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After Salem loss, Beavers go on a run to state semis

COSHOCTON — Beaver Local’s historic run to the girls Div. IV state soccer tournament came with a lot of thrills along the way. On Tuesday in the Div. IV state semifinal at Stewart Field, a tall, fast and athletic Columbus Academy team was the one providing all the highlights in a 4-0 win ...

AROUND THE HORN

Salem youth track club SALEM — The Salem Youth Track and Field Club (SYTFC), a new youth organization, hosted its first annual Pumpkin Run Series throughout the month of October at Waterworth Memorial Park. Students in grades PreK–6 met weekly to practice stretching, plyometrics and ...

Rebels made their mark

COLUMBIANA — Crestview’s volleyball team made a run to its seventh straight regional tournament this season and for that two of its top players were honored as members of the Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association Div. V All-Ohio teams. Senior Lainy Auer completed one of the ...

Salem runners help Penguins win Horizon League

FORT WAYNE, Indiana — Every Youngstown State University cross country meet is like a Salem High School reunion. Four former Quakers helped the YSU women’s cross country team capture their second-ever Horizon League title Saturday and the first since 2014. Freshman Maggie Hopple, ...

Helmick runs for Washington & Jefferson

MEADVILLE, Pa. — Geneva College captured its first Presidents’ Athletic Conference men’s cross country championship in program history. Geneva had six of the top 15 finishers to claim the title with 38 points. Grove City was a distant second with 71 points. The Golden Tornadoes won ...

Quaker boys know the lay of the land

OBETZ — Salem juniors Sam Yakubek and Luke Stephens know their way around Fortress Obetz. Yakubek ran at the state cross country meet last year, while Stephens has been there as a spectator twice. “I knew what to expect and where to go and what to do in the quiet areas where no one ...