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Rebs: Sectional runners-up

WARREN — Wellsville junior twins Makayla and Madelyn Landess advanced as individuals and the Crestview boys and girls bowling teams advanced out of the Division II sectional tournament at Freeway Lanes on Sunday. Makayla Landess captured the sectional title with 572 series (187-206-179), ...

Southern girls making history

Southern 49, Caldwell 40 ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Southern Local girls basketball team is making history. The top-seeded Indians won their first Ohio Valley Athletic Conference championship by topping second-seeded Caldwell, 49-40, in a Class A final Saturday at the ECO Center. Southern ...

NYU gets 82nd consecutive win in Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (AP) —New York University now stands alone atop the NCAA Division III women’s basketball record book with 82 consecutive victories. The Violets (20-0) beat Carnegie Mellon 69-58 on Sunday to break a tie with rival Washington University of St. Louis, which won 81 games in a row ...

Clipper stumble vs. Valley

COLUMBIANA — The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference trifecta celebration will have to wait until the last game for the Columbiana boys basketball team. The Clippers were aiming for a third straight EOAC title Friday night when Valley Christian visited in a key conference contest. But the ...

Lisbon can grab a share

LEETONIA —Lisbon clawed its way back to a two-way tie for first in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference by way of a 68-50 win over Leetonia coupled with a Columbiana loss to Valley Christian on Friday. Lisbon is 13-4 and 11-2 in the EOAC. The Blue Devils can be the first to clinch a share ...

Clippers clicking at right time

COLUMBIANA — With junior Annah Clemmer scoring at will and Columbiana’s full-court pressure, the Clippers ran away from Bellaire for a 45-22 win in an OVAC consolation game Thursday. Clemmer scored 18 of her game-high 25 points in the first half when she couldn’t be stopped. Evy Rapp ...