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Blue Devils treated to another EOAC win

LISBON — Lisbon and Wellsville treated fans to one of the best high school boys basketball games you’ll find when the Blue Devils and Tigers collided in an Eastern Ohio Conference thriller at George M. Nace Jr. Gymnasium Friday night — an improbable win captured by the Blue Devils in the ...

Southern girls move to 17-0

GIRLS Southern 64, Valley 23 SALINEVILLE — Katie Kellogg and Allyssa Shroades combined for 45 points and 11 assists as Southern Local ran past Valley Christian, 64-23, Friday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play. The Indians improve to 17-0 overall and 11-0 in league play, one game ...

Five Beavers reach OVAC semifinals

WHEELING, W.Va. — Five Beaver Local boys wrestlers advanced to the semifinals of the 72nd annual Ron Mauck Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Wrestling Tournament on Friday at WesBanco Arena. East Liverpool and Oak Glen boys also produced one semifinalist each. Beaver Local freshman Jordan ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Miller stars for La Roche PITTSBURGH — Crestview High School graduate Kirkland Miller is a 6-foot-1 junior on the La Roche University men’s basketball team. Miller scored 10 points to help the Redhawks top previously-unbeaten Hilbert, 79-72, last Saturday. In 17 minutes, Miller shot ...

OVAC top seeds advance

WHEELING, W.Va.—The area’s top wrestlers did what they were expected to on the opening night of the 72nd annual Ron Mauck Ohio Valley Athletic Conference at WesBanco Arena. At 106 pounds, top seed Jordan Bates of East Liverpool and Kyle Ingram of East Liverpool had quick pins to advance. ...

Rhodes shoots for Rebels’ 14th victory

Crestview 56, Newton Falls 10 COLUMBIANA — Crestview senior Addison Rhodes played like the reigning Sports Illustrated National High School Girls Basketball Athlete of the Week. Rhodes scored the first 18 points of the game in the Rebels’ 56-10 win over Newton Falls on Thursday. She ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Rebels add a game COLUMBIANA — The Crestview girls basketball team will not play Monday because Lakeview already scheduled a game against McDonald. The Rebels have added a home game against Grand Valley on Feb. 12 to end the regular season. It will be a varsity-only contest beginning at 6 ...

Gecina has a history with Indiana Hoosiers

COLUMBIANA — There is a price to pay for success. Just ask former Crestview High School All-Ohioan and Indiana University linebacker Brad Gecina. He is flying to Miami and hoping to get inside Hard Rock Stadium as the top-ranked Indiana Hoosiers play for their first college football ...

Beavers outlast Potters

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s boys’ basketball team proved Wednesday night there’s never a hill too tall to climb. Missing multi-talented 6-7 first team All-Ohio center Owen Hill — who is out with a foot injury — Beaver Local rallied the troops and pulled out a 51-49 win over ...

Potter boys take second at Buckeye 8

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Barnesville boys set the tone early Tuesday in running away with the Buckeye 8 Bowling Championships team title at St. Clair Lanes. On the girls’ side, Buckeye Local battled back after an uncharacteristically low Game 2 team score while posting the top four-game ...