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By Dan Ries, Messenger Sports Reporter Nik Schweikert submitted his resigned as the Carrollton Warriors girls basketball and cross country head coach effective immediately. He has taken a similar position at a southern Georgia school. This past season, Schweikert lead the Warriors to their second Regional appearance in school history,

The Minerva Lions softball team picked up the team’s third win in a row with a 7-3 win over Alliance April 15. In the hard-fought battle, the visiting Aviators scored a run in the top of the first with a double by Hendershot. The Lions matched the run in the

Byt Dan Ries Sports Reporter Hayden Jenkins threw six strong innings allowing just one run while striking out 12 as the Carrollton Warriors defeated Marlington 4-1 on April 18 at Hensley Field. Garrett Broadwater returned to the lineup for the Warriors following an injury to his knee in his first

By Dan Ries Sports Reporter The Carrollton Warriors scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning for a come-from-behind 4-3 victory over the Alliance Aviators  April 10 at Hensley Field with former Warrior Coach Curt Hensley in attendance. Alliance jumped out to a two-run lead in the top of

By Dan Ries Sports Reporter Senior Maleyna Havens hit two two-run home runs but it wasn’t enough as the Lady Warriors lost a heartbreaking 8-7 softball game to the Marlington Dukes April 6 at Marlington. Juliaunna Miller led off the top of the first for the Warriors by hitting a

Area athletes were among those who earned All-Ohio honors when the teams were announced last week by the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association. Leading the list of awards was Malvern in Division III. Coach Dennis Tucci was named the coach of the year and J’Allen Barrino, who was named as a

The Carrollton boys volleyball team improved to 2-1 on the young season with a victory over the Howland Tigers in four sets 24-26, 25-16, 30-28, 25-19 last week. In only their second season, the team already doubled their win total from last year. The Warriors jumped out to a 2-0

 By Carol McIntire Editor The tournament trail ended for the Malvern Hornets Saturday at Ohio University in the regional final, but it was one of the most successful seasons in school history.  The Hornets, who entered the game as the only undefeated team in the state of Ohio (27-0),

By Carol McIntire Editor What does a coach do when his top scorer is forced to sit on the bench for nearly a quarter in foul trouble? If you are the Malvern Hornets and Coach Dennis Tucci, you rely on another of your experienced plays to step up and take

Malvern senior J’Allen Barrino is among a list of nine finalists announced today for the 2024 Ohio Mr. Basketball Award. The winner will be announced next Wednesday, March 20. Barrino was named the Division III East District and Inter-Valley Conference North Division Player of the Year after leading the Hornets