Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs Earn Walk-Off Win Over St. John
Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs took Wednesday's game in dramatic fashion, with a 6-5 walk-off victory over St. John. The game was tied at five in the bottom of the eighth when Carter Turk singled, scoring one run.
St. John opened the scoring in the third after Anthony Severino homered to right field, scoring three runs.
Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs tied the game up in the bottom of the fourth thanks to two doubles. Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs tied the game at three on a double by Nick Barbieri.
A walk by Cooper Plizga gave Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs the lead, 4-3, in the bottom of the sixth.
St. John took the lead in the top of the seventh. Chase Newsome singled, scoring two runs, to give St. John the lead, 5-4.
St. John committed an error, which helped Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs tie the game at five in the bottom of the seventh.
Plizga earned the win for Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs. The pitcher allowed one hit and zero runs over one and one-third innings, striking out one and walking one. Carter Beck took the loss for St. John. The pitcher went one and two-thirds innings, giving up one run on one hit, striking out four and walking four. Payton Plizga stepped on the mound first for Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs. The hurler surrendered eight hits and five runs over six and two-thirds innings, striking out nine and walking three. Chase Clutter stepped on the bump first for St. John. The starting pitcher allowed 10 hits and five runs (four earned) over six innings, striking out seven and walking one.
Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs piled up 11 hits in the game. Barbieri, the number eight hitter for Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs, led the way with two runs batted in. The infielder went 1-for-4 on the day. Eli Souders, Plizga, Ryan Began, and Turk each collected two hits for Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs. Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs were sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Carl Krieg made the most plays with 10.
St. John tallied nine hits in the game. Severino provided pop in the middle of the lineup, and led St. John with three runs batted in. The 3-hole hitter went 2-for-4 on the day.
Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs welcome Lordstown on Thursday for their next game.
Walk-a-Thon!
Reminder!
End of Course and Ohio State Tests Spring 2026 Testing Dates
Remember GVHS!
Tomorrow April 23rd:
Only students taking Government & US History are to report to school at 7:37 a.m. tomorrow.
All other students (those not testing that day) will report to school at 10:35am. Delayed start students will report to the Auditeria at 10:35 on testing day.
Students not in Government or US History will be required to work from home in their Google Classrooms. Be sure your child logs in by 7:37a.m. so they are not marked absent for the day.
Should a student need a ride to school and cannot provide their own transportation for the 10:35 a.m. report time on the testing dates above, or does not have suitable internet access to work from home, the student will need to ride the morning bus route as usual and will be supervised by those teachers not administering the specific end-of-course exam offered that day. Students reporting to school for these circumstances should report to the high school library.
Government and US History Testers-Testing room assignments were emailed to you and can be found in the hallway at the start of the week for each assigned test. Announcements will also be made each day of room assignments for approaching testing sessions.
Students need to bring pencils and a fully charged Chromebook to each testing session. There will not be charging stations during testing.
Tomorrow April 23rd:
Only students taking Government & US History are to report to school at 7:37 a.m. tomorrow.
All other students (those not testing that day) will report to school at 10:35am. Delayed start students will report to the Auditeria at 10:35 on testing day.
Students not in Government or US History will be required to work from home in their Google Classrooms. Be sure your child logs in by 7:37a.m. so they are not marked absent for the day.
Should a student need a ride to school and cannot provide their own transportation for the 10:35 a.m. report time on the testing dates above, or does not have suitable internet access to work from home, the student will need to ride the morning bus route as usual and will be supervised by those teachers not administering the specific end-of-course exam offered that day. Students reporting to school for these circumstances should report to the high school library.
Government and US History Testers-Testing room assignments were emailed to you and can be found in the hallway at the start of the week for each assigned test. Announcements will also be made each day of room assignments for approaching testing sessions.
Students need to bring pencils and a fully charged Chromebook to each testing session. There will not be charging stations during testing.
Grand Valley High School National Honor Society, along with the American Red Cross will be hosting a Blood Drive May 6, 2026 from 8-12:30. Please use the link below to sign up to donate.
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=GRAND
https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=GRAND
More from the 2nd Annual Literacy Night!
Thank you to all the parents, children, family members, staff, and students who came out to participate in and volunteer for our 2nd Annual Early Literacy night!
The tables were full of budding learners.
Families and children walked away with giveaways, like safety scissors, crayons, books, dry erase boards, dry erase markers, pencils, pencil grips, and so much more.
