First-year Jackson-Milton coach Brian Shaner is no stranger to the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference. Having spent the last six seasons coaching at Mineral Ridge, Shaner has battled with his new program in the past. There was a sense of familiarity on both sides, which made the transition ...

After several years with experienced, veteran quarterbacks across the area, it’s a new era for local teams under center. Most schools will be breaking in completely new starters at the quarterback position, including Ursuline, Cardinal Mooney, Boardman, Struthers, Western Reserve, East and ...

NEWTON FALLS — Garfield controlled the pace of Wednesday’s game from the very start, taking down Newton Falls, 4-0. The 2025 season has gone off to a much better start than last season. Sitting at 1-0-1, Garfield has scored six goals already in two games. Last season, in which they won ...

Coaching debuts, backyard rivalries and stadium upgrades take center stage this weekend with the kickoff of the 2025 high school football season. Locally, the season begins tonight with five games involving schools from the Mahoning Valley. A full slate of area games are scheduled for ...

BOYS SOCCER From late Tuesday Boardman 1, Poland 1 — Poland’s Salvatore Carramuso scored less than three minutes into the match, but Gabe Hammerton tied it up for Boardman at 19:31. Andreas Tsikouris got the assist for Poland (0-0-1), while Oswaldo Salinas got the assist for the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Cardinal Mooney cruised to an 11-1 home win Tuesday vs. Warren G. Harding. Four Cardinals scored multiple goals, including three who netted hat tricks, but Mooney coach Matthew Britton came away from Monday’s rout unsatisfied. “We played too slow. It was too slow of a ...