FRIDAY’s PREP SPORTS AT A GLANCE

BASEBALL

TOURNAMENT

DIVISION IV

Struthers District

Lowellville 1, Mineral Ridge 0

LOWELLVILLE

Jason Higgins struck out three for Lowellville in a sectional final. He lasted seven innings, allowing three hits and walking one. Taylor Squiric struck out 10 for the Rams. Squiric allowed one run on six hits in six innings. Nate Solak went 2 for 3 at the plate to lead the Rockets. Jake Cartalo singled for Mineral Ridge. Lowellville will play St. Thomas Aquinas in a district semifinal on Thursday at Cene Park.

St. Thomas Aquinas 4, Lisbon 1

LOUISVILLE

Nick Thomas allowed one run on six hits over seven innings, striking out seven and walking one for St. Thomas Aquinas. Lisbon pitcher Logan Bell allowed four runs on seven hits over six innings, striking out 10. Tyler Welsh and Bell each collected multiple hits for Lisbon. Welsh went 3 for 3 to lead the Blue Devils. Max Kucyznski and Thomas each managed multiple hits for Aquinas. Kucyznski went 3 for 3.

REGULAR SEASON

Boardman 15, Poland 9

POLAND

Boardman won a share of the All-American Conference Red Tier. Boardman pitcher Travis Harvey struck out two and walked one in 3 1/3 innings of relief. Luke Cardillo hit a grand slam in the fifth inning. He finished with five RBIs. Mike Melewski was 2 for 4 with two RBIs for the Spartans (16-9). Connor Miller was 2 for 3 with two RBIs. Miller and Melewski both had doubles. Poland’s Reed McCreery was 2 for 3 with three RBIs. Branden O’Shaughnessy was 4 for 4 with two doubles.

Canfield 6, Chardon 2

CHARDON

Alex Hernandez had two hits and two RBIs, Angelo Petracci had two hits and Dom Pilolli had an RBI triple to pace the Cardinals’ 10-hit attack. Anthony Longo picked up the win with three scoreless innings of relief for Canfield (16-7).

Niles 11, Hubbard 1

NILES

Marco DeFalco and Joe Gallo each drove in three runs as the Red Dragons clinched the championship in the All-American Conference’s White Tier. Nick Guarnieri had two RBIs and David Mays and Luke Swauger each had one. Dillon Weida struck out three in a complete game for Niles. Weida allowed one run on four hits and four walks. Lukas Mosora drove in Hubbard’s only run.

Toronto 10, Columbiana 0

COLUMBIANA

Nolan Clegg drove in two runs and tripled for Toronto. Chase Franken had three hits for Columbiana (12-14).

SOFTBALL

TOURNAMENT

DIVISION II

Alliance District

Poland 9, Salem 1

POLAND

Poland hit four home runs in the game, including a three-run homer by Sarah Boccieri in the third inning. Brooke Bobbey hit a solo homer and Ally Nittoli and Camryn Lattanzio each hit a two-run shots. Monica Kurjan picked up the win and Taylor Thorpe the loss. Both pitched a complete game. Salem scored in the first inning on a double by Hayden Carner. Poland will play West Branch in a district semifinal Thursday at Alliance.

West Branch 11, Howland 1

BELOIT

West Branch pitcher Kelsey Byers struck out 10 and allowed two hits and a walk. Howland pitcher Gabbie Hartzell allowed 10 hits and four walks. Grace Heath and Destiny Blake had three RBIs each for the Warriors (21-1). Byers was 1 for 2 with an RBI. Howland’s Emily O’Connell was 1 for 2 with an RBI.

Jefferson District

Lakeview 11, NDCL 1

CORTLAND

Cait Kelm struck out seven and walked one for Lakeview in a sectional final win. Tori Wells had three hits and two RBIs for the Bulldogs. Beady Titus had two hits and drove in two runs. Avrey Steiner had three hits for Lakeview (12-6). Annie Pavlansky, McKenna Cannon and Kelm each had two hits. Marissa Zoccali, Wells and Kelm each had doubles. Anna Egensperger struck out two and walked one for the Lions. Lakeview will play Jefferson or Gilmour Academy in a district semifinal Thursday in Jefferson.

REGULAR SEASON

Waterloo 6, McDonald 3

MCDONALD

Pitcher Machayla Kehrer struck out eight and walked two in a complete game as the Vikings clinched the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference title. Megan Ward had nine strikeouts and two walks in a complete game for the Blue Devils (14-5, 11-3). Ward also had two singles. Laura Hood hit a triple and had three RBIs for Waterloo (15-3, 12-2). Brooke Twichell had a single and a double. Amber Cieplinski and Stephanie Misock each had two singles.

