The page will turn on the ninth week of the season on Friday and as some teams scramble for playoff position, there are those who are duking it out for league titles. As it stands now, four area teams are in contention for league titles with two weeks to go. The pathways to those titles ...
CALCUTTA — Beaver Local came into Tuesday's OVAC Class 5A semifinal as the top seed but it knew No. 4 seed John Marshall would present a challenge since the Beavers were one of the smaller schools in the conference's top division. The Monarchs overcame a rough start to pull off a ...
GARRETTSVILLE — Crestview wrapped up sole possession of its 11th straight league title Tuesday. The Rebels rallied past second-place Garrettsville Garfield, 17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23, to improve to 17-4 overall and 13-0 in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier. They will close out league play Thursday by hosting LaBrae. Bella Ciapala led the Rebels with 21 kills and three blocks. Cam Davidson had 38 assists, three aces and 10 digs; Madi Kyserr eight kills; Phiatra Bradley six kills and three blocks; Sophia Noling six kills, three aces and 11 digs; Kerrigan Miller 30 ...
COLUMBIANA — After splitting a pair of five-game matches during Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play, it took Columbiana four games to beat United in an OVAC Class 3A semifinal Tuesday. The Clippers rallied for a 20-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-15 victory and are the area's only volleyball team to advance to the OVAC final. Columbiana will play Wheeling Central at 1 p.m. Saturday at the ECO Center in St. Clairsville. Topping the Clippers (19-2) were Landry Smith with 14 kills, nine points and two aces; Ava Marks 13 kills, four points, two aces, two blocks and four digs; Addisyn Dangler ...
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. — The United States National Development Program announced Tuesday that all 50 states have joined the USNDP State Junior Team Program, establishing a nationwide player-development pathway for elite junior golfers well ahead of schedule. The milestone comes three years ...
QUAKERS EIGHTH COLUMBUS — Salem's first loss of the season cost the Quakers four spots in the Associated Press Ohio high school football state poll released Tuesday. The Quakers (7-1) dropped to eighth in Division III after a 28-14 loss at Howland last Friday. It was the first time the Quakers scored less than 21 points in a game this season and the fewest since a 49-0 loss to eventual Division IV state champion Cleveland Glenville in a second-round playoff game on Nov. 7. This Friday Salem hosts Carrollton (2-6), which owns victories over Edison and Marlington this ...
