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GRIM ADVANCES TO DISTRICT BOARDMAN — Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim cruised into the Div. II district tournament by winning two matches on Wednesday at the Boardman sectional tennis tournament In the second round Grim beat Struthers' Zachariah Halverstadt 6-0, 6-0 and Mooney's Michael Frangos 6-0, 6-0 in the sectional semifinal. Grim, a two-time state qualifier, will meet Mooney's Maximus Marino, the fourth seed, in the semifinal on Friday. The district tournament is set for May 22-23 at Springside Athletic Club in Akron. Four singles and four doubles players from that ...

Raiders miss cut

HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. — Mount Union’s men’s golf team did not make the cut Wednesday the NCAA Division III Championship at Mission Resort and Club. The Purple Raiders tied for 34th a +48 through two round. Illinois Wesleyan leads the team standings at -5, three strokes ahead of Washington & Lee. Mount Union freshman Jase Libb, a West Branch High School graduate, shot +13 in both rounds and is in 216th place. Fellow freshman Austin Wilhout was Mount Union’s top golfer in a tie for 61st at +5. Oglethorpe University junior Ryan Dunn leads at 6-under-par. Forty-three ...

PREP TRACK

At Harrison Central Wednesday BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local 174; 2. Harrison Central 127; 3. East Liverpool 103; 4. Union Local 82; 5. Indian Creek 18; 6. Buckeye Local 15. WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Beaver Local 9:37.53; 110 HURDLES: Landon Wheatley (Beaver Local) 15.93; 100 DASH: Zachary Redman (Beaver Local) 11.87; 800 RELAY: Beaver Local 1:35.16; 1600 RUN: Maddox Roach (East Liverpool) 4:29.24; 400 RELAY: Beaver Local 45.10; 400 DASH: Triston Cole (Harrison Central) 53.03; 300 HURDLES: Landon Wheatley (Beaver Local) 42.48; 800 RUN: Connor Bendo (Union Local) 1:59.09; 200 DASH: ...

TRACK AND FIELD

At Harrison Central Wednesday BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local 174; 2. Harrison Central 127; 3. East Liverpool 103; 4. Union Local 82; 5. Indian Creek 18; 6. Buckeye Local 15. WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Beaver Local 9:37.53; 110 HURDLES: Landon Wheatley (Beaver Local) 15.93; 100 DASH: Zachary Redman (Beaver Local) 11.87; 800 RELAY: Beaver Local 1:35.16; 1600 RUN: Maddox Roach (East Liverpool) 4:29.24; 400 RELAY: Beaver Local 45.10; 400 DASH: Triston Cole (Harrison Central) 53.03; 300 HURDLES: Landon Wheatley (Beaver Local) 42.48; 800 RUN: Connor Bendo (Union Local) 1:59.09; 200 DASH: ...

Beaver Local win is electric

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local's lone senior Ally Wright doesn't want her high school career to end anytime soon. Wright slugged a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run second inning that lifted the top-seeded Beavers past 15th-seeded Philo, 10-3, in a Division IV sectional final ...

East Liverpool tames EOAC co-leaders

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool had just two hits but it was enough to subdue Lisbon, 3-1 on Tuesday in baseball action. Donovan Shallcross had a double for the Potters, while Ricky Stanley added a single. Shallcross was the winning pitcher with 10 strikeouts and two walks over seven innings. Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference co-leader Lisbon was led by Paxton Henthorne's two hits. Brady Carpenter took the loss with two strikeouts and a walk in 1 2/3 innings. East Liverpool is 4-19 and hosts Bellaire today. Lisbon (12-8) is scheduled to host United today. LI: ...