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It adds up to second state berth for Martin

BOARDMAN — West Branch senior Clarice Martin has a one-track mind when it comes to running. Martin knew she needed to finish 24th or better at the Boardman regional cross country meet Saturday for another state berth, but it’s difficult to count places while concentrating on the ...

Boardman regional cross country results

Division III BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS (Top four advance to state): 1. Rittman (87), 2 Waynedale (102), 3. Maplwood (114), 4. Dalton (122), 5. South Range (129), 6. Mineral Ridge (139), 7. McDonald (159), 8. Lake Ridge Academy (192), 9. Smithville (211), 10. Canton Central Catholic (222), ...

Medure’s goal puts United in regional

CANFIELD — During overtime of the United Eagles’ Division V district championship soccer match, it appeared that they may have let several opportunities to win the contest slip away. But senior Jace Medure finally delivered the knockout blow with a game-winning goal late in the second ...

PREP ROUNDUP

CROSS COUNTRY Division II PICKERINGTON — Columbiana County runners came up short at the Division II regional cross country meet Saturday at Pickerington North High School. Beaver Local senior Jeremiah Moore was 35th (16:50.01) and East Liverpool junior Maddox Roach was 46th (17:09.62) ...

FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

COLUMBUS — First-round pairings for the OHSAA football playoffs (with regional seeds and records). All games are at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1: DIVISION I Region 1 16. Cleveland St. Ignatius (1-9) at 1. Mentor (10-0) 15. Cleveland John Marshall (2-8) at 2. Toledo Whitmer (8-2) 14. Medina ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

Hinchliffe runs for 304 LISBON — Lisbon junior Ashton Hinchliffe is climbing the charts. Hinchliffe ran for 304 yards and four touchdowns on 42 carries in the Blue Devils’ 35-28 win at Wellsville on Friday. It was the third most in a single game in school history. He finished the season ...

Football playoff schedule

First-round football playoff pairings for teams from the Morning Journal area: WEEK 11 Friday, Nov. 1 Playoffs Division IV Hubbard at West Branch, 7 p.m. East Liverpool at Columbus East, 7 p.m. Division V Martins Ferry at Crestview, 7 p.m. Fairless at South Range, 7 p.m. Division ...

United seals the deal

EAST PALESTINE—With a chance to clinch a league championship, the United Eagles couldn’t afford to overlook the upset-minded East Palestine Bulldogs on Friday. Despite a short week and a greatly improved Bulldog team playing at home, the Eagles won in dominating fashion 51-12 to take the ...

West Branch holds off Salem

BELOIT — It was a night of falling records when unbeaten West Branch hosted arch-rival Salem before a packed house on Friday at Clinton Heacock Stadium. The Warriors secured a school-record fifth consecutive outright Eastern Buckeye Conference crown and West Branch running back Boston ...

FOOTBALL ROUNDUP

Southern 46, Leetonia 21 LEETONIA — Southern Local ran for four touchdowns in the first quarter and rolled over Leetonia, 46-21, in a regular-season finale Friday. In the first half alone, Landen Heffner ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns on eight carries, Timmy Potts had 44 yards and ...