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SPORTS BRIEFING

PATTERSON SETS RECORDS FAIRMONT, W.Va. — West Liberty University running back Hunter Patterson, an Oak Glen High School graduate, made program history twice Saturday afternoon, breaking the career rushing touchdown record and setting a new single-season rushing mark in the Hilltoppers' 34-17 loss to Fairmont State at Duvall-Rosier Field. With his rushing touchdown, Patterson reached 44 career scores on the ground, breaking the previous school record of 43 held by Kevon Calhoun, who played at West Liberty from 2007-10. Patterson also rushed for 78 yards on 23 carries, bringing his ...

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Eagles chasing a gold medal

STOW — The United boys soccer team won a school-record third straight district championship Saturday, but this one was extra special — the kind players and coaches will still fondly recall when they’re old and gray. The 11th-seeded Golden Eagles traveled to Stow-Munroe Falls High School and knocked off defending back-to-back state qualifier Kidron Central Christian 1-0 to capture a Division V district championship in a defensive masterpiece. “We got that quick goal three minutes in and that was huge,” said United coach Curtis Jones. “I always tell the boys, we always try ...

Salem boys are on a mission

BOARDMAN — Missing the state cross country meet by one spot each of the past three seasons made the Salem boys want it more. “At the beginning of the season, we always think we’re going on and when we don’t, it makes us work harder,” Salem junior Colton Hall said. The Salem ...

Salem girls net state berth

BOARDMAN — A sixth straight state berth was the only thing the Salem girls cross country team was thinking about Saturday afternoon. The Salem girls soccer team was playing for a district championship at the same time and was missing four players who were running at the cross country ...

Warrick races to state

PICKERINGTON — Beaver Local senior Luke Warrick is returning to the state cross country meet. Warrick earned a state berth for the second straight year with a ninth-place finish at the Division III regional meet Saturday at Pickerington North High School. He will run in the Division III boys state meet at 2:20 p.m. Saturday at Fortress Obetz south of Columbus. Warrick was 69th at state last year. Fairless junior Brice Fuller, the defending state champion, was championship form with a winning time of 14 minutes, 49.4 seconds to top the 274-runner field. Warrick was ninth in ...