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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 ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Beaver Local drops Oak Glen NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Owen Hill had 24 points to guide Beaver Local to a 68-52 win over Oak Glen in boys basketball action Thursday. Beaver Local is 15-4 and should secure the second seed in the OVAC Class 4A tournament. The cutoff date was Thursday and ...

Salem wrestling postponed

SALEM — Salem Junior/Senior High School will be closed again today because there is no heat due to an old gas line that is being replaced. Students in grades 7-12 were learning remotely Wednesday and today while workers put in a new line. Salem superintendent Sean Kirkland said a 10-inch ...

Hall adds five

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headlined the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class featuring five players but not six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick. Brees and Fitzgerald both made it in their first year of eligibility in results announced at NFL ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

A Crestview sweep WARREN — The Crestview bowling teams captured a pair of twins Wednesday against Brookfield at Champion Lanes. The Crestview boys won 2384-1986. Peyton Mellott led the Rebels with a 212 game and 414 series. Brody Brubaker added a 371 series, Lucas Johnson a 352 series and ...

Hill returns in a big way for Beaver Local

Beaver Local 77, Salem 56 CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s 6-foot-7 Owen Hill was raring to go after missing the last five games due to injury. Hill scored a career-high 31 points in his usual dominating fashion as the Beavers rolled over Salem, 77-56, Tuesday. The Beavers improve to 14-4 on ...

Canfield’s Riccardo feels close to home in East Liverpool

EAST LIVERPOOL — Youthful East Liverpool’s boys basketball team ran into Division IV power Canfield, the hottest team in the Mahoning Valley, here Tuesday night and dropped a one-sided 79-36 decision to the Cardinals in a running clock game at Potter Fieldhouse. Red-hot Canfield (16-2) is ...

Clippers close in on title

Columbiana 68, Wellsville 63 WELLSVILLE —Senator Johnson had 16 of his 24 points in the first half as Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference-leading Columbiana surged to a 68-63 win over Wellsville on Tuesday. The Clippers are 15-3 overall and lead the EOAC by one game with a 11-1 record. ...

BOYS BASKETBALL

Heartland 67, Cardinal Mooney 54 YOUNGSTOWN — Heartland Christian’s boys basketball team racked up a 67-54 win over Cardinal Mooney on Tuesday. The Lions moved to 14-4 and are ranked 19th in the state of Ohio in Div. VII according to the MaxPreps rankings. Heartland has won four ...

State meet honors Owens

COLUMBUS — The 119th Ohio High School Athletic Association state track and field meet will be the biggest one yet. The 2026 state meet schedule was released Monday with the new five-division format, expanding from three divisions. The OHSAA Board of Directors unanimously agreed to name ...