BEAVER TOWNSHIP — If you look hard enough, you should be able to find a dual threat, perhaps a triple threat quarterback in one of college football’s four divisions. A quadruple offensive playmaker – one who can throw, run, catch and even block for his teammates, when necessary – ...
Two veteran Columbiana County swimmers will be battling for high podium spots, while a promising freshman will look to gain valuable experience as the Ohio swimming and diving state tournament gets underway Thursday and Friday at the C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. Salem senior Ryan Folger and Beaver Local junior Cole Long and will both be making their third trips to the Div. II state meet. Folger is seeded fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (50.51) after taking third at the Cleveland State district on Friday. The top seven spots in that event are seniors and the field is led by Oak ...
Gregory named top player YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State sophomore Sophia Gregory has been named the Horizon League Women’s Basketball Player of the Week after a dominant two-game stretch that included one of the nation’s top performances in nearly a decade. The conference announced its weekly awards Monday. It is the second time this season Gregory has earned the honor. The West Branch High School graduate averaged 21.5 points and 18 rebounds in road wins over two teams that entered the week tied for third place in the Horizon League standings. She totaled 43 points and 36 ...
BOARDMAN — East Liverpool’s boys basketball regular season wrapped up with a 71-40 loss to Boardman on Monday for the Potters’ first losing regular season since 2017-2018. East Liverpool is 10-12. The Potters are the ninth seeded team in the East District Div. IV brackets and will open sectional play by hosting No. 11 seed Edison (8-13) on Friday night. The winner of that sectional will likely have defending Div. IV state champion Maysville in the district semifinal. East Liverpool led by two after the first quarter but Boardman was able to right the ship as the Potters ...
COLUMBIANA — It was the proverbial tale of two halves when Columbiana and Southeast clashed in a Division V sectional championship girls basketball game at Richard Berryman Gymnasium on Saturday night. In the first half, 10th-seeded Columbiana controlled the tempo and took as much as a ...
Crestview 69, Northwestern 15 COLUMBIANA — It was a mismatch on paper and on the basketball court. Top-seeded Crestview scored 28 points in the first quarter and that was all the Rebels needed in a 69-15 win over 30th-seeded West Salem Northwestern in a Division V sectional final Saturday. The Rebels improve to 21-2 and will host 31st-seeded Cleveland Collinwood (2-11) in a district semifinal at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Addison Rhodes led the charge by scoring 18 of her game-high 32 points in the first quarter. She added eight rebounds. Backing her were freshman Karli Perry with five ...
