GARRETTSVILLE — Friday’s game between Crestview and Garfield had major league implications. Whoever was left standing after the dust settled was going to put themselves in prime position to win the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s Gray Tier. In addition to the league title being ...
Full disclosure! This was intended to be a feature, a story on the life of a high school football coach who, for the first time in 47 years, is spending his Friday nights in the fall away from the sidelines. Intrigued at how Jeff Bayuk was adapting to his role as a high school football fan, I reached out to the Hall of Fame coach earlier this week to get some insights. Did he miss coaching? Does absence indeed make the heart grow fonder, or is there great relief in watching the game from afar? Bayuk talked about attending the season-opener between Campbell and Liberty. Dom ...
In last year’s de facto Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) Grey Tier title game vs. Garrettsville Garfield, Crestview dominated the first quarter and began to do the same in the second, forcing two turnovers and two three-and-outs to jump out to a lead. From there, the Rebels just ...
CHAMPION — For Champion’s four seniors, Thursday’s game against Struthers – win or lose – was going to be their last game on their home field. They decided to go out with a bang. A pair of first-half goals from Grayson Knoske set the tone for the Golden Flashes in an 8-0 victory ...
WEATHERSFIELD — After falling in an early hole, Mineral Ridge tried everything possible to keep its season alive. However, the sixth-seeded Rams were upset by 32nd-seeded Mapleton in a Division VI, Northeast 1, sectional final. The Mounties won 25-17, 25-18, 22-25, 25-22. “I knew ...
Two weeks from tonight, the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) football tournament will kick off with 224 teams from across the state participating in first-round games. Another 112 teams will have qualified for the playoffs, but they will be idle. For the first time in state tournament history, some teams that earned their way into the playoffs will receive a first-round bye. In the 2020 COVID season, all schools were permitted to enter the tournament. The tournament field was determined by a seeding system, resulting in first-round byes for some schools. This year, the ...
