BOYS BASKETBALL Poland 64, Springfield 34 — Maddox Purins (13 points) and Carmine Tukalo (12) led Poland in scoring. Isaac Dyer led all scorers with 21 points for Springfield. LaBrae 82, Crestwood 60 — LaBrae was led by Angelo Melidona, scoring 34 points. Austin Rowe also had a big ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Since Melissa Jackson took over as head coach of the Youngstown State women's basketball team in the spring of 2024, the Penguins have had their northeast Ohio rival’s number. Prior to her arrival in Youngstown, Jackson spent one season as an assistant coach at Cleveland ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike McCarthy is coming home. The Pittsburgh Steelers announced Saturday the club has reached a verbal agreement with McCarthy to replace Mike Tomlin as head coach. McCarthy grew up in the Greenfield neighborhood, just a couple of miles away from the team's practice ...

WARREN — Playing for a fallen teammate, Warren G. Harding played with a renewed sense of vigor in the fourth quarter against Austintown Fitch on Friday night. Despite their best efforts, the Raiders’ inspired comeback attempt fell just short, as the Falcons held on late for a 51-45 ...

YOUNGSTOWN — With a chance to build off the momentum from its win earlier this week, Youngstown State let a golden opportunity slip away on Saturday. Execution in tight, late-game situations continues to be an issue for the Penguins, as Stevie Elam’s driving layup with eight seconds left ...

“Round one” of the Northeast 8 Conference’s boys basketball season was a battle from start to finish, and “round two” is set to be more of the same as the title chase grows more intense. Through the first half of the NE8 slate, four of its seven teams – Poland, Hubbard, South ...