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Potters, Lions to district

DOVER — The East Liverpool girls bowling team advanced out of the Division II sectional tournament Wednesday at Boulevard Lanes. The Potters finished third with 2,770 pins. The top six teams and top six individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the district tournament at Legacy Lanes in Coshocton on Feb. 19. Joining the Potters at the district tournament are sectional champion River View (3,311), Carrollton (2,983), Harrison Central (2,769), Sugarcreek Garaway (2,760) and Minerva (2,732). Minerva edged Barnesville by 18 pins for the sixth and final district berth. Minerva ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

McKinley reaches 2,000 CANTON — The Canton McKinley boys basketball program became the first in Ohio to reach 2,000 wins. The Bulldogs beat North Canton Hoover, 64-59, at the Canton Fieldhouse on Tuesday. Canton McKinley, the Federal League champion, is 17-3 on the season with losses to Akron Hoban, Alliance and Cleveland St. Ignatius. The Bulldogs boys basketball team has a record of 2,000-687-2 (a 74.4 winning percentage) in 126 seasons. According to unofficial OHSAA records, no other team in the state has reached 1,800 victories. Salem boys play Saturday SALEM — The ...

Tall test for Beavers

Beaver Local 63, St. Clairsville 58, OT CALCUTTA — In a matchup of two 6-foot-7 All-Ohioans, Beaver Local and Owen Hill came out on top of St. Clairsville and Griffin Straub, 63-58, in overtime in an OVAC Class 4A semifinal Tuesday. Hill scored 10 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter ...

State champions invade Columbiana

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana Clippers knew that they had a tough task ahead of them when they faced the defending Division VI state champion the Monroe Central Seminoles in an OVAC Class 3A semifinal tournament game on Tuesday night. And despite a valiant effort by the Clippers in the ...

Lions look to repeat

Heartland Christian 61, Conotton Valley 50 COLUMBIANA — Heartland Christian arrived in time for a shot at a second straight OVAC Class 1A title. The top-seeded Lions scored 29 points in the fourth quarter to pull away from fourth-seeded Conotton Valley for a 61-50 in Tuesday’s semifinal. Juniors Collin Kalaher and Brody Conaway combined for 19 points in the fourth quarter to highlight the Heartland run. Kalaher finished with a game-high 24 points and Conaway had 15. Corban Seutia added 12 points. Heartland won its sixth in a row to improve to 16-4. The Lions will play ...

Beavers have three Buckeye 8 champs

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beaver Local’s wrestling team took second on Tuesday at the Buckeye 8 wrestling tournament. Winning for the Beavers was Jordan Bates at 106 pounds, Bobby Buchheit at 144 and Nick Marra at 190. Barnesville won four weight classes to take first with 270 1/2 points. Beaver Local had 220 pounts, while East Liverpool was ninth with 69 points. TEAM STANDINGS 1. Barnesville 270.5, 2. Beaver Local 220, 3. Martins Ferry 207.5, 4. Buckeye Local 139.5, 5. Cambridge 123.5, 6. Indian Creek 104.5, 7. St. Clairsville 83, 8. Union Local 69.5, 9. East Liverpool 69, 10. ...