SALEM — West Branch girls basketball team closed out a perfect run in the Eastern Buckeye Conference with a 46-34 win over Salem on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors are 16-2 overall and 10-0 in the league. West Branch is ranked 12th in the state in Div. IV by the MaxPreps rankings. ...
LISBON — Rivals Columbiana and Lisbon, who were tied for first place in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, collided in one of the best high school boys basketball games a fan can witness Friday night. In an intense showdown that had a little bit of everything, Columbiana took as much as ...
Wellsville 68, Southern 50 SALINEVILLE — Wellsville’s boys basketball team sidestepped Southern Local 68-50 on Friday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play. Darnell Roe led the visitors with 21 points, while Austin Adkins added 16 points. Andrew Mackey chipped in 13 points. The Tigers are 7-10 overall and 7-4 in the EOAC. Southern slipped to 2-15 and 0-11 in the conference. The Indians got 18 points from Jacob McCurdy along with four assists and five rebounds. Landen Heffner had 13 points and four assists. Mason Pitts also had 13 points along with 12 rebounds. Southern ...
Eight Beavers to EOWL semis AUSTINTOWN — Beaver Local’s wrestling team advanced eight to the semifinals of the Eastern Ohio Wrestling League tournament on Friday at Austintown Fitch. Beaver Local freshman Jordan Bates (23-2) will meet Brookfield’s Brayden Reed (1-0)in a 106-pound semifinal. Beaver sophomore John Burkett (16-8) advanced to the semifinals at 120 and will meet Hubbard’s Logan Balla (30-5) in a semifinal. At 132, Beaver Local junior Leo Wilkes (20-6) will take on Louisville’s Liam Montgomery (22-6) in a semifinal. He will be joined by Beaver Local freshman ...
COLUMBIANA — Crestview senior Addison Rhodes had her eyes on the Columbiana County scoring record ever since Southern Local’s Ashley Shroades set it in 2024. Most thought that if NCAA Div. I Fairfield University (Conn.) basketball recruit stayed healthy that record wouldn’t be around ...
Southern 75, Wellsville 19 SALINEVILLE — The job is only half done for the Southern girls basketball team. The Indians captured a share of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title by downing Wellsville, 75-19, Thursday. Southern improves to 19-0 overall and 13-0 in the EOAC, one game ahead of Columbiana. Southern will host Columbiana on Feb. 11 and needs a win to clinch sole possession of the league crown. It is the Indians’ second league title since 1990 and eighth overall. Southern started its four seniors — Allyssa Shroades, Haylee Kellogg and twins Makenna Jones and ...
