PREPS

PREPS

BOYS BASKETBALL

Brown to be recommended for West Branch coaching job

BELOIT

West Branch Local School District Superintendent Timothy Saxton plans to recommend Michael Brown to the Board to Education as the next boys basketball coach at today’s board meeting.

Brown works at West Branch Middle School as a science and mathematics teacher. He has worked as an assistant varsity basketball coach at Louisville and West Branch. Brown has served as the Warriors’ golf coach. He coached West Branch to a Northeastern Buckeye Conference NBC Title and was named the NBC Coach of the Year in 2017. He is a graduate of Louisville and Tiffin University, where he was a three-year team captain in basketball.

“I am thankful for the opportunity to make an impact in our community both as a teacher and head basketball coach. We have great kids, staff and administration here at West Branch,” Brown said. “I have high expectations and a positive vision for where the West Branch Local School District is heading and am proud to represent a community that loves their student athletes.”

Saxton said the applicant pool was strong, however, Brown stood out and he is confident he will be successful as the new leader of the boys basketball program.

“Mike did an outstanding job during the selection process,” Saxton said. “He is a talented educator and has a love of the game, fantastic rapport with students, and organizational skills to be successful. His dedication to the West Branch community is apparent and he will continue to work effortlessly on the behalf of our boys basketball program.”

BASEBALL

McDonald 2, Jackson-Milton 1

MCDONALD

Logan Shields knocked home the winning run in the seventh inning and struck out 13 batters. He gave up four hits and seven walks. James Harris scored the lone run in the fourth inning for Jackson-Milton and had a hit. Nick Rich struck out six while taking the loss for the BlueJays.

Mineral Ridge 3, Lowellville 2

MINERAL RIDGE

Kyle Bickenstaff singled home Wyatt Scrunk with the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Rams. Jacob Carfalo and Mark Bunch combined on a one-hitter for Mineral Ridge with Bunch getting the win. Bickerstaff had three hits and Wyatt Scrunk , Evan Erb and Jacob Carfalo had two hits for the Rams. Bryan Harris struck out eight batters over eight innings for the Rockets (1-1).

Champion 11, Brookfield 0

BROOKFIELD

Andrew Russell pitched a two-hitter and struck out 10 and the Golden Flashes turned a 2-0 game into a rout with a nine-run fourth inning. Nolan Yartz had three hits and Zach Bickel and Mat Horvat each had two for Champion. Bickel had two RBIs and Aaron Ellsworth had a double.

Western Reserve 12, Sebring 2

BERLIN CENTER

Brycen Jackson had two hits and Caleb Quinn added a triple for the Blue Devils. Cody Wyss and Matt Pappagallo combined on a two-hitter for Western Reserve.

Crestview 12, Liberty 4

EAST FAIRFIELD

Devin Turvey threw five strong innings for the Rebels, striking out 10 without a walk. Turvey also had two hits and Jude Riffle added two hits and four RBIs.

Howland 4, Ursuline 1

STRUTHERS

The Irish took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the fourth on Brent Nelson’s RBI double, but the Tigers used a four-run sixth to win the game. Joey Perfette and Frankie Manios each had two hits for Howland (3-0) and Austen Price had a double and two RBIs. Angelo Fronzaglio worked the first five innings for the win and Garrett Deemer pitched the last two for a save. Andrew Sabella added a double for the Irish (0-3). Glenn Griswold took the loss. He struck out five in 51/3 innings.

Marlington 11, West Branch 2

ALLIANCE

Jack Anderson singled, doubled and drove in five runs for the Dukes (1-0, 1-0 Northeastern Buckeye Conference). Brock Hillyer doubled twice and drove in a run for the Warriors (1-1, 0-1). Zach Steele had two singles for West Branch. Marlington pitcher C.J. Greiner struck out 10 and allowed three hits in six innings.

Poland 8, Jefferson 2

JEFFERSON

Alex Barth, Braeden O’Shaughnessy and Zachary Yaskulka each drove in two runs in the Bulldogs’ victory. Barth singled twice and Yasulka had a double for Poland. Jared Knight worked 4 1/3 innings, struck out four and allowed six hits and both runs. Jarret Shurilla worked the final 2 2/3 innings.

