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No dance for YSU women

INDIANAPOLIS — In Monday’s Horizon League semifinal against Cleveland State, a big fourth quarter propelled the Youngstown State women’s basketball team to victory. However, the Penguins couldn’t replicate that feat in Tuesday’s championship game against Green Bay. After trailing at halftime, the Phoenix flipped the script on the Penguins and controlled the second half to pull away late, handing YSU a devastating 57-49 defeat and capturing their third straight Horizon League tournament championship, as well as the league’s NCAA tournament autobid at Corteva Coliseum in ...

Three indoor state champions

GENEVA, Ohio — Three Columbiana County boys captured state championships at the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches Association 2026 indoor high school state track and field meet at the SPIRE Institute on Friday and Saturday. Salem senior Lucas Adams won the Division II ...

Rhodes, Kalaher top picks

CANTON — Crestview senior Addison Rhodes and Heartland Christian junior Collin Kalaher are more than district champions. Both were named players of the year in their respective divisions on the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association’s 2025-26 All-Northeast Inland District basketball teams announced Monday. Rhodes is the Division V district player of the year for a second straight season and is a four-time first-team selection for good reason. She led the Rebels to a 23-3 season and their first district title since 2007. She is Columbiana County’s all-time leading OHSAA scorer with ...

ALL-NORTHEAST INLAND DISTRICT BASKETBALL TEAMS

CANTON — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association All-Northeast Inland District basketball teams honors the top players from parts of Stark, Summit, Portage, Medina, Wayne, Trumbull, Columbiana, Mahoning and Ashland counties. The teams are selected by a media panel from the district: BOYS DIVISION I First Team Anthony Chavers, Canton McKinley, 6-4, sr., 15.5; Kaiden Loy, Massillon Jackson, 5-11, sr., 18.3; Issa White, Canton GlenOak, 6-1, sr., 17.9; Trey Drexler, Brunswick, 6-0, sr., 26.5; Sean Barnett, Brunswick, 6-5, sr., 17.6. Player of the Year: Trey Drexler, ...

SPORTSBRIEFING

Heartland Christian in regional semifinal BARBERTON — The third time was the charm for the Heartland Chrisitian boys basketball team. The Lions captured their first district title after a third straight trip to the district finals. Fourth-seeded Heartland (21-4) opens regional play against second-seeded Fairport Harding (22-2) at 6 p.m. today at Barberton High School. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for students. Heartland beat Fairport Harding, 69-66, in a district semifinal last season before losing to Jeromesville Hillsdale, 73-54. In today’s nightcap, fifth-seeded ...

Schmidt grabs 215-pound state title

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen senior Noah Schmidt ended his high school career at the top of the podium on Saturday the West Virginia state wrestling championships at Mountain Health Arena. Schmidt conquered Shady Spring senior Joey Cowger in a 7-1 decision in the 215-pound Div. II final. Schmidt scored a point an escape point early in the second period and closed the match with two takedowns in the final seconds to pull away. No. 2 ranked Schmidt (47-6) dropped down from 285 this season because he believed the pathway to a state title was clearer. Last season at 285 he lost a ...