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Warriors will be tough to beat

HOWLAND — Pressure, pressure and more pressure. That's what the West Branch girls soccer team brought to Howland on Wednesday night when it faced the Tigers on the road. The Warriors grabbed the lead, kept possession of the ball most of the match and provided Howland with minimal scoring chances, leading to a 3-0 win. “Very pleased with the girls’ effort today,” West Branch head coach Zach Dean said. “They did a nice job of finding ways to put the ball in the back of the net, giving us that lead at halftime and just keeping that pressure for the full 80 minutes.” The ...

Blue Devils swat Hornets

MALVERN — Lisbon's volleyball team defeated Malvern, 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 7-25, 15-11, Wednesday. Hannah Davis led the Blue Devils (1-2) with 34 digs. Gionna Lenigar had nine kills and five blocks, Alanna Householder had 12 kills, seven digs, eight points and three aces, Addison Anderson had nine kills and eight digs and Lilly Lipply added seven kills and four digs. Bridgett Newbold finished with 25 assists and six points. Ariel Dickey Smith and Davis turned in standout performances in the passing game for Lisbon. Lisbon won the jayvee portion 25-23, 25-23. Kyker Malone led ...

Clippers have nowhere to run

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana cross country team won't be having any home meets this season. Construction at the Ward Athletic Complex has closed the new course and forced the Clippers to move their three home meets. "Construction moved ahead of schedule," Columbiana cross country coach Crystal Siembida Boggs said. "It started and affected the course. It was kind of unexpected. We had to find new locations." The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Meet on Tuesday, Oct. 6, has been moved to East Palestine City Park. "EOAC has to have it," Siembida Boggs said. "It was East Palestine ...

Rebels still know how to win

SALEM — Crestview knows it's a volleyball program in a state of transition, but there's enough success baked-in over the years that the Rebels still know how to win. Using an all-around effort, the Rebels overcame the hard-hitting of Salem senior Abby Knickerbocker to grad their first ...

Columbiana after another EOAC title

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana volleyball team is going after a fourth-straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title. The Clippers opened league play by sweeping Southern Local, 25-8, 25-16, 25-7, Tuesday. Eva Waller and Keagan Pruitt combined for 26 points for the Clippers. Waller had 14 points, three aces, three kills, 29 assists and two digs and Pruitt 12 points, three aces, five kills and 14 digs. Ava Marks had 10 points, five kills and 14 digs; Landry Smith seven points, two aces, seven kills and two digs; and Addison Dangler two points, eight kills, three blocks and four ...

Another high finish for Columbiana golfers

YOUNGSTOWN — Columbiana's boys golf team finished third out of 19 teams Tuesday at the South Range Invitational at the Youngstown Country Club. The Clippers shot 337 as a team. Trenton Hall was sixth overall with an 80. Also for the Clippers, Nick Klindworth had an 84, Luke Struharik 86 and David Masters 87. Mooney — led by medalist Tyler Guerrieri's 73 — was first with a 330 and Canfield Black was second with a 334. Host South Range finished ninth with a 356. For the Raiders, Mark Aey shot an 85, Braden Meshula 88, Brennan Proya 89 and Parker Winger 94. West Branch was ...