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Salem boots Rebels

SALEM — The Salem boys soccer team played its final home match of the regular season and rolled over Crestview, 6-0, Monday at Sebo Stadium. Max Zacharias had two goals and one assist for the Quakers. Venjamin Gallardo and Troy Gibson each had one goal and one assist. Emeric Callahan, ...

JUNIOR HIGH

VOLLEYBALL Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament 7th Grade: Lisbon beat Leetonia, 25-22, 25-17 Monday. Lisbon, Harley Spencer 7 points, Aliannah Anderson 6. Next: Lisbon at United Wednesday 7th Grade: Southern beat East Palestine 25-19, 25-17 Monday. Southern, Gemma Jackson 7 ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Hurricane changes plans TAMPA (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are planning to relocate to the New Orleans area to prepare for Sunday’s game against the Saints with Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall along Florida’s west coast. The Bucs intend to travel Tuesday and spend the ...

Lisbon makes Valley work for it

YOUNGSTOWN — Lisbon did enough to hang around against Valley Christian, but the Eagles came away with the win, 34-20, on Saturday night at Liberty High School. Valley led 20-0 before Lisbon got on the board with a Wyatt Newbold 29-yard touchdown reception from Grant Minor in the second ...

Oak Glen stumbles against Central

STEUBENVILLE — As far as fast starts go, they don’t get much better than the one Catholic Central had Saturday night. The Crusaders offense stuck for three first-quarter scores and the defense didn’t allow Oak Glen to get a first down until the second quarter while also forcing a ...

Geiss turns in best time at Legends

CORTLAND — Heartland’s Rebecca Geiss came away with the small school division girls title on Saturday at the Legends cross country meet at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds. Geiss unofficially ran a personal best 17:49 to win over McDonald’s Naomi Sheesley (18:07). Geiss’s previous best ...

WEEKEND ROUNDUP

Columbiana 3, Heartland 0 COLUMBIANA — Columbiana’s volleyball team moved to 19-1 with a 25-17, 25-14, 25-16 win over Heartland Christian on Saturday. For the Clippers, Ellie Jackson had eight kills, 11 assists and nine digs. Cameron Perkins added 14 assists, two kills, three aces, 15 ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Brungard leads YSU YOUNGSTOWN (AP) — Beau Brungard had a touchdown pass and Ethan Wright ran for two scores to help Youngstown State hold off Indiana State 21-14 on Saturday in the Sycamores’ Missouri Valley Football Conference opener. Wright had a 2-yard touchdown run in the first and ...

Skubal, Boyd cross paths again

CLEVELAND — On his way to becoming one of baseball’s best pitchers, Detroit’s unquestioned ace and the AL’s next Cy Young Award winner, Tarik Skubal crossed paths with a veteran pitcher — another lefty — who took him under his wing. On Monday, Skubal will intersect with Matthew ...

Potts carries Indians to win

SALINEVILLE —Southern and Columbiana wanted to show that they belonged in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title chase after rough starts to the season. Both teams seemed to be up to the task on Friday, but it was the Indians’ quarterback Timmy Potts who provided the big plays to put ...