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Pleska, Clippers walk off with a victory

COLUMBIANA — Caitlynn Pleska and the Columbiana Clippers walked off with a victory Monday. Pleska hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the seventh inning to give the Clippers a 6-4 win over Minerva. She had three hits, including a double, scored two runs and drove in two. Freshman Addison ...

Hall makes WVU history

PHILADELPHIA — The winningest West Virginia University wrestler of all-time left it all out on the mat on Saturday at the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena. Mountaineer fifth-year senior and Oak Glen High School graduate Peyton Hall captured third-place at 165 ...

SOFTBALL

United 14, Clay County (W.Va.) 7 MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Callie Koons had two doubles and three RBIs as United’s softball team rolled past Clay County (W.Va.) 14-7 on Sunday. Brittany Miller had three hits and three RBIs, while Chloe Angelo added two hits and two RBIs for the Eagles, 1-0. ...

MORNING JOURNAL 2024-25 ALL-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL

MORNING JOURNAL 2024-25 ALL-AREA BOYS BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM Player Ht. Class School Owen Hill 6-6 Jr. Beaver Local Seth Struharik 5-11 Sr. Columbiana Collin Kalaher 5-8 So. Heartland Cohen Pease 5-11 Sr. East Liverpool Nate Birch 6-0 Sr. East Liverpool Cooper Anderson 6-3 Sr. West ...

MORNING JOURNAL 2024-25 ALL-AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL

MORNING JOURNAL 2024-25 ALL-AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL FIRST TEAM Player Ht. Class School Addison Rhodes 6-0 Jr. Crestview Luvrain Gaskins 6-1 Sr. Crestview Ava Heinrich 5-7 Sr. Columbiana Ellie Venezia 5-7 Sr. Columbiana Reese Davidson-Chuck 5-8 Sr. Salem Audrey ...

WVU’s Hall falls in semis

PHILADELPHIA — West Virginia University fifth-year senior and Oak Glen High School graduate Peyton Hall became the third Mountaineer to earn All-American status three times on Friday at the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships at the Wells Fargo Center. Unfortunately the No. 2 seed Hall ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Louisville captures state title DAYTON — Louisville raced to a 21-point first-half lead, then withstood a second-half rally by Cincinnati Aiken and emerged with a 63-61 win in the Division III state championship game Friday in front of 7,178 fans at University of Dayton Arena. Louisville ...

WVU’s Hall moves on to quarters at NCAA tourney

PHILADELPHIA — West Virginia University fifth-year senior and Oak Glen High School graduate Peyton Hall lived up to his second-seed billing as he recorded two technical falls against Big Ten opponents on Thursday in the opening rounds of the NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships at the Wells ...

Mr. Basketball joins father as winner of the award

Marcus Johnson knew at a young age that expectations would be high for him. His father won Mr. Basketball in 1998 at Garfield Heights and went on to a college career at Ohio University and Cleveland State. His older brother and cousin also earned Division I college scholarships, while he ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Murray races with the best BOSTON — Chaya Murray, an 8th grader at Salem Junior High School, competed at the New Balance Indoor Nationals in Boston this past weekend. Murray was a direct qualifier in the middle school 60-meter dash. She placed 29th in a field of 61 athletes with a time of ...