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Warriors turned in a season to remember

HEATH — The greatest girls soccer season in Mahoning County history ended with a run-in with a Cincinnati-area powerhouse on Tuesday in a Div. IV state semifinal at Heath High School. Top-ranked Cincinnati Mariemont used its superior skill, size and speed to mesmerize fourth-ranked West ...

Golden Eagles fly the flag for EOAC

It has been 10 years since United and South Range signed off their 11-year run as members of the Inter-Tri County League. In that time, the South Range football team has played in 33 playoff games and won a Div. V state championship in 2022. It's safe to say the Raiders have flourished after ...

Golden Bears bow out of state tournament

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen's volleyball team had a short stay at the West Virginia Class AA state tournament on Tuesday at the Vandalia Health Center. The four-seeded Golden Bears, the defending Class AA state champs, bowed out to No. 5 seed Charleston Catholic in a 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-10 defeat in a quarterfinal. Sophomore Naomi Ayers led the Bears' offense with 11 kills. Junior Caetlyn Six added 10 kills. Kendall Six and Bryson Adams had three aces each. Senior Mikalyn Balch had five kills, 16 digs and 28 assists. Keira Vick added 23 serve receptions. Zoey Caughey chipped ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

BIG MAC SPRINGFIELD — Unbeaten South Range is going to have to contend with the Midwest Athletic Conference in the state volleyball tournament this weekend. The Mighty MAC will be represented in the state semifinals by four teams — top-ranked Coldwater (24-4) and sixth-ranked Versailles (21-6) in Division V and third-ranked Parkway (23-3) and fourth-ranked St. Henry (23-4) in Division VI. The Division V semifinals will be held Friday at Wittenberg University with Coldwater vs. second-ranked Byesville Meadowbrook (25-1) at 11:30 a.m., followed by fifth-ranked South Range (27-0) vs. ...

Oak Glen falls in state opener

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen's volleyball team had a short stay at the Class AA state tournament on Tuesday. The four-seeded Golden Bears, the defending Class AA state champs, bowed out to No. 5 seed Charleston Catholic in a 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, 25-10 defeat in a quarterfinal. Sophomore Naomi Ayers led the Bears' offense with 11 kills. Junior Caetlyn Six added 10 kills. Kendall Six and Bryson Adams had three aces each. Senior Mikalyn Balch had five kills, 16 digs and 28 assists. Keira Vick added 23 serve receptions. Zoey Caughey chipped in nine kills, while senior Mattie Carney ...

West Branch girls making history

BELOIT — West Branch's girls soccer team made history in more ways than one when it beat Warren JFK, 1-0, on Saturday in a Div. IV regional final. West Branch, of course, earned its first state girls soccer tournament berth in school history but also became the first Mahoning County girls ...