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PREP FOOTBALL

SALEM 21, POLAND 17 POLAND — Salem's Bairon Exline returned a punt more than 60 yards in the fourth quarter to set up the game-winning touchdown as the Quakers stunned Poland, 21-17, Friday. Exline's return deep into Canfield territory led to a touchdown run by Zavier Kinsey with 7:16 to play. The Quakers fell behind 10-0 in the first quarter and then 17-7 before rallying. Salem hosts Canfield on Friday. UNITED 42, MINERVA 7 MINERVA — United pulled away from Minerva for a 42-7 win in Friday's season opener. United hosts Mineral Ridge on Friday. COLUMBIANA 27, ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

OHSAA MEET CANCELED OBETZ — The Ohio High School Athletic Association Preseason Invitational cross country meet scheduled for Saturday has been canceled due to standing water on the course at Fortress Obetz. City officials from Obetz and OHSAA decided to cancel the meet on Monday and said it would be impossible to mitigate the standing water on the course. OHSAA said it also needed to ensure that the course is in good condition for the state championship events — the junior high on Oct. 25 and the high school on Nov. 7. BOWLING LEAGUE MEETING EAST LIVERPOOL — The ...

GOLF RESULTS

THURSDAY MORNING SENIOR LEAGUE at Eagle Pass STANDINGS: 1. Steve Cope, 2. Rick Garrett 159.5, 3. Ron Miller 157.5, 4. Jake Brown 156, 5. Farber Tinsley 150, 6. Don Harrison 141, 7. Tom Polen 136, 8. Bob Burns 135.5, 9. Don Wolf 133.5, 10. Tom Boyd 133.5, 11. Jeff Morrow 131.5, 12. Roger Kelly 127, 13. Mike Gruszecki 116.5, 14. Jak Filisky 106, 15. Jim Martin 105, 16. Rick Boyd 83, 17. Lucy Karnofel 82.5, 18. Chuck Kooser 51.5, 19. Harry Matheny 35, 20. Robin Leach 25 21. Allen Jeffries 22. LOW GROSS: Rick Garrett 38. LOW NET: Don Harrison 34, Don Wolf 34, Steve Cope 34. BRITTAIN ...

Lisbon serves up Spaghetti Bowl win

LISBON — Lisbon senior lineman Ryan Spotleson has played on both sides of the Spaghetti Bowl during his high school football career. On Thursday night in the Columbiana County high school football season opener, Spotleson was handed the Spaghetti Bowl trophy first after Lisbon ...

Beaver Local busts out of the gate

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local's Reid Schwerha made the most of his first start at quarterback in a 35-14 win over Crestview on Friday night. The sophomore completed 13 of 16 passes for 336 yards and five touchdowns in the runaway win. It was the first win in school history for Beaver ...

Clippers off to unbeaten start

GIRARD — The Columbiana boys golf team is off to a 10-0 start after taking a tri-match Thursday at Mahoning County Club. The Clippers shot a 162, followed by Youngstown Ursuline with a 176 and Girard with a 183. Columbiana was led by David Masters with a 37, Trenton Hall 39, Roman Sanfrey 41 and Nick Klindworth 45. Girard's Mason Odvar shot a 39. Ursuline's Dean Herriman and Preston Walker each had 41s. Columbiana will play in the South Range Invitational on Tuesday at Youngstown Country Club. WEST BRANCH 183, SALEM 204 SALEM — The West Branch boys golf team topped Salem, ...