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SPORTS BRIEFING

No. 1 UCLA tops Buckeyes LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lauren Betts had 19 points and 14 rebounds, Gabriela Jaquez scored 17 and top-ranked UCLA pulled away from No. 8 Ohio State in the fourth quarter for a 65-52 victory Wednesday night. Kiki Rice added 12 points for the Bruins, who remain the only ...

JUNIOR HIGH

BOYS BASKETBALL Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament Lisbon vs. Columbiana 8th Grade: Lisbon won 31-29 in the semifinals Tuesday. Lisbon, Chris Stover 8 points, Jett Vrable 7, Cooper Terdina 6, Elijah Brown 6; Columbiana, Zander Oliver 11. Next: Lisbon in the championship game ...

Clippers block Tigers to set up EOAC title game

COLUMBIANA — Hunter Davanzo got the Columbiana Clippers going and everyone else joined in the ride Tuesday. Davanzo scored the Clippers’ first nine points in a 60-36 win over Wellsville to set the stage for an Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference showdown. The Clippers are 16-2 overall and ...

Beavers drop Hubbard

CALCUTTA — Owen Hill had 24 points and Matt Anderson added 18 more as Beaver Local marched past Hubbard 73- 49 on Tuesday. Beaver Local is 14-5 and is at Union Local on Friday. Hubbard is 5-14. Hubbard won the jayvee game, 48-39. Luke Warrick had 15 points for Beaver. HU: 7- ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Potters swept by Minerva MINERVA — East Liverpool’s bowling teams both fell to Minerva on Tuesday at Minerva Bowl. The Lion boys won 3,060-2,462. Lane Hawk had a 268 high game and a 503 series for the Lions. For the Potters, Jayden McDole had a 217 high game and 411 series. Jacob Gibas ...

INDOOR ARCHERY

Saturday Morning Junior Archery League at Westville Lake CC STANDINGS: Wyatt McDonald 100, Koltin Stryffeler 97, Izzy Higgins 91, Evelynn Picknell 90, Khole Warren 89, Addison McDonald 88, Trina DeMartino 88, Corine Mehl 85, Autumn Abruzzino 80, Gabe Higgins 80, Tristyn Berring 66, Lilly ...

Columbiana has no equal in the EOAC

HANOVERTON — The official gap between the first and second place teams in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference girls basketball race ended up being two games, but it might as well have been a chasm. Columbiana completed a dominate run through the league by outlasting United 48-10 on ...

Rebels rule MVAC

GARRETTSVILLE — Crestview captured its third straight Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier title by downing Garrettsville Garfield, 63-21, Monday. LaBrae lost to Ravenna Southeast to give the Rebels another title outright. Crestview improves to 18-3 overall and 13-0 in MVAC play, ...

Southern, Heartland bow out in semifinals

HANNIBAL — The Pilots sent Southern Local down the river. River swept away Southern, 58-25, in an Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 2A semifinal Monday. River (12-8) advances to play top-seeded Steubenville Catholic Central — a 64-37 winner over Toronto — in the OVAC final at the ...

Heartland handles Portersville

COLUMBIANA — Heartland Christian went on a 15-0 run in the first quarter and beat Portersville (Pa.) Christian, 65-18, Monday. After falling behind early at 4-2, Heartland scored 15 straight points in two minutes with Collin Kallaher’s three-pointer giving the Lions a 17-4 lead with 4:37 ...