Local Sports

Warrick leads way at OVAC

CAMBRIDGE — Beaver Local senior Luke Warrick highlighted area runners at the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Warrick finished ninth out of 205 boys runners at Cambridge High School. He covered the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 19 seconds. Oak Glen senior Lacey Cameron topped area girls by placing 20th out of 173 runners in 20:36. The Edison girls were sixth and the Oak Glen girls eighth in the team standings. Individual winners were University High junior Michael Gainer (15:22) and Wheeling Park junior Brenna Tipton (18:00). Both are ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

SALEM BLANKS SPARTANS BOARDMAN — The Salem boys soccer team posted its seventh shutout of the season, blanking Boardman 2-0 on Saturday. Jake Davis and Max Zacharias scored Salem's goals. The Quakers improve to 10-4-1 and will host Youngstown Ursuline at 7 p.m. in the "Kicks for the Cure" match. The Spartans were shut out for the fourth time and fell to 2-10-3. JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL 8th Grade: Beaver Local beat Buckeye Local 25-12, 16-25, 25-9 in the Buckeye 8 North semifinals Saturday. Beaver, Olivia Bissell 11 aces and 3 assists, Kendall Walgate 5 kills and 3 assists, ...

Mount Union gets homecoming win

United inches closer to EOAC crown

MINERAL RIDGE — It was another running clock win for the United football team. The Golden Eagles led 35-0 at the half and cruised to a 45-7 win over Valley Christian on Saturday at Mineral Ridge. The Golden Eagles are 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. United can clinch a share of the EOAC title with a win at home against Wellsville on Friday. The Golden Eagles have won every league game with a running clock.

Blue Devils can’t be taken for Granted

LISBON – The 2026 football season for the Southern Indians and Lisbon Blue Devils has been trending in opposite directions. Unfortunately for the Indians, they have suffered three consecutive losses while the Blue Devils have won their last two games. Friday night at War Memorial ...

Kirby ignites East Liverpool victory

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool has struggled at times this season to put points on the board, but in its 41-0 win over Oak Glen on Friday it got the spark it needed in Tyler Kirby. The junior defensive back and wide receiver had two interceptions including one for a touchdown and hauled ...