Poland forward Maggie Sebest (13) goes up for a layup …
Poland forward Maggie Sebest (13) goes up for a layup in the fourth quarter of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. Poland won 50-49...(Nikos Frazier | …
Poland guard Jackie Grisdale (21) pauses before dribbling around Ursuline's …
Poland guard Jackie Grisdale (21) pauses before dribbling around Ursuline's Lindsay Bell (35) in the third quarter of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. Poland won …
Ursuline's Dayshonette Harris (1) goes up for a layup past …
Ursuline's Dayshonette Harris (1) goes up for a layup past Poland guard Bella Gajdos (0) in overtime of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. Poland won …
Poland forward Maggie Sebest (13) grabs the rebound from Ursuline's …
Poland forward Maggie Sebest (13) grabs the rebound from Ursuline's Anyah Curd (30) in overtime of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. Poland won 50-49...(Nikos Frazier …
Poland guard Kat Partika (22) goes up for two in …
Poland guard Kat Partika (22) goes up for two in the fourth quarter of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. Poland won 50-49...(Nikos Frazier | The …
Ursuline's Dayshonette Harris (1) goes up for a layup over …
Ursuline's Dayshonette Harris (1) goes up for a layup over Poland guard Marlie McConnell (20) in the third quarter of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. …
Ursuline's Anyah Curd (30) attempts to block Poland guard Jackie …
Ursuline's Anyah Curd (30) attempts to block Poland guard Jackie Grisdale (21)'s shot in the fourth quarter of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. Poland won …
Poland guard Sarah Bury (2) looks for an alley to …
Poland guard Sarah Bury (2) looks for an alley to attempt a layup in overtime of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. Poland won 50-49...(Nikos Frazier …
Poland guard Sarah Bury (2) grabs the rebound from Ursuline's …
Poland guard Sarah Bury (2) grabs the rebound from Ursuline's Lindsay Bell (35) as Poland forward Maggie Sebest (13) and Poland guard Bella Gajdos (0) watch on in the fourth quarter of an Division II …
Ursuline's Lindsay Bell (35) spikes Poland guard Brooke Bobbey (1)'s …
Ursuline's Lindsay Bell (35) spikes Poland guard Brooke Bobbey (1)'s shot in the fourth quarter of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. Poland won 50-49...(Nikos Frazier …
Ursuline's Dayshonette Harris (1) is examined by a trainer after …
Ursuline's Dayshonette Harris (1) is examined by a trainer after an injury in the fourth quarter of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, in Poland. Poland won 50-49...(Nikos …
Poland guard Sarah Bury (2)(center) and Poland forward Maggie Sebest …
Poland guard Sarah Bury (2)(center) and Poland forward Maggie Sebest (13) hold onto the ball as Ursuline's Lindsay Bell (35) falls to the grounf in the fourth quarter of an Division II sectional final high …
Poland guard Kat Partika (22) and Ursuline's Cara McNally (5) …
Poland guard Kat Partika (22) and Ursuline's Cara McNally (5) fight over a loose ball after Partika dove for itin the fourth quarter of an Division II sectional final high school basketball game, Thursday, Feb. …
Keasia Chism (34) of Struthers and Mooney's Camden Hergenrother (14) …
Keasia Chism (34) of Struthers and Mooney's Camden Hergenrother (14) dive for a loose ball during Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Trinity McDowell (23) of Struthers goes up for a shot …
Trinity McDowell (23) of Struthers goes up for a shot while being defended by Mooney's Caitlin Perry (44) during the first half of Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | …
Khaylah Brown (1) of Struthers puts up an open shot …
Khaylah Brown (1) of Struthers puts up an open shot during Thursday nights tournament game against Mooney at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Mooney's Conchetti Rinaldi (42) tries to keep Khaylah Brown (1) …
Mooney's Conchetti Rinaldi (42) tries to keep Khaylah Brown (1) of Struthers from stealing the ball during Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Trinity McDowell (23) of Struthers gets pulled down after making …
Trinity McDowell (23) of Struthers gets pulled down after making a rebound by Mooney's Lauren Frommelt (15) during Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Kelly Williams (24) of Mooney dives underneath Renee Leonard (20) …
Kelly Williams (24) of Mooney dives underneath Renee Leonard (20) of Struthers to save the ball during the second half of Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator …
Trinity McDowell (23) of Struthers fights for a rebound with …
Trinity McDowell (23) of Struthers fights for a rebound with Mooney's Conchetta Rinaldi (42) during Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Alexis Bury (13) of Struthers gets double teamed by Mooney's …
Alexis Bury (13) of Struthers gets double teamed by Mooney's Caitlin Perry (44) and Lauren Frommelt (15) during the first half of Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The …
Alexis Bury (13) of Struthers puts up a 3-pointer over …
Alexis Bury (13) of Struthers puts up a 3-pointer over Mooney's CJ Sapp (32) during the first half of Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Mooney's Conchetti Rinaldi (42) closely defends Khaylah Brown (1) of …
Mooney's Conchetti Rinaldi (42) closely defends Khaylah Brown (1) of Struthers during Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Keasia Chism (34) and Khaylah Brown (1) of Struthers celebrate …
Keasia Chism (34) and Khaylah Brown (1) of Struthers celebrate together after defeating Mooney during Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Alexis Bury (13) of Struthers puts up an off balance …
Alexis Bury (13) of Struthers puts up an off balance shot while being defended by Mooney's Caitlin Perry (44) during the first half of Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay …
