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Columbiana U15 team reaches Little League regional

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana Softball Association is taking a step up the ladder. A team of 15-and-under all-stars won the Ohio Senior League state championship last week and is going to the Little League Central Regional in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. “This group of girls is special,” ...

Beaver, Potter land on OVAC lines

WHEELING, W.Va. – When people wonder where the beef is, they only need to look at the Offensive and Defensive Linemen on the Ohio roster for Saturday night’s 80th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All Star Football Game. The Buckeyes have 12 players totalling 3,200 pounds – an average of 266.67 ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

BISCELLA RECORDS ACE COLUMBIANA — Karen Biscella of New Waterford recorded a hole-in-one on Valley Golf Club's 110-yard, No. 2 on Wednesday. She used a hybrid No. 5 club. Michele Davidson of Columbiana, Brenda Kekel of Columbiana and Rose Johnstone of Columbiana were her playing partners. It happened during the Wednesday Morning Ladies League. SCRAPPERS CANCEL GAME NILES — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers canceled their home game against Aberdeen on Thursday due to poor air quality from the fires in Canada. The Scrappers will host the State College Spikes today. The game is sold ...

Penguins head in right direction

YOUNGSTOWN — The 2026-27 college football season is right around the corner, and Tuesday’s Missouri Valley Football Conference media day served as the unofficial start of the season before teams begin fall camp in August. To start the day, the conference released its preseason poll, which ...

Schnelle back for another game

WHEELING, W.Va. - Ohio has some explosiveness in its backfield for Saturday night's Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Rudy Mumley All-Star Football Game. The linebackers are top shelf, as well. Buckeyes' head coach Brett McLean has selected two top-notch quarterbacks, a pair of hard-running ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

VOLLEYBALL SUIT YOUNGSTOWN — After an Ohio judge granted a preliminary injunction for 24 men’s and women’s college basketball players suing the NCAA for eligibility, a local student-athlete followed suit on Tuesday, looking for similar treatment, according to WKBN. The complaint against the National Collegiate Athletic Association was filed on behalf of Abbie Householder, seeking an injunction that would allow her to play a fifth season of Division I volleyball at Youngstown State University without redshirting. WBKN said the complaint alleges Householder, among others, is ...