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East Palestine hosts USA watch party

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EAST PALESTINE — A gold medal watch party to cheer on former East Palestine student and Team USA hockey player J.T. Miller will be held Sunday morning at the East Palestine High School auditorium. Doors will open at 7:30 a.m. with the USA-Canada hockey match in the Olympic final to start at 8:10 a.m. Fans are encouraged to wear red, white and blue and to bring signs. Miller attended East Palestine schools through his sophomore year until moving to Ann Arbor, Michigan, to join the United States National Team Development Program. See page B2 for more on USA hockey.

Area bowlers short of state

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LORAIN — No area bowlers advanced out of the Division II district tournament Friday at Rebman Lanes, but several girls will get a shot at it Saturday. Crestview senior Brody Brubaker topped area boys by tying for 17th place with a 601 series, which was 38 pins shy of a state berth. He had games of 216-196-189. United senior Josh Hawkins was 28th with a 575 series (214-205-156). He was 67th at the state tournament as a sophomore. The top four teams and top four individuals not on a qualifiying team advance to the Division II state tournament Feb. 27 at H.P. Lanes in ...

Folger returns to state

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From Staff Reports CLEVELAND — Salem senior Ryan Folger earned his third trip to the Div. II state swimming meet by earning an automatic berth in the 100-yard butterfly on Friday at the district meet at Cleveland State University. Folger shaved almost 4 seconds off his sectional time to finish third (50.51). The top three individuals and top two relay teams on Friday earned automatic bids to the Div. II state swimming meet on Thursday and Friday at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton. Folger also finished seventh in the breaststroke in 1:00.68 and will have a shot at an ...

LaBrae tops Crestview for MVAC title share

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LEAVITTSBURG — Back on Dec. 5, the Crestview boys basketball team opened the season with a tough loss to LaBrae. While a lot of time has passed since then, the Rebels wrapped up the regular season in similar fashion on Friday night, falling to the Vikings 71-40 as LaBrae clinched at least a share of its fourth straight Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Tier championship. “It means a lot, that’s what we set out at the beginning of the season to do, add a year to the banner and leave a legacy,” Vikings coach Chad Kiser said. “For this group of seniors, it was a chance ...

Salem sets up Warrior rematch

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SALEM — Salem’s girls basketball team knew the reward for winning its opening round Div. IV sectional contest on Thursday was a third meeting with rival West Branch. It got the job done. The No. 21 seed Quakers used a stellar defensive effort combined with junior Abby ...

AROUND THE HORN

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EOAC wrestling on Saturday COLUMBIANA — The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference wrestling tournament will be held Saturday at Columbiana High School. Teams from host Columbiana, East Palestine, Southern Local and United will compete. Introductions will begin at 10 a.m., followed by dual matches at 10:15 a.m. with Columbiana vs. East Palestine and United vs. Southern. Round 2 will be held at 11:30 a.m. with Columbiana vs. Southern and United vs. East Palestine. Round three is set for 1:15 a.m. with Columbiana vs. United and Southern vs. East Palestine. Tickets are $8 for adults ...