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Cavs open Saturday CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers will open the NBA playoffs by hosting the Toronto Raptors at 1 p.m. Saturday. The Cavaliers (52-3) are the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference, while Toronto (46-36) is the fifth seed. The Raptors swep the season series 3-0 (by scores of 110-99, 126-113 and 112-101). But the Cavaliers have won 11 of their last 14 games and are 35-14 since Dec. 29. Saturday’s game will be televised on Prime Video. Golf benefits Indians SALINEVILLE — The annual Southern Local Golf Outing will be held at 8 a.m. May 23 at Turkana Golf ...

Salem sweeps EP titles

EAST PALESTINE — Saturday belonged to the Salem track teams. The Salem boys and girls swept team titles at the William E. Ward and East Plaestine Girls Invitational on Saturday at Reid Stadium. The Quakers boys edged Bedford, 86-82, while the Salem girls totaled 119 points to outdistance second-place McDonald with 69. Salem senior Lucas Adams won two boys events — the long jump (22-feet-3) and high jump (6-0). The Quaker girls had five event winners — led by senior Laura Hovorka winning the 400-meter dash (61.85 seconds) and joining Karlie Sampson, Emily Sinsley and Addison ...

JUNIOR HIGH TRACK

Beaver Local Middle School Invitational at Beaver Local Friday BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local (113), 2. Edison (77), 3. Berlin Center Western Reserve (58 3/4), 4. East Liverpool (54), 5. Youngstown East (53), 6. Salem (48 3/4), 7. Alliance (47 3/4), 8. Marlington (43), 9. Minerva (38 3/4), 10. Southern Local (32), 11. Youngstown Chaney (12), 12. Heartland Christian (7). WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Beaver Local 9:53.31; 110 HURDLES: Bowie Kinsey (Beaver Local) 17.77; 100 DASH: Brant Boka (Edison) 12.01 (meet record); 800 RELAY: Beaver Local 1:50.46; 1600 RUN: Taven Tice ...

PREP BASEBALL

Columbiana 10, Salem 7 COLUMBIANA — Columbiana scored six runs in the bottom of the sixth to pull away from Salem 10-7 on Saturday at Firestone Park. Beckett Wilson ahd three hits and two RBIs for the winners. Sam Inboden and Drennen Bosela had doubles. Bosela was the winning pitcher with three strikeouts and a walk in two innings. Bairon Exline led Salem with a double, triple and two RBIs. Brendon Rocha took the loss with three runs, a walk and no strikeouts in a third of an inning. Columbiana (3-5) hosts Wellsville today. Salem (1-5) is at Minerva on on Tuesday. S: ...

PREP SOFTBALL

Southern at Malvern MALVERN — Raelea Carosiella collected four doubles, drove in six runs and scored five more as Southern swept Malvern, 24-12 and 9-8, in a pair of five inning games Saturday. The Indians have won four in a row to improve to 5-5. Makenna Jones had a triple and a double with five RBIs and five runs and Destiny Huffman had five hits, including a triple, on the day. Riley Digman also tripled and Addison Anderenok scored four runs. Addy Martin and Anderenok earned complete-game victories. Southern will host United today. First Game S: ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Brown hits hole-in-one BELOIT — Gig Brown of East Liverpool hit his first hole-in-one Saturday during the West Branch Alumni Association Chili Open at Westville Lake Country Club He used a 9-iron to ace the 130-yard sixth hole. Witnesses were Jeff Wallace and Whitney Wallace of Salem and Clyde Davis of East Liverpool. It was the first hole-in-one at the course this year. Chili Open winners BELOIT — The team of Gary Allison, Lane Allison, Reed Williams and Kaleb Votaw shot a 29 to win the West Branch Alumni Association Chili Open at the Westville Lake Country Club on ...