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Lions fade in extra innings

UNITY — No. 13 seed Bristol rallied for five runs in the seventh to force extras and scored two in the eighth to dump No. 9 Heartland 8-6 on Wednesday in a Div. VII district semifinal. Heartland led 6-1 going into the seventh and could not get out of trouble. In the eighth, an RBI double by Jonas Miller and a Kaden Garcia RBI single allowed the Panthers to take a two run lead. Heartland went down in order in the bottom of the eighth. For Heartland (11-15), Jack Morgan had a double, triple and three RBIs. Hudson Miller added two hits, while Paul Bender had two hits. Brennan Murray ...

Southern’s Jones punches state ticket

AUSTINTOWN — Southern Local senior Maddy Jones qualified for the state track and field meet with a third-place showing in the shot put on Wednesday with a best throw of 38 feet, 6 1/2 inches at the Div. IV regional meet at Austintown Fitch. Jones hit that mark on her second throw. She fouled on the last three attempts. Norwayne's Haley Bittinger was first (40-1 1/4) and her teammate Hannah Froelich was second (39-11 3/4). The top five finishers advance to the state meet set for June 4 through 7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. In the girls high jump United's Taylor ...

Oak Glen gets revenge on Weir

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite an uneven season, Oak Glen's softball team, the defending West Virginia Class AA state champions, can still strike fear into opposing teams. Weir High came into Wednesday's first round Class AA contest with two regular season wins over the Bears, but that ...

Heartland’s Grim ascends as one of Ohio’s best

EAST PALESTINE — Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim has a strong belief that it could all line up for him on Friday and Saturday at the Div. II state tennis singles tournament.  A district champion for the second straight time, he also knows that it's how good you are on a specific ...

Potters embrace dream trip to state

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool's Brady Dawson knew he wanted to get to the state tennis tournament ever since his brother Preston went twice during his high school career. With help from sophomore doubles partner Garrett Cooper, the senior who is in love with the game of tennis made his ...

Clippers can’t summon a rally

COLUMBIANA — Trailing by 2 in the sixth inning when play was suspended on Friday due to rain, Columbiana couldn't muster a rally when the game resumed on Tuesday as Rootstown advanced with a 4-2 win in a Div. VI sectional contest at Firestone Park. No. 19 seed Rootstown will head to No. 5 Hillsdale today for a district semifinal. The No. 17 seed Clippers end the season at 11-16. For the Clippers, Avery Young had two doubles, while Drennen Bosela added a single, double and an RBI. Ethan Lehnerd was the losing pitcher with four walks and no strikeouts in four innings. RO: ...