Sports

Quakers are shaping up

CORTLAND — The Salem boys cross country team is getting in shape. The Quakers finished second out of 43 teams in the Small Division at the Legends Cross Country Meet on Saturday. Winchester Thurston, a private school in Pittsburgh, edged Salem, 101-107, for the team title at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds. Salem senior Luke Stephens paced four Quakers among the top 26 runners. Stephens was ninth out of 345 boys runners, covering the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 15.7 seconds. Also for the Quakers, junior Colton Hall was 17th, freshman Taven Tice 23rd, junior Alex Rea 26th ...

Warrick leads way at OVAC

CAMBRIDGE — Beaver Local senior Luke Warrick highlighted area runners at the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Warrick finished ninth out of 205 boys runners at Cambridge High School. He covered the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 19 seconds. Oak Glen senior Lacey Cameron topped area girls by placing 20th out of 173 runners in 20:36. The Edison girls were sixth and the Oak Glen girls eighth in the team standings. Individual winners were University High junior Michael Gainer (15:22) and Wheeling Park junior Brenna Tipton (18:00). Both are ...

Mount Union gets homecoming win

United inches closer to EOAC crown

MINERAL RIDGE — It was another running clock win for the United football team. The Golden Eagles led 35-0 at the half and cruised to a 45-7 win over Valley Christian on Saturday at Mineral Ridge. The Golden Eagles are 6-1 overall and 4-0 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. United can clinch a share of the EOAC title with a win at home against Wellsville on Friday. The Golden Eagles have won every league game with a running clock.

Guardians have ace up sleeve

CLEVELAND (AP) — After coming out of the bullpen Thursday night to get the final three outs, Gavin Williams will start for the Cleveland Guardians in Saturday night's winner-take-all Game 5 of their AL Division Series against Sean Burke and the Chicago White Sox. "Gavin wants the ball. We want him to have the ball, and it's his game," Guardians manager Stephen Vogt said Friday. Williams was the eighth Cleveland pitcher used during a 9-5 win in Game 4 at Chicago. He made his first major league relief appearance after All-Star closer Cade Smith got into trouble in the ninth inning when ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

RECORD NIGHT CARROLLTON — Beaver Local senior Kaden Mays scored a school-record eight goals and head coach Joseph Zirillo earned his 100th career win as the Beavers beat Carrollton, 9-1, Thursday. Brandon Smith also had one goal and two assists. Deacon Brown collected four assists, while Logan Roberts, Lucas Price and Landon Wheatley each had one assist. Tyler Johnson and Colt Johnston each made three saves in goal. Beaver Local (12-2-1) plays at Oak Glen on Saturday. OVAC SOCCER COACHES OF THE YEAR Wheeling Park boys soccer coach Mario Julian and University girls soccer coach ...