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No tickets left for Daytona

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron will try to win his third straight Daytona 500 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd. Daytona International Speedway announced Wednesday that all reserved grandstand seats have been purchased for the 68th running of “The Great American Race.” Though grandstand tickets and camping are sold out for Sunday’s marquee event, limited upgrades and premium packages are still available. More than 100,000 fans are expected to pack Daytona. Byron won last year’s event in overtime after race leader Denny Hamlin got spun on the final lap, ...

East Liverpool girls to district

DOVER — The East Liverpool girls bowling team advanced out of the Division II sectional tournament Wednesday at Boulevard Lanes. The Potters finished third with 2,770 pins. The top six teams and top six individuals not on a qualifying team advance to the district tournament at Legacy Lanes in Coshocton on Feb. 19. Joining the Potters at the district tournament are sectional champion River View (3,311), Carrollton (2,983), Harrison Central (2,769), Sugarcreek Garaway (2,760) and Minerva (2,732). Minerva edged Barnesville by 18 pins for the sixth and final district berth. Minerva ...

Bears top Potters

EAST LIVERPOOL — Oak Glen outscored East Liverpool in every quarter during a 44-25 win Wednesday. The Golden Bears improve to 11-7 on the season, while the Potters lost their fifth in a row to move to 6-15. Oak Glen defeated East Liverpool 55-22 on Dec. 17 Both teams play today with Oak Glen at Wheeling Linsly and East Liverpool at United. OG: 11-9-13-11—44 EL: 6- 4-11- 4—25 Salem 47, Beaver Local 21 CALCUTTA — Salem outscored Beaver Local 16-0 in the second quarter to highlight the Quakers’ 47-21 win Wednesday. The Quakers finish the regular season at ...

Beavers work overtime vs. Red Devils

CALCUTTA — In a matchup of two 6-foot-7 All-Ohioans, Beaver Local and Owen Hill came out on top of St. Clairsville and Griffin Straub, 63-58, in overtime in an OVAC Class 4A semifinal Tuesday. Hill scored 10 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to power the Beavers. Luke ...

Knights best Devils in OT

TORONTO — The Toronto boys’ basketball let a double-digit advantage slip away as Lisbon was ultimately able to force overtime. Toronto responded in the extra period as No. 1 seeded Red Knights were able to right the ship and hold on and defeat the fourth-seeded Blue Devils, 88-80, in an OVAC Class 2A Tournament semifinal Tuesday night at the George J. Kunzler Memorial Gymnasium. “It was a great high school basketball game,” Toronto (17-3) head coach Sean Tucker said. “It was a great game between two former EOAC rivals. It was a good outcome for us.” The Knights led ...

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East Liverpool just misses districts ST. CLAIRSVILLE — East Liverpool’s boys bowling team finished seventh on Tuesday at the Div. II sectional tournament at St. Clair Lanes. The Potters scored 3,397 which was 10 pins off of sixth place. The six district qualifying teams were Barnesville (3,932), Union Local (3,775), River View (3,678), Harrison Central (3,487), Conotton Valley (3,473) and Indian Valley (3,407). Leading the Potters was Grady Rudibaugh who had a 189 high game and a 546 series to finish 17th. Also for the Potters, Hunter Estell was 34th with a 494 series. ...