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Southern girls making history

Southern 49, Caldwell 40 ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Southern Local girls basketball team is making history. The top-seeded Indians won their first Ohio Valley Athletic Conference championship by topping second-seeded Caldwell, 49-40, in a Class A final Saturday at the ECO Center. Southern ...

Landess twins, Rebels move on

WARREN — Wellsville junior twins Makayla and Madelyn Landess advanced as individuals and the Crestview boys and girls bowling teams advanced out of the Division II sectional tournament at Freeway Lanes on Sunday. Makayla Landess captured the sectional title with 572 series (187-206-179), ...

Beavers suffer dual losses

From Staff Reports URICHSVILLE — The Beaver Local boys wrestling team dropped a pair of matches the Ohio High School Wrestling Coaches Association Division II regional duals tournament Saturday at Claymont High School. The third-seede Beavers fell to sixth-seeded Carrollton, 36-34, in the ...

NYU gets 82nd consecutive win in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (AP) —New York University now stands alone atop the NCAA Division III women’s basketball record book with 82 consecutive victories. The Violets (20-0) beat Carnegie Mellon 69-58 on Sunday to break a tie with rival Washington University of St. Louis, which won 81 games in a row ...

Columbiana lets Lisbon back in EOAC title chase

COLUMBIANA — The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference trifecta celebration will have to wait until the last game for the Columbiana boys basketball team. The Clippers were aiming for a third straight EOAC title Friday night when Valley Christian visited in a key conference contest. But the ...

Second chance for Devils

Lisbon 67, Leetonia 50 LEETONIA — Lisbon clawed its way back to a two-way tie for first in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference by way of a 67-50 win over Leetonia coupled with a Columbiana loss to Valley Christian on Friday. Lisbon is 13-4 and 11-2 in the EOAC. The Blue Devils were set ...

East Liverpool hits rough spot

STEUBENVILLE — Down a couple of starters, Steubenville got off to a bit of a sloppy start Friday night. Hosting a youthful East Liverpool team on senior night in the Crimson Center, Steubenville took a little bit to adjust to a different line up and a 1-3-1 defensive look from the Potters ...

BOWLING RESULTS

High Nooners League at Walnut Lanes TEAM STANDINGS: Smokin Guns 16-4, The Rangers 14 1/2-5 1/2, The Warriors 13-7, Guys & Dolls 11 1/2-8 1/2, Mike’s Lawn Mower Shop 9-11, Cut Above 8-12,Sun Shine 7-13. HIGH GAME: (men’s) Doug Blazer 193-189, Dave Naukam 185-171, Bill Ambrose 180, ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

East Palestine softball signups EAST PALESTINE — The East Palestine Girls Softball Association will hold signups on the following days at Cornerstone Insurance Agency at 40 N. Market St: 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 8; 5 to 7 p.m. Feb. 11; 2 to 4 p.m. Feb. 21 and 1 to 3 p.m. March 1. Call Kevin ...

Clemmer scores 25 in Columbiana victory

Columbiana 45, Lisbon 22 COLUMBIANA — With junior Annah Clemmer scoring at will and Columbiana’s full-court pressure, the Clippers ran away from Bellaire for a 45-22 win in an OVAC consolation game Thursday. Clemmer scored 18 of her game-high 25 points in the first half when she ...