Poland Sports Briefs

Banfield inducted into Lacrosse Hall of Fame

Mara Banfield has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame. This is a very prestigious accomplishment. Banfield is currently the principal at Canfield Village Middle School. She resides in Poland with her husband Brian Banfield,athletic director of the Poland Schools. She has two step-sons Bryce and Blake Banfield.

Girls varisty basketball defeats East

Poland Seminary girls varsity basketball defeated East (Youngstown) on Jan. 26 with a score of 67-51. Bella Gajdos scoring 25 points and Theodora Constantine scoring 14 points helped lead the team to victory, along with Emily Melnek scoring nine points, Maggie Sebest scoring eight and Jillian Penman coming in with seven points. Libby Rubesa scored two points and Kaylin Donnadio and Emily Cammack each scoring one.

Girls varsity basketball falls to Struthers

Poland Seminary girls varsity basketball lost to Struthers on Jan. 24 with a score of 65-43. Bella Gajdos scoring 10 points and Emily Melnek, Theodora Constantine and Emily Cammack all scoring six points tried to take the team to victory. Libby Rubesa and Kaylin Donnadio both scored four points while Alea Nicholudis, Jillian Penman and Joelle Abi Habib scoring two points. Maggie Sebest scored one point.

Poland girls lose to Lakeview

Poland girls basketball loses to Lakeview on Jan. 28 with a score of 63-44. Emily Melnek was the top scorer of the night scoring 30 points. Libby Rubesa and Bella Gajdos were the second top scorers of the night scoring 26 points. Jillian Penman had 21 points while Theordora Constantine scored 22 points. Alea Nicholudis and Maggie Sebest scored nine points, Kaylin Dinnadio seven, Joelle Abi Habib three and Emily Cammack and Lexi Demain with one point each.

Youth softball clinic to be Feb. 14 and 21

A youth softball clinic is being offered at Poland Seminary High School on Feb. 14 and 21 from 8-10 a.m. The cost is $30. Registration forms can be found at www.polandgirlssoftball.com or call 330-507-1006 for details.

Send us your 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.

Neighbors wants winter sports news

The weather is getting colder and it’s now winter sports season. 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.

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