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West Branch, Alliance stick together

West Branch and Alliance's school districts issued a joint statement on Wednesday that they will not pursue membership into the All-American Conference. The school systems had been entertaining joining the AAC in the wake of several Eastern Buckeye Conference schools announcing they would ...

Area track and field leaders

Here are the top high school track and field times and marks in Columbiana County and southern Mahoning County for the 2026 season, according to meet results reported to the Morning Journal: BOYS LEADERS 110 HURDLES: Meshach Harris (East Liverpool) 15.40, Landon Wheatley (Beaver) ...

Quakers kick up their heels

/08201716/HJ-Peyton-Colbert-medal-1-247x500.jpg" alt="" width="247" height="500" class="size-medium wp-image-1015693" /> PEYTON COLBERTSalem5th, High Jump[/caption] COLUMBUS — After three school records and a state title, the Salem girls track team didn’t want it to ...

U.S. Open qualifier with a Woods on bag

(AP) — Miles Russell was among two 17-year-olds who earned a spot in the U.S. Open on Monday. Still to be determined was whether Russell brings his caddie from the 36-hole qualifier — the son of three-time champion Tiger Woods — to Shinnecock Hills next week. Russell, the No. 10 amateur in the world, survived a bogey on the first playoff hole and grabbed the fourth and final spot from the Florida qualifier. Charlie Woods is one of his close friends who has the same commercial agent and is following Russell to Florida State. "It kept it so light," Russell said. "It's the first ...

Salem’s Murray in a hurry

By RON FIRTH Sports Editor COLUMBUS — Salem freshman Chaya Murray is so fast that she was standing on the podium as they started her final race Saturday night. Murray was getting her gold medal for winning the Division III 200-meter dash when the 1600-meter relay race started at ...

Roach dreams of a different place

COLUMBUS — East Liverpool senior Maddox Roach was standing at the top of the podium after the Division III 1600-meter run Saturday night at the state track meet. “I had a dream Wednesday night I was going to win,” Roach said. “I didn’t though.” Roach finished third for his ...