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SPORTS BRIEFING

YOUTH FISHING EVENT ON SATURDAY EAST LIVERPOOL — The Friends of Beaver Creek State Park will present a day of family fishing fun starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Beaver Creek State Park fishing pond. The event is in tribute to Doug Fodrey and his family will be there assisting. Rods and bait will be provided. Experienced anglers will be there to help youth fisherman. The event is free. There will be door prizes donated by the Fodrey family. Winners must be present. The drawing will be at 2 p.m. at the covered bridge. No adults are allowed to fish in the designated youth fishing ...

Murray proves to be a rising star to watch

SALEM — Salem freshman Chaya Murray set a school record in her first high school meet and hasn’t slowed down since. Her much-anticipated arrival on the scene included four wins at the Columbiana County Meet and four school records so far. Murray heads into the Division III state track ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

STATE MEET OPENS THURSDAY COLUMBUS — The 118th annual OHSAA state track and field meet will be held Thursday through Sunday at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of Ohio State University. Single-day tickets are $16 for adults and $10 for students. There is a four-day pass for $50. Action will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday. EDISON KNOCKS OFF MINERVA CADIZ — The third-seeded Edison baseball team stopped eighth-seeded Minerva, 2-0, in a Division IV regional semifinal Tuesday at Mazeroski Field. Bryce Rogers gave up one hit and ...

Area track and field leaders

Here are the top high school track and field times and marks in Columbiana County and southern Mahoning County through June 2, according to meet results reported to the Salem News: BOYS LEADERS 110 HURDLES: Meshach Harris (East Liverpool) 15.40, Landon Wheatley (Beaver) 15.43, Landon Coffee ...

STATE TRACK MEET SCHEDULE

COLUMBUS — The 2026 Ohio High School Athletic Association state track and field meet will be held this weekend at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium. Here are the events and times for qualifiers from the area: THURSDAY, JUNE 4 1 p.m., Division V boys long jump, Clayten Kersey (Wellsville). 2:05 p.m., Division IV girls 400 dash, Taylor Dado (South Range). 4:55 p.m., Division V boys 110 hurdles, Graydon Henderson (Leetonia) and Landyn Cope (East Palestine). 6 p.m., Division V boys 400 dash, Braydon Plum (East Palestine). 6:20 p.m., Division V boys 300 hurdles, RJ May (East ...

Quakers play the field at state

SALEM — The Salem Quakers are fielding a bunch of winners. The Quakers are sending eight athletes in to seven field events at the Division III state track and field meet in Columbus on Friday and Saturday. “We’ve prepared them all year,” Salem girls coach Ted Yuhaniak ...