Outdoor basketball courts at Lowellville schools complex get upgrades

LOWELLVILLE — The outdoor basketball courts at Lowellville schools complex have undergone a face lift.

The renovations, which included resurfacing, leveling, painting and new rims and backboards, totaled around $35,000 and were made possible by donations from the DeFrank family, Lowellville Village Council and the Lowellville Board of Education, said Superintendent Eugene Thomas.

Dick’s Sporting Goods in Boardman donated equipment.

Domenic DeFrank, a 2014 Lowellville High School graduate, won a “Rise with the Rose” photo contest sponsored by Powerade. The prize was $25,000 to be spent on refurbishing a sports facility of his choice. Domenic DeFrank decided to dedicate the basketball court renovations in memory of his father John DeFrank Jr.