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Thurik, Koons recognized as All-Ohioans

Beaver Local and United's softball teams showed off a lot of skill and talent in their excellent seasons and for that the Ohio High School Fastpitch Softball Coaches Association rewarded the Beavers and Eagles with spots on the 2026 All-Ohio softball teams. In Div. IV, Beaver Local sophomore ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

OVAC BASEBALL STARS The Ohio Valley Athletic Conference released its postseason baseball awards on Saturday. Players of the year are Cameron’s Landen Francis (1A), Toronto’s Drake Bouscher (2A), Wheeling Central’s Jake Brown (3A), Linsly’s Jaxson Murray (4A) and Brooke’s Andrew ...

Rebel seniors savored 10-0 run

COLUMBIANA — A case could be made that the 2025 Crestview football team had the best regular season out of any Rebel team in school history. The team outscored its opponents 405 to 90 in going 10-0 and capturing the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division. Only the 2012 team ...

Outing held in memory of Kirkland

SALEM — The Salem Athletic Boosters Club dedicated its golf outing on June to the memory of Salem's late superintendent Sean Kirkland. Kirkland ran the SABC golf outing for eight years before handing it off in 2024. To honor Kirkland, the club put a sign on the 15th tee box for all ...

West Virginia wins first College World Series game

OMAHA, Neb. – Tyrus Hall’s blooper down the right field line in the eighth inning Friday – WVU head coach Steve Sabins admitted later – put the wheels in motion on what was about to be a historic day inside Charles Schwab Field. “Hall gets that hit down the line and I start thinking ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

GLEASON LED OAC MINERAL RIDGE — Former Ohio Athletic Conference commissioner Tim Gleason died on Thursday at age 70. Gleason served as the commissioner from 1991 to 2021. He is known as the 'Father of the NCAA Grant Program' which was created while he was a member of the Div. III ...

AREA GOLF RESULTS

Thursday Morning Senior League At Eagle Pass STANDINGS: Tom Polen 68, Don Harrison 67.5, Steve Cope 66, Jeff Morrow 63.5, Ron Miller 61, Farber Tinsley 58, Jake Brown 58, Bob Burns 56.5, Tom Boyd 50.5, Roger Kelly 50, Rick Garrison 49.5, Mike Gruszecki 48.5, Don Wolf, 42.5, Chuck Kooser ...

Quakers pool their talents

COLUMBIANA — Salem High School graduate Lucas Adams was getting ready to jump into the pool Monday afternoon after a record-setting weekend at the state track and field meet. Then Salem head football coach Ron Johnson called. “I thought he was calling to congratulate me on state,” Adams ...