SALINEVILLE — Southern Local girls basketball coach Mike Skrinjar knew he had a special group this season and he believed that a perfect regular season was entirely within the Indians’ grasp. “I’ve been watching the teams that go play in Dayton and I keep telling these girls this is ...
United 66, Urban Scholars 27 HANOVERTON — Jason Pratt hit three three-pointers in the first quarter to put the United boys on their way to a 66-27 win over the Youngstown Academy for Urban Scholars on Wednesday. Eleven Eagles scored baskets in the victory with Pratt scoring a game-high 15 ...
Salem 47, Beaver Local 21 CALCUTTA — Salem outscored Beaver Local 16-0 in the second quarter to highlight the Quakers’ 47-21 win Wednesday. The Quakers finish the regular season at 12-10. The Beavers finish at 8-14, including a 1-5 mark against Columbiana County opponents. Abby ...
DOVER — The East Liverpool girls bowling team advanced out of the Division II sectional tournament Wednesday at Boulevard Lanes. The Potters finished third with 2,770 pins. The top six teams and top six individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the district tournament at Legacy Lanes ...
McKinley reaches 2,000 CANTON — The Canton McKinley boys basketball program became the first in Ohio to reach 2,000 wins. The Bulldogs beat North Canton Hoover, 64-59, at the Canton Fieldhouse on Tuesday. Canton McKinley, the Federal League champion, is 17-3 on the season with losses to ...
Beaver Local 63, St. Clairsville 58, OT CALCUTTA — In a matchup of two 6-foot-7 All-Ohioans, Beaver Local and Owen Hill came out on top of St. Clairsville and Griffin Straub, 63-58, in overtime in an OVAC Class 4A semifinal Tuesday. Hill scored 10 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter ...
COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana Clippers knew that they had a tough task ahead of them when they faced the defending Division VI state champion the Monroe Central Seminoles in an OVAC Class 3A semifinal tournament game on Tuesday night. And despite a valiant effort by the Clippers in the ...
Heartland Christian 61, Conotton Valley 50 COLUMBIANA — Heartland Christian arrived in time for a shot at a second straight OVAC Class 1A title. The top-seeded Lions scored 29 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from fourth-seeded Conotton Valley for a 61-50 in Tuesday’s ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beaver Local’s wrestling team took second on Tuesday at the Buckeye 8 wrestling tournament. Winning for the Beavers was Jordan Bates at 106 pounds, Bobby Buchheit at 144 and Nick Marra at 190. Barnesville won four weight classes to take first with 270 1/2 points. ...
Rambo gets PAC honor NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — Westminster College senior and Crestview High School graduate Shelby Rambo was named the Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC) Women’s Indoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week Tuesday. Rambo won the shot put at Susquehanna’s River Hawk ...