All-Ohio Valley Athletic Conference football

AREA SELECTIONS

FIRST TEAM

Beaver Local: Wade Foster, Lane Jones.

Columbiana: Brayden Clancy, Danny Mangiarelli .

East Liverpool: Dre’Keim Abercrombie, Owen Davis.

East Palestine: Ayvre Klingensmith, Zach Schnelle.

Leetonia: Dylan Johns, Ethan Mathia, Jaden Rivers.

Lisbon: Ashton Hinchliffe, Marcus Miller.

Oak Glen: Cameron Carter, Kameron Hebrock, Logan Murray.

Southern: Landen Heffner.

United: Tom Brown, M’Kyan Haynes, Quentin Taylor.

Wellsville: Jeron Jackson, Leland Monte.

HONORABLE MENTION

Beaver Local: Devin Kraft, Nate Stull, Richie Wyse.

Columbiana: Lucas Barber, Devin Brode, Hayes McCoy.

East Liverpool: Maleek Goatley, Kaleb Hanlon.

East Palestine: Tanner Morrow, Peyton Rutledge.

Leetonia: Dylan Bennett, Dylan Brown, Brayden Gainey.

Oak Glen: Maddox Bowen, Joshua Maher, Noah Schmidt.

Southern: Mason Pitts, Steven Homan.

United: Wyatt Heaver, Wyatt Swanson, Tyler Wood.

Wellsville: Jeron Jackson, Ethan Morris.

LaBrae bowlers sweep Rebels

SALEM –LaBrae swept Crestview in bowling action Friday at Hunt Club Lanes

The Vikings won the boys match, 2412-2354, as Zek Senne had a 255 game for a 436 series. Brody Brubaker topped the Rebels with a 236 game and 460 series.

LaBrae also won the girls match, 1658-1539. Jasmine Hartzell had a 148 game and Jordyan DeSmith a 281 series for the Vikings.

Kylee Wolfe had a 168 game and a 328 series for the Rebels.

Tigers on a roll

CORTLAND — The Wellsville bowling team had a balanced team effort to beat Maplewood, 2124-1729, Friday at Cortland Lanes.

Leaders for the Tigers were led by William Lockhart with a 214 game and 364 series, Madelyn Landess a 194 game and 361 series,Cameron Raylor a 182 game and 358 series and Makayla Landess a 193 game and 349 series.

The Tigers improve to 5-1 and will host Youngstown East on Wednesday.

Beaver swimmers top Potters

East Liverpool, Edison, Indian Creek at Beaver

Friday

BOYS TEAM SCORES

Beaver Local def. East Liverpool, 93-57

Indian Creek def. Weir, 79-24

Edison def. Indian Creek, 70-66

East Liverpool def. Weir, 89-16

East Liverpool def. Edison, 77-67

East Liverpool def. Indian Creek, 75-56

Beaver Local def. Weir, 103-18

Beaver Local def. Edison, 100-53

Beaver Local def. Indian Creek, 100-45

Edison def. Weir, 95-25

GIRLS TEAM SCORES

Beaver Local def. Indian Creek, 97-62

Beaver Local def. Richmond Edison, 100-64

Beaver Local def. Weir, 106-51

Indian Creek def. East Liverpool, 98-27

Edison def. East Liverpool, 104-30

Weir def. East Liverpool, 84-34

Indian Creek def. Edison, 83-69

Beaver Local def. East Liverpool, 110-32

Edison def. Weir, 93-57

Indian Creek def. Weir, 93-53

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EVENT WINNERS

GIRLS 200 MEDLEY RELAY: Beaver Local (Georgianna Long, Kaylee Adams, Brenna Cunningham, Taryn Schwerha) 2:13.25

BOYS 200 MEDLEY RELAY: East Liverpool (Aaron Nelson, Brody Vulgamore, Kodie Fennell, Greyson Fitch) 1:58.65

