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In the game of high school football, special teams play is one aspect of the game that does not get a lot of attention. For the Carrollton Warriors Saturday at Akron, it was the special teams that lifted the Warriors to a 10-7 win over the Garfield Rams. When asked...

15th-ranked Louisville makes its first road trip of the season at No. 16 Notre Dame on Saturday. No. 15 Louisville (3-0) continues to step up in competition with its fourth game of the season taking the team to No. 16 Notre Dame (3-1). The Cardinals are currently 6.5-point dogs in the team's first road game of 2024.

BELOIT OH- West Branch dominated on Wednesday, running over conference rival Carrollton with an 11-1 blowout. The scoring came from all over the field—Emma Klingensmith, Alinee Bacconi, and Carly Loper each found the back of the net twice, while Ellie Tucker, Hailie Singer, Audrey Eaton, Caidee Schroeder, and Presley Egli all added a goal apiece to round out the relentless offense. In goal, Tallie Muniz only needed one save to lock down the win for the Warriors.

Minerva hasn't had much luck against West Branch recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Minerva Lions are taking a road trip to square off against the West Branch Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches. Having struggled...

CARROLLTON OH- West Branch hit the road Tuesday night and made quick work of Carrollton, cruising to an 8-1 victory. Gavin Clemens was the star of the night, netting a hat trick and tying the school record for career goals with 41. He also added an assist. Xander Culbertson contributed with a goal and an assist, while Kasen Weaver, Cruz Leone, Ezra Bickle, and Leonel Gonzales each found the back of the net as well. Leone and Gonzales also chipped in with assists, along with Reed Martucci and Noah Dean. Devon West held things down in goal with 5 saves.

EAST PAKESTINE OH- Lisbon had to dig deep Thursday night to notch their 10th win, battling East Palestine to five sets and coming out on top (25-20, 23-25, 20-25, 25-20, 15-13). Cheyanne Nez led the Blue Devils’ attack with 16 kills, 3 aces, and 3 digs. Isabella Lannon chipped in...

Minerva won the Eastern Buckeye boys golf tournament Sept. 18 and placed second in the final league standings. It was the first league title for Minerva in the last seven years and only the second time in school history. “Our guys came out and played really well all day. It...

BELOIT OH- West Branch dominated in the EBC on Tuesday, rolling past Carrollton in straight sets (25-13, 25-13, 25-14). Audrey Ring was unstoppable with 10 kills, 4 aces, 8 blocks, and 5 digs. Kendyll Kaley added 7 kills, 6 blocks, and an ace, while Abigail Janosik chipped in with 6 kills. Isabel Martig and Josie Milliken each dished out 14 assists and picked up 9 digs. Ragan Greeneisen was all over the place, racking up 25 digs, 5 aces, 2 kills, and 5 assists.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Months of research led to a series, "Year of the Quarterback," being presented in three waves. The first wave — 10 articles covering the volatile new world of the transfer portal — was published recently. This is the fifth story in the second wave, which tracks then-and-now journeys of 10 Stark County quarterbacks. A rule of thumb for quarterbacks: It's way harder to find the field in college than it is in high school. ...

Marlington High School will celebrate homecoming this weekend, with the crowning of its fall court on Friday night before the Dukes’ home game against Carrollton. Recognition of the 2024 duke and duchess and the other members of the will begin at 6:20 p.m. The school’s homecoming dance will be 7 p.m. Saturday in...

All Games Start at 7:00 p.m. Unless Otherwise Noted. East 0 Dohn Community 0 | 3:00 p.m. *Iroquois 0 Kennedy Catholic 0 | 12:00 p.m. *We will have highlights for games with an asterisk.

SALEM, OH — A handful of racers picked up Ironman trophies at the IHRA Division 3 (North Stars) Summit Team Finals Race of Champions at Quaker City Motorsports Park. Timmy Roe (Top), Jake Pataki (Mod), Doug Thompson (Sportsman), Chris Sulkowski (Motorcycle) and Brayden Baehr (Junior Dragster) earned victories in their respective classes.

The Salem girls tennis team defeated East Liverpool for the second time this fall season. Salem won all three singles matches in straight sets. Hadley Carlisle, Memphis Haueter, and Meadow Anderson won a combined total of 36 games in their singles matches and dropped only 2 games. East Liverpool played a strong doubles line up this meeting and won both first and second doubles in straight sets. This is Salem’s last regular season match of the season moving the team to 15 – 2 overall. They will begin the sectional tournament Tuesday October 1st starting at 9am. The singles tournament will be held at Boardman High School and doubles tournament at Poland High School.

The cross country teams competed in the Sandy Valley Cross Country Invitational this past Saturday. The girls race had over 130 runners in it. Kamdin Snider captured a 7th place medal while teammate Lyla Blazek crossed the finish line in 10th place to earn a medal. 7th grader Raylyn Webster continues to impress finishing 42nd. She was the 15th 7th grader to cross the finish line.

The top four teams posted one-sided wins to maintain their standing in this week’s mahoningmatters.com Super 7 high school football poll. Austintown Fitch, which has been ranked No. 1 all season, went on the road Saturday afternoon and cruised to a 44-7 win over the Akron Buchtel Griffins. The...

ALLIANCE -- The College of Wooster men's soccer team took a 2-0 loss at The University of Mount Union on Wednesday. Wooster was on its heels in the first half but kept the game scoreless. Mount Union finally broke the tie in the 55th minute on a score from Adam Kalvitz.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes are home once again this weekend where they'll face No. 13 Louisville on Sunday at 1 p.m. Information on live stats and streaming for the match can be found on the schedule page of OhioStateBuckeyes.com. The Basics. Ohio State vs....

The Carrollton Warriors lost 7-3 to the Crestview Rebels on Thursday. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games. Carrollton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7-2. As for Crestview, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-6. Carrollton will face off...

The Salem Quakers High School Cross Country teams, in dominating fashion on their home course, won the Columbiana County Championship Cross Country meet. It marked the 10th straight season the high school girls and boys were both able to claim the team titles. The Lady Quakers started the day with placing their 7 varsity runners all in the top 7 scoring only 23 points. Leading the way in her return to the course was Maggie Hopple (2nd-1st Team All-County) followed by Maggie Hall (3rd-1st Team All-County), Cassidy Wallace (5th-1st Team All-County), Klaire Jaquette (6th-1st Team All-County), Laura Hovorka (7th-1st Team All-County), Liliana Pimentel-Alexander (10th-2nd Team All-County) and Paige Menough (11th-2nd Team All-County). Also 2nd Team All-County was Emily Sinsley (12th) and then Honorable Mention All-County Chloe Webber (15th) and Lili Duko (17th). The boys followed the girls lead winning with just 20 points; 6 of the top 9 spots. Sam Yakubek not only led the Quakers, but also the entire field on his way to being crowned the individual Columbiana County Champion! Then was Parker Warren (3rd-1st Team All-County), Luke Stephens (5th-1st Team All-County), Aiden Wright (7th-1st Team All-County), Cooper Barth (8th-2nd Team All-County) and Alex Rea (9th-2nd Team All-County). Also 2nd Team All-County was Colton Hall (14th) and then Honorable Mention All-County CJ Siembida (16th) and Jackson Dowd (20th).

The Salem Quakers will take on the Alliance Aviators at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last. Salem is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 32-25 to...