspired by a playful offseason exchange between Blue Devils coach Steve Miller and one of Jackson-Milton’s players, the rival teams were both eager ...

LEAVITTSBURG — Things couldn't have gone much better for the Newton Falls boys basketball team on Thursday. The Tigers mixed a pressure defense with solid shooting from the opening jump, taking down rival LaBrae 61-46 at LaBrae High School. The shots were falling early. The teams traded ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Champion 74, Garfield 65 - Marky Nolan’s 31-point effort pushed the Golden Flashes over the top in a league win over Garfield. Nolan was aided by Braylen Brahaam who added 19. Devin Bates led the G-Men with 18 points with Brandyn Bogucki scoring 14 and Nate Grabowski added ...

GIRARD — South Range swept its way through the competition to win the Northeast 8 Conference dual meet Wednesday in Girard. Faced with duals against four NE8 foes, the Raiders finished the night undefeated, having decisively beaten host Girard, as well as Hubbard, Poland and Lakeview, the ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL Warren G. Harding 49, Austintown Fitch 44 – The Raiders got a key three points in the fourth in the win. After Austintown Fitch made it a 40-39 game, Trinity Taylor split a pair of free throws and Akeelha Barnes added a basket to make it a four-point lead. Taylor led all ...

AUSTINTOWN — After trailing as many as 10 points in the second half, Austintown Fitch successfully mounted a thrilling comeback Tuesday, punctuated with a E.J. Giles buzzer-beater, to defeat league rival Warren G. Harding 45-44. “Typical grind-it-out, slug-it-out, momentum goes to one ...