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Future bright for Beaver Local freshman

AKRON — Beaver Local freshman Eli Stewart has been playing tournament golf for a long time. Stewart's experience showed as he shot a 3-under-par 69 in Monday's final round and finished third in the Division II boys state golf tournament. "I'm happy," Stewart said. "It wasn't the outcome I ...

Warrick finishes ninth at OVAC championships

CAMBRIDGE — Beaver Local senior Luke Warrick highlighted area runners at the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Cross Country Championships on Saturday. Warrick finished ninth out of 205 boys runners at Cambridge High School. He covered the 3.1-mile course in 16 minutes, 19 seconds. Oak Glen senior Lacey Cameron topped area girls by placing 20th out of 173 runners in 20:36. The Edison girls were sixth and the Oak Glen girls eighth in the team standings. Individual winners were University High junior Michael Gainer (15:22) and Wheeling Park junior Brenna Tipton (18:00). Both are ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

BEAVERS CLOSE REGULAR SEASON CALCUTTA — Beaver Local scored three goals in the first half and cruised to a 5-3 boys soccer win over South Range on Monday. Beaver Local is 14-2-1 and will host East Liverpool in the tournament on Oct. 22. JUNIOR HIGH SOUTHERN VS. LISBON 7th grade: Southern won 25-22, 7-25, 25-22. Southern: Sadie Plunkett 7 points, 5 aces, 2 kills, Aleah Tennet 7 points, 1 ace. 8th grade: Southern won 25-8, 23-25, 25-13. Southern: Karlee Sevek 15 points, 10 aces, Brooklyn Glosser 14 points, 11 aces, 3 kills. Next: Both Southern teams advance to play ...

Beaver Local freshman sixth after first day

AKRON — Beaver Local freshman Eli Stewart finished the first day of the Ohio Div. II boys golf tournament tied for sixth place on Sunday at Firestone Country Club's North Course. Stewart carded a 75 and is tied with Alter's Matthew Kreusch for sixth. St. Clairsville's Beau Mooney leads with an even-par 72. Stewart will go off at 10:20 a.m. today on the first tee. Division II Boys Firestone Country Club - North Course TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Alter 305 (Matthew Kreusch 75, Teagan Moore 76, Tommy Priefer 85, Luke Ondulick 78, Miles Hein 76); 2. River View 310; 3. St. Clairsville ...

Warren powers Steelers past Colts

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jaylen Warren spent time before Pittsburgh's game against Indianapolis watching old highlights of himself, back when the fifth-year running back was just 5-foot-8 and 220 pounds of raw material playing for a junior college in Utah, a time in his life when the spotlight of the NFL seemed a million miles away. That spotlight is considerably closer now. So close that Warren is practically standing in it. Warren had a star turn during the Steelers' 34-22 victory over the Colts on Sunday, piling up 188 total yards and two long touchdowns while outplaying Indy's ...