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Lisbon sets up key EOAC showdown with United

COLUMBIANA — Lisbon swept the season series from Columbiana by exploding for 11 runs in the sixth inning to top Columbiana 15-4 on Monday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference baseball action. Ashton Hinchcliffe led the charge with four hits and four RBIs. Mason Jones had three hits. Bryce Esarey added a single, double and four RBIs. Brady Carpenter had two hits and two RBIs. Mason Jones got the win by pitching a scoreless inning of relief. Logan Sturgeon went five innings with seven strikeouts and seven walks before that. Avery Young had two hits for the Clippers who led 3-1 ...

Devils have shot at EOAC outright title

COLUMBIANA — Lisbon swept the season series from Columbiana by exploding for 11 runs in the sixth inning to top Columbiana 15-4 on Monday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference baseball action. Ashton Hinchcliffe led the charge with four hits and four RBIs. Mason Jones had three hits. Bryce Esarey added a single, double and four RBIs. Brady Carpenter had two hits and two RBIs. Mason Jones got the win by pitching a scoreless inning of relief. Logan Sturgeon went five innings with seven strikeouts and seven walks before that. Avery Young had two hits for the Clippers who led 3-1 ...

Coleman tumbles into Hilltopper spot

Golden Eagles rally past Poland

POLAND — United rallied for three runs in the last two innings to defeat Poland 4-3 on Monday. Madison Aegerter and Payten Kekel had two hits and two RBIs each for the Eagles. Aegerter was the winning pitcher with three strikeouts and two walks in seven innings. United is 16-6 and hosts Waynedale in a tournament game on Wednesday. UN: 0-1-0-0-0-1-2 — 4-5-1 PO: 2-2-0-1-0-0-0 — 3-7-5 West Branch 5, Hubbard 1 HUBBARD — Ellie Tucker had four hits including a triple with an RBI as West Branch downed Hubbard 5-1 on Monday. Carly Loper added two hits. Maylin Hartzell had ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

VOGT STILL UNDER THE WEATHER CLEVELAND (AP) — Guardians manager Stephen Vogt will miss his second straight game Monday night because of a viral infection. Bench coach Tony Arnerich, who is Vogt's housemate in Cleveland, will serve as acting manager again when the Guardians host the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of a three-game series. He said Vogt is feeling better and should be back in the dugout on Tuesday night. "He is on the second floor, and I'm in the basement," Arnerich said. "If we lose again, I might be out on the lawn." Arnerich managed the Guardians through a ...

Wheatley leaps to victory

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beaver Local junior Landon Wheatley and Oak Glen junior Orien Bone won individual events at the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Championship finals on Saturday. Wheatley, the indoor state champion, won the boys high jump by clearing 6-foot-6 at Red Devil Stadium. He repeated as the Columbiana County champion on Thursday. Bone won the boys shot put by more than 2 feet with a toss of 55-feet-4 1/2. He is the defending West Virginia Class AA state runner-up. BOYS RESULTS 3200 RELAY: 1. Morgantown 8:19.48; 16. East Liverpool 9:40.33. 110 HURDLES: 1. Braxton ...