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Quakers know the way to Columbus

AUSTINTOWN — Salem junior Madolyn Gorby already wrapped up another state berth. She had to wait to see if junior teammate Peyton Colbert would join her in Columbus again. “It was nerve-wracking because she wasn’t doing that well,” Gorby said. Gorby won the regional title, ...

Geiss gets fourth state berth

CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS — Heartland Christian senior Rebecca Geiss advanced to the state track meet for the fourth straight year, while Wellsville senior Clayten Murray in making it two in a row. Both earned runner-up finishes at the Cuyahoga Heights Division V regional meet Thursday. Geiss was second in the girls 3200-meter run in a season-best time of 10 minutes, 54.77 seconds. Defending state champion Kaitlyn Carr of Smithville won in 10:38.88. Kersey was second in the long jump at 21-8 3/4. Mogadore’s Jason Garvin won at 21-11 1/2. The top five finishers in each event advance to ...

Rebels subdue EOAC champs

HANOVERTON — The Crestview baseball team may not have an All-Ohioan, but they are all Rebels. The 10th-seeded Rebels stunned ninth-seeded United, 7-3, in a Division V district semifinal Wednesday. “Team players are what wins games,” Crestview sophomore catcher Wyatt Erwin said. ...

Lions see game slip from fingers

UNITY — No. 13 seed Bristol rallied for five runs in the seventh to force extras and scored two in the eighth to dump No. 9 Heartland 8-6 on Wednesday in a Div. VII district semifinal. Heartland led 6-1 going into the seventh and could not get out of trouble. In the eighth, an RBI double by Jonas Miller and a Kaden Garcia RBI single allowed the Panthers to take a two run lead. Heartland went down in order in the bottom of the eighth. For Heartland (11-15), Jack Morgan had a double, triple and three RBIs. Hudson Miller added two hits, while Paul Bender had two hits. Brennan ...

Southern thrower qualifies for state

AUSTINTOWN — Southern Local senior Maddy Jones qualified for the state track and field meet with a third-place showing in the shot put on Wednesday with a best throw of 38 feet, 6 1/2 inches at the Div. IV regional meet at Austintown Fitch. Jones hit that mark on her second throw. She fouled on the last three attempts. Norwayne's Haley Bittinger was first (40-1 1/4) and her teammate Hannah Froelich was second (39-11 3/4). The top five finishers advance to the state meet set for June 4 through 7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. In the girls high jump United's Taylor ...

Heartland’s Grim pushes for state title

EAST PALESTINE — Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim has a strong belief that it could all line up for him on Friday and Saturday at the Div. II state tennis singles tournament.  A district champion for the second straight time, he also knows that it's how good you are on a specific day ...