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Branch, Leetonia bow out of tournament

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CANAL FULTON — Courtney Boggs threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts and a walk as Northwest blanked West Branch 7-0 in a Div. IV sectional contest on Thursday. Sara Schmidt had West Branch's lone hit. Ellie Tucker had eight strikeouts and two walks in six innings for West Branch. West Branch, the 16th seed, is 9-13. No. 14 seed Northwest will travel to No. 11 seed Laurel on Tuesday for a district semifinal. WB: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 — 0-1-3 NW: 0-0-1-0-5-1-x — 7-10-1 Southington 17, Leetonia 1 SOUTHINGTON — Southington eliminated Leetonia on Thursday in a Div. VII ...

Miller powers Lions past Clippers

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COLUMBIANA — Hudson Miller went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs to lift Heartland Christian past Columbiana, 7-4, Thursday at Firestone Park. Miller had a two-run hit to deep center in the second inning and an RBI double in the sixth inning. Jacob Gehring had RBI singles in the ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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SALEM HOSTS EBC TODAY SALEM — Salem will host the seventh Eastern Buckeye Conference Track and Field Meet today. Action starts at 4:30 p.m. with the boys discus and high jump, girls shot put and long jump and girls and boys 3200-meter relay. The rest of the running events will begin at 5:15 p.m. Last year, the Minerva boys won their first league title in 45 years, while the Marlington girls captured their first since 2006. This is the last meet Salem is hosting this year. EOAC MEET AT EAST PALESTINE EAST PALESTINE — The eighth Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Track and Field ...

NFL SCHEDULES

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CLEVELAND BROWNS Sept. 13 — at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. (CBS) Sept. 20 — at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (CBS) Sept. 27 — Carolina, 1 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 1 — Pittsburgh, 8:15 p.m. (Prime) Oct. 11 — at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. (CBS) Oct. 18 — Baltimore, 1 p.m. (FOX) Oct. 25 — at Tennessee, 1 p.m. (CBS) Nov. 1 — at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. (CBS) Nov. 8 — at New Orleans, 1 p.m. (CBS) Nov. 15 — Houston, 1 p.m. (FOX) Nov. 22 — Bye Nov. 29 — Las Vegas, 1 p.m. (FOX) Dec. 6 — Cincinnati, 1 p.m. (CBS) Dec. 13 — Atlanta, 1 p.m. (CBS) Dec. 20 — at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. ...

TRACK AND FIELD

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At Harrison Central Wednesday BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local 174; 2. Harrison Central 127; 3. East Liverpool 103; 4. Union Local 82; 5. Indian Creek 18; 6. Buckeye Local 15. WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Beaver Local 9:37.53; 110 HURDLES: Landon Wheatley (Beaver Local) 15.93; 100 DASH: Zachary Redman (Beaver Local) 11.87; 800 RELAY: Beaver Local 1:35.16; 1600 RUN: Maddox Roach (East Liverpool) 4:29.24; 400 RELAY: Beaver Local 45.10; 400 DASH: Triston Cole (Harrison Central) 53.03; 300 HURDLES: Landon Wheatley (Beaver Local) 42.48; 800 RUN: Connor Bendo (Union Local) 1:59.09; 200 DASH: ...

Raiders miss cut

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HOWEY-IN-THE-HILLS, Fla. — Mount Union’s men’s golf team did not make the cut Wednesday the NCAA Division III Championship at Mission Resort and Club. The Purple Raiders tied for 34th a +48 through two round. Illinois Wesleyan leads the team standings at -5, three strokes ahead of Washington & Lee. Mount Union freshman Jase Libb, a West Branch High School graduate, shot +13 in both rounds and is in 216th place. Fellow freshman Austin Wilhout was Mount Union’s top golfer in a tie for 61st at +5. Oglethorpe University junior Ryan Dunn leads at 6-under-par. Forty-three ...