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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 ...

Final laps around Deerfield

SPORTS BRIEFING

OHSAA MOVES SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIPS COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced on Monday that the state soccer championships will return to the current home of the Columbus Crew — ScottsMiracle-Gro Field. The 20,139 seat stadium in the Arena District near downtown Columbus opened in 2021 and hosted the OHSAA soccer state championships in 2021 and 2022 before the finals moved back to Historic Crew Stadium in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The OHSAA soccer finals were at Historic Crew Stadium from 1999-2020. The move is due to turf maintenance at Historic Crew Stadium. ...

Youngstown State defeats another ranked opponent

With the offense sputtering uncharacteristically, No. 8 Youngstown State had to dig deep on the road on Saturday. The Penguins leaned on their defense and created enough separation in the second half to grind out a 28-16 victory over No. 21 Southern Illinois for their first road win of the season at Saluki Stadium in Carbondale, Ill. It's also the second straight ranked win for YSU (4-2, 2-1 MVFC), making it the first time the Penguins have strung together back-to-back ranked wins since 2016. "It was a grinder," head coach Doug Phillips said in a phone interview after the game. ...