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Clippers fend off Eagle challenge

COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana volleyball team held off United to extend its Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference winning streak to 33 matches Tuesday. The Clippers posted a 25-22, 25-15, 20-25, 21-25, 15-5 victory as they make a run at a third straight league title. Columbiana is 7-0 overall ...

JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

VOLLEYBALL Lisbon vs. Heartland Christian 7th Grade: Lisbon won 25-22, 26-24 Tuesday. Lisbon: Alexa Anderson 10 points, 7 aces, Elise Tenzek 8 points, 3 aces, Randalyn Zocolo 5 points, 1 kill, 1 dig. 8th Grade: Heartland Christian won 25-9, 25-12. Lisbon: Chloe Haines 3 points, 3 aces, 6 digs, Emma Chase 5 kills, Arianna Leathley 5 digs. United at Columbiana 7th Grade: Columbiana won 25-10, 25-21. Columbiana (7-0): Sydney Cunningham 8 aces, 1 kill, 1 block, Layla Rust 4 aces, 3 assists, Rickayla Kleinknecht 4 aces, 2 blocks, Avery Eisenstein 2 kills, 1 dig. 8th Grade: ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

GIBSON WINS $10K COLUMBUS — Troy Gibson, a 2025 Salem High School graduate, kicked a 20-yard field goal during the Ohio State-Ball State game Saturday at Ohio Stadium to win $10,000. Gibson was the kicker on the Quakers football team in high school and also played soccer. X-TRA MILERS TO MEET SALEM — The Salem X-Tra Mile Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday in the high school cafeteria. WARRIORS BEST PIRATES BELOIT — West Branch edged Southeast 3-2 on Tuesday. West Branch improved to 3-5 overall and 2-1 in the EBC. The Warriors are at Marlington today. FIRST SINGLES: ...

Plenty of time to think about Michigan’s clock

Longtime coach Kyle Whittingham was unaware the stadium clock he watched Saturday night at Michigan might not reflect the official game time. Purdue coach Barry Odom also was caught off guard as he watched on television more than 250 miles away. The two Big Ten coaches acknowledged Monday they did not know there could be a discrepancy between what everyone was seeing on television and inside the stadium and the conference's tracking system. But that's how conference officials explained the dramatic finish in Whittingham's debut for No. 16 Michigan. After time appeared to expire with ...