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West Branch tames Poland on the turf

BELOIT — Ellie Tucker had three hits and an RBI to lead West Branch to a 10-3 win over Poland on Saturday. Sara Schmidt added a double, two singles and two RBIs. Camryn Wike had three hits and an RBI as well. Carly Loper and Maylin Hartzell had doubles. Tucker was the winning pitcher ...

YSU’s Gregory hits the transfer portal

YOUNGSTOWN — West Branch High School graduate and Youngstown State University sophomore women’s basketball player Sophia Gregory announced on Saturday that she is entering the transfer portal. Gregory followed up her Horizon League Freshman of the Year season with the Horizon League ...

United storms East Palestine

United 7, East Palestine 0, suspended HANOVERTON — The only thing that stopped the United baseball team Friday was the weather. United led East Palestine 7-0 with no outs in the bottom of the second inning and the bases loaded before weather suspended action. It will be completed at a later ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Hall named game MVP GLENDALE, Arizona — Saniyah Hall showed why she is the best high school girls basketball player in the country. The 6-foot-2 senior from SPIRE Academy (Ohio) was named the MVP at the 25th annual McDonald’s All-All-American Girls Game Tuesday at Desert Diamond ...

SOFTBALL

SOFTBALL Oak Glen 8, Linsly 0 NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Mattie Carney threw a no-hitter with nine strikeouts and a walk in Oak Glen’s 8-0 win over Linsly on Friday. Brayley Lash had a home run, single and two RBIs for the Bears. Mikalyn Balch had two hits and an RBI. Carney added a hit and ...

Salem girls jump at another Cope victory

From Staff Reports SALEM — The Salem girls track team feels like it is their duty to win the hometown F.E. Cope Invitational. The Quakers captured their sixth of the last seven team titles by totaling 138 points Thursday at Sebo Stadium, finishing 45 points ahead of runner-up ...

Beavers spring ahead

Beaver Local 10, Knox Central 0 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Beaver Local ended its Myrtle Beach trip with a 3-1 mark after a 10-0 win over Knox Central (Kentucky) in five innings on Thursday. Addie Thurik threw a perfect game with 15 strikeouts. She threw 56 pitches and 46 went for strikes. ...

BASEBALL

Lisbon 19, Malvern 1 MALVERN —Lisbon made quick work of Malvern with a 19-1 win in four innings on Thursday. Ashton Hinchliffe had four hits and five RBIs for the Devils. Marc Moore added two hits and two RBIs. Nick Peruchetti added two hits. Logan Sturgeon was the winning pitcher ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Pirates call up Griffin PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Konnor Griffin Era will begin this afternoon in Pittsburgh. A person familiar with the decision has told The Associated Press that the Pirates are calling up the 19-year-old shortstop, the consensus choice as the top prospect in baseball, ...

Beavers have a day at the beach

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Addie Thurik had two singles and a triple while getting the win in the circle with four strikeouts and three walks in Beaver Local’s 9-3 softball win over Morgantown (W.Va.) on Wednesday in Myrtle Beach. Ciara Call continued her solid start to the season with two ...