Strasburg-Franklin High School announced on Thursday their Class of 2022 inductees for the Strasburg Athletic Hall of Fame. Via a press release, Strasburg athletic director Gary Spinell announced four…

Tuscarawas Central Catholic beat Strasburg for the second time of the season in a four-set road victory, 23-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-19. The Saints claimed the Inter-Valley Conference North Division championship,…

The New Philadelphia Quakers won the Division I East District boys golf tournament on Tuesday at EagleSticks Golf Club. The Quakers advanced to the State tournament with a 312 team total, led by Shad…

New Philadelphia senior Sydney Devore shot a 3-under 69 to win the Division I Girls East District individual title on Monday at EagleSticks Golf Club in Zanesville. Devore posted a 34 on the front nine…

It has been a long time Fairless High School's football team has boasted a conference championship, but that time may soon come to an end. Fairless is currently 8-0 on the season and looks to clinch…

Stark County Canton GlenOak at Louisville - FINAL (42 - 0) Green at Perry - FINAL (28 - 0) Hoover at Lake - FINAL (21 - 19) Canton McKinley at Jackson - FINAL (29 - 28) Manchester at Fairless…

The Tuscarawas Valley Trojans won the Inter-Valley Conference South Division title in a straight-sets over Sandy Valley on Thursday (25-11, 25-17, 25-19). Tusky Valley wins the conference title for…

Garaway's girls' golf team, along with Tuscarawas Valley's Susan Thompson, both advanced to the Division II Girls State Golf Tournament. The Lady Pirates won the Division II Girls East District Tournament…

Carrollton bested Harrison Central 7-0 in a girls' soccer match on Monday night, with sophomore Ariona Rutledge scoring three goals - her 16th, 17th, and 18th of the 2021 season to set a school record.…

The Hiland Hawks advanced to the boys' golf state tournament for the second consecutive year after a 318 team total that won the Division III East District tournament at River Greens on Monday. Carter…

Stark County Canton McKinley 28, Lake 16 Green 49, Louisville 24 Southeast 49, Minerva 7 Fairless 32, Loudonville 14 Orrville 27, Tuslaw 20 Northwest 21, CVCA 21 Manchester 42, Triway 12…

Hiland, Fort Frye, Malvern, and Frontier all advanced to the Division III East District Boys Golf Tournament after Wednesday's Sectional Tournament at Cambridge Country Club. The Hawks took the team…

Tuesday's Tuscarawas All-County Cross Country Invitational at Garaway High School saw the host team win the girls' race, while the boys' race was won by New Philadelphia. The Pirates won with an average…

Tuscarawas Valley senior Susan Thompson shot a 2-over 73 in the Trojans’ winning 325 finish at the Division. III girls Sectional golf tournament on Tuesday at Carroll Meadows Golf Course. The Trojans…

Monday's Division II boys golf sectional tournament at River Greens was won by Carrollton High School, who posted a team total of 311. The Warriors finished ahead of fellow advancing teams Garaway (2nd,…

Sandy Valley junior Connor Ritter was named Inter-Valley Conference Player of the Year as the conference selections were released on Monday. Ritter joined fellow junior John Wood on the 12-player IVC…

The Sandy Valley Cardinals had won four straight games since their Week 1 loss to Fairless, including a spectacular 22-21 comeback win over Malvern on Sep. 10. That winning streak came to an end in…

Stark County Canton GlenOak 14, Green 16 - FINAL McKinley 0, North Canton Hoover 24 - FINAL Massillon 31, Austintown Fitch 21 - FINAL Jackson 30, Lake 28 - FINAL Perry 34, Louisville 14 - FINAL…

Hiland High School's boys' golf team claimed the Inter-Valley Conference Postseason Tournament on Thursday at Wilkshire Golf Course. Carter Mishler fired a 69 to…

The Marlington Lady Dukes (11-2, 7-0) volleyball team continues their dominance on the court this season, moving to 7-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference with a three-set sweep of the Carrollton Lady…

The second half of the East Central Ohio League's boys golf tournament was played at River Greens on Wednesday, and the New Philadelphia Quakers took the top spot. The rain-shortened Wednesday outing…

Tuscarawas Valley bested the Hiland Hawks in three sets (25-15, 25-18, 25-23) in their Tuesday volleyball match. Ashley Merrick (12 kills, 23 digs) and Locie Levengood (25 assists, 13 points, three…

The Inter-Valley Conference released its all-conference team selections for the fall 2021 season on Tuesday. Five Garaway sophomores (Olivia Immel, Sammi Miller, Brooklyn Numbers, Sydni Prysi, Hannah…

