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STATE-RANKED MATCHUP BELOIT — The Salem at West Branch football game on Friday will be a state-ranked matchup. Both teams are 8-1 with the Quakers ranked 10th in Division III and the Warriors ranked 12th in Division IV. West Branch is 5-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference and has clinched at least a share of its seventh straight league title. Salem is 4-1 and needs to win to grab a share. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Friday with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for reserved seats, $8 for adult general admission and $5 for student general admission. Online tickets are encouraged ...

Sweet 16 for Golden Eagles

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United only had to play three quarters in its 49-0 win over Wellsville last Friday to lock up a share of its fourth straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference crown. The Golden Eagles (7-1, 5-0 EOAC) have scored at least 45 points in all of their league wins and have won by running clock in all ...

Clippers boot way into districts

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COLUMBIANA — Josie Hepler scored three goals and Annah Clemmer had two goals and three assists as 10th-seeded Columbiana beat 38th-seeded Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas, 7-0, in a Division V girls soccer sectional final Wednesday. Aubrie Quetot and Camille Jeffries added goals. Columbiana will host 12th-seeded Springfield Local (11-6-1) in a district semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Clippers beat the Tigers, 1-0, last Wednesday. COLUMBIANA 7, LIBERTY 1 COLUMBIANA — Rocco Mediate scored three goals as the 21st-seeded Columbiana boy soccer team beat 33rd-seeded Liberty, 7-1, in ...

Beavers are getting their kicks

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CALCUTTA — Beaver Local's girls soccer team feels like it's buckling in for another long tournament run after some late season adversity arrived. On Wednesday in a Div. III sectional opener, top-seeded Beaver Local's attacking duo of junior Peyton Dunn and sophomore Leah Stewart ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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WARRIORS, POTTERS IN POLL West Branch is ranked 12th in Div. IV in the latest Associated Press state football poll. The Warriors (8-1) clinched a share of the Eastern Buckeye Conference title with last week's win over Alliance and are set to host rival Salem (8-1) on Friday. East Liverpool got one vote in Div. IV and is ranked 21st. The Potters (7-2) have a chance to clinch a share of the Buckeye 8 Big School title if they beat Brooke on Friday at Patterson Field. In Div. V, Northeast 8 leader Girard (9-0) is fifth, while Cardinal Mooney (6-3) is ninth. In Div. VI, South Range (8-1) ...

Eagles give it their best shots

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HANOVERTON — The United girls came out swinging Tuesday. Elli Powers and Bella Thompson both scored three goals in an eight-minute span as the fifth-seeded Eagles beat 39th-seeded Newton Falls, 10-0, in a match shortened to a half due to the tournament mercy rule. United (12-4-2) ...