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Quakers spike Girard to earn 14th win

SALEM — The Salem volleyball team swept Girard 25-17, 25-18, 25-10 Tuesday. The Quakers improve to 14-7 and will play at Hubbard on Thursday. Salem also won the junior varsity match in two games as Brinsley Witherspoon had eight kills and six digs and Reese Winner four aces and eight assists. CRESTVIEW 3, NEWTON FALLS 2 COLUMBIANA — Crestview won its fourth five-set match of the season by downing Newton Falls, 26-24, 24-26, 25-19, 22-25, 15-6, Tuesday. The Rebels improve to 15-3 overall and moved another step closer to the MVAC Gray Tier title at 11-0. Three Rebels had ...

Clippers on the road to success

EAST PALESTINE — Now that the Columbiana cross country teams are on top of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, they won't be leaving soon. The Columbiana girls captured their third straight league title and the boys their second straight during the EOAC Meet Tuesday at East Palestine City Park. Columbiana Jace Zelonish and Sidney Schlueter are the individual winners. Zelonish won the boys race, covering the 3.1-mile course in 19 minutes, 00.79 seconds. Schlueter captured the girls race in 22:25.31. Columbiana won both team titles by nine points over United. The Columbiana ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

SALEM FOURTH COLUMBUS — Salem, which has survived two overtime games in the past three weeks, is on the way up in the latest Associated Press high school football state. The Quakers (7-0) climbed six spots to a season-high fourth in the Division III poll. The Quakers let a 29-7 lead with less than four minutes left in regulation get away and beat Marlington, 36-29, in overtime Friday. Salem travels to Howland this Friday. Also in Division III, Youngstown Ursuline (5-2) is sixth, Cleveland Glenville (5-2) is sixth and Steubenville (5-2) is ninth. Ursuline beat Steubenville, ...

Warrior golfer just misses state berth

AKRON — West Branch junior Emma McLaughlin came up short in a playoff for the third and final state golf berth on Tuesday. McLaughlin and Mineral Ridge senior Savannah Turek tied for seventh overall with 18-hole scores of 84 in the Division II girls district tournament at Good Park Golf Course. Lakeview junior Olivia Norris and Champion sophomore Avery Robinette took the top two individual berths, tying for fifth with 82s. The top three teams and top three individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the state tournament, which will be held Oct. 11-12 at Firestone Country ...

Clippers, Raiders come up short of state

ALLIANCE — Western Reserve senior Joey Thomas will be teeing off at the state golf tournament. Thomas tied for second at the Division III boys district tournament Monday At Tannenhauf Golf Club. He shot an 18-hole score of 79 to tie Smithville senior Owen Ward and Lake Center Christian ...

Quakers jump on United

HANOVERTON — Salem rallied in the first two games and swept United, 25-23, 25-23, 25-11, in volleyball action Monday. The Quakers trailed 21-19 and 22-20 in the both of the first two games before scoring four straight points to go ahead 24-22. Salem led the entire third game, jumping ahead 21-8. The Quakers improve to 13-7 and will host Girard today. Girard lost to Columbiana and South Range last week. The Eagles are 13-4 and will visit Lisbon on Wednesday. EAST PALESTINE 3, WARREN HARDING 0 EAST PALESTINE — The East Palestine volleyball team is getting ready for the ...