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WEST BRANCH 42, MARLINGTON 0 ALLIANCE — State-ranked West Branch did all its damage in the first half and defeated Marlington, 42-0, Friday. The Warriors, ranked eighth in the Division IV state poll, are 5-0 overall and 2-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference. West Branch quarterback and Youngstown State commit Grady Hirst accounted for four touchdowns. He was 14-of-17 passing for 259 yards and ran for a team-high 54 yards and one touchdown on seven carries. Hirst opened the scoring with a 1-yard run and followed with touchdown passes of 7 and 18 yards to Gavin Marshall and 63 ...

Quakers survive OT to stay perfect

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CALCUTTA — The year was 1962. John F. Kennedy was in the White House — and it was the last time Salem and Beaver Local’s football teams both started their seasons with 4-0 records. That was prior to Friday night. With perfect records on the line, fans packed Beaver Local’s Pastore ...

Golden Eagles seeing good returns

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HANOVERTON — United looks like it's a force to reckon with in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. For the second straight week, the Eagles played the entire second half with a running clock after a 55-7 win over Lisbon on United's homecoming. United (4-1, 2-0 in the EOAC) rushed ...

Bulldogs turn it around

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EAST PALESTINE – The East Palestine Bulldogs didn’t start the season the way they hoped, but after a disappointing 33-point loss to Harrison Central in the second week, they have turned things around. Following a 36-12 victory over the Southern Indians on Friday night, the Bulldogs have now won three straight contests and are sharing the top of the EOAC standings. With the win, they are now 3-2 overall and 2-0 in the league. “We found the right mindset,” said senior RJ May. “Our line has set the tone the past three weeks, and that is really what it is. The big guys up front ...

MVAC title goes through Crestview

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COLUMBIANA — Crestview's volleyball team scored a key Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division win over over Garfield on Thursday. Sophia Noling's 15 kills helped the Rebels to the 25-17, 25-17, 25-21 win. Crestview is 9-1 and 6-0 in the league. Garfield fell to 5-3, 5-1. ...

JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

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COLUMBIANA AT SALEM 7th Grade: Columbiana won 25-16, 25-16 on Thursday. Columbiana: Avery Eisenbraun 5 aces, 3 digs, Sydney Cunningham 5 aces, 3 kills, 1 dig, Layla Rust 2 aces, 4 kills, 2 assists, 3 digs, Stella Snyder 1 kill, 1 dig. 8th Grade: Salem won 25-23, 25-17. Columbiana: Annabelle Booth 3 kills, 15 digs, Annabella Young 1 ace, 6 kills, 13 digs, Maria Lehnerd 2 aces, 5 kills, 5 assists, 4 digs, Sophia Gomoll 2 aces, 5 kills, 8 assists, 8 digs. Next: Columbiana hosts Lisbon on Monday. UNITED AT CRESTVIEW 7th Grade: Crestview won 25-16, 25-18. United: Peyton Borovitcky 7 ...