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Folger takes 7th at state

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CANTON — Salem High School senior Ryan Folger ended his prep swimming career on the podium at the Div. II state swimming meet on Friday at C.T. Branin Natatorium. Folger swam the 100-yard butterfly championship final in 50.52 to take seventh. Oak Harbour senior Austin Sorg won the event in 47.68. Paul Mooney of University School was second in 48.45. Folger’s preliminary time was 50.44. Beaver Local junior Cole Long grabbed 10th in the 200 individual medley (1:58.63). Jackson Swiatek of Ontario won the consolation final in 1:58.32. In the 100 backstroke, Long improved ...

Quakers bounced in OT

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SALEM — Mogadore Field showed of things to come. Freshmen Paxson Silveus, Mason Fulst and Colton Herchick combined for 50 points as the 27th-seeded Falcons outlasted 22nd-seeded Salem, 62-59, in overtime in a Division IV sectional final Friday. Silveus scored a game-high 25 points, ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Midwest is the best COLUMBUS — The Midwest Athletic Conference ruled the Ohio Division II boys high school bowling tournament Friday. Three MAC schools reached the semifinals at H.P. Lanes with St. Henry beating Coldwater in a match that went five baker games. St. Henry had games of 169-212-188-165-180, while Coldwater had had games of 174-179-164-167-168, while Coldwater led at the end of the individual series with 3,081 pins. Those two teams share the same home bowling alley, Pla-Mor Lanes, and finished as the top two teams in the state. Mentor Lake Catholic finished ...

EOAC champions exit in the first round

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LISBON — It wasn’t a good day for the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference boys basketball champions on Thursday. Both Lisbon and Columbiana saw their seasons come to an end in the Div. VI sectional opener. No. 7 seed Lisbon fell behind by 19 at the half, but climbed to within one point with 12 seconds to play against No. 16 Springfield, but the Tigers picked up a key offensive rebound off a free throw attempt in the final seconds and converted it for two to come away with a 71-67 win. Lisbon dropped its seventh straight tournament game and ended the season 16-7. Springfield, who ...

United wins first sectional in 41 years

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HANOVERTON — A United boys basketball sectional title was four decades in the making. The 21st-seeded Eagles beat 23rd-seeded Mogadore, 60-55, Thursday for its first sectional championship since 1985. United improves to 12-10 and will play at third-seeded Smithville (17-5) in a district ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Penguins stop Devils PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins surged past Jack Hughes and the reeling New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night. Tommy Novak, serving as the first-line center while captain Sidney Crosby recovers from a lower-body injury sustained at the Milan Cortina Olympics, picked up his 12th goal of the season. Blake Lizotte added an empty-netter late for Pittsburgh, which has won eight of 10 to move into second place in the crowded Metropolitan Division. Arturs Silovs stopped 28 ...