Austintown Sports Briefs

Baseball camp in Aug.

BB Baseball will be conducting a instructional camp on Aug. 19 at the Westminster College baseball field in Wilmington, Pa. The camp instructors will be Westminster head baseball coach Tim Mulligan and professional baseball scout and head coach at Carnegie Mellon University, Claudio Reilsono. The camp will cover all aspects of the game and will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 1 p.m. To register, visit www.bbbaseballskills.com or call 724-699-5117 for more information.

Football tickets on sale

Season tickets for Austintown Fitch football games will be on sale this Thursday and Friday from 5-7:30 p.m. at the South Circle ticket office. The cost is $36 regular price and $30 for senior citizens for each season package and includes six home games. Other ticket prices for the 2012 season are $7 reserved, $6 general admission, and $4 for students (presale only).

Tickets will be available at the following locations: Fitch High School (Thursdays and Fridays during lunch hours), AMS (Fridays in the main office), Frank Ohl (Thursdays and Fridays in the main office), or the Austintown community center (Thursdays from 10 a.m.– 3 p.m.)

5K run to benefit team

The Lowellville volleyball team will be hosting Run with the Rockets, a 5K run and 1-mile fun walk in Lowellville on Aug. 18. For more information, visit www.runwiththerockets.yolasite.com.

Mooney football to play St. Ignatius

Defending state champion Cardinal Mooney will open its 2012 football season with a showdown against defending Division I state champion Cleveland St. Ignatius Aug. 25 at 7 p.m. at Cleveland Browns Stadium. The game is part of a doubleheader slated as the 44th Charity Game sponsored by the Cleveland Browns’ Foundation.

St. Ignatius and Cardinal Mooney have won 19 Ohio state championships between them. Tickets for the match-up are $10 in advance and $12 on game day and are available through the school treasurer’s office. One ticket will be good for both games. The first game of the day will feature North Royalton and Broadview Heights at 2 p.m.

1962 Fitch football reunion is Sept. 7-8

A reunion celebrating the 1962 Austintown Fitch Steel Valley Conference Championship Football Team will occur on Sept. 7-8. Various activities are planned, and former players, coaches and cheerleaders should contact Larry Pelanda at 330-519-7306, Frank Sachire at 330-518-0051 or Ron Whetson at 330-770-3844 for more information.