LEAVITTSBURG — Ugly wins count the same as pretty ones. That's the sentiment from LaBrae baseball coach Ed Anthony after his team’s 6-4 victory over Champion on Friday. Some uncharacteristic errors plagued the Vikings throughout, but his team delivered when they needed to in what could be ...

MINERAL RIDGE — Mineral Ridge freshman Nick Anderson made his first high school baseball start Thursday against Waterloo, and as one might expect, the moment felt immense. “My stomach was hurting and my palms were sweating a lot,” Anderson said. While the anxiety raged within, ...

CHAMPION — Champion softball head coach Cheryl Weaver earned her 500th career win Thursday in a 14-4 five-inning home rout of Ursuline. Moments after scoring the final run needed to trigger the 10-run mercy rule in the bottom of the fifth inning, Weaver’s players ran to grab a banner, a ...

Staff report The All-Ohio Boys Basketball teams were released this week. Among those honored, Ursuline’s Jayden Payne was named to the Division II All-State second team. He averaged 16 points per game this year. South Range’s Landon Moore was named to the Division III Third Team ...

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana Clippers baseball program has a long-storied history with a tradition of enjoying success on the diamond while producing some standout student-athletes. This season, the expectations are just as high as ever thanks in part to a strong pitching staff and a little ...

BASEBALL Harding 12, Jefferson 11 WP: Gummy Hard (2 BB, 2 Ks); LP: Dickson (1 BB, 3 Ks) 2+ HITS: H: Khalef Freeman (2), Hart (2), Carter Knupp (2), Jacob Borsic (3), William List (2); J: Saska (2), Hudson (3); DOUBLES: H: Hart, Knupp; J: Saska, Hudson; TRIPLES: H: List; 2+ RBIs: H: List ...