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Rettos helps winning cause CADIZ — Beaver Local’s Luke Rettos scored 10 points and helped his East squad to a 106-82 victory in the District 5 Basketball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game Sunday at Harrison Central. Steubenville’s Cole Bowers, who led Big Red to the Ohio Division III state championship game the week before, was named the East MVP after scoring a team-high 19 points. Toronto’s Austin Buchanan followed with 18 points. Dover’s Robbie Copple was the West MVP with a a game-high 23 points. The East also won the girls game, 56-47, with East ...

Beavers answer Call in win over Potters

Beaver Local 8, East Liverpool 1 EAST LIVERPOOL — Beaver Local got a home run and two RBIs from Ciara Call in an 8-1 win over East Liverpool on Friday at Patterson Field. Brenna Jones added two hits including a double with an RBI. Addie Thurik had a double. Mya Anderson mastered the ...

BASEBALL

Madonna 13, Southern 2 SALINEVILLE — Weirton Madonna limited Southern to three hits in a 13-2 win in five innings on Friday in baseball action. For Southern, Landen Heffner had two hits. Zac Mayfield had the other hit. Mason Pitts took the loss with four walks and four strikeouts in four innings. Jacob Lazear had a single, two doubles and two RBIs for the Blue Dons. Reno Fuscardo was the winning pitcher with 10 strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings. Southern is at Leetonia on Monday. MA: 0-0-1-3-3-6—3-11-0 SL: 0-0-0-0-0-2—2- 3-4 Oak Glen 3, Shadyside 2 NEW ...

Penguins trampled by Herd

YOUNGSTOWN — After Youngstown State lost in the Horizon League championship game more than two weeks ago, the Penguins were understandably dejected and disappointed. They had fallen short of their goal of a league crown and an NCAA tournament bid. Yet despite the loss, they knew that more postseason basketball still awaited them. There was a different feeling in the air in the aftermath of YSU’s 72-46 loss to Marshall in the Super 16 of the WNIT on Friday night at Zidian Family Arena. A feeling of finality had settled in amongst the Penguins, as a season filled with new milestones ...

Canfield’s Popovec leads Boston College

BOSTON (AP) — Boston College has hired former Bradley coach and Canfield High School All-Ohioan Kate Popovec-Goss to take over the Eagles’ women’s basketball team. “I am incredibly honored to be named the head coach at Boston College, one of the most prestigious institutions in the country, in one of the best cities in the nation,” she said in a statement. “This is a special opportunity, and I’m excited to build a program that reflects the excellence, integrity, and tradition that define BC.” In four years at Bradley, Popovec-Goss helped the Braves improve each ...

Crestview completes sweep

Crestview 11, Newton Falls 3 COLUMBIANA — After scoring nine runs in the seventh inning Wednesday, the Crestview Rebels put up 11 more Thursday in an 11-3 win over Newton Falls to complete the series sweep. Leadoff hitter Alivia Shetler drove in three runs for the Rebels, who improve to ...