East Canton High School's Week 6 football game with Newcomerstown has been canceled. The game, originally set for this Friday in Newcomerstown, was called off due to ongoing COVID-19 issues within the…

Carrollton's boys' golf team won its third consecutive Eastern Buckeye Conference title in Monday's 18-hole outing. The Warriors (12-0) won the tournament with a team total of 331, led by Jaxon Rinkes'…

Minerva High School’s girls‘ cross country team finished second in the Division II race of the Spartan Invitational on Saturday at Boardman. The wLions averaged a 21:27.4 race time, finishing behind…

Sandy Valley High School ran wild around Art Teynor Field on Saturday night in a 40-14 IVC win over Tuscarawas Central Catholic. Cardinals quarterback Ben Petro (10-18, 160 passing yards, 20 carries,…

Dover High School remained undefeated after a 24-7 win over Steubenville on Friday night at Crater Stadium. The Crimson Tornadoes (4-0) handed the Big Red (4-1) their first loss of the season by outscoring…

Stark County New Philadelphia 30, Canton Central Catholic 20 - FINAL Ridgewood 25, East Canton 19 - FINAL West Branch 63, Canton South 42 - FINAL Green 14, Canton McKinley 34 - FINAL Lakewood…

Strasburg bested Buckeye Trail High School in four sets (25-17, 22-25, 25-14, 25-22) on Thursday. Paige Garren had 15 points, 14 digs, and seven kills, while Emma Gilkerson had 14 points, 10 digs, and…

Carrollton advanced to 13-0 and 11-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference with a 147-177 match win over Minerva on Wednesday at Carroll Meadows. All four of the Warriors’ qualifying scorers broke 40…

Tuscarawas Valley earned a three-set win (25-18, 25-11, 25-28) over Sandy Valley on Tuesday. Locie Levengoof led the Trojans with 17 points and 19 assists, while Taylor West (10 kills) and Ashley Merrick…

Garaway's boys' golf team finished fourth out of 14 teams in the Generals Cup at Wooster Country Club on Monday. Trace Gibson shot a 76 and Charles Beachy carded a 77. Caleb Meek (86) and Emmet Royer…

Ridgewood, Garaway, and West Holmes High Schools were each ranked in the top ten of their respective divisions in the first Associated Press state high school football polls released on Monday. Ridgewood…

Tuscarawas Valley won the girls' Large School race at Saturday's Dover Cross Country Invitational at Dover City Park. Trojans runner Hannah Wyler was the individual medalist by breaking the 21-minute…

Sandy Valley senior Ben Petro ensured a homecoming victory for the Cardinals by throwing a late touchdown pass to Mason Tucci and making the win-locking interception in Sandy's 22-21 win over Malvern…

Stark County St. Thomas Aquinas 20, Conotton Valley 24 - FINAL East Canton 39, Tuscarawas Valley 13 - FINAL Canton South 28, Carrollton 34 - FINAL Massillon 49, Warren Harding 46 - FINAL Alliance…

The Minerva Lady Lions picked up a 3-0 win over the Canton South Wildcats Thursday evening. The Lady Lions battled the Wildcats in a back-and-forth opening set, going on to win 27-25. Minerva won the…

The Strasburg Tigers won a four-set volleyball match against the Sandy Valley Cardinals, 25-14, 25-23, 15-25, 25-12. Danielle Wright led Strasburg with 15 points and 10 digs, while Maddy Edwards had…

The Conotton Valley Rockets are planning to play St. Thomas Aquinas in football this Friday, according to Conotton Valley athletic director Jonathan Stuck. Stuck says that, while he believes "the St.…

Vincent Warren High School bested New Philadelphia in a triangular match involving Canton Central Catholic at Oak Shadows on Wednesday. Warren shot 194 to New Philadelphia's 197 (Canton C.C. did not…

Ridgewood High School is the new opponent for the Dalton Bulldogs this Friday in West Lafayette. The Generals were tabbed by Dalton after the Bulldogs' game against Chippewa High School was canceled…

Newcomerstown High School has shut down its football program through Tuesday, Sep. 14, athletic director Chad Elliott confirmed on Wednesday. "We won't be playing this Friday due to COVID issues," says…

Carter Mishler shot a 6-under 30 to lead Hiland High School's Tuesday match victory over Tuscarawas Valley High School, 140-232, at Fire Ridge in Millersburg. Brookston Hummel also fired an even-par…

