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Branch breezes into district

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BELOIT — West Branch doesn’t have to look far for its next tournament opponent. The fourth-seeded Warriors handled 34th-seeded Akron East, 63-9, in a Division IV Northeast 2 sectional final Thursday to set up another showdown against rival Salem. West Branch (20-3) will host 21st-seeded Salem at 7 p.m. Tuesday, meeting for the third time in a season for the second straight year. The Warriors own a seven-game winning streak against the Quakers, including win of 41-22 and 46-34 in January. It will be closer than Thursday’s sectional opener. West Branch came out fired up ...

Blue Devils do the job to gain EOAC share

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LISBON —Lisbon’s boys basketball team came into the East Palestine gym on Wednesday with the confidence it would be able to take home a share of the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title without much drama. East Palestine was prepared for a dog fight, however. Lisbon saw the ...

Three straight for Clippers

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SALINEVILLE — The Columbiana boys basketball left no doubts Wednesday. The Clippers scored the first 15 points to beat Southern Local, 81-51, and claim a share of its third straight Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title. Columbiana finishes the regular season at 16-6 overall and 12-2 in the EOAC, tied with Lisbon for the top spot. The Clippers have won four of the last seven EOAC titles and own 24 league championships in school history. Columbiana showed its balance with five players scoring in double figures and made 14 three-pointers. Freshman Zander Oliver, making his ...

Quakers learning to win

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SALEM — The wins have been few and far between for the young Salem boys basketball team this season, but the pieces seem to be starting to fall in place. Led by junior Ty Manion’s 26-point, six-rebound, five-assist night the Quakers outlasted a Girard team with a former Columbiana ...

Rebels trap Jays

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COLUMBIANA — The Crestview boys captured their fifth home victory of the season by downing Jackson-Milton, 51-33, Tuesday. The Rebels improve to 8-13 overall and will close out the regular season at LaBrae on Friday. LaBrae needs to win to capture a share of the MVAC Gray Tier title. Grant Gerner led the Rebels with 11 points and Isaace Unkefer had eight points, 10 rebounds and two blocks. Tyler Savage and Dylan Stoffer also scored eight points apiece. Jackson-Milton finishes the regular season at 4-18, including two wins against Sebring and other wins against Lordstown and ...

AROUND THE HORN

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MLB player rep resigns TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tony Clark resigned as head of the Major League Baseball Players Association, the union announced Tuesday, as a possible salary cap fight looms during a federal investigation of its finances. “The full executive board of player representatives met this afternoon with MLBPA staff and outside counsel to discuss next steps,” the union said in a statement. “As always, the players remain focused on their ongoing preparations for collective bargaining this year.” Clark was asked to resign by the eight-man executive subcommittee of the ...