Kelly Williams (24) of Mooney puts up a jump shot …
Kelly Williams (24) of Mooney puts up a jump shot while being defended by Michelle Buser (22) and Trinity McDowell (23) if Struthers during the second half of Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers …
Mooney's Lauren Frommelt (15) gets fouled by Michelle Buser (22) …
Mooney's Lauren Frommelt (15) gets fouled by Michelle Buser (22) of Struthers while going up for a layup during the second half of Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | …
Khaylah Brown (1) of Struthers tries to get an angle …
Khaylah Brown (1) of Struthers tries to get an angle on the ball to steal it from Mooney's Camden Hergenrother (14) during the second half of Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. …
Mooney's Lauren Frommelt (15) puts up a 3-pointer over Trinity …
Mooney's Lauren Frommelt (15) puts up a 3-pointer over Trinity McDowell (23) of Struthers during Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Cardinal Mooney head coach Jason Baker (middle) encourages his team …
Cardinal Mooney head coach Jason Baker (middle) encourages his team late in the fourth quarter during Thursday nights tournament game against Struthers at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Renee Leonard (20) of Struthers fights for a rebound between …
Renee Leonard (20) of Struthers fights for a rebound between Mooney's Kelly Williams (24) and Lexi Saunders (12) during Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | The Vindicator 2/22/18 Struthers.
Alexis Bury (13) of Struthers goes up for a layup …
Alexis Bury (13) of Struthers goes up for a layup while being defended by Mooney's Caitlin Perry (44) during the first half of Thursday nights tournament game at the Struthers field house. Dustin Livesay | …
Scott Williams - The Vindicator - The Austintown Growth Foundation …
Scott Williams - The Vindicator - The Austintown Growth Foundation presented awards for the 2017 Hall Of Fame Class on Thursday February 22, 2018 at Rachel's Restaurant in Austintown. From left to right - Ken …
Scott Williams - The Vindicator - The Austintown Growth Foundation …
Scott Williams - The Vindicator - The Austintown Growth Foundation presented awards for the 2017 Hall Of Fame Class on Thursday February 22, 2018 at Rachel's Restaurant in Austintown. From left to right: Kenneth P. …
Scott Williams - The Vindicator - The Austintown Growth Foundation …
Scott Williams - The Vindicator - The Austintown Growth Foundation presented awards for the 2017 Hall Of Fame Class on Thursday February 22, 2018 at Rachel's Restaurant in Austintown. From left to right - Bob …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Jan Luoma, an artist and former librarian, …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Jan Luoma, an artist and former librarian, lead the Poland library's painting class. She received assistance from librarian Amanda Koller. Luoma displayed the painting shown as the example for the class.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Librarian Nikki Puhalla set up a station for each component of STEAM. Pictured, she helps an attendee with decoding a secret message.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The Austintown library had an "I love …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The Austintown library had an "I love STEAM" program on Feb. 12. Pictured, librarian Nikki Puhalla observed a child's science experiment where she placed a candy heart in water to see how …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The "I Love STEAM" program had a …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The "I Love STEAM" program had a Valentine's Day theme to it since the holdiay was just two days after the event. An example of this theme is the engineering station where …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The art station at the Austintown library's …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The art station at the Austintown library's "I love STEAM" event allowed children to paint a canvas and peel a cover in the center of the canvas to reveal a white heart …
Neighbors | Submitted .Alexis Weber, Austintown School’s Food Service Director, …
Neighbors | Submitted .Alexis Weber, Austintown School’s Food Service Director, has found innovative ways to streamline business operations in and out of the kitchen. The Austintown Elementary and Intermediate Schools will be implementing a biometric …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Holy Family School celebrated Catholic Schools Week …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Holy Family School celebrated Catholic Schools Week on the week of Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 and Student Appreciation Day on Feb. 2. Students participated in service projects throughout the week. Pictured, …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.St. Christine School had to shut down …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.St. Christine School had to shut down shortly after the start of 2018. The school hired companies to help repair the school and get it to working order. They passed an air …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.St. Christine School reopened Jan. 25 after …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.St. Christine School reopened Jan. 25 after dealing with roofing and asbestos issues. Students from Cardinal Mooney and Ursuline high schools helped the school on Jan. 24 to prepare for to open …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.St. Christine students returned to class on …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.St. Christine students returned to class on Jan. 25. Some classrooms had been moved or adjusted while the school finished repairs. Pictured, students had class in Room A, a former meeting room …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Principal Walter Carpenter thanked everyone who helped …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Principal Walter Carpenter thanked everyone who helped get their building ready for school again, including rivals Ursuline and Cardinal Mooney. Pictured, students from Ursuline help set up a class room into Room …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.St. Christine School placed their classroom materials …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.St. Christine School placed their classroom materials from the displaced classes in the gymnasium. The Cardinal Mooney and Ursuline students moved the materials into other rooms to get classes ready for school.