TRUMBULL COACHES Player of the Year Banquet & nominees The 26th annual Trumbull County Coaches Association Basketball Player of the Year Banquet is set for 7 p.m. today at Leo’s Ristorante,

Guests: Each Trumbull County high school is invited to nominate one senior boy and one senior girl for consideration for the organization’s annual awards.

Speaker: Indiana (Pa.) University men’s basketball coach Joe Lombardi is the featured speaker. Lombardi has led the Crimson Hawks to four consecutive Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles and five straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearances. IUP was the national runner-up in 2010.

Tickets: Price is $25. To order tickets, call 330-872-0905, extension 7329.

Player of the Year nominees: Badger — Matt Kraml. Bloomfield — Isiah Noce. Bristol — Chad Oliver, Allyson Jones. Brookfield — Jeremy Quinlan, Tori Thompson. Champion — Clay Hall, Mackenzie Kiser. Girard — Evan Delbene, Miranda Boyle. Howland — John-Mark Weisman, Taylor Ginnis. Hubbard — Jordan Thompson, Julia Clemente. LaBrae — John Richards, Ashlee Stubbs. Lakeview — Brandon Bensing, Rebecca Mansell. Liberty — Torry Cato, Kimberly Staples. Lordstown — Samantha Heverly. Maplewood — Aaron Schwartz, Allison Bell. Mathews — Andrew Morgan, Dana Omerzo. McDonald — Stephen Politano, Alyssa Streb. Mineral Ridge — Pierce Rassega, Christy Digman. Newton Falls — Dale Kernen, Danielle King. Southington — Eric Allen Heikkila, Amber Dietz. Warren Harding: O’sha Jackson, AuDreyonna Baldridge. Warren JFK — Dominic Naples.

Staff report