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High school scoreboard — Jan. 7

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 scorers with 16 points. Barnes finished with a double-double, tallying 10 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. Azarriah Phillips recorded nine points with 10 assists and four steals for the Raiders. Kylie Folkwein led the Falcons with 15 points and seven rebounds, and Amiya Harris added 14 ...

Giles’ shot in closing seconds sends Fitch past Harding

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 ...

Eagles overcome slow start to down Dragons

NILES — While it started slow, once the Hubbard boys basketball team got going, there was no slowing it down. Coming off a decisive loss to Howland to open 2026, the Eagles earned their first win of the new year on Tuesday, taking down Niles, 77-41. Despite starting the game in a 9-0 ...

High School Sports Roundup from Jan. 6

BOYS BASKETBALL Grand Valley 67, Lordstown 21 — Solomon Schultz led the way with 12 points for Grand Valley (9-3). The duo of Carter Turk and Anthony Green had 11 points each. Ganon Force led Lordstown (1-8) with 12 points. Brookfield 65, Champion 50 — Blake Hammond knocked down three 3-pointers and scored 23 overall for Brookfield. The Warriors also got big games from Brody Smith (16 points) and Rob Flynn (13). Champion had a pair of double digit scorers including Braylen Braham (19) and Damien Jewell-Wickham (16). Fairport 81, Maplewood 72 — Yomar Castellano led Fairport ...

No rust for Cowgirls in 55-31 victory over Salem

YOUNGSTOWN — Chaney, emerging from a nearly two-week layoff between games, picked up where it left off before the holiday break. Winners of their last three, the Cowgirls jumped out to a commanding lead to start Monday’s clash with Salem, and thanks in large part to a 34-point ...

Kennedy golf team shares stories from three-peat

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Last fall, the Warren JFK boys golf team became just the third scholastic squad from the Mahoning Valley to win back to back to back state championships, joining the Ursuline football (2008-10) and Champion girls softball (2017-19) programs to achieve that feat. To become the area’s first ever consecutive four-time state champion this fall, head coach James Lapolla readily admits that it will take a lot of hard work but that happens with a much younger team. Lapolla just completed his fourth season at the helm of the Division III Eagles’ links program and has ...