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South Range’s Seesholtz learned after last year’s state loss

Up 7-0 late in the second period of the 150-pound state final against Beachwood’s Caleb Greenwood, Tyson Seesholtz appeared to be on the verge of completing a wildly improbable rebound. A week earlier, Seesholtz and Greenwood had faced each other in the finals of the district tournament, only ...

West Branch falls to Laurel in D-IV regional final

CANTON — The West Branch girls basketball team hung on for as long as it could. But that wasn’t enough on Saturday at Canton Memorial Fieldhouse. The Warriors couldn’t keep up with Laurel, falling to the Gators 53-41 in a Division IV regional final. West Branch’s offense went cold in ...

High School Sports Roundup from March 6

DISTRICT FINAL DIVISION IV Northeast 3 Glenville 60, West Branch 45 — At Triway, the Warriors offense just couldn’t keep pace with the Tarblooders. Theo Castro led Glenville with 25 points, five assists and four steals, and Arvell Nelson finished with 18 points. West Branch was led by ...

Chaney captures district crown by beating Nordonia

WARREN — Junior guard Austin Brown has been around the Chaney boys basketball program for most of his life. His father, Aundra, is an assistant coach and Brown served as a waterboy for the Cowboys when the athletics returned to the school in 2019. This year, Brown has been Chaney’s ...

Lions pounce on Kidron CC to win first district championship

SMITHVILLE – The goal was to make school history. And that is exactly what the Heartland Christian Lions boys’ basketball team accomplished. The third-seeded Lions continued their hot shooting and ferocious defense to throttle the seventh-seeded Kidron Central Christian Comets 82-52, ...

Phantoms snap skid with win over Caps

YOUNGSTOWN — Going into Friday’s game on a two-game skid, and shut out the night before, the Youngstown Phantoms needed to set the tone early. A trio of first-period goals kickstarted the Phantoms early on Friday as they held off the Madison Capitols in a 4-2 victory. “(Thursday’s ...