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West Branch bests JFK, wins regional final

COLUMBIANA – It has been an historic year for the West Branch girls soccer program. In Saturday’s regional championship match against Warren JFK, the Warriors were looking to add to their resume.
And that is exactly what they did, with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over the Eagles to advance ...

Gauthier propels prolific Ducks past Penguins

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Cutter Gauthier continued his scoring rampage with his third hat trick in eight days, and captain Mikael Granlund had a goal and three assists in the Anaheim Ducks' fifth consecutive victory, 5-2 over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday night. Gauthier’s empty-net goal in the final minute gave him three goals and an assist for the Ducks, who became the first team since the 1988-89 Los Angeles Kings to score at least five goals in eight consecutive games. Gauthier extended his goals streak to six games and his points streak to a career best-tying eight games with his ...

Lemmila leads No. 18 Ohio State women by Mercyhurst

COLUMBUS — Elsa Lemmila had 19 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks, Jaloni Cambridge added 17 points to go with seven assists and No. 18 Ohio State eased past Mercyhurst 91-57 on Sunday. Ohio State made its first six field goals of the game and 10 of 11 in building an early 23-9 lead. Then, Mercyhurst missed their first 10 shots of the second quarter as the Buckeyes extended their lead to 40-18 following an 11-0 run to open the frame. Cambridge capped the first-half scoring to make it 51-29. Ohio State was 21 of 28 from the field in the opening 20 minutes, with 6-of-7 shooting from ...

Browns come up short vs. Saints in OT

NEW ORLEANS — Saints second-year quarterback Tyler Shough likes to think he has a refined and thoughtful approach to remaining calm and in control in the clutch. He backed it up against the Cleveland Browns and fellow second-year QB Shedeur Sanders on Sunday. Shough floated a 15-yard ...

McKinley hands Fitch ‘disappointing’ playoff defeat

AUSTINTOWN — For Austintown Fitch, the program’s 100th season was meant to be filled with fanfare and celebration. But instead, it ended in “disappointment” on Friday night. After looking like they were in control in the first half, things got away from the Falcons in the second ...

South Range holds on to win region

The South Range volleyball team had only dropped three sets since Sept. 26. And with their season on the line, the Raiders needed to avoid giving up three straight sets. South Range worked itself out of the jam, however, digging deep to beat Orrville 3-2 on Saturday in a Division V regional ...