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E’O’AC almost done

LISBON — The opening night of the boys basketball sectional tournament didn’t go well for the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. The league went 1-7 with league co-champs Lisbon and Columbiana, East Palestine, United, Wellsville, Southern and Leetonia all dropping their games Tuesday. ...

Heartland has Will power

From Staff Reports COLUMBIANA — Heartland senior Will Morgan hit the first shot and the Lions never looked back Tuesday. The 14th-seeded Lions got nine three-pointers from Morgan on the way to a 93-49 win over 49th-seeded Southington in a Division IV sectional opener. Heartland improves ...

West Branch edges Youngstown East again

BELOIT — Sometimes tournament opponents have the advantage of knowing each other from an encounter earlier in the year. It was only a couple of weeks ago that the West Branch and Youngstown East boys basketball teams battled each other in an overtime thriller. The No. 7 seeded Warriors ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Lisbon to name Meek LISBON — The Lisbon Board of Education will meet in special session at 5 p.m. today to consider hiring Bill Meek as head football coach and Dana Blackburn as head volleyball coach. Meek is currently a Lisbon assistant coach and will replace Matt Altomare, who stepped ...

Siefke, Shroades lead county stars

Lisbon senior Trevor Siefke and Southern senior Ashley Shroades are picking up more county honors. The duo highlights the 2023-24 Columbiana County All-Star basketball team in balloting by coaches Sunday. Siefke is the boys player of the year, while Shroades is the girls player of the ...

COLUMBIANA COUNTY 2023-24 ALL-STAR BASKETBALL TEAM

BOYS FIRST TEAM Player Class School Trevor Siefke Sr. Lisbon Preston Kerr Sr. East Liverpool Maddox Brown Sr. Columbiana Jake Walker Sr. Heartland Austin Cline Sr. Beaver Trent Fink Sr. Salem Luke Courtney Sr. United Tyrell Watkins Jr. Wellsville BOYS SECOND TEAM Owen ...

Rudibaugh rolls into state

EAST LIVERPOOL— East Liverpool junior Addison Rudibaugh will be making her second appearance at the Ohio Div. II girls state bowling tournament after finishing in third place at the district tournament with a 591 series. Rudibaugh finished 35th overall in her first trip to state a year ...

Eagles have golden opportunity at state

KENSINGTON—The United boys bowling team will make its first appearance at the Ohio Division II state tournament and it could not have come at a better time. “It is amazing that we are the first team to go. I love it,” senior Patrick Bryan said. “I want to be a part of it. It is my ...

ALL-EASTERN BUCKEYE CONFERENCE GIRLS BASKETBALL

PLAYER SCHOOL GRADE FIRST TEAM Sophia Gregory West Branch 12 Olivia Showalter West Branch 12 Hillari Baker Carrollton 12 Chelsea Evanich Marlington 12 Jayla Callock Alliance 12 Rylee Hutton Salem 12 SECOND TEAM Chloe Dennison West Branch 12 Kylie Ujcich Carrollton 10 Zoe ...