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YSU to meet Vikings YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State had six players score at least eight points, and the Penguins pulled away from Wright State in the second half for a 76-60 win in the first round of the 2026 Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship on Wednesday at the Beeghly Center. YSU advances to the semifinals of the tournament and will play Cleveland State at 2:30 p.m. on Monday at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis. YSU is 23-8 overall and is in the semifinals for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Leetonia seeks noms for HOF LEETONIA — The Leetonia Athletic ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Two Quakers join County Hall of Fame LISBON — The fourth class of the Columbiana County Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame includes six standouts. Don Davidson (Salem, 1961); Ken Cunningham (East Liverpool, Class of 1961); Cheryl Nannah (United, 1979); Lori Montgomery (East Palestine, 1992); Jessica Deville (Leetonia, 2004); and Amy Scullion (Salem, 2010) will be recognized at approximately 6:45 p.m. Sunday during the 39th Columbiana County Classic at Lisbon High School. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and are only available at the door. Salem hosts district ...

4LOU HOLTZ

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(AP) — Reaction to the death of College Football Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz, who led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988. ——— “Lou and I shared a very special relationship. He welcomed me to the Notre Dame family immediately, offering me great support throughout our time together. Our relationship meant a lot to me as I admired the values he used to build the foundation of his coaching career: love, trust and commitment. ... Lou’s impact at Notre Dame has gone well beyond the football team. He and his wife, Beth, are respected across campus for their generous ...

East Liverpool shaped Holtz

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EAST LIVERPOOL — Even as a youngster growing up in East Liverpool, Lou Holtz had a love for the game. “He’d call and say we got a team, we’ll play you Saturday morning,” Bob Duffy said. “He just loved football.” Holtz, a College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to ...

West Branch tough to beat

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CANTON — West Branch’s girls basketball team combined a smothering defensive performance with a consistent offensive attack to punch its ticket to the Elite 8 following a 45-32 Division IV regional semifinal triumph over Gilmour Academy at the Canton Memorial Fieldhouse Wednesday ...

Crestview comes to the end of Rhodes

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ELYRIA — Having just won its first district title since 2007, Crestview wasn’t about to rest on its laurels on Tuesday in a Division V regional semifinal against Doylestown Chippewa at the Elyria Catholic Coliseum. Having come back from a five-point halftime deficit to tie the game ...