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SPORTS BRIEFING

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Salem hosts county meet SALEM — The 122nd Columbiana County Track and Field Meet will be held Thursday at Sebo Stadium. Action starts at 4:30 p.m. with the boys discus and high jump, the girls shot put and long jump and the finals in the girls and boys 3200-meter relay. The rest of the running events will follow at 5:15 p.m. The Salem boys and girls are the defending team champions. Mahoning meet today AUSTINTOWN — The 111th Mahoning County Track and Field Meet will be held today at Falcon Stadium. The field events will start at 4:30 p.m. and the running events at 5:15 ...

Clippers drop Eagles

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Columbiana 6, United 5 HANOVERTON — Columbiana has made things interesting in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference baseball race. Facing elimination from league contention if they lost on Monday, the Clippers got an RBI double from Hunter Davanzo in the eighth inning to hand United its first league loss with a 6-5 win. Columbiana is 9-9 overall and 7-2 in the EOAC. United slipped to 12-5 overall and 9-1 in the league. Lisbon also has one league loss. The Eagles will play the Clippers at Firestone Park on Thursday. In the seventh inning, Liam McElwain walked with bases loaded ...

United has to beat the best to be the best

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United 9, Columbiana 2 COLUMBIANA — The United softball team ended a long streak and is hoping to start one of its own. Freshman Madison Aegerter tossed a three-hitter as United beat Columbiana, 9-2, Monday to end the Clippers’ 56-game Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference winning streak ...

Quakers own the field

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AUSTINTOWN — Salem’s girls track team had a field day on Saturday at the 45th Optimist meet at Austintown Fitch Falcon Stadium. The Quakers won three of the four field events with Madolyn Gorby taking top honors in the high jump (5 feet 2 inches), Chaya Murray in the long jump (15-11) and Maddy Andres in the shot put (36-8 1/4). Peyton Colbert was second in the high jump (5-0), while Andres had a fourth place showing in the discus (108-6). Salem’s boys also did well in field events with Lucas Adams taking first in the long jump (21-3.5) and second in the high jump (6-0). ...

Salem splits Saturday double dip

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SALEM — Aniya Jones had a home run and four RBIs as Salem soared past Jackson-Milton 9-4 on Saturday. Morgane Blaine added three hits, while Morgan Colian had a double and an RBI. Shae Burkhart had a hit and two RBIs. Blaine got the win in the circle with five strikeouts and no walks ...

BOWLING RESULTS

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Sportsman League at Walnut Lanes Team Standings: Safelite 48, American Legion Post 70 44, AK Nahas 43, Sparkle Market 41, Ten in the Pit 39, Sanford Plumbing 36, Historic Highlands and Brian’s Pro Shop 32, Walnut Lanes 31. High Game: Howard Williams 278, Tres Click 258, Butch Mattern 247. High Series: 684 Tres Click, Rick Rudibaugh 667, Brian Rudibaugh 629.