Springfield 20, Waterloo 7

ATWATER

Mitch Seymour had four hits and three RBIs and Drew Clark doubled twice, singled and drove in four runs for the Tigers (1-0, 1-0 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference). Chris Thompson, Shane Eynon and Brannon Brungard each had two hits for Springfield. Nate LaBoy drove in two runs for the Tigers. Clayton Nezbeth was the winning pitcher. Bryce Booth led the Vikings with a single and a triple.

Salem 3, Canton South 2

SALEM

Adam Wilson threw a five-hitter as the Quakers beat the Wildcats. Lane Rhodes scored Salem’s first run on a wild pitch and later had an RBI single. Turner Johnson also had a run-scoring single for the Quakers.

Mathews 12, East 1

YOUNGSTOWN

Hunter Schoenfeld had three hits and struck out nine on the mound for the Mustangs (2-0). Jon Goff and Ethan Hall each added two hits.

East Palestine 4, Columbiana 2

EAST PALESTINE

Cameron Wishscherman’s three-run double in the third inning was enough to lift East Palestine. Dalton Vance went the distance, giving up two runs on four hits while striking out 10 to get the win. Hunter Zenter hit a double for the Clippers.

United 7, Lisbon 6

HANOVERTON

Parkeer Hydrick and Shane Black had two hits each for the Eagles. Nick Mundy had two hits for the Blue Devils.

Bristol 8, Garfield 5

GARRETTSVILLE

Seth Mooney had three hits, including a double, for three RBIs as Bristol scored four runs in the seventh inning. He also picked up the win in relief. Nick Church also had three RBIs on three hits. Garfield’s Colton Klatik had three hits and three RBIs for Garfield.

Austintown Fitch 3, Lakeside 1

AUSTINTOWN

Winning pitcher Devin Higginbotham struck out nine. Bobby Cavalier hit a two-run triple. TJ Piroch, Casey Bokesch, Kenny Misik and Lorenzo Russo had hits for the Falcons.

SOFTBALL

Poland 26, Jefferson 1

CORTLAND

KaiLi Gross struck out six with no walks and gave up a run on two hits in her Poland debut. Gross, a junior, played for Canfield for the past two seasons. Gross is eligible to play in the first 13 games of the season. Jackie Grisdale was 4 for 4 with six RBIs. Camryn Lattanzio collected three hits for the winning side.

Waterloo 2, Springfield 1

ATWATER

Amber Cieplinski‘s two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning was the difference for the Vikings (3-0). The game was scoreless until the top of the fifth inning when the Tigers’ Carlee Bacon reached on an infield single, was sacrificed to second and eventually scored on an error. Abby Joseph pitched a complete game for Springfield and took the loss. Joseph allowed six hits, struck out three and walked one. Bacon led Springfield (0-1) with two hits.

McDonald 7, Jackson-Milton 3

MCDONALD

Lucy Wolford singled, doubled and drove in two runs for the Blue Devils (1-1, 1-0 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference). Wolford pitched the first three innings and allowed four hits while striking out eight. Bri Callow got the win after working the final four innings and striking out 12. She also helped her own cause with a double. Katie Merdich also had a double for McDonald and Sierra Schrader and Cailey Titus each singled twice. Abigail Spalding led the BlueJays with two doubles and a single and Chelsea Williams had a single and a double.

Boardman 18, Canfield 7

CANFIELD

Lauren Maughn and Alicia Saxton each had four hits and Maughn had four RBIs as the Spartans drubbed the Cardinals. Vanessa Roush had three hits and Madison Lester and Jenny Taraszewski each had two. Lauren Fitzgerald homered for Canfield and Jenna Troxil had two hits.

Champion 12, Brookfield 0

BROOKFIELD

Sophie Howell struck out 13 and allowed just two hits over five innings as the Golden Flashes beat the Warriors. Cassidy Shaffer Brooklynn Whitt and Carli Swipas each had two hits for Champion. Whitt and Allison Smith hit home runs for the Golden Flashes and Whitt and Shaffer each had a double.

