Mike Brown

Mar 10, 2025 | mahoningmatters.com | Mike Brown

With no area teams moving on to the OHSAA state tournament, the final mahoningmatters.com Super 7 girls basketball poll features several teams that still enjoyed excellent seasons. Here’s a look at the rankings:Traditional power Canfield finished No. 1 in the final rankings. The Cardinals won another All-American Conference crown this winter. The Cardinals were a Division IV regional qualifier where they were eliminated in a 51-45 loss to the Streetsboro Rockets.

Mar 3, 2025 | mahoningmatters.com | Mike Brown

For the fourth consecutive week, the Warren Harding Raiders headline the mahoningmatters.com Super 7 boys basketball poll as the No. 1 team. Here’s a look at this week’s rankings:Warren Harding just keeps on winning and remains No. 1 in this week’s poll. The Raiders, who have won six of their past seven games, captured a Division II district title on Saturday after posting a one-sided 70-37 win over the Hudson Explorers.

Mar 3, 2025 | mahoningmatters.com | Mike Brown

Canfield, which unfortunately saw its season come to an end in the regional last week, remains the No. 1 team in the mahoningmatters.com Super 7 girls basketball poll. Here’s a look at the poll:The Canfield Cardinals, who won the All-American Conference title this winter and advanced all the way to the Division IV regional semifinals, saw their outstanding season come to an end in a 51-45 loss to the Streetsboro Rockets in a regional semifinal setback last week.

Feb 25, 2025 | tulsaworld.com | Mike Brown

Collinsville sophomore Cole Brooks is back at his preferred weight and making up for lost time. He won a key bout in the 5A No. 1 Cards’ 33-30 win over No. 2 Skiatook last Thursday, outlasting Brody Gee in overtime, 6-5, at 126 pounds. Gee had a pin in the deciding match last February as Skiatook nipped its Highway 20 rival in the Class 5A dual state final. “Every bout’s a key bout when you win the match by three points,” Brooks said.

Feb 25, 2025 | tulsaworld.com | Mike Brown

Owasso pitcher Brennan Phillips was nearly unhittable in the month of March, and that’s no April Fool’s joke. The junior left-hander struck out 20 in a 3-0 win over Jenks to start the season, threw his first varsity no-hitter against Booker T. Washington and even struck out 15 in his only loss, 5-2 to Union on March 22. Phillips struck out 14 in Monday’s five-inning, 12-0, no-hit win over B.T Washington.