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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 ...

Penguins keeping steady through highs and lows

YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown State football team has experienced both highs and lows this season. They’ve been through the disappointment of losses to Kentucky and South Dakota State, and also the thrills of ranked wins over both South Dakota and Southern Illinois. But through it all, the ...

High School Sports Roundup from Oct. 7

VOLLEYBALL LaBrae 3, Brookfield 0 — Brenna McCleary had 29 assists and nine digs for LaBrae. Ally Magoulick led the Vikings with 11 kills, while Brielle Stout and Lead DeArmitt had 10 kills each. DeArmitt also had 10 aces. Badger 3, Bloomfield 1 — Caitlyn Parke and Ava Hill had 17 digs apiece for Bloomfield. Hailey Ishman added 17 assists, 12 points and five aces for the Cardinals. Peyton Koon led Bloomfield with 15 kills. West Branch 3, Columbiana 1 — Keagan Pruitt totaled 14 digs, nine points, four kills and two aces for Columbiana (16-2). Kandry Smith added 14 points, ...

Guardians beat White Sox to avoid elimination

CHICAGO — Jo Adell and José Ramírez powered Cleveland with a pair of two-out triples, and the Guardians avoided an AL Division Series sweep by cooling off the Chicago White Sox with a 9-3 victory in Game 3 on Wednesday. Adell's three-run triple gave Cleveland a 4-1 lead in the third ...

Boston making major impact to fuel Browns' start

BEREA — Not lacking skill or confidence, Denzel Boston entered the NFL fully expecting to do big things for the Cleveland Browns as a rookie. “I planned on coming in and making an impact,” he said Wednesday. It's been immediate and substantial. Smashing. Through four games, Boston, ...

Dodgers beat Braves to clinch NL Division Series

ATLANTA — Andy Pages drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to give Los Angeles the lead, and the Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday night to clinch their NL Division Series. The Dodgers won back-to-back games in Atlanta to take the best-of-five matchup 3-1 and advance to the National League Championship Series as they seek to become the first NL team to win three straight World Series. Pages lined a 3-2 pitch from Robert Suarez up the middle to drive in Teoscar Hernández, who singled off starter Tyler Mahle, and pinch-runner Tommy Edman for ...