South Range 6, Aurora 0

BEAVER TOWNSHIP

Bree Kohler pitched a complete game, allowing just one hit and striking out 12 for South Range (18-6). Kohler added two singles and a lead-off home run for the Raiders. Abbey Bokros drove in two runs and Hanna Dennison added two hits.

Grand Valley 8, Badger 6

ORWELL

Brittany Cooper had three hits, including a home run for Grand Valley. Cooper also drove in two runs. Madison Karr had three hits and two RBIs for Badger.

Springfield 5, Bristol 2

NEW MIDDLETOWN

Jacqueline Kish pitched a complete game, striking out eight to lead Springfield (19-3). Kish singled twice and had an RBI, and Abby Joseph also had two hits. Kaelen Yemma, Mya Duskey and Cassie Bacon added a hit and an RBI each for the Tigers.

TOURNAMENT BRACKETS

DIVISION I

SOLON DISTRICT

Wednesday

Maple Heights 17, Bedford 12

Solon 16, East 1

Austintown Fitch 8, Kenston 0

Twinsburg 10, Warren Harding 0

Boardman 13, Kent Roosevelt 3

Thursday

Canfield 14,Maple Heights 0

Austintown Fitch 5, Solon 1

Aurora 13, Twinsburg 3

Nordonia 12, Boardman 4

Solon District

At Roxbury Elementary

Wednesday

Canfield vs. Austintown Fitch, 4 p.m.

Aurora vs. Nordonia, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday

District final, 4:30 p.m.

DIVISION II

ALLIANCE DISTRICT

Wednesday

Hubbard 2, Ravenna 0

Thursday

Howland 16, Struthers 6

Alliance 14, Niles 0

Cardinal Mooney 8, Hubbard 0

Friday

West Branch 11, Howland 1

Poland 9, Salem 1

Ursuline 14, Alliance 4

Alliance District

At Alliance High School

Thursday

West Branch vs. Poland, 3 p.m.

Cardinal Mooney vs. Ursuline, 5 p.m.

Friday

District final, 5 p.m.

JEFFERSON DISTRICT

Thursday

Gilmour Academy 24, Geneva 14

West Geauga 12, VASJ 2

Edgewood 16, Harvey 0

Friday

Lakeview 11, NDCL 1

Today

West Geauga at Perry, 5 p.m.

Monday

Gilmour Academy at Jefferson, 5 p.m.

Edgewood at Lake Catholic, 5 p.m.

Jefferson District

At JAGS Complex

Thursday

Gilmour Academy/Jefferson vs. Lakeview, 5 p.m.

West Geauga/Perry vs. Edgewood/Lake Catholic, 5 p.m.

Friday

District final

DIVISION III

SOUTH RANGE DISTRICT

Monday

Rootstown 13, Mineral Ridge 12

Southeast 3, Crestview 2

United 19, Campbell 1

Tuesday

South Range 13, Rootstown 0

Waterloo 7, East Palestine 4

Springfield 8, Southeast 4

Girard 11, United 1

South Range District

At South Range High School

Monday

South Range vs. Waterloo, 4 p.m.

Springfield vs. irard, 6 p.m.

Tuesday

District final, 5 p.m.

LABRAE DISTRICT

Monday

Grand Valley 30, Fairport Harding 1

Garfield 15, Pymatuning Valley 1

LaBrae 7, Conneaut 2

Berkshire 7, Cardinal 1

Tuesday

Champion 20, Grand Valley 0

Kirtland 7, Garfield 6

LaBrae 14, Newton Falls 2

Wickliffe 5, Berkshire 4

LaBrae District

At LaBrae High School

Monday

Champion vs. Kirtland, 6 p.m.

LaBrae vs. Wickliffe, 4 p.m.

Tuesday

District final

DIVISION IV

BERLIN CENTER DISTRICT

Tuesday

Lisbon 5, Jackson-Milton 1

Western Reserve 5, Sebring 0

Lowellville 15, Valley Christian 4

Wellsville 11, Leetonia 2

Southern 19, St. Thomas Aquinas 6

Wednesday

East Canton 14, Lisbon 4

Western Reserve 6, Lowellville 2

Columbiana 13, Wellsville 0

Canton Central Catholic 16, Southern 6

Berlin Center District

At Western Reserve High School

Tuesday

East Canton vs. Western Reserve, 4 p.m.

