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West Virginia Boys Basketball Class AA, Region 1 Tournament Friday, March 6 No. 5 Tyler at No. 4 Oak Glen, 7 p.m. No. 7 Weir at No. 2 Doddridge County, 7 p.m. No. 6 Ravenswood at No. 3 Williamstown, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 12 No. 4 Oak Glen-No. 5 Tyler winner at Wheeling Central, 7 p.m. (winner to state) No. 2 Doddridge-No. 7 Wier winner vs. No. 3 Williamstown-No. 6 Ravenswood winner, 7 p.m. (winner to state) ——— West Virginia Girls Basketball Class AA, Region 1 Tournament Friday, Feb. 27 No. 5 Ravenswood at No. 4 Oak Glen, 7 p.m. No. 7 Weir at No. 2 ...

SPORTSBRIEFING STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Penguins stop Devils PITTSBURGH (AP) — Connor Clifton and Egor Chinakhov scored 50 seconds apart in the third period and the Pittsburgh Penguins surged past Jack Hughes and the reeling New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Thursday night. Tommy Novak, serving as the first-line center while captain Sidney Crosby recovers from a lower-body injury sustained at the Milan Cortina Olympics, picked up his 12th goal of the season. Blake Lizotte added an empty-netter late for Pittsburgh, which has won eight of 10 to move into second place in the crowded Metropolitan Division. Arturs Silovs stopped 28 ...

East Liverpol gave Carrollton a good run

Carrollton 48, East Liverpool 29 MINERVA — Ninth-seeded East Liverpool hung around with top-seeded Carrollton for most of the first half of Wednesday’s Division IV district semifinal. The Potters were held to 18 points in the final three quarters and dropped a 48-29 decision to the ...

Indians corner another tournament victory

SALINEVILLE — Southern Local’s girls basketball players went to each corner of the gymnasium after the 66-30 win over Columbia Station Columbia in a Div. VI district semifinal on Tuesday to make sure each and every crowd member knew they appreciated the support in a season that has not ...

Eagles can’t climb Heights

RICHMOND HEIGHTS — Senior Honor Hall is helping the Richmond Heights girls basketball team join the honor roll. Hall — a first-team All-Ohioan last season — scored a game-high 24 points as the third-seeded Spartans beat 17th-seeded United, 63-25, in a Division VI district semifinal Tuesday. Richmond Heights (19-5) will meet eighth-seeded Dalton (18-6) in the district championship game at 4 p.m. Saturday at Norwayne High School. Dalton topped 15th-seeded Lake Center Christian, 70-38, Tuesday. The Spartans play a bigger-school schedule with losses coming to Trinity, Akron St. ...

Spartans foil Potters

BOARDMAN — East Liverpool’s boys basketball regular season wrapped up with a 71-40 loss to Boardman on Monday for the Potters’ first losing regular season since 2017-2018. East Liverpool is 10-12. The Potters are the ninth seeded team in the East District Div. IV brackets and will ...