GIRLS BASKETBALL Badger 43, Ashtabula St. John 41 — Maelyn Custer scored 12 points to lead Badger, who pulled away in a tight contest that was tied at 34 heading into the fourth quarter. Brinley Rice and Avery Rice added nine points each for the Braves. St. John was led by Milani Johnson ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Tuesday could have been a big night for the Ursuline boys basketball program. The Irish were eyeing their fourth straight win and could have crowned a new scoring king in Jaylen Gunther as well. Neither wound up happening, however, as visiting Archbishop Hoban throttled Ursuline ...

NEWTON FALLS — After Newton Falls got the better of LaBrae on their home court earlier in the season, the Vikings wanted a chance at revenge. LaBrae stormed out of the gate to start the game and established a large lead. Despite a second-half pushback, the Vikings held on to top the Tigers ...

BOYS BASKETBALL Poland 71, Niles 35 — The Poland offense went through Carmine Tukalo, who scored 17 points. Vito Komora added 12 for the Bulldogs. Cash Carey-Hardin led Niles with 16 points. Austintown Fitch 57, Howland 50 — Junie Higgs knocked down a pair of 3-pointers, scoring 17 ...

NEW MIDDLETOWN — When the McDonald girls basketball team returned to its locker room, cheers could be heard from center court at Springfield High School. The players celebrated not only a win, but the first time the senior class bested the Tigers, with the Blue Devils holding on for a 43-42 ...

AUSTINTOWN — West Branch head wrestling coach Chris Dorris watched on as his two Eastern Ohio Wrestling League (EOWL) finalists found themselves in equally difficult positions Saturday. For 150-pounder Beau Nezbeth, he trailed No. 1 seed Bobby Buchheit of Beaver Local 1-0 going into the ...