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Potter duo beats the heat on the way to state

DOVER — East Liverpool's boys tennis doubles team of Brady Dawson and Garrett Cooper pulled off an upset to qualify for the Div. II state tennis tournament after district tournament play on Monday at Dover City Park. It didn't come as a surprise to their coach Robert Nizer. "Outside of ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

NASATRI RACES AT BIG TEN MEET LINCOLN, Nebraska — Former area standouts Kaleb Nastari and Ryan Henry competed in the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend. Penn State sophomore Nastari, who set the state record while at United High School, was 17th in the 800-meter preliminaries (1:47.80) on Saturday. The ninth and final qualifying time was 1:46.69. Penn State graduate student Allon Clay won for the second straight season in 1:46.58 in Sunday's final. Penn State senior Hayley Kitching won the women's 800 meters for the second time in three seasons ...

Beavers slide into district final

CALCUTTA — Top-seeded Beaver Local's 8-2 win over ninth-seeded River View in a Division IV district semifinal was a true team effort Monday. Everyone in the batting order got a hit highlighted by consecutive RBI singles by freshmen Macie Bourne and Gianna Congrove to give the Beavers ...

Devils put on a hit parade

LISBON — Lisbon's baseball team solved Heartland Christian with a 9-1 win on Monday. Ashton Hinchliffe had two hits and an RBI for the Blue Devils, while Logan Sturgeon had two hits and two RBIs. Aiden Myers had a double and three RBIs, while Mason Jones had a double and two RBIs. Brady Carpenter got the win with 10 strikeouts and two walks in five innings. Jack Morgan and Jacob Goehring had doubles for Heartland. Christian Hamilton was the losing pitcher with three walks and a strikeout in 2 2/3 innings. Lisbon (14-10) hosts Dalton in a tournament game on Friday. ...

Golden Eagles ready for districts

YOUNGSTOWN — Josie Wargo's RBI double in the seventh inning secured United's 7-6 win over Southeast in a regular season tune-up on Saturday in softball action at Youngstown State University. The Eagles moved to 18-6 and will travel to Mineral Ridge today for a Div. VI district semifinal. ...

PREP TRACK RESULTS

EASTERN OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TRACK MEET SATURDAY AT EAST PALESTINE GIRLS MVP: Camille Jeffries (Columbiana) – 1st 200, 1st 300 hurdles, 3rd 100, 2nd 1600 relay GIRLS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Columbiana 161.5, 2. United 119, 3. Lisbon 74, 4. Valley Christian 64, 5. Southern 41, 6. Wellsville 10, 7. Leetonia 9, 8. East Palestine 7.5 3200 RELAY: 1. Columbiana (Sidney Schlueter, Sydney Spaite, Madelyn Jackson, Kaitlin Benner) 11:28.17; 2. United 12:05.50; 3. Lisbon 13:02.41; 4. Valley Christian 14:13.73. 100 HURDLES: 1. Brinsley Hiscox (United) 16.65; 2. Johanna Ford ...