Crestview 10, Liberty 0

EAST FAIRFIELD

Kaedyn Sutton led the Rebels with two singles, a double and three RBIs in a five-inning victory. McKenna Schultz and Skyler Mattern each added two singles for Crestview (2-0) and Haley Eskra tripled and scored. Kaedyn Sutton got her first start as a freshman and pitched five innings, allowing three hits and striking out eight. Attaya Rhodes, Melanie Bardot and Savanna Hook each had a hit for the Leopards.

LaBrae 13, Geneva 0

LEAVITTSBURG

Winning pitcher Arianna Geordan drove in four runs with two hits. She struck out nine and walked one in tossing a five-inning two-hitter. Marissa Roberts drove in three runs with three hits. One was a double. Kaitlin Gibson also had two hits while Aryana Hartman and Desi Allen each drove in two hits. Natalie Sisler doubled. For Geneva, Megan Pitcher and Brittany Podluzne had hits.

Newton Falls 11, Lakeview 6

NEWTON FALLS

Beady Titus and Mariah Tackett each had two hits for the Tigers while Reagan Schick drove in three runs.

Mineral Ridge 8, Lowellville 4

LOWELLVILLE

Winning pitcher Ariel Laneve had eight strikeouts and hit a two-run homer for the Rams. Riley Ladd hit a two-run homer and finished with four RBIs.

West Branch 9, Girard 4

GIRARD

West Branch’s Jordan Anderson tossed four shutout innings, allowing just one hit and two walks while striking out two. Sydney Mercer was 2 for 3 with three RBIs and Payton Alazaus was 4 for 4 with a double and three runs scored for the undefeated Warriors (3-0). Girard’s Samantha Dohy gave up two earned runs on 12 hits while striking out 10. At the plate, Dohy had a two-run home run. Kaitlin Culver added two his. The Indians had six errors.

Western Reserve 7, Sebring 1

BERLIN CENTER

Layla Woolf struck out seven batters and walked one in four innings. Woolf hit a RBI double and Liz Deal’s two hits drove in a run. For the Trohans, Ky Jays hit a RBI double and Addison Brendlinger doubled.

Canton South 6, Salem 0

CANTON

Hannah Kelm had three hits for the Quakers. Losing pitcher Taylor Thorpe struck out eight and allowed one hit.

BOYS LACROSSE

Canfield 20, Southeast 4

CANFIELD

Brennen Klingensmith led the Cardinals with seven goals and two assists. Joey Dapolito added four goals, Ben Rossvanes had three goals and Jake Billak had two. Brandon Reynolds, Joe Scoleri, Jeff Shaughnessy and Chris Roman each had a goal for Canfield (3-1).

GIRLS LACROSSE

Canfield 14, Lake 4

CANFIELD

Sarah Grohovsky led the Cardinals with five goals with Emily Wilson and Isabella Kelty each had three. Tara Santoro, Athena Poulas and Shiane Donnarummno each had a goal for Canfield. Goalie Mara Guerreri had eight saves.

TENNIS

bOYS

Crestview 105, EDGEWOOD 103.33,

Howland 5, Struthers 0

SINGLES — Michael Awadalla (H) def. Brett Novits 6-0, 6-0; Hunter Slyk (H) def. Sam Horton 6-1, 6-0; Greg Moosally def. Colin Tarr 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES — Joey Vitali/Sam Tamarkin (H) def. Joe Carbon/Jonathan Horton 6-0, 6-0; Gavin Walls/David Pascale (H) def. Larry Demarco/Cayden Agnone 6-0, 6-0.

RECORDS — Howland 3-0.

URSULINE 5, WARREN HARDING 1

SINGLES — Anthony Payiavlas (H) def. Greg Morgione 6-1, 7-6 (9-7); Austin Arfaras (U) def. Alex Payiavlas 6-1, 7-6 (7-3); Luke Tsudis (U) def. Jack Klahoz 6-2, 6-1.

