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Chaney downs East in final City Series game

YOUNGSTOWN — The ball flew through the air with just over two minutes left to play, and Dewayne Thompson got underneath and intercepted the pass at the 1-yard line. Thompson’s interception clinched Chaney’s 10-6 win over rival East in the final City Series game on Saturday at Rayen ...

21 area teams slated for OHSAA football playoffs

After 10 weeks of the regular season, the 2025 OHSAA football playoffs are finally set to begin this Friday. Twenty-one area teams are hoping to make the postseason journey to Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton for the state championships. The brackets that were released by the OHSAA ...

Local soccer teams capture district titles (High school scoreboard – Oct. 25-26, 2015)

BOYS SOCCER DIVISION III District Finals Canfield 2, Akron North 1 — The Cardinals captured the district championship on Saturday with a 2-1 victory over Akron North. No stats were submitted. Canfield now heads to Twinsburg, where it will face Aurora in the Division III, Region 9 semifinal on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Howland 2, University School 1 — The Tigers added to their decorated history with another district championship, defeating University School on Saturday. Goals from Luca Naples (PK) and Mitch Gentis, as well as an assist from Manny Hazimihalis helped carry Howland to ...

East, Chaney vie for ‘bragging rights forever’

At one time, Youngstown, spurred by an explosion of industry and immigration, boasted as many as 170,000 residents. To accommodate the growing population, the city grew to have six public high schools. As the industrial economy slowed and eventually collapsed, however, Youngtown’s ...

Fitch shuts out Raiders, wins eighth straight

WARREN — Austintown Fitch and Warren G. Harding finished up two very different regular seasons Friday evening at Mollenkopf Stadium. With a 35-0 victory, the Falcons extended their win streak to eight as they enter the postseason, while the Raiders suffered their fourth straight loss and ...