Carrollton's volleyball team moved to 2-5 on the season and 1-1 in Eastern Buckeye Conference action with a 3-1 victory over the Minerva Lady Lions Tuesday evening. The Lady Lions defeated Carrollton…

Carrollton's cross country team participated in a pair of Saturday races, with the boys finishing 8th (out of ten teams) and the girls finishing third (eight teams) in the Northwest Cross Country Invitational…

Dover citizens were treated to a speaking appearance by longtime Cleveland-area sportscaster Bruce Drennan on Saturday at the Dover Public Library. The Drennan Live host spoke to an audience early Saturday…

Paul Brown Tiger Stadium was home to the Massillon Tigers' 41-23 win over Reynoldsburg High School on Friday night. The Tigers' offense ran away with the contest after going into halftime with just…

Conotton Valley’s Week 3 football game with Newcomerstown was canceled late Friday evening due to a COVID-19 issue within the Rockets’ team. Conotton Valley Superintendent Todd Herman confirmed…

Stark County Minerva 7, Beaver Local 56 - FINALSandy Valley 44, Chippewa 20 - FINALAlliance 13, Bedford 34 - FINALLouisville 14, Wooster 16 - FINALSt. Thomas Aquinas 18, Carrollton 69 - FINALCanton…

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice made his presence in Newcomerstown early Friday afternoon. Appearing at the Baker's IGA supermarket on the town's College Street, Rice met and greeted over 100…

River View High School’s Week 3 football game against Crooksville High School has been canceled, due to COVID-19 issues within the latter program.The Black Bears are now actively searching for a replacement…

The Louisville Leopards topped New Philadelphia High School's girls' tennis team 4-1 on Wednesday at Tuscora. Rachel Kibler defeated Alexis Mamula in perfect straight sets (6-0, 6-0), while Jade Thomas…

THE VIDEOTAPE It was during the first half of Sunday's 58-0 drubbing that IMG Academy's football team laid onto Bishop Sycamore that the exposure of the latter team manifested onto a national stage.…

Indian Valley High School has canceled its next two football games against Dover and Newcomerstown High School after multiple sick players showed symptoms of COVID-19, according to Indian Valley athletic…

Connor Ritter tied his own school record with a 7-under performance in Sandy Valley's season-low 163-187 victory over Tuscarawas Central Catholic at Wilkshire on Tuesday. Ritter fired a 29 over a nine-hole…

East Canton High School’s Week 3 football game at Southern Local has been canceled due to COVID-19 issues within the Hornets’ program, according to East Canton athletic director Doug Miller. East…

Canton South sophomore Marissa Haynam scored three goals in the first half of the Wildcats' 7-0 blowout victory over the Sandy Valley Cardinals on Monday night. Haynam scored the second, third, and…

Minerva High School's girl's cross country team won the Big Division race at Saturday's Claymont Invitational. The Lions finished with an average time of 21:05.41, finishing ahead of runners-up Lake…

In a rivalry between two schools primarily known for football, both Dover and New Philadelphia sent out their respective girls and boys teams into Crater Stadium on Saturday night for fútbol (soccer).…

Number 14 had a ball game Friday night for the Sandy Valley Cardinals. Sandy Valley senior Mason Tucci scored in almost any way imaginable: rushing, receiving and even from the defense; finishing with…

Friday night's opener for newly-renovated Claymont Stadium ended with the Mustangs falling to the Canton South Wildcats, 41-7. South head coach Matt Dennison returned to Tuscarawas County and dropped…

Stark County Sandy Valley 49, Minerva 3 - FINALEast Canton 13, United Local 7 - FINALMcKinley 28, Austintown Fitch 42 - FINALLouisville 13, Poland 21 - FINALPerry 21, Akron East 20 -FINAL W/OTSt Thomas…

Dover girls tennis coach Carl Conrad earned his 400th career win in a 5-0 match decision over Claymont on Thursday night at Dover City Park. The Crimson Tornadoes were led by top singles player, freshman…

The Tuscarawas Valley Trojans volleyball team beat Conotton Valley 25-11, 25-10, and 25-10 on Thursday night at Zoarville. Taylor West and Ashley Merrick had 11 kills apiece, while Julia Felgenhauer…

A rash of turnovers, injuries, and defense-gashing plays doomed the New Philadelphia Quakers in their 41-7 road loss to the Steubenville Big Red on Thursday night. The Big Red led from near-beginning…

The Ohio High School Athletic Association is reducing the number of football games required for teams to be eligible for the state playoffs from six to five, according to a statement from the OHSAA’s…

Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice will be visiting Newcomerstown, Ohio on Friday, Sep. 3. Rice is expected to be at Baker’s IGA on College Street from noon to 1 p.m. to promote his new energy…

New Philadelphia defeated Zanesville in straight sets on Wednesday night, earning their first win for head coach Julie Shimko. DOVER 25-25-25, WARREN 15-18-16 Taylor Luneborg (11 kills, 11 points,…

The New Philadelphia boys golf team won the Aquafina Classic on Wednesday at Zoar Village. The Quakers shot 297 as a team, four strokes ahead of the Dover Crimson Tornadoes' 301 total. New Phila's…

The Ohio High School Athletic Association and the MLS's Columbus Crew announced a four-year deal on Wednesday morning to host the boys and girls state soccer championship matches at Columbus's new Lower.com…

The Carrollton Lady Warriors volleyball team fell to the Perry Panthers Tuesday night at Carrollton High School. The visiting Panthers controlled most of the match, but the Lady Warriors battled in…

INDIAN VALLEY 16-25-25-25, TUSCARAWAS CENTRAL CATHOLIC 25-18-21-23 Indian Valley overcame an opening-set defeat to best the Tuscarawas Central Catholic Saints in four sets on Tuesday. The Braves (1-1)…

https://twitter.com/MitchSpinell/status/1430011260159016961?s=20 Ariona Rutledge scored a goal in the 57th minute in Carrollton's 1-0 girls soccer win over Sandy Valley on Monday night in Magnolia.…

GIRLS GOLF NEW PHILADELPHIA 203, DOVER 209 Sydney Devore shot an even-par 36 to lead host New Philadelphia a 203-209 win over Dover at Oak Shadows Golf Club on Monday. Emma Menapace followed with…

Tuscarawas Central Catholic announced Monday their Week 2 football game versus Grove City Christian School was canceled due to a "COVID situation" within the Eagles' program. https://twitter.com/TccSaints/status/1429875989518057474…

The football game between the Buckeye Local Panthers and the Union Local Jets originally set for Friday, Aug. 27 has been canceled due to COVID protocols within the Panthers' program. https://twitter.com/ULjetsFootball/status/1429856939920535558…

BOYS SOCCER DOVER 2, ST. CLAIRSVILLE 1 Reese Utter's pair of goals led the Dover Tornadoes to a season-opening victory over St. Clairsville on Saturday. Rthan Kopp added a save on one of Utter's…

The Tuscarawas Central Catholic Saints beat Lancaster Fisher Catholic 35-21 in Saturday's season opener at Art Teynor Complex. TCC quarterback Jordan Cherry threw three touchdown passes and added a…

https://twitter.com/MitchSpinell/status/1429087188084563968?s=20 The Garaway Pirates got their 2021 campaign off to a good start with a 27-0 win over New Concord John Glenn on Friday night in Sugarcreek.…

Carrollton High School will enshrine its newest class into the Carrollton High School Athletic Alumni Hall of Fame this Saturday. The inductees include: Patrick Herron, a 1967 Carrollton graduate…

A 5-under performance from Sandy Valley's Conner Ritter led the Cardinals in their 162-174 road win over Indian Valley on Thursday at River Greens Golf Course. With a 31, Ritter joined Sandy scorers…

The Fairless Falcons stunned the Sandy Valley Cardinals Thursday night with a come-from-behind victory.  It was all Sandy Valley in the first half, building a two score lead by halftime. …

The Dover Tornadoes nearly went into halftime of their Thursday home football opener down 7-6 to Mentor Lake Catholic. However, a school record 98-yard kickoff return touchdown run by Mitchell Martin…

Triway High School has canceled its first two football games of the season due to COVID-19 issues, Triway athletic director Patrick Honda confirmed Thursday. The Titans were initially set to open the…

Dover's End of Summer Celebration will include a celebration of the city's Olympic pride - recent gold medalist swimmer Hunter Armstrong. Armstrong will be honored on Sunday, Sept. 5 via a fire and…

Claymont School District announced Tuesday plans to hold a Claymont Stadium project dedication for the football stadium's renovation on Friday, August 27 at 6:30 p.m. The dedication, set for the Mustangs'…

The New Philadelphia Quakers boys golfers lead the East Central Ohio League championship after Monday's first round at Oak Shadows Golf Course. The Quakers shot a 313 team total, with an 18-hole score…

Famous Cleveland sportscaster Bruce Drennan is set to appear at the Dover Public Library on Saturday, Sept. 4. Drennan, who currently hosts the daily afternoon sports talk show called Drennan Live on…