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SPORTS BRIEFING

STATE-RANKED MATCHUP BELOIT — The Salem at West Branch football game tonight will be a state-ranked matchup. Both teams are 8-1 with the Quakers ranked 10th in Division III and the Warriors ranked 12th in Division IV. West Branch is 5-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference and has clinched at least a share of its seventh straight league title. Salem is 4-1 and needs to win to grab a share. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the Warriors will hold senior night before the game. Kickoff set for 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for reserved seats, $8 for adult general admission and $5 for student ...

LeBron’s biggest comeback ever

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points and Joel Embiid had 24 to help LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers wipe out a 29-point deficit in their home opener and stun the Cleveland Cavaliers 114-106 on Thursday night. James had 17 points and 10 rebounds in the biggest comeback win of his career, and fellow newcomer Jaylen Brown had 21 points in game that already may be tough for the Sixers to top this season, which they've started with wins over the NBA champion Knicks and the Eastern Conference finalist Cavaliers. The Sixers refused to go down without a fight and ...

Sweet 16 for Golden Eagles

United only had to play three quarters in its 49-0 win over Wellsville last Friday to lock up a share of its fourth straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference crown. The Golden Eagles (7-1, 5-0 EOAC) have scored at least 45 points in all of their league wins and have won by running clock in all ...

Beavers are getting their kicks

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local's girls soccer team feels like it's buckling in for another long tournament run after some late season adversity arrived. On Wednesday in a Div. III sectional opener, top-seeded Beaver Local's attacking duo of junior Peyton Dunn and sophomore Leah Stewart ...

Clippers boot way into districts

COLUMBIANA — Josie Hepler scored three goals and Annah Clemmer had two goals and three assists as 10th-seeded Columbiana beat 38th-seeded Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas, 7-0, in a Division V girls soccer sectional final Wednesday. Aubrie Quetot and Camille Jeffries added goals. Columbiana will host 12th-seeded Springfield Local (11-6-1) in a district semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The Clippers beat the Tigers, 1-0, last Wednesday. COLUMBIANA 7, LIBERTY 1 COLUMBIANA — Rocco Mediate scored three goals as the 21st-seeded Columbiana boy soccer team beat 33rd-seeded Liberty, 7-1, in ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

STATE-RANKED MATCHUP BELOIT — The Salem at West Branch football game on Friday will be a state-ranked matchup. Both teams are 8-1 with the Quakers ranked 10th in Division III and the Warriors ranked 12th in Division IV. West Branch is 5-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference and has clinched at least a share of its seventh straight league title. Salem is 4-1 and needs to win to grab a share. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. Friday with kickoff set for 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for reserved seats, $8 for adult general admission and $5 for student general admission. Online tickets are encouraged ...