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Beavers grab another victory

CALCUTTA — Off to one of its best starts in school history, Beaver Local’s boys basketball team completed a season sweep of Buckeye 8 foe Harrison Central Friday night, holding off the upset-minded Huskies 63-58. With the win, Beaver Local is now 10-2 overall and kept its perfect Buckeye 8 ...

Clippers hit Valley

YOUNGSTOWN — With the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference having a three-team log jam at the top of its standings heading into Friday night’s action, the Columbiana at Valley Christian boys’ game was sure to break the bottleneck a little bit. With the Clippers knocking off the Eagles 54-41, ...

BOYS BASKETBALL

Lisbon 78, Leetonia 45 LISBON — Lisbon maintained a share of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference lead with a 78-45 win over Leetonia on Friday. The Blue Devils are 8-3 overall and 6-1 in the EOAC. Columbiana also owns a share of the league lead after a 54-41 win over Valley Christian on ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Crestview 77, Southeast 38 RAVENNA — Addison Rhodes scored 32 points and got a lot of help as Crestview doubled up Ravenna Southeast, 77-38, in Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier action Friday. Rhodes scored 20 points in the first half as the Rebels built a 44-25 lead. Crestview ...

Indiana pretty as a peach

ATLANTA (AP) — Undefeated Indiana’s already impressive march through the College Football Playoff gained momentum as its dominant defense created three first-half touchdowns with turnovers, Fernando Mendoza threw five scoring passes and the Hoosiers overwhelmed No. 5 Oregon 56-22 in the ...

Miami heads home

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carson Beck scrambled for a 3-yard touchdown with 18 seconds left, and Miami will head back home for a shot at its first national championship since 2001 after beating Mississippi 31-27 in an exhilarating College Football Playoff semifinal at the Fiesta Bowl on Thursday ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Crestview falls RAVENNA — Crestview’s boys basketball team suffered a 62-51 setback against Ravenna Southeast on Thursday. Crestview falls to 5-7 and 2-4 in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division. The Pirates are 9-2 and 5-1 in the league. Crestview is at Brookfield ...

Texans will end Steelers season; Could this be the Bills’ year?

(AP) — The NFL’s wild-card weekend features a rematch of the 2022 NFC championship game, two division rivals facing off, a team with a losing record playing a home game and four road favorites. The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles and their inconsistent offense are home ...

Warriors stop Quakers

BELOIT — It was truly a tale of two halves when arch-rivals Salem and West Branch collided in an Eastern Buckeye Conference girls’ basketball showdown before a large crowd in the West Branch Fieldhouse Wednesday night. Salem forced 12 turnovers from the favored Warriors in the opening 16 ...

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Southern 71, Toronto 29 SALINEVILLE — Allyssa Shroades and Katie Kellogg got the Indians going from the opening tip Wednesday. Shroades had two three-pointers off passes from Kellogg and Kellogg had a layup and a long three-pointer to give Southern an 11-3 only 2:10 into the game on the ...