ASHTABULA — The No. 24 seed Canal Fulton Northwest downed 13th-seeded Salem in four games in a Division IV volleyball sectional final Thursday. Northwest has won four of its last five matches to improve to 12-12 on the season. Northwest advances to the district semifinals at 5 p.m. ...
The road to the state cross country meet begins Saturday. Most area teams will at Canton GlenOak High School. The Salem boys are the lone area Division II team and will run at 10:45 a.m. The top 14 teams and top 28 individuals advance to the Boardman regional meet on Oct. 31. The rest of the race schedule includes Division III girls at 11:45 a.m., Division III boys at 12:30 p.m., Division IV girls at 1:30 p.m. and Division IV boys at 2:15 p.m. The Salem girls highlight Division III as they seek a sixth straight state appearance. The Quakers return five of their top seven ...
PLAYING FOR EBC TITLE BELOIT — The Salem at West Branch football game tonight will be a state-ranked matchup. Both teams are 8-1 with the Quakers ranked 10th in Division III and the Warriors ranked 12th in Division IV. West Branch is 5-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference and has clinched at least a share of its seventh straight league title. Salem is 4-1 and needs to win to grab a share. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the Warriors will hold senior night before the game. Kickoff set for 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for reserved seats, $8 for adult general admission and $5 for student ...
The West Branch Warriors have had Salem's number since 2020 with six straight wins by an average win margin of 18 points. In this campaign Salem had its best start to the season since 2015 and enjoyed big wins over Mahoning County powers Canfield and Poland as well as an East Liverpool team ...
COLUMBIANA — Rocco Mediate scored three goals as the 21st-seeded Columbiana boy soccer team beat 33rd-seeded Liberty, 7-1, in a Division V sectional final Wednesday. Garret Guy, Geoffrey Malcomson, Oliver Cuff and Sam Nance added goals. Columbiana (10-6-1) will play at top-seeded Elyria Open Door (16-0-2) in a district semifinal at 7 p.m. Thursday. Open Door beat 42nd-seed Cleveland East Shaw, 9-0, Wednesday. The Patriots have given up 14 goals this season. Liberty lost nine of its last 10 matches to finish with a 4-13 record. The Leopards scored 22 goals in their four wins and four ...
CALCUTTA — The East Liverpool and Beaver Local volleyball teams are set for a fourth match this season. Both won Division IV sectional titles on Wednesday night to set up a district semifinal showdown at 6 p.m. Monday at Beaver Local High School. East Liverpool has beaten Beaver Local in two of the three matches to date, both wins in five games. Beaver Local won the other match in four games. The fourth-seeded Beavers (16-6) swept 16th-seeded Indian Creek for the third time this season, 25-13, 25-11, 25-16. The sixth-seeded Potters (14-7) swept ninth-seeded Steubenville, 25-17, ...
