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State meet honors Owens

COLUMBUS — The 119th Ohio High School Athletic Association state track and field meet will be the biggest one yet. The 2026 state meet schedule was released Monday with the new five-division format, expanding from three divisions. The OHSAA Board of Directors unanimously agreed to name ...

Southern passes first OVAC test

SALINEVILLE — Having played just four opponents with records over .500 this season, Southern Local’s girls basketball team was in need of a challenge. It got just that when Shadyside pushed the Indians in a hotly contested Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 2A semifinal on Monday. ...

United does extra in win over Potters

United 53, East Liverpool 44, OT EAST LIVERPOOL — Maelee Smith’s last-second basket tied the game in regulation and Marin Stryffeler hit a pair of three-pointers in overtime to give United a 53-44 win over East Liverpool at the Potter Fieldhouse on Monday. Smith totaled 20 points, seven rebounds and five steals. Bella Thompson added 14 points, including key back-to-back three-pointers in the fourth quarter, aong with nine assists. Stryffeler also had 14 points and Reagan Good had six points and 13 rebounds. United improves to 12-7 overall, while East Liverpool moves to ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Roe scores 28 in Wellsville victory LEETONIA — Junior Darnell Roe had a career-high 28 points and eight rebounds in leading Wellsville past Leetonia, 73-46, in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Monday. Roe scored 10 points during a 22-9 third-quarter run that allowed the Tigers to pull away. Jeron Jackson contributed 14 points and six assists. Haydin Oliver added nine points. The Tigers improve to 8-10 overall and 8-4 in the EOAC, while the Bears drop to 5-13 and 3-9 in league play. Dylan Johns paced the Bears with 17 points. Dylan Brown added 10. There was no junior ...

Hughes has big weekend at EOWL

AUSTINTOWN — Nationally ranked Jake Hughes of Beaver Local swept through his matches on Friday and Saturday to earn the most valuable wrestler award at the Eastern Ohio Wrestling League tournament at Austintown Fitch. Hughes had three quick pins and an a technical fall to win at 157 pounds for his second career EOWL crown. The sophomore improved to 29-3 on the season as he defeated Southern Local’s Rowan Wiley by pin in 1:15 in the final. Hughes is ranked 15th in the nation at 157 pounds by FloWrestling. Hughes was not the only Beaver winning titles on Saturday. Freshman ...

Clean sweep for West Branch

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. ...