Columbiana vs. Canton Central Catholic, 6 p.m.

Wednesday

District final

BAZETTA TOWNSHIP DISTRICT

Tuesday

Southington 5, Windham 4

McDonald 10, Newbury 0

Maplewood 8, Warren JFK 2

Lordstown 11, Bloomfield 0

Badger 17, Liberty 7

Wednesday

Mathews 6, Windham 2

McDonald 9, Maplewood 3

Brookfield 5, Lordstown 0

Bristol 17, Badger 1

Bazetta Township District

At Candlelite Knolls

Tuesday

Mathews vs. McDonald, 5 p.m.

Brookfield vs. Bristol, 5 p.m.

Wednesday

District final, 5 p.m.

BOYS TENNIS

In the Division I sectional, Canfield’s Tim Cianciola easily won his first two matches at Canton’s Harvard Park. First, Cianciola defeated Dover’s Shawn Crous, 6-0, 6-0. Then he breezed past Alliance’s Sam Denny, 6-0, 6-0. Friday, Cianciola advanced to the semifinals by defeating Marlington’s Ryan Heakin, 6-0, 6-0. Today, he’ll compete for a seed at next week’s district play. Austintown Fitch’s Makele Scruggs lost to Massillon Perry’s Ethan Scheck, 6-1, 6-0. Boardman’s Andy Beichner won his opening match, defeating New Philadelphia’s Nick Benks, 6-1, 7-5. But Beichner’s was eliminated by Heakin, 6-0, 6-0. Boardman’s Anthony Amendola lost to Wooster’s Andrew Symonds (6-0, 6-2) and Fitch’s John McMullen was ousted by Alliance’s Lawyer Penird (6-1, 6-0).

Howland 4, Ashtabula Lakeside 1

SINGLES — Ryan McClure (L) def. Michael Awadalla (H) 7-6, 6-3; Marc Snitzer (H) def. Elijah Haynes (L) 6-4, 6-4; Hunter Slyk (H) def.Josh Cyphers (L) 2-6, 6-4, 14-12.

DOUBLES — Connor Tamarkin-Kevin Moamis (H) def.Chris Steele-Arron Riddle (L) 6-0, 6-0; Joey Vitali-Sam Tamarkin (H) def. Jimmy Rich-Zach Toth (L) 6-0, 6-0.

RECORDS — Howland 13-4.

Howland 3, Ashtabula Lakeside 2

SINGLES — Ryan McClure (L) def. Michael Awadalla (H) 6-2, 4-6, 10-8; Marc Snitzer (H) def. Elijah Haynes (L) 6-4, 6-3; Josh Cyphers (L) def. Hunter Slyk (H) 2-6, 7-5, 10-6.

DOUBLES — Sam Tamarkin-Christian Stiffy (H) def. Chris Steele-Arron Riddle (L) 6-1, 6-0; Bobby Moosally-Greg Moosally (H) def. Jimmy Rich-Zach Toth (L) 6-3, 6-3.

RECORDS — Howland 14-4.

TRACK & FIELD

BOYS TRACK

mvac meet

At Mineral Ridge

Team Results — 1. McDonald 159; 2. Springfield 118; 3. Mineral Ridge 100; 4. Jackson-Milton 80; 5. Western Reserve 60; 6. Waterloo 51; 7. Lowellville 45.

4x800 relay — McDonald (Zack Dean, Brody Rupe, Connor Symbolik, Zack Canada) 9:27.5.

110HH — Ryan Staton (JM) 17.6.

100 — Garrett Walker (SPR) 11.2.

4x200 relay — McDonald (Alex Cintron, Tyler Worrell, Dominic Shadl, Tyrese Johnson) 1:35.5.

1600 — Brody Rupe (MCD) 4:59.5.

4x100 relay — Springfield (Luke Snyder, Austin Trebella, Austin Tindell, Zach Ebert) 45.9.

400 — Noah Smith (WTR) 52.1.

300H — Zack Canada (MCD) 43.7.

800 — Brody Rupe (MCD) 2:15.9.

200 — Garrett Walker (SPR) 22.7.

3200 — Connor Symbolik (MCD) 10:49.2.

4x400 relay — Springfield (Dante Argiro, Lindan Gardner, Garrett Walker, Zach Ebert0 3:42.6.

SP — Zach gray (MCD) 48-08.25.

Discus — Zach gray (MCD) 150-10.

