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Six area football teams extend seasons

Six area high school football teams have secured spots in the playoffs. Salem (8-2) earned the fourth seed and a first-round bye in Div. III, Region 9. The Quakers are coming off a 50-0 loss to West Branch and will host the winner of No. 12 University School (6-4) and No. 5 Cleveland Glenville (8-2) at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Sebo Stadium. Eastern Buckeye Conference champion West Branch (9-1) also earned a bye and is the third seed in Div. IV, Region 13. The Warriors will host the Winner of No. 11 Poland (6-4) and No. 6 Woodridge (8-2) at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6. In Div. IV, Region 15, ...

Wellsville closes season with loss at Catholic Central

STEUBENVILLE — A fast start and a good finish resulted in the Steubenville Catholic Central football team collecting its sixth-straight victory. Catholic Central built a double-digit advantage against Wellsville in the first quarter, and the Crusaders ended up pulling away from the Tigers ...

AREA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

DIV. III REGION 9 No. 1 Willoughby South (10-0), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9 No. 2 Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (9-1), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10 No. 3 Garfield Heights (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11 No. 4 Salem (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12 No. 12 Hunting Valley University School (6-4) at No. 5 Cleveland Glenville (8-2) No. 11 Cleveland Benedictine (5-4) at No. 6 Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (7-3) No. 10 Gates Mills Hawken (7-3) at No. 7 Warren Howland (8-2) No. 9 ...

Columbiana girls race to district championship

CANTON — Columbiana's girls cross country team finished first in Div. IV on Saturday at the district cross country meet at Canton GlenOak High School. The Clipper girls were one of six teams to qualify in Div. IV for next Saturday's regional meet in Boardman. Leading the Clipper girls are Kaitlin Benner who was fifth in 21:25, Sidney Schlueter who was ninth in 22:18 and Maddie Jackson who was 10th in 22:28. United's Ruby Marshall was the top area individual not on a qualifying team as she was 12th in 22:50. Columbiana's boys team also qualified for regionals as a team with a ...

Brewers still like Freddy Peralta

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freddy Peralta spent his first eight major league seasons trying to help the Milwaukee Brewers earn the World Series berth that continually eluded them. Peralta is finally in the Fall Classic. So are the Brewers. Just on opposite sides. Even in a different uniform, Peralta ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

WARRIORS ON TO DISTRICT BELOIT — West Branch’s boys soccer team was a 12-0 winner of Brooklyn on Saturday in a Div. IV sectional final. West Branch is 14-3-1 and will host No. 23 Wooster Triway on Thursday in the district semifinal. Cruz Leone had four goals for the winners, while Dane Martucci added three. Reed Martucci had three assists and a goal. Alex Kash and Mason Thomas had three assists each. Allen Egli added two goals. Gaju Chavda and Nate Phillis also had one goal each. BULLDOGS CLOSE WITH A LOSS MINERAL RIDGE — East Palestine's football season came to an end ...