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F.E. Cope on Thursday SALEM — The 33rd annual F.E. Cope Invitational will be held Thursday at Sebo Stadium. Action starts at 4:30 p.m. with the field events. The running events get under way at 5:15 p.m. Sixteen schools are entered, including host Salem, Akron Coventry, Alliance, Austintown Fitch, Beaver Local, Boardman, Canfield, Girard, Howland, Lakeview, Lowellville, McDonald, South Range, United, Wadsworth and Western Reserve. The Salem girls have won five of the last six team titles, while Howland will try to defend its boys title. The meet is held in honor of the late ...

Eisenbraun strikes out 14 in Clipper debut

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Columbiana 3, Lisbon 2 COLUMBIANA — Columbiana’s first game of the season was worth waiting for. Freshman pitcher Ella Eisenbraun made her debut, striking out 14 in a 3-2 win over Lisbon at Firestone Park on a windy Tuesday. She had strikeouts for Lisbon’s first eight outs. ...

PREP TENNIS

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East Liverpool 3, East Palestine 2 EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool tennis team opened the season Monday by sweeping the singles matches for a 3-2 win over East Palestine at Thompson Park. The Potters will host Poland on Wednesday. FIRST SINGLES: Brady Dawson (EL) def. Brady Brubakers, 6-0, 6-0. SECOND SINGLES: Garrett Cooper (EL) def. Kaylee Schwartz, 6-0, 6-0. THIRD SINGLES: Rowan Stokes (EL) def. Izzy Ratner 6-0, 6-0. FIRST DOUBLES: Madyson Cope-Payton Miller (EP) def. Hunter Estell-Jude Brown, 6-2, 6-2. SECOND DOUBLES: Marley Haldiman-Ainsley Evans (EP) def. Logan ...

United’s Aegerter does it on the mound and at the plate

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United 23, East Palestine 0 UNITY — Freshman Madison Aegerter earned her first victory Monday, throwing a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts and two walks in United’s 23-0 five-inning win over East Palestine at Ace of Diamonds. Aegerter also homered and singled. Chloe Angelo had three doubles, a single and four RBIS for the winners. Callie Koons had a single, double and three RBIs. Jillian Dietrich and Payten Kekel had doubles. Kennedy Andre took the loss with two strikeouts and five walks in five innings. United (1-2) will host Malvern today. East Palestine is 2-1 and will ...

Lisbon’s Carpenter nails Tigers with no-hitter

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Lisbon 22, Wellsville 0 LISBON — Brady Carpenter threw a no-hitter with 11 strikeouts and two walks over four innings as Lisbon blanked Wellsville 22-0 in four innings on Monday. Ashton Hinchliffe had three hits and two RBIs for the Devils. Carpenter had two hits and two RBIs. Marc Moore ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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Rettos helps winning cause CADIZ — Beaver Local’s Luke Rettos scored 10 points and helped his East squad to a 106-82 victory in the District 5 Basketball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game Sunday at Harrison Central. Steubenville’s Cole Bowers, who led Big Red to the Ohio Division III state championship game the week before, was named the East MVP after scoring a team-high 19 points. Toronto’s Austin Buchanan followed with 18 points. Dover’s Robbie Copple was the West MVP with a a game-high 23 points. The East also won the girls game, 56-47, with East ...