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.ScoreVision installed the Reese Family Scorebards in …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.ScoreVision installed the Reese Family Scorebards in Cardinal Mooney High School's gymnasium. The school will use the boards to keep score and play videos and advertisements during basketball and volleyball games as …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The families that attended the "I love …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The families that attended the "I love STEAM" program could check out books relating to science, technology, engineering, arts or mathematics at the library.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Holy Family Church does a number of …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Holy Family Church does a number of service projects sponsored by the Home and School Association during Catholic Schools Week. This year, the three students pictured will donate their hair to Children …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Holy Family School gave their students an …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Holy Family School gave their students an entertaining day for Student Appreciation Day. They gave students a trip to Training Station Fitness, a presentation by the OH WOW! Science Center, allowed them …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The library provided the children with all …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The library provided the children with all of the materials for the painting, including paints, brushes and a stencil of a dolphin. Pictured, Rylynn Stafford traced the dolphin stencil for her painting.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Holy Family School students made blankets to …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Holy Family School students made blankets to donate to the Beatitude House during Catholic Schools Week. Pictured are, from left, (front) Camden Forsyth, Silas Blackshear, Tyler Hayes, Mitchell Tofil; (back) Marisa Davanzo, …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Students at Holy Family School made cakes …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Students at Holy Family School made cakes for a cake walk the school had on Feb. 3. The cakes were displayed in the school all week. The students decoraded around a box …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The "Show Me the Bunny" program took …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The "Show Me the Bunny" program took place shortly before the release of the film "Peter Rabbit" to get children excited about the story and program. Among the fun stations present at …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Children had a painting party at the …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Children had a painting party at the Poland library on Jan. 22. Pictured, Gina Romeo and Adelynn Rudge began their paintings by painting the canvas blue.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence awarded …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence awarded eight teacher teams with funding for new equipment, including a spectrophotopeter, fitness supplies and a virtual reality kit.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Top Flight Financial donated 51 coats to …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Top Flight Financial donated 51 coats to the Boardman elementary schools. They brought the coats to Stadium Drive Elementary on Jan. 4, where they will distributed among students in all four elementary …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The Literacy Night at Market Street Elementary …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The Literacy Night at Market Street Elementary also included a place to sign up for a new library card and register to vote. They had the school's Sholastic Book Fair set up …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Branch manager Ryan Cuffle and other representatives …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Branch manager Ryan Cuffle and other representatives from Top Flight Financial met with principal Michael Zoccali and school counselor Jen Carey of Stadium Drive Elementary to donate coats for children. The coats …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Market Street Elementary had a Literacy Night …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Market Street Elementary had a Literacy Night at the school on Feb. 8. The event allowed parents and children to come to the school so that the parents gain a better perspective …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Market Street Elementary had two groups of …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Market Street Elementary had two groups of families go to different classrooms for different stations. The families of the higher grade students had test preparation, and the lower grade students had a …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.In total, the Boardman Schools Fund for …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.In total, the Boardman Schools Fund for Educational Excellence gave $8465 in new equipment to teachers for educational advancement.
