HANOVERTON — United’s volleyball team made Columbiana work for it early, but the Clippers pulled away for a 17-25, 25-18, 25-16, 25-17 win on Tuesday in a key Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference volleyball match.

The Clippers are 14-1 and 11-0 in the league and will have a chance to clinch a share of their third straight league title at home on Thursday against Leetonia.

For the Clippers, Eva Waller had 34 assists, two kills, three aces, nine points and eight digs. Landry Smith had 14 kills, three blocks and five points. Addisyn Dangler had 10 kills, two aces, two blocks, 15 points and six digs. Evy Rapp had six kills, seven points and nine digs. Layla McCarthy had 15 digs. Hailee Gomoll chipped in four digs and two aces.

United falls to 12-4 and 8-2 in the conference. The Eagles are at East Palestine on Thursday.

For the Eagles, Rileah Phillips had four aces. Baylee Smith added 21 digs.

United won the jayvee portion, 25-14, 25-14.

Lily Erb had five kills for the winners. Miley Pitts added five points and two aces. Scarlett Courtney had seven points and three aces.

Ava Marks had eight kills for the Clippers, while Ella Eisenbraun and Mikah Montgomery had five assists each. Sylvia Rapp had eight digs.

Crestview 3,

Brookfield 0

BROOKFIELD — Crestview moved within one match of clinching at least a share of the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Divison after a commanding 25-12, 25-22, 25-15 win over Brookfield on Tuesday.

For the Rebels (15-0, 11-0 in the MVAC Gray), Lainy Auer had 31 kills, while Sophia Stewart added 33 assists. Sophia Dattilio had four kills and Kerrigan Miller had 14 digs.

Second-place LaBrae and Garfield have two losses in the league. Crestview can clinch with home win over Champion on Tuesday.

Crestview won the jayvee portion, 25-15, 25-10. Phiatra Bradley had four kills and three aces. Kelsey Houp added five aces and three kills. Madeline English had five digs and three kills.

Lisbon 3, Southern 1

SALINEVILLE — Lisbon spiked Southern 25-14, 18-25, 25-19, 25-17 on Tuesday.

For Lisbon (8-8, 6-5 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference), Maddie Marshalek had 12 kills, 11 digs and 16 points. Addison Anderson had eight kills and 15 digs. Alayna Householder had six kills and 11 digs. Hannah Davis had 22 digs, while Abby Ammon had 15 digs and three kills. Stefanee Stacey had eight kills, 30 assists and 15 points.

For the Indians (8-7, 6-5), Addy Martin had 10 points. Haylee Kellogg had nine points and eight assists. Katie Kellogg had eight points and 12 kills. Allyssa Shroades had 10 assists and four kills.

Southern won the jayvee portion, 25-17, 25-19. Eliana Forbes had 14 points and 10 asssists. Khloe Ensinger had five kills.

For Lisbon, Brooklynn Klein had five kills and an ace, while Delaney Pickens had three kills, Aria Reckner five digs, four points and two aces, Johanna Ford nine digs and Gracyn Owens 12 assists and five points.

Lisbon hosts Wellsville on Thursday.

Southern hosts Valley on Thursday.

West Branch 3, Carrollton 1

CARROLLTON — West Branch captured a 28-26, 25-11, 14-25, 25-23 win over Carrollton on Tuesday.

West Branch is 11-6 and 7-2 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference.

Carrollton fell to 9-9 and 4-5.

Carrollton hosts Salem on Thursday.

Marlington 3, Salem 0

ALLIANCE — Marlington clinched the outright Eastern Buckeye Conference title with a 25-23, 25-11, 25-18 win over Salem on Tuesday.

Marlington was led by Danica Sarchione’s 21 kills.

Marlington is 13-2 and 9-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference.

Salem, losers of four straight in straight sets, is 4-11 and 2-7 in the EBC.

Salem is at West Branch on Thursday.

Jackson-Milton 3, Heartland 0

NORTH JACKSON — Heartland Christian fell in three sets to Jackson-Milton on Monday night, 25-17, 25-14, 25-20.

Keagan Pruitt led the Lions (10-7) with 13 kills, 12 digs and two aces. Claire Liposky added seven kills, 14 digs, a block and an ace, while Maddie Neville finished with seven kills, two blocks and an ace. Makenna Wilson contributed 18 assists and two aces.

SOCCER

West Branch 6, Carrollton 1

BELOIT — West Branch struck down Carrollton 6-1 on Tuesday in boys soccer action.

Reed Martucci had three goals for the Warriors. Cruz Leone, Dane Martucci and Ayden Ohara added single goals.

Mason Thomas had two assists, while Martucci and Leone had one assist each. Lance Myers had three saves in goal.

The Warriors are 9-2 and 3-1 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference.

West Branch is at Mooney on Thursday.

Marlington 4, Salem 0

SALEM — Marlington’s boys soccer team handed Salem a 4-0 loss on Tuesdsay.

Salem is 8-3-3 and 2-1-1 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference and is at Crestview on Monday.

Wood County Christian 2, Heartland 1

WILLIAMSTOWN, W.Va. — Wood County Christian scored two first half goals to best Heartland Christian 2-1 on Tuesday in an OVAC Class 1-3A boys soccer quarterfinal.

Heartland, which traveled two and a half hours for the game, falls to 4-7-2.

Woody County Christian advances to play at the first or second seeded team on Thursday.

Heartland is at Jackson-Milton on Monday.

TENNIS

Howland 5, Salem 0

SALEM — Howland swept all five courts to defeat Salem on Tuesday at Salem Racquet Club

Salem (10-5) hosts Alliance on Thursday at Memorial Park.

FIRST SINGLES: Halina Bakeris (H) def. Hadley Carlisle 6-0, 6-0

SECOND SINGLES: Avery Gebhardt (H) def. Memphis Haueter 6-4, 6-1

THIRD SINGLES: Natalie Summers (H) def. Meadow Anderson 6-3, 6-3

FIRST DOUBLES: Rylie Honia-Reagan Honia (H) def. Grace Zellers-Eva Minto 6-1, 6-2

SECOND DOUBLES: Allison Graham-Penelope Morris (H) def. Devin Shafer-Haylee Foor 6-0, 6-1