YOUNGSTOWN — With the way the Chaney boys basketball team plays defense, there’s only one way to describe what the Cowboys put opposing teams through on a nightly basis. It’s 32 minutes of hell. Cleveland John F. Kennedy found that out the hard way on Friday night, as Chaney ran the ...

CANFIELD — Canfield and Struthers’ seasons could not have gone any differently, and their differences certainly showed Friday night. The top-seeded Cardinals, who entered the Division IV, Northeast 1, sectional final with 19 wins and three losses, bludgeoned the 3-19 Wildcats 71-25 in an ...

HUBBARD — Once Hubbard found its footing in Friday’s Division IV, Northeast 2, sectional final, the Eagles were off to the races. After going into the break with a four-point lead, Hubbard pulled away in the second half to take down Ravenna, 63-46. A fiery timeout from Eagles coach Ryan ...

BOYS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SECTIONAL FINALS DIVISION III Northeast 1 Howland 64, Painesville Harvey 52 — Howland (14-9) outscored Harvey (15-8) 21-8 in the third quarter to pull away after leading 26-25 at halftime. Carter Saul led the Tigers with 21 points. Ta-Shawn Fambro added 14 ...

Slowly but surely, our Mahoning River is reverting to the time when it flowed freely through a hardwood valley unencumbered by modern times. Our valley’s lifeblood river hasn’t always had a happy existence. In the 19th century, as Youngstown and her sister cities grew along the banks of ...

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Trey Perry scored on a driving layup with a second remaining and No. 21 Miami of Ohio rallied to beat Western Michigan 69-67 on Friday night to extend its season-opening winning streak to 29 games. The RedHawks (16-0 Mid-American Conference) remain the only undefeated ...