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Columbiana girls blank Crestview

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COLUMBIANA — Columbiana topped Crestview 3-0 in girls soccer action. Annah Clemmer, Josie Hepler and Callahan Ward each scored for Columbiana. Columbiana is 10-3-2, while Crestview is 7-7. Columbiana is at Springfield today. Crestview hosts Waterloo Thursday. LINSLY 5, BEAVER 2 CALCUTTA — Beaver Local's girls soccer team dropped a 5-2 decision to Linsly on Tuesday. Beaver Local falls to 10-5, while Linsly is 12-5-1. Peyton Dunn had two goals for the Beavers, while Leah Stewart had an assist. Tatum Duncan had six saves in goal. Beaver Local is at Alliance ...

Beaver Local takes consolation

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CALCUTTA — Beaver Local came into Tuesday's OVAC Class 5A semifinal as the top seed but it knew No. 4 seed John Marshall would present a challenge since the Beavers were one of the smaller schools in the conference's top division. The Monarchs overcame a rough start to pull off a ...

Clippers lone survivor in OVAC

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COLUMBIANA — After splitting a pair of five-game matches during Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play, it took Columbiana four games to beat United in an OVAC Class 3A semifinal Tuesday. The Clippers rallied for a 20-25, 25-15, 25-21, 25-15 victory and are the area's only volleyball team to advance to the OVAC final. Columbiana will play Wheeling Central at 1 p.m. Saturday at the ECO Center in St. Clairsville. Topping the Clippers (19-2) were Landry Smith with 14 kills, nine points and two aces; Ava Marks 13 kills, four points, two aces, two blocks and four digs; Addisyn Dangler ...

Rebels net 11th league title in a row

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GARRETTSVILLE — Crestview wrapped up sole possession of its 11th straight league title Tuesday. The Rebels rallied past second-place Garrettsville Garfield, 17-25, 25-23, 25-22, 25-23, to improve to 17-4 overall and 13-0 in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier. They will close out league play Thursday by hosting LaBrae. Bella Ciapala led the Rebels with 21 kills and three blocks. Cam Davidson had 38 assists, three aces and 10 digs; Madi Kyserr eight kills; Phiatra Bradley six kills and three blocks; Sophia Noling six kills, three aces and 11 digs; Kerrigan Miller 30 ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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QUAKERS EIGHTH COLUMBUS — Salem's first loss of the season cost the Quakers four spots in the Associated Press Ohio high school football state poll released Tuesday. The Quakers (7-1) dropped to eighth in Division III after a 28-14 loss at Howland last Friday. It was the first time the Quakers scored less than 21 points in a game this season and the fewest since a 49-0 loss to eventual Division IV state champion Cleveland Glenville in a second-round playoff game on Nov. 7. This Friday Salem hosts Carrollton (2-6), which owns victories over Edison and Marlington this ...

Stewart leaves state wanting more

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AKRON — Beaver Local freshman Eli Stewart has been playing tournament golf for a long time. Stewart's experience showed as he shot a 3-under-par 69 in Monday's final round and finished third in the Division II boys state golf tournament. "I'm happy," Stewart said. "It wasn't the ...