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Minor, Devils put up major points

WELLSVILLE — The Lisbon Blue Devils picked up their second straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference win with a 41-7 victory on Friday at Wellsville. The Blue Devils (4-3, 2-2 EOAC) drew first blood on a 2-yard run by Minor with 4:26 left in the first quarter. Minor also hit Cooper Terdina on a 8-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Wellsville got on the board with an Ethan Morris tiptoe catch in the back on the end zone on an 11-yard pass from Zachary Banks with 3:36 left in the first half. The Devils engineered a quick strike drive and it ended with Wyatt Newbold ...

PREP FOOTBALL

COLUMBIANA 41, VALLEY 7 COLUMBIANA — Columbiana scored 27 points in the second quarter and pulled away from Valley Christian for a 41-7 win in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Friday. The Clippers led 34-0 at halftime and were up 41-0 in the second half. Columbiana improves to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the EOAC heading into Friday's game at Wellsville. Valley drops to 1-6 and 1-2 in league play. Valley hosts United next Saturday. CRESTVIEW 49, NEWTON FALLS 14 NEWTON FALLS — Hayden Davis and Trevor McElhaney each scored three touchdowns as Crestview routed Newton Falls, 49-14, ...

AREA GOLF RESULTS

ZEP'S PIZZA AND MORE AT PINKY'S LEAGUE NEW GARDEN — Semifinal results from the Zep's Pizza and More at Pinky's Wednesday Night League at Eagle Pass Golf Course: Mike Palmer & Dale Kampfer defeated Chad Wood & Rod Davison, 15 1/2 to 5 1/2.  Gage Chestnut & Isaiah Chestnut defeated Kevin Beresford & Dick Cope, 12 1/2 to 8 1/2.   SENIOR SCRAMBLE COLUMBIANA — The Senior Scramble at Valley Golf Club on Sept. 10 raised $7,255 to be split by Columbiana Area Meals on Wheels and Hospice House of the Valley. FIRST: 8-under 27: Steve Wash, Norm Mciltrott, Rob Conklin, and Ron ...

Bulldog star hungry for a victory

EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine senior RJ May was grabbing national attention a long time before he was touchdown passes. The Bulldogs record-setting receiver’s story of taking his dad’s van as an 8-year-old and driving his 4-year-old sister to the East Palestine McDonald’s to get a ...

Eagles fly into EOAC lead with Clippers

HANOVERTON — Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference powers United and Columbiana put on a classic five-set volleyball marathon in the Eagles’ gym Tuesday night, and when it was over it was the Golden Eagles who walked out with a clutch 3-2 triumph. With the win, the Golden Eagles are now 13-3 overall and 9-1 in the EOAC, while Columbiana is now 15-1 overall and 10-1 in league action. “It’s the best thing ever,” said United’s Maelee Smith, who had a tremendous game with 17 kills. “I’m crying and they’re tears of joy. I’m so happy for my team. It’s just the best ...

One last weekend of racing at Deerfield

DEERFIELD — There is one more weekend of racing in Deerfield. Deerfield Speedway — known as Good's Raceway the past six years — has been sold to a Hudson fireworks company and reportedly will be used as storage. Sorgi Investments LLC — which is associated with American Fireworks Company — purchased the nearly 31-acre site recently for $536,000 from Jim and Jen Good, according to the Portage County Auditor's website. The quarter-mile clay oval track opened in 1969 for motorcycle racing. It closed in 1974 and reopened in 1986 for smaller race cars. This will be the third time ...