Neel Madhavan

Youngstown

Sports Reporter at Tribune Chronicle

Award-winning sports writer for The Tribune Chonicle & The Vindicator covering YSU & HS sports | Contact: [email protected] | Northwestern '19 | WVU '17

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Boardman beats Louisville 3-1 for first regional title, state semifinal bid since 2002

1 week ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

KENT — For three straight years from 2009-11, Boardman made it to a regional final — falling short each time in close, heartbreaking fashion. Now 14 years later, the Spartans are finally regional champions once again. Despite not recording a hit until the fifth inning on Saturday, Boardman finally got its bats going in the sixth inning.
Boardman jumps on Tallmadge, overcomes errors, in 2-0 victory

1 week ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

KENT — Boardman third-baseman Alex Ward had a bit of a slow start at the plate to begin the spring. But since then, she’s found her groove and proven to be one of the Spartans’ most consistent hitters throughout the season. “We focused a lot (on hitting) in the offseason,” Ward said. “I know, speaking personally, I took a lot of time thinking about how my approach is going to be every time I’m in the box.
LaBrae bows out of regional in loss to Akron Manchester

1 week ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

YOUNGSTOWN — LaBrae’s postseason run came to an end on Wednesday, as Akron Manchester proved to be too much for the Vikings. The Panthers got off to a fast start and pulled away late to hand LaBrae a 9-0 defeat in the Division V regional semifinal at Youngstown State. “It got away from us a little bit at the end,” Vikings head coach Dwayne Buck said. “That’s a great team over there.
South Range stifles Champion for third straight season to advance to regional final

1 week ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

YOUNGSTOWN — For three straight years, South Range has had Champion’s number. The Raiders and Golden Flashes have met in the regional rounds of the OHSAA softball tournament each of the past three seasons, and for three straight years, the Raiders have emerged victorious. “Our girls get fired up to play Champion,” South Range head coach Jeff DeRose said. “They have a history that we’re trying to build.
Gradishar leads Champion back to regional with 3rd straight district title

1 week ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

HUBBARD — Champion senior Gabby Gradishar has put up eye-popping numbers and set countless records during her career with the Golden Flashes. As a hitter, she set the school’s career home run record (52) last week and the school single-season batting average mark (.640) last year, while also breaking the career runs record. Then as a pitcher, she’s also surpassed more than 700 strikeouts for her high school career.
Strines pitches, hits Boardman to 1st district title since 2011

1 week ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

HUBBARD — Boardman head coach Fred Mootz calls Spartans ace Tori Strines the team’s “bulldog” in the circle. She lived up to that nickname on Saturday, as Strines pitched a one-hit shutout to lead Boardman to its first district championship since 2011 with a 5-0 victory over Howland in the Division III, Northeast 2 district final. “She’s just amazing. Tori steps up. When the moment’s big, Tori becomes bigger, and she did that today,” Mootz said.
South Range finding its groove as Raiders beat Keystone in district semis

2 weeks ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — At the start of spring, South Range had cautiously high hopes. The Raiders returned most of their team that finished as the Division III state runner up last year, but head coach Jeff DeRose was mindful about the 2017 team that faced similar circumstances. Coming off a state runner-up finish in 2016, that group also returned most of its team but ended up bowing out in the district semifinal to Cardinal Mooney the next season.
Groner pitches gem, as Canfield shuts out rival Poland

3 weeks ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

CANFIELD — In recent games, Canfield’s coaching staff opted to skip Cardinals lefty starter Anthony Groner in the rotation in order to give him some extra rest after a long regular season. The break proved to give the sophomore a big boost, especially with the postseason looming next week, as Groner delivered a gem for the Cardinals on Thursday. He threw 12 strikeouts for Canfield in a 6-0, one-hit shutout victory over rival Poland.
Ursuline capitalizes on South Range’s errors 5-4, as Kosovan hits walk-off in extras

4 weeks ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

STRUTHERS — Despite outhitting Ursuline, several costly mistakes proved to be too much for South Range to overcome on Saturday. The Raiders finished with five errors, and the Fighting Irish were able to capitalize, as Thomas Kosovan’s walk-off sacrifice fly scored AJ Snyder from third base in the bottom of the eighth inning for a 5-4 Ursuline victory at Bob Cene Park. “We had some hard hit balls, and we forced them to make plays,” Irish head coach Paul Kempe said.
Growing in the circle

4 weeks ago | vindy.com | Neel Madhavan

BOARDMAN — Coming into the season off a state championship, if Canfield had any “question marks,” it was the relative inexperience of its pitching staff. For three years, the Cardinals relied on former ace Malena Toth in the circle. But this season, Canfield has had three players sharing pitching duties. That group has had its ups and downs, but they’ve matured and shown growth in the circle throughout the course of the season, and that was on full display on Friday.

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Neel Madhavan @NeelMadhavan

14 May 25

In the era of player movement via the transfer portal, Youngstown State has bucked the trend — keeping most of its returning core intact this offseason, while adding three new players to the roster from out of the portal. @YSUWomensHoops https://t.co/tFpVOtKT5c

Neel Madhavan @NeelMadhavan

14 May 25

I saw this when I stopped by the Beeghly Center today. Looks pretty solid.

Robb Schmidt 🐧 @YSU_Robb

Rosselli Court is getting a bit of a facelift with the new ⁦@HorizonLeague⁩ logo inside red lanes. Also, the old three-point line has been removed. https://t.co/w2hc3zFnBc

Neel Madhavan @NeelMadhavan

14 May 25

The Cavaliers need to do some serious introspection this offseason. They need to evaluate how/why this group fell short in the playoffs in the fashion it did and figure out how to shore up those issues.