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Ohio rallies for OVAC All-Star victory

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WHEELING, W.Va. - The 80th annual OVAC Rudy Mumley All Star Football Game was a back-and-forth affair Saturday night as both Ohio and West Virginia ran off 21 unanswered points. However, it was the Buckeyes that scored the final three touchdowns to post an exciting 28-21 verdict over the Mountaineers before a nice-sized crowd inside Wheeling Island Stadium. Trailing 21-7 midway through the second quarter, Ohio, which was expected to use its size up front to pound the ball on the ground, used three touchdown passes from St. Clairsville's Sam McLean to rally for the victory. McLean, ...

Potters, Beavers to hold court on turf

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GREENFORD — Area volleyball teams will launch the new season in the great outdoors. South Range High School will host "The Battle on Turf" slated for Saturday, Aug. 15 at the Rominger Athletic Complex. The series of 10 pre-season matches held by the Mahoning Valley Volleyball Officials ...

Guardians, Pirates smoked out

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CLEVELAND (AP) — The game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Cleveland Guardians scheduled for Friday night has been postponed due to air quality concerns because of wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota. Heavy, pungent wildfire smoke darkened skies in the U.S. from the ...

East Liverpool star commits to James Madison

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EAST LIVERPOOL — It didn’t take East Liverpool football standout Dre’Keim Abercrombie long to realize he belonged at James Madison University. Abercrombie left the campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia, on June 14 after his official visit and verbally committed to the nationally-ranked ...

Columbiana team gets regional berth

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COLUMBIANA — The Columbiana Softball Association is taking a step up the ladder. A team of 15-and-under all-stars won the Ohio Senior League state championship last week and is going to the Little League Central Regional in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky. “This group of girls is special,” head ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

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BISCELLA RECORDS ACE COLUMBIANA — Karen Biscella of New Waterford recorded a hole-in-one on Valley Golf Club's 110-yard, No. 2 on Wednesday. She used a hybrid No. 5 club. Michele Davidson of Columbiana, Brenda Kekel of Columbiana and Rose Johnstone of Columbiana were her playing partners. It happened during the Wednesday Morning Ladies League. SCRAPPERS CANCEL GAME NILES — The Mahoning Valley Scrappers canceled their home game against Aberdeen on Thursday due to poor air quality from the fires in Canada. The Scrappers will host the State College Spikes today. The game is ...