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Beavers drop Bulldogs

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BASEBALL Beaver Local 7, East Palestine 3 UNITY — Paxton Grimes had a single and triple to help lead Beaver Local to a 7-3 win over East Palestine on Thursday at Ace of Diamonds. Jhett Boyd added two hits and an RBI. Aiden Dray had a double. AJ Bowser was the winning pitcher with five walks and six strikeouts in four innings. For East Palestine, Mason Gorby had two hits. Mason Gorby took the loss with three strikeouts and four walks in five innings. Clark Rutledge pitched the last two innings, walking two. Beaver Local (12-8) hosts Martins Ferry on Monday. East ...

Baltputnis more than voice of the Rebels

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COLUMBIANA — Andris Baltputnis arrived at Crestview’s track and field meet Thursday two hours before the first event like he usually does. This day was different than the others as the Andris Baltputnis Athletic Center was dedicated in his honor. “This will be the heartbeat of our ...

BASEBALL

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Lions fall to East YOUNGSTOWN — Heartland Christian’s baseball team recorded four hits in its 9-3 loss to Youngstown East on Wednesday. Paul Bender, Jack Morgan, Brennan Murray and Grant Miller had hits for the Lions. Christian Hamilton took the loss with five strikeouts and three walks in 3 1/3 innings. Heartland (6-9) is at Leetonia today. YE: 0-0-0-2-3-4 — 9-11-0 HC: 0-0-1-0-0-2 — 3-4-1

JUNIOR HIGH TRACK

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Six-Way Classic At Oak Glen Wednesday BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: East Liverpool 162, Oak Glen 134, Rich. Edison 86, Wheeling Central Catholic 38, Madonna 14, Toronto 8. 3200 RELAY: Oak Glen (Carter Devore, Cash McMahan, Jack Cashdollar, Kaden Allison) 10:26.71; 110 HURDLES: Kaiden Goatley (East Liverpool) 18.67; 100 DASH: Nolan Ludwig (East Liverpool) 12.86; 800 RELAY: Oak Glen (Braxton Brown, Kane Cashdollar, Griffin Smith, Dodge Gamble) 1:51.54; 1600 RUN: Kaden Allison (Oak Glen) 5:39.32; 400 RELAY: Oak Glen (Brady Six, Kane Cashdollar, Griffin Smith, Dodge Gamble) 52.81; 400 DASH: ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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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; ...