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Gregory: Give me Liberty

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BELOIT — West Branch High School graduate and former Youngstown State women’s basketball standout Sophia Gregory is headed to Conference USA. The reigning Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year who entered the transfer portal following her sophomore YSU season will join the Liberty University Flames. Her father, Levi Gregory, posted on Facebook on Thursday that more than 50 schools reached out to Sophia but in the end he wrote that “She wanted a place to grow spiritually and experience new travels in her basketball adventures.” Liberty University was established in ...

TENNIS

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Quakers net win SALEM — Salem’s boys tennis team was a 3-2 winner over Heartland on Wednesday. Salem is 3-1 and will play at Marlington on Friday. Salem 3, Heartland Christian 2 FIRST SINGLES: Cooper Grim (H) def. Avery Yerkey 6-0, 6-0 SECOND SINGLES: Jacob Vande Kappele (H) def. Ty Tonkinson 6-2, 6-1 THIRD SINGLES: Max Hammers (S) def. Keagan Pruitt 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 FIRST DOUBLES: Trevor Bails-Bob Francisco (S) def. Capri Dunkin-Maylee Norbo 6-1, 6-2 SECOND DOUBLES: Ryan Folger-Caleb Cutlip (S) def. Corrine Holm-Ava Shaulis 6-0, 6-1 Warriors top Alliance BELOIT ...

TRACK AND FIELD

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At Crestview Tuesday BOYS RESULTS Mineral Ridge (68.5), McDonald (59), Springfield (56), Crestview (44.5) WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Mineral Ridge 9:45.7; 110 HURDLES: Josh Smith (CR) 15.80; 100 DASH: Matthew Wymer (S) 11.2; 800 RELAY: Springfield 1:40.3; 1600 RUN: Joseph Cappuzzello (M) 5:04.79; 400 RELAY: Crestview (no names provided) 45.2; 400 DASH: Matthew Wymer (S) 50.20; 300 HURDLES: Kaden Shaffer (MR) 43.9; 800 RUN: Matthew Wymer (S) 2:11.65; 200 DASH: Michael Tuscano (S) 22.9; 3200 RUN: Joseph Cappuzzello (M) 11:14.34; 1600 RELAY: Mineral Ridge (no names provided) 3:41.9; HIGH ...

TRACK AND FIELD

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At Crestview Tuesday BOYS RESULTS Mineral Ridge (68.5), McDonald (59), Springfield (56), Crestview (44.5) WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Mineral Ridge 9:45.7; 110 HURDLES: Josh Smith (CR) 15.80; 100 DASH: Matthew Wymer (S) 11.2; 800 RELAY: Springfield 1:40.3; 1600 RUN: Joseph Cappuzzello (M) 5:04.79; 400 RELAY: Crestview (no names provided) 45.2; 400 DASH: Matthew Wymer (S) 50.20; 300 HURDLES: Kaden Shaffer (MR) 43.9; 800 RUN: Matthew Wymer (S) 2:11.65; 200 DASH: Michael Tuscano (S) 22.9; 3200 RUN: Joseph Cappuzzello (M) 11:14.34; 1600 RELAY: Mineral Ridge (no names provided) 3:41.9; HIGH ...

JUNIOR HIGH

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At East Palestine Wednesday BOYS RESULTS Columbiana (98), East Palestine (69), Lisbon (24), Southern (18) WINNERS 3200 RELAY: Columbiana 10:47.8; 110 HURDLES: Jackson Seabrook (E) 19.85; 100 DASH: Ajay Urichko (E) 11.97; 800 RELAY: Columbiana 1:46.69; 1600 RUN: Ezra Carlisle (L) 5:36; 400 RELAY: Columbiana 49.68; 400 DASH: Ajay Urichko (E) 56.5; 200 HURDLES: Jackson Seabrook (E) 30.35; 800 RUN: Grey Wellington (S) 2:30.34; 200 DASH: Ajay Urichko (E) 24.97; 1600 RELAY: East Palestine 4:51.33; DISCUS: Joshua Garver (C) 92-1; SHOT PUT: Eli Moore (E) 33-0.50; LONG JUMP: Kayson Grant ...

Quakers can’t catch Girard

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SALEM — Salem’s softball team was on the losing end of a 13-4 scoreline on Wednesday. Morgan Colian had three hits including a double for the Quakers. Mikayla Sneltzer had two hits. Emilee Lewis was the losing pitcher as she had six strikeouts, five walks and nine earned runs over 6 ...