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LaBrae beats Crestview

LEAVITTSBURG — Back on Dec. 5, the Crestview boys basketball team opened the season with a tough loss to LaBrae. While a lot of time has passed since then, the Rebels wrapped up the regular season in similar fashion on Friday night, falling to the Vikings 71-40 as LaBrae clinched at least a share of its fourth straight Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier championship. “It means a lot, that’s what we set out at the beginning of the season to do, add a year to the banner and leave a legacy,” Vikings coach Chad Kiser said. “For this group of seniors, it was a chance ...

Long, Folger to state

From Staff Reports ATHENS — Beaver Local junior Cole Long is headed back to the Div. II state swimming mee for a third time. Long finished second in the 200-yard individual medley in 1:58.68 to earn an automatic state berth on Friday at the Div. II district meet at Ohio University. Long also will likely go in the 100 backstroke via an at-large bid as he finished fourth there in 53.61. The top three boys individual finishers in each event qualified for the state meet set for Thursday and Friday at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Beaver Local boys’ 400 freestyle relay (fifth in ...

Bowlers fall short

LORAIN — No area bowlers advanced out of the Division II district tournament Friday at Rebman Lanes, but several girls will get a shot at it Saturday. Crestview senior Brody Brubaker topped area boys by tying for 17th place with a 601 series, which was 38 pins shy of a state berth. He had games of 216-196-189. United senior Josh Hawkins was 28th with a 575 series (214-205-156). He was 67th at the state tournament as a sophomore. The top four teams and top four individuals not on a qualifiying team advance to the Division II state tournament Feb. 27 at H.P. Lanes in ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Watch party at E.Palestine EAST PALESTINE — A gold medal watch party to cheer on former East Palestine student and Team USA hockey player J.T. Miller will be held Sunday morning at the East Palestine High School auditorium. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. with the USA-Canada hockey match in the Olympic final to start at 8:10 a.m. Fans are encouraged to wear red, white and blue and to bring signs. Miller attended East Palestine schools through his sophomore year until moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to join the United States National Team Development Program. See page B2 for more ...

Salem sets up rematch

SALEM — Salem’s girls basketball team knew the reward for winning its opening round Div. IV sectional contest on Thursday was a third meeting with rival West Branch. It got the job done. The No. 21 seed Quakers used a stellar defensive effort combined with junior Abby Knickbocker’s ...

East Liverpool blocks Beavers in sectional

CALCUTTA — If there’s one thing better than winning a sectional championship and advancing to district competition, it’s beating your arch-rival to accomplish it. That’s exactly what the East Liverpool girls’ basketball team achieved Thursday night, capturing a Division IV sectional ...