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Sutter’s boot lifts Salem

POLAND — Ronin Sutter scored on a 35-yard shot two minutes in the match as the Salem boys soccer team scored a 1-0 win over Poland on Thursday. Salem improves to 6-3-1, while Poland drops to 9-2. It snapped a nine-match winning streak in which Poland outscored the competition a combined 49-2. It was the Bulldogs' first loss since a 4-0 defeat at Marlington on Aug. 15. Salem will travel to Akron Manchester on Saturday. WARREN JFK 3, UNITED 2 WARREN — Warren JFK's boys soccer team nipped United 3-2 on Thursday. Jude Andrea and Marvin Schreiber scored for the Eagles. Dylan ...

Rebels grab MVAC win

YOUNGSTOWN — Crestview's volleyball team bounced Liberty 25-9, 25-21, 25-11 on Thursday. The Rebels moved to 11-1 overall and 8-0 in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division. Bella Ciapala had 14 kills for the winners. Kerrigan Miller had 11 digs and three aces. Addison Finch added three aces and seven digs. Madison Keyser and Sarah Hively had four kills each. Sophia Noling had six kills. Phiatra Bradley had four kills while Cam Davidson had 13 assists. Crestview hosts Boardman on Saturday. MARLINGTON 3, SALEM 1 SALEM — Marlington handed Salem a 25-12, 25-13, ...

Area teams OVAC bound

The area will be well-represented in OVAC soccer championship finals across the region on Saturday. Beaver Local's boys and girls soccer teams, Oak Glen's boys, Columbiana's boys and United's girls will all compete for titles in their respective classifications. Beaver Local's boys come into their Class 5A final at 10-0-1 and will take on Wheeling Park (10-0-2) at 12:30 p.m. at St. Clairsville High School. Kaden Mays leads the top-seeded Beaver Local offense that has scored 77 goals this season with 32 goals and 10 assists. Wheeling Park was a 2-0 winner over Steubenville in last ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

RAIDERS STREAMING ALLIANCE - The University of Mount Union's home game against Baldwin Wallace scheduled on Saturday, Nov. 7, will be the first Division III football game ever streamed on Amazon Prime. Kickoff has been moved to 4 p.m. The game will be streamed on the FloSports Channel on Amazon Prime (also live on FloCollege). GUARDIANS CLINCH BERTH BOSTON (AP) — Angel Martínez homered and Joey Cantillo threw five one-hit innings in a bulk relief role as the Cleveland Guardians clinched a playoff spot for the third straight year with a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox on ...

Win No. 6 puts Quakers in the mix

The Salem football team has been 5-0 two other times in coach Ron Johnson's tenure and 11 times over the history of its program. After a thrilling 33-27 victory over previously unbeaten Beaver Local on Friday, the Quakers, ranked eighth in the state by the Associated Press, might be ...

Salem, Branch tied for EBC lead

CARROLLTON — The Salem girls are holding onto first place in the Eastern Buckeye Conference after a 1-0 win over Carrollton on Wednesday. Salem improves to 8-4 overall and 4-0 in the EBC, tied with West Branch for the top spot. Carrollton has lost eight of its last nine matches to drop to 5-8 and 0-4 in the EBC. Salem will host Girard on Monday. WEST BRANCH 4, ALLIANCE 0 BELOIT — The West Branch girls soccer team posted its sixth straight shutout in a 4-0 win over Alliance on Wednesday. West Branch improves to 11-0 overall and 3-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference, tied ...