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Potters put on a show

EAST LIVERPOOL — Arch-rivals East Liverpool and Beaver Local’s boys basketball teams put on quite a show inside a packed echo chamber better known as Potter Fieldhouse on Friday night. In a game of runs, it was East Liverpool which had the last scoring spurt midway through the fourth ...

BOYS BASKETBALL

Heartland 75, United 51 HANOVERTON — Heartland Christian scored 45 points in the first half and rolled over United, 75-41, Friday. Collin Kalaher scored 19 points for the Lions. Jacob Reed collected 14 points, Isaiah Matthews 12, Body Conway 11 and Jack Morgan eight. Jason Pratt topped ...

n GIRLS BASKETBALL

Heartland Christian 57, Brooke 43 WELLSBURG — The Heartland Christian girls basketball took its show on the road and picked up a 57-43 win over Brooke on Friday. The Lions doubled the Bruins’ first-quarter output, scoring 16 pointsto the home team’s eight. They never looked back. ...

JUNIOR HIGH

BOYS BASKETBALL Oak Glen at Edison 8th Grade: Oak Glen won 47-17 Wednesday. Edison, Easton Willoughby 8 points. ——— GIRLS BASKETBALL Southern vs. Leetonia Southern won 46-25.Wednesday. Southern Local, Katie Kellogg 26 points, Kalayah Crute14 points. Edison at Oak Glen 7th ...

BOWLING RESULTS

High Nooners League at Tri-State Lanes STANDINGS: Mike’s Lawn Mower Shop 37-15, Smokin Guns 29-23, Cut Above 29-23, Guys & Dolls 28-24, Sun Shine 21-31, Timber Wolves 12-40. HIGH GAME: (men’s) Mike Price 173-173, Bill Ambrose 168, Larry Wolf 163, Bo Bozek 159; (women’s) Joan ...

Tigers’ Poppelriter scores 1,000th point

LISBON — History was waiting for Wellsville senior Bella Poppelriter. Poppelriter scored 29 points in becoming the fifth girl in Wellsville history to reach 1,000 career points during Thursday’s 53-30 win over Lisbon in an Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference opener. She reached the milestone ...

Moeller QB tough to pass on Ohio Mr. Football

CINCINNATI — Moeller head coach Bert Bathiany will never forget the first time he saw Matt Ponatoski throw. Bathiany was planning to throw routes to Moeller tight end Eli Jacon-Duffey in a 2022 practice. Instead, then-freshman Ponatoski stepped in and the rest was history. “It was just ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Avon captures first state title CANTON — Former Mount Union standout Mike Elder guided Avon to its first state championship on a snowy Thursday night. Top-ranked Avon ran for 303 yards in a 20-13 win over second-ranked Cincinnati Anderson in a Division II state final in front of 4,911 ...

Beavers off to good start

CALCUTTA — Owen Hill had 24 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks in Beaver Local’s 64-34 win over Crestview on Wednesday. Luke Rettos added nine points, eight boards and two blocks. Beaver Local led 46-12 at the half and cruised from there. Tanner Guy had seven points for the ...

Day admits Buckeye failure

Ohio State coach Ryan Day said Wednesday he was “in shock” after losing to rival Michigan for the fourth straight year and looks to the College Football Playoff as a chance to redeem himself and his team. The calls to fire Day have been growing louder since Saturday’s 13-10 loss to ...