EAST PALESTINE — East Palestine senior RJ May was grabbing national attention a long time before he was touchdown passes. The Bulldogs record-setting receiver’s story of taking his dad’s van as an 8-year-old and driving his 4-year-old sister to the East Palestine McDonald’s to get a ...
EOAC FOOTBALL EAST PALESTINE — Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference football leaders United and East Palestine will meet tonight. The game will most likely decide the league champion as East Palestine is 3-0 and United 2-0 in league play. Both teams are 3-0 in the EOAC with the game most likely deciding the league champion. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. today at Reid Stadium. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for students. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. EOAC CROSS COUNTRY EAST PALESTINE — The 10th annual Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Cross Country Meet will be held Tuesday at East ...
DEERFIELD — There is one more weekend of racing in Deerfield. Deerfield Speedway — known as Good's Raceway the past six years — has been sold to a Hudson fireworks company and reportedly will be used as storage. Sorgi Investments LLC — which is associated with American Fireworks Company — purchased the nearly 31-acre site recently for $536,000 from Jim and Jen Good, according to the Portage County Auditor's website. The quarter-mile clay oval track opened in 1969 for motorcycle racing. It closed in 1974 and reopened in 1986 for smaller race cars. This will be the third time ...
SALEM 2, SANDY VALLEY 0 SALEM — The Salem boys soccer team is finishing the regular season on a strong note. The Quakers won for the fifth time in six matches by downing Sandy Valley, 2-0, Tuesday at Sebo Stadium. The Quakers improve to 8-4-1 and will play at Beaver Local (11-1-1) on Tuesday. Sandy Valley evens its record to 4-4-2. CRESTVIEW 3, BADGER 1 COLUMBIANA — Carson Barber, Cy Magill and Danny Novak scored goals as the Crestview boys soccer team beat Badger, 3-1, Thursday. Barber also had an assist. Crestview improves to 13-2 and will host Brookfield on ...
SALEM — West Branch claimed the Eastern Buckeye Conference title outright by downing Salem, 25-20, 25-27, 25-15, 26-24, Thursday. West Branch won for the 12th time in 13 matches to improve to 14-4 overall and 9-1 in the EBC, finishing one game ahead of Marlington. The Warriors will be tested next week when they host 14-3 Hubbard on Monday and 15-1 Columbiana on Wednesday. Salem moved to 12-6 and 6-3 in the EBC. The Quakers will play at United on Monday. The first game was tied 17-17 before the Warriors pulled away. The second game was tied at 21, 22 and 25 before the Quakers ...
HANOVERTON — Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference powers United and Columbiana put on a classic five-set volleyball marathon in the Eagles’ gym Tuesday night, and when it was over it was the Golden Eagles who walked out with a clutch 3-2 triumph. With the win, the Golden Eagles are now 13-3 overall and 9-1 in the EOAC, while Columbiana is now 15-1 overall and 10-1 in league action. “It’s the best thing ever,” said United’s Maelee Smith, who had a tremendous game with 17 kills. “I’m crying and they’re tears of joy. I’m so happy for my team. It’s just the best ...
