Local Sports

SPORTS BRIEFING

HUTTON STARS ALLIANCE - Mount Union junior and former Salem High School standout Rylee Hutton is giving Purple Raiders women's soccer team a kick start. Hutton scored the lone goal in the 19th minute in a 1-0 win over Albion (Mich.) at Kehres Stadium on Wednesday night. Hutton also scored both of Mount Union's goals in a 2-1 win at Wooster on Saturday. The Purple Raiders (3-3) will travel to Oberlin at 1 p.m. Saturday. KLUSCH HONORED GROVE CITY, Pa. — Grove City College senior middle blocker Kendra Klusch from Alliance, Ohio, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference ...

JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

LISBON VS. VALLEY 7th Grade: Lisbon won 25-12, 25-8 Wednesday. Lisbon, Milania Hiple 12 points and 8 aces, Kenzie Wellington 8 points and 4 aces, Elise Tenzek 8 points. 8th Grade: Lisbon won 25-6, 25-12. Lisbon, Chloe Haines 14 points, 3 aces, 5 assists and 2 kills, Arianna Leathley 7 points and 4 aces, Emma Chase 6 points and 2 aces. UNITED AT SOUTHERN 7th Grade: Southern won 25-20, 25-23 Wednesday. Southern, Sadie Plunkett 12 points, 9 aces and 2 kills, Payzlee McCulley 6 points and 2 aces; United, Kaitlynn Hoopes 7 points, Hayden Smith had 7 points, Talvi Gundersen 6 points, ...

SUBURBAN LEAGUE CROSS COUNTRY

Suburban League is Miller’s time

CANFIELD — Times didn't matter for East Liverpool senior Chris Miller on Tuesday. Miller took runner-up honors at the Suburban League Cross Country Championships and, more importantly, beat Beaver Local senior and friend Luke Warrick for the first time. "Not until today," Miller ...

Quakers climb in state poll

COLUMBUS — Salem's football team jumped two spots in the latest Associated Press Div. III state poll released on Tuesday. The 5-0 Quakers are eighth after a thrilling 33-27 overtime win over Beaver Local last Friday. Salem also sits first in the Div. III, Region 9 computer rankings. Steubenville (4-1) is ranked fourth in the Div. III Associated Press poll. Salem will travel to Minerva on Friday for its second Eastern Buckeye Conference game of the season. Salem's last five games will be against teams from the EBC. Also in the EBC, West Branch (5-0) remained in the eighth spot in ...

Waller’s a big assist to unbeaten Clippers

COLUMBIANA — Columbiana's Eva Waller recorded her 1,000th career assist in the Clippers' 25-11, 25-10, 25-23 win over Lisbon on Tuesday. Waller had 29 assists and four points in the win as the Clippers move to 12-0 and 8-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. Landry Smith added 12 ...