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Jackson to speak to Curbstone Melissa Jackson, Youngstown State University women’s basketball head coach, will be the guest speaker at Monday’s luncheon meeting of The Curbstone Coaches at the Avion Banquet Center on Western Reserve Road in Beaver Township. The event begins at 11:45 a.m., and the public is welcome to attend. All sports fans are welcome and you do not need to be a current or former coach. Curbstone taking HOF applications Plans are underway for the Curbstone Coaches 58th Hall of Fame Induction ceremony that will be held on May 2. This event is sponsored ...

Kempe still following football while off

When the 2026 high school football season kicked off on Aug. 21, Larry Kempe found himself in uncharted territory. For the first time in 30 years, and for just the second season in a hall of fame coaching career which spans 52 years, Kempe was merely a spectator. Instead of being on the ...

High School Sports Roundup from Oct. 8

GIRLS SOCCER Bristol 10, Maplewood 0 — Myah Shipman and Lauren Church had two goals each to lead Bristol. Deserae Raymond led the Panthers with four assists, while Shipman assisted on two goals as well. Other Bristol goal scorers included Annslee Quinn, Miya Ditosto, Caitlin Harkelroad, Deserae Raymond, Allie Mansfield and Jazzmin Smith. VOLLEYBALL Poland 3, Niles 0 — The Bulldogs (8-11, 6-6 NE8) got 15 kills and a pair of aces from Izzy Greco. Brooke Bailey finished with 22 assists for Poland, while Dez Warren had nine points and Makenna Saville recorded five ...

Guardians beat the White Sox to force a decisive Game 5

CHICAGO — Facing elimination for the second consecutive day, José Ramírez and the Cleveland Guardians responded once again. “What this team is doing is only what we know how to do,” the All-Star third baseman said. Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, and Cleveland beat the ...

Canfield shut out by Howland

CANFIELD — After 80 minutes in their first meeting two weeks ago, Canfield and Howland were tied. And after another 40 minutes Wednesday, the teams remained even. But the Tigers, whose major possession advantage yielded no goals in the first half, saw their hard work pay off in the second ...

JFK outplays sluggish Boardman

WARREN — Consistency has been Boardman's Achilles’ heel all season. One game may be drastically different from the rest in terms of effort and execution. Wednesday was one of the Spartans’ more underwhelming results in that regard, falling 7-1 to Kennedy. “We've been trying all year ...