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Beavers young at heart

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s girls soccer team is already enjoying its two young stars and this is just the beginning. Sophomore Peyton Dunn had four goals and three assists while her freshman friend Leah Stewart added two goals and two assists in a 10-0 rout of Edison in a Div. IV ...

Rebels showing strength

COLUMBIANA — The Crestview Rebels boys soccer team is gaining strength. The Rebels won for the 14th time in 15 matches with a 4-0 decision over 24th-seeded Lorain Clearview in Division IV sectional play Wednesday. Freshman Danny Novak had three goals to lead the Rebels. Carson Barber also ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Rebels playing for MVAC title COLUMBIANA — Crestview will travel to Garrettsville Garfield in a state-ranked battle Friday with the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier title on the line. Crestview (8-0) climbs to second in the Division VI state poll, while Garfield (7-1) is ...

AFC North rivalry with a touch of gray

CINCINNATI (AP) — Joe Flacco was asked during the preseason about continuing to play at 40 years old. However, Flacco is a youngster compared to his counterpart, 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers. Tonight’s matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals will mark only the third ...

Blue Devils power up

LISBON — The 11th-seeded Lisbon Blue Devils overpowered 23rd-seeded Bristol, 25-8, 25-8, 25-5, in a Division VII sectional opener Tuesday at Nace Gymnasium. Lisbon has won eight of its last 12 matches to improve to 12-11. Bristol —dressing seven players for the match — took a 2-1 lead ...

Beaver Local in title form

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local appears to have the team to challenge for the school’s first district volleyball championship. In a regular season that ended in an OVAC Class 4A championship against a very tough tournament field, the Beavers now have to see if they can put it altogether in the ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Watch your lunch money ALLIANCE — A highlight by Mount Union freshman quarterback Mikey Maloney was featured on ESPN’s Get Up! on Tuesday morning. Maloney received one of former NFL lineman Jeff Saturday’s three pancakes from the weekend. As the lead blocker, Maloney threw a pancake ...

Kinsey at top of class

HUNTSMAN, Utah — The trip was worth it for Collin Kinsey of Lisbon. Kinsey brought home three medals from the 2025 World Track and Field Senior Games, which includes over 2,000 athletes ages 50-and-over from Oct. 6-8. A 1994 graduate of Wellsville High School and former Kent State ...

Minerva girls 12th in first state bid since ’14

AKRON — Canfield finished 10th and Minerva 12th at the 33rd Ohio Division I girls golf state tournament that concluded Monday. Canfield, reaching the state tournament for the first time in 12 years, had a two-day total of 683 (338-345) at Firestone Country Club’s Fazio Course, formerly ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Big win for Warriors BELOIT — Sixth-seeded West Branch blanked 33rd-seeded Woodridge, 8-0, in a Division VI boys soccer sectional opener Monday. West Branch (12-4) will host 22nd-seeded Orrville (6-7-2) in the sectional final at 7 p.m. Saturday. Browns play for pride CLEVELAND — The ...