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Thompson talks Scrappers with Curbstone

BEAVER TOWNSHIP – Summer is right around the corner, and for the Mahoning Valley, that means the return of the Scrappers. The Scrappers are preparing for their sixth year in the MLB Draft League, but there is one catch: They need a manager. Mahoning Valley opens the season on June 2, but according to assistant general manager, Matt Thompson, Joe Thurston will not lead the team this season. He made the announcement on Monday during the Curbstone Coaches’ weekly luncheon at Avion Banquet Center in Beaver Township. The team had previously announced that Thurston would be the ...

Maplewood boys, GV girls claim NAC titles

ANDOVER — Maplewood boys track and field led with just the 4x400 remaining. Badger was half a point behind, and Grand Valley was eight points back. But the combination of Micah Sparks, Brody Orr, Andrew Donaldson and Tyler McPeak won the event by more than four seconds to clinch the NAC ...

OHSAA unveils full softball playoff brackets

Local teams have had to battle through various weather conditions throughout the spring, facing rain, hail, wind and brisk temperatures, along with occasional days of warmth and sunshine. But after an unpredictable season, the high school softball playoffs finally begin this week, as the ...

YSU men, women, sweep Horizon League track and field championships

The Youngstown State men’s and women’s track and field teams continued their recent run of dominance at the Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships this past weekend in Rochester, Michigan, as both teams combined to sweep the men’s and women’s team titles. The men ...

Scheffler, Spieth eye career grand slam as PGA Championship week tees off

The video began to resurface a couple of years ago when Scottie Scheffler was a two-time Masters champion entrenched at No. 1 in the world and Jordan Spieth was sliding out of the top 50 and headed for surgery on his left wrist. Dallas television station WFAA posted a clip from the Byron ...