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CLIPPERS' FIRST GAME COLUMBIANA — The first game on the new artificial turf field at the Ward Athletic Complex behind Columbiana High School will be held Tuesday. The Columbiana girls soccer team will host Indian Creek at 5 p.m. A ribbon cutting will be held prior at 4:45 p.m. The field also hosts junior high football games. Work is beginning on the new Columbiana baseball and softball full turf fields on each end of the soccer field. WARRIORS SWEPT BELOIT — The West Branch girls tennis team took only one set from Warren JFK in a 5-0 loss Wednesday. The Warriors (2-4) will ...

Crestview sweeps Newton Falls

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NEWTON FALLS — The Crestview boys soccer team edged Newton Falls, 3-2, Wednesday. Danny Novak, Carson Barber and Arthur Gelbecke scored Crestview's goals. Jackson Dolan and Jaden Moore had assists. Riley Mercer made six saves in goal. CRESTVIEW 10, NEWTON FALLS 3 NEWTON FALLS — Shelby Wellman had four goals and one assist and Sydni Kiehl scored three goals in leading Crestview past Newton Falls, 10-3, in girls soccer action Wednesday. Chloe Houck collected two goals and two assists and Haley Harbour had a goal. Maddie Long and Savannah Neville each had one assist. Clarice ...

County's large schools may be in for a big year

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The three largest schools in Columbiana County kicked off the season on Friday with victories. That's the first time Salem, East Liverpool and Beaver Local all won their openers since 2019. Beaver Local showed off its speed and what coach Mike McKenzie calls his strongest team since he arrived at Beaver Local in 2017 with a 35-14 win over Crestview. The Beavers will travel just over the stateline to take on Western Beaver on Friday in the first meeting between those schools since 1995. Beaver Local has not played a Pennsylvania team since that meeting. This season, the Western ...

Clippers have nowhere to run

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COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana cross country team won't be having any home meets this season. Construction at the Ward Athletic Complex has closed the new course and forced the Clippers to move their three home meets. "Construction moved ahead of schedule," Columbiana cross country coach Crystal Siembida Boggs said. "It started and affected the course. It was kind of unexpected. We had to find new locations." The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Meet on Tuesday, Oct. 6, has been moved to East Palestine City Park. "EOAC has to have it," Siembida Boggs said. "It was East Palestine ...

49ers mum on York arrrest

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York used an alias when he sent text messages over two days to a woman he believed to be a prostitute before he was arrested in a sting operation in East Palestine, Ohio, according to a police incident report obtained Tuesday. The report from the Mahoning Valley Human Trafficking Task Force had more than two pages redacted but provided more details about what led to York's arrest and ultimately to him pleading no contest Monday to two misdemeanors. York initially responded to an advertisement placed by police on a known ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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BEAVERS ON A ROLL WEIRTON, W.Va. — The unbeaten Beaver Local girls soccer team notched its fourth straight shutout with a 6-o win against Weir on Tuesday. Peyton Dunn had a part in all the scoring with three goals and three assists. Leah Stewart collected one goal goal and two assists, Jansen Ours one goal and one assist, Natalie Woodyard one goal and Tatum Duncan one save. Teneille Diaz-Wilson made one save in goal. The Beaver (4-0) will play at St. Clairsville on Thursday. UNITED SET FOR SHOWDOWN HANOVERTON — Jude Andrea had three goals and two assists in leading the United ...