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Penguins earn win against ranked opponent

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With the offense sputtering uncharacteristically, No. 8 Youngstown State had to dig deep on the road on Saturday. The Penguins leaned on their defense and created enough separation in the second half to grind out a 28-16 victory over No. 21 Southern Illinois for their first road win of the season at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. It's also the second straight ranked win for YSU (4-2, 2-1 MVFC), making it the first time the Penguins have strung together back-to-back ranked wins since 2016. "It was a grinder," head coach Doug Phillips said in a phone interview after the game. ...

Mount Union bounces back

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NEW CONCORD — No. 24 Mount Union rolled to its first Ohio Athletic Conference win of the season Saturday, setting a school record with 786 total yards in a 65-7 rout of Muskingum. The Purple Raiders (2-2, 1-1 OAC) averaged 9.2 yards per play and finished with 422 rushing yards, averaging 9.2 yards per carry. Freshman Bo Bokman rushed for a career-high 137 yards and three touchdowns, his second straight 100-yard game. Junior Kayden Minner added 113 yards and two touchdowns for his fifth career 100-yard game. It marked the first time Mount Union had two 100-yard rushers in the same ...

Beavers battle with one of the state's best

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NILES — The Niles girls soccer team is expected to make a run at a Div. IV state championship this season and the Beaver Local Beavers got an example first hand how dominating the Red Dragons can be in a 4-0 loss on Saturday at Bo Rein Stadium. Niles is 11-0 having outscored opponents ...

AREA GOLF RESULTS

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ZEP'S PIZZA AND MORE AT PINKY'S LEAGUE NEW GARDEN — Semifinal results from the Zep's Pizza and More at Pinky's Wednesday Night League at Eagle Pass Golf Course: Mike Palmer & Dale Kampfer defeated Chad Wood & Rod Davison, 15 1/2 to 5 1/2.  Gage Chestnut & Isaiah Chestnut defeated Kevin Beresford & Dick Cope, 12 1/2 to 8 1/2.   SENIOR SCRAMBLE COLUMBIANA — The Senior Scramble at Valley Golf Club on Sept. 10 raised $7,255 to be split by Columbiana Area Meals on Wheels and Hospice House of the Valley. FIRST: 8-under 27: Steve Wash, Norm Mciltrott, Rob Conklin, and Ron ...

United tackles East Palestine

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United's Jordan Kidder makes a return against East Palestine's Beau Cope (right) and Nate Mead on Friday. (Photo by Ron Firth)[/caption] EAST PALESTINE – The United Eagles have proven to be the beast of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. They have outscored their three league ...

PREP FOOTBALL

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COLUMBIANA 41, VALLEY 7 COLUMBIANA — Columbiana scored 27 points in the second quarter and pulled away from Valley Christian for a 41-7 win in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Friday. The Clippers led 34-0 at halftime and were up 41-0 in the second half. Columbiana improves to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the EOAC heading into Friday's game at Wellsville. Valley drops to 1-6 and 1-2 in league play. Valley hosts United next Saturday. CRESTVIEW 49, NEWTON FALLS 14 NEWTON FALLS — Hayden Davis and Trevor McElhaney each scored three touchdowns as Crestview routed Newton Falls, 49-14, ...