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EOAC title game change SALINEVILLE — The Columbiana at Southern Local girls basketball game scheduled for Monday has been moved to Tuesday due to the snowstorm. The game will decide the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference champion. Tuesday will be a boys-girls varsity doubleheader with the boys game at 5:30 p.m., followed by the girls game at 7 p.m. The Southern girls are 12-0 and Columbiana is 11-1 in EOAC play. Their final league games are scheduled for Thursday with Southern hosting Wellsville and Columbiana visiting Lisbon. West Branch frosh edged in OT CANTON — The ...

EOAC girls basketball title game moved to Tuesday

SALINEVILLE — The Columbiana at Southern Local girls basketball game scheduled for Monday has been moved to Tuesday due to the snowstorm. The game will decide the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference champion. Tuesday will be a boys-girls varsity doubleheader with the boys game at 5:30 p.m., followed by the girls game at 7 p.m. The Southern girls are 12-0 and Columbiana is 11-1 in EOAC play. Their final league games are scheduled for Thursday with Southern hosting Wellsville and Columbiana visiting Lisbon.

Blue Devils, Ramgeet were waiting for this

LISBON — Lisbon’s boys basketball team successfully checked off the revenge box in impressive fashion Friday night. A 56-49 loss to United back on December 16 didn’t sit well with the co-league leading Blue Devils, who circled Friday’s rematch with the Golden Eagles on their Eastern ...

Leetonia’s King crowns Southern

Leetonia 61, Southern 50 LEETONIA — Jason King had 29 points and 14 rebounds to lead Leetonia to a 61-50 win over Southern on Friday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play. Dylan Johns added 13 points for the Bears. Jacob McCurdy had 19 points for the Indians. Mason Pitts added 13 points. Leetonia is 5-11 and 3-7 in the EOAC. Southern (1-14 and 0-10) is set to host Urban Scholars Saturday. The Bears will host Wellsville on Tuesday. SO: 4-13-13-15—50 LE: 10-17-20-14—61 SOUTHERN SCORING: Jack Pitts 2-0-5, Landen Heffner 5-0-11, Jacob McCurdy 6-4-19, Aiden Davis ...

Rhodes scores 45 in Crestview win

Crestview 83, Garfield 37 COLUMBIANA — Addison Rhodes had 45 points and seven rebounds in an 83-37 win over Garfield in girls basketball action Friday. Ava Bucey added 12 points and six rebounds. Brianna Baker had six points, four steals and three assists. Karli Perry had 10 points. Crestview is 16-1 overall and 12-0 in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division. The Rebels can earn the outright league title with a win at LaBrae on Monday, weather permitting. Crestview won the jayvee game, 26-3. Lainey Milhoan had eight points for the Rebels. GF: 11-10- ...

Gregory to Cincy

BELOIT — West Branch senior Gavin Gregory took a long winding road to finally land his college choice, but it’s now official. The All-Ohioan announced on Thursday via X that he has committed to the University of Cincinnati to continue his academic and football careers. Gregory, a 6-foot, 7-inch, 240-pound tight end, originally committed to the University of Toledo to play under coach Jason Candle but Candle left to take the head coaching job at UConn. Gregory reopened his recruitment after that and at one point had an offer from University of North Carolina and Bill Belichick ...