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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 to down the Muskegon Lumberjacks, 5-1, Wednesday morning in from of more than 5,300 area children at the annual School Day game at the Covelli Centre. “Maybe we should play all of our games at 10:30,” Phantoms coach Ryan Ward said. Rucinski scored a power play goal in the second period to give ...

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 ...

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) into the district final for the fourth straight year as they play seventh-seeded Chagrin Falls (15-9) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Peninsula Woodridge High School. Chagrin Falls advanced by downing 13th-seeded Ravenna Southeast, 53-42, Tuesday. All nine players scored for Crestview, which was led by ...

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 points, Logan Sturgeon had 10 points and eight rebounds and Blaine Barnes grabbed 12 rebouns. Lisbon finishes the regular season with a 16-6 record. Seventh-seeded Lisbon will host 16th-seeded Springfield in a Division VI sectional tournament game at 7 p.m. Thursday. Weir drops to 5-16. The Red ...

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 ...