DOUBLES — Gavin Blacksher/Josh Khavari (U) def. Giovanni Orr/Nathan Shaffer, 6-0, 6-0; Ursuline wins second doubles by forfeit.

RECORDS — Ursuline 2-0; Warren Harding 0-3.

Lakeview 4, Boardman 1

SINGLES — Jake McDivitt (L) def. Justin Olsen 6-4 6-1; Ryan Caranahan (L) def. Peyton Curtis 6-4 6-7 10-5; John Silbaugh (L) def. Ryder Kreps 7-5 6-1.

DOUBLES — Blake Gould/Anthony Innecenzi (L) def. B.Andy Beichner/Carter Mascola 6-0 6-1; Miquel Santiago/Anthony Amendola (B) def Stephen Anastisides/Preston Towensend 6-4 6-7 10-6.

CARDINAL MOONEY 3, UNITED 2

SINGLES — Michael Pelini (CM )def. Noah Brieck 6-1, 6-1; Marissa Landers (CM) def. Sean McKarns 6-0, 6-0; Kade Blake def. Matthew Rossi 7-5, 5-7, 10-5.

DOUBLES — Thomas Fire/Louie Gentile (CM) def. Keaton Widlicka/Brandon McKenzie 6-2, 6-3; Maddie Dickens/Abby Hruby (U) def. Erik Vargo/ Nick Jadue 6-4, 6-2.

POLAND 5, LORDSTOWN 0

SINGLES — Sam Delatore (P) def. Brock Pyles 6-0, 6-0; Ashlin Rabindra (P) def. Kurt Campbell 6-0, 6-2; Jack Brant (P) def. Roman Baker 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES — JP Yerian/Jim Scotford (P) def. Ciara Pyles/Jimmy Moyers 6-0, 6-0; Carmen D’Alesio/Angelo Elia (P) def. Chase Kovac/Nick Allen 6-0, 6-0.

RECORDS — Poland 2-0.

SCHEDULE

TODAY

BASEBALL

Boardman vs. Ursuline, Cene Park, 5 p.m.

Brookfield at Champion, 5 p.m.

Mooney vs. South Range, Cene 1, 7 p.m.

Crestview at Liberty, 5 p.m.

Lordstown at Windham, 4:30 p.m.

McDonald at Jackson-Milton, 5 p.m.

Mineral Ridge vs. Lowellville, Cene 3, 5 p.m.

Poland at Austintown Fitch, 5 p.m.

Waterloo at Springfield, 5 p.m.

BOYS LACROSSE

Cardinal Mooney at Shaker Heights, 6 p.m.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Cardinal Mooney at Brecksville, 6 p.m.

Poland at Akron SVSM, 5:30 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Brookfield at Champion, 5 p.m.

Crestview at Liberty, 5 p.m.

Girard vs. Mooney, Field of Dreams, 5 p.m.

Hickory at Sharon, 4:15 p.m.

Lordstown at Windham, 4:30 p.m.

McDonald at Jackson-Milton, 5 p.m.

Mineral Ridge at Lowellville, 5 p.m.

Ursuline at Mathews, 5 p.m.

Walsh Jesuit at Canfield, 5 p.m.

Waterloo at Springfield, 5 p.m.

TENNIS

Austintown Fitch at Canfield, 4 p.m.

Cardinal Mooney vs. Ursuline, YSU, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY

BASEBALL

Mooney vs. West Branch, Cene 1, 5 p.m.

Liberty at Bristol, 5 p.m.

Marlington at Canfield, 5 p.m.

Struthers vs. Lowellville. Cene 2, 5 p.m.

BOYS LACROSSE

Canfield at NDCL, 6 p.m.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Westlake at Canfield, 7 p.m.

SOFTBALL

Mooney vs. Columbiana, Fields of Dreams, 5 p.m.

Hickory at Harbor Creek, 4 p.m.

Liberty at Lordstown, 5 p.m.

Lisbon at Springfield, 5 p.m.

South Range at Salem, 5 p.m.

TRACK AND FIELD

Cope Invitational, Salem High School, 4 p.m.