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Tressel Returns To Youngstown For United Way Dinner
Jim Tressel is one of the area's most recognizable sports figures. Tonight, the former OSU and YSU head football coach is back in the Valley, but in a much different capacity. He is the keynote speaker at tonight's United Way Champions Among Us Dinner at Mr. Anthony's Banquet Center in Boardman. It's the second time Tressel, who now works as
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Howland Bows Out at Districts
Howland bows out of tournament play following a 4-1 loss to Solon in the Division I District Semifinals at Cene Park on Wednesday afternoon. The Tiger offense was held in check by Solon pitcher Danny Sutyak. The Comets got on the board in the top of the first inning when Ryan Schwenke banged one up the middle for a base
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Tigers Ride Russell to Regionals
Nick Russell tossed a complete-game shutout to lead Springfield to a 10-0 win over Warren JFK on Wednesday afternoon in the Division IV District Championship. Russell struck out seven in the Tigers' win. Jojo Caraballo drove in three runs for Springfield, while Joe Wrask went 2-3 with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored. Ryan Kohler finished the night
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Big Inning Pushes Girard to Victory
Girard scored five runs in the sixth inning and went on to defeat Ursuline, 8-2, in a Division III District Semifinal game held at South Range High School on Wednesday. Leading 3-2, the Lady Indians used a pair of doubles to highlight the scoring. Both teams scored a run in the first inning. Ursuline scored another in the third before
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Lady Bulldogs Back to Regionals
Poland is returning to the Division II Softball Regionals following an 8-1 win over arch-rival Canfield in the District Championship game on Wednesday in Allliance. Pitcher Erin Gabriel struck out 14 batters, allowing just three hits and one earned run. She also added an RBI at the plate. Kalie Benson finished with two doubles and two RBIs, while Taylor Miokovic
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Five-Run Ninth Dooms Boardman
Chardon plated five runs in the top of the ninth inning to beat Boardman, 7-2, in the Division I District Semifinals. Brady Lawrence laid down a bunt, allowing the go-ahead run to score for the Hilltoppers. Later in the ninth, Chardon wasn't finished scoring. Brandon Lescoezec lined one to center. Two more runs scored for the Hilltoppers. Chardon advances to
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Swipas Leads Champion to Finals
Lindsay Swipas struck out eleven and finished with a pair of hits at the plate to lead Champion past Pymatuning Valley, 5-1, in the Division III District Semifinals on Wednesday. Swipas finished with a double and an RBI for the Golden Flashes. Sierra Blackson added a pair of doubles and an RBI in the win. Champion advances to face the
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East Palestine Rallies Past Falls
East Palestine scored two runs in the fifth inning to rally past Newton Falls, 2-1, in a Division III District Semfinal game at South Range High School on Wednesday. Carly Blair led the way for the Bulldogs, tallying three hits, including a triple. She scored a run and added an RBI. Karly Pence was the winning pitcher. She recorded seven
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NEO Division 1 District Track Results
NEO Division 1 District Track Meet 2012 Austintown Fitch High School Results Event 1 Women 4x800 Meter Relay ========================================================================= Final-Top 4 teams advance to regional School Seed Finals ========================================================================= Finals 1 Kent Roosevelt 9:46.00 9:49.55 1) Maya Davis 10 2) Sarah McClure 11 3) Libby Bradford 11 4) Maggie Connell 12 2 Canfield 10:10.00 9:53.57 1) Marla Marucci 12 2)
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D10 Class AAA Track & Field Results
District 10 Track and Field Class AAA Championship Results May 16, 2012 at Harbor Creek High School Local Winners Boys 3200-Meter Relay: Grove City (Alex Kanby, Daniel Jaskowak, Ian Brown, John Scott Somora), 8:00:51 100-Meter Dash: Grove City (Erik Record), 11:14 1,600-Meter: Grove City (Daniel Jaskowak), 4:21:57 Girls 3,200-Meter Relay: Grove City (Abby Casalnova, Mariah Treiber, Kara McClain, Lauren Decker),
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YSU Softball: Record-Breaking Season
The Youngstown State softball recently concluded one of the best offensive seasons in the 33-year history of the program. The Guins finished with a 29-21-1 overall record and a fourth-place 12-10 mark in the Horizon League. Finishing with the second most wins in school history and a seven-win improvement in Horizon League play, Head Coach Brian Campbell was named the
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OHSAA Competitive Balance Issue Fails
Thirteen of the 14 proposed Ohio High School Athletic Association Constitution and Bylaw revisions passed as voted upon by OHSAA member schools, Commissioner Daniel B. Ross, Ph.D., has announced. Changes were approved to three Constitution items and 10 Bylaw items. The bylaw issue that did not pass for the second consecutive year was a proposal to change how schools are
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D4 Baseball Preview: JFK-Springfield
2012 Division IV Struthers District Baseball Championship Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. at Cene Park #19 Warren JFK (17-4-1) vs. Springfield (21-5) Past Two Meetings April 28, 2012 (Game 2) - Springfield, 11-1 April 28, 2012 (Game 1) - Springfield, 15-4 Warren Kennedy takes on Springfield for the opportunity to play in the Regionals next Thursday. The Eagles,
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Ursuline's Berry Keys Walk-Off Win
Tannor Berry's RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning gave Ursuline a 3-2 walk-off win in the Division III District Championship on Tuesday at Cene Park. Matt Lacko scored the game-winning run for the Irish. Harry Finelli put the Irish on the board with an RBI double in the first inning. The lead increased to 2-0 when Tannor
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7 Run 5th Leads Kennedy to Finals
Warren JFK plated seven runs in the bottom of the fifth inning en route to a 10-0 win over McDonald in the Division IV District Semifinals, Tuesday at Cene Park. The Eagles got on the board in the bottom of the second when Chandler Diles hit a slow-grounder to third off Joe Canaan. Marco Macali raced in to score to