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CLIPPERS EDGE BEAVERS COLUMBIANA — In a battle of two of Columbiana County's best boys golf teams, Columbiana edged Beaver Local 146-147 on Thursday at Valley. For the Clippers, Luke Struharik had a 34, David Masters 36, Trenton Hall 38 and Nick Klindworth 38. Beaver Local freshman Eli Stewart was the medalist with a 30. Britton Hickman had a 36. Brady McNear added a 39 and Andre Weigand 42. Columbiana is 6-0 and will play at West Branch on Monday. WEIR TOPS OAK GLEN AND MADONNA NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — The Weir High golf team battled past a couple of local rivals on the golf ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

BEAVER LOCAL TRIUMPHS OVER BIG RED CALCUTTA — Beaver Local knocked off Steubenville 156-174 in a boys golf match Wednesday at Turkana Golf Course. Eli Stewart earned medalist honors with a 6-under-par 30 to lead the Beavers. Britton Hickman shot 38, Brady McNear 43, Nathan Pusateri 45, Andre Wiegand 46 and Matt Tomaino 51. Beaver Local improved to 3-1 on the season. The Beavers will face Columbiana at 1 p.m. today at Valley Golf Club. CLIPPER GIRLS WIN SALEM — Columbiana knocked off Southern Local 192-236 in girls golf action Wednesday at Salem Hills. Maddie Jackson led the ...

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SPORTS BRIEFING

YSU WOMEN TO PLAY AT USC YOUNGSTOWN – The Youngstown State women's basketball team will play at Big Ten member Southern California on Dec. 13. It will be the first meeting between the two schools. YSU will take on an opponent from the Big Ten for the third consecutive campaign after playing at Michigan State in 2025-26 and at Ohio State in 2024-25. Youngstown State's contest at USC will mark the program's second game against a team located in California in the last 15 years. Most recently, the Penguins faced Sacramento State in a neutral-site game in Hawaii on Nov. 20, 2016. YSU's ...

Area golfers take a chance at being the 'Greatest'

POLAND — At this point, it might be time to rename the Greatest Golfer title after South Range High School graduate Brandon Pluchinsky. The former Youngstown State star took home his eighth consecutive and 10th overall Greatest Golfer title during the finals of the men's open division on ...

WVU's old school coach makes linemen learn every position

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia football offensive line coach Rick Trickett is old school. Heck, he’s 78, so what do you expect? But how he figures out what position each offensive lineman plays is a bit unique in the modern era of college football. Normally, a player comes in, and ...