Entries by Michaela Good

GC-360 Summit focusing on more than sports

WARREN — As Michael Engram attempted to put together the fifth annual GameChangers GC-360 Summit, he was faced with plenty of challenges. With the pandemic ruining any chance of bringing dozens of student-athletes together, as the event has done each year, Engram realized this year’s seminar would be drastically different than others. He also realized […]

Game Changers Event

Game Changers’ annual leadership summit for high school student-athletes will be a virtual event this year, livestreaming from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube under @GCTheNewAthlete. The event helps to prepare high school athletes to compete at the next level through panel discussions led by current and former professional and college […]

Game Changers Event Set

Game Changers’ annual leadership summit for high school student-athletes will be a virtual event this year, livestreaming from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube under @GCTheNewAthlete.The event helps to prepare high school athletes to compete at the next level through panel discussions led by current and former professional athletes, business executives […]

Game Changers hosting leadership and player combine at YSU in June

The combine is not just on-field drills and workouts but a full day of panel discussions, breakout sessions, a social lunch and appearances from former and current collegiate and professional athletes. A local non-profit organization is working to show local high school student-athletes that leadership goes past the field. Game Changers is a non-profit organization […]

Award to honor late coach Annarella

AUSTINTOWN — A new scholarship has been established and named in honor of longtime coach in Mahoning and Trumbull counties, Phil Annarella. A tribute was held for Annarella at a recent Austintown Fitch High School football game honoring his many contributions as a football coach and teacher. Annarella died in June. Michael Engram, president/founder of […]

Game Changers event again a success

The fourth annual Game Changers Leadership Combine was held June 29 at Youngstown State University. The Leadership Combine is a full day of character development and leadership talks by college athletes, business professionals and current or former professional athletes to high school athletes. This year’s attendees included athletes from Austintown Fitch, Hubbard, John F. Kennedy, […]

A reason to make a change

WARREN — Michael Engram had a good reason to start the Game Changers organization. He also had good reason not to start it. He’s glad he went with the former. Engram is the founder of Game Changers, a leadership and character development program focused on athletes. The 1996 Warren G. Harding graduate knows the pitfalls […]

Graduates to attend ESPYS

WARREN — Two recent high school graduates will be attending the ESPYS this week in Los Angeles after receiving $1,000 scholarships from Game Changers. Gabby Hartzell, a Howland High School graduate who will attend Baldwin Wallace College for accounting and to play softball, and Greg Valent, a John F. Kennedy High School graduate who will […]