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Potters’ Kerr is reluctant hero

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LISBON — East Liverpool’s Preston Kerr led his team to victory at the 37th Columbiana County Classic on Sunday night. He would have rather been watching. “I did not want to play tonight,” Kerr said. The only reason he played was the Potters lost to Dresden Tri-Valley, 69-47, in the ...

Southern’s Shroades goes out a winner

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LISBON — Southern Local’s Ashley Shroades knew what was in store when she saw the lineups for the 37th Columbiana County Classic on Sunday night. “I looked at the matchups,” she said. “It seems we were a pretty stacked team.” Shroades was named the girls MVP in leading the away ...

East Liverpool comes up short of goal

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UHRICHSVILLE — Fourth-seeded East Liverpool battled early, but the size and power of Tri-Valley was too much in the long run as it fell 69-47 in the Division II district final on Saturday. “We played good to start, but we didn’t finish quarters well. We gave up a three to finish the ...

Warriors fall to Heights

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CHARDON — Chris Brownlee Jr. hit a three-pointer with 59 seconds remaining to lift 13th-seeded Warrensville Heights past seventh-seeded West Branch, 51-49, in a Division II district championship game Saturday at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School. Trailing 45-39 with less than three ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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MASSILLON — The Springfield Local girls scored the first basket of the game before falling to seventh-ranked Loudonville, 40-14, in a Division IV regional final Saturday at Massillon Perry High School. Sophia Spangler scored 10 points and Mya Vermilya nine for the Redbirds. Ohio Ms. ...

Six boys, five girls in state title contention

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BY MICHAEL S. BURICH Assistant Sports Editor COLUMBUS — Six area boys wrestlers punched their ticket into the quarterfinals of the state wrestling championships on Friday at the Schottenstein Center. East Liverpool’s Tristan Eckles (113 pounds), Beaver Local’s Bobby Buchheit (132), ...