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West Branch escapes Salem

West Branch 3, Salem 2 SALEM — Layla Carreon and Carly Loper had three hits each to lead West Branch to a 3-2 win over Salem on Thursday. Ellie Tucker got the win with seven strikeouts and three walks in seven innings. Morgan Colian had two hits for Salem. Morgane Blaine was the losing pitcher with seven strikeouts and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. West Branch is 8-10 and 5-4 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference. The Warriors are at Hubbard today. Salem is 5-12 and 3-6 in the league. Salem hosts Warren Harding on May 14. WB: 1-0-2-0-0-0-0 — 3-11-5 SA: 0-1-0-0-0-0-1 — ...

Salem and West Branch have plans in motion for their next league landing spots. The two schools have applied for positions in the Mahoning Valley-based All-American Conference and the Medina, Portage and Summit county-based Metro Athletic Conference. The AAC league affiliation would be ...

West Branch needs two wins to reach Canton

AKRON — West Branch’s girls flag football team completed its regular season at 10-0 and now will look to do some more damage in the playoffs. The Warriors received the No. 3 seed in the Cleveland Browns regional tournament which takes place starting at 5 p.m. Monday at the University of ...

AROUND THE HORN

Leetonia seeks Hall of Famer LEETONIA — The Leetonia Athletic Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the Class of 2026. Induction of the new members will be held the weekend of Sept. 4-5, 2026. Nomination forms are available on the school website www.leetonia.k132.oh.us and the administration office. Deadline for nominations is May 31. Nomination forms should be mailed to Leetonia Athletic Hall of Fame, 450 Walnut St,, Leetonia, OH 44431. County meet set for today SALEM — The 122nd Columbiana County Track and Field Meet will be held today at Sebo Stadium. Tickets are ...

AROUND THE HORN

Clippers fall to Fitch AUSTINTOWN — Columbiana managed just two hits in a 10-0 loss to Austintown Fitch on Wednesday. Avery Young and Hunter Davanzo had hits for the Clippers. Jackson Davis was the losing pitcher with five walks and a strikeout in four innings. Columbiana is 9-10 and will host United in a key Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference game today. CO: 0-0-0-0-0 — 0-2-2 AF: 1-1-0-3-5 — 10-3-0 Warriors swept by Boardman BELOIT —Boardman swept West Branch 5-0 on Wednesday in boys tennis action. West Branch falls to 8-7 and will host Heartland Christian on ...

4PREP TRACK

11th Mahoning County Meet At Austintown Tuesday (Meet ended after the 800 meters due to severe weather) BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Boardman (98 1/2), 2. Austintown Fitch (80), 3. Canfield (65), 4. Youngstown Ursuline (49 1/2), 5. Lowellville and West Branch (40), 7. Campbell Memorial (39), 8. Youngstown East (28), 9. Springfield (11), 10. Poland and Youngstown Mooney (10), 12. South Range (9), 13. Youngstown Chaney (7), 14. Western Reserve (6), 15. Jackson-Milton (3), 16. Valley Christian (1). INDIVIDUAL RESULTS 3200 RELAY: 1. Boardman 8:23.09; 4. West Branch 9:11.37. 110 ...