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Potter leaps way back into regional

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — East Liverpool senior Kailynn Kirby leaped to a third straight regional berth Wednesday. Kirby placed fourth at the St. Clairsville Division III district track and field meet, clearing 4-foot-10. The top four finishers in each event advance to the regional meet at ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

OAK GLEN FACES ELIMINATION NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — It's do or die for the Oak Glen baseball team. The Golden Bears will play a Class AA, Region 1 elimination game at 5 p.m. today at Williamstown. The Bears (12-20) and Yellow Jackets faced off in the tournament opener on Monday with ...

Something new for district track

There are changes across the board leading up to the 119th Ohio High School Athletic Association state track and field meet. The 2026 state meet will feature a five-division format, expanding from three divisions. It will be held June 4-7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio ...

Quakers throw weight around at state

HILLIARD — The Salem weight events are not only shining at the high school level, but also in junior high. Salem eighth-grader Annaleigh Jones-Harris was fifth in the discus and eighth-grader Audrey Beck was seventh in the shot put at the OHSAA 7th and 8th Grade State Track and Field Meet on ...

Oak Glen takes University visit

UNIVERSITY 13, OAK GLEN 2 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — University beat Oak Glen, 13-2, in regular-season play Tuesday to sweep the season series from the Golden Bears. University improves to 23-5, while Oak Glen drops to 18-11. Winning pitcher Maddie Campbell gave up three hits in four innings ...

Oak Glen on a University visit

UNIVERSITY 13, OAK GLEN 2 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — University beat Oak Glen, 13-2, in regular-season play Tuesday to sweep the season series from the Golden Bears. University improves to 23-5, while Oak Glen drops to 18-11. Winning pitcher Maddie Campbell gave up three hits in four innings ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

HILLSDALE NEXT FOR UNITED WOOSTER — United will play second-seeded Jeromesville Hillsdale in a Division VI district final at 5 p.m. today at Wooster Triway. Hillsdale advanced by beating up 21st-seeded Newton Falls, 21-1, in five innings Tuesday. Macy Mager tossed a two-hitter with 11 ...

Beavers slide into district final

CALCUTTA — Top-seeded Beaver Local's 8-2 win over ninth-seeded River View in a Division IV district semifinal was a true team effort Monday. Everyone in the batting order got a hit highlighted by consecutive RBI singles by freshmen Macie Bourne and Gianna Congrove to give the Beavers ...

Potter duo beats the heat on the way to state

DOVER — East Liverpool's boys tennis doubles team of Brady Dawson and Garrett Cooper pulled off an upset to qualify for the Div. II state tennis tournament after district tournament play on Monday at Dover City Park. It didn't come as a surprise to their coach Robert Nizer. "Outside of ...

Eagles checking off their list

MINERAL RIDGE — United High School’s softball team etched its name in school history Monday night as the 11th-seeded Golden Eagles cruised to an impressive 14-1 five-inning romp over fourth-seeded Mineral Ridge in a Div. VI district semifinal at Bill Croft Field. The win sends the Golden ...