HANOVERTON — A United boys basketball sectional title was four decades in the making. The 21st-seeded Eagles beat 23rd-seeded Mogadore, 60-55, Thursday for its first sectional championship since 1985. United improves to 12-10 and will play at third-seeded Smithville (17-5) in a district ...
Penguins stop Devils PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins surged past Jack Hughes and the reeling New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night. Tommy Novak, serving as the first-line center while captain Sidney Crosby recovers from a lower-body injury sustained at the Milan Cortina Olympics, picked up his 12th goal of the season. Blake Lizotte added an empty-netter late for Pittsburgh, which has won eight of 10 to move into second place in the crowded Metropolitan Division. Arturs Silovs stopped 28 ...
CANTON — Salem senior Ryan Folger will be on the podium today at the Div. II state swimming tournament at C.T. Branin Nataroium. Folger finished fifth in the 100-yard butterfly preliminary (50.44) to qualify for today’s finals. He was behind Oak Harbour’s Austin Sorg (48.52), Beachwood’s Derek Fan (48.54), University’s Paul Moody (49.17) and Hamilton Ross’s Luke Mignery (49.57). In the 100 breaststroke Folger took 19th (1:00.44). Beaver Local junior Cole Long advanced to the consolation final of the 200-yard IM by placing 10th in the preliminary (1:59.12). Long also ...
BOYS Mentor Lake Catholic 65, Crestview 30 MENTOR — The Mentor Lake Catholic boys basketball team is ending 2026 better than the Cougars started it. The 25th-seeded Cougars won for the second time this year with a 65-30 beating of 26th-seeded Crestview in a Division V sectional opener Wednesday night. Lake Catholic is 6-16 overall and 2-12 in 2026. The Cougars will play at sixth-seeded Fairview Park (15-7) in the sectional final at 1 p.m. Saturday. Crestview lost five of its last six games to finish the season with an 8-15 record. The Rebels held an early 3-2 lead, but ...
All-Eastern Buckeye Conference Boys Basketball First team Cameron Evanich (Marlington, Jr.), Gavin Gregory (West Branch, Sr.), Rowen Hoffee (Minerva, Sr.), JR Jackson (Alliance, Sr.), Tayvian Johnson (Carrollton, Soph.), Jeremiah Thomas (West Branch, Sr.) Second team Marcus Brooks (Carrollton, Jr.), Sam Hays (Alliance, Jr.), Jayven Johnson (Carrollton, Sr.), Owen Shick (Minerva, Sr.), Deontay Steele (Salem, Sr.), Parker Woods (Alliance, Jr.) Honorable mention Ty Manion (Salem, Jr.), Jack Andres (Salem, Soph.), Grady Hirst (West Branch, Jr.), Kasen Weaver (West Branch, Sr.), ...
All-Eastern Buckeye Conference Girls Basketball First team Kylie Ujcich (Carrollton, Sr.), Abby Knickerbocker (Salem, Jr.), Audrey Eaton (West Branch, Jr.), Madi Hoopes (West Branch, Fr.), Emma Shafer (Carrollton, Sr.), Ella Wittensoldner (Marlington, Sr.) Second team Bailee Pietz (Marlington, Soph.), Tallie Muniz (West Branch, Sr.), Ivy Bishop (Carrollton, Sr.), Ireland Kirkpatrick (Minerva, Sr.), Karlie Sampson (Salem, Sr.), Alli Kanagy (West Branch, Sr.) Honorable mention Peyton Graham (Alliance, Fr.), Baylie Young (Alliance, Jr.), Kamryn Shaw (Carrollton, Sr.), Kherrington ...
