Austintown Sports Briefs

Hall of Fame to induct new additions

The Austintown Fitch High School Athletic Hall of Fame will induct several new addictions the weekend of Oct. 2-3. This year’s inductees include Jack Betts (contributor), Amy Evans Deifenderfer (track/cross country), Greg Faunda (wrestling), Mike McGlynn (football), Michele McKee Mercer (softball), Robert Naples (basketball), Janet Polish (tennis player and coach), Ashley Case Sletvoid (volleyball/track), Steve Sletvoid (wrestling), Tricia Beaudis Smart (volleyball/softball), Chaka Wallace (track), Fitch wrestling teams 1974/1975 and 1975/1976 and Fitch boys basketball team 1958.

Register for the Austintown Colts

The Austintown Colts Youth Football 2015 registration will take place on, June 13 and 27 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Austintown Township Hall, located at 82 Ohltown Road in Austintown. The registration fee is $75 for the first player or cheerleader and $55 for each additional child, which can be paid by cash, check, Mastercard or Visa. Additional costs are required. The Austintown Colts team and cheerleaders are open to all boys and girls who are ages 6-12 on or after July 31. Bring a photocopy of each child’s birth certificate, as well as an open enrollment acceptance letter for the 2015-2016 school year. For more information, visit the team’s website at www.austintowncolts.com, friend them on Facebook (Austintown Colts) or email at bbellish1@yahoo.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.