The JV Baseball team traveled to Poland and led going into the bottom of the seventh inning, but ultimately fell in heartbreaking fashion losing 10-9.

Jimmy Putko got the start and no decision as he went 4.1 innings giving up four earned runs while striking out three. Anthony Ramunno finished the final 2.1 innings giving up five earned runs in the loss.

The offense was led by Patrick Young and Zac Caldwell who each had 2 hits and 2 RBIs with Young scoring twice. Clayton Hoffman and Justin Beish each added a hit, run, and an RBI. Putko added a hit and a run. Marco Trafficante added a double and 2 runs, Coben Scarsella added a hit and 2 runs, and Jason Clark and Logan Miller each added an RBI.

The JV Spartans fall to 7-13 and will return to action tomorrow when they travel to Marlington.

The Boardman Varsity Baseball team bounced back at home against Poland winning 7-2 to avenge this opening day loss to the Bulldogs.

Tyler Kirlik went the distance to earn the win. After giving up a run in each of the first two innings, Kirlik was shut down the rest of the way going the full 7 innings, giving up two earned runs, and striking out eleven.

On the offensive end, the Spartans used a balance attack as they belted 12 hits, led by Vince Butto with 3 hits, an RBI, and 2 runs scored. Sammy Moritz added 2 hits, 3 RBIs, and a run. Kirlik helped his cause with 2 hits, an RBI, and a run. Ricky Gozur added 2 hits and 2 runs. Ryan Neifer added a double and an RBI. Tyler Helmick and Thomas Ramovs each added a hit. Donovan Whippo added an RBI.

Boardman improves to 10-12 and will return to action on Wednesday when they host Glen Oak and will celebrate our Teacher Appreciation Game for our Seniors.

Congratulations to Coach John Phillips- AAC Sportsmanship, Ethics and Integrity Award✨

This recognition celebrates coaches who reflect the highest values of sportsmanship, ethics, integrity, professionalism, and leadership while serving as positive role models for student-athletes both on and off the playing field.

Coach Phillips exemplifies these qualities through his dedication to his athletes, the respect he shows to others, and the positive culture he continues to build within Boardman athletics. His leadership, professionalism, and commitment to doing things the right way make a lasting impact on the students and families he serves.

Congratulations, Coach Phillips, on this well-deserved recognition. We are proud to have you representing Boardman!

Congratulations to Boardman senior Gabe Hammerton - AAC Respect the Game/Sportsmanship Award Spring 2026🎾
The OHSAA defines this honor as being awarded to a male athlete who demonstrates, through play and sportsmanship, the true philosophy of athletics. This recognition celebrates athletes who compete with integrity, respect others involved in the game, lead by example, and represent their school and team with character and class.

Gabe exemplifies these qualities each and every day through his leadership, sportsmanship, dedication, and respect for teammates, opponents, coaches, officials, and the game itself. He has proudly represented Boardman athletics both on and off the court throughout his career.

Congratulations, Gabe, on this well-deserved honor. We are incredibly proud of the example you set for younger Spartans and the entire Boardman community!

Congratulations to Boardman’s own Madison Whyde on being recognized for her inspiring impact as a student-athlete in both Lacrosse and Track!

This special AAC honor celebrates female athletes who lead with dedication, perseverance, and heart — inspiring teammates, competitors, classmates, and their communities both on and off the field.

Madison truly represents what it means to be a Spartan through her hard work, leadership, and the positive example she sets every day. We are incredibly proud of all she has accomplished and can’t wait to see what’s ahead for her.

Congratulations, Madison! Your Boardman family is cheering you on every step of the way! 🥍🏃‍♀️✨

The Boardman Varsity Baseball team traveled to Louisville and played a hard fought game, ultimately falling 5-3. The game started off hot as both teams came out swinging and then the pitching locked in and the scoring ended after the first two innings.