HJ — Cam Tucker (MCD) 6-0.

LJ — Taylor Kleinknecht (JM) 20-09.

hubbard invitational

At Hubbard

Team Results — 1. Poland 121.5; 2. South Range 116.5; 3. Conneaut 101; 4. Hubbard 73; 5. Liberty 68; 6. Niles 59; 7. Struthers 47; 8. Brookfield 25.5.

4x800 relay — South Range (Tarr, Baun, Millison, Millison) 8:41.9. (Meet Record)

110H — Leggett (Conneaut) 15.6.

100 — Burgess (Liberty) 11.3.

4x200 relay — Liberty (Burgess, Matlock, Cizmar, Andrews) 1:32.4.

1600M — Dwyer (Poland) 4:47.8.

4x100 relay — Poland (Frederick, Roarty, Lattanzio, Almasy) 43.9.

400 — Singleton (Conneaut) 50.8. (Meet Record)

300H — Leggett (Conneaut) 40.0. (Meet Record)

800 — Tarr (South Range) 2:02.4. (Meet Record)

200 — Almasy (Poland) 22.8.

3200M — Bush (South Range) 10:11.9. (Meet Record)

4x400 relay — Conneaut (Pinkerton, Fedor, Leggett, McBride) 3:36.00.

HJ — Southern (Hubbard) 6-02.25. (Meet Record)

LJ — Legget (Conneaut) 20-07.

SP — Moananu (Liberty) 48-05.25.

Discus — Lowery (South Range) 128-09.

Overall MVP — Leggett (Conneaut).

Field MVP — Southern (Hubbard).

Running MVP — Dwyer (Poland).

GIRLS TRACK

mvac meet

At Mineral Ridge

Team Results — 1. McDonald 177; 2. Springfield 112; 3. Mineral Ridge 97; 4. Jackson-Milton 94; 5. Waterloo 52; 6. Lowellville 42; 6. Western Reserve 42.

4x800 relay — McDonald (Anna Guerra, Sela Jones, Sophie Klase, Janessa Martinelli) 10:29.9.

100H — Michaelina Terranova (JM) 16.1.

100 — Haley Lengyel (JM) 13.3.

4x200 relay — McDonald (Naomi Domitrovich, Abbie Matig, Olivia Perry, Jessica Stamp) 1:50.3.

1600 — Malina Mitchell (MCD) 5:21.5.

4x100 relay — Jackson-Milton (Haley Lengyel, Bailey Estes, Emily Williams, Michaelina Terranova) 52.0.

400 — Abbey Strohmeyer (MR) 1:02.6.

300H — Michaelina Terranova (JM) 46.9.

800 — Malina Mitchell (MCD) 2:26.3.

200 — Cierra Latronica (SPR) 27.6.

3200 — Anna Guerra (MCD) 12:23.3.

4x400 relay — McDonald (Abbie Matig, Bella Wolford, Sela Jones, Olivia Perry) 4:21.4.

SP — McKenzie Burke (WTR) 32-04.25.

Discus — Olivia Lovas (MCD) 112-02.

HJ — Abriella Gillespie (MCD) 4-10.

LJ — Katelyn Lesko (MR) 16-03.

hubbard invitational

At Hubbard

Team Results — 1. Poland 155.5; 2. Niles 95; 3. South Range 85; 4. Hubbard 81.5; 5. Liberty 58; 6. Brookfield 57; 7. Conneaut 41; 8. Struthers 22.

4x800 relay — Niles (Burnham, Gioiello, Esposito, Zelinsky) 10:45.9.

100H — Romano (Poland) 16.9.

100 — Clinkscale (Niles) 13.00.

4x200 relay — Poland (Woody, Izenour, Kosco, Musolino) 1:49.2.

1600 — Zelinsky (Niles) 5:30.1. (Meet Record)

4x100 relay — Niles (Anderson, Sergi, Petillo, Clinkscale) 52.4.

400 — Crouch (South Range) 1:02.3.

300H — Harrell (Poland) 50.8.

800 — Stinson (Hubbard) 2:29.2.

200 — Musolino (Poland) 26.6.

3200 — M. Sebest (Poland) 11:45.7. (Meet Record)

4x400 relay — Niles (Espisito, Burnham, Zelinsky, DeLillo) 4:22.2.

HJ — Sydlowski (Brookfield) 4-09.25. (Meet Record)

LJ — Drapola (Brookfield) 15-09.

SP — Connelly (Poland) 33-05.

Discus — Aczel (South Range) 117-04.

