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McDonald pulls away to beat Lowellville

McDONALD — Lowellville had McDonald on the ropes for a while, but the Blue Devils pulled away in the fourth quarter to top the Rockets for the second time this season, 56-24, in a Divison VII, Region 25, quarterfinal on Friday. “We just told our kids to relax at halftime and regroup and ...

McKinley hands Fitch ‘disappointing’ playoff defeat

AUSTINTOWN — For Austintown Fitch, the program’s 100th season was meant to be filled with fanfare and celebration. But instead, it ended in “disappointment” on Friday night. After looking like they were in control in the first half, things got away from the Falcons in the second ...

Cavaliers beat 76ers in LeBron's return home

CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers held LeBron James to eight points in his return to Northeast Ohio and rolled to a 119-95 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA Cup group stage game Friday night. James — who elected to sign with Philadelphia ...

Norris scores twice in Sabres' victory over Jackets

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Josh Norris scored twice, defenseman Owen Power had three assists and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Friday night. Norris ended a six-game goals drought to help Buffalo win for the fourth time in five games. Jack Quinn, Rasmus Dahlin and Josh Doan ...

Blue Jackets top Stars in shootout

COLUMBUS — Valeri Nichushkin and Kent Johnson scored in the shootout, and the Columbus Blue Jackets rallied to beat the Dallas Stars 2-1 Thursday night for their third straight home win. Columbus improved to 5-0 in games that have gone beyond regulation. Nichushkin scored on a backhand ...

South Range holds off Lakeview to advance to regional final

MEDINA — South Range’s magical, unbeaten season will last at least another couple days. The Raiders faced off against a familiar foe in Northeast 8 Conference rival Lakeview during Thursday’s Division V regional semifinal. Since it was their third meeting with the Bulldogs this season, ...