SALEM — Salem athletic director Matt Freeman said the school district was caught off guard when it found out that Carrollton, Minerva and Marlington were leaving the Eastern Buckeye Conference for a new league. Like West Branch, Salem heard rumors of the league’s probable demise a ...

OAKWOOD — Salem’s boys and girls bowling team competed at the Div. I sectional tournament on Sunday at Roseland Lanes. Both Quaker teams finished 10th. The Quakers girls totaled 2,593 while the boys had 3,240. Girls district team qualifiers were Nordonia (3,261), Streetsboro (3,214) ...

HANOVERTON — Valley Christian scored a 32-25 win over United in a low scoring boys basketball contest on Monday. Abram Ceresna had eight points for the Golden Eagles, 11-11, 7-7 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. Valley Christian is 11-8 and 10-4 in the EOAC. Valley won the ...

BELOIT — Madi Hoopes had 14 points as West Branch’s girls basketball team was a 52-11 winner over Girard on Saturday. Tallie Muniz added 13 points for the Warriors. West Branch finished the season 19-3 and will turn its attention to the Div. IV tournament where it hosts Akron East on ...

WELLSVILLE — Beaver Local brought its big guns to the Wellsville Buck Bailey Invitational and came away with a first place finish including seven individual titles. The Beavers scored 251 points to Minerva’s 225 to win the tournament. Jordan Bates (106 pounds), Jeryck Boyd (113), Leo ...

ALLIANCE — Alliance outscored West Branch by five in the third quarter to help the Aviators to the Eastern Buckeye Conference boys basketball title with a 47-38 win on Saturday. Alliance led 13-9 after the first quarter and 24-21 at the half, but that lead grew to 35-27 at the end of the ...