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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 ...

BOWLING RESULTS

High Nooners League at Tri-State Lanes STANDINGS: Up Our Alley 22-10, Smokin Guns 21-11, Mike’s Lawnmower Shop 19-13, Cut Above 14-18, Guys & Dolls 13-19, Sun Shine 7-25. MEN’S HIGH GAMES & SERIES: Mike Peshel 195-545, Sparky Miller 191-507, Mike Price 190, Dave Naukam ...

Big Ten, SEC make it not a real playoff

The College Football Playoff unveiled a 12-team format in the spring of 2021 that looked like an exciting step in the evolution of the postseason, with potential to lift the sport’s national profile even further while boosting all five power conferences and keeping the other five ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

West Branch time change MACEDONIA — The West Branch girls basketball Division II district championship game on Saturday has been changed from night to a 1 p.m. tipoff at Nordonia High School. The game time was changed because the Nordonia boys play at Canton GlenOak at 7 p.m. Saturday, ...

TENNIS RESULTS

Ohio Valley Racquet Club East Liverpool Feb. 24 Gardner & Gardner Accounting 22, Jackman Vodrey Law Office 21 Gabi Pasco-Brady Dawson (Jackman) def. Kaylex Gibson-Leah McMahan, 8-7 (5-1). Leah McMahan-Kennedy Wilkes (Gardner & Gardner) def. Brady Dawson-Gracee Walker, ...