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Boys varsity golf tallies second lowest score this season
The Austintown boys varsity golf team beat Warren G. Harding 173-221 on Sept. 13. This win was the team’s second lowest total of the year. Dom Kapics and Nate Cene led the way carding 40’s, followed by Dylan Wrona - 46, Dylan Roby - 47, Cory Stien - 51 and Jacob Lanterman posted his lowest nine hole score as a Falcon with 47. The team now has more victories than all of last year.
Girls varsity soccer ties; JV sees victory
The girls varsity soccer team tied Warren G. Harding 2-2 on Sept. 17. The Falcons’ Katlyn Klasic scored twice in the opening half with assists from Cadence Krpicak and Abby Knight and the team carried a 2-0 lead into halftime. The Falcons controlled possession for much of the match leading to more than 20 shots, but failed to score in the second half. Warren Harding took advantage of their opportunities and scored two late goals to secure the tie. The junior varsity girls won their match by a score of 5-0. Miranda Ashley (with an assist from Mya Kaschak) opened the scoring with a goal in the first minute. Moira George tacked on two more goals late in the first half with assists from Mikayla Ellis and Miranda Ashley to take a 3-0 halftime lead. Mya Kaschak added two goals of her own late in the second half with assists from Jocelyn Gabriel and Cassidy Claypoole.
Fitch girls soccer has loss to Hoover
The Austintown Fitch High School girls varsity soccer team fell to Hoover 4-1 on Sept. 15. The Falcons quickly fell behind by a score of 3-0 before settling in and trying to get back into the match. The score remained 3-0 at the half. Abby Knight scored the Falcons lone goal with a free kick in the second half to close the gap but the Falcons surrendered goal number four later in the match to end the day with a 4-1 loss. The junior varsity girls came out on top with a 1-0 victory. Their first half goal was scored by Moira George with an assist from Mya Kaschak.
Boys varsity soccer falls to Warren
The boys varsity soccer team at Austintown fell to Warren G. Harding on Sept. 13. Harding held on to win 1-0. After a scoreless first half, Jacob Tatabe hit a curling left footed free kick to give the Raiders the win. Raiders dominated possession and shots on goal. Harding keeper George Berzonski had five saves to Fitch’s Carlo Walters three. The junior varsity team won with a score of 8-0.
Girls varsity volleyball defeats Lakeside
The Austintown Fitch girls varsity volleyball team defeated Lakeside 3-1 on Sept. 13. Top players for Fitch were Lainie Simons with 35 digs, eight kills and three aces, Chelsie wheeler with 13 kills, seven digs and three blocks and Emma Bartlett with 12 digs and 32 assists.
Boys varsity golf finishes in fourth
The Austintown boys varsity golf team finished in fourth place at the AAC championships. The team posted their best 18 hole total of the season. Dom Kapics led the way and finished third out of 30 players. Dylan Roby carded his best 18 hole score of the year with a 93. Other scores for the team were Nate Cene (93), Cory Stien (97) and Dylan Wrona (108).
Boys varsity soccer team defeats Boardman
The Austintown Fitch boys varsity soccer team defeated Boardman 5-2 on Sept. 11. Fitch went up 1-0 to start the game when Nick Mortaro found the net off a Cam Ashley assist. Boardman tied it up just before the half when Trevor Boggess crossed to a heading Tommy Fryda. Both teams battled through much of the second half until Fitch scored another one to go up 2-1 on a Keanu Ruiz goal (Zack Glavic assist). The Falcons added two more (Andrew Lecsak from Alec Debaldo, Glavic from Alec Herman) before the Spartans could answer (Ryan Johnson). Fitch added one more goal (Ashley from Herman) to make it 5-2. Boardman keeper Egan Hare had two saves while his Fitch counterpart Carlo Walters had four.
Neighbors wants fall sports news
Fall athletics are here! 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.
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Send Neighbors your news
If you’re a fall 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.