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United’s girls fire eight past Range

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South Range's Izzy Gill (left) and United's Elli Powers go for the ball on Tuesday. (Photo by Gary Leininger)

HANOVERTON -- United’s girls soccer team blanked South Range 8-0 on Tuesday in a Div. V district semifinal

Fifth-seeded United moved to 13-4-1, while No. 15 South Range fell to 7-9-2.

United will play No. 22 Wickliffe (10-5-1) at 11 a.m. Saturday at Girard’s Arrowhead Stadium in the district final.

South Range was 1-5-2 in its last eight matches.

WEST BRANCH 9, STRUTHERS 0

BELOIT -- The West Branch girls soccer team can do no wrong in the Division IV tournament.

The second-seeded Warriors blanked 35th-seeded Struthers, 9-0, in a district semifinal Thursday.

West Branch, which has won its two tournament matches by a combined 20-0, improves to 19-0 and will will play No. 9 seed Akron St. Vincent-St. Mary (16-4) for the district championship at 11 a.m. Saturday at Chardon’s Lion Stadium.

Audrey Eaton and Addi Dudley combined for the Warriors’ 14th shutout. West Branch has given up five goals all season.

Emma Klingensmith, Alinee Bacconi and Elli Colian each scored two goals for West Branch. Hailie Singer, Carleigh Sanor and Hensley Biery added goals.

Ellie Tucker had two assists and Cambrie Nezbeth one.

Struthers finished at 0-17 and was outscored 167-0 this year.

Akron SVSM beat Marlington 4-0 on Tuesday to advance. The Irish have won six straight since a 3-1 loss to Poland.

SPRINGFIELD 4, COLUMBIANA 1

COLUMBIANA -- Annah Clemmer scored Columbiana’s lone goal in a 4-1 loss to Springfield in a Div. V district semifinal on Tuesday.

No. 10 seed Columbiana ended its season at 13-4-1.

No. 12 seed Springfield is 12-6-1 and will play No. 3 Kirtland at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the district final at Magnificat.

Kirtland beat No. 17 Wellington 6-0 on Tuesday in its district final.

BEAVER LOCAL 6, PHILO 1

CALCUTTA -- The Beaver Local boys soccer team will get a familiar opponent in the Division IV district championship match.

The second-seeded Beavers advanced by topping seventh-seeded Philo, 6-1, at Fighting Beaver Stadium on Tuesday.

Beaver Local (16-2-1) has won five in a row and will play third-seeded St. Clairsville (13-6) at

6:30 p.m. Thursday at Edison High School.

The Red Devils lost to Beaver Local, 5-2, on Sept. 1. The Red Devils went on to beat Oak Glen, 5-2, and East Liverpool, 6-0, in late September.

St. Clairsville topped fourth-seeded Coshocton, 4-3, in the other district semifinal Thursday.

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