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Beaver Local comes up short of prize

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Faced with another championship game against Buckeye 8 Athletic League member Cambridge, Beaver Local could not turn the tables on Saturday as the Bobcats grabbed the OVAC Class 4A championship with a 67-56 win over the Beavers at the ECO Center. The Bobcats (20-2) were ...

Beavers make a splash

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STEUBENVILLE — Beaver Local junior Cole Long scored wins in the 100-yard backstroke in 54.20 and 200 individual medley in 2:00.84 to advance on Saturday at the Div. II sectional swim meet at Steubenville Natatorium. He also was a part of Beaver’s 200-yard freestyle relay team which won ...

Potters gang up on Golden Eagles

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EAST LIVERPOOL — Freshman Javan Dawson hit three three-pointers in the opening seven minutes to put East Liverpool on its way to a 52-38 win over United at the Potter Fieldhouse on Friday. Freshman Donivan Austin led the Potters with 10 points. Dawson and lone senior Elliott Fitch added ...

EBC likely to dissolve by 2028

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The Eastern Buckeye Conference likely suffered a fatal blow on Friday as three members announced their departure. EBC members Minerva, Marlington and Carrollton announced as part of a joint statement that they will join Claymont, Fairless, Sandy Valley, Tuscarawas Valley and Tuslaw in the ...

Liverpool falls to United

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United 39, East Liverpool 28 HANOVERTON — United opened the fourth quarter on a 12-0 run to break open a close game for a 39-28 win over East Liverpool on Thursday. The Eagles were leading 26-24 heading into the fourth quarter and widened the margin to 38-24. Reagan Good guided United with ...

SPORTSBRIEFING

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Buck Bailey wrestling WELLSVILLE — The annual Buck Bailey Memorial Wrestling Tournament will be held Saturday at Wellsville High School. Twenty-four schools are scheduled to compete in the one-day tournament that begins at 9 a.m. Saturday. It is expected to run through at least 5 ...