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Murray wins four times for Salem

SALEM — Freshman Chaya Murray and the Salem girls track team put on a show at the Columbiana County Track and Field Meet Thursday. “I know these girls are talented and what they can do,” Salem girls coach Ted Yuhaniak said. “I feel if you can win county event, you can go to ...

COLUMBIANA COUNTY TRACK AND FIELD MEET RESULTS

BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Salem (165), 2. Beaver Local (132), 3. East Liverpool (59), 4. United (54), 5. Crestview (52 1/2), 6. Columbiana (46), 7. East Palestine (45), 8. Heartland Christian (32 1/2), 9. Lisbon (11), 10. Wellsville (9), 11. Southern (6), 12. Leetonia ...

Salem boys welcome a challenge

SALEM — When Salem’s boys were told they’d be running more events with top sprinter Josh Mayhew out with an injury, what did they say? “They were honored,” Salem boys coach Austin Noel said. “That’s the benefit of having seniors who have been here before and know what you have ...

Beavers win first OVAC crown since 2001

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — The Beaver Local softball team waited nine days to finally take a swing at its first OVAC title since 2001. It was worth the wait. Sophomore pitcher Addie Thurik struck out 16 and only allowed one baserunner in a 3-0 win over Weir High in the Class 4A title game ...

BASEBALL

United 7, Columbiana 0 COLUMBIANA – United got back on track in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference with a 7-0 win over Columbiana on Thursday. Quentin Taylor went six strong innings for the Eagles with 11 strikeouts, but sidestepped seven walks to preserve the shutout with the help of ...

AAC, MAC in mix

Salem and West Branch have plans in motion for their next league landing spots. The two schools have applied for positions in the Mahoning Valley-based All-American Conference and the Medina, Portage and Summit county-based Metro Athletic Conference. The AAC league affiliation would be ...

West Branch lines up for postseason play

AKRON — West Branch’s girls flag football team completed its regular season at 10-0 and now will look to do some more damage in the playoffs. The Warriors received the No. 3 seed in the Cleveland Browns regional tournament which takes place starting at 5 p.m. Monday at the University of ...

PREP ROUNDUP

Beaver Local 4, St. Clairsville 3 ST. CLAIRSVILLLE — Braxton Hickman’s RBI double with one out in the seventh led Beaver Local to a 4-3 win over St. Clairsville in the Buckeye 8 fifth-place baseball game Wednesday. Aiden Dray added two hits for the winners. AJ Bowser was the winning ...

Hiscox, Simmons, Jones post top qualifying marks

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — United’s Brinsley Hiscox and Taylor Simmons and Southern’s Maddy Jones posted the top marks in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 1A-3A qualifying meet Wednesday. Hiscox topped the Class 3A girls 100-meter hurdles, while Simmons tied for the top spot in the high ...

MAHONING COUNTY TRACK

11th Mahoning County Meet At Austintown Fitch Tuesday (Meet ended after the 800 meters due to severe weather) BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Boardman (98 1/2), 2. Austintown Fitch (80), 3. Canfield (65), 4. Youngstown Ursuline (49 1/2), 5. Lowellville and West Branch (40), 7. Campbell ...