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Fitch, Boardman get ready to renew rivalry

Friday night’s game between Austintown Fitch and Boardman, Falcons head coach TJ Parker admitted, will not be like every other football game. As a Fitch alumnus, Parker has been a part of the rivalry as both a player and a coach, but this year’s game, the 80th such contest all-time, does ...

Valley high school kickers are excelling

Steven Gutierrez has become Mr. Automatic for the Mineral Ridge High football team. Gutierrez, a senior kicker, has established a school record this year by booting 45 successful point-after kicks through eight games. It’s the most PATs in a single season in school history. He is also in the midst of another school record, having made 63 consecutive PATs dating back to last season. Gutierrez has kicked at least one field goal in each of Mineral Ridge’s eight wins this year, missing just one field goal all year long. At Warren G. Harding High, Jaron Edmonds is also having a ...

High School Sports Roundup from Oct. 15

BOYS SOCCER Liberty 5, Brookfield 1 — Caleb Upshir scored the Warriors’ lone goal in a lopsided loss to the Leopards. No stats were provided for Liberty. LATE WEDNESDAY Brookfield 2, Mineral Ridge 1 — Goals by Caleb Upshir and Ben Yarber lifted the Warriors to a narrow win over the Rams. Stats were not provided for Mineral Ridge. GIRLS SOCCER Champion 4, Badger 0 — A hat trick by Jackie Fields led the Golden Flashes past the Braves. Rachel Wiedenheft added another goal, and Abby Pattinson and Ella Pompoco had an assist each. Marley McClurg saved two shots for Champion. No ...

Guardians beat Rays for 2-1 ALCS lead

CLEVELAND — Rookie Petey Halpin hit a go-ahead, two-run homer, Gavin Williams struck out nine over five innings and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 3 Thursday to take a 2-1 lead in the AL Championship Series. Game 4 in the best-of-seven matchup is scheduled for ...

Moody rushing his way to history at Liberty

LIBERTY — Ever since the 2026 high school football season began, Liberty’s Dawaun Moody has been running towards history. Each Friday night this fall, Moody has put up some staggering numbers as he inched closer and closer towards several Leopards program milestones. This past week ...

Klockner earns 1,000th assist as McDonald tops Campbell

McDONALD — The McDonald Blue Devils scrapped out a 3-1 victory over Campbell on Wednesday in both teams' regular-season finale. The win avenges a 3-0 sweep at the hands of the Red Devils earlier in the season. “We minimized our errors, and we had good energy, and we we were ready to ...