Austintown solves Branch

AUSTINTOWN — Austintown Fitch swept West Branch, 25-15, 28-26, 25-14, in varsity volleyball action Thursday.

Leaders for West Branch were with seven kills, 10 blocks, five digs and two points; Madi Hoopes six kills six blocks and five digs; Chloey Sanor six points, five aces and seven digs; Aislyn Ring nine assists and three points; Kendelle Hoopes three kills, nine blocks, 11 assists and four digs; and Abigail Janosik three kills and two digs.

Fitch also won the junior varsity match, 25-15, 25-14.

West Branch will host Howland and Jefferson Area in a tri-match at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Quakers go five hours

SALEM — The Salem girls tennis team came back from losing the first two matches for a 3-2 win over McDonald in a five-hour thriller Thursday at Waterworth Memorial Park.

Salem’s second doubles team of Haylee Foor and Devin Shafer won the final match by a tiebreaker in the third set to give the Quakers the victory at 9 p.m. under the lights.

The first doubles team of Grace Zellers and Eva Minto and third singles players Meadow Anderson alson won three-set matches for the Quakers.

Salem will play at Lordstown at 4 p.m. Monday.

FIRST SINGLES: Ava Kuntz (M) def. Hadley Carlisle, 7-5, 6-3.

SECOND SINGLES: Emma Bundy (M) def. Memphis Haueter, 7-5, 6-4 .

THIRD SINGLES: Meadow Anderson (S) def. Marcia McCracken, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1.

FIRST DOUBLES: Grace Zellers-Eva Minto (S) def. Sienna Gavitt-Maddie Hall, 5-7, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

SECOND DOUBLES: Haylee Foor-Devin Shafer (S) def. Leah Evans-Katrina Sherro, 6-3, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (5).

Wellsville postpones game

WELLSVILLE — The Steubenville Catholic Central at Wellsville football game scheduled for Friday night was postponed due to a waterline break near the high school.

It has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday at Nicholson Stadium.

Wellsville athletic director Kyle Exline said the break happened around 3:30 p.m. and was told Porta Johns could not be delivered in time for the scheduled game Friday. He was told the area would be without water for an eight-hour minimum, but was assured it would be restored by Saturday’s game.

The Crusaders’ bus was not scheduled to leave Steubenville until 4:45 p.m. Exline said they were notified before leaving.