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Eagles fly off with EOAC

United 12, Lisbon 1 LISBON — The United Eagles are playing like champions. United clinched a second straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference baseball title outright with a 12-1 win over Lisbon in five innings Wednesday. It is the Eagles’ third EOAC title and seventh league title ...

United closes out Lisbon for EOAC crown

LISBON — The United Eagles are playing like champions. United clinched a second straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference baseball title outright with a 12-1 win over Lisbon in five innings Thursday. It is the Eagles' third EOAC title and seventh league title overall. Three Lisbon ...

United overpowers Waynedale

United 14, Waynedale 3 HANOVERTON — No. 11 seed United had no trouble with No. 22 seed Waynedale as the Eagles cruised to a 14-3 win in a Div. VI sectional final Wednesday. Chloe Angelo sparked the Eagles with a home run, two singles and four RBIs. Brittany Miller had three hits and two ...

Bulldogs keep fighting into second round

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine's softball team exploded for four runs in the third inning to defeat Kirtland 6-0 on Wednesday in a Div. VI sectional contest. Kennedy Andre went the distance for the 17th seeded Bulldogs with eight strikeouts and a walk. Graycee Ford had a double and ...

Raiders miss cut

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. — Mount Union’s men’s golf team did not make the cut Wednesday the NCAA Division III Championship at Mission Resort and Club. The Purple Raiders tied for 34th a +48 through two round. Illinois Wesleyan leads the team standings at -5, three strokes ahead of ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

GRIM ADVANCES TO DISTRICT BOARDMAN — Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim cruised into the Div. II district tournament by winning two matches on Wednesday at the Boardman sectional tennis tournament In the second round Grim beat Struthers' Zachariah Halverstadt 6-0, 6-0 and Mooney's ...

PREP TRACK

At Harrison Central Wednesday BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local 174; 2. Harrison Central 127; 3. East Liverpool 103; 4. Union Local 82; 5. Indian Creek 18; 6. Buckeye Local 15. WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Beaver Local 9:37.53; 110 HURDLES: Landon Wheatley (Beaver Local) 15.93; 100 DASH: ...

Beaver Local win is electric

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local's lone senior Ally Wright doesn't want her high school career to end anytime soon. Wright slugged a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run second inning that lifted the top-seeded Beavers past 15th-seeded Philo, 10-3, in a Division IV sectional final ...

East Liverpool tames EOAC co-leaders

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool had just two hits but it was enough to subdue Lisbon, 3-1 on Tuesday in baseball action. Donovan Shallcross had a double for the Potters, while Ricky Stanley added a single. Shallcross was the winning pitcher with 10 strikeouts and two walks over seven ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

GUARDIANS LOSE VOICE OF PROGRESSIVE FIELD CLEVELAND — Cleveland Guardians public address announcer Bob Tayek died on Tuesday. He served in that role for 26 years. At the start of the season, the Guardians said that Tayek would not be on the microphone due to health issues. “Bob was the ...