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Austintown Sports Briefs

Friday, February 23, 2018

Boys varsity basketball loses to Ursuline High School

On Feb. 13, the Falcons lost to Ursuline with a score of 63-58. Leading the team with points were were Randy Smith, Emanuel Dawkins and Blake Baker with 19, 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Boys varsity basketball loses to Howland High School

On Feb. 9, the Falcons lost to Howland with a score of 63-42. The leading scorer was Emanuel Dawkins with nine points.

Austintown coed varsity swimming finishes 11 at D1 NE District Swim Canton Sectional

Three Fitch athletes will advance onto D1 NE Districts at Cleveland State University. Senior Stefani Christy placed 12 overall at the NE D1 Sectionals at Akron University. Junior Gia Direnzo placed first in the 100 butterfly and third in the 100 backstroke. Freshman Jake Lawrence placed second in 100 backstroke.

Girls basketball beats Garfield High School-Akron

On Feb. 5, the girls varsity basketball team was victorious against Akron Garfield Kenmore with a score of 69-26.

Girls varsity basketball falls to Jackson High School

On Feb. 10, the Lady Falcons lost against Massillon Jackson with a score of 82-58.

Girls basketball victorious against Lakeview

The Lady Falcons won against Lakeview on Feb. 7 with a score of 61-47.

Boys basketball beats Lakeside

On Feb. 6, the boys varsity basketball was victorious against Lakeside with a score of 75-48

Neighbors wants winter sports news

The snowy season is here, winter athletics have arrived 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.

Send Neighbors your news

If you’re an 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.