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Eagles boot Oberlin

HANOVERTON — Josh Hawkins had one goal and two assists and Cayden Pitts one goal and one assists in leading the 16th-seeded United boys soccer team past 21st-seeded Oberlin, 5-0, Saturday night in a Division V sectional final. Jude Andrea and Zach Blake each added a goal each. The fifth ...

Clippers race to first district title

From Staff Reports CANTON — The Columbiana girls cross country team captured its first district title Saturday. The Clippers topped 10 teams in the Division IV district meet at Canton GlenOak High School with 59 points. Columbiana had two of the top 10 finishers with sophomore Kaitlin ...

Beavers, Potters take next step

CAMBRIDGE — Minerva swept the team titles again at the East District cross country meet Saturday at Cambridge High School. The two-time defending state champion Minerva girls captured their eighth straight district title with 64 points. The Lions had four of the top 14 finishers. The ...

West Branch grads meet at Glass Bowl

West Branch grads meet at Glass Bowl TOLEDO — It was a battle of West Branch graduates as Kent State quarterback Dru DeShields took on head coach Jason Candle’s Toledo football team Saturday. DeShields got the early advantage by throwing a 75-yard touchdown pass to Cade Wolford on the ...

Lisbon gets final bowl of spaghetti

LEETONIA — Current Leetonia assistant coach Artie Altomare helped start the Spaghetti Bowl tradition in 1977 when he was the head coach for the Bears. In what have been the last “bowl” game for the foreseeable future between Lisbon and Leetonia, the 77-year-old ended up on his back with ...

Rebels climb to top of MVAC

GARRETTSVILLE — Friday’s game between Crestview and Garfield had major league implications. Whoever was left standing after the dust settled was going to put themselves in prime position to win the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference’s Gray Tier. In addition to the league title being on ...

Salem sets up EBC title game against rival West Branch

SALEM — With an opportunity to play for a share of the Eastern Buckeye Conference title next week and an appearance in the postseason playoffs, the Salem Quakers needed to make sure that they took care of business against the EBC’s last-place team in the Marlington Dukes. The Quakers ...

United gets share of EOAC title

WELLSVILLE — United jumped out to a 35-0 lead in opening 16 minutes and beat Wellsville, 42-7, Friday to clinch at least a share of third straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title. The Eagles — winners of 17 straight EOAC games — improve to 8-1 overall and 6-0 in league play. They ...

Hurting Potters learn to survive

EAST LIVERPOOL — Despite missing 10 starters due to injury, East Liverpool raced out to a 26-6 fourth-quarter lead and held off a determined Weir comeback to top the Red Riders, 26-19 on Senior Night at Patterson Field Friday night. “Any time you get a win on Senior Night it’s a nice ...

Serving up the last Spaghetti Bowl

The Lisbon-Leetonia football rivalry has been played every year since 1940. It survived World War II, the teams being in different tiers in the same league and the COVID pandemic in continuous rotation. Today’s game at Leetonia High School might be the last for the forseeable future of the ...