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SPORTS BRIEFING

County Classic on March 10 LISBON — The 37th Columbiana County Classic will be held Sunday, March 10, at Lisbon High School. There will be six all-star games, beginning with the junior high girls at noon, followed by the junior high boys at 1:30 p.m., the grades 9-11 girls at 3 p.m. and ...

Salem sets itself up for success

BELOIT — Salem’s wrestling team took care of business on Saturday at the Div. II sectional meet at West Branch High School. The Quakers had eight district qualifiers including championships from Cyle Burt (138), Joey Kana (144) and Aiden Stecker (175) to win the sectional title. Salem ...

Banner day for 1K

COLUMBIANA — The Crestview girls are on a record run in the tournament. The Rebels set a school scoring record for the second straight game as sophomore Addison Rhodes and junior Luvrain Gaskins both went over the 1,000-point mark in a 107-6 win over 46th-seeded Lake Ridge Academy in a ...

Lions made history

NEW MIDDLETOWN — The Heartland Christian Lions girls basketball team has enjoyed a record-breaking season. The Springfield Tigers were looking to repeat a record-breaking season from last year when they advanced to the state semifinals. So, the matchup between the two in a Division IV ...

Nastari finishes 8th at Big Ten meet

Submitted photo Penn State freshman Kaleb Nastari (right), a former United High School state champion, scored in the 800 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships Saturday at the SPIRE Institute in Geneva, Ohio. Nastari was eighth in 1:50.48. Indiana junior Camden Marshall ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

East coach sidelined YOUNGSTOWN — The Youngstown East boys basketball team appears to be headed to the Division II sectional tournament without its head coach. Chivas Whipple, who is also the Youngstown school district’s dean of students, was placed on paid administrative leave ...

Columbiana shares more than a title

COLUMBIANA — It was an emotional night on Friday for the Lisbon Blue Devils boys basketball team as it was without star player, Trevor Siefke. Siefke’s mother, Tammy, had a stroke on Wednesday and the senior was with his family. Without Siefke on the floor, the Blue Devils showed ...

Eagles take flight to state

LORAIN — It’s taken the United bowling program only six years to get to the big time. The United boys bowling team captured the fourth and final state berth in the Division II district tournament Friday at Rebman Recreation. The Golden Eagles totaled 4,053 to finish 65 pins ahead of ...

Branch cages Lions

BELOIT — Heartland Christian ended the season with a three-game swing in the Eastern Buckeye Conference. EBC champion West Branch took a 15-point lead in the first quarter and rolled over Heartland, 64-42, in a regular-season finale Friday. Jeremiah Thomas led the Warriors with 16 ...