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Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Lifestyle
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WKBN announces Female Student Athlete of the Year
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Austintown Fitch senior Rachel Spalding was named the 2025 WKBN/WYTV Student Athlete of the Year on Thursday night. The award, along with a $1,000 college scholarship, was presented to Spalding at the annual Student Athlete of the Year banquet at DiVieste's Banquet Center. Spalding played five sports for the Falcons, carried a perfect 4.0 grade point average and was named class valedictorian. In athletics, she earned twelve varsity letters. She was a four-year starter in basketball, a team captain, and a First Team All-Conference selection. She was also a two-time Regional qualifier in track. Spalding was a three-year starter in softball and helped lead Austintown Fitch to three consecutive District Championships, and back-to-back State titles in 2023 and 2024. She vice president of both student council and National Honor Society, and a member of Interact Club, Link Crew, and Reading Discussion Enrichment Club. Spalding also amassed over 200 hours of volunteer service, including mission trips with her church. She most recently spent a week in Kentucky building houses. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
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Austintown Fitch runs away with 4th straight District Championship
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Austintown Fitch claimed their fourth consecutive District Championship with a 10-0 win over Strongsville on Friday at YSU's Covelli Sports Complex. Watch the video above to see extended highlights from today's game. The two-time defending State champions took advantage of eight Mustang errors and finished the game in the sixth inning by run rule. The Falcons, who have earned the Number One seed for five consecutive seasons, started the scoring in the second inning with four runs. They added five more in the fourth, and plated the game winner in the bottom of the sixth. Austintown Fitch improves to 20-4 on the season and advances to Dthe ivision I Regional Semifinals next week. Strongsville finishes the season at 9-14 overall. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Sport
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Former Austintown Fitch running back transfers to new Division I program
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — Austintown Fitch graduate DJ Williams is transferring to Sacred Heart University to continue his academic and football career. Williams spent last season with Ball State University before entering the NCAA transfer portal last month. The Falcon's running back committed to the Cardinals following his junior season at Austintown Fitch, after rushing for 1,164 yards, accounting for 14 total touchdowns and leading the Falcons to 10 wins and a berth in the Division II playoffs. Williams was also twice named a WKBN Big 22 Preseason Contender. Sacred Heart is an NCAA Division I FCS football program. The Pioneers were 5-6 overall last season. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-03-2025
- General
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Local Air Force veteran volunteers, gives back to Youngstown VA
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN)- Every Tuesday in March we're introducing you to a remarkable woman from right here in the Valley. For Lori Stone, it all comes back to family, her own children and grandchildren, the family she made through her military service, and her volunteer family. Lori Stone's military journey started in 1965. She enlisted after graduating from Austintown Fitch. That was my dream. and back then you might not have known but women were only 2% of the force enlisted,' Stone said. She completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, and was stationed in the Philipines during the Vietnam War before returning to Texas, and then back to Ohio. She retired in 2006 after 33 years of service. 'Back when I started in '65 they never dreamed a woman would go above E-7. So retiring as a chief as an E-9 I kind of went in at 2% and I left at 2% because they had control on how many could be E-9s at that time in the Air Force.' A year after retiring, she was looking for more to do. 'I happened to run into a friend of mine and she goes, why not check into volunteering at the VA?' It started with a few days a week at the Youngstown VA Clinic, then became even more involved when she became the volunteer liaison in 2013. 'You know what the key thing is about the volunteers, they're not doing it for money, but from the heart,' she said. At the VA, she started a fundraising campaign to get a new van to transport veterans. She helped expand the Youngstown VA's food pantry. 'The food pantry working like it is, it seems like that has helped so many more people than anticipated,' she said. She has received several awards. including the 2018 Veteran of the Year by the United Veterans Council of Youngstown. In 2019, she was inducted into the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame. 'When they put my name in, I said 'ok, sure,' I never dreamed I was going to get it,' Stone said. With all her honors, Stone's greatest accomplishment is her family. 'I wouldn't be anyplace without Denise and Tammy, my two daughters, and my mother. those three ladies believed in me,' Stone said. She volunteers every day with her other family. It's the friendship, the other volunteers, the staff, I miss them, they're part of the family,' Stone said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Sport
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Austintown Fitch punches ticket to the district final
AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Austintown Fitch topped Euclid 48-30 in the Division II Girls Basketball District Semifinals on Wednesday night. Rachel Spalding led the Falcons with 14 points in the victory. Amiya Harris added nine, while Kaelyn Bower tallied seven. The Falcons came out hot building a 15-4 lead after the first quarter. Austintown Fitch later went on a 16-3 run to take a 24-point lead into halftime. With the win, Austintown Fitch improves to 12-11 on the season. The Falcons advance to face Olmsted Falls in the Division II District Championship game on Saturday at 4 p.m. at Elyria Catholic Coliseum. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
