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End of the season for Potters, Rebels

GIRLS Carrollton 48, East Liverpool 29 MINERVA — Ninth-seeded East Liverpool hung around with top-seeded Carrollton for most of the first half of Wednesday’s Division IV district semifinal. The Potters were held to 18 points in the final three quarters and dropped a 48-29 decision to ...

EBC Girls All-Stars

All-Eastern Buckeye Conference Girls Basketball First team Kylie Ujcich (Carrollton, Sr.), Abby Knickerbocker (Salem, Jr.), Audrey Eaton (West Branch, Jr.), Madi Hoopes (West Branch, Fr.), Emma Shafer (Carrollton, Sr.), Ella Wittensoldner (Marlington, Sr.) Second team Bailee Pietz ...

EBC Boys All-Stars

All-Eastern Buckeye Conference Boys Basketball First team Cameron Evanich (Marlington, Jr.), Gavin Gregory (West Branch, Sr.), Rowen Hoffee (Minerva, Sr.), JR Jackson (Alliance, Sr.), Tayvian Johnson (Carrollton, Soph.), Jeremiah Thomas (West Branch, Sr.) Second team Marcus Brooks ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Salem X-Tra Mile Club SALEM — The Salem X-Tra Mile Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the high school cafeteria. Good morning for Phantoms YOUNGSTOWN – The Youngstown Phantoms used two goals from Cooper Simpson, a record-setting goal from Ryan Rucinski, and 22 stops from Tobias Trejbal ...

Southern turns the corner for 24th win

SALINEVILLE — Southern Local’s girls basketball players went to each corner of the gymnasium after the 66-30 win over Columbia Station Columbia in a Div. VI district semifinal on Tuesday to make sure each and every crowd member knew they appreciated the support in a season that has not seen ...

West Branch sweeps Salem

BELOIT — For those who like great defense, the West Branch Fieldhouse was the place to be Tuesday night as arch-rivals West Branch and Salem’s girls basketball teams battled tooth-and-nail for four quarters in a defensive gem in their Division IV district semifinal played before a ...

Rebels can’t slow down

Crestview 83, Cleveland Collinwood 9 COLUMBIANA — Four Crestview players scored baskets in the opening 1:48 and the Rebels were off and running Tuesday. The top-seeded Rebels ran past 31-seeded Cleveland Collinwood, 83-9, in a Division V district semifinal. That puts Crestview (22-2) ...

BOYS BASKETBALL

BOYS BASKETBALL Lisbon 67, Weir 52 WEIRTON, W.Va. — The Lisbon boys basketball team wanted to get in one last game before tournament play begins. AJ Ramgeet totaled 30 points and nine rebounds as the Blue Devils topped Weir, 67-52, Tuesday. Brother Aiden Ramgeet followed with 12 ...

Olympic champs get Presidential treatment

WASHINGTON — The Olympic gold medal-winning U.S. men’s hockey team visited President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday afternoon and later received about a two-minute bipartisan standing ovation during his State of the Union address that night. Trump also announced that the ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Salem seeks tennis coach SALEM — Salem High School is seeking a boys tennis coach for the spring season. If interested, contact the Salem athletic department at (330) 332-8911. Cavaliers pull away CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 23 points, James Harden added 20 and the ...