Boardman Sports Briefs

Popio helps baseball to second straight split

2012 Boardman graduate and baseball alumni, Dan Popio is a is first year member of the Mercyhurst baseball team after transfering from YSU. Popio’s RBI double with two outs in the top of the seventh inning of game one broke a 2-2 tie and lifted the Mercyhurst University baseball team to a 3-2 victory in the opening game of the doubleheader against the Vulcans of California.

The Vulcans responded with a 5-0 victory in game two as the teams played to a split for the second consecutive day. Mercyhurst moved to 20-10 overall and 12-6 in the PSAC Western Division while California moved to 20-15 overall and 8-10 in league play.

Neighbors wants spring sports news

It’s spring sports season. Neighbors wants to be there every step of the way. If you’re a spring 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.

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

Send us your news

If you’re a spring 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.