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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 a Division V sectional final Wednesday.
Garret Guy, Geoffrey Malcomson, Oliver Cuff and Sam Nance added goals.
Columbiana (10-6-1) will play at top-seeded Elyria Open Door (16-0-2) in a district semifinal at 7 p.m. Thursday. Open Door beat 42nd-seed Cleveland East Shaw, 9-0, Wednesday. The Patriots have given up 14 goals this season.
Liberty lost nine of its last 10 matches to finish with a 4-13 record. The Leopards scored 22 goals in their four wins and four goals in their 13 losses.
UNITED 4, OBERLIN 0
HANOVERTON -- The United boys soccer team knows when it is tournament time.
The fourth-seeded Eagles won for the first time this month, scoring four goals in the first half in a 4-0 win over 32nd-seeded Oberlin in a Division V sectional final Wednesday.
United improves to 9-6-3 after going 0-2-2 in its previous four matches.
The Eagles will host 17th-seeded Pymatuning Valley (11-7) in a district semifinal at 7p.m. Thursday.
Pymatuning Valley knocked off 19th-seeded Mantua Crestwood, 1-0, Wednesday.
SOUTH RANGE 5, MINERAL RIDGE 1
GREENFORD -- The South Range girls soccer team is heading to United for a Division V district semifinal.
The 15th-seeded Raiders beat 31st-seeded Mineral Ridge, 5-1, in a sectional final Wednesday night.
South Range (7-8-3) will play at fifth-seeded United (12-4-2) at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Raiders lost to Columbiana, 7-1, in the regular-season finale on Saturday.