SPORTS

Football and the Valley basically go hand-in-hand and that was evident on Saturday for campers at Ursuline and United Local.

14-year-old Jonathan Culp has smashed record after record this season in Mineral Ridge Track & Field.

Sunday looks like a perfect day for a bike ride, and if you're traveling along Belmont Avenue you'll likely notice quite a few of them. The Build a Better Belmont Coalition's Second Annual Bike Belmont happens Sunday, May 19th. Organizers expect to see as many as 150 riders, doubling last year's participants. The registration deadline has passed.

On Deck: Winner advances to play the winner of (3) LaBrae and (11) Crestview in a district final at Struthers on May 22. For the Record: Perry has been a constant all season and started the postseason on the same note, with a strong showing from the batter’s box. The Pirates have scored 161 runs this season, highlighted by Cade Henderson and Owen McKoon, who have combined for 63 runs. McKoon is also among the News-Herald area leaders in batting average (.493), doubles (seven) and triples (four). Henderson (.400), and Luke Sivon (.397) have also been strong from the plate. Perry has been consistent up and down the batting order all season. Four Pirates pitchers have been strong all with sub 3.00 ERAs highlighted by Aiden Bowman with a 2.00 ERA. Both Logan Buehner and Pentek each have more than 35 strikeouts. … Berkshire had an up-and-down end to the regular season but got its groove back just before the postseason. The Badgers defeated Bristol and Wickliffe, the latter clinching the CVC Valley title. They are led by Patrick Brancel who has been strong from the plate all season, hitting .483 with 14 RBI and 10 doubles. The bats of Ethan Martin (.352) and Sam Barcikoski (.311) have been just as strong from the plate for a well-hitting middle of the order. Brancel and Martin each have recorded four or more wins on the season and have ERAs under 2.00. It will be a battle of strength vs. strength to advance to the final.

Dawning the Maze and Blue has always been a dream for Palko, one that started at a young age.

Champion topped Lakeview 4-0 on Thursday afternoon.

The Mahoning Valley Coaches Association & Scouting Ohio.com present the 38th annual Jack Arvin All Star Football Classic, Thursday, June 6th at Mineral Ridge High School. The game features seniors from Mahoning & Columbiana counties against Trumbull County. Coaching Mahoning/Columbiana is Jackson Milton Head Coach Nathan Brode and the Blue...

West Middlesex Track star, Luke Schneider, is racing for state title for West Middlesex, in Pennsylvania high school track and field.

Canfield senior ace Malena Toth reached 800 career strikeouts and 60 wins during a 7-1 victory over Massillon Tuslaw on Saturday.

With the pressure to excel on the field and in the classroom, student-athletes face unique challenges that can take a toll on their mental well-being. Youngstown State University (YSU) is taking the moment to focus on the mental well-being of student-athletes. "It's certainly a transition for them in life and...

HUBBARD — Marlington High School senior Audrey Miller was hoping for one-more at-bat against Canfield ace Malena Toth. The Dukes' shortstop had two of her team's three hits and had walked in another at-bat in Thursday's Division II district softball final at Hubbard High School. But Miller watched from...

The Youngstown State football alumni held its annual golf outing today at the Youngstown Country Club. The event brought in more than 100 former alumni and supporters of the football program. Although it rained for much of the outing, the golfers renewed friendships and stories. New for the 2024 season...

The Raiders advance to the regional semifinals on May 22.

Work is moving on two facilities at Youngstown State as Beeghly Center is undergoing a seat renovation and the WATTS is getting new turf. All of the red seats are out of Beeghly and workers have half of the upper deck bleachers removed from the west side. They expect to take a couple more weeks to have all the bleachers removed.

SALEM — This was a tone setter. It also was a reminder that Marlington's boys 3,200-meter relay is the team to beat in Division II again. The Dukes broke their own district-meet record Thursday night at Sebo Stadium. Luke Ryan, Michael Nicholls, Logan Citino and Colin Cernansky ran a 7:47.17 to shatter the old record of 7:58.04 Marlington set in 2022.

The Rams have won two sectional crowns in the past three seasons.

Cathedral Prep gave up the first runs on Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Sharpsville Blue Devils 11-10. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cathedral Prep. Madison Simmerman made a big impact while hitting...