Canfield Sports Briefs

Youth wrestlers take second at dual tournament

The Canfield youth wrestling team finished second overall at the West Branch Duals on Dec. 29.

The squad rebounded from an early 58-57 loss to Lake to beat Tuslaw (54-45), Carrollton (66-49) and area rival Austintown (77-33). In the finals, the Cards faced a strong Akron Buchtel team, who outscored Canfield, 72-39.

Nick Crawford went 5-0 on the day for Canfield, winning all five by pin. He was awarded team MVP honors. Three others went undefeated, including Alec Herman (4-0), Michael O’Horo (2-0) and Zach Smith (1-0).

Other big contributors were Ethan Fletcher (4-1), Carter Myers (4-1), Santino Marucci (3-2) and Tyler Stein (2-1). The rest of the team includes Brody Herman, Chris Altiere, Hayden Garner, Michael Baer, Logan Miller, Landon Biedelschies, Ron Angelilli, Sean O’Horo, McCoy Watkins, Sean Whitehead, Hunter Helminiak, Dominic Yozwiak, Aiden Burcsak, Cole Morell, Payton Kostelic, and Nathan Whitehead.

The week before, the team went 4-1 at the Wadsworth Duals, beating Lancaster, Wadsworth B, Copley and Green and losing to Akron North.

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 Feb. 2, 3, 16, and 17 from noon until 4 p.m.

Neighbors wants winter sports news

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.

Neighbors wants winter 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.