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Novak leads Rebels to victory

CAMPBELL — Danny Novak collected four goals and one assist in leading Crestview past Campbell, 6-2, in boys soccer action Wednesday. Aiden Deem had one goal and one assist and Carson Barber also scored a goal. Kaegan Zohnd had two assists and Carson Crable one assist. Riley Mercer made eight saves in goal for the Rebels, who led 2-1 at halftime. Crestview improves to 15-2 and finished second behind Champion in the MVAC Gray Tier at 10-1. Campbell drops to 11-5-1. BEAVER LOCAL 7, ALLIANCE 1 ALLIANCE — Peyton Dunn scored five goals as the Beaver Local girls soccer team topped ...

Marshall, Merryman lead United runners

NEWTON FALLS — United's Ruby Marshall and Riley Merryman finished seventh and 11th, respectively, at the Newton Falls Hill-Man's XC Adventure on Tuesday. BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Lake Center Christian (16), 2. Gilmour Academy (91), 3. Springfield Local (97), 4. Boardman (116), 5. Youngstown Ursuline (117), 6. Beaver Local (122), 7. United (175), 8. Valley Christian (251), 9. Struthers (268). INDIVIDUAL LEADERS (102 runners) 1. Zach Warner (Lake Center) 17:41.87; 2. Isaac Larson (Lake Center) 18:03.64; 3. Kristian Patrick (Lake Center) 18:08.52; 4. Luke Gerber (Lake Center) ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

CLIPPERS SWEEP EOAC LISBON — Columbiana swept the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference junior high volleyball titles on Wednesday. In the seventh-grade match, Columbiana beat East Palestine 25-23, 25-14 to improve to 20-12 on the season. In the eighth-grade match, Columbiana beat United 25-17, 25-12 to move to 17-4 overall. GREGORY NAMES TO CONFERENCE USA TEAM LYNCHBURG, Va. — West Branch graduate and Liberty University junior Sophia Gregory has been named to the Conference USA preseason all-conference team. Gregory, who transferred to Liberty from Youngstown State, was the ...

Playing for pride and playoffs

The page will turn on the ninth week of the season on Friday and as some teams scramble for playoff position, there are those who are duking it out for league titles. As it stands now, four area teams are in contention for league titles with two weeks to go. The pathways to those titles ...

Beaver Local takes consolation

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local came into Tuesday's OVAC Class 5A semifinal as the top seed but it knew No. 4 seed John Marshall would present a challenge since the Beavers were one of the smaller schools in the conference's top division. The Monarchs overcame a rough start to pull off a ...

Rebels net 11th league title in a row

GARRETTSVILLE — Crestview wrapped up sole possession of its 11th straight league title Tuesday. The Rebels rallied past second-place Garrettsville Garfield, 17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23, to improve to 17-4 overall and 13-0 in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier. They will close out league play Thursday by hosting LaBrae. Bella Ciapala led the Rebels with 21 kills and three blocks. Cam Davidson had 38 assists, three aces and 10 digs; Madi Kyserr eight kills; Phiatra Bradley six kills and three blocks; Sophia Noling six kills, three aces and 11 digs; Kerrigan Miller 30 ...