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West Branch claims EBC title

West Branch 30, Carrollton 27 BELOIT — The West Branch girls can’t be beat in the Eastern Buckeye Conference. West Branch captured its third straight EBC title with a 30-27 victory over Carrollton on Saturday. West Branch has won 30 straight league games and have 18 league titles in the last 31 years. Carrollton led 5-2 in the first quarter, but West Branch held the scoring edge in each of the last three quarters for the victory. West Branch improves to 15-2 overall and 9-0 in the EBC and will close out league play at Salem on Wednesday. Carrollton drops to 12-6 overall ...

McGonigal has nothing to fear

CANAL FULTON — East Liverpool junior Alannah McGonigal recorded three pins in 4:06 to highlight the Fear the Spear girls wrestling tournament Saturday at Northwest High School. McGonigal captured the 170-pound title by pinning Fairless senior Kaitlynn Berresford in 2:38 in the championship match. The Potters tied seventh out of 44 teams with 75 points. Also for the Potters, junior Paige Cowan was second at 125 pounds and junior Keira Coil was fourth at 145 pounds. United was ninth in the team standings with 69 points and West Branch was 11th with 50 points. United had a pair of ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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 ...