GIRLS 200 FREESTYLE: Brenna Cunningham (Beaver Local) 2:28.27

BOYS 200 FREESTYLE: Mason Boggs (Beaver Local) 2:02.67

GIRLS 200 IM: Georgianna Long (Beaver Local) 2:36.41

BOYS 200 IM: Justin Bailey (Beaver Local) 2:27.33

GIRLS 50 FREESTYLE: Hailee Hixenbaugh (Indian Creek) 29.13

BOYS 50 FREESTYLE: Paul Oberrauch (Indian Creek) 24.00

GIRLS 100 BUTTERFLY: Brenna Cunningham (Beaver Local) 1:19.38

BOYS 100 BUTTERFLY: Abram Rettos (Beaver Local) 1:05.90

GIRLS 100 FREESTYLE: Gracie Dray (Edison) 1:10.70

BOYS 100 FREESTYLE: Mason Boggs (Beaver Local) 54.84

GIRLS 500 FREESTYLE: Kaylee Adams (Beaver Local) 6:15.42

BOYS 500 FREESTYLE: Cole Long (Beaver Local) 5:16.17

GIRLS 200 FREESTYLE RELAY: Indian Creek (Sophie Doerr, Ruby Howell, Hailee Hixenbaugh, Gabby Boyuk) 1:59.05

BOYS 200 FREESTYLE RELAY: Beaver Local (Justin Bailey, Mason Boggs, Abram Rettos, Cole Long) 1:38.72

GIRLS 100 BACKSTROKE: Aaliyah Pusateri (Beaver Local) 1:18.81

BOYS 100 BACKSTROKE: Justin Bailey (Beaver Local) 1:07.42

GIRLS 100 BREASTSTROKE: Kaylee Adams (Beaver Local) 1:21.91

BOYS 100 BREASTSTROKE: Cole Long (Beaver Local) 1:04.33

GIRLS 400 FREESTYLE RELAY: Beaver Local (Georgianna Long, Taryn Schwerha, Brenna Cunningham, Kaylee Adams) 4:22.64

BOYS 400 FREESTYLE RELAY: Beaver Local (Justin Bailey, Abram Rettos, Mason Boggs, Cole Long) 3:42.70

Steelers’ Watt has surgery

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt underwent surgery to repair a partially collapsed lung sustained during a dry-needling session and will miss Monday’s visit by Miami.

J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt’s older brother, posted on X that T.J. had the surgery on Thursday.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said after practice Friday that T.J. Watt was home resting comfortably but would be unavailable when Pittsburgh (7-6) hosts the surging Dolphins (6-7).

Asked if Watt could be out for an extended period, Tomlin said he hadn’t looked beyond this week.

Watt was hospitalized on Wednesday after reporting what the club described as “discomfort” while being treated by Steelers medical staff at the team facility. J.J. Watt said T.J. was having a dry-needling session at the time.

Dry needling is a treatment used by physical therapists and acupuncturists to treat pain and movement issues, according to the Cleveland Clinic. The medical professionals insert needles under the skin to target trigger points in muscles.

Watt has been a fixture on the Steelers’ defense for nearly a decade. He was on the injury report last week with a toe problem, but that didn’t stop him from making his 56th straight regular-season start.

Tomlin said Thursday that Watt had not complained of any issues in his chest at any point this season. The coach added he had “no idea” about the details of Watt’s dry-needling session but added he was not in a position to “dispute something said by someone close to him.”

A seven-time Pro Bowler and the 2021 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, the 30-year-old Watt has seven sacks this season for the Steelers, who hold a one-game lead over Baltimore for the AFC North lead with four weeks remaining.

Pittsburgh has struggled historically without Watt in the lineup, most notably in 2022 when the Steelers went 1-6 while he recovered from a pectoral injury.

Nick Herbig will start in place of Watt against Miami. Herbig has played exceptionally well at times during his third season. His 6 1/2 sacks are a career-best and rank second on the team, trailing only Watt.

“I think that (T.J.’s) prepared not just myself, but a bunch of the younger guys in that sense to be able to take on that larger role, not just as a player but as a leader, and bringing that energy and just doing everything that he does right,” Herbig said.

Longtime Steelers defensive captain Cam Heyward spoke to Watt on Thursday. Heyward declined to get into the details of their conversation and said his concern is more on Watt’s health than how the team will deal with his absence.

“You never want to hear anything like that ever happen,” Heyward said. “But you know, more concerned with just how he’s doing on, you know, a friend level and as a brother.”