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East Palestine hosts meet EAST PALESTINE — The William E. Ward Boys and East Palestine Girls Invitational will be held Saturday. Action at Reid Stadium will start at 10 a.m. with the boys discus and high jump and girls shot put and long jump and the preliminaries in the 100-meter dash and 100-meter hurdles. The McDonald boys and girls will be trying to defend their team titles. Twenty-five schools are entered, including host East Palestine, Beaver Local, Columbiana, Crestview, Heartland Christian, Oak Glen, Salem, Southern Local, Springfield Local, Wellsville and Western ...

Beaver Local’s Call tosses no-hitter

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Beaver Local 11, Indian Creek 0 WINTERSVILLE — Ciara Call threw a no-hitter with six strikeouts and a walk as Beaver Local topped Indian Creek 11-0 in five innings in softball action on Friday. Addie Thurik added a single, double and an RBI. Ally Wright had two hits and an RBI. Macie Bourne had a double. Gianna Congrove chipped in with a hit and two RBIs. Beaver Local is 11-2 and is at Edison Saturday. BL: 3-1-0-3-4—11-10-1 IC: 0-0-0-0-0— 0- 0-3 Harrison Central 10, East Liverpool 0 CADIZ — Harrison Central limited East Liverpool to two hits in a 10-0 win in five ...

Penguins have experienced winners on offensive line

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YOUNGSTOWN — In 2025, Youngstown State University quarterback Beau Brungard set all kinds of offensive program records en route to winning the FCS’ Walter Payton Award. But Brungard would be the first person to say that none of his or the Penguins’ offensive numbers last year would ...

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Nastari gains ground GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Junior Kaleb Nastari is gaining ground on the Penn State University men’s track team. Nastari, a former United High School state champion, was ninth out of 64 runners in the 800 meters at the Pepsi Florida Relays on Saturday. He ran 1:47.38 on the Pearcy Beard Track. Georgetown junior Tinoda Matsata, the defending Big East outdoor champion, won in 1:46.17. The field included 24 runners who ran under 1:49. Nastari was one of four Penn State runners with top-10 finishes. Yukichi Ishii paced the quartet by finishing fifth (1:46.91), ...

Bulldogs growing up fast

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East Palestine 12, Chaney 1 STRUTHERS — The youthful East Palestine Bulldogs are learning as they go. Freshman Shane Newman tossed a one-hitter for his first victory and freshman Mason Gorby had three more hits and scored four runs in East Palestine’s 12-1 win over Youngstown Chaney in five innings Thursday at Cene Park. Newman went the distance, allowing only a leadoff single in the fourth inning with 10 strikeouts and four walks. After starting his high school career going 0-for-6, Gorby put together eight straight hits to spark the Bulldog offense. He tied the school record by ...

East Liverpool girls enter new territory

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EAST LIVERPOOL — Pioneers in the sport of girls flag football, the young East Liverpool team is learning what it takes to build the foundations of a successful program. In a hotly-contested game with division-leading and unbeaten St. Clairsville on Thursday at Patterson Field, the Potters ...