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State meet honors Owens

COLUMBUS — The 119th Ohio High School Athletic Association state track and field meet will be the biggest one yet. The 2026 state meet schedule was released Monday with the new five-division format, expanding from three divisions. The OHSAA Board of Directors unanimously agreed to name ...

Southern passes first OVAC test

SALINEVILLE — Having played just four opponents with records over .500 this season, Southern Local’s girls basketball team was in need of a challenge. It got just that when Shadyside pushed the Indians in a hotly contested Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 2A semifinal on Monday. ...

Hughes has big weekend at EOWL

AUSTINTOWN — Nationally ranked Jake Hughes of Beaver Local swept through his matches on Friday and Saturday to earn the most valuable wrestler award at the Eastern Ohio Wrestling League tournament at Austintown Fitch. Hughes had three quick pins and an a technical fall to win at 157 ...

Clean sweep for West Branch

SALEM — West Branch girls basketball team closed out a perfect run in the Eastern Buckeye Conference with a 46-34 win over Salem on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors are 16-2 overall and 10-0 in the league. West Branch is ranked 12th in the state in Div. IV by the MaxPreps rankings. ...

Columbiana passes Lisbon for EOAC lead

LISBON — Rivals Columbiana and Lisbon, who were tied for first place in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, collided in one of the best high school boys basketball games a fan can witness Friday night. In an intense showdown that had a little bit of everything, Columbiana took as much as ...

Wellsville drops Southern Local

Wellsville 68, Southern 50 SALINEVILLE — Wellsville’s boys basketball team sidestepped Southern Local 68-50 on Friday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play. Darnell Roe led the visitors with 21 points, while Austin Adkins added 16 points. Andrew Mackey chipped in 13 points. The ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Eight Beavers to EOWL semis AUSTINTOWN — Beaver Local’s wrestling team advanced eight to the semifinals of the Eastern Ohio Wrestling League tournament on Friday at Austintown Fitch. Beaver Local freshman Jordan Bates (23-2) will meet Brookfield’s Brayden Reed (1-0)in a 106-pound ...

Rhodes nets county’s all-time scoring mark

COLUMBIANA — Crestview senior Addison Rhodes had her eyes on the Columbiana County scoring record ever since Southern Local’s Ashley Shroades set it in 2024. Most thought that if NCAA Div. I Fairfield University (Conn.) basketball recruit stayed healthy that record wouldn’t be around ...

Indians grab EOAC

Southern 75, Wellsville 19 SALINEVILLE — The job is only half done for the Southern girls basketball team. The Indians captured a share of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title by downing Wellsville, 75-19, Thursday. Southern improves to 19-0 overall and 13-0 in the EOAC, one game ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Landess pushes Tigers over the top CHAMPION — Madelyn Landess rolled three strikes in the 10th frame of the third and final baker game to give Wellsville a 2,138-2,112 win over Warren JFK at Champion Lanes on Thursday. The Tigers — who finished sixth in the OVAC Class 1-2A tournament on ...