Entries by Anthony Hartwig

NEIDER NAILS FREE THROW RECORD IN WILDCATS WIN

NILES OH- Over the past couple decades, this rivalry has been one sided by the Lady Wildcats of Struthers who came into the game with an eight and five record.  Meanwhile after a big time game winning three against Mineral Ridge, the Niles McKinley Lady Red Dragons showed the momentum heading into 2023. However, that […]

POLAND WINS WITH SIGNATURE DEFENSE

POLAND OH- Poland has been headlined by their defense over the years, especially during their time atop the NE8.  They needed every ounce of their vaunted pressure on Thursday as Hubbard came in to their field house. The Eagles have a formidable defense in their own right. They gave the Bulldogs fits all night. After […]

FITCH SECURES FIRST CONFERENCE WIN

AUSTINTOWN OH- For The Austintown-Fitch Falcons girls basketball team, The All-American Conference (AAC) has been a challenge when it comes to conference games this season. With Fitch facing off against the likes of Canfield, Boardman and Howland this season, and despite being competitive, coming up short in those three contests. However, Wednesday night saw The […]

VIKINGS DEFENSE UP FOR THE TASK

MINERAL RIDGE,OH- The Waterloo Vikings traveled to the Ridge tonight to take on the Lady Rams. It was a very fast paced and back and forth first half as the Rams defense was on que. Waterloo led 19-13 at the half. Waterloo adjusted heavily on the defensive side during the second half only allowing the […]

WATERLOO TAKES BLUE JAYS BEST PUNCH

ATWATER OH- On the Tuesday following The New Years, The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference (MVAC) had conference contests in both The Scarlet and Gray Divisions. One of those respective games would be held in Fred Brookover Gymnasium in Atwater, Ohio. Where The Waterloo Vikings played host to The Jackson-Milton Blue Jays where both teams were […]

URSULINE SLOWLY BUT SURELY WARES DOWN RAIDERS

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- The Ursuline Fighting Irish kicked off their 2023 with a great matchup as they hosted the Warren G. Harding Raiders Tuesday night. Whenever these two schools face off, you just know you’re going to get a good show. The two did not disappoint early on as it seemed that we were looking at […]

QUAKERS MEAN BUSINESS IN GIRARD

GIRARD OH- Salem is no stranger to coming away with big wins. On Tuesday night the Quakers went on the road and beat one of the hottest basketball teams our area has to offer. The Quakers held down Girard and pulled off the massive win 54-50.  The third quarter was key, as the Quakers came […]

SPRINGFIELD BATTLES TO VICTORY

BERLIN CENTER, Ohio – Conner Hudran and Seandelle Gardner combined for forty points in Springfield’s 66-53 road victory over Western Reserve. The two conference foes trailed blows in a first quarter highlighted by eight made three pointers between the two teams. Seandelle Gardner for Springfield led the team for the quarter with two as did […]

EAST HOLDS STRONG ON THEIR HOME FLOOR

Youngstown OH- The West Branch boys basketball team traveled to Youngstown to take on the East Golden Bears last night hoping to gather a road victory. That, unfortunately, did not happen as East walked away with a very impressive 43-32 victory. East has been having quite the season after winning just  1 game in last […]

GARFIELD KNOWS HOW TO GET IT DONE

CHAMPION, OH- The Garrettsville Garfield G-Men traveled to Champion tonight to take on the Golden Flashes. It was a strong first half by both teams as it was just a 25-24 Champion lead at the half. Preston Gedeon and the G-Men pulled away in the second half making major adjustments on the defensive side which […]