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Folger earns podium place

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CANTON — Salem senior Ryan Folger will be on the podium today at the Div. II state swimming tournament at C.T. Branin Nataroium. Folger finished fifth in the 100-yard butterfly preliminary (50.44) to qualify for today’s finals. He was behind Oak Harbour’s Austin Sorg (48.52), Beachwood’s Derek Fan (48.54), University’s Paul Moody (49.17) and Hamilton Ross’s Luke Mignery (49.57). In the 100 breaststroke Folger took 19th (1:00.44). Beaver Local junior Cole Long advanced to the consolation final of the 200-yard IM by placing 10th in the preliminary (1:59.12). Long also ...

EBC Boys All-Stars

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All-Eastern Buckeye Conference Boys Basketball First team Cameron Evanich (Marlington, Jr.), Gavin Gregory (West Branch, Sr.), Rowen Hoffee (Minerva, Sr.), JR Jackson (Alliance, Sr.), Tayvian Johnson (Carrollton, Soph.), Jeremiah Thomas (West Branch, Sr.) Second team Marcus Brooks (Carrollton, Jr.), Sam Hays (Alliance, Jr.), Jayven Johnson (Carrollton, Sr.), Owen Shick (Minerva, Sr.), Deontay Steele (Salem, Sr.), Parker Woods (Alliance, Jr.) Honorable mention Ty Manion (Salem, Jr.), Jack Andres (Salem, Soph.), Grady Hirst (West Branch, Jr.), Kasen Weaver (West Branch, Sr.), ...

EBC Girls All-Stars

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All-Eastern Buckeye Conference Girls Basketball First team Kylie Ujcich (Carrollton, Sr.), Abby Knickerbocker (Salem, Jr.), Audrey Eaton (West Branch, Jr.), Madi Hoopes (West Branch, Fr.), Emma Shafer (Carrollton, Sr.), Ella Wittensoldner (Marlington, Sr.) Second team Bailee Pietz (Marlington, Soph.), Tallie Muniz (West Branch, Sr.), Ivy Bishop (Carrollton, Sr.), Ireland Kirkpatrick (Minerva, Sr.), Karlie Sampson (Salem, Sr.), Alli Kanagy (West Branch, Sr.) Honorable mention Peyton Graham (Alliance, Fr.), Baylie Young (Alliance, Jr.), Kamryn Shaw (Carrollton, Sr.), Kherrington ...

Crestview bows out

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BOYS Mentor Lake Catholic 65, Crestview 30 MENTOR — The Mentor Lake Catholic boys basketball team is ending 2026 better than the Cougars started it. The 25th-seeded Cougars won for the second time this year with a 65-30 beating of 26th-seeded Crestview in a Division V sectional opener Wednesday night. Lake Catholic is 6-16 overall and 2-12 in 2026. The Cougars will play at sixth-seeded Fairview Park (15-7) in the sectional final at 1 p.m. Saturday. Crestview lost five of its last six games to finish the season with an 8-15 record. The Rebels held an early 3-2 lead, but ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Salem X-Tra Mile Club meets SALEM — The Salem X-Tra Mile Club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in the high school cafeteria. Waking up with the Phantoms YOUNGSTOWN – The Youngstown Phantoms used two goals from Cooper Simpson, a record-setting goal from Ryan Rucinski, and 22 stops from Tobias Trejbal to down the Muskegon Lumberjacks, 5-1, Wednesday morning in from of more than 5,300 area children at the annual School Day game at the Covelli Centre. “Maybe we should play all of our games at 10:30,” Phantoms coach Ryan Ward said. Rucinski scored a power play goal in the second ...

Indians corner another tournament victory

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SALINEVILLE — Southern Local’s girls basketball players went to each corner of the gymnasium after the 66-30 win over Columbia Station Columbia in a Div. VI district semifinal on Tuesday to make sure each and every crowd member knew they appreciated the support in a season that has not ...