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Perfect ending for Indiana’s 16-0 season

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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Fernando Mendoza lowered his pads into a defender, spun in a full circle, used his hand to keep his balance, then launched himself horizontally and reached the ball over the goal line — an Indiana touchdown and a ready-made poster pic for a title run straight from the movies. Maybe they’ll call it “Hoosiers.” The Heisman Trophy winner’s touchdown Monday night put an exclamation point on a 27-21 win over Miami that closed out an undefeated season and brought an improbable — maybe impossible? — national championship to a program that had known ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Two girls games postponed The Conotton Valley at Leetonia and Edison at Oak Glen girls basketball games were postponed Monday due to the winter weather. Classes at all area schools are canceled today, except for Oak Glen, which is on a two-hour delay. Fans should check to see if their game is still scheduled tonight before going. Ohioans on Bevo Francis watch Mount Union sophomore Chance Casenhiser and John Carroll graduate student guard Luke Chicone have been named to the Top 100 Watch List for the Bevo Francis Award, given annually to the player who has the best season in small ...

Salem, United win Top Gun titles

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ALLIANCE — Salem’s Paige Menough won at 140 pounds and United’s Auston Brown took the 135 title on Saturday at the Top Gun Girls Tournament at Alliance High School. United’s Taylor Simmons was second at 120 pounds, while the Golden Eagles’ Hadley Taylor was second at 170. West Branch’s Grace Bates was second at 155. United finished fourth as a team, while Salem was sixth. Austintown Fitch was the team champion.

Ursuline handles Quakers

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SALEM — Maizy Green had 20 points to help Ursuline push past Salem 53-35 on Saturday. Ryann Vross paced the Quakers (10-6) with 11 points. Karlie Sampson added eight points. Salem leading scorer Abby Knickerbocker missed her third straight game. Ursuline is 5-8. Salem will be at Carrollton on Wednesday. UR: 13-12-10-18—53 SA: 8-10-6-11—35 URSULINE SCORING: Eva Camuso 2-0-4, Dayveonna Harris 1-0-2, Kennedy Carsentu 3-5-11, Nadia Charles 0-2-2, Brooklyn Brown 0-2-2, Kenyah Gill 1-8-10, Maizy Green 9-0-20, Jada Jones 1-0-2. TEAM TOTALS: 17, 15-30: 53. SALEM SCORING: ...

Beaver senior pulls off rare feat

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WHEELING, W.Va. – Beaver Local and Ohio Valley Athletic Conference history was made on Saturday at the 72nd annual Ron Mauck Wrestling Championships at WesBanco Arena. It wasn’t easy however. While still in the midst of recovering from a knee injury, Beaver Local senior Robert Buchheit became the eighth wrestler to win four individual OVAC titles as he won at 150 pounds. Buchheit also won at 120 as a freshman; 132 as a sophomore and 138 as a junior. He posted a narrow 1-0 victory over Cambridge’s Marshall Laishley in the final. The only point coming on a second period ...

AROUND THE HORN

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Clippers, Eagles win at OVAC WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Beaver Local’s Cole Long was a part of four Class 4A winning events on Friday and Saturday at the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Swimming Championships at Brooke Natatorium. Individually Long won the backstroke in 53.59, while taking the 200 individual medley in 2:00.06. Mason Boggs, Justin Bailey, Abram Rettos and Long led the Beavers to a 4A win in the 400 freestyle relay (3:31.82). Zane Elick, Rettos, Boggs and Long also were the top Class 4A time in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.3). Rettos was also first in the Class 4A ...