All incoming kindergarten students were lucky enough to get a special gift from Mrs. Wayslaw, the elementary school principal, and were offered an opportunity for pictures with the principal!
The tables were full of budding learners.
Families and children walked away with giveaways, like safety scissors, crayons, books, dry erase boards, dry erase markers, pencils, pencil grips, and so much more.
All incoming kindergarten students were lucky enough to get a special gift from Mrs. Wayslaw, the elementary school principal, and were offered an opportunity for pictures with the principal!
Thank you to our Students of the Month for coming to the Board meeting last night to be recognized!
Congratulations to our Grand Valley High Students of the Month!
Freshman –Gracyn E.
Sophomore – Alex L.
Junior – Jocelyn C.
Senior – Kyle M.
Freshman –Gracyn E.
Sophomore – Alex L.
Junior – Jocelyn C.
Senior – Kyle M.
Congratulations to our Grand Valley Middle School Students of the Month!
5th Grade – Jacob S.
6th Grade – Merrigan H.
7th Grade – Piper R. (not pictured)
8th Grade – Faith B.
5th Grade – Jacob S.
6th Grade – Merrigan H.
7th Grade – Piper R. (not pictured)
8th Grade – Faith B.
Congratulations to our Grand Valley Elementary Students of the Month!
Kindergarten – Adaline A.
1st Grade – Noah E.
2nd Grade – Heath P.
3rd Grade – Lucas B.
4th Grade – Justin G.
Kindergarten – Adaline A.
1st Grade – Noah E.
2nd Grade – Heath P.
3rd Grade – Lucas B.
4th Grade – Justin G.
Don't forget this is for all children ages 0-5 years old, and starts tonight!
Any child aged 0-5 years old is invited to our 2nd annual Early Literacy Night! Come learn with your child ways to make sure they are kindergarten-ready when they enroll in elementary school. There is so much you can do right now to make sure they are ready! There will be goodie bags to leave with!
Any child aged 0-5 years old is invited to our 2nd annual Early Literacy Night! Come learn with your child ways to make sure they are kindergarten-ready when they enroll in elementary school. There is so much you can do right now to make sure they are ready! There will be goodie bags to leave with!
Reminder GVHS!
This Thursday!
This Thursday!
Don't forget! Tonight is the night!! If your child is entering Kg for the 26-27 school year, they are invited to attend the 2nd annual early literacy night. Come and meet the principal and get a picture with her! Incoming Kg students will receive a special goodie bag and presentation. If you've already turned in your enrollment paperwork, your child will be getting this specially addressed invitation in the mail!
Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs Defeats Mathews In Pitcher's Duel
Both teams were strong on the hill on Monday, but Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs defeated Mathews 3-0. Ryan Began started the game for Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs and recorded 21 outs.
Began threw seven innings innings on the way to a shutout. The starting pitcher struck out 6.
Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs got on the board in the bottom of the sixth inning after Cooper Plizga singled to center field, Nick Barbieri tripled down the right field line, and Payton Plizga walked, each scoring one run.
Pegg took the loss for Mathews. The pitcher went five and two-thirds innings, giving up three runs on four hits, striking out three and walking four.
Barbieri, Plizga, Began, and Carl Krieg each collected one hit for Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs. Barbieri and Plizga were tough to handle back-to-back in the lineup, as each drove in one run for Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs. Trenton Murduck paced Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs with two walks. Overall, the team had patience at the plate, collecting six walks for the game. Murduck and Began each stole multiple bases for Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs. Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs stole six bases in the game. Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs were sure-handed and didn't commit a single error. Krieg made the most plays with eight.
Pegg led Mathews with one hit in three at bats. Mathews turned one double play in the game. Mathews didn't commit a single error in the field. Pegg had the most chances in the field with five.
Grand Valley Varsity Mustangs welcome St. John on Wednesday for their next game.
Grand Valley Baseball moving up in the rankings!
Game 1️⃣0️⃣ VS. Mathews
🗓️: Monday, April 20th
🏟️: 7 17 Credit Union Field at Eastwood
📍: 111 Eastwood Mall Blvd, Niles, OH 44446
⏰: 4:30pm
☀️: 43°
📊: web.gc.com/teams/tA4DeGVi…
Seniors!
Be sure to order your senior group picture now!
Be sure to order your senior group picture now!
Tickets go on sale tomorrow!
