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County pair land on All-Ohio volleyball

COLUMBIANA — Two stalwarts of their respective volleyball teams bowed out as All-Ohioans. Columbiana senior middle hitter Landry Smith and Crestview senior libero and defensive specialist Kerrigan Miller were named to the Div. V All-Ohio third team by the Ohio High School Volleyball ...

Lisbon girls hoops coach resigns

LISBON — Lisbon is without a head girls basketball coach just 13 days before the season is set to begin. Girls basketball coach Nikki Meek's resignation was accepted by the Lisbon Board of Education on Thursday. She said the reason was family and health issues. Meek was set to start ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

PLAYOFF ACTION BEAVER TWP. — United travels to South Range for a Division VI regional semifinal football game at 7 p.m. today. It is a matchup of 10-1 teams with United's only loss coming to Mineral Ridge, 31-28, in the second week and South Range's loss to unbeaten Girard, 46-42, in the seventh week. The last time the teams met was in 2016 in the final season of the Inter-Tri County League. The Raiders won nine of 11 meetings when the teams played in the ITCL Upper Tier. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for students. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. LIBERTY COACH STEPS ...

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 ...