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East Liverpool team advances to state

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DOVER — East Liverpool's boys tennis doubles team of Brady Dawson and Garrett Cooper pulled off an upset to qualify for the Div. II state tennis tournament after district tournament play on Monday at Dover City Park. It didn't come as a surprise to their coach Robert Nizer. "Outside of Heartland's Cooper Grim, we believe that Brady and Garrett are the two best players in the county," Nizer said. In singles play this season, the senior Dawson only lost once and the sophomore Cooper went undefeated. The two teamed together only twice during the regular season but won against ...

Eagles, Clippers split at EOAC

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EAST PALESTINE — United’s boys track team broke up Columbiana’s two-year Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference championship streak by taking the league meet on Saturday at East Palestine’s Reid Memorial Stadium. The Eagles grabbed eight event wins on the way to the team title. United’s Josh Hawkins took home MVP honors with wins in the 800 and 1600 as well as being a part of the 3200 relay winning team. Columbiana’s girls team won its third straight title by taking five events. Columbiana’s Camille Jeffries won MVP honors by taking first in the 200 and 300 hurdles, ...

United tunes up for district

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YOUNGSTOWN — Josie Wargo’s RBI double in the seventh inning secured United’s 7-6 win over Southeast in a regular season tune-up on Saturday in softball action at Youngstown State University. The Eagles moved to 18-6 and will travel to Mineral Ridge today for a Div. VI district ...

West Branch, Leetonia fall in sectional openers

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Northwest 7, West Branch 0 CANAL FULTON — Courtney Boggs threw a one-hitter with eight strikeouts and a walk as Northwest blanked West Branch 7-0 in a Div. IV sectional contest on Thursday. Sara Schmidt had West Branch’s lone hit. Ellie Tucker had eight strikeouts and two walks in six innings for West Branch. No. 16 West Branch is 9-13. No. 14 seed Northwest will travel to No. 11 seed Laurel on Tuesday for a district semifinal. WB: 0-0-0-0-0-0-0—0- 1-3 NW: 0-0-1-0-5-1-x—7-10-1 Southington 17, Leetonia 1 SOUTHINGTON— Southington eliminated Leetonia, 17-1, ...

Heartland tops in Columbiana

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Heartland 7, Columbiana 4 COLUMBIANA — Hudson Miller went 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs to lift Heartland Christian past Columbiana, 7-4, Thursday at Firestone Park. Miller had a two-run hit to deep center in the second inning and an RBI double in the sixth inning. Jacob ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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Salem hosts EBC Meet today SALEM — Salem will host the seventh Eastern Buckeye Conference Track and Field Meet today. Action starts at 4:30 p.m. with the boys discus and high jump, girls shot put and long jump and girls and boys 3200-meter relay. The rest of the running events will begin at 5:15 p.m. Last year, the Minerva boys won their first league title in 45 years, while the Marlington girls captured their first since 2006. This is the last meet Salem is hosting this year. EOAC Meet in East Palestine EAST PALESTINE — The eighth Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference Track ...