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JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

LISBON VS. VALLEY 7th Grade: Lisbon won 25-4, 25-3 Monday. Lisbon, Elise Tenzek 24 points and 8 aces, Evelynn Klein 10 points and 1 ace, Alana Williams 1 ace.  8th Grade: Lisbon won 25-14, 25-8. Lisbon, Aubree Pancurak 5 points, 3 aces and 1 kill, Emma Chase 5 points and 3 aces, Arianna Leathley 5 points and 3 aces, Anniston Clark 5 points; Valley, Helena Santiago 5 points. SOUTHERN AT UNITED 7th Grade: Southern won 24-26, 25-16, 25-18. United, Hayden Smith 8 points. 8th grade: United won 25-15, 25-14. United Natalie Short 11 points. COLUMBIANA VS. WELLSVILLE 7th Grade: ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

SUBURBAN LEAGUE EAST PALESTINE — The Suburban League cross country season opens this afternoon at East Palestine City Park. Fourteen high schools are scheduled to compete, including Beaver Local, Canfield, East Liverpool, East Liverpool Christian, Heartland Christian, Howland, Leetonia, Lisbon, Sebring, Southern, Springfield, United, Youngstown Ursuline and Youngstown Mooney. Columbiana is at Poland, while Crestview and Western Reserve go to McDonald. The varsity girls will start at 4:45 p.m., followed by the varsity boys at 5:20 p.m., middle school girls at 5:50 p.m. and middle ...

Beaver Local nets win in East Liverpool

EAST LIVERPOOL — Beaver Local's girls tennis team topped East Liverpool 3-2 on Monday at Thompson Park. Emily Wain, Taryn Schwerha and Isabella Lucas all won singles matches for the Beavers. The teams of Rylee Wicks-Kaylee Adams and Aubrey Stewart-Ava McElroy won doubles matches for the Beavers. FIRST SINGLES: Emily Wain (BL) def. Harper Bryne 6-1, 6-2. SECOND SINGLES: Taryn Schwerha (BL) def. Gabrielle Johnson 6-1, 6-1. THIRD SINGLES: Isavella Lucas (BL) def. Orioah Coles, 6-0, 6-0. FIRST DOUBLES: Rylee Wicks-Kaylee Adams (BL) def. Isabella Johnson-Juliana Beaty, 6-3, 5-7, ...

Clippers remain perfect

YOUNGSTOWN — It’s been a perfect start for the Columbiana volleyball team, which hasn’t dropped a game in four matches this season. The Clippers had another sweep, this time against Youngstown Mooney for a 25-11, 25-13, 25-22 win Saturday. Keagan Pruitt had 11 points, three aces and 10 digs for the Clippers. Landry Smith had seven points, nine kills and three digs; Addison Dangler six points, nine kills and three blocks; Eva Waller six points, 26 assists and four digs; Ava Marks seven kills and four digs; and Lily Jackson 13 digs. Columbiana also won the junior varsity match, ...

Mays sparks Beaver Local

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Kaden Mays played a part in eight goals as the Beaver local boys soccer team improved to 4-0 on the season with a 9-1 win over Brooke on Saturday. Mays totaled five goals and three assists. Cael Dunn, Brody Nign, Deacon Brown and Logan Roberts each had one goal and one assist. Cole long had four saves in goal and Colt Johnston one. Beaver Local will host St. Clairsville at 7 p.m. Tuesday. COLUMBIANA 5, HEARTLAND 2 NORTH LIMA — The Columbiana boys soccer team upped its record to 4-0 by downing Heartland Christian, 5-2, Saturday. The Clippers scored ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

EMCH AT PITT PITTSBURGH — Six-foot-4 sophomore Abbey Emch is a regular in the University of Pittsburgh women's volleyball team lineup this season. Emch, who starred at Crestview High School, sparked the defensive effort Sunday as she collected four blocks, two digs and two kills in fourth-ranked Pittsburgh's 25-13, 25-21, 25-16 swept of sixth-ranked Wisconsin in the Opening Spike Classic. The match at the Petersen Events Center drew 4,643 fans. The Panthers are 4-0 on the season and have 54 consecutive wins at home, the longest active streak in Division I volleyball. MINERVA GIRLS ...