Donovan Whippo got the start for the Spartans and pitched really well, despite taking the loss, going 5 innings giving up only two earned runs and striking out one. Thomas Ramovs pitched 1 scoreless inning in relief as well.

On offense the Spartans managed seven hits and hit a ton of balls hard, but couldn't quite get the big hit when they needed it, leaving the bases loaded in two different innings. LJ Norvell led the way with 2 hits, including a double, an RBI and a run scored. Vince Butto added a hit and an RBI. Tyler Kirlik added a double and Whippo added a hit. Tyler Helmick and Sammy Moritz each added a hit and a run scored.

Several Boardman Glenwood Middle School athletes represented the Spartans this past Saturday at the OHSAA 7th & 8th Grade Track and Field State Meet held at Hilliard Darby High School, competing against some of the top middle school athletes from across Ohio.

Roman Timblin led the way with an outstanding performance in the hurdles, earning a 5th-place finish in the 110-meter hurdles while also placing 13th in the 200-meter hurdles.

Alexa Duble also competed at the state meet in the 200-meter hurdles, finishing 10th overall in a strong field of competitors.

In relay action, the 4x400-meter relay team of Owen Papini, Evan Letendre, Roman Timblin, and Austin Gillin brought home a 6th-place finish with an impressive performance on the state stage.

Competing at the state meet is a tremendous accomplishment, and these athletes represented Boardman with pride, determination, and class all season long. We cannot wait to watch them continue to compete and represent our school for years to come!

We are SPARTAN PROUD! 👏

Boardman Bounces Back After Tough Loss with 3-2 Victory over Berea-Midpark After suffering a heartbreaking extra-inning loss to conference rival Howland on Friday night, the Boardman Spartans bounced back in a big way Saturday afternoon with a gritty 3-2 road victory over a strong Berea-Midpark squad. Boardman found itself trailing 2-0 in the bottom of the third inning, but the Spartans answered in clutch fashion in the top of the fourth. Kate Thames sparked the rally after reaching on an error, and Kenzie Cherne followed with a single to put two runners aboard. Later in the inning, Ellie Wymer delivered the biggest hit of the day, driving a triple into the right-center gap that scored both runners and tied the game at 2-2. Moments later, Mikayla Rivera reached on an error that allowed Wymer to cross the plate and give Boardman a 3-2 advantage. That would be all the support needed for Addie Kowacich in the circle. Kowacich turned in a complete-game performance, working all seven innings to earn the win. She allowed just five hits and two runs while striking out four and walking four. Her biggest strikeout came in the final inning with the tying run on second and the winning run on first to slam the door on the Titans. The Spartans were also backed by outstanding defense throughout the afternoon, highlighted by several key plays from Lanie Joyce and Rivera that helped erase scoring threats and limit damage. Offensively, Boardman collected six hits on the day from Addie Rudge, Wymer, Kowacich, Joyce, Thames, and Cherne. With the victory, the Spartans improve to 17-8 on the season. Boardman will return to action Tuesday when they host Westlake in a Division III district semifinal matchup

The Boardman Varsity Baseball team bounced back from a tough loss by putting together a complete team effort in a dominant 14-3 win against Springfield.

Tyler Kirlik got the start on the mound and earned the win going 4 innings, giving up two earned runs on three hits while striking out seven. Thomas Ramovs came in for relief to finish the final 1 inning, giving up only one unearned run and striking out one.

On offense the Spartans had their best performance of the year tallying 15 hits and scoring 14 runs in their 4 innings of hitting. Ryan Neifer, Donovan Whippo, and Tyler Helmick each had 2 hits, 2 runs, and an RBI. LJ Norvell also added 2 hits and 2 RBIs. Kirlik hit his fifth homerun of the season and scored a second run. Vince Butto added 2 hits and a run scored. Sammy Moritz added a hit, an RBI, and 3 runs. Coben Scarsella had a 3 RBI double, Brady McCauley added an RBI double, and Thomas Ramovs added a hit and 3 RBIs. Jimmy Putko and Jonathan Grope each added a run scored.

