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Beavers meet their match

CARROLLTON — Third-seeded Beaver Local and second-seeded River View entertained fans with a classic back-and-forth battle in their Division IV district championship volleyball match Thursday night at Carrollton High School. When the dust settled, it was the three-time defending district ...

Potters bow out at 17-8

Meadowbrook 3, East Liverpool 0 ZOARVILLE — Fourth-ranked Byesville Meadowbrook is just getting started. The top-seeded Colts won their eighth match in a row by a sweep, 25-13, 25-19, 25-5 over fifth-seeded East Liverpool in a Division IV district final Thursday at Tuscarawas Valley High ...

PREP SOCCER

Columbiana 3, Bristol 2 (4-1 in shootout) BRISTOLVILLE — The Columbiana girls soccer team went the distance Thursday. After the 17th-seeded Clippers and fourth-seeded Bristol Panthers were tied 2-2 entering the second overtime Wednesday before darkness suspended the match,Columbiana ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Salem hosts West Branch for title SALEM — The Eastern Buckeye Conference football title as well as bragging rights will be on the line when West Branch visits rival Salem tonight. West Branch is 8-1 overall and 5-0 in the EBC. The Warriors have clinched a share of a sixth straight EBC ...

National honors for YSU’s Brungard

YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State junior quarterback Beau Brungard was named the FCS National Offensive Player of the Week and the Missouri Valley Football Conference’s Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. Brungard had a spectacular performance in Saturday’s 40-35 ...

CROSS COUNTRY

2025 Regional Qualifiers Saturday’s Schedule NORTHEAST DISTRICT At Boardman High School DIVISION IV GIRLS — 10 a.m. COLUMBIANA Kaitlin Benner 10th grade Maddie Jackson 11 Aubrie Quetot 10 Sydney Webb 10 Sidney Schlueter 10 Ashlyn Peak 11 Grace Gershkowitz 12 SOUTH ...

Beavers give regionals a shot

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — They’re regional bound. The tradition-rich Beaver Local girls’ soccer team won a Div. IV district title and secured a spot in next week’s Cambridge Regional after posting a 2-0 triumph over the Philo Electrics at cold and blustery Red Devil Stadium on Wednesday in ...

United knows the way

EUCLID — The United boys soccer team knows the way to the district final. The 16th-seeded Golden Eagles advanced to their fifth straight district final Wednesday with a 3-1 win over ninth-seeded Cornerstone Christan at Euclid High School. It was the fourth win in a row for United, which ...

Clippers battle Bristol into Thursday

BRISTOLVILLE — Earlier in the season, Bristol and Columbiana played to a draw. In the postseason, that isn’t an option. After 80 minutes, the teams were dead even once again in the Division V district semifinal on Wednesday. Another 15 minutes couldn’t decide a winner as both teams ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Big Apple bites Cavs NEW YORK (AP) — OG Anunoby had 24 points and 14 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored 23 points and the New York Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 119-111 on Wednesday night in their first game under coach Mike Brown. Karl-Anthony Towns added 19 points and 11 rebounds for ...