BY GREG GULAS
      Boardman News Sports
      bnews@zoominternet.net
      From 2015-24, the Cardinal Mooney Cardinals’ football team struggled through a decade that produced just three winning seasons (2016-17, 2022), went a combined 46-60 (.434) overall yet outscored opponents in five of those campaigns.
      The Cards were 46-60 (.434) overall, posted a 26-29 (.473) home mark, 19-27 (.413) away ledger and went 1-4 (.200) in neutral site contests despite defenses that held opponents to a mere 20.7 (2,091 points allowed) points per outing and offenses that finished just shy (2,159 points scored, 20.4 per game) of the numbers they allowed.
      The eight-time state champion Cardinals, who have won titles in four divisions over the years, turned to CMHS alum Frank Colaprete last season to return t...Read More >>

     BY GREG GULAS
      Boardman News Sports
      bnews@zoominternet.net
      The Boardman Spartans football team is coming off a 6-6 mark from a season ago and after splitting a pair of playoff games, Head Coach D.J. Dota’s 2026 squad is poised to improve not only on their .500 regular season and tourney marks, but looking to make what they hope will be a deep post-season run.
      Last season, Boardman went a disappointing 2-4 at home while posting an impressive 4-2 mark away from Spartan Stadium. Trouble was they were never able to gather any momentum and piece together a win streak any longer than two games, which they authored on three separate occasions in ’25.
      The Spartans started the season 0-2 with losses to Twinsburg and Uniontown Lake at home, then evened their record at 2-2 with r...Read More >>

     Allegations of Israeli bond misuse overshadows Mike Kohan’s Chicago skyscraper buying spree, according to The Real Deal, a U.S.-based media company and news outlet focused on covering both commercial and residential real estate.
      “As the prolific landlord (who owns the Southern Park Mall in Boardman) went on the hunt for massive ‘Chicago Loop’ office discounts, regulatory filings claim millions in public bond proceeds were secretly diverted to private debts,” says a story written by Sam Lounsberry.
      The mall landlord magnate, who has recently turned his attention to the Windy City’s depressed office market as a persistent buyer, allegedly diverted millions in bond proceeds to cover debts on his personal assets, according to Israeli regulatory filings made last month.
      The controversy, detailed in responses to the Israel Securities Au...Read More >>