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DESHIELDS HONOR KENT – The Mid-American Conference named Kent State junior quarterback Dru DeShields as the MAC Co-Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. DeShields — who was an All-Ohioan at West Branch High School — had a masterclass performance in Saturday's 35–20 rivalry win over Akron to keep the Wagon Wheel. DeShields accounted for all five of the Golden Flashes' touchdowns, amassing 322 yards of total offense and committing zero turnovers. He completed 18 of 33 passes for 294 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 16.3 yards per completion with scoring strikes to Wayne ...

Beaver Local 7th grader wins junior high state title

OBETZ — Beaver Local seventh-grader Samantha Williams won at the OHSAA 7th & 8th Grade State Cross Country Championships on Sunday. She topped the 408-runner field in the Division A Championship girls race, covering the 2-mile course at Fortress Obetz in 11 minutes, 13.9 seconds. Dublin Grizzell eighth-grader Hadley Dimitris was second in 11:24.2. East Liverpool eighth-grader Teagan Fink was 178th (14:12.5). Williams' time was the third fastest out of 1,089 girls overall in four races. The top finishers in the Division B Championship gurus race were Minford eighth-grader Addi ...

Quakers, Warriors secure first round byes

Six area high school football teams have secured spots in the playoffs. Salem (8-2) earned the fourth seed and a first-round bye in Div. III, Region 9. The Quakers are coming off a 50-0 loss to West Branch and will host the winner of No. 12 University School (6-4) and No. 5 Cleveland Glenville (8-2) at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Sebo Stadium. Eastern Buckeye Conference champion West Branch (9-1) also earned a bye and is the third seed in Div. IV, Region 13. The Warriors will host the Winner of No. 11 Poland (6-4) and No. 6 Woodridge (8-2) at 7 p.m. on Nov. 6. In Div. IV, Region 15, ...

Salem, Columbiana on the road to regional

CANTON — Columbiana's girls cross country team finished first in Div. IV on Saturday at the district cross country meet at Canton GlenOak High School. The Clipper girls were one of six teams to qualify in Div. IV for next Saturday's regional meet in Boardman. Leading the Clipper girls are Kaitlin Benner who was fifth in 21:25, Sidney Schlueter who was ninth in 22:18 and Maddie Jackson who was 10th in 22:28. United's Ruby Marshall was the top area individual not on a qualifying team as she was 12th in 22:50. Columbiana's boys team also qualified for regionals as a team with a ...

AREA FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PAIRINGS

DIV. III REGION 9 No. 1 Willoughby South (10-0), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 8 vs. No. 9 No. 2 Chardon Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin (9-1), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 7 vs. No. 10 No. 3 Garfield Heights (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 6 vs. No. 11 No. 4 Salem (8-2), first-round bye, hosts winner of No. 5 vs. No. 12 No. 12 Hunting Valley University School (6-4) at No. 5 Cleveland Glenville (8-2) No. 11 Cleveland Benedictine (5-4) at No. 6 Gates Mills Gilmour Academy (7-3) No. 10 Gates Mills Hawken (7-3) at No. 7 Warren Howland (8-2) No. 9 Mentor Lake ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

WARRIORS ON TO DISTRICT BELOIT — West Branch’s boys soccer team was a 12-0 winner of Brooklyn on Saturday in a Div. IV sectional final. West Branch is 14-3-1 and will host No. 23 Wooster Triway on Thursday in the district semifinal. Cruz Leone had four goals for the winners, while Dane Martucci added three. Reed Martucci had three assists and a goal. Alex Kash and Mason Thomas had three assists each. Allen Egli added two goals. Gaju Chavda and Nate Phillis also had one goal each. BULLDOGS CLOSE WITH A LOSS MINERAL RIDGE — East Palestine's football season came to an end ...