Entries by Richie Juliano

MINERAL RIDGE WITH SECOND NAIL BITING WIN OF THE WEEK

MCDONALD, OH- The Mineral Ridge Rams girls basketball team has been battle tested for close contests after picking up their second one point victory of the week. On Monday, the Rams got past LaBrae by one point and last night they defeated the Blue Devils 40-39. Mineral Ridge had a small lead to 11-8 after […]

CARDINALS BIG FIRST HALF PUSHES THEM PAST SPARTANS

BOARDMAN, OH- The Canfield Cardinals continued to impress with a ten point victory over the Boardman Spartans on Wednesday night. Canfield got off to a hot start in the first two quarters, and took the lead the entire way to pick up win number 14 of the season. Canfield came out of the gate firing […]

NEIDER NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION

STRUTHERS, OH- Struthers WIldcats girls basketball senior Chloe Neider is putting up some of the best numbers in all of the Mahoning County. Neider is averaging over 17 points per game in 2023, while also grabbing over 7 rebounds per game to lead the team as a point guard. She has also made 26 three […]

JONES HITS 1,000 CAREER POINTS IN BIG PERFORMANCE OVER GARFIELD

BROOKFIELD, OH- Warriors senior Isaiah Jones had a memorable night in the 75-70 win over Garfield, as he eclipsed 1,000 career points with a 32 point performance. Jones used his powerful frame to score 28 points within the three point line, while adding four more points from the charity stripe. The Brookfield Warriors had a […]

RAMS SCRAPE PAST VIKINGS IN MVAC PLAY

MINERAL RIDGE, OH- The Mineral Ridge Rams and the LaBrae Vikings met on Monday night in an MVAC scarlet vs gray match-up. The contest was neck and neck the entire way, but the Rams held on defensively in the fourth quarter to get past LaBrae. The Rams and Vikings were tied up at 24 heading […]

CARDINALS COME BACK TO BEAT URSULINE 58-50

CANFIELD, OH- The Canfield Cardinals hosted the Ursuline Irish in a non-conference boys’ basketball game on Tuesday night. These two programs are atop the best in the district this season in division two. The Irish had a comfortable lead in the first half, but a late spark by Canfield pushed them past the Irish by […]

DIVISION TWO AND THREE ALL-OHIO FOOTBALL TEAMS

COLUMBUS, OH- The The Division two and three football All-Ohio teams were announced this afternoon by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. The teams consist of multiple YSN players in both divisions two and three. Starting in division two, the Austintown Fitch Falcons had six players represented. On the first team all offense list was offensive […]

CANFIELD IMPROVES TO 2-0 WITH VICTORY OVER EAST

YOUNGSTOWN, OH- The Canfield Cardinals stayed undefeated with a 17 point victory over the East Golden Bears at East high school. The Cardinals took the first lead and led the entire game to beat East 69-52. Canfield was led by sophomore forward Ben Weaver who scored 16 points. Behind Weaver was Tony Russo who scored […]