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Oak Glen falls in state opener

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen's volleyball team had a short stay at the Class AA state tournament on Tuesday. The four-seeded Golden Bears, the defending Class AA state champs, bowed out to No. 5 seed Charleston Catholic in a 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-10 defeat in a quarterfinal. Sophomore Naomi Ayers led the Bears' offense with 11 kills. Junior Caetlyn Six added 10 kills. Kendall Six and Bryson Adams had three aces each. Senior Mikalyn Balch had five kills, 16 digs and 28 assists. Keira Vick added 23 serve receptions. Zoey Caughey chipped in nine kills, while senior Mattie Carney ...

West Branch girls making history

BELOIT — West Branch's girls soccer team made history in more ways than one when it beat Warren JFK, 1-0, on Saturday in a Div. IV regional final. West Branch, of course, earned its first state girls soccer tournament berth in school history but also became the first Mahoning County girls ...

Emch nets ACC honor

PITTSBURGH — It is another big season for the second-ranked University of Pittsburgh women's volleyball team. Pitt players Abbey Emch and Olivia Babcock each earned weekly awards from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) on Monday. Each was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week and Babcock the ACC Offensive Player of the Week. No. 2 Pitt went 2-0 on the week, sweeping Duke and then-No. 20 North Carolina. Emch, a 6-foot-4 sophomore who was an All-Ohioan at Crestview High School, received the award for the first time this season and second time in her career. Emch had nine ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

RHODES DEBUTS FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Former Crestview High School All-Ohioan Addison Rhodes is seeing playing time for the Fairfield University women's basketball team. Rhodes played 37 minutes in the first two games as the Stags beat Binghampton, 90-63, on Friday and Vermont, 74-50, on Sunday. Rhodes made her collegiate debut in Friday's season opener, shooting 2-of-7 from the field for five points with one rebound and one assist in 16 minutes. Against Vermont, Rhodes shot 3-of-7 including both three-point attempts for eight points with two steals. Fairfield will play at Seton ...

AREA RUNNERS SHINE AT STATE CROSS COUNTRY

Salem boys break out of the pack

OBETZ — The Salem boys cross country team worked harder than ever for its first state berth since 2018. "I think they learned a lot with the seasons before," Salem coach Ted Yuhaniak said. "Not giving up and delayed satisfaction. There is going to be a struggle before success." The ...