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SPORTS BRIEFING

REBEL STADIUM HOSTS REGIONAL FINAL COLUMBIANA — The West Branch girls soccer team won't have to go far for its Div. IV regional final on Saturday. The No. 2 seed Warriors (21-0) will face No. 5 seed Warren JFK (16-4) at Crestview's Rebel Stadium. Game time is 2 p.m. Saturday. The winner advances to the state semifinals against the winner of Cincinnati Mariemont and Kettering Archbishop Alter. The match is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday at a neutral site, most likely near Columbus. The Div. IV state championship will be played at noon Nov. 13 at Scotts-Miracle Gro Field, the home of ...

United falls short in regionals again

BURTON — United’s boys soccer team came into the Div. V regional semifinal on Wednesday used to punching above its weight. Against a team it played a scoreless tie to in the regular season, the 11th seeded Golden Eagles met their match with a 5-1 loss to No. 2 seed Rootstown on Wednesday at Burton Berkshire High School. Rootstown scored four goals in the first half when the rain was just steady. In the second half it turned into pouring rain with the occasional burst of wind. The Golden Eagles fell to 11-7-3, while Rootstown moved to 16-2-2. The Rovers advance to meet No. 1 seed ...

Hat trick hero sends Warriors to final

GREENFORD — West Branch's girls soccer team has only given up five goals all season so when the Warriors score two goals within the first 10 minutes they know smooth sailing is likely ahead. Led by sophomore forward Elli Colian's brilliant hat trick and a staunch defense that ...

Delay of game; Quakers still waiting

CLEVELAND — The Salem football team still doesn't know who will be Friday's opponent. A Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge's decision reinstated Cleveland Glenville into the Ohio High School Athletic Association's playoffs on Tuesday. Judge Andrew J. Santoli ruled against the Ohio High School Athletic Association's determination that Glenville be removed from the playoffs due to using ineligible players. The court order included additional findings that the OHSAA said it will challenge in appellate court in Cleveland on Wednesday morning. "More information regarding ...

State cross country

SPORTS BRIEFING

GREGORY STARS LYNCHBURG, Va. — Six-foot-2 junior Sophia Gregory makes an impact wherever she goes. After two seasons at Youngstown State, Gregory made her debut wit the Liberty University women's basketball team on Monday night. Gregory made an impact on both ends of the court with a team-high 14 points and three assists along with nine rebounds, three steals and one block in 21 minutes of action during a 73-30 win over Frostburg State in front of 1,205 fans at Liberty Arena. She shot 6-of-7 from the field. Liberty held Frostburg State scoreless for the final 14:14 and finished the ...