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Big wins for West Branch, Salem girls

BELOIT — The West Branch girls soccer team improved to 15-0, breaking the school record for regular-season wins, with a 2-0 victory over Youngstown Mooney on Tuesday. Elli Colian scored a goal to set the school record for 67 points in a season. Emma Klingensmith also scored a goal. Caiden ...

Clippers out front in EOAC

EAST PALESTINE — Now that the Columbiana cross country teams are on top of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, they won't be leaving soon. The Columbiana girls captured their third straight league title and the boys their second straight during the EOAC Meet Tuesday at East Palestine City Park. Columbiana Jace Zelonish and Sidney Schlueter are the individual winners. Zelonish won the boys race, covering the 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, 00.79 seconds. Schlueter captured the girls race in 22:25.31. Columbiana won both team titles by nine points over United. The ...

Warrior just short of state

AKRON — West Branch junior Emma McLaughlin came up short in a playoff for the third and final state golf berth on Tuesday. McLaughlin and Mineral Ridge senior Savannah Turek tied for seventh overall with 18-hole scores of 84 in the Division II girls district tournament at Good Park Golf Course. Lakeview junior Olivia Norris and Champion sophomore Avery Robinette took the top two individual berths, tying for fifth with 82s. The top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the state tournament, which will be held Oct. 11-12 at Firestone Country ...

JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

STEUBENVILLE AT BEAVER LOCAL 7th Grade: Steubenville won 25-23, 25-6. 8th Grade: Beaver Local won 25-19, 25-22. Beaver, Olivia Bissell 11 points, Kendall Walgate 10 points, McKenna Grey 7 points. LINSLY AT OAK GLEN 7th Grade: Wheeling Linsley won 16-25, 25-14, 16-25. Oak Glen, Layne Eckleberry 13 points, Alexis Rodman 6 points, Macie Murray 6 points, Catalea Ramgeet 12 kills. 8th Grade: Oak Glen won 25-11, 25-9. Oak Glen, Kolvyn Gibson 11 points, Reed Adams 9 points, Kinley Moore 8 points, Presley Chaffin 6 kills. Next: Oak Glen will host Steubenville Central Thursday.

SPORTS BRIEFING

SALEM FOURTH COLUMBUS — Salem, which has survived two overtime games in the past three weeks, is on the way up in the latest Associated Press high school football state. The Quakers (7-0) climbed six spots to a season-high fourth in the Division III poll. The Quakers let a 29-7 lead with less than four minutes left in regulation get away and beat Marlington, 36-29, in overtime Friday. Salem travels to Howland this Friday. Also in Division III, Youngstown Ursuline (5-2) is sixth, Cleveland Glenville (5-2) is sixth and Steubenville (5-2) is ninth. Ursuline beat Steubenville, ...

Flores leads Spartans past Potters

EAST LIVERPOOOL — Boardman won its 14th match in a row with a 25-12, 26-24, 25-15 win over East Liverpool on Monday. The Potters dropped to 11-6, while Boardman is 14-3. For the Potters, Cameron Conley had 15 assists. Addie Jones added six kills. Hailey Board hand two aces, two kills and ...