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Branch knocks off Salem

SALEM — Jeremiah Thomas had 26 points with 18 coming in the second half as West Branch struck down rival Salem 50-20 on Tuesday. Gavin Gregory added eight rebounds for West Branch (6-5, 5-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference). Kasen Weaver had eight points, four rebounds and three assists. Deontay Steele sparked Salem (2-8, 0-5 in the EBC) with 12 points. West Branch won the jayvee game, 58-29. Mason Cosma had 14 points for the Warriors. West Branch hosts Minerva on Friday. Alliance is at Salem Friday. WB: 9-12-15-14—50 SA: 1-8-7-4—20 WEST BRANCH SCORING: ...

Quakers topple Minerva

MINERVA — Peyton Colbert paced Salem’s girls basketball team with 15 points in a 41-22 win over Minerva on Wednesday in Eastern Buckeye Conference girls basketball action. Maddy Andres added 11 points for Salem (10-5, 4-3 in the EBC). Rachel Benedict had 10 points for Minerva, 2-13, 1-6. Salem won the jayvee portion, 24-11. Shae Burkhart had 13 points for the winners. Salem will host Ursuline on Saturday. SA: 10-8-11-12—41 MI: 6-4-4-8—22 SALEM SCORING: Noa Martin 0-0-0, Karlie Sampson 3-3-9, Gary Rohm 0-1-1, Shae Burkhart 1-0-2, Ava Lee 0-0-0, Peyton Colbert ...

AROUND THE HORN

MVAC will lose three schools The Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference is facing an uncertain future after several Portage County schools in the league are in the process of announcing their departure for a new league. Garrettsville Garfield, Ravenna Southeast and Waterloo are planning on joining the Greater Portage Conference along with Crestwood, Rootstown, Ravenna, Akron Springfield and Mogadore to start play in 2027-28. Waterloo, Mogadore, Rootstown and Southeast have all had their school boards sign off on the move with four schools left to approve. With the exit of the ...

Clippers keep it together

HANOVERTON — Columbiana boys basketball team knows it’s going need all hands on deck if it’s going to defend its Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference crown. The Clippers are down two key players due to injuries but still maintain a share of the league lead. On Tuesday, the Clippers ...

Clippers survive United scare

HANOVERTON — After scoring 13 points in the first half, the Columbiana Clippers were looking for an offensive spark. Senior Megan Moser scored all 11 points during an 11-4 third-quarter run that lifted Columbiana over United, 36-29, in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play Monday. The ...

Beaver Local challengers could go deep at OVAC

WHEELING, W.Va. – Just when you thought the three-day OVAC Ron Mauck Wrestling Championships couldn’t get any bigger, think again. The 72nd annual boys event gets under way Thursday night at WesBanco Arena, while the girls will take to the mat for the first time ever, starting Friday afternoon. The ‘Crown Jewel Of the OVAC’ concludes with Saturday afternoon’s championship finals in both genders. “I’m really excited with what we’re doing this year,” third-year Tournament Director Shane Shaffer said prior to Monday night’s kickoff press conference inside the East ...