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JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

LISBON VS. WELLSVILLE Lisbon won 25-12, 25-21 Wednesday. Lisbon, Elise Tenzek 18 points, 6 aces and 2 kills, Kyra Esarey 8 points; Wellsville, Katalita Wilson five points. EAST PALESTINE AT UNITED 7th Grade: East Palestine won 25-11, 25-10 Wednesday. East Palestine, Paige Oltmann 9 points and 5 aces, Vivian Glavan 9 points and 3 aces. 8th Grade. East Palestine won 18-25, 25-14, 25-23. East Palestine, Sophie James 8 points and 3 aces, Emma Blakely 7 points; United, Quinn Sperlazza 14 points. SOUTHERN VS. VALLEY 7th Grade: Southern won 25-5, 25-7 Wednesday. Southern, Eva Weston ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

EAST PALESTINE ROTARY EAST PALESTINE — The 2026 East Palestine Rotary Cross Country Invitational will be held on Saturday at East Palestine City Park. Schools entered are host East Palestine, Lisbon, East Liverpool Christian, Hannibal River, Liberty, Springfield Local, Niles, Oak Glen (W.Va.), Pymatuning Valley, United Local and Warren JFK and Western Reserve. Austintown, Boardman Glenwood and Badger will be participating in the middle school races only. Saturday begins with the open race (5,000 meters) at 8:15 a.m. Cost is $10 per person and register before the race. The ...

Beavers eye perfection in East Liverpool

Four area schools are unbeaten heading into the fourth week of the season. The Salem Quakers outlasted East Liverpool 52-21 on Friday and sit in fourth place in the Div. III, Region 9 computer rankings. The Quakers will face their second of three Div. III teams on their schedule when they ...

Clippers fend off Eagle challenge

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana volleyball team held off United to extend its Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference winning streak to 33 matches Tuesday. The Clippers posted a 25-22, 25-15, 20-25, 21-25, 15-5 victory as they make a run at a third straight league title. Columbiana is 7-0 overall ...

Warrick, Marshall cross first

POLAND — Beaver Local senior Luke Warrick and United sophomore Ruby Marshall were winners at the Suburban League cross country meet Tuesday at Poland Township Park. Warrick won a Suburban League race for the second straight week, finishing first in the boys 3.1-mile race in 17 minutes, 21 seconds, in leading the Beaver boys to the team title. Marshall claimed the girls race in 24:16. BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local (30), 2. Poland (39), 3. United (52), 4. Struthers (112). INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (89 runners) 1.Luke Warrick (Beaver) 17:21; 2. Hupp (Poland) 18:04; 3. ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

GIBSON WINS $10K COLUMBUS — Troy Gibson, a 2025 Salem High School graduate, kicked a 20-yard field goal during the Ohio State-Ball State game Saturday at Ohio Stadium to win $10,000. Gibson was the kicker on the Quakers football team in high school and also played soccer. X-TRA MILERS TO MEET SALEM — The Salem X-Tra Mile Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday in the high school cafeteria. WARRIORS BEST PIRATES BELOIT — West Branch edged Southeast 3-2 on Tuesday. West Branch improved to 3-5 overall and 2-1 in the EBC. The Warriors are at Marlington today. FIRST SINGLES: ...