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Buck Bailey on Saturday WELLSVILLE — The annual Buck Bailey Memorial Wrestling Tournament will be held Saturday at Wellsville High School. Twenty-four schools are scheduled to compete in the one-day tournament that begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. It is expected to run through at least 5 p.m. Local teams include host Wellsville, Beaver Local, Columbiana, East Palestine, Leetonia, Minerva, Oak Glen, Salem, South Range and United. Other schools entered are Boardman, Brookfield, Central Valley (Pa.), Chippewa, Conotton Valley, Dover, Indian Valley, Liberty, Magnolia, Norwayne, Toronto, ...

Rebels enjoys another 20-win campaign

Crestview 77, Grand Valley 53 COLUMBIANA — The Crestview Rebels have been winning since senior All-Ohioan Addison Rhodes arrived. The Rebels posted their fourth straight 20-win season by Grand Valley, 77-53, Thursday. Crestview improves to 20-2 and rebounded after a stunning MVAC loss at ...

Leetonia routs Sebring

Leetonia 55, Sebring 23 LEETONIA — Ethan Mathia scored 19 of his game-high 23 points in the first half in leading Leetonia past Sebring, 55-21, in boys basketball action Thursday. The Bears led 33-15 at halftime and held the Trojans to six points in the second half. Jason King added 11 points and Dylan Johns 10 to the winning effort. Leetonia improves to 6-15, while Sebring drops to 0-19. The Trojans have lost 21 games in a row and 46 of their last 50 games. Leetonia also won the junior varsity game, 13-10, in two quarters. Aiden Hunter led the Bears with six points. Both ...

Clippers push Southern to the limit

SALINEVILLE —Southern Local girls basketball coach Mike Skrinjar knew he had a special group this season and he believed that a perfect regular season was entirely within the Indians’ grasp. “I’ve been watching the teams that go play in Dayton and I keep telling these girls this ...

Quakers crush Beavers

CALCUTTA — Salem outscored Beaver Local 16-0 in the second quarter to highlight the Quakers’ 47-21 win Wednesday. The Quakers finish the regular season at 12-10. The Beavers finish at 8-14, including a 1-5 mark against Columbiana County opponents. Abby Knickerbocker scored eight of her 14 points in the second quarter to go along with 10 rebounds. Maddy Andres added 10 points and Ava Lee nine points and four rebounds. Karlie Sampson had three assists. Bella McLevey and Ally Wright both scored six points for the Beavers. Salem scored nine straight points to take an early 11-2 ...

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Quakers reschedule game SALEM — The Carrollton at Salem boys basketball makeup game will be played Saturday afternoon at Cabas Gymnasium. The junior varsity will start at noon with varsity to follow at 1:30 p.m. McKinley gets 2,000th win CANTON — The Canton McKinley boys basketball program became the first in Ohio to reach 2,000 wins. The Bulldogs beat North Canton Hoover, 64-59, at the Canton Fieldhouse on Tuesday. Canton McKinley, the Federal League champion, is 17-3 on the season with losses to Akron Hoban, Alliance and Cleveland St. Ignatius. The Bulldogs boys ...