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BERLIN CENTER — The Western Reserve Board of Education approved the Blue Devils’ move to the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference for the 2027-28 school year at its meeting on Monday. The vote was 5-0. The Devils will replace Leetonia who will exit the EOAC at the end of this school year for ...

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Branch breaks Heartland BELOIT — West Branch’s tennis team beat Heartland 3-2 in its regular season finale on Monday. West Branch is 9-7 and will be in action on Wednesday at the sectional-district tournament at Boardman and Poland high schools. West Branch 3, Heartland Christian 2 FIRST SINGLES: Cooper Grim (HC) def. Austin Hawk 6-0, 6-0 SECOND SINGLES: Jacob Vandecapele (HC) def. Damon Edwards 6-2, 6-3 THIRD SINGLES: Cameron McCartney (WB) def. Brody Conaway 6-1, 6-3 FIRST DOUBLES: Jeremy Augustine/Blake Robbins (WB) def. Keagan Pruitt/Maylee Naebo 6-1, 6-2 SECOND ...

United comes back on Poland

POLAND — United rallied for three runs in the last two innings to defeat Poland 4-3 on Monday. Madison Aegerter and Payten Kekel had two hits and two RBIs each for the Eagles. Aegerter was the winning pitcher with three strikeouts and two walks in seven innings. United is 16-6 and hosts Waynedale in a tournament game on Wednesday. UN: 0-1-0-0-0-1-2 — 4-5-1 PO: 2-2-0-1-0-0-0 — 3-7-5 West Branch 5, Hubbard 1 HUBBARD — Ellie Tucker had four hits including a triple with an RBI as West Branch downed Hubbard 5-1 on Monday. Carly Loper added two hits. Maylin Hartzell had a ...

Devils set up key game

COLUMBIANA — Lisbon swept the season series from Columbiana by exploding for 11 runs in the sixth inning to top Columbiana 15-4 on Monday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference baseball action. Ashton Hinchcliffe led the charge with four hits and four RBIs. Mason Jones had three hits. Bryce Esarey added a single, double and four RBIs. Brady Carpenter had two hits and two RBIs. Mason Jones got the win by pitching a scoreless inning of relief. Logan Sturgeon went five innings with seven strikeouts and seven walks before that. Avery Young had two hits for the Clippers who led 3-1 ...

County champ adds OVAC title

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beaver Local junior Landon Wheatley and Oak Glen junior Orien Bone won individual events at the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Championship finals on Saturday. Wheatley, the indoor state champion, won the boys high jump by clearing 6-foot-6 at Red Devil Stadium. He repeated as the Columbiana County champion on Thursday. Bone won the boys shot put by more than 2 feet with a toss of 55-feet-4 1/2. He is the defending West Virginia Class AA state runner-up. BOYS RESULTS 3200 RELAY: 1. Morgantown 8:19.48; 16. East Liverpool 9:40.33. 110 HURDLES: 1. Braxton ...

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Ex-Quakers pace YSU to Horizon League title ROCHESTER, Mich. — Freshman Maggie Hopple’s high finish in the 1,500 meters Sunday helped the Youngstown State University women’s track team capture its fifth Horizon League outdoor championship in six years. Hopple, a former Salem High School All-Ohioan, finished fourth in the 1,500 meters in a personal-best time of 4 minutes, 33.56 seconds at the Elaine Leigh Track and Field Complex. YSU senior McKinley Field won in 4:24.30. The Penguins started the day down 13 points after seven events and rallied to post 172 points to ...