BOARDMAN — To those outside the program, Boardman has been one of the surprise teams of the spring sports season. But those around the Spartans program knew they had the makings of something special. After going 13-13 last year, Boardman has been on a tear to begin 2025, having already ...

COLUMBIANA — Amid heavy wind and some rain, Champion softball superstar Gabby Gradishar threw a perfect game Monday as the Golden Flashes defeated Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference foe Crestview 11-0 in six innings in Columbiana. Gradishar, a Penn State commit, struck out 14 of the 18 ...

Doug Goist doesn’t have your typical hockey origin story, for a number of reasons. The son of Dick Goist, a running back for the University of Cincinnati now in the school’s athletic hall of fame, hockey never really came on Goist’s radar. Always an athletic kid, Goist played multiple ...

BASEBALL South Range 10, Greenfield (SC) 3 — The Raiders started off strong in the first few innings, plating nine runs in the second and third to cruise to the win over the Knights. Leading the way for South Range offensively was Lincoln Cleevely with a double, single and two RBIs, Gaven ...

BEAVER TOWNSHIP – From 1983 to 2017, the Mahoning Valley was well-represented in Minor League Baseball. Every area from players to coaches, scouts to broadcasters to umpires and front office personnel, a ‘Youngstown Connection’ could be found in Short Season Class A to the Rookie League ...

CLEVELAND — Jose Ramirez hit a three-run homer and Kyle Manzardo went deep on the next pitch in the third inning, helping the Cleveland Guardians beat the American League-leading New York Yankees 6-4 on Monday night. Ramirez and Manzardo both cleared the fence in right off Clarke Schmidt ...