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EOWL tourney coming up AUSTINTOWN — The 2026 Eastern Ohio Wrestling League tournament is slated to be held Friday and Saturday at Austintown Fitch High School. Beaver Local, Columbiana, Crestview, Salem, Southern, United and West Branch are scheduled to take part. A total of 29 teams and more than 300 wrestlers are expected to compete. The event will feature 25 wrestlers who are ranked in the top 10 in the state. Action will start at 3:30 p.m. on Friday and continue on Saturday. The finals will begin at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and will be broadcast by wkbn.com and WKBN+. James ...

Malone guides Southern

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SALINEVILLE — New Southern Local head football coach Jimmy Malone has felt the community support for years. “They stepped up four years ago when I was diagnosed with hodgkin’s lymphoma,” he said. “The community and the kids supported me. I felt like this was the time for me to step up and lead the team for the upcoming fall.” Malone was hired as the new head coach by the Southern Local board of education by a 5-0 vote during a special meeting Tuesday night. That came after the board voted to non-renew Zack Almy as head coach. “With the situation we had to deal with ...

YSU women’s basketball: The few and the loud

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YOUNGSTOWN — On a day suitable more for real penguins, the Youngstown State University women’s basketball team scored a 61-38 win over Cleveland State on Sunday afternoon. Only 30 fans made it to Beeghly Center after most heeded warnings to stay at home due to the winter storm that brought more than 10 inches of snow. YSU sophomore Sophia Gregory, who was an All-Ohioan at West Branch High School, totaled a game-high 10 rebounds and six assists along with nine points on 4-of-5 shooting, three steals and three blocks in 34 minutes. Youngstown State (14-7) will play at Detroit Mercy ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Clippers game set for Feb. 11 SALINEVILLE — The Columbiana at Southern Local girls basketball game to decide the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference champion has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 11. It will be a varsity-only contest beginning at 6 p.m. The game was originally scheduled for Monday and moved to Tuesday due to the snowstorm, but was postponed both days. The Southern girls are 12-0 and Columbiana is 11-1 in EOAC play. They are scheduled to resume EOAC play on Thursday with Southern hosting Wellsville and Columbiana visiting Lisbon. Cavaliers’ Mobley sidelined ...

Simmons, Brown are runners-up

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CANAL FULTON — East Liverpool junior Alannah McGonigal recorded three pins in 4:06 to highlight the Fear the Spear girls wrestling tournament Saturday at Northwest High School. McGonigal captured the 170-pound title by pinning Fairless senior Kaitlynn Berresford in 2:38 in the championship match. The Potters tied seventh out of 44 teams with 75 points. Also for the Potters, junior Paige Cowan was second at 125 pounds and junior Kera Coil was fourth at 145 pounds. United was ninth in the team standings with 69 points and West Branch was 11th with 50 points. United had a pair of ...

West Branch takes EBC title; Salem falls to Marlington

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West Branch 30, Carrollton 27 BELOIT — The West Branch girls can’t be beat in the Eastern Buckeye Conference. West Branch captured its third straight EBC title with a 30-27 victory over Carrollton on Saturday. West Branch has won 30 straight league games and have 18 league titles in the last 31 years. Carrollton led 5-2 in the first quarter, but West Branch held the scoring edge in each of the last three quarters for the victory. West Branch improves to 15-2 overall and 9-0 in the EBC and will close out league play at Salem on Wednesday. Carrollton drops to 12-6 overall ...