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Beavers capture Buckeye 8

Beaver Local 7, Martins Ferry CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s softball team took care of business in the Buckeye 8 Athletic League championship game on Wednesday as Brylee Curtis once again provided the spark in a 7-4 victory over Martins Ferry. Curtis, who tied a state record with four home runs in one game on Tuesday, once again homered for the Beavers in the win. She also added a single and two RBIs. Brenna Jones also homered for Beavers Local, while Addie Thurik and Macie Bourne had doubles. Thurik was the winning pitcher with five strikeouts and no walks. Beaver Local is ...

PREP BASEBALL

Columbiana 20, Southern 0 COLUMBIANA — Ethan Lehnerd threw a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts, no walks and three hit batters in Columbiana’s 20-0 win over Southern Local on Wednesday. Avery Young led the Clippers at the plate with three hits including a double and two RBIs. Lehnerd added three hits and two RBIs. Drennen Bosela had a double. Beckett Wilson, Hunter Davanzo and Liam McElwain had two hits each. Mason Sosack took the loss with three walks and a strikeout in three innings. Columbiana is 7-7 overall and 5-1 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. Columbiana is at ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Pittsburgh is place to be PITTSBURGH (AP) — The NFL expects several hundred thousand fans to cram into a city not exactly known for its wide-open spaces for the draft, which will be held tonight through Saturday. To prepare, Pittsburgh’s public school system will go to remote learning on Thursday and Friday to keep its buses off the roads, and many businesses are allowing employees to work from home rather than come to the office. The most direct way into town for many visitors is through a stretch of western Pennsylvania hills and anonymous suburbia before you descend — ...

Curtis matches state record by belting four home runs

Beaver Local 12, Edison 1 CALCUTTA — Sophomore Brylee Curtis bashed a state record four home runs and had six RBIs in Beaver Local’s 12-1 win over Edison in five innings on Tuesday. According to records kept by the Ohio High School Athletic Association, Curtis is the 11th Ohio girls ...

Lisbon turns out the lights

Lisbon 20, Chaney 0 STRUTHERS — It was a short outing for Lisbon at Cene Park on Tuesday night. The Blue Devils scored 15 runs in the second inning to overcome Chaney 20-0 in three innings. Ashton Hinchliffe had three hits and an RBI for the winners. Bryce Esarey had a double, triple and two RBIs. Brady Carpenter was the winning pitcher with five strikeouts and a walk in two innings. Lisbon is 5-5 and hosts East Canton today. LI: 1-15-4—20-9-0 CH: 0- 0-0— 0-0-5 Crestview 3, Champion 0 WARREN — Grant Snyder and Kyle Booth combined for a five-hit shutout as ...

TRACK AND FIELD

At Columbiana Tuesday BOYS Columbiana 128, East Palestine 100, Lisbon 61, Leetonia 31, Academy for Urban Scholars 3 WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Columbiana (Nolan Clark, Kaden Smith, Landon Snyder, Jace Zelonish) 9:37,98; 110 HURDLES: Tanner Morrow (East Palestine) 17.33; 100 DASH: Hayes McCoy (Columbiana) 11.82; 800 RELAY: East Palestine (RJ May, Braydon Plum, Clark Rutledge, Drew Bycroft) 1:35.08; 1600 RUN: Jace Zelonish (Columbiana) 5:16.61; 400 RELAY: Columbiana (Devin Brode, Hayes McCoy, Carter Johnson, Grayson Fast) 47.25; 400 DASH: Braydon Plum (East Palestine) 52.00; 300 HURDLES: ...