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Lions fade in extra innings

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UNITY — No. 13 seed Bristol rallied for five runs in the seventh to force extras and scored two in the eighth to dump No. 9 Heartland 8-6 on Wednesday in a Div. VII district semifinal. Heartland led 6-1 going into the seventh and could not get out of trouble. In the eighth, an RBI double by Jonas Miller and a Kaden Garcia RBI single allowed the Panthers to take a two run lead. Heartland went down in order in the bottom of the eighth. For Heartland (11-15), Jack Morgan had a double, triple and three RBIs. Hudson Miller added two hits, while Paul Bender had two hits. Brennan Murray ...

Potters embrace dream trip to state

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EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool's Brady Dawson knew he wanted to get to the state tennis tournament ever since his brother Preston went twice during his high school career. With help from sophomore doubles partner Garrett Cooper, the senior who is in love with the game of tennis made his ...

Heartland's Grim ascends as one of Ohio's best

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EAST PALESTINE — Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim has a strong belief that it could all line up for him on Friday and Saturday at the Div. II state tennis singles tournament.  A district champion for the second straight time, he also knows that it's how good you are on a specific ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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CROWDED FIELD AT FITCH AUSTINTOWN — Athletes from Columbiana, Crestview, United, South Range and the Southern girls will be at the Division IV regional track and field meet at Austintown Fitch’s Falcon Stadium on Wednesday and Friday. Action starts at 4:30 p.m. each day. Tickets are $12 for adults and $5 for students per day. QUAKERS, WARRIORS. HEADLINE D3 AUSTINTOWN — The Salem and West Branch boys and girls will be at the Division III regional track and field meet at Austintown Fitch’s Falcon Stadium on Thursday and Saturday. Action starts at 4:30 p.m. Thursday and 11 ...

Clippers can't summon a rally

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COLUMBIANA — Trailing by 2 in the sixth inning when play was suspended on Friday due to rain, Columbiana couldn't muster a rally when the game resumed on Tuesday as Rootstown advanced with a 4-2 win in a Div. VI sectional contest at Firestone Park. No. 19 seed Rootstown will head to No. 5 Hillsdale today for a district semifinal. The No. 17 seed Clippers end the season at 11-16. For the Clippers, Avery Young had two doubles, while Drennen Bosela added a single, double and an RBI. Ethan Lehnerd was the losing pitcher with four walks and no strikeouts in four innings. RO: ...

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GRIM REPEATS AS SECTIONAL CHAMP AKRON — Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim won his second straight Divivision II district tennis singles title on Saturday at the Springside Athletic Club.  In the semifinal, Grim beat 2025 state third-place finisher Ilya Shcherbakov of Pepper Pike Orange 7-5, 6-0.  He faced another Orange player, Vivaan Moghekar, in the final and won 7-6, 6-4.  The state tennis tournament will be held May 28-29 at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason.  CLIPPERS, BULLDOGS PLAY TODAY A pair of Division VI sectional baseball games postponed by rain ...