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Six Beavers in semis

Div. II Gallia Academy GALLIPOLIS — Six Beaver Local wrestlers reached the semifinals of the Div. II district wrestling tournament on Friday at Gallia Academy. Jordan Bates (106 pounds), John Burkett (113), Jeryck Boyd (120), Bobby Buchheit (150), Jake Hughes (157) and Evan Ours (165) are all onto Saturday’s semifinals. For East Liverpool, Kyle Ingram (106), Wyatt McCune (132) and Xavier Lara (190) are onto the semifinals. Bates will face Ingram for a chance to go the 106 final. Burkett is slated to meet Sheridan’s Cash Owen, while Boyd has West Holmes’ Peyton Marin. ...

Two Golden Bears wrestle for titles

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two Oak Glen wrestlers will go for state titles today in the final day of the West Virginia Div. II state wrestling tournament at Mountain Health Arena. Jordan Tomsic and Noah Schmidt both won two matches on Friday to advance to their respective weight class finals. Tomsic, a junior, earned his spot in the 106 pound final with a 5-2 win over Aaron Barb of East Hardy in the semifinal. He will meet Cameron sophomore Maverick Lilley in a rematch of the regional final for the state title. Lilley (38-4) is ranked first in the weight class by the West Virginia ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

County Classic on Sunday LISBON — The 39th Columbiana County Classic will include six all-star basketball games Sunday at Nace Gymnasium. Action begins with the junior high girls at noon, followed by the junior high boys at 1:30 p.m., the grades 9-11 girls at 3 p.m. and the grades 9-11 boys at 4:30 p.m. The day will be highlighted by the senior all-star games with the girls tipping off at 6 p.m. and the boys at around 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and are only available at the door. Salem hosts district finals SALEM — Salem High School will host a ...

District No. 5 Basketball Coaches Association All-Stars

District No. 5 Basketball Coaches Association All-Stars Div. IV BOYS FIRST TEAM Dre’Keim Abercrombie (East Liverpool, Jr.), Owen Hill (Beaver Local, Sr.), Rowen Hoffee (Minerva, Sr.), Colt James (Indian Valley, Jr.), Jackson Jinks (Claymont, Jr.), Jayven Johnson (Carrollton, Sr.), Tayvian Johnson (Carrollton, Soph.), Luke Rettos (Beaver Local, Sr.), Bryce Rogers (Edison, Sr.), Nate Sprang (West Holmes, Sr.), Nishon White (Indian Creek, Sr.), Ryker Williams (Indian Valley, Jr.), Myles Wolf (Claymont, Sr.), Braydon Wood (Minerva, Sr.) SECOND TEAM Matt ...

Oak Glen comes up short of state

WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — One thing is for certain for next week’s Class AA field at the West Virginia High School Girls State Tournament in Charleston: At the minimum, one team approaches the game with the mentality that defense comes first. Thursday night in a Class AA, Region I semifinal, Williamstown advanced to the state tournament after a one-year hiatus by defeating Oak Glen 71-39. The Yellowjackets (19-3) earned the No. 2 seed and will meet No. 7 Philip Barbour (16-8) in a Wednesday quarterfinal matchup. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. at the Charleston Coliseum and ...

Bears up to the task at state

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Six out of seven Oak Glen boys wrestlers scored opening round wins on Thursday at the first day of the West Virginia state wrestling tournament at Mountain Health Arena. Jordan Tomsic (106 pounds), Kaleb Eckleberry (126), Kayden Spencer (138), Wyatt Wolanski (144) and Noah Schmidt (215) all tallied wins to advance to today’s quarterfinals. Tomsic, ranked third in the weight class by the West Virginia Wrestling Coaches Association, will take on No. 2 Enoch Quesenberry of Ripley in today’s quarterfinal. Eckleberry took down No. 5 ranked Tyler Varney of ...