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Crowd breaks attendance record at Eastwood Field
NILES, Ohio (WKBN) — An attendance record has been broken at the Eastwood Field. Thursday’s Mahoning Valley Scrappers game was 7 17 Credit Union’s Financial Wellness Night, and according to a news release, 7,869 fans were in attendance. The Scrappers beat the State College Spikes 16-8. “We...
Former Windham Coach Michael Chaffee ready to howl with Huskies volleyball
Even early in his retirement, former Windham Bombers’ volleyball Coach Michael Chaffee is not content with just taking long walks or playing pickleball. He is a teacher at his core and is eager to get back to his roots, having been announced as Cardinal’s new volleyball coach in April.
Pinball wizard: Rob Berk of Past Times Arcade holds Guinness World Record
Ever since he was a young boy, Rob Berk played the silver ball. “Probably [my] first memories of pinball were growing up as a young guy, maybe 5 or 6 years old, and going in the basement of my parent’s home and seeing this contraption down there and not knowing what it was,” Berk said. “It was a pinball machine.”
AUSTINTOWN HEADING BACK TO REGIONALS
AUSTINTOWN OH- Just one summer ago, the Austintown 12U softball team captivated everyone in the community with a run all the way to the Little League World Series. Although the team eventually fell short of their ultimate goal to win the World Series, they got a taste of what success was like, and they wanted more. This season, Austintown returns a core of talent from that team, and now they’re on the doorstep of going right back to the World Series.
Fitch replenishes with another talented group
Over the years, people around the Valley have grown accustomed to the talent throughout the Austintown Fitch football program. They saw it again last year when the program sent nearly double-digit players to the next level to continue their college football careers, and now they have to fill some of those spots.
Hiram athletics preparing to add three new sports for 2025-26 school year
Hiram College’s pending move to the President’s Athletic Conference for the 2025-26 school year will also see significant changes in the its athletic program. The Terriers will be adding three new sports when they join the PAC in women’s lacrosse, women’s bowling and men’s ice hockey.
Southern University’s Jerry Burkett Signs With Mahoning Valley Scrappers of MLB Draft League
Southern University baseball pitcher Jerry Burkett has signed with the Mahoning Valley Scrappers of the Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft League. Burkett will pitch his home games at Eastwood Field, in Niles, Ohio. Burkett was a mainstay in the bullpen pitching rotation for four seasons. This past season in 20...
RESULTS: 2024 NOPGA Collegiate Series – Youngstown
MEN 18-22 1. Brian Myers, Wadsworth, OH, 2023, *33 -3 11. Caden Buxton, West Middlesex, PA, 2024, *41 +5. 11. Artie Reginelli, Broadview Heights, OH, 2023, *41 +5. 15. Desmond Norris, Garfield Hts, OH, 2020, *43 +7. 15. Bryce Van Horn, Cortland, OH, 2024, *43 +7. 17. Cooper Krieg, Geneva,...
YSU Earns Spot on AVCA Academic Award List
For the 11th straight season, the Youngstown State volleyball team has earned the American Volleyball Coaches Association Team Academic Award, sponsored by INTENT. The Penguins were among more than 1,400 collegiate and high school volleyball programs that maintained a year-long grade-point average of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or 4.1 on a 5.0 scale) and earned the award for excellence in the classroom.
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