Boardman Sports Briefs

Boardman boys track finish season

The Boardman boys track team concluded its season on May 29 with junior Nathan Hadley’s seventh place finish in the 3200. Hadley, a state and national qualifier in cross country and a national qualifier as well as a freshman record holder in track, spent most of the 2014 track season and all of the 2014 cross country season injured and unable to compete. The Spartans will return 63 of the 72 members of this year’s team next season and plan to welcome in a large freshman class to the track program.

Applewood Swim Club race/walk to be June 27

The Applewood Swim Club 5K race and 2 mile walk will take place on June 27 at 10 a.m. at the swim club, which is located at 850 Teakwood Dr. in Boardman. There also will be a fun run for children beginning at 9:30 a.m. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. After the race, drawings will take place for gift certificates and the pool will be open all day for participants and their families. Free hot dogs and chips will be available after the race/walk for all participants.

Run with the Knights

The St. Charles Knights of Columbus Council 11915 is hosting its fifth annual ‘Run with the Knights’ 5K run and walk at 9 a.m. on June 13 at St. Charles Parish, located on State Route 224 and Westview in Boardman. All proceeds will benefit the organization’s charitable endeavors. Call Butch Caimano at 330-301-0453 or obtain a registration form at www.kofccouncil11915.com.

Send Neighbors your news

If you’re a summer 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 spring sports news

The weather is warm and it’s now summer 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 about your teams successes.