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Beavers play for title WHEELING, W.Va. — Top-seeded Beaver Local will take on No. 3 seed Weir at 6:30 p.m. today in the OVAC class 4A softball final at the I-470 Complex. The Beavers (19-3) arrived at the final by way of a 4-2 win over Oak Glen on Tuesday. Weir High (15-6) earned its spot with a 9-1 win over No. 2 seed Edison. The Beavers are led by a core of underclassmen. Sophomore pitcher Addie Thurik is 11-2 on the season with a 1.96 ERA. On the offensive end, Thurik leads the team with a .487 batting average. Sophomore Brylee Curtis, who tied the Ohio state record for home ...

TRACK AND FIELD

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At Columbiana Tuesday BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: United 114, Ursuline 102, Columbiana 79, Valley Christian 31, Leetonia 28, Urban Scholars 2. WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Columbiana (Peyton Boggs, Evan Farinha, Nolan Clark, Eric Hepner) 9:31.49; 110 HURDLES: Tyler Staghill (Ursuline) 14.69; 100 DASH: Cayden Pitts (United) 11.45; 800 RELAY: Valley 1:41.49; 1600 RUN: Jace Zelonish (Columbiana) 5:07.41; 400 RELAY: Valley 44.33; 400 DASH: Cole Billy (United) 52.72; 300 HURDLES: Tyler Starghill (Ursuline) 42.09; 800 RUN: Josh Hawkins (United) 2:11.42; 200 DASH: Cayden Pitts (United) 23.10; ...

Beavers in OVAC final

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Beaver Local 4, Oak Glen 2 CALCUTTA — Beaver Local’s softball team set itself for another title on Tuesday. The top-seeded Beavers got 11 hits to subdue defending OVAC Class 4A softball champion Oak Glen, 4-2, at the I-470 Complex. Beaver Local is 19-3 overall and has won six straight. The Buckeye 8 champions will meet Weir in the Class 4A final on Saturday at the I-470 Complex. Weir beat Edison 9-1 in the other semifinal. Beaver Local has not faced Weir High this season. According to MaxPreps, the Beavers were ranked as the eighth best team in Div. IV in Ohio. Oak Glen (14-9) ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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Rebels honor Baltputnis COLUMBIANA — Thursday will be a special day for former Crestview teacher, coach and athletic director and current public address announcer Andris Baltputnis. There were will be open house at Crestview High School’s new $1.4 million indoor athletic facility at 3:45 p.m. Thursday. There will be a ribbon cutting and a dedication of the Andris Baltputnis Athletic Center. The Mr. B Middle School Invitational will follow at 4:30 p.m. Seven boys and girls junior high track teams are scheduled to compete including host Crestview, Austintown, Boardman St. ...

Salem loses late lead as Marlington rallies

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Marlington 12, Salem 4 SALEM — Marlington scored nine runs in the final two innings and rallied past Salem, 12-4, in Eastern Buckeye Conference play Tuesday. The Quakers took a 4-0 lead in the second inning before the Dukes put runs on the board in each of the last five ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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Jets live up to their name BELMONT — The Union Local High School Jets are living up to their nickname. A retired U.S. Air Force F-16 Thunderbird jet arrived at Union Local High School on Thursday and wll be displayed in front of the school after it is rebuilt by a crew from Worldwide Aircraft. Officials said the Air Force gifted the jet to the state and a dedication will be held in the future. The Jets nickname was selected by the first graduating class of the consolidated school during the 1959-1960 school year, a mascot symbolizing speed and progress. It will not be the ...