From Staff Reports DAYTON — The Steubenville boys basketball team is a game away from its first state title. Big Red held Akron Hoban to three points in the final 3:45 and advanced to the Division III state championship game with a 60-58 win Thursday night at University of Dayton ...
GARFIELD HEIGHTS — Garfield Heights senior Marcus Johnson now has bragging rights in the family. A year after becoming Ohio’s Mr. Basketball like his father and coach, Sonny Johnson, he is now a two-time winner of the award. The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association (OPSMA) announced ...
West Branch throws flag BELOIT — West Branch’s flag football team will hold its first games on Sunday at Rayen Stadium in Youngstown. The Warriors will play Rootstown at 1 p.m. and Newton Falls at 3 p.m. West Branch will play 10 games on the season — all on the road — over five ...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Penn State is out to claim an elusive fifth straight NCAA Division I men’s wrestling title this weekend. The Nittany Lions have won four straight championships three times under coach Cael Sanderson, including the current run. He said the pressure to win a 13th title ...
Nastari 10th at nationals FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas — Penn State junior and former United High School state champion Kaleb Nastari raced in the NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Randal Tyson Track Center last weekend. Nastari joined Matt DeMatteo, Niko Schultz and ...
AKRON (AP) — Akron has already reached a milestone, becoming the first team to win the Mid-American Conference Tournament three straight years. The Zips have their sights set on another goal — an NCAA Tournament victory. In seven previous March Madness appearances, Akron has yet to ...
DAYTON (AP) — March Madness tips off with the First Four, featuring one of this season’s best stories in Miami (Ohio) and a matchup of formerly embattled head coaches in Texas’ Sean Miller and NC State’s Will Wade. Coming off their only loss of the season, the RedHawks have a chance ...
OAC award for Mercer ALLIANCE — Mount Union senior Sydney Mercer has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Hitter of the Week. Mercer — a West Branch High School graduate — helped lead the Purple Raiders to an 8-4 record during their spring break trip to South Commons Softball ...
COLUMBUS — Beaver Local sophomore Jake Hughes ended a 24-year school and Columbiana County state title drought with a 2-1 tiebreaker win over Bishop Watterson sophomore Tommy Rowlands in the Div. II 157-pound weight class on Sunday at the boys state wrestling tournament at the ...
COLUMBUS — Rematches against the No. 1 ranked wrestlers in the state in their respective weight classes didn’t change course for two area girls wrestlers who reached the championship final on Sunday at the girls state wrestling tournament at the Schottenstein Center. United Local ...