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High school scoreboard – Sept. 18-19, 2026

BOYS SOCCER Howland 0, Hawken 0 — Neither team found the back of the net. Howland goalkeeper Luke Aiden was credited with eight saves in the draw. GIRLS SOCCER Warren JFK 7, Mineral Ridge 0 — Sophia Tilley scored twice to go along with two assists as she led the Eagles’ attack. Didi Ryan, Olivia Tilley, Lia Vescera and Katie Andre also scored. Maylee Nadaud and Kaylee Gordon each had one assist, and Rahmiya Provitt was credited with the shutout. Springfield 2, Ravenna Southeast 2 — Emma Zitkovic found the back of the net and an own-goal by Southeast accounted for both ...

Johnson runs wild, as YSU gets overpowered by South Dakota State

Youngstown State had an opportunity to make an early statement in the Missouri Valley Football Conference race, but the Penguins let it slip through their fingers. No. 2 South Dakota State overpowered YSU in the trenches, and despite losing its starting quarterback to injury, held on to ...

Liberty bests Brookfield to improve to 5-0

BROOKFIELD — A handful of plays made the difference, but they certainly made quite a bit of difference, in Liberty’s 28-8 road win over Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference rival Brookfield, which took an early lead but later suffered from several ill-timed penalties and mistakes against ...

Reardon leads high-scoring Ursuline past Warren G. Harding

WARREN — Ursuline’s offense is a different animal with sophomore quarterback Patrick Reardon taking snaps, and the Irish showed why on Friday night. Ursuline put up almost 450 total yards of offense, pulling away from Warren G. Harding in the second half for a 40-7 victory over the ...

St. Mary’s Hall to host Fight Night this evening

YOUNGSTOWN — A 15-bout, all-amateur fight card is set for tonight at St. Mary’s Byzantine Hall in Youngstown. Presented by Lights Out Management and in conjunction with Golden String Boxing, their Fight Night in the YO No. 8 show will feature 11 boxers representing four area gyms on the card. The main event will pit Alan Williams of Shenango, Pa.’s, Royal Lions Boxing Club as he goes up against Jesse Urbina of Toledo (Warriors Boxing Club) in a 143-pound pairing, while the co-main features Youngstown’s Isaac Johnson (Golden String Boxing Club) taking on Sule Lunde of Maple ...

Every lure has a story to tell

Once upon a time, a 10-year-old boy stepped to the bank of his neighborhood creek with a single rod and reel spooled with fishing line of unknown vintage, a rusty hook, a few split shot and a cup of garden worms freshly dug a few minutes before he set out for the creek. The young fellow was ready for anything – or at least whatever swam in the runs between the riffles. He was a happy fisher. His frequent visits to the banks of the creek were the building blocks for the foundation of his lifelong passion for fishing. Decades later, the happy fisher boy is a happy fisherman, and I ...