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Branch, Salem look at new league

BELOIT — It appears that a new football-only league will try to get off the ground to serve area teams left out in the most recent league shake-ups. The West Branch Board of Education approved by a 5-0 vote on Monday that the Warriors would join a yet-to-be-named league to begin play in the 2028-29 school year. The Warriors would join Crestview, Salem, Alliance, Howland and Canton Central Catholic pending approval from the other schools involved. West Branch, Howland and Alliance were left in the cold after Marlington, Minerva and Carrollton made it known they would leave the ...

Browns sloppy but it’s working

CLEVELAND (AP) — Todd Monken didn't expect there would be as many growing pains with the Cleveland Browns' offense as there have been through six games. Then again, hardly anyone expected the Browns to be 4-2 and leading the AFC North in Monken's first season as their coach. That's where ...

Salem boys are going to a good place

ALLIANCE — Missing one of its top runners, the Salem boys cross country team justs puts someone in his spot. Junior Colton Hall ran his fastest race ever in leading the Quakers to victory at the Eastern Buckeye Conference Meet on Saturday. The Quakers had the top three finishers and four runners under 17 minutes to win going away with 27 points. Two-time defending league champion Minerva was second (71) and Marlington third (76). Hall covered the 3.1-mile course at Marlington High School in a personal-best 16 minutes, 14.3 seconds to top the 73-runner boys field. Also for the ...

Zelonish, Schlueter top area runners at Clipper Invitational

CANFIELD — There were a couple of new champions at the 28th annual Clipper Invitational on Saturday. Burgettstown (Pa.) won the boys team title and Heritage Classical Academy from Peninsula was the girls champion at the Mill Creek MetroParks Farm. Burgettsown's Max Maltony repeated as the boys winner in 17 minutes, 34.57 seconds. Columbiana's Jace Zelonish was third and Lisbon's Caiden Carlisle seventh. Mogadore's Kasey Bolyard topped the girls race in 20:20.90. Columbiana's Sidney Schlueter was fifth and Columbiana's Maddie Jackson 10th. BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. ...