Local Sports

Judge says Salem doesn’t deserve having to wait

CLEVELAND — Salem is still in the dark about what opponent it will face on Friday in the second round of the Div. III, Region 9 football playoffs. A court hearing in Cleveland over No. 5 seed Cleveland Glenville's eligibility went five hours on Monday afternoon with no decision reached. Judge Andrew J. Santoli has set the hearing to continue at 9 a.m. today with closing arguments and a decision expected in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Two Glenville football players are challenging the Ohio High School Athletic Association's decision to remove the Tarblooders from the ...

GOLDEN EAGLES REGIONAL BOUND

United girls had a good run

SPORTS BRIEFING

WVU STOPS NIAGARA MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Freshman Miles Sadler scored 16 points to go with nine assists and led six in double-figure scoring as West Virginia rolled to a 91-46 victory over Niagara on Monday night in the season opener for both teams. Sadler, a 6-foot guard who attended Bella Vista Prep in Scottsdale, Arizona, was 6 of 14 from the field with one 3-pointer, and matched a team-high with three steals. Brenen Lorient scored 13 points for West Virginia. Finley Bizjack and Javan Buchanan added 11 points each, and Mouhamed Sylla chipped in with 10 points, seven rebounds ...

REGIONAL RUNNERS

Quakers are picking up the pace

BOARDMAN — Missing the state cross country meet by one spot each of the past three seasons made the Salem boys want it more. “At the beginning of the season, we always think we’re going on and when we don’t, it makes us work harder,” Salem junior Colton Hall said. The Salem ...