CLEVELAND — As the Cleveland crowd chanted for him like never before, Terry Francona tipped his cap to salute their 11 years together. This was goodbye. A perfect send-off. Shane Bieber shut down Cincinnati for six innings and the Guardians sent Francona, their beloved manager, off with a ...
AUSTINTOWN — On an overcast afternoon, schools in Mahoning County converged to Austintown Township Park for the 2023 edition of the Mahoning County Cross Country Championships. A large slew of schools participated, with Boardman taking both varsity team honors at 32 and 34 points for the ...
CAMPBELL — Two of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s youngest teams are also two of its best. Champion and Campbell squared off Wednesday with league implications on the line. The rising Red Devils struck first, but Champion responded with two unanswered goals, the first coming ...
STRUTHERS — Playing a determined league opponent and without its leading scorer, the Niles McKinley girls soccer team found a way, scoring two goals in the game’s final 11 minutes to upend Struthers 2-1 in an Northeast-8 contest Wednesday at Laddie J. Fedor Field. The Red Dragons (8-4-0, ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown Phantoms defenseman Tory Pitner has his eyes on the prize. At the team level, that means a championship. At the individual level, that means getting drafted. In his first year of draft eligibility, Pitner is going to see his role WITH the Phantoms grow. That’s ...
YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State’s off week served as a transitional bridge from nonconference play to the start of the Missouri Valley Football Conference slate, and now the Penguins kick off seven straight games in the toughest conference in the FCS. It all starts Saturday at 2 p.m. ...