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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 ...

Eagles give it their best shots

HANOVERTON — The United girls came out swinging Tuesday. Elli Powers and Bella Thompson both scored three goals in an eight-minute span as the fifth-seeded Eagles beat 39th-seeded Newton Falls, 10-0, in a match shortened to a half due to the tournament mercy rule. United (12-4-2) ...

Wellsville Tigers are unheralded

ASHTABULA — Wellsville's volleyball team outlasted Ashtabula St. John 20-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-23 on Tuesday in a Div. VII sectional contest. The 17th-seeded Tigers (9-13) were led by Madie Drysdale's 21 kills, 16 assists, 13 digs and two aces. Aleena Owens had 10 kills, nine digs and five aces. Kenzie Bosco had 11 kills and 10 digs. Ella Betz had 12 digs and three aces. Jonnah Sears had six kills, 28 assists, eight digs, three blocks and two aces. Gabby Carr had two kills and three digs. Irelyn Roberts had two digs. The St. John Heralds were the 11th seed. The Tigers advance to ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

WARRIORS, POTTERS IN POLL West Branch is ranked 12th in Div. IV in the latest Associated Press state football poll. The Warriors (8-1) clinched a share of the Eastern Buckeye Conference title with last week's win over Alliance and are set to host rival Salem (8-1) on Friday. East Liverpool got one vote in Div. IV and is ranked 21st. The Potters (7-2) have a chance to clinch a share of the Buckeye 8 Big School title if they beat Brooke on Friday at Patterson Field. In Div. V, Northeast 8 leader Girard (9-0) is fifth, while Cardinal Mooney (6-3) is ninth. In Div. VI, South Range (8-1) ...

Martucci duo puts West Branch into next round

BELOIT — West Branch made short work of Ravenna with an 8-0 win in a Div. IV boys soccer sectional opener on Monday. The game was stopped in the second half due to the tournament mercy rule which automatically ends any game that has an eight goal or higher differential in the second ...