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AREA GOLF RESULTS

2026 SPRING SCRAMBLE AT VALLEY CO-CHAMPS: Todd Snyder-Shawn Louk-George Duko-Jason Starcher (-13); Pam Rothermund-Robert Rothermund-Dante Losurdo-Jake Witt (-13). TIED FOR SECOND: Jim Santini-Larry Stacey-Jason Santini-Ben Larson (-12); Terry Davidson-Dave Johnstone Jr.-Shane Heasley-Mike Vargo (-12); Bob Perry-Tony Perry-Mike Mancuso-Steve Morris (-12). THIRD: Jonathan Welsh-Sam Henderson-Donavan Hickman-Ansom Weigam (-10). TIED FOR FOURTH: Bob Hall-Rob Hall-Anthony Hall-Nate Nesselrote (-8); Jeff Noling Sr.-Fred Unger-Tim Harrison-Jeff Noling Jr. (-8); Brad Kibler-Todd ...

Weather mostly wins the day on area diamonds

COLUMBIANA — The Crestview baseball team couldn’t beat the rain Friday and the Rebels have to wait to beat Beachwood. The 10th-seeded Rebels took a 9-8 lead over the 17th-seeded Bison before rain suspended the Division V sectional game entering the top of the sixth inning. The game is ...

Heartland's Grim reaches state again

AKRON — Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim is headed back to the Div. II state singles tournament for a third time. Grim knocked off two of his opponents on Friday at the Div. II district tournament on Friday at the Springside Athletic Club. The district tournament qualifies four ...

West Branch wins a thriller

BELOIT — Carter Thrasher was walked with bases loaded and nobody out in the bottom of the seventh to drive in Grady Close as West Branch edged Pepper Pike Orange 1-0 in a Div. IV sectional baseball game on Thursday. Carson Wike had two of West Branch's five hits. Jeremiah Thomas was strong with eight strikeouts and two walks over seven innings. Thomas threw 103 pitches with 66 for strikes. 19th seeded West Branch (12-13) will travel to No. 3 seed Norton at 5 p.m. on Tuesday in a district semifinal. Norton was a 3-0 winner over No. 21 seed Struthers on Tuesday. OR: ...

Geiss tracks down 3200 win at Div. V meet

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Area long jumpers leaped their way to the regional berths Thursday. Wellsville senior Clayten Kersey won the Springfield Division V district title with a jump of 20-feet-5 3/4 on his first attempt. He had the second-best jump on his next jump of 19-10. Kersey, a state ...

Quakers get on the road to regionals

AUSTINTOWN — They may have taken the district track meet out of Salem, but they can’t take away the Quakers’ winning ways. The Salem girls and boys combined for five district champions and eight more regional qualifiers at the Austintown Fitch Division III district meet Thursday. Both teams surged into the lead in the team standings with the girls totaling 57 points through four events at Falcon Stadium and the girls 45 points through five events. Girls district champions were junior Madolyn Gorby in the high jump (5-foot-0), junior Macey Troy in the shot put (36-4 1/2) and ...