LISBON — Lisbon’s boys basketball team came into the East Palestine gym on Wednesday with the confidence it would be able to take home a share of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title without much drama. East Palestine was prepared for a dog fight, however. Lisbon saw the Bulldogs ...
Columbiana 81, Southern 51 SALINEVILLE — The Columbiana boys basketball left no doubts Wednesday. The Clippers scored the first 15 points to beat Southern Local, 81-51, and claim a share of its third straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title. Columbiana finishes the regular season at ...
Beaver Local outduels Fitch CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s wrestling team turned in a 41-29 dual win over Austintown Fitch on Wednesday. Jordan Bates, John Burkett, Matthew Tomaino, Bobby Buchheit and Jake Hughes had pins for the winners. “I’m really proud of our guys tonight. We knew ...
WELLSVILLE — Shawn Carter, the quarterback on Wellsville’s 1994 Division V state runner-up team, is taking over as the Tigers’ new head football coach. Carter, who works as a chef at Franciscan University in Steubenville, is expected to be officially named at Monday’s board of ...
SALEM — The wins have been few and far between for the young Salem boys basketball team this season, but the pieces seem to be starting to fall in place. Led by junior Ty Manion’s 26-point, six-rebound, five-assist night the Quakers outlasted a Girard team with a former Columbiana County ...
East Palestine 45, Valley Christian 41 EAST PALESTINE — It’s always close when East Palestine plays Valley Christian. The 23rd-seeded Bulldogs went on a 17-5 fourth-quarter run to rally past the 27th-seeded Eagles, 45-41, in a Division VI girls basketball sectional opener Tuesday. All ...
South Range 65, Beaver Local 50 CALCUTTA — Beaver Local had a big hole in the lineup Tuesday. The Beavers, playing without injured 6-foot-7 All-Ohioan Owen Hill, dropped a 65-50 decision to South Range. The Raiders improve to 12-8 and will close out the regular season by hosting ...
SALEM — Salem athletic director Matt Freeman said the school district was caught off guard when it found out that Carrollton, Minerva and Marlington were leaving the Eastern Buckeye Conference for a new league. Like West Branch, Salem heard rumors of the league’s probable demise a ...
Golden Eagles fall short of Valley HANOVERTON — Valley Christian scored a 32-25 win over United in a low scoring boys basketball contest on Monday. Abram Ceresna had eight points for the Golden Eagles, 11-11, 7-7 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. Valley Christian is 11-8 and ...
ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Heartland Christian is pointed into the right direction heading into the tournament. The Lions repeated as OVAC Class A champions on Saturday with a 66-55 victory over Frontier at the ECO Center. Just like he did last season, Heartland senior Collin Kalaher was named ...