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Local Sports

EOAC has spot reserved

BERLIN CENTER — The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference appears to be ready to add another member. The Western Reserve board of education will vote on Monday to accept the conference’s invitation to join, according to the board agenda. Messages left with the school district went unanswered. ...

Quakers on the Horizon

ROCHESTER, Mich. — It was like old times for five former Salem High School standout runners in Friday’s opening night at the Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Youngstown State sophomore Megan Stafford finished fourth in the women’s 10,000 meters final (36:37.37) at ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Clipper Invite on Saturday COLUMBIANA — The Clipper Invitational will be held Saturday at the Ward Athletic Complex. Fifteen schools are entered including host Columbiana, Salem, South Range, West Branch and Western Reserve. Action starts at 10 a.m. with the field events and the 3200-meter ...

Cavs going to Harden my heart

CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest Harden and his teammates should be alarmed going into Game 3 on Saturday afternoon in ...

Murray wins four times for Salem

SALEM — Freshman Chaya Murray and the Salem girls track team put on a show at the Columbiana County Track and Field Meet Thursday. “I know these girls are talented and what they can do,” Salem girls coach Ted Yuhaniak said. “I feel if you can win county event, you can go to ...

COLUMBIANA COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD MEET RESULTS

BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Salem (165), 2. Beaver Local (132), 3. East Liverpool (59), 4. United (54), 5. Crestview (52 1/2), 6. Columbiana (46), 7. East Palestine (45), 8. Heartland Christian (32 1/2), 9. Lisbon (11), 10. Wellsville (9), 11. Southern (6), 12. Leetonia ...

Salem boys welcome a challenge

SALEM — When Salem’s boys were told they’d be running more events with top sprinter Josh Mayhew out with an injury, what did they say? “They were honored,” Salem boys coach Austin Noel said. “That’s the benefit of having seniors who have been here before and know what you have ...

Beavers win first OVAC crown since 2001

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The Beaver Local softball team waited nine days to finally take a swing at its first OVAC title since 2001. It was worth the wait. Sophomore pitcher Addie Thurik struck out 16 and only allowed one baserunner in a 3-0 win over Weir High in the Class 4A title game ...

BASEBALL

United 7, Columbiana 0 COLUMBIANA – United got back on track in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference with a 7-0 win over Columbiana on Thursday. Quentin Taylor went six strong innings for the Eagles with 11 strikeouts, but sidestepped seven walks to preserve the shutout with the help of ...

AAC, MAC in mix

Salem and West Branch have plans in motion for their next league landing spots. The two schools have applied for positions in the Mahoning Valley-based All-American Conference and the Medina, Portage and Summit county-based Metro Athletic Conference. The AAC league affiliation would be ...