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SPORTS BRIEFING

POWER OUTAGES Several athletic events were postponed due to the storms on Thursday night. The East Palestine at Southern Local volleyball match was postponed due to power outage early in the second game. East Palestine won the first game 25-21. The East Liverpool at Oak Glen girls soccer match was postponed due to a power outage. ELCC CLOSING EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool Country Club will be closing its doors after 106 years. "Due to rising costs of utilities, insurance, food, golf course chemicals and a decreasing membership, we are forced to close our doors on Sept. 15," ...

KOSAR OPENS THE FAIR

Warriors capture fifth straight win

BELOIT — West Branch's volleyball team swept Minerva in three sets on Thursday. The Warriors are 6-3 overall and 2-0 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference and have won five straight. West Branch is at Carrollton on Tuesday. UNITED 3, WELLSVILLE 0 WELLSVILLE — Rileah Phillips totaled 22 ...

United dodges storms, Lions

NORTH LIMA — United and Heartland Christian's boys soccer teams arrived to Thursday's game at the old South Range High School football field just about in time to get caught in a big downpour during warmups. With lightning and thunder all around, a pocket of decent weather opened up a ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

CLIPPERS CHOOSE REST COLUMBIANA — Columbiana postponed Wednesday's boys and girls soccer matches at Newton Falls due to heat and safety concerns. The Clipper girls soccer team was set to play its third game in three days on Wednesday. The games will be made up at a later date. LEOPARDS TOP BRANCH BELOIT — Louisville beat West Branch 4-1 on Wednesday in tennis action. West Branch is 2-5 and hosts Southeast today. FIRST SINGLES: Cailyn Brink (W) def. Paige Bears, 7-6, retirement SECOND SINGLES: Tatum Barlow (L) def. Sophia Hall, 6-0, 6-0 THIRD SINGLES: Alyssa Lirgg ...

Rebels roll past Falls

NEWTON FALLS — Crestview defeated Newton Falls 184-210 in a boys golf match Wednesday at Riverview Golf Course. Grant Snyder led Crestview with a 41, followed by Derek Duvall with a 45, Logan Neff 47 and Karl Wilhelm 51. Newton Falls was led by Cruz Marquette with a 46. Gavin Grunder shot 48, Landon Hall 54 and Zander Fitzgibbon 62. Crestview will face East Liverpool Christian on Tuesday at Historic Highlands Golf Course. MINERVA 157, ALLIANCE 213 MINERVA — Minerva's girls golf team beat Alliance 157-213 on Wednesday at Great Trail. The team score was a Great Trail school ...