County Hall of Famers

LISBON — The fourth class of the Columbiana County Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame includes six standouts.

Ken Cunningham (East Liverpool, Class of 1961); Don Davidson (Salem, 1961); Cheryl Nannah (United, 1979); Lori Montgomery (East Palestine, 1992); Jessica Deville (Leetonia, 2004); and Amy Scullion (Salem, 2010) will be recognized at approximately 6:45 p.m. Sunday during the 39th Columbiana County Classic at Lisbon High School.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and are only available at the door.

Hill returns to East District

Beaver Local senior Owen Hill was named to the All-East District boys basketball team for the second year in a row.

Hill was named to the Division IV first team after averaging 23.5 points and 9.8 rebounds, both team highs.

Beaver Local senior Luke Rettos and East Liverpool junior Dre’Keim Abercrombie were named to the third team.

East Liverpool senior LaNease Andrews was named to the Division IV girls second team.

Beaver Local junior Matt Anderson and Beaver Local senior Ally Wright received special mention.

Salem hosts district finals

SALEM — Salem High School will host a pair of Division VI boys basketball district championship games Saturday.

Second-seeded Orwell Grand Valley (20-4) will play 24th-seeded Warren JFK (6-18) at 3:30 p.m., followed by top-seeded Kirtland (21-3) vs. 10th-seeded Oberlin (15-9) at 7 p.m.

The winners will play in the regional semifinal at the Canton Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. They will be available online or with cash at the door.

Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. They will not be clearing the gym between games, so fans will be able to watch both district finals.

Henry tops Big Ten shot

INDIANAPOLIS — Penn State senior Ryan Henry won the men’s shot put at the Big Ten Indoor Championships on Saturday.

Henry, who was a Horizon League champion at Youngstown State, had a winning toss with a personal-best 65-feet-5 on his second attempt at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. He won by a quarter-inch over Oregon freshman Ben Smith.

Henry was a state champion at McDonald High School and a state qualifier at Western Reserve High School.