Entries by Anthony Hartwig

BRANT ALWAYS BRINGS IT

POLAND OH- Poland has something special in the water. They have consistently brought fantastic athletes through their sports program. The latest player to show off their talents in every sports season is current junior Mary Brant. Whether it is being a captain on the soccer pitch, one of the leading scorers on the basketball, or […]

MOONEY DOMINATES IN BATTLE OF THE BIRDS

Mooney lacrosse makes a dominant win over Canfield 17-1 on Saturday afternoon, right in time for the playoffs. Ella Szalay led with 6 goals, 5 assists, 9 draw controls, Addison Stacy had 5 goals. Natalie Blasko had 2 goals and 4 draw controls. Peyton Campbell, Frankie Cassesse, Angelee Blasko, and Maria Pecchia all had one […]

POLAND KEEPS THEIR MOMENTUM GOING

POLAND OH – The Poland Seminary Lady Bulldogs improved to 14-8 on the season with a 10-0 shutout of Northeast 8 rival Girard Lady Indians.  Senior Katie McDonald picked-up her 14th win of the season in the circle, scattering 2 hits over 5 innings, gathering 6 strikeouts and doubling at the plate. The Lady Bulldog offense […]

JAYS TAKE BATTLE OF TWO MVAC CHAMPIONS

By Michael Wolfgang  NORTH JACKSON, OHIO – A matchup of both MVAC champions gave the fans a nail biter that Jackson Milton came out on the winning end 4-3 over LaBrae. LaBrae seemed to be in control through the first four and a half innings, but that was when Jackson Milton put their foot down […]

NO HITTER CAPS CHAMPION’S PERFECT MVAC SEASON

Gabrielle Gradishar was brilliant on the rubber on Friday, as she threw a no-hitter to lead Champion  past Crestview 9-0. Champion secured the victory thanks to five runs in the fourth inning. Morgan Davis, Isabella Meyer, Abigail Meadors, and Addison Warzala all drove in runs in the frame. Champion got things started in the first […]

CRESTVIEW GOES DEEP INTO THE NIGHT FOR A VICTORY

COLUMBIANA, OHIO- The Crestview Rebels took the lead late and defeated Springfield 11-10 on Friday. The game was tied at ten with the Rebels batting in the bottom of the sixth when an error scored one run. Both offenses were strong at the plate as the Rebels collected 11 hits and the Tigers had 12 […]

HUBBARD BOUNCES BACK TO BLANK RAMS

HUBBARD, OHIO- The Mineral Ridge Rams fell behind early and couldn’t come back in a 9-0 loss to the Hubbard Eagles on Friday. The Eagles got things started early as they scored on a single by Gabe Rusnak in the first inning, a single by Jonny Adamson in the first inning, a error in the […]

WEST BRANCH COMES ONE RUN SHORT IN OFFENSIVE MARATHON

BELOIT, OHIO- The West Branch Warriors fought back after falling down by eight runs in the sixth inning, but the comeback fell just short though, in a 14-13 defeat to the Marlington Dukes on Friday. The Warriors managed ten runs in the failed comeback as Klary McKay, Addi Craven, Nicole Stoffer, McKay, Mikalyn Fitts, and […]

CANFIELD HONORS EIGHT SENIORS WITH A WIN

CANFIELD OH- Canfield won a contest against Columbiana on Friday, 5-3. They celebrated their eight seniors with a pregame ceremony. Canfield got things moving in the first inning, when Bella Kennedy laid down a sacrifice bunt, scoring two runs. Columbiana knotted the game up at two in the top of the second inning. They scored […]

CANFIELD SENIORS TAKEN CARE OF

CANFIELD OH- Canfield had all cylinders firing on offense on Thursday, winning big over Struthers 11-1. Canfield put up three runs in the fifth inning. Zain Jadallah, Stephen Maszczak, and AJ Havrilla each had RBIs in the big inning. Connor Miller was credited with the victory for Canfield. The righty surrendered one run on one […]