The Spartans improve to 9-11 and will return to action as they head to future AAC opponent Louisville on Monday to begin their final week of the regular season.

The JV Baseball team traveled to Uniontown to take on the Green Bulldogs and played tough, but fell 3-0 against a tough opponent.

Patrick Young kept the Spartans in the game going 4.1 innings, giving three earned runs while striking out one. Marco Trafficante pitched the final 1.2 scoreless innings.

Offensively the Spartans struggled to get the timely hits they needed. Justin Beish, Jimmy Putko, Aiden McVeigh, Zac Caldwell, and Young each had a hit.

The JV team falls to 7-11 on the year and will return to action on Tuesday when they travel to 224 rival, Poland.

The Boardman Varsity Baseball team traveled to Howland for their final AAC game of the season and things looked good as the Spartans headed to the bottom of the seventh with a 4-1 lead. However, the bottom of the inning did not go as planned and Boardman fell 5-4 in heartbreaking fashion.

Collin Resetar pitched well, going 6.2 innings giving up only one earned run and striking out seven in the bad luck loss.

On offense Donovan Whippo led the way with 2 hits and an RBI. Thomas Ramovs added a double and an RBI. Tyler Kirlik tallied the final hit and scored a run. Sammy Moritz, LJ Norvell and Danny Jorge each scored a run.

The Spartans fall to 8-11 and finish 4-4 in the AAC. They will return to action as they host Springfield tomorrow morning.

Congratulations to junior track standout Gigi Angiuli on being named this week’s Cane’s Student Athlete of the Week! 🖤🏃‍♀️

Gigi had an incredible performance at the AAC Championship Meet this past Wednesday in Austintown, where she was named Meet MVP — earning the honor of Girls Track AAC Player of the Year!

We are so proud of Gigi’s hard work, dedication, and the way she continues to represent Boardman with excellence both on and off the track.

Congratulations, Gigi — we are SPARTAN PROUD! 👏

Boys Lacrosse Ends Season with Win at Poland

The boys Varsity Lacrosse team ended their season with a victory over the Poland Bulldogs 16-4. The Spartans would be methodical and consistent throughout the entire game. Teammates Luke DeJoseph and Chase Zelsnak would lead the offensive efforts, each scoring 4 goals. The duo would also distribute the ball efficiently with Zelesnak having 5 assists and DeJoseph 3. Kyle Congson would have a combo hat trick scoring one and assisting DeJoseph on two of his goals. Tyler Holcomb and Mikey Montgomery would score goals to wrap up the 1st quarter giving the Spartans a 5-1 lead. Liam Moore would score his two goals within the first minute of the 4th quarter to extend Boardman’s lead to 14-3. Moving to attack in the 4th, senior defensemen CJ Rice and Michael Sosnowski would each score a goal to seal the victory. Sosnowski’s goal would ensure that every senior, regardless of position, had at least one goal this season. The seniors would continue to lead the way defensively, as they ensured to scoop ground balls everywhere. Rice would lead the way with 9 ground balls, DeJoseph would have 7 and Toby Sofran 5. Boardman would control the faceoffs as well with junior Mikey Montgomery winning 12 of 15 and teammate Liam Moore going 3 for 4.

The Boardman Lady Spartans claimed a sectional championship Thursday night in dominant fashion with a 19-0 victory over Youngstown East. With the win, Boardman advances to host a Division III District Semifinal on Tuesday, May 19th at 5:00 PM against the Westlake Demons.

Boardman wasted no time taking control, erupting for nine runs in the bottom of the first inning. A combination of wild pitches, walks, hit batters, and defensive miscues helped fuel the early surge. Emily Swantek reached safely on an error that brought home two runs, while Kenzie Cherne and Mikayla Rivera each delivered sacrifice flies. Addie Fiddler added a single, and Addie Rudge drove in two more with a base hit as the Spartans jumped out to a commanding 9-0 lead.

