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EOAC’s league schedule

It didn’t take the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference long to decide on the 2020 football schedule.

Athletic directors from the eight league schools held a Zoom meeting Sunday night and decided to play the league games first.

“Everybody knows who they are playing the first six weeks,” EOAC commissioner Howard Friend said.

All Ohio high school football teams are scrambling after the OHSAA announced Friday there will be six regular-season games before the playoffs begin on Oct. 9.

Because of the schedule change, Valley Christian will join Columbiana, East Palestine, Leetonia, Lisbon, Southern, United and Wellsville as the newest league member this football season.

When teams are done with the playoffs, the EOAC is hoping schools can play their seventh league games.

The first Friday night games are scheduled for Aug. 28. Some may be moved to Thursday or Saturday due to the availability of officials.

McDonald halts practice

McDONALD — McDonald has shut down football practices because of a positive coronavirus case.

A McDonald football player tested positive for COVID-19, according to school officials. Superintendent Kevin O’Connell said players were sent home Thursday and varsity football activities have been suspended for 14 days.

O’Connell said the district is working with the Trumbull County Health Department.

McDonald is a member of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference.

Chester wins again

COLUMBIANA — The Chester Old Timers improved to 6-1 with a 7-6 win over Girard at Firestone Park on Sunday.

Dave Smith pick up the win and had two hits. Mike Logston collected a double and single and Marshall Simcox had two singles.

Chester will play at Firestone Park at 2:30 p.m. Sunday.

Pirates series called

PITTSBURGH — The entire three-game series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis that was set to begin tonight at Busch Stadium has been postponed while the Cardinals deal with a COVID-19 outbreak.

There have now been 27 games postponed by Major League Baseball because of coronavirus concerns. The Cardinals have not played since July 30 and have had 13 games scrapped.

MLB said Sunday night that the league and the Cardinals “believe it is prudent to conduct additional testing while players and staff are quarantined before the team returns to play.”

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