AKRON — Girard escaped a bases-loaded potential disaster in the bottom of the seventh inning to hold on and defeat Ursuline 4-1 on Thursday in Akron, capturing its first baseball district championship since 1986. Indians pitcher Dom Tolone flew out Ursuline’s Anthony Triveri to left field ...
PITTSBURGH — The moment when Troy Fautanu’s rookie season came to a painful halt is seared into his brain. Asked to relive it on Wednesday after a rainy organized team activity, the Pittsburgh Steelers offensive tackle lifted his massive right hand and pointed toward one of the far end ...
AUSTINTOWN — On what could only be described as a “picturesque” evening at Greenwood Chevrolet Falcon Stadium, the search for tickets to Columbus continued with the opening night of the Division II Region 5 meet. Eight area athletes earned automatic bids to Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in ...
MENTOR — It was an old-fashioned pitchers duel on Mentor High School campus. Unfortunately, the Warren G. Harding baseball team came out on the wrong end. Harding fell 1-0 to Lakewood on Thursday in a Division II district final, bringing an end to the Raiders’ season. “When you’re ...
YOUNGSTOWN — For three straight years, South Range has had Champion’s number. The Raiders and Golden Flashes have met in the regional rounds of the OHSAA softball tournament each of the past three seasons, and for three straight years, the Raiders have emerged victorious. “Our girls ...
YOUNGSTOWN — LaBrae’s postseason run came to an end on Wednesday, as Akron Manchester proved to be too much for the Vikings. The Panthers got off to a fast start and pulled away late to hand LaBrae a 9-0 defeat in the Division V regional semifinal at Youngstown State. “It got away ...