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Two Lions and a Bear reach state

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CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS — Heartland Christian sophomore Claire Liposky and East Palestine junior Braydon Plum made history at the Cuyahoga Heights Division V regional track and field meet Saturday. Liposky won the discus with a toss of 141-feet-6 on her first attempt — the best by a Columbiana county girl since 2019. She added a 136-8 on her third attempt. Plum was second in the boys 400-meter dash in a school-record 49.74 seconds. He broke the 75-year-old record of 50.4 seconds set by Earl Herrington in the 400-yard dash in 1951. The top five finishers in each event advance to the ...

State meet full of Quakers

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AUSTINTOWN — The Salem girls are lined up for a state run. The Quakers captured their second regional team title in three years with an impressive performance at Falcon Stadium Saturday. The Salem girls qualified 12 girls in 10 events for the Division III state track and field ...

Bibee off to worst start in Cleveland history

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Unlucky 13: Tanner Bibee has longest win drought to start a season in Cleveland franchise history CLEVELAND (AP) — For one inning, it appeared as if all the breaks were going the way of Cleveland starting pitcher Tanner Bibee on Sunday. Despite giving up a leadoff homer for the second ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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PURPLE RAIDERS ELIMINATED SALEM, Va. — The University of Mount Union softball team lost a pair of games at the Division III College World Series at the Moyer Sports Complex. Eighth-ranked Belhaven hit two home runs to account for three runs in a 3-2 win over 12th-ranked Mount Union, 3-2, in an elimination game Friday night. Lydia Brunner from Minerva doubled and scored on a fielder's choice by Sydney Mercer of West Branch for Mount Union's first run in the fifth inning. On Thursday night, Mount Union lost to Simpson, 4-3. Kendyll Cahill hit a three-run homer that scored Mercer to ...

Area athletes come up short at regional

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AUSTINTOWN — Southern Local senior Maddy Jones will carry the Columbiana County banner at the Division IV state track and field meet. Jones was third in the shot put Wednesday and no county athletes got through the Austintown Division IV regional finals Friday. Jones topped the first ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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SALEM X-TRA MILE CLUB SALEM — The Salem X-Tra Mile Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the girls locker room at Sebo Stadium. GUARDIANS GET TO RED SOX EARLY CLEVELAND (AP) — Angel Martínez had an RBI single during Cleveland's four-run first and made a key defensive play in the second inning as the Guardians held on for a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night. Cleveland's Chase DeLauter and Kyle Manzardo broke out of slumps with two hits apiece. Caleb Durbin had an RBI double in the fifth inning for the Red Sox. They have dropped six of seven. Colin Holderman ...