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West Branch cages Lions

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BELOIT — West Branch pounded Minerva 7-0 on Tuesday in boys soccer action. West Branch led 4-0 at the half and had 30 shots on goal to Minerva's two. West Branch is 5-1, while Minerva is 3-4. ALLIANCE 4, SALEM 3 SALEM — Salem's boys soccer team lost to Alliance 4-3 on Tuesday. Salem falls to 3-3, while Alliance is 6-2. Salem hosts Massillon on Thursday. CRESTVIEW 12, JACKSON-MILTON 0 COLUMBIANA — Crestview's boys soccer team cruised to a 12-0 victory over Jackson-Milton. Danny Novak and Jaden Moore each scored three goals for the Rebels. Kaegan Zohnd, Carson ...

JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

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United at Columbiana 7th Grade: Columbiana won 25-10, 25-21. Columbiana (7-0): Sydney Cunningham 8 aces, 1 kill, 1 block, Layla Rust 4 aces, 3 assists, Rickayla Kleinknecht 4 aces, 2 blocks, Avery Eisenstein 2 kills, 1 dig. 8th Grade: Columbiana won 25-10, 25-9. Columbiana (6-1): Annabelle Booth 8 aces, 3 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs, Maria Lehnerd 3 aces, 2 kills, 10 assists, Annabella Young 3 aces, 4 kills, 3 digs, Sophia Gomoll 2 aces, 2 kills, 4 assists, 1 dig. Lisbon vs. Heartland Christian 7th Grade: Lisbon won 25-22, 26-24 Tuesday. Lisbon: Alexa Anderson 10 points, 7 aces, Elise ...

Life lessons were learned on 9/11

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The world stopped on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Routines were interrupted. Work days were halted. Plans canceled. Flights grounded. The nation was absorbed in shock, fear, anger and grief. In many cases all at once. The sports world was no different. Nearly all professional and ...

Quakers march past Eagles

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SALEM — Salem's boys soccer team scored five goals in the second half to pull away for a 7-3 victory over Hubbard on Saturday. Max Zacharias led the Quakers with four goals and an assist, while Emeric Callahan added a goal and an assist. Ronin Sutter also scored a goal and had an assist, ...

Branch's Stitle runs with the best

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ALLIANCE — Beaver Local's Luke Warrick took second to lead area runners on Saturday at the Ashley White Invitational at Marlington High School. Warrick finished in 16:27.19. In girls action, West Branch's Tenley Stitle was seventh in 20:37.58. GIRLS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Marlington (47), 2. Crestwood (48), 3. Akron SVSM (65), 4. Field (105), 5. West Branch (128), 6. Streetsboro (147), 7. South Range (182), 8. Beaver Local (233), 9. Norton (267), 10. Austintown-Fitch (284). INDIVIDUAL LEADERS 1. Irelyn Johnson (Marlington) 18:17.34; 2. Luci Maschek (Crestwood) 18:47.76; 3. ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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GEISS WINS DEBUT BOCA RATON, Fla. — Former Heartland Christian cross country standout Rebecca Geiss is used to running out front. Geiss won her collegiate debut as the Palm Beach Atlantic freshman finished first in the Keyser Flagship Cross Country Invitational on Friday night. Geiss finished the 3.1-mile course at South County Regional Park in 18 minutes, 0.27 seconds. Freshman teammate Gianna Ritchie from Lake Center Christian in Hartville, Ohio, was second in 18:27.21. There were 93 finishers. The Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish won going away with 25 points. Nova ...