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West Branch rules Clipper Invite

COLUMBIANA — The West Branch Warriors turned the Clipper Invitational green. The West Branch girls were first and the boys second Saturday at the Ward Athletic Complex. West Branch was a runaway winner in the girls meet with 135 points. Canfield was second with 81 points and host Columbiana third with 69 points. The Warrior girls had four winners including Alli Kanagy in the 100-meter hurdles, Idonika Woods in the shot put, Tallie Muniz in the high jump and Kanagy, Kylah Stryffeler, Rachel Teague and Hailie Singer in the 1600 relay. Akron Ellet topped the boys team standings ...

County champ adds OVAC title

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beaver Local junior Landon Wheatley and Oak Glen junior Orien Bone won individual events at the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Championship finals on Saturday. Wheatley, the indoor state champion, won the boys high jump by clearing 6-foot-6 at Red Devil Stadium. He repeated as the Columbiana County champion on Thursday. Bone won the boys shot put by more than 2 feet with a toss of 55-feet-4 1/2. He is the defending West Virginia Class AA state runner-up. BOYS RESULTS 3200 RELAY: 1. Morgantown 8:19.48; 16. East Liverpool 9:40.33. 110 HURDLES: 1. Braxton ...

AROUND THE HORN

Ex-Quakers pace YSU to Horizon League title ROCHESTER, Mich. — Freshman Maggie Hopple’s high finish in the 1,500 meters Sunday helped the Youngstown State University women’s track team capture its fifth Horizon League outdoor championship in six years. Hopple, a former Salem High School All-Ohioan, finished fourth in the 1,500 meters in a personal-best time of 4 minutes, 33.56 seconds at the Elaine Leigh Track and Field Complex. YSU senior McKinley Field won in 4:24.30. The Penguins started the day down 13 points after seven events and rallied to post 172 points to ...

Devils may reserve spot in EOAC

BERLIN CENTER — The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference appears to be ready to add another member. The Western Reserve board of education will vote on Monday to accept the conference’s invitation to join, according to the board agenda. Messages left with the school district went unanswered. If approved, Western Reserve will restore the league to eight members after Leetonia announced it would leave for the Northeastern Athletic Conference at the end of the school year. Western Reserve would begin play in the EOAC at the start of the 2027-28 school year and would join current ...

Quakers enjoy home field success at county

SALEM — Beaver Local junior high jumper Landon Wheatley and Salem senior long jumper Lucas Adams were at the top of their game at the 122nd Columbiana County Track and Field Meet on Thursday. The two indoor state champions repeated as county champions in their specialties. “It’s nice to have this meet later in the season and going against a jumper like Lucas,” Wheatley said. Wheatley cleared 6-foot-6 on his way to victory. “I’ve changed a few things with Erika and Dan Kinsey as coaches,” he said. “I had a few sluggish meets in the jumps, but now I’m feeling ...

AROUND THE HORN

Clipper meet on tap COLUMBIANA — The Clipper Invitational will be held Saturday at the Ward Athletic Complex. Fifteen schools are entered including host Columbiana, Salem, South Range, West Branch and Western Reserve. Action starts at 10 a.m. with the field events and the 3200-meter relay. The rest of the running events will start at 11:15 a.m. All will be timed finals. The Ursuline boys and girls are the defending team champions. YSU softball eliminated YOUNGSTOWN — The top-seeded Youngstown State softball team had a rough time in the Horizon League tournament. YSU ...