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Nastari runs at Big Ten

INDIANAPOLIS — Penn State junior Kaleb Nastari did not get to the finals in Big Ten Indoor Championships at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. Nastari, a United graduate who holds Ohio’s high school record in the half mile, finished 16th out of 27 runners in the men’s 800-meter preliminaries Friday. His time of 1:49.91 was sixth in his heat. The top two each of three heats plus the next two fastest times qualify for the finals Saturday. Nastari had a career-best 1:47.19 earlier this year. Penn State senior Allon Clay had the top time in 1:46.31. Penn State runners posted four ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Big MAC rules state bowling COLUMBUS — The Midwest Athletic Conference ruled the Ohio Division II boys high school bowling tournament Friday. Three MAC schools reached the semifinals at H.P. Lanes with St. Henry beating Coldwater in a match that went five baker games. St. Henry had games of 169-212-188-165-180, while Coldwater had had games of 174-179-164-167-168, while Coldwater led at the end of the individual series with 3,081 pins. Those two teams share the same home bowling alley, Pla-Mor Lanes, and finished as the top two teams in the state. Mentor Lake Catholic ...

Golden Bears set course for state meet

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen’s wrestling team didn’t see the typical success it has been used to this season but it did manage eight state tournament qualifiers and the team believes everything is in place for some good results on Thursday through Saturday at Mountain Health Arena in Huntington. “Even though we had some down tournaments, we wanted to peak at the right time, and that’s really what I’ve been trying to preach to the kids and what I’ve been trying to do in practice is prepare us for the regional and state tournament,” Oak Glen wrestling coach Josh ...

United’s sectional was a long time coming

United 60, Mogadore 55 HANOVERTON — A United boys basketball sectional title was four decades in the making. The 21st-seeded Eagles beat 23rd-seeded Mogadore, 60-55, Thursday for its first sectional championship since 1985. United improves to 12-10 and will play at third-seeded ...

Wellsville rides second-half surge

Wellsville 72, Ashtabula St. John 47 WELLSVILLE — Wellsville is making its way through the Northeastern Athletic Conference, which Leetonia will be joining in the fall. The 13th-seeded Tigers road a second-half surge past 15th-seeded Ashtabula St. John, 72-47, in a Division VII sectional ...

Heartland gets out fast

Heartland Christian 77, Lordstown 29 COLUMBIANA — Heartland Christian’s boys basketball team had a 34-point first quarter and cruised to a 77-29 win over 23rd-seeded Lordstown in a Div. VII sectional final Thursday. Collin Kalaher scored 14 points in the opening quarter as the Lions took a commanding 34-10 lead. Kalaher scored 25 of his game-high 27 points in the first half. Isaiah Matthews and Jack Morgan added 11 points apiece. Brody Conaway and Reagan Kalaher each had nine points. The Lions, the third seed, will host No. 14 seed Cornerstone Christian at 7 p.m. Monday in the ...