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PENN-OHIO ON JUNE 18 BEAVER FALLS, Pa. — The 47th annual Penn-Ohio Stateline Classic all-star football game will be held Thursday, June 18, at Geneva College. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. at Reeves Field. Ohio has won five of the last eight games with Pennsylvania holding a 29-16 advantage. The 2020 game was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. EAST PALESTINE VOLLEYBALL CAMP EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine's youth volleyball camp will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on June 20 at the high school gym. Cost is $30. It's open to all students entering K-8th grade in any school ...

Quakers are making a state run

AUSTINTOWN — The Salem girls are lined up for a state run. The Quakers captured their second regional team title in three years with an impressive performance at Falcon Stadium Saturday. The Salem girls qualified 12 girls in 10 events for the Division III state track and field meet ...

Quakers are making a state run

AUSTINTOWN — The Salem girls are lined up for a state run. The Quakers captured their second regional team title in three years with an impressive performance at Falcon Stadium Saturday. The Salem girls qualified 12 girls in 10 events for the Division III state track and field meet ...

Liposky, Plum make history

CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS — Heartland Christian sophomore Claire Liposky and East Palestine junior Braydon Plum made history at the Cuyahoga Heights Division V regional track and field meet Saturday. Liposky won the discus with a toss of 141-feet-6 on her first attempt — the best by a Columbiana county girl since 2019. She added a 136-8 on her third attempt. Plum was second in the boys 400-meter dash in a school-record 49.74 seconds. He broke the 75-year-old record of 50.4 seconds set by Earl Herrington in the 400-yard dash in 1951. The top five finishers in each event advance to the ...

Six Beavers, one Potter on way to state

NEW CONCORD — East Liverpool senior Maddox Roach gave everything he had in his best event. Roach was first in the 1600-meter run at the Division III regional track and field meet Saturday at Muskingum University. He ran a season-best time of 4 minutes, 15.42 seconds, to win by 2 1/2 seconds. Minerva senior Rowen Hoffee finished fourth (a season-best 4:20.72). Roach was seventh and Hoffee 13th at the state meet last year. The top five finishers in each event advance to the Division III state track and field meet June 5-6 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. The ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

CHESTER WALKS OFF WITH WIN GREENVILLE — Howard Williams hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Chester Old-timers a 4-3 win over Greenville, Pa., at Thiel College on Sunday. Eric Sampson and Steve Bell had three hits for Chester. Kasey Arnott and Doug Comm had two hits apiece. Dave Smith picked up the win in relief of Kevin Ferell. Chester improves to 3-0 and will play Youngstown at 3 p.m. June 7 at Oak Glen. BIG PAYDAY AT MANSFIELD MANSFIELD — The 26 drivers at Mansfield Speedway's 40-lap Blaster 57 Special preliminary race got a surprise announcement sitting on ...