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Quakers can’t catch Girard

SALEM — Salem’s softball team was on the losing end of a 13-4 scoreline on Wednesday. Morgan Colian had three hits including a double for the Quakers. Mikayla Sneltzer had two hits. Emilee Lewis was the losing pitcher as she had six strikeouts, five walks and nine earned runs over 6 ...

Lions roar past Quakers

Minerva 4, Salem 3 MINERVA — Minerva senior Braydon Wood hit his first high school home run and the first by the Lions this season and Kaden Kandel had a two-run single in the fifth inning to drive in the winning run in a 4-3 decision over Salem on Tuesday. Kandel went 2-for-3 and Lane ...

Bulldogs let lead slip away

TORONTO — The Toronto softball team was on the ropes, but East Palestine was unable to deliver the knock out blow. The Bulldogs jumped out to an 8-0 lead in the top of the second inning, however, the Red Knights stormed back and tallied the final 10 runs of the game to rally for a 10-8 victory in six innings Tuesday evening inside Michael Simpson Park. “It was a crazy game,” Toronto coach Shannon Bahen said. “It is nice to come out on top, obviously.” After falling behind by eight runs, Toronto plated three runs in the third to pull within 8-3 before erupting for seven ...

SOFTBALL

Columbiana 14, Mathews 1 COLUMBIANA — Columbiana banged out 17 hits in a 14-1 rout of Mathews on Tuesday in softball action at Firestone Park. Reagan Bell had four hits and an RBI for the winners. Josie Hepler had two hits including a home run. Natalie Barrow had three doubles and three RBIs. Kyla Hogan had a single, triple and an RBI. Ella Eisenbraun had a double, single and two RBIs. Eisenbraun was also the winning pitcher as she struck out eight and walked one over four innings. Columbiana is 7-2 and is at Jackson-Milton on Thursday. M: 0-0-0-1-0— 1- 3-2 C: ...

HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD

Pat Reese Relays at Oak Glen Tuesday BOYS Beaver Local (90), Oak Glen (42) WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Beaver Local (Nathan Pusateri, Matthew Tracy, Case Kelly, Mason Boggs) 9:19.22; 110 HURDLES: Landon Wheatley (Beaver Local) 15.95; 100 DASH: Charles Oliver (Oak Glen) 11.52; 800 RELAY: Beaver Local (Nolan Irving, Luke Rettos, Luke Warrick, Zachary Redman) 1:33.15; 1600 RUN: Mason Boggs (Beaver Local) 5:06.68; 400 RELAY: Beaver Local (Richie Wyse, Luke Rettos, Nolan Irving, Zachary Redman) 45.24; 400 DASH: Logan Murray (Oak Glen) 54.31; 300 HURDLES: Mason Kell (Oak Glen) 44.67; 800 ...

Hughes has bigger plans

BEAVER TOWNSHIP — The Beaver Local wrestling team qualified five for the Division II state tournament this past winter, held at Ohio State University’s Schottenstein Center on March 13-15. Four Beaver grapplers placed at the event with Jake Hughes, standing atop the podium proudly representing his school as the 157-pound state champion. As it turned out, he was the Mahoning Valley’s lone individual or state champion in any winter sport. For Hughes, who went 47-6 as a freshman — he was 45-4 this year as a sophomore, sporting a 92-10 overall mark during his two varsity ...