Burns leads Flashes
AKRON — Former Wellsville High School standout Gabrielle Burns pitched Kent State University into the NCAA softball tournament.
Burns tossed a two-hitter Saturday as Kent State became the first school in six years to win both the Mid-American Conference’s regular season and tournament titles with a 5-0 win over Ohio University at Firestone Stadium.
“It’s an amazing thing,” Burns said. “It’s been a long time since a team has won the regular season and the tournament. It was up in the air as to who was pitching today, depending on who we play and I’m just ecstatic right now.”
Burns is 19-5 with a 1.07 ERA in 169 2/3 innings this season. She has 216 strikeouts and is holding opponents to a .153 batting average.
The Golden Flashes (44-10) will take on Notre Dame (37-20-1) Friday in its opening round game, while host Michigan (48-6), the fourth overall seed in the field of 64, will battle Wright State (33-24). The winner of the double eliminat
Bulldogs sweep Clipper Invite
COLUMBIANA — The East Palestine Bulldogs swept the fifth annual Clipper Track and Field Invitational at the Ward Athletic Complex Saturday.
Streetsboro won the boys and girls team titles last year but this year it was East Palestine who g
Clippers soar over Bulldogs
COLUMBIANA — Columbiana and East Palestine looked to smooth out any rough spots in their game Friday before each team begins tournament action.
The Clippers came out on top 3-2.
“This was a great baseball game,” Columbiana co
Life in the fast lane
COLUMBIANA — After spending a weekend being part of NASCAR’s traveling road show, Dan Lowry of Columbiana needed to slow down.
Lowry took the day off Monday after enjoying the Dan Lowry 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race in Virginia.
Potters sweep meet
EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool defended their home track successfully Thursday as both the boys and girls defeated Beaver Local and Wellsville at the Mangano Memorial Track.
East Liverpool’s Josh Boyer finished first in the 1600 meter ru
Springfield unloads on South Range
From Journal Staff Reports
NORTH LIMA — Springfield scored 15 runs on 14 hits to defeat South Range 15-6 Wednesday.
Bryan Visingardi recorded three hits, one of which was a double for the Tigers (19-5, 12-1) while Todd Kibby h


