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SPORTS BRIEFING

DELAY OF GAME WOOSTER — Columbiana went to the Wooster Cross Country Invitational but never ran Saturday. They arrived and were warming up when it started to thunder and rain. The first three races had been completed, but the final seven — including Columbiana's — were canceled due to weather. FIELD FLOODS WASHINGTON, Pa. — The Washington & Jefferson College football team stormed visiting Keystone on Saturday. The Presidents led 42-0 before being suspended at halftime due lighting and the game was eventually called after Cameron Stadium flooded. First responders in ...

East Liverpool spikes Salem

EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool volleyball team snapped Salem's six-match winning steak, 25-19, 26-24, 25-13, Saturday at the Potter Fieldhouse. East Liverpool improves to 7-1 heading into today's match at Harrison Central. Salem moves to 9-2 and will travel to West Branch on Tuesday for a battle of Eastern Buckeye Conference unbeaten. Kendall Martin led the East Liverpool attack with 17 kills. Addie Jones added six kills, Addi Smith four kills and Addison Boyle three kills. Cameron Conley collected four aces and 19 assists, Peyton Tanner three aces and nine assists and Hailey ...

Eagles’ message heard loud and clear

HANOVERTON — United's football team sent a message to the rest of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference with its 56-7 win over Columbiana on Friday. It was the largest margin of victory for the Eagles against Columbiana and it was the Clippers' biggest margin of defeat since a 52-0 ...

A special win for Beaver Local

EAST LIVERPOOL — The 48th all-time meeting between arch-rivals Beaver Local and East Liverpool was expected to be a high-scoring shootout, but it was the Beavers’ defense and special teams which came up big in a 28-7 win over the Potters Friday night at a packed Patterson Field. “I’m ...

Salem breaks the Alliance curse

SALEM – The emphasis of the Salem Quakers football team entering this season was to establish a punishing running attack and have a swarming defense on the other side of the ball. That plan has worked to perfection through four games. The Quakers dominated the ground game in their contest ...

PREP FOOTBALL

EAST PALESTINE 27, LISBON 13 LISBON — East Palestine opened up a close game in the second half and beat Lisbon, 27-13, in an Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference opener Friday at War Memorial Stadium. Both teams are 2-2 on the season. East Palestine's Clark Rutledge was 14-of-20 passing for 213 yards and four touchdowns, two apiece to RJ May and Tanner Morrow. The teams were tied 7-7 at halftime until Rutledge threw three touchdown passes to make it 27-7. Lisbon scored with three seconds remaining on Devin Kelly's 4-yard reception from Grant Minor. Kelly scored the first touchdown on ...