Boardman Sports Briefs

BGMS girls beat Center

The Glenwood eighth-grade girls basketball team picked up its first win of the season in the opening game against Center, beating them 39-12. Lauren Pavlansky led the way, scoring 27 points and grabbing two steals. Simone Comer had eight points and five steals. Maryssa Wagner and Aniyuh Spann each had scored two points. The seventh-grade girls lost to Center, 41-14. Leading scorers for BGMS were Ashley Clark (eight), Cassie Stitt (four) and Carly Amendola (two).

BGMS boys top Center

Boardman Glenwood’s seventh-grade boys defeated Center 45-40 in its opening game of the season. Leading the way was Antonio Page, who scored 14 points. Holden Lipke, Brian Terlesky and Jarod Wilson each added seven points, while Billy Cammack and Noah Falleti each scored five points. The BGMS eighth-grade boys basketball team lost to Center 42-38 to open the season. The team was led in scoring by JR Ryan with 14 points. Gaven Strines had eight points, Bryce Richey and Mark Smaldino each chipped in with six a piece.

Winter sports news

It’s winter sports season, and it promises to be a great season filled with game-winning shots, wrestling tournaments, strikes and spares, gymastic routines and swim meets.

Neighbors wants to be there every step of the way. If you’re a winter sports coach or the parent of an athlete, we need you help. In order to get teams and players the recognition they deserve, we want to showcase them in our pages. You can email us at neighbors@vindy.com. Just send us the information and we’ll put it all together. When emailing pictures, send them as JPEG files as large as possible. Provide caption information and where people are located from left to right, front row to back.

The sports news we’re looking for ranges from varsity high school teams down to middle school and even elementary and recreational leagues. And not just basketball — we want wrestling, bowling, swimming, gymnastics and hockey, too.

We look forward to hearing from you and celebrating this season’s successes.