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JUNIOR HIGH TRACK

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Howard Parker Invitational at East Palestine Friday BOYS RESULTS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local (119), 2. East Palestine (85 1/2), 3. Columbiana (58), 4. Salem (55 1/2), 5. Youngstown East (53), 6. Pymatuning Valley (49), 7. Lowellville (48), 8. Shadyside (30), 9. Steubenville Catholic Central (23), 10. McDonald (17), 11. East Liverpool, South Range and Youngstown Chaney (10), 14. Jackson-Milton (8), 15. Boardman St. Charles (5). WINNERS 3200 RELAY: South Range (Harley Booms, Weston Ramps, Ryan Fieldhouse, Sam Freedy) 9:04.91 (meet record); 110 HURDLES: Logan Cather ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Clipper meet on tap COLUMBIANA — The Clipper Invitational will be held Saturday at the Ward Athletic Complex. Fifteen schools are entered including host Columbiana, Salem, South Range, West Branch and Western Reserve. Action starts at 10 a.m. with the field events and the 3200-meter relay. The rest of the running events will start at 11:15 a.m. All will be timed finals. The Ursuline boys and girls are the defending team champions. YSU softball eliminated YOUNGSTOWN — The top-seeded Youngstown State softball team had a rough time in the Horizon League tournament. YSU ...

SOFTBALL

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Warriors drop Eagles HANOVERTON — Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference champion United fell to Carrollton by an 6-4 count on Friday in softball action. Callie Koons had three hits including a double for the Eagles. Chloe Angelo had a triple, home run and two RBIs. Brittany Miller had a double. Jillian Dietrich was the losing pitcher with two walks and a strikeout in two innings. United is 15-6 and is slated to host Beaver Local on Saturday. CA: 1-5-0-0-0-0-0 — 6-8-3 UN: 2-0-1-0-1-0-x — 4-6-7

Devils may reserve spot in EOAC

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BERLIN CENTER — The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference appears to be ready to add another member. The Western Reserve board of education will vote on Monday to accept the conference’s invitation to join, according to the board agenda. Messages left with the school district went unanswered. If approved, Western Reserve will restore the league to eight members after Leetonia announced it would leave for the Northeastern Athletic Conference at the end of the school year. Western Reserve would begin play in the EOAC at the start of the 2027-28 school year and would join current ...

Quakers enjoy home field success at county

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SALEM — Beaver Local junior high jumper Landon Wheatley and Salem senior long jumper Lucas Adams were at the top of their game at the 122nd Columbiana County Track and Field Meet on Thursday. The two indoor state champions repeated as county champions in their specialties. “It’s nice to have this meet later in the season and going against a jumper like Lucas,” Wheatley said. Wheatley cleared 6-foot-6 on his way to victory. “I’ve changed a few things with Erika and Dan Kinsey as coaches,” he said. “I had a few sluggish meets in the jumps, but now I’m feeling ...

West Branch escapes Salem

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West Branch 3, Salem 2 SALEM — Layla Carreon and Carly Loper had three hits each to lead West Branch to a 3-2 win over Salem on Thursday. Ellie Tucker got the win with seven strikeouts and three walks in seven innings. Morgan Colian had two hits for Salem. Morgane Blaine was the losing pitcher with seven strikeouts and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. West Branch is 8-10 and 5-4 in the Eastern Buckeye Conference. The Warriors are at Hubbard today. Salem is 5-12 and 3-6 in the league. Salem hosts Warren Harding on May 14. WB: 1-0-2-0-0-0-0 — 3-11-5 SA: 0-1-0-0-0-0-1 — ...