Entries by Anthony Hartwig

EARLY TROUBLE MAKES CANFIELD STUMBLE

STRUTHERS, OHIO- The Canfield Cardinals watched the game slip away early and couldn’t recover in a 3-2 loss to the Mogadore Field Falcons on Wednesday in the Division II District Championship. The pitching was strong on both sides as the Falcons pitchers struck out six, while the Cardinals sat down five. The Falcons fired up […]

CARDINALS EASILY PLANT THEMSELVES IN REGIONAL FINAL

MACEDONIA, OHIO- The Canfield Cardinals cruised to an easy victory over The Holy Name Green Wave 12-2 on Wednesday in the regional semifinals. The Cardinals fired up the offense in the first inning when Hailey Freedy drove in one run with a single. The Cardinals then tallied five runs in the third inning as the […]

TIGERS TAKE THE NEXT STEP

NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- The Springfield Tigers  advanced to the Division IV District Championship with a 6-2 win over Heartland Christian on Tuesday. Kolten Ruark went the distance striking out 6 batters and only allowing four hits on the mound. Seandelle Gardner and Rayen Matey each had a hit and 2 RBIs in the win.  Vinny […]

JFK BLASTS RIGHT THROUGH THE SEMIFINALS

NEW MIDDLETOWN OH- JFK had no trouble on offense Tuesday, winning big over Bristol Panthers 11-1 in the district semifinals. The Eagles got on the board in the first inning when Dominic Ryan singled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run. JFK notched five runs in the third inning. Their big inning […]

LOUISVILLE STRIDES ON TO NEXT ROUND

MACEDONIA OH- Louisville was able to win a contest against GlenOak on Tuesday, 4-2 to secure a spot in the district championship game. Louisville opened up scoring in the first inning. Cole Miller drove in one when he singled. Zach Root earned the victory on the pitcher’s mound for the Leopards. Root allowed three hits […]

FALCONS SEE THEIR RUN COME TO A CLOSE

By Michael Wolfgang The 2023 season for Austintown Fitch came to a close Tuesday night after Walsh Jesuit knocked them out to win 9-0. Fitch fell behind by five runs early on and could never get things going to come up with a response to the Walsh eruption. Mason Eckelman, Matthew Serdinak, and Gavin Gubanyor […]

FITCH AND CANFIELD SHARE AAC GLORY

By Ty Bartell With countless area conferences being decided on both the baseball and softball side. However, The All-American Conference (AAC) has been hanging in the balance between two top area softball teams, Austintown-Fitch and Canfield since May 4th when nine innings could not decide a winner in a 3-3 tie. The two ball clubs […]

THE FERENS BUILD A FAMILY CULTURE

CANFIELD OH- With small high schools across the state, families seem to run deep in every hall way. There isn’t a school you could go to and not find a family name, or names  that are rich in the tradition of that school. South Range has a family that fits the mold perfectly, and it’s […]

GARFIELD SWATS AWAY THE HORNETS

Garfield had No drop me in Monday’s district semifinal as they blew out Kirtland 11-1. The G-Men got things started in the first inning when an error scored one run. Garfield scored five runs in the fifth inning. The rally was led by singles by Brandyn Bogucki and Vinnie Grandizio, by Aidan Hill, and an […]

SOUTH RANGE SURVIVES SCRAPPY FLASHES

By Michael Wolfgang NILES, OHIO – A four run bottom of the fourth inning is what ultimately propelled South Range to a 6-4 victory over Champion in the district semifinals Monday evening. The electric and explosive inning for South Range was put together by committee. Things got started when Gaven Nagy reached on a walk […]