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grader made an …
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grader made an ice cream truck, complete with the ice cream truck song, to collect valentines from her classmates at the school’s Valentine’s Day parties on Feb. 14.
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Led by Big Red, the Canfield High …
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.Led by Big Red, the Canfield High School wrestling was recognized with a traditional walk-though before traveling to compete in the sixth annual OHSAA State Wrestling Dual Team Tournament on Feb. 9.
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grader built a …
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A Hilltop Elementary School fourth-grader built a Cupid’s Porta-Potty, Inc. Valentine’s Day box to collect valentines from his classmates on Feb. 14.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Two of the stations at the "Show …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Two of the stations at the "Show Me the Bunny" program had a more educational tone, including a worksheet with a word search and the station pictured where the children placed magnets …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Librarian Jennifer Kuczeck had a night centered …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Librarian Jennifer Kuczeck had a night centered around Beatrix Potter's "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" on Jan. 25. The event, titled "Show Me the Bunny" ran at the Poland library. To begin …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Once the children were done with their …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Once the children were done with their paintings, they used a blow dryer to dry the paint quickly. Pictured, Christian Steed finished his dolphin painting.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Some of the stations at the Show …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Some of the stations at the Show Me the Bunny event had games or activities. Others had crafts, such as the station pictured where children made a bunny face using craft sticks, …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Librarian Jennifer Kuczeck set up a number …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Librarian Jennifer Kuczeck set up a number of stations throughout the room for the children and parents. Each station related back to Peter Rabbit, such as the station pictured, "Dig Through Farmer …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Children from grades kindergarten to fourth painted …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Children from grades kindergarten to fourth painted a dolphin at the Poland library. Pictured, Nathan and Joseph Torres used grey paint to make their dolphins.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Boardman successfully funded eight educational projects to …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Boardman successfully funded eight educational projects to be used throughout the district. Pictured, Bill Amendol of the Boardman Education Association presents a check to Joyce Mitovich, president of Boardman Schools Fund for …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The parents at Market Street Elementary's Literacy …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.The parents at Market Street Elementary's Literacy Night learned a number of new strategies for helping their children succeed. Pictured, teachers Tara Alberti and Kendra Baltes went over some guided reading techniques.
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Market Street Elementary sent the families into …
Neighbors | Zack Shively.Market Street Elementary sent the families into different stations throughout the night. They had a group of families in the kindergarten and first-grade stations and another in the second-, third- and fourth-grade. …
Neighors | Submitted .Colin Brown, who passed away last year, …
Neighors | Submitted .Colin Brown, who passed away last year, was the inspiration for Suzie’s Dog and Draft’s Pay It Forward donations. Brown worked in the restaurant industry, managing newly opened restaurants and helping get …
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.The Canfield High School wrestling team, coached …
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.The Canfield High School wrestling team, coached by Steve Pitts, earned a trip to the sixth annual OHSAA State Wrestling Dual Team Tournament at St. John Arena at The Ohio State University …
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A group of Hilltop Elementary School fourth-graders …
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.A group of Hilltop Elementary School fourth-graders celebrated Valentine’s Day at their class party on Feb. 14.
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.The Canfield Presbyterian Church is hosting Celebration …
Neighbors | Abby Slanker.The Canfield Presbyterian Church is hosting Celebration of Gifts Event: Silent Auction and Chili Cook-Off on Feb. 25. More than 70 items donated by church members, such as wooden nativity wall art, …
Boardman Lions Club recently donated $800 to Youngstown Area Goodwill …
Boardman Lions Club recently donated $800 to Youngstown Area Goodwill Industries for the Radio Reading Service, a private, nonprofit radio station for the visually impaired. The donation caps off a campaign to provide free, specially-tuned …