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Poland falls to Chippewa in district final

High School Sports

PENINSULA — Admittedly, Poland girls basketball coach Nick Blanch thought the 2025-26 season was going to be a bit of a rebuilding year. The Bulldogs had a young core that needed experience, and it was going to take time for everything to gel. But Blanch still thought his girls could make a ...

Harden scores 22 as Cavs take down Nets

Local Sports

NEW YORK — James Harden scored 22 points in his return to the lineup with a broken thumb and the Cleveland Cavaliers snapped a two-game skid with a 106-102 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. Harden missed two games after fracturing his thumb earlier in the week. He bounced back and ...

Local swimmers compete at state meet

High School Sports

The state swim meet was held at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton this past week, with the finals taking place Friday and Saturday. The Springfield girls were the top finishers from the area, tying for ninth with 85 points in Division II. Canfield was 38th with 10, Howland tied for 49th with ...

Area wrestlers advance to districts

High School Sports

More than 100 area wrestlers clinched a spot in a district tournament with a top-four placing at the various sectionals this past weekend. Of those qualifiers, 21 won a sectional title. Across seven different sectional events, Austintown Fitch’s Evan Protopapa, Stephen Medved, Reghan Koch ...

Champion boys place 14th at state bowling tournament

High School Sports

The Division II bowling championships took place on Friday night at HP Lanes in Columbus. The Champion boys took 14th with a score of 3,421. Two locals placed in the top 11 on the boys’ side. Champion senior Mario Humenik finished fifth with a 662 and Chalker sophomore TJ Williams ended ...