The Spartans added six more runs in the second inning. Autumn Miller reached on an error that allowed two runs to score, and later Fiddler grounded out to bring home another. The big blow came from Rudge, who launched her fourth home run of the season — a three-run shot that extended the lead even further.

Boardman continued to pour it on in the third inning. Miller singled to drive in a run, and Reagan Ridgley collected an RBI single in her first varsity at-bat.

In the fifth inning, Jillian Bennett picked up her first varsity hit in her first varsity at-bat. Jocelynn Torres later doubled home a run, and Cherne added an RBI single to cap off the scoring.

The Spartans totaled 11 hits and drew 10 walks offensively. Fiddler, Miller, Cherne, Swantek, Bennett, Rivera, and Ridgley each recorded one hit, while Rudge and Torres added two apiece. Rudge led the offensive attack with five RBIs. Following behind were three RBIs by Miller and two each by Cherne and Swantek.

Emily Swantek was equally dominant in the circle, earning her second varsity victory. The right-hander tossed a complete five-inning shutout, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out 10.

With the victory, Boardman improves to 16-7 on the season. The Spartans close out conference play Friday on the road against Howland before traveling to Berea-Midpark on Saturday for a tune-up game against another quality opponent.

Boardman traveled to Canfield for the 1st round playoff game and lost 4 to 18.

Even though it was a Spartan loss there were many friendships and good memories made during the season. The coaches want to personally thank each player for their hard work and effort during the 2026 season. So thank you Vic Donaldson, Ava Gaps, Valerie Hoysack, Lydia Kenney, Payton Konnerth, Catherine Lorenzi, Gianna Mordocco, Madison Vlaiku, Madison Wyde, Pickles Vondran, Carley Albanese, Anna Bowes, Nolle Lathom, Jacey Bogerd, Maddy Brady, Emily Fabian, Alaina Grieco-Kirby, Grace Hall, Korinne Hernon, Harlow Kolesar, Isabella Tarr-Majirsky, Morgan Zolla, Olivia Cuevas, Kennedy Davis, Adelynne Ganser, Elizabeth Horkey, Giavanna Kalmer, Audrey Lorenzi, Tuyen Nguyen, Jemma Pavone, Suri Stevens and Sophia Testa.

The JV Baseball Team returned to action as they traveled to Crestview to take on the Rebels. The Spartans jumped all over them and won in dominant fashion by a score of 21-3.

Dylan Bruce got the start on the mound and pitched the full 5 innings, giving up three hits, three unearned runs, and struck out five to earn the win.

Offensively, the Spartans were all over the basepaths with 13 hits and 9 walks to get their 21 runs. Marco Trafficante had a 3 hit game with 2 RBIs and 2 runs. Logan Miller added 2 hits, 3 RBIs, and 3 runs. Jonathan Grope added 2 hits, 2 RBIs, and 3 runs. Aiden McVeigh and Zac Caldwell each had 2 hits and an RBI. Jimmy Putko added a hit, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs. Patrick Young belted a double with an RBI and 2 runs. Jason Clark scored 3 runs, Clayton Hoffman and Coben Scarsella each scored 2 runs, and Andrew Lindeman and Sal Ianazone each added a run.

The JV Spartans improve to 7-11 and return to action tomorrow when they travel to Green.

