COLUMBUS — Beaver Local sophomore Jake Hughes ended a 24-year school and Columbiana County state title drought with a 2-1 tiebreaker win over Bishop Watterson sophomore Tommy Rowlands in the Div. II 157-pound weight class on Sunday at the boys state wrestling tournament at the ...
BARBERTON — The Heartland Christian Lions knew the challenge of the situation they were facing. And they knew the opponent well. But unfortunately, the Hillsdale Falcons used a strong shooting performance and solid defense to dramatically sneak past the Lions, 58-57, in a Division VII ...
St. Henry rolls over Canton Central DAYTON — St. Henry High School is having a championship season. The St. Henry girls basketball team topped Canton Central Catholic, 53-34, to win the Division VI state title Friday night after the football and boys bowling teams also won state titles this school year. The Redskins, who improve to 27-1, were led by sophomore Addy Homan with a game-high 20 points and three assists. Canton Central shot only 4-of-16 from the field in the first half and fell behind 26-13 at halftime. The deficit got as high as 29 points in the fourth ...
COLUMBUS — Six area Div. II wrestlers won their opening round matches on Friday during the first day of the state boys wrestling tournament at the Schottenstein Center. Beaver Local freshman Jordan Bates, East Liverpool junior Kyle Ingram, Beaver Local senior Bobby Buchheit, West Branch senior Beau Nezbeth, Beaver Local sophomore Jake Hughes and Beaver Local junior Evan Ours all won to advance to the championship quarterfinals. Bates, ranked first at 106 pounds by DubStat, bested Streetsboro’s John Bollinger with a pin in 2:30. Bates will get Alter freshman Blake Foucht, ...
Salem HOF seeks nominations SALEM — The Salem Athletic Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the Class of 2026. The 21st induction ceremony will be held on Thursday, August 27. Nominations will be accepted through the end of March by accessing a google form on the HOF Facebook page or by sending an email to shs.athletichof@gmail.com. West Branch tennis camp BELOIT — The West Branch tennis team will be having a tennis camp for boys and girls in grades 4-12 on Friday, April 3. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $25. Deadline to register is March 23. For ...
COLUMBUS — Columbiana County’s top girls contenders took care of business on Friday on the first day of the girls state wrestling tournament at the Schottenstein Center. East Liverpool junior Paige Cowan, United senior Auston Brown and Salem senior Paige Menough all won their first matches to advance to the championship quarterfinals. Cowan opened the tournament with a 20-0 win over Definace’s Isabela Jordan at 106 pounds. Cowan, ranked fifth in the state by DubStat, is slated to take on second ranked Kendleigh Dowalter in the championship quarterfinal. Brown, ranked ...
