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Salem girls repeat

GENEVA, Ohio — The Salem girls 3200-meter relay team isn’t letting go of the top spot. Salem’s team of junior Maggie Hopple, senior Megan Stafford, sophomore Laura Hovorka and junior Maggie Hall won the Division II-III title at the Ohio Association of Track and Cross Country Coaches ...

Keystone tops Crestview in battle of unbeatens

CORTLAND — It was the tale of two unbeaten teams as third-seeded Crestview and second-seeded Keystone battled the entirety of the contest, but a late run by Keystone in overtime lifted it over Crestview 40-33 in overtime to claim a Division III district championship on Saturday night. “To ...

Hall stands tall against Branch

MACEDONIA — Everyone wanted to see Laurel’s Saniyah Hall, the No. 3-ranked sophomore in the country. They all left talking about Hall and West Branch senior Sophia Gregory. The 6-foot-2 All-Ohioans waged an epic battle in which 10th-seeded Shaker Heights Laurel emerged with a 51-39 ...

Potters pound Devils

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool pounded the boards and Zanesville at the same time. The fourth-seeded Potter boys’ basketball team repeated as a Division II sectional champion Saturday night after rolling over the 13th-seeded Blue Devils 79-59 in Potter Fieldhouse. “Zanesville ...

East Liverpool pounds Zanesville

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool pounded the boards and Zanesville at the same time. The fourth-seeded Potter boys’ basketball team repeated as a Division II sectional champion Saturday night after rolling over the 13th-seeded Blue Devils 79-59 in Potter Fieldhouse. “Zanesville ...

Hively rolls way to state title

COLUMBUS — United senior Ethan Hively never thought about winning the state bowling tournament until he did. “Not once,” he said. “I knew getting to state was within my reach, but winning state was not something I could do.” Hively rolled a 726 series Friday— his best ever by ...

Two Indians, one Eagle move closer to state berths

INDEPENDENCE — Three area wrestlers reached the semifinal of the Div. III district tournament on Friday at Independence High School. Southern’s Gabe Blissenbach (175 pounds), Southern’s Johnny Bailey (190) and United’s Dallas McCracken (285) all picked up two wins on Friday to move ...

Heartland scores at will

KINSMAN — The Heartland Christian boys basketball team is scoring at will. Will Morgan scored 24 points to lead four Lions in double figures in a 72-65 win over fifth-seeded Badger in a Division IV sectional final Tuesday. The Lions made 12 three-pointers to give them 29 total in two ...

Crestview puts up a fight

RAVENNA — The 31st- seeded Crestview Rebels put up a fight, but a slow start ultimately put them behind for good, falling to 24th-seeded Southeast 58-49 in the Division III sectional final Friday. “The bad start put us in the whole early,” Crestview coach Rick Gates said. “We just had ...

Warriors run past Scarabs

BELOIT — You can only slow down West Branch for so long. Jaxon Robb hit consecutive three-pointers to propel an 11-0 West Branch run on the way to a 62-49 win over 20th-seeded Cleveland East Tech in a Division II sectional final Friday. Seventh-seeded West Branch (20-4) will play ...