Austintown-The Boardman Boys Track Team was crowned AAC Champions after a dominating performance this past Wednesday at Greenwood Falcon Stadium in Austintown. The Spartans amassed 123.5 points, 50 points ahead of second place Howland. Austintown Fitch ended up third with 66 followed by Canfield at 56 and Warren G. Harding in fifth with 33 points.
The Spartans opened the meet with a first place finish in the 4x800 Relay with the team of junior Jonathan Burgos-Perez, junior Tommy Sullivan, senior Chase Moore, and senior Adam Nigro. Junior Ethan Timblin placed second overall in the 110H with classmate Stephan Stanford in third. Senior Kevin Tomlin placed fourth in the 100. The 4x200 relay team of Tomlin, Stanford, junior Robrick Taylor, and junior Ryan Mitchell placed first. Junior Dylan White placed first in the 1600 with sophomore Jacob Turek in third.
Senior James Mitchell placed third in the Shot Put. Senior Ahmed Mohammed was third in the Discus with junior Khaled Mohammed in fifth. Senior Blake Daniels was first in the High Jump. Senior Dominic Theodore placed fourth in the Pole Vault with freshman Ezekiel Doyle tying for fifth.
In the 400, Taylor placed first with junior Abdelaziz Hadidan in third. The 300H saw Timblin place second and Stanford third. Nigro placed first in the 800 with Sullivan in third. Tomlin finished second in the 200 with Taylor in fourth. Burgos-Perez placed first and Theodore second in the 3200. The 4x400 team of Hadidan, Taylor, Moore, and senior Connor Boots placed first to end the meet.

Avon Knocks Spartans Out of Playoffs

The Avon Eagles defeated the boys Varsity Lacrosse team 17-3 in the first round of tournament play. The Eagles came out firing going up 8-0 in the first quarter. Luke DeJoseph would finally get the Spartans on the board in the 2nd quarter off an assist from teammate Chase Zelesnak to make it 12-1 going into the half. The boys would keep fighting, with Daniel Ramovs and Tyler Holcomb each adding a goal in the 4th quarter. Mikey Montgomery would lead the team in ground balls with 7 while going an even 10 for 20 on faceoffs. Teammate Ben Bundy would help out as well, scooping up 6 of his own. Goalie Lane Schubert would record 11 saves in the effort.

The boys will wrap up their season Thursday night at Poland for their last regular season game.

Eight is Great...Lady Spartans fight the cold to win their 8th straight All-American Conference Championship

The team was paced by All American Conference Player of the Year Gigi Angiuli. Gigi was the AAC Champ in the 100 Hurdles (15.97) , the 100 (13.16), the 300 Hurdles (47.54) and the 200 (27.48). Gigi is the 1st ever AAC female Player of the Year.

Olivia Brady continued her dominance in the AAC being winning both the 1600 (5:20.03) and 800 (2:28.02) putting once again making her 1st team All-AAC.

Three other Lady Spartans made 1st Team All-AAC with their individual performances: Kealia Bravo was the 400 (1:02.81) Champion; Lili Ison (35' 6") was the shot put Champion and Julia Forbes was the discus (108' 2") was the discus Champion.

Three Lady Spartan relays made 1st Team All-AAC with their combined performances: the 4x800 relay of Mia Duble, Moriah Doyle, Jordyn Lacivita and Kealia Bravo (10:18.75) were Champions; the 4x200 relay of Alena Scott, Bryanna James, Jasmine Matthews and Ava Gaps (1:49.76) were Champions and the 4x400 relay of Kealia Bravo, Mia Duble, Olivia Brady and Jaelyn Cicchillo (4:17.78) were Champions.

The Lady Spartans won 12 of the 17 overall events.

Bringing home silver medals at the championship were: Bryanna James in the 200, Ava Gaps in the 400, Haley Bero in the 3200, the 4x100 relay of Alena Scott, Bryanna James, Jasmine Matthews and Zohna McMillen, Liza Letunova in the pole vault, Gwen McLane in the shot put and Lili Ison in the discus.

Bringing home bronze medals at the championship was Haley Bero in the 1600.

Scoring 4th place points were: Moriah Doyle in the 3200, Tea Smith in the high jump and Zohna McMillen in the long jump.

Scoring 5th place points were: Mia Duble in the 800 and Sam Lenhart in the pole vault.

This caps off a perfect regular season and a sweep of the two big local championships for the Lady Spartans.

The team will return to action on Wednesday, May 20th at the OHSAA District semifinals hosted by Austintown Fitch.