Austintown Sports Briefs

Girls volleyball has loss

The Austintown Fitch varsity girls volleyball team lost to Jefferson Area with scores of 25-19, 20-25, 25-20 and 25-21 on Oct. 4. Top players for Fitch included Shelby Bundy (four aces, 10 points), Sarah Obradovich (50 attacks, 21 kills, six assists, two blocks), Katarina Lewis (29 set attempts, 14 assists), Andrea Fitzgerald (two blocks) and Keara Katcher (17 serve receptions, 20 digs).

Fitch volleyball defeated

Berlin Western Reserve defeat the Austintown Fitch varsity volleyball team with scores of 25-23, 25-13 and 26-24 on Oct. 2. Top layers for Fitch included Sarah Obradovich (18 kills, 14 digs, 20 serve receptions), Katarina Lewis (15 assist), Keara Katcher (14 digs), Alex Connors (seven points, two aces) and Alyssa Spear (five blocks).

MVCA basketball coaches’ meeting

The Mahoning Valley Coaches’ Executive Committee will be hosting a preseason meeting for all girls and boys basketball coaches that are part of MVCA. The meeting will take place on Oct. 16 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the gymnasium at Canfield High School. Many important topics related to Association will be discussed at this meeting. If you should have any questions, concerns, or comments, contact Todd Muckleroy (Canfield Basketball Coach) at tmuckleroy@canfieldschools.net.

Fitch varsity team defeated

On Sept. 30, Austintown Fitch varsity volleyball was defeated by Hubbard with scores of 25-22, 25-17 and 25-19. Top players for Fitch included Sarah Obradovich (eight kills, seven points, two aces), Katarina Lewis (seven assists) and Alex Connors 18 digs. The junior varsity team was victorious with scores of 25-20 both games.

PAV training Oct. 22

On Oct. 22, Northside Medical Center Sports Medicine will be hosting a Pupil Activity Validation training (PAV) at Austintown Fitch High School. The training will be offered from 6-8 p.m. in the media center. This training is open to all coaches. There will be a $25 fee to all non-Austintown coaches. Contact Kyle Radak at kradak@austintownschools.org for more information.

Neighbors wants fall sports news

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