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Mediate's hat trick powers Columbiana

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COLUMBIANA — Columbiana's boys soccer team knocked off Mathews 7-0 on Monday. Rocco Mediate had three goals for the Clippers, while Geoffrey Malcolmson and Olie Cuff had two goals each. Avery Young also had a goal. Columbiana is 9-6-1 and will host Liberty on Oct. 21 in the tournament. BEAVER LOCAL 5, SOUTH RANGE 3 CALCUTTA — Beaver Local scored three goals in the first half and cruised to a 5-3 win over South Range on Monday. Beaver Local is 14-2-1 and will host East Liverpool in the tournament on Oct. 22. GIRLS SOCCER UNITED 2, URSULINE 0 HANOVERTON — United's girls ...

Quakers shape up for cross country stretch

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CORTLAND — The Salem boys cross country team is getting in shape. The Quakers finished second out of 43 teams in the Small Division at the Legends Cross Country Meet on Saturday. Winchester Thurston, a private school in Pittsburgh, edged Salem, 101-107, for the team title at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds. Salem senior Luke Stephens paced four Quakers among the top 26 runners. Stephens was ninth out of 345 boys runners, covering the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 15.7 seconds. Also for the Quakers, junior Colton Hall was 17th, freshman Taven Tice 23rd, junior Alex Rea 26th ...

Beaver, West Branch girls get high seeds

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Beaver Local's girls soccer team, a 2025 Div. IV state semifinalist, earned the top seed in the Div. III East District tournament draw on Sunday. The Beavers (10-4) will host ninth seeded New Philadelphia to open the tournament on Oct. 21. The winner of that game will play the winner of No. 3 Steubenville and No. 6 John Glenn on Oct. 26. Beaver Local has beaten Big Red in two tightly contested matches this season. In Div. IV, West Branch (15-0) earned the No. 2 seed in the Northeast district. The Warriors will host No. 33 Sheffield Brookside on Oct. 22. If the Warriors win that game, ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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REBELS FALL ON TV MATCH CORTLAND — Crestview's volleyball team suffered a 25-14, 25-18, 25-12 sweep by the hands of Lakeview on Monday. The match was broadcast as part of WKBN's Game of the Week. Crestview fell to 16-4. For the Rebels, Bella Ciapala had 13 kills. Sarah Hively added six kills. Kerrigan Miller had 30 digs. Cam Davidson had 17 assists, while Makenna Ray had nine digs and Addison Finch six digs. Crestview won the jayvee match, 25-12, 16-25, 25-14. Claire Crable had 21 assists. Jewlnetta Bradley had six kills and 13 digs. Crestview is at Garfield today. ...

DIV. II STATE BOYS GOLF RESULTS

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Oct. 11-12 At Firestone County Club North Course TEAM STANDINGS: 1. River View 290 (Gavin Gress 73, Colton Gress 73, Lucas Massa 68, Clark Frischen 76, Ty Woodward 92); 2. Alter 300; 3. Poland Seminary 304; 4. St. Clairsville 310; 5. Roger Bacon 314; 6. Ottawa-Glandorf 324; 7. Westfall 328; 8. Gilmour Academy 330; 9. Lynchburg-Clay 333; 10. Chardon NDCL 333; 11. Swanton 336; 12. Buckeye Valley 345. INDIVIDUAL RESULTS: 1. Grady Short (Archbold) 67; 2. Lucas Massa (River View) 68; 3. Eli Stewart (Beaver) 69, Matthew Morrone (Poland Seminary) 69; 5. Luke Ondulick (Alter) 73, Gavin ...

Botched punt sends Browns to defeat

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Deshaun Watson and the Cleveland Browns were on the verge of pulling off their fourth straight fourth-quarter comeback victory. Until it slipped right through their hands against the New York Jets. Literally. A momentum-swinging botched punt in a driving rain ...