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GIRLS BASKETBALL Wellsville at United United won 45-13 Thursday. United, Hailey Chuck 17, Hannah Kibler 11; Wellsville, Z. Douglas 9. East Liverpool vs. South Range 7th Grade: East Liverpool won 50-12 Thursday. East Liverpool, Mya Wright 22, Zarie Foster 14. 8th Grade: East Liverpool won 44-25. East Liverpool, Laney Edwards 20, Addisyn Boyle 17. Oak Glen vs. Beaver Local 7th Grade: Oak Glen won 20-16 Thursday. Beaver, Kendall Walgate 11. 8th Grade: Beaver Local won 33-5. Beaver Local, Marisa Houshour 14. Southern at East Palestine 8th Grade: East Palestine won 28-10 ...

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Browns interview Brit BEREA (AP) — Seattle defensive coordinator Aden Durde and Cincinnati offensive coordinator Dan Pitcher interviewed for the Cleveland Browns’ head coaching opening on Friday. The Browns fired Kevin Stefanski on Monday after six seasons and a 36-58 overall mark. Stefanski interviewed for Baltimore’s head coach vacancy on Friday. Durde is in his second season with the Seahawks and is the NFL’s first British-born defensive coordinator. He was the head of football development at NFLUK from 2015-18, and helped create the framework that is part of the ...

Blue Devils burn Bears in EOAC encounter

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LISBON — Leetonia suffered a brownout in Lisbon. Sophomore Sofia Brown scored five points in an 18-second span early in the second quarter to break the game open and put the Blue Devils on their way to 51-16 win Thursday. The Blue Devils improve to 8-6 overall and 5-4 in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference. The Bears drop to 1-10 and 1-8 in the EOAC. Brown finished with 13 points. She scored 11 of Lisbon’s first 20 points. Jayden Smith had a game-high 15 points and Bridgett Newbold added 10. The Bears led 1-0 with 4 1/2 minutes into the game. After missing their first nine ...

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Beavers topple Brooke WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Beaver Local’s girls basketball team recorded a 54-42 win over Brooke on Thursday in Buckeye 8 action. Ally Wright sparked the Beavers with 20 points. Madi Gaydos added nine points, while Bella McLevey had eight points. Beaver Local is 6-9 and hosts East Liverpool on Wednesday. Beaver Local’s jayvees won 40-0. Ava Nocella and Macie Bourne had seven points each for the winners. BL:18-6-21-9—54 BR: 14-12-10-6—42 BEAVER LOCAL SCORING: Gianna Congrove 2-0-5, Mercedes McCullough 0-0-0, Jansen Ours 0-0-0, Macie Bourne 1-1-3, ...

Steubenville Central turns the tide

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STEUBENVILLE — After watching Oak Glen rattle off an 8-0 run to start the fourth quarter and take the lead, Catholic Central head coach Rocky Bragg used a timeout and got animated with his team. The impassioned message got through to the Crusaders, who came out of the timeout with a ...

JUNIORHIGH

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GIRLS BASKETBALL Wellsville at United United won 45-13 Thursday. United, Hailey Chuck 17, Hannah Kibler 11; Wellsville, Z. Douglas 9. East Liverpool vs. South Range 7th Grade: East Liverpool won 50-12 Thursday. East Liverpool, Mya Wright 22, Zarie Foster 14. 8th Grade: East Liverpool won 44-25. East Liverpool, Laney Edwards 20, Addisyn Boyle 17. Oak Glen vs. Beaver Local 7th Grade: Oak Glen won 20-16 Thursday. Beaver, Kendall Walgate 11. 8th Grade: Beaver Local won 33-5. Beaver Local, Marisa Houshour 14. Southern at East Palestine 8th Grade: East Palestine won 28-10 ...