STRUTHERS — Shane Newman allowed a hit to the first batter he faced. But after that, he shut down the Chaney lineup. Behind Newman’s pitching performance, the East Palestine baseball team beat Chaney 12-1 on Thursday at Bob Cene Park to win its second straight game. Newman struck out 10 ...

SOFTBALL Austintown Fitch 12, Saluga 2 — Fitch (10-0) scored 12 runs on 11 hits to stay unbeaten. Mila Hanley struck out nine in a complete game effort for the Falcons. Kylie Folkwein led the offense with a single, double and four RBI’s. Morgan Roby added three hits and an RBI and Alyssa ...

WARREN — Unless Mother Nature intervened, somebody had to earn their first win of the season when 0-2 Heartland Christian and 0-3 Warren JFK met Wednesday in Warren. Unfortunately for the Lions, they came up short again, losing 11-1 in five innings to the Eagles. “We’re very young, ...

SOFTBALL Austintown Fitch 17, East Gaston 2 — The Fitch (9-0) offense was firing on all cylinders again. Seneca Coated led the Falcons with a triple, single and four RBI’s. Morgan Roby added two hits and three RBI’s and Kaliana Ray and Annabel Mikesell had two hits and two RBI’s each. ...

SOFTBALL Austintown Fitch 10, Louisa County (Va.) 4 — Abby Toth had a monster game for Fitch (7-0), hammering three home runs and driving in six total. Alyssa Rodgers and Lily Stevens added a hit and an RBI to keep the Falcons unbeaten. Austintown Fitch 12, Camden (N.Y. 0 — In their ...

STRUTHERS — Every time the Hubbard baseball team took the lead, Struthers battled back. Literally matching every run in every half inning after the Eagles scored in the top of the frame. That pattern continued into extra innings, but it was the Eagles that came away the winner on a cold and ...