Portage County high school sports recaps for the week of August 17-23

Here's a look at Portage County high school sports results from the week of August 17, 2026.

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Tuesday, August 18Girls SoccerField 4, Woodridge 1

Senior Molly Murphy scored two more goals to push her total to five through two games. The Falcons (2-0-0, 1-0-0 Metro Athletic Conference) scored twice in the opening 85 seconds with freshman Keira Schock scoring in the first minute and Murphy striking 40 seconds later. Another freshman, Odessa Hottensmith, had a goal and an assist while junior Brooklyn Wilson also scored for Field.

Boys SoccerRootstown 3, Northwestern 1

Tycho Smolk broke a scoreless stalemate in the closing seconds of the first half, finding the back of the net with a header. Zach Pastor and Sam Textor added insurance goals in the second half while Dean Abdlrasul and Bryson Scarlett had an assist apiece for the Rovers (1-0-0).

Girls GolfStreetsboro 208, Norton 228, Tallmadge 269

The Rockets improved to 5-1 in the Metro Athletic Conference. Streetsboro's Arianna Jacobs and Aryana Puleo had the two highest scores of the day with a 44 and a 46, respectively.

Boys GolfStreetsboro 161, Springfield 178

Silas Hunt earned medalist honors for the Rockets (2-2, 1-0 Metro Athletic Conference) with a 38. Dom Marcini added another sub-40 score when he fired a 39 for Streetsboro. Brody Sanford and Tyler Schramm capped the scoring, each firing a 42.

Crestview 176, Garfield 179

Derek Duvall lifted the Rebels (3-6, 2-6 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference) to victory, earning medalist honors with a 38. Broden Neal and Ollie McMayon tied for the second-best score of the day, each firing a 43 for the G-Men (1-4, 1-4).

Monday, August 17Boys GolfGarfield 181, Liberty 193

Kade Fedor (42), Broden Neal (43) and Ollie McMayon (46) turned in the top three scores of the day, for either team, to lead the G-Men (1-3, 1-3 Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference) to victory.

Contact Jonah L. Rosenblum at jrosenblum@recordpub.com and follow him on Twitter at @JLRSports.

This article originally appeared on Record-Courier: Portage County high school sports recaps for the week of August 17-23