Overall MVP — Vendemia (Brookfield).

Running MVP — Clinkscale (Niles).

Field MVP — Sydlowski (Brookfield).

FRIDAY’S SCORES

Baseball

Division II

Bellevue 2, Shelby 1

Bellville Clear Fork 5, Clyde 1

Bowling Green 2, Van Wert 1

Bryan 4, Lima Shawnee 1

Maumee 8, Defiance 2

Ontario 5, Norwalk 4

Tiffin Columbian 3, Lexington 2

Wapakoneta 3, St. Marys Memorial 0

Division III

Archbold 3, Millbury Lake 0

Bucyrus Wynford 8, Gibsonburg 0

Coldwater 5, Paulding 1

Ft. Recovery 10, Fostoria 0, 5 innings

Galion 5, Castalia Margaretta 0

Genoa Area 3, Tontogany Otsego 2

Kansas Lakota 5, Ottawa-Glandorf 0

Milan Edison 11, Huron 3

Oak Harbor 8, Ashland Crestview 6

Pemberville Eastwood 7, Delta 0

Swanton 4, Defiance Tinora 3, 8 innings

Van Buren 10, Upper Sandusky 0, 5 innings

Division IV

Cuyahoga Hts. 13, East Canton 3, 5 innings

Dalton 4, Ashland Mapleton 0

Louisville Aquinas 4, Lisbon 1

Lowellville 1, Mineral Ridge 0

Springfield 10, McDonald 0, 6 innings

Warren JFK 10, Bristol 3

SOFTBALL

Division II

Akr. Springfield 5, Alliance Marlington 4

Bellevue 5, Vermilion 4

Bryan 8, Van Wert 5

Canal Fulton Northwest 3, Mogadore Field 1

Celina 6, Defiance 5

Clyde 10, Maumee 0, 5 innings

LaGrange Keystone 20, Rocky River 0

Lakeview 11, Chardon NDCL 1

Mansfield Madison 10, Shelby 0, 5 innings

Mantua Crestwood 24, Streetsboro 6

Napoleon 3, Lima Bath 2, 10 innings

Norton 8, Akr. SVSM 7, 8 innings

Oak Harbor 27, Tol. Woodward 0

Ontario 11, Upper Sandusky 1

Peninsula Woodridge 10, Shaker Hts. Laurel 0

Poland 9, Salem 1

Port Clinton 9, Tol. Cent. Cath. 8, 9 innings

Richfield Revere 23, Shaker Hts. Hathaway Brown 2

Tallmadge 15, Canton South 5, 5 innings

Tiffin Columbian 6, Willard 4

Wapakoneta 9, Lima Shawnee 4

Wauseon 9, Sandusky 7

West Branch 11, Howland 1, 5 innings

Ursuline 14, Alliance 4, 5 innings

Division III

Albany Alexander 5, Pomeroy Meigs 0

Ashland Crestview 4, Bucyrus 0

Bellville Clear Fork 11, Milan Edison 10

Bloomdale Elmwood 15, Archbold 14

Chesapeake 1, Ironton 0

Chillicothe Huntington 3, Chillicothe Zane Trace 2

Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 10, S. Point 5

Fairview 19, Harrod Allen E. 6, 5 innings

Findlay Liberty-Benton 9, Convoy Crestview 7

Galion 2, New London 0

Hamler Patrick Henry 5, Van Buren 3

Leesburg Fairfield 6, Piketon 0

Metamora Evergreen 3, Liberty Center 0

N. Robinson Col. Crawford 5, Castalia Margaretta 0

Paulding 5, Bluffton 4

Pemberville Eastwood 12, Rossford 0

Sardinia Eastern Brown 3, Minford 2

Tontogany Otsego 13, Swanton 0, 5 innings

Wheelersburg 15, Wellston 5, 6 innings

Williamsport Westfall 4, Portsmouth W. 2

Division IV

New Matamoras Frontier 8, Hannibal River 1

SCHEDULE

TODAY

BASEBALL

TOURNAMENT

DIVISION IV

Jackson-Milton at Western Reserve, 2 p.m.

REGULAR SEASON

North Canton Hoover at Boardman, noon

SOFTBALL

Canfield at Uniontown Lake 2, 10 a.m.

Champion at West Branch 2, 11 a.m.

TRACK AND FIELD

Crusader Relays, Canton Central Catholic, TBA

Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Meet, East Palestine, 10 a.m.

Warren JFK at VASJ (girls only), 9 a.m.