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Clippers can’t summon a rally

COLUMBIANA — Trailing by 2 in the sixth inning when play was suspended on Friday due to rain, Columbiana couldn't muster a rally when the game resumed on Tuesday as Rootstown advanced with a 4-2 win in a Div. VI sectional contest at Firestone Park. No. 19 seed Rootstown will head to No. 5 Hillsdale today for a district semifinal. The No. 17 seed Clippers end the season at 11-16. For the Clippers, Avery Young had two doubles, while Drennen Bosela added a single, double and an RBI. Ethan Lehnerd was the losing pitcher with four walks and no strikeouts in four innings. RO: ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

CROWDED FIELD AT FITCH AUSTINTOWN — Athletes from Columbiana, Crestview, United, South Range and the Southern girls will be at the Division IV regional track and field meet at Austintown Fitch’s Falcon Stadium on Wednesday and Friday. Action starts at 4:30 p.m. each day. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for students per day. QUAKERS, WARRIORS. HEADLINE D3 AUSTINTOWN — The Salem and West Branch boys and girls will be at the Division III regional track and field meet at Austintown Fitch’s Falcon Stadium on Thursday and Saturday. Action starts at 4:30 p.m. Thursday and 11 ...

Lisbon battles Dalton into 12th inning

LISBON — Freshman Mason Jones had three hits and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning as 10th-seed Lisbon beat 12th-seeded Dalton, 3-2, in a Division VI sectional final Monday. Paxton Henthorne had a leadoff single for the Blue Devils. Pinch-runner Brady Lively went ...

Quakers wear two more district crowns

AUSTINTOWN — The Salem girls and boys track teams found a new home at Austintown Fitch High School. The Quakers swept the Division III district track and field team titles going away at Falcon Stadium. Salem won the girls team title for the fifth straight year, while the boys claimed their ...

Five area athletes claim district titles

NEW MIDDLETOWN — Five area athletes won individual events at the Springfield Division V regional track and field meet Saturday. Heartland Christian sophomore Claire Liposky, Lisbon sophomore Brooklynn Klein, Leetonia sophomore Graydon Henderson and East Palestine junior RJ May all had personal bests to win their events. Heartland Christian Senior Rebecca Geiss also won the 1600 run Saturday to go along with her 3200 district title on Thursday. Geiss added a second in the 800 run on Saturday. The top four boys and top two girls in each event advance to the Cuyahoga Heights ...

Beavers, Potters race toward regional

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — East Liverpool senior Maddox Roach and Beaver Local junior Landon Wheatley are trying to stand on the podium at the state track and field meet again this year. The Beaver Local boys relays teams will be looking to join them there. Three Beaver Local relay teams ran season-best times on the way to Division III district titles Saturday at St. Clairsville High School. Luke Rettos, Nolan Irving and Zachary Redman ran on all three winning relay teams and were joined by Richie Wyse in the 400 meters (44.15 seconds); Jack Nocella in the 800 meters(1:32.14); and Luke ...