BEAVER TOWNSHIP — With a solid crop of returners, hopes are high in as the South Range Raiders aim to continue their winning ways. This year’s seniors were underclassmen when the team won state in 2022, so they know what it takes. Now it’s their turn to shine. As the Raiders enter their ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Devlin Culliver is changing the culture around the football program at East. Last season, Culliver took over a program that had fallen on hard times. The Golden Bears have had just one winning season in 17 years — 2018 when they went 7-4. But the Youngstown native and ...

POLAND — Coming into this year, Poland head football coach Tom Pavlansky had the unenviable task of replacing numerous key players from a 10-win team. After winning all but one game in the regular season, Poland saw many of its best and most impactful players graduate, leaving holes in the ...

YOUNGSTOWN — With a group of older players carrying some on field experience, combined with some fresh faces, the Chaney Cowboys eagerly await the dawn of the new season. Last year, Chaney posted a 5-4 record, having to overcome some growing pains after losing a senior class from the 2022 ...

STRUTHERS — The Wildcats go into the 2024 campaign after seeing everything high school football has to offer coming off last fall. A slew of tightly contested matches that game down to the last few plays combined with a tough slate in the Northeast 8 allowed Struthers to play until Week 14 ...

YOUNGSTOWN — Ursuline’s identity in head coach Dan Reardon’s second stint with the Irish has largely been the same in each of his five years with the program. The Irish have been known for their up-tempo, explosive, high-scoring offensive attack every season. But last year, Ursuline’s ...