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YSU to meet Vikings YOUNGSTOWN — Youngstown State had six players score at least eight points, and the Penguins pulled away from Wright State in the second half for a 76-60 win in the first round of the 2026 Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship on Wednesday at the Beeghly Center. YSU advances to the semifinals of the tournament and will play Cleveland State at 2:30 p.m. on Monday at Corteva Coliseum in Indianapolis. YSU is 23-8 overall and is in the semifinals for the first time since the 2018-19 season. Leetonia seeks noms for HOF LEETONIA — The Leetonia Athletic ...

East Liverpool shaped Holtz

EAST LIVERPOOL — Even as a youngster growing up in East Liverpool, Lou Holtz had a love for the game. “He’d call and say we got a team, we’ll play you Saturday morning,” Bob Duffy said. “He just loved football.” Holtz, a College Football Hall of Fame coach who led Notre Dame to ...

When Lou spoke, people listened

When Lou Holtz got ready to speak, it was always a guarantee there were plenty of people ready to listen. The larger-than-life personality of the Follansbee-born, East Liverpool-raised College Football Hall of Fame coach helped him in so many venues – from the gridiron where he won 249 college football games with six teams, including a national championship at Notre Dame in 1988, to the television studio where he became an ESPN staple, and back to the Ohio Valley, where his words of wisdom always were welcome and greatly anticipated. Holtz died Wednesday at age 89 in Orlando, ...

Football lost a legend

(AP) — Reaction to the death of College Football Hall of Fame coach Lou Holtz, who led Notre Dame to a national championship in 1988. ——— “Lou and I shared a very special relationship. He welcomed me to the Notre Dame family immediately, offering me great support throughout our time together. Our relationship meant a lot to me as I admired the values he used to build the foundation of his coaching career: love, trust and commitment. ... Lou’s impact at Notre Dame has gone well beyond the football team. He and his wife, Beth, are respected across campus for their generous ...

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Hill returns to East District Beaver Local senior Owen Hill was named to the All-East District boys basketball team for the second year in a row. Hill was named to the Division IV first team after averaging 23.5 points and 9.8 rebounds, both team highs. Beaver Local senior Luke Rettos and East Liverpool junior Dre’Keim Abercrombie were named to the third team. East Liverpool senior LaNease Andrews was named to the Division IV girls second team. Beaver Local junior Matt Anderson and Beaver Local senior Ally Wright received special mention. See page B6 for the complete ...

2025-26 ALL-EAST DISTRICT BASKETBALL

CAMBRIDGE — The 2025-26 Ohio Prep Sportswriters Association All-East District basketball teams as selected by a media panel from the district: BOYS DIVISION III First Team Santino Haney, Steubenville, 5-11 junior, 22.8; Cole Bowers, Steubenville, 6-1, senior, 14.6; Rob Copple, Dover, 6-0, sr.,15.0; Ryan Lamonica, Tri-Valley, 6-4 sr., 21.0; Lucca Wood, Zanesville, 6-0 jr. 17.0; Reid Wells, New Philadelphia, 5-8, sr., 11.0. Player of the Year: Santino Haney, Steubenville. Coaches of the Year: Mike Haney, Steubenville; Todd McLoughlin, Tri-Valley. Second Team Tre’Von ...