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OHSAA removes Glenville from football tournament

The path to a regional title in Division III, Region 9, just became a little easier. On Thursday, the OHSAA removed Northeast Ohio powerhouse Glenville from the state's football tournament. The OHSAA issued a press release, which stated that the state’s high school sports governing body was investigating the Tarblooders for playing ineligible players. In the press release, the OHSAA said the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, which oversees Glenville, allowed students from Ginn Academy to compete on the team. “The issues stem from students who attend Ginn Academy, which is a ...

Hawks beat Cavs to snap skid

ATLANTA — Onyeka Okongwu scored a season-high 29 points and had 12 rebounds, leading the Atlanta Hawks to a 114-111 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night. Atlanta snapped a three-game losing streak to improve to 3-3, and halted Cleveland's three-game winning streak. The ...

Cooley completes hat trick, Mammoth stun Penguins

PITTSBURGH — Logan Cooley completed a hat trick against his hometown team with a second left, Mikhail Sergachev scored at 3:27 of overtime and the Utah Mammoth stunned the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on Thursday night. After Ben Kindel put Pittsburgh ahead 3-2 with 25 seconds left, Cooley — ...

Blue Jackets’ comeback falls short vs. Hurricanes

RALEIGH, N.C. — Mark Jankowski scored in the third period for a three-goal lead, Pyotr Kochetkov made 24 saves and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 3-2 on Thursday night. Kochetkov improved to 9-0-0 and set the franchise record for longest season-opening winning ...

Canfield’s season concludes with district final loss

COPLEY TOWNSHIP — The Canfield volleyball team had been red hot over the last month. The Cardinals won eight straight games entering Wednesday’s Division IV district championship. But that streak came to an end, as the Cardinals lost 3-0 to Elyria Catholic at Copley High School. The loss ...

YSU looks to keep momentum rolling after open week

YOUNGSTOWN — For the Youngstown State football team, last week’s open week had both positive and negative ramifications. Not only were the Penguins able to “refocus” and work on improving in certain areas for an extended period of time, it also gave the team the opportunity to rest ...