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Quakers have been Lion tamers

MINERVA — Salem, which owns one of the Eastern Buckeye Conference’s longest winning streaks over a fellow league opponent, continued its mastery of Minerva, rolling to a 12th straight win over the determined Lions in a 38-14 triumph at Dr. Robert Hines Stadium Friday ...

PREP FOOTBALL

CANFIELD 24, WEST BRANCH 14 BELOIT — Three turnovers cost West Branch as the state-ranked Warriors dropped a 24-14 decision to Canfield on Friday. It snapped West Branch's 14-game regular-season win streak. West Branch — ranked eighth in the Division IV state poll — goes to 5-1 on the season. Canfield improves to 2-4, including a loss to Salem. The Warriors led 14-10 at halftime and were shut out in the second half. Sami Hout ran 8 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter and Patrick Groner had a 33-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter to give Canfield the ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

COUNTY MEET COLUMBIANA — The 2026 Columbiana County Cross Country Meet will be held Tuesday at East Palestine City Park. Salem has swept the boys and girls team titles the last 11 years. Tuesday's schedule includes high school boys at 4:30 p.m., high school girls at 5:05 p.m., junior high boys at 5:45 p.m., junior high girls at 6:10 p.m. and a fifth- and sixth-grade race at 6:30 p.m. YANKEES RETIRE NO. 52 NEW YORK (AP) — CC Sabathia saw many ceremonies honoring former players during 11 seasons with the New York Yankees and never envisioned he would be an honoree. Sabathia ...

Beaver Local loses second straight

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local had a chance to wipe the bad taste out of its mouth after a narrow loss to unbeaten Salem last week, but the Brooke Bruins had something else to say. Using a bruising rushing attack led by Cole Bolen's 18 carries for 177 yards with three touchdowns coupled with timely takeaways, the Bruins held off a second-half Beaver charge to score a 33-20 win on Friday night. It was Brooke's first win in three tries against the Buckeye 8 opponents. The Bruins had not scored in the first two meetings. "It's a very big win and that's a tribute to our kids and the way ...

Salem’s Beck books spot in district

HUBBARD — The Columbiana girls along with Salem freshman Audrey Beck and United sophomore Claire Whetstone advanced from the Division II girls sectional golf tournament Thursday at Pine Lakes Golf Club. The Clippers placed second out of 16 teams with a 347. Columbiana senior Maddie ...

Clippers run wild on Indians

SALINEVILLE – Both the Columbiana Clippers and Southern Indians like to run the ball. So, when the two teams met on Friday night, the contest was guaranteed to be a battle over who could control the line of scrimmage. The Clippers won that battle of the trenches convincingly, and also ...