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Five Beavers reach OVAC semifinals

WHEELING, W.Va. — Five Beaver Local boys wrestlers advanced to the semifinals of the 72nd annual Ron Mauck Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Wrestling Tournament on Friday at WesBanco Arena. East Liverpool and Oak Glen boys also produced one semifinalist each. Beaver Local freshman Jordan Bates (19-2) scored his third pin of the tournament by taking down John Marshall’s Milo Ward in 3:30 in his 106-pound quarterfinal. The top seed will face Barnesville’s Easton Stephen (17-5) in today’s semifinal. Also in the 106-pound class, East Liverpool junior Kyle Ingram (23-3) pinned ...

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Miller stars for La Roche PITTSBURGH — Crestview High School graduate Kirkland Miller is a 6-foot-1 junior on the La Roche University men’s basketball team. Miller scored 10 points to help the Redhawks top previously-unbeaten Hilbert, 79-72, last Saturday. In 17 minutes, Miller shot 4-of-5 from the field, including 2-of-3 from three-point range, with four rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot. Miller has played in all 15 games this season, averaging 8.3 minutes per game. La Roche is 5-10 overall and 4-2 in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference. La Roche will ...

OVAC top seeds advance

WHEELING, W.Va.—The area’s top wrestlers did what they were expected to on the opening night of the 72nd annual Ron Mauck Ohio Valley Athletic Conference at WesBanco Arena. At 106 pounds, top seed Jordan Bates of East Liverpool and Kyle Ingram of East Liverpool had quick pins to advance. Oak Glen’s Jordan Tomsic advanced on a bye. Beaver Local’s Jeryck Boyd advanced at 113 by way of a bye as did John Burkett at 120. Oak Glen’s Kaleb Eckleberry and East Liverpool’s Jaydence Rogers both advanced by way of a bye at 126. At 132, Beaver Local’s Leo Wilkes and East ...

Rhodes shoots for Rebels’ 14th victory

Crestview 56, Newton Falls 10 COLUMBIANA — Crestview senior Addison Rhodes played like the reigning Sports Illustrated National High School Girls Basketball Athlete of the Week. Rhodes scored the first 18 points of the game in the Rebels’ 56-10 win over Newton Falls on Thursday. She ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Rebels add a game COLUMBIANA — The Crestview girls basketball team will not play Monday because Lakeview already scheduled a game against McDonald. The Rebels have added a home game against Grand Valley on Feb. 12 to end the regular season. It will be a varsity-only contest beginning at 6 p.m. Tigers on a roll EAST LIVERPOOL — Wellsville had its strongest first game of the season which led to a 2,208-1,417 win over Youngstown Urban Scholars on Thursday at Walnut Lanes. The Tigers (13-1) had a season-best 952 in the first game. Madelyn Landess led the Tigers with a 265 high ...

Gecina has a history with Indiana Hoosiers

COLUMBIANA — There is a price to pay for success. Just ask former Crestview High School All-Ohioan and Indiana University linebacker Brad Gecina. He is flying to Miami and hoping to get inside Hard Rock Stadium as the top-ranked Indiana Hoosiers play for their first college football ...