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Jets live up to their name BELMONT — The Union Local High School Jets are living up to their nickname. A retired U.S. Air Force F-16 Thunderbird jet arrived at Union Local High School on Thursday and wll be displayed in front of the school after it is rebuilt by a crew from Worldwide Aircraft. Officials said the Air Force gifted the jet to the state and a dedication will be held in the future. The Jets nickname was selected by the first graduating class of the consolidated school during the 1959-1960 school year, a mascot symbolizing speed and progress. It will not be the ...

Salem girls leap to victory

POLAND — The Salem girls scored 30 points in the two jumping events to leap over the competition at the 30th Poland Invitational on Saturday. Senior Karlie Sampson won the long jump (15-feet-10 1/4) and junior Madelyn Gorby captured the high jump (5-0) as the Salem girls repeated as team champions. Freshman Addison Hopple added a win in the 1600-meter run (5:28.39) as the Quakers topped the 20-team field with 119 points. McDonald was second with 74. Salem senior Lucas Adams topped the boys by sweeping the long jump (21-11 1/4) and high jump (6-2). Crestview junior Joshua Smith ...

Wins for Geiss, Liposky

From Staff Reports HERMITAGE, Pa. — Heartland Christian senior Rebecca Geiss and sophomore Claire Liposky won events at the 26th annual City of Hermitage Invitational on Saturday. Geiss won the 1600-meter run in a personal-best time of 5:06.12 and was fourth in the 800 in 2:25.65. Liposky was first in the discus with a toss of 124-feet 2. Heartland senior Sayde Szabo was second in the 100 hurdles (17.01 seconds) and third in the 300 hurdles (38.58). Twenty-four schools competed at Hickory High School. Grove City topped the girls with 88 points. Heartland girls was eighth ...

Beavers shutting down all foes

Beaver Local 7, Bellaire 1 BELLAIRE — Sophomore pitcher Addison Thurik gave the Beaver Local softball team everything it needed Saturday. Thurik tossed a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and no walks and went 2-for-2 at the plate with a two-run home run in a 7-1 win over Bellaire. Thurik tossed a two-hitter with 11 strikeouts and no walks in a 7-1 win over Bellaire. The Beavers improve to 17-3 and have held opponents to one run or less in nine of their last 11 victories. Mya Anderson added a solo home run in the seventh inning, giving the Beavers 23 home runs on the season. Brylee ...

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Rhodes stars for North POWELL — Crestview senior Addison Rhodes was at the top of her game in the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association’s prestigious North-South All-Star Game on Friday night. Rhodes scored 22 points in 17 minutes with six rebounds and two assists in leading the North to a 98-73 victory at Olentangy Liberty High School. She shot 8-of-12 from the field, including 6-of-9 from three points range. She will be playing this fall at NCAA Division I Fairfield (Conn.) University. Norwayne’s Ava Maibach was named the MVP after shooting 10-of-12 from the ...

The start of changes in the area

There was bit of a shake-up in divisional placement for local schools on Thursday after the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s preliminary football numbers were announced. The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference went from a league with five Div. VII teams to now just two. Southern and ...