Local Sports

SPORTS BRIEFING

GEISS WINS DEBUT BOCA RATON, Fla. — Former Heartland Christian cross country standout Rebecca Geiss is used to running out front. Geiss won her collegiate debut as the Palm Beach Atlantic freshman finished first in the Keyser Flagship Cross Country Invitational on Friday night. Geiss finished the 3.1-mile course at South County Regional Park in 18 minutes, 0.27 seconds. Freshman teammate Gianna Ritchie from Lake Center Christian in Hartville, Ohio, was second in 18:27.21. There were 93 finishers. The Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish won going away with 25 points. Nova ...

Beaver Local’s splits at tri-match

WEIRTON, W.Va. — Beaver Local split its varsity matches on Saturday against Weir High and Steubenville The Beaver Local varsity defeated Weirton 22-25, 25-10, 25-13. Lily Schrieber led the Beavers with 12 kills, two aces, four assists and eight digs. Olivia Opalenik had four kills and four blocks, while Leah Schrieber and Addie Thurik each had three kills. Taylor Pease added 12 digs. Beaver Local then fell to Steubenville, 25-21, 28-26. Schrieber had six kills, Opalenik five kills and a block, McKinley Ferry seven assists, four digs and an ace, Pease nine digs, and Schrieber three ...

GOLDEN TORNADOES SCORE VICTORY

East Liverpool drops first to Salem

SALEM — Salem vs. East Liverpool stands as one of Ohio’s longest and most evenly-contested high school football rivalries, dating back to 1904 when Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House. But, in more modern times, it’s been all Salem.  And the Quakers’ mastery of the Potters continued Friday night at Sebo Stadium, as the hosts rolled to a 52-21 running clock win over their Columbiana County rival. The Quakers now lead the all-time series with the Potters, 51-49-2, including wins in the last three straight meetings and 12 of the past 13 games. “We wanted to get ...

Wellsville gets a much-needed win

LEETONIA — Down by 1 with 15.8 seconds left and with no timeouts Wellsville's football team needed a miracle. Sophomore quarterback Zachary Banks ran from Leetonia's pressure and heaved a pass deep in the air that reached junior Jeron Jackson in the back of the end zone with 11.4 seconds left to lift the Tigers to a 35-28 win in what is sure to be one of the wildest finishes of the season. The win gave Wellsville its first win in 18 tries. It also was the first head coaching win for longtime assistant coach Shawn "Finney" Carter. "We didn't rep those plays all year," ...

PREP FOOTBALL

BEAVER LOCAL 35, ST. CLAIRSVILLE 21 ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Beaver Local rallied from an early 14-0 deficit to power past St. Clairsville, 35-21, Friday. St. Clairsville led 21-14 before Beaver Local tied the game at 21-21 by halftime. Beaver Local (3-0) will play at East Liverpool on Friday. St. Clairsville drops to 0-3, having lost 37-6 season to West Branch in the opener. RIVER 49, OAK GLEN 14 HANNIBAL — River served Oak Glen its first loss of the season with a 49-14 victory on Friday. The Pilots move to 3-0, while Oak Glen is 1-1. Oak Glen is at South Harrison (W.Va.) on ...