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SPORTS BRIEFING

CLIPPERS' FIRST GAME COLUMBIANA — The first game on the new artificial turf field at the Ward Athletic Complex behind Columbiana High School will be held Tuesday. The Columbiana girls soccer team will host Indian Creek at 5 p.m. A ribbon cutting will be held prior at 4:45 p.m. The field also hosts junior high football games. Work is beginning on the new Columbiana baseball and softball full turf fields on each end of the soccer field. WARRIORS SWEPT BELOIT — The West Branch girls tennis team took only one set from Warren JFK in a 5-0 loss Wednesday. The Warriors (2-4) will ...

JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

LISBON VS. COLUMBIANA 7th Grade: Columbiana won 25-16, 25-20 Wednesday. Columbiana (4-0): Sydney Cunningham 5 aces, 7 kills, Layla Rust 4 aces, 1 dig, Kinslee Roth 4 aces, Aubrey Halverstadt 3 kills. Lisbon: Kyra Esarey 5 points, 1 dig, Alexa Anderson 4 points, 2 kills. 8th Grade: Columbiana won 25-15, 25-8. Columbiana (4-0): Maria Lehnerd 6 aces, 1 kill, 11 assists, 2 digs, Sophia Gomoll 6 aces, 1 kill, 6 assists, Annabelle Booth 1 ace, 4 kills, 4 digs, Annabella Young 1 ace, 2 kills, 10 digs, Leighton Lalama 1 ace, 4 kills, 3 digs. Lisbon: Kate Lobdell 4 points, 2 kills, Arianna ...

Warriors will be tough to beat

HOWLAND — Pressure, pressure and more pressure. That's what the West Branch girls soccer team brought to Howland on Wednesday night when it faced the Tigers on the road. The Warriors grabbed the lead, kept possession of the ball most of the match and provided Howland with minimal scoring chances, leading to a 3-0 win. “Very pleased with the girls’ effort today,” West Branch head coach Zach Dean said. “They did a nice job of finding ways to put the ball in the back of the net, giving us that lead at halftime and just keeping that pressure for the full 80 minutes.” The ...

Blue Devils swat Hornets

MALVERN — Lisbon's volleyball team defeated Malvern, 25-23, 25-21, 22-25, 7-25, 15-11, Wednesday. Hannah Davis led the Blue Devils (1-2) with 34 digs. Gionna Lenigar had nine kills and five blocks, Alanna Householder had 12 kills, seven digs, eight points and three aces, Addison Anderson had nine kills and eight digs and Lilly Lipply added seven kills and four digs. Bridgett Newbold finished with 25 assists and six points. Ariel Dickey Smith and Davis turned in standout performances in the passing game for Lisbon. Lisbon won the jayvee portion 25-23, 25-23. Kyker Malone led ...

Clippers have nowhere to run

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana cross country team won't be having any home meets this season. Construction at the Ward Athletic Complex has closed the new course and forced the Clippers to move their three home meets. "Construction moved ahead of schedule," Columbiana cross country coach Crystal Siembida Boggs said. "It started and affected the course. It was kind of unexpected. We had to find new locations." The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Meet on Tuesday, Oct. 6, has been moved to East Palestine City Park. "EOAC has to have it," Siembida Boggs said. "It was East Palestine ...

Rebels still know how to win

SALEM — Crestview knows it's a volleyball program in a state of transition, but there's enough success baked-in over the years that the Rebels still know how to win. Using an all-around effort, the Rebels overcame the hard-hitting of Salem senior Abby Knickerbocker to grad their first ...