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Local Sports

Edison sweeps Rotary

EAST PALESTINE — Edison swept the East Palestine Rotary Cross Country Invitational on Saturday Edison senior Josie Lesnansky won the girls race in leading Wildcats to the team title with 29 points. She topped the 43-runner girls field, covering the 3.1-mile course at East Palestine City ...

Geiss wins Wooster Invitational

WOOSTER — Heartland Christian senior Rebecca Geiss had another close finish Saturday. Geiss topped the 236-runner girls field in the Division IV race at the Wooster Cross Country Invitational. She covered the 3.1-mile course at Wooster High School in 18 minutes, 4.26 seconds. Lake ...

VOLLEYBALL

STEUBENVILLE — No one has been able to keep up with the Beaver Local volleyball team this season. The Beavers improved to 8-0 and have won 22 straight games after sweeping Steubenville, 25-21, 25-16, and Weir, 25-21, 25-8, at the Crimson Center on Saturday. Beaver Local leaders against ...

PREP SOCCER

BOYS Beaver Local 4, Union Local 0 BELMONT — The Beaver Local boys soccer team handed Union Local its first loss of the season, 4-0, Saturday. Brayden Price scored two goals for the Beavers. Kaden Mays and Austin Holmes each had one goal and one assist. Logan Roberts and Chris Warrick ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Chester gets 14th win SOUTH HILLS, Pa. — Chester wrapped up a 14-2 regular season and the top seed in the 50-plus baseball playoffs with a 10-2 victory over South Hills on Sunday. Joe Krause had two doubles and singles for Chester, while Mike Homer and Frank Crain each had three hits. Steve ...

Crestview controls United

HANOVERTON — Both the Crestview Rebels and the United Eagles have started off the 2025 season with two solid victories. So, the collision between the two teams on Friday night promised to be a great early-season match-up between top league and playoff contenders. However, it was the Rebels ...

Quakers too much for Potters

EAST LIVERPOOL — Salem scored 21 points on its first 12 offensive snaps to zip out to 21-0 first-quarter lead and never looked back in rolling to a 56-20 running clock win over longtime Columbiana County rival East Liverpool at Patterson Field Friday night. “We knew that their offense had ...

Red Devils strike Beavers

CALCUTTA — St. Clairsville’s football team is coming off a campaign that went 14 weeks and ended with a loss to eventual Div. IV state champion Indian Valley in 2024. Beaver Local knew on Friday that despite the Red Devils losing their season opener to Norwayne that a big onslaught might ...

Bulldogs’ best start since 2009

From Staff Reports BRIDGEPORT — East Palestine is enjoying its first 3-0 start since 2009. Clark Rutledge ran for two touchdowns and passed for another as East Palestine won the battle of Bulldogs by topping Bridgeport, 28-21, Friday. Bridgeport led 7-0, 14-7 and 21-14, but East ...

Leetonia inducts five into HOF

LEETONIA — The 22nd class of the Leetonia Athletic Hall of Fame was inducted Aug. 30 at a breakfast held in their honor. The class includes four athletes and one contributor: Bob Cross, contributor Bob graduated from Salem High School in 1983. He began volunteering at Leetonia in 1988 ...