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Hake talks life, learning, football with Curbstone

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Long considered one of the area’s most enthusiastic and animated scholastic football coaches, Andy Hake has also been one of the state’s most successful head mentors over the past three decades. Since 2009, beginning at Western Reserve, then at Valley Christian and currently Mineral Ridge, Hake has compiled a 129-31 (.806 winning percentage) overall mark – he is 139-44 (.760) including playoffs – qualifying for the postseason in 13 of his 16 seasons as a head coach. Becoming a coach and teacher was an easy decision for the 1998 Mineral Ridge alum. “My ...

McDonald pair, DeJulia, Crestview’s Noling highlight All-State football teams

The first batch of all-state football teams were released on Monday. The postseason honors began with the honorees from Division VI and Division VII. Starting in Division VII, the Mahoning Valley saw three get first-team honors on offense. McDonald had a pair of recipients with quarterback Kyle Puckett and running back Drew Zajack making the list. Warren JFK junior Carter DeJulia also made the first team as an offensive lineman. McDonald junior offensive lineman Amari Carayol was named to the second team, the only local to make the second unit. There were also several who earned ...

High school scoreboard – Dec. 6, 2025

BOYS BASKETBALL Cardinal Mooney 56, Boardman 50 — Dante Turner was one of four Mooney players to reach double figures , scoring 13 points. Ford Stacy (12), Kaden Reese (11), and Grayson DuBos (10) also reached double figures for the Cardinals. Jayce Varley had a game high 17 points for Boardman. Alliance 76, Salem 46 — Jr Jackson scored 18 points as Alliance rolled past Salem. Parker Woods added 14 and Samuel Hays had 13 for the Aviators. Salem was led by Deontay Steele with 16 points. LaBrae 64, Crestview 30 — Austin Rowe hit six 3-pointers and scored a game high 32 points ...

Mooney holds off Boardman for first win of the season

YOUNGSTOWN — Basketball is a game of runs, they say, and few games showcased that better than Friday’s clash between Cardinal Mooney and Boardman. The Cardinals made their run first, and despite sluggish stretches in between, made the final run and finished strong to earn a 56-50 home ...

Chaney shuts down Raiders

WARREN — Warren G. Harding had all the looks of a team playing its first game of the season. Chaney, on the other hand, played like it was in midseason form. The Cowboys relied on their defense on Friday night, holding off a Raiders team with high preseason aspirations 48-39 in ...

Windham to move to 8-man for 2026 season

The Windham Bombers will be taking the plunge, becoming the latest area school to make the switch to 8-man football. Windham will join the Northern 8 Conference next season, alongside Kennedy Catholic from Hermitage, Pa. While participation numbers aren’t at a critical low for Windham – around 50 percent of the male students at the high school participate in football – the school is still small. Windham’s male enrollment is the second-lowest (ahead of Bloomfield) in the Northeastern Athletic Conference with 54 students. Pymatuning Valley, on Windham’s schedule yearly, dwarfs ...