Baker shines for Geneva

BEAVER FALLS, Pa. – Keaton Baker sets records wherever he goes.

Baker — who was a first-team All-Ohioan in United High School — set Geneva College’s receiving record in the Golden Tornadoes’ 55-35 win over Saint Vincent in front of 3,015 fans at Reeves Field on Saturday night.

Baker had 12 receptions for a school-record 282 yards (23.5) and four touchdowns.

He broke the single-game school record of 240 receiving yards set by Ron Michel. His touchdown catches covered 44, 5, 75 and 33 yards

Junior quarterbck Caleb Romano completed 31-of-41 passes for 484 yards and seven touchdowns. His 484 yards are the second-highest in school history and his seven touchdown passes ties Zack Hayward’s school record.

One of the touchdown passes was a 34-yarder to Luke Crumbacher, a former South Range High School graduate. Crumbacher had six receptions for 76 yards.

Geneva piled up 629 yards of total offense.

On the season, Baker has 19 catches for 382 yards (20.1) and six touchdowns –all team highs.

He is tied for second in NCAA Division III in touchdown catches (6) and ranks 10th in receiving yards (382).

As a senior at United in 2020, Baker set school records with 86 catches for 1,392 yards (16.2).

Geneva (1-2) will play at Allegheny College at 2 p.m. Saturday.

Rebels drop to fifth

COLUMBIANA — Crestview is one of six Division V teams receiving first-place votes in the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association state poll released Monday.

The Rebels dropped one spot to fifth in the state rankings.

Crestview is 14-0 overall and has lost two games all season — one to East Liverpool and one to Canfield. The Rebels will play at Brookfield today.

Canfield (12-1) is ranked 10th in Division III and Eastern Buckeye Conference champion Marlington (12-2) is ranked ninth in Division IV. Marlington will host Salem today.

Hall and Hopple run for YSU

CANFIELD — It was a like a homecoming for the Youngstown State women’s cross country team at the Youngstown State Invitational on Saturday.

Sophomores Linsey Plant and Lauren Runion, both Canfield High School graduates, led the Penguins on the 3.1-mile course at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm.

Plant finished sixth (19:41.4) and Runion seventh (19.53.9) in the 46-runner field.

Salem High School graduates Carly Hall (22:25.7) and Molly Hopple (22:26.0) were 27th and 28, respectively.

Gannon topped the women’s teams with 42 points, followed by Clarion (53), Youngstown State (65), Pittsburgh-Johnstown (86) and Fairmont State (135).

Youngstown State will host college and high school races at the Gorby Family Championship Cross Country Course again this Saturday.

Columbiana hosts county meet

COLUMBIANA — The 2025 Columbiana County Cross Country Meet will be held today at the Ward Athletic Complex behind Columbiana High School.

Salem has swept the team titles the last 10 years with the girls winning 11 years in a row.

The county meet schedule includes the high school boys at 4:30 p.m., high school girls at 5:05 p.m., junior high boys at 5:45 p.m., junior high girls at 6:10 p.m. and a fifth- and sixth-grade race at 6:30 p.m.

Hutton scores for Mount

ADRIAN, Michigan — Sophomore Rylee Hutton had a goal and an assist in the final 30 minutes in leading the Mount Union women’s soccer team past Adrian, 2-0, at Docking Stadium on Monday afternoon.

Hutton, a former Salem High School standout, found Ella Dinwiddie for the goal to break a scoreless tie in the 61st minute.

Then Hutton found the back of the net off an assist from Blake Eddy for an insurance goal in the 79th minute.

The Purple Raiders (3-2-2) will host Case Western Reserve at 7 p.m. Saturday at Kehres Stadium.

Hutton has played in all seven matches and is second on the team in scoring with two goals and one assist.