By Portage Sports Staff

Southeast was an unwelcoming host to Brookfield at Olde Dutch Mill Golf Course in Lake Milton as the Pirates beat the Warriors in an important Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference boys golf matchup on Wednesday.

Both Southeast and Brookfield were at the top of the league in 2025 before the Pirates won the end-of-season tournament.

Now Southeast and Brookfield will go into the tournament having beaten each other at their home courses again.

Leading the charge for the Pirates was Owen Dombroski. The sophomore fired a 1-under-par on his home course to earn medalist honors.

Southeast’s Cole Bruno fired a 41, Alex Peelish a 39 and Logan Blankenship a 37 as the Pirates bested Brookfield by eight strokes, 152 to 160.

“This was a signature win for us,” said Mike Jenior, coach of the Pirates. “It showcased our depth and our focus in big matches, shooting our best score of the season.

“Brookfield has been the gold standard in the MVAC for years and they are tough to beat,” Jenior added.

BOYS GOLF: ROVERS SWEEP QUAD

Rootstown traveled to Windmill Lakes Golf Course in Ravenna and bested Akron Firestone, the home team Ravenna and Austintown Fitch in a quadrangular match.

The Rovers’ Drew Just was the best on the fairways for Rootstown, carding a 41, with Liam Miller adding a 43, Anthony Pratt a 46 and Nathan Waesch a 48.

The match bumps the Rovers to a 5-4 overall match record.

The Ravens dropped to 0-4.

GIRLS GOLF: UNDEFEATED RUN GOES TO 15 FOR SOUTHEAST

The Pirates extended their undefeated record to 15-0 overall and 14-0 in the MVAC with victories over Crestview and Mineral Ridge.

Emily Morrison tied Jenni Mix for medalist honors, each carding 40s as Morrison carded an Eagle on the seventh hole, a par 4.

Samantha Morgan fired a 43 and Kristen Dillon a 48 to round out the scoring in the match that lifted the defending MVAC champions to victory.

SOCCER FIRSTS FOR COACHES

New soccer coaches Logan Spath and Tara Langston celebrated the first victories of their coaching careers last week.

Spath, who took over the Field boys program this season, earned win No. 1 when the Falcons topped Orrville, 4-1, as part of Friday Night Futbol.

Langston is the new girls soccer coach at Rootstown and the Rovers delivered her first win on Tuesday during a 7-2 victory over Lake Center Christian.

As part of the Rovers’ triumph, senior Elliott Smallfield scored five goals.

NEW PS PODCAST LOADING…

We recorded the second episode of The Portage Sports Podcast on Tuesday morning at the WSTB studios at Streetsboro High School.

Featured on this month’s episode will be Bonsky Heating and Cooling Spotlight Athlete Koralee Jenior, who is a junior girls soccer standout at Waterloo High School.

Also included was a long conversation with Chuck Moore about the Mogadore High School football team’s 30th anniversary of the legendary 1996 triple-overtime 61-58 state championship win over St. Henry.

It is a game that many call the “greatest football game they have ever seen” — and a game that still sparks animated conversations to this day.

The episode will be posted soon.

Stay tuned! 

FOOTBALL TIME IS HERE!

The 2026 high school football season kicks off on Friday!

Three county teams open on Thursday (Warren JFK at Garfield and Rootstown at Southeast), then everyone else will get going on Friday.

For coverage, I will be at Field for the Falcons’ matchup with the Ravenna Ravens at Kenneth Lohr Stadium.

I am looking forward to start another season of watching great football on Friday nights with special friends.

I am proud to say that the 2026 season is my 27th covering high school football in Portage County!

See everyone on Friday night!

Shoutout to Armstrong Travel, which is the travel partner of Portage Sports for the 2026 high school football season!

AN ACE FOR ROGERS

Kent Roosevelt graduate David Rogers (Class of 2007) recently celebrated a Hole in One at Raccoon Hill. He sunk the ace on Hole No. 15, using his 8-Iron on the 186-yard Par 3.

AN EAGLE FOR MIX

Southeast girls golf standout Jenni Mix recently scored an Eagle during the team’s victory over Champion.

Mix celebrated the great moment on No. 14 (226 yards, Par 4) at Olde Dutch Mill in Lake Milton.