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SPORTS BRIEFING

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

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) ...

Wellsville Tigers are unheralded

ASHTABULA — Wellsville's volleyball team outlasted Ashtabula St. John 20-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23 on Tuesday in a Div. VII sectional contest. The 17th-seeded Tigers (9-13) were led by Madie Drysdale's 21 kills, 16 assists, 13 digs and two aces. Aleena Owens had 10 kills, nine digs and five aces. Kenzie Bosco had 11 kills and 10 digs. Ella Betz had 12 digs and three aces. Jonnah Sears had six kills, 28 assists, eight digs, three blocks and two aces. Gabby Carr had two kills and three digs. Irelyn Roberts had two digs. The St. John Heralds were the 11th seed. The Tigers advance to ...

Quakers, Rebels set sights on new league

BELOIT — It appears that a new football-only league will try to get off the ground to serve area teams left out in the most recent league shake-ups. The West Branch Board of Education approved by a 5-0 vote on Monday that the Warriors would join a yet-to-be-named league to begin play in the 2028-29 school year. The Warriors would join Crestview, Salem, Alliance, Howland and Canton Central Catholic pending approval from the other schools involved. West Branch, Howland and Alliance were left in the cold after Marlington, Minerva and Carrollton made it known they would leave the ...

Martucci duo puts West Branch into next round

BELOIT — West Branch made short work of Ravenna with an 8-0 win in a Div. IV boys soccer sectional opener on Monday. The game was stopped in the second half due to the tournament mercy rule which automatically ends any game that has an eight goal or higher differential in the second ...

Rebels celebrate 11th straight title