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Southern’s Shroades goes out a winner

LISBON — Southern Local’s Ashley Shroades knew what was in store when she saw the lineups for the 37th Columbiana County Classic on Sunday night. “I looked at the matchups,” she said. “It seems we were a pretty stacked team.” Shroades was named the girls MVP in leading the away ...

East Liverpool comes up short of goal

UHRICHSVILLE — Fourth-seeded East Liverpool battled early, but the size and power of Tri-Valley was too much in the long run as it fell 69-47 in the Division II district final on Saturday. “We played good to start, but we didn’t finish quarters well. We gave up a three to finish the ...

Warriors fall to Heights

CHARDON — Chris Brownlee Jr. hit a three-pointer with 59 seconds remaining to lift 13th-seeded Warrensville Heights past seventh-seeded West Branch, 51-49, in a Division II district championship game Saturday at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School. Trailing 45-39 with less than three ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

MASSILLON — The Springfield Local girls scored the first basket of the game before falling to seventh-ranked Loudonville, 40-14, in a Division IV regional final Saturday at Massillon Perry High School. Sophia Spangler scored 10 points and Mya Vermilya nine for the Redbirds. Ohio Ms. ...

Six boys, five girls in state title contention

BY MICHAEL S. BURICH Assistant Sports Editor COLUMBUS — Six area boys wrestlers punched their ticket into the quarterfinals of the state wrestling championships on Friday at the Schottenstein Center. East Liverpool’s Tristan Eckles (113 pounds), Beaver Local’s Bobby Buchheit (132), ...

Columbiana County Classic rosters

at Lisbon High School Sunday SENIOR BOYS 7:30 p.m. Home Coaches Todd Johnson and Chris Huckshold Trevor Siefke Lisbon Hunter Dailey Lisbon Tate Wallen Lisbon Alex Schreffler Lisbon Maddox Brown Columbiana Alex Eusebio Columbiana Ian Less Columbiana Devin ...

Heartland climbs the ladder

ORWELL — Heartland Christian had to battle its way to reach its first Division IV district championship since the school joined the Ohio High School Athletic Association in 2008, but ultimately the experience caught up with the Lions as it was overpowered by top-seeded Warren JFK 76-39 on ...

South Range still searching

SALEM — The South Range Raiders have reached the Salem district final four times through the years, but they have never captured a district crown. Youngstown Mooney has seen more success. The fourth-seeded Cardinals showed again why they have been so successful in Salem as they subdued the ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

County Hall of Famers LISBON — Five All-Ohioans highlight the second class of the Columbiana County Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Bevo Francis (Wellsville), Chelsea Bowker (Crestview), Lana Corbisello (Southern), Dawn Marple (Lisbon) and Vicki Pullie (Wellsville) will be ...

West Branch rides by Revere

CHARDON — The matchup between seventh-seeded West Branch and 25th-seeded Revere came down to the end when West Branch junior Cooper Anderson made a putback layup with 2.2 seconds left that secured a 51-49 win over the Minutemen in a Division II district semifinal Thursday. “My head was ...