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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 ...

Clippers lone survivor in OVAC

COLUMBIANA — After splitting a pair of five-game matches during Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play, it took Columbiana four games to beat United in an OVAC Class 3A semifinal Tuesday. The Clippers rallied for a 20-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-15 victory and are the area's only volleyball team to advance to the OVAC final. Columbiana will play Wheeling Central at 1 p.m. Saturday at the ECO Center in St. Clairsville. Topping the Clippers (19-2) were Landry Smith with 14 kills, nine points and two aces; Ava Marks 13 kills, four points, two aces, two blocks and four digs; Addisyn Dangler ...

Stewart among elite junior golfers

LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. — The United States National Development Program announced Tuesday that all 50 states have joined the USNDP State Junior Team Program, establishing a nationwide player-development pathway for elite junior golfers well ahead of schedule. The milestone comes three years ...