Poland Sports Briefs

Boys baseball claims another victory

The Poland Seminary High School varsity boys baseball team defeated Mohawk Pennsylvania with a score of 6-2 on May 9. Poland is now 21-3 on the season.

Poland topples South Range

The Poland boys baseball team defeated South Range in five innings with a score of 16-1. Top players for Poland were Matt Baker (winning pitcher). Anthony Calcagni (two hits, one home run) and Eric White (two hits).

Coaching position open

The varsity head wrestling coach position is officially open at Poland Seminary High School for the 2016-17 school year. An applicant with previous head varsity wrestling coaching experience is preferred. Interested parties should mail or email a letter of application to Mr. Brian Banfield, Athletic Director, 3199 Dobbins Road. Poland, Ohio 44514. The deadline for the application process is May 27.

Boys defeat Champion

The Poland Seminary High School boys baseball team was victorious over Champion with a score of 2-0. Top players for the game were Anthony Calcagni, Vince Garayua and Eric White.

Little Bulldogs to have open house and registration

There will be a Poland Little Bulldogs football open house and registration May 15 at the Poland Little Bulldogs building, May 22 at the McKinley gym, June 12 at the Poland Little Bulldogs building or June 26 at the Poland Little Bulldogs building from 12-4 p.m. each day. Three teams are offered to those meeting age requirements as of May 1: the 100 pound team (ages 8 and under), the 125 pound team (ages 9-10) and the 145 pound team (ages 11-12). The fee for registration is $100 (check or cash only; seventh-grade or multi-player discount available) and birth certificates must be presented at the time of registration. The Poland Little Bulldogs football organization has been in existence since 1968 and all PLB coaches are certified in “Heads Up,” a nationally recognized health and safety football program. For more information, email info@littlebulldogs.org or visit them on Facebook.

Poland baseball versus Boardman

The Poland Seminary boys baseball team defeated Boardman with the final score of 5-4.

Neighbors wants spring sports news

Spring sports has begun and Neighbors wants to be there every step of the way. If you’re a 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. 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 and 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.

Send Neighbors your news

If you’re a spring 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.