Austintown Sports Briefs

Softball sign-ups set for Austintown league

Austintown girls softball league (slow-pitch) sign-ups, which are open to all Mahoning Valley girls, will be at the Austintown Township hall Jan. 5-6 from noon until 4 p.m. There will also be a free skills clinic at Austintown Middle School from 3-5 p.m. on Jan. 19. Additional sign-ups will be Feb. 2, 3, 16, and 17 from noon until 4 p.m.

Fitch girls basketball wins AAC opener

The Austintown Fitch varsity girls basketball team remained undefeated after a 58-26 win over Hubbard Dec. 13.

Cassie Custer had 14 points and nine rebounds and Megan Sefcik added 10 points, 10 rebounds and three steals as Fitch (6-0, 1-0) won the All-American Conference American Division opener. The Falcons led 38-15 at halftime.

Youth baseball, softball sign-ups set

Registration for the 2013 Austintown Community Baseball and Fastpitch Softball seasons will be Jan. 19-20 and 26-27 from noon to 4 p.m. All sign-ups will be at Champ Field (600 N. Raccoon Road) in the Stryffeler Indoor Training Center. Call 330-717-6459 for information.

Fitch boys bowlers top Niles

The Fitch boys bowling team scored a 2,899-2,219 win over Niles Dec. 19.

DJ Learn rolled a 289 and 537 series to lead the Falcons. Corey Cox added a 258 and 246 (504 series) and Kyle Condrick had a 222 and 244 (466). Kyle Sharisky (212), Tim Ponzi (204), John Greenlund (204) and Chris Mauro (182) also contributed.

Varsity girls beat Poland 52-32

Megan Sefcik scored 19 points and had eight steals to lead Fitch to a 52-32 win over Poland Dec. 20. The Falcons led 27-10 at halftime. Brenda Thompson added 12 points.

Neighbors wants your sports news

If you’re a winter sports coach or the parent of an athlete, we need your 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. You don’t have to be a writer — 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.

Neighbors wants your sports news

It’s getting cold outside and the snow will be flying before you know it. That’s the bad news. But here’s the good news: It’s winter sports season.

Your young athletes have already started practicing and games will be starting before the end of this month. It promises to be a great season filled with game-winning shots, wrestling tournaments, strikes and spares, balance beam 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.

We can only do that if you commit to sending us game reports and photos each week. If you send it, it will get in.

You can email us at neighbors@vindy.com. You don’t have to be a writer — 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.