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Balch leads Oak Glen

Oak Glen 51, Beaver Local 29 NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — Oak Glen downed Beaver Local, 51-29, in girls basketball action Wednesday. Mikalyn Balch scored 10 of her game-high 21 points in the third quarter to lead the Golden Bears. Emma Everett added 11 points and Haylee Stewart 10. The Golden Bears led 24-15 at halftime and outscored the Beavers 21-11 in the third quarter to take a 19-point lead. Brylee Curtis paced the Beavers with 10 points. Oak Glen improves to 5-2 and will play at Steubenville Catholic Central today. Beaver Local moves to 5-9 heading into today’s home game ...

Beaver Local pins loss on Golden Bears

CALCUTTA — The Beaver Local wrestling won nine matches on the way to a 40-21 decision over Oak Glen on Wednesday. “Tonight was everything you hope a senior night can be,” Beaver Local coach Johnny McComas said. “The environment in the gym was electric from start to finish, and our fans brought an incredible level of energy and support. You could feel the excitement in every match, and our wrestlers fed off that. To come out, compete the way we did, and get a big win in front of a packed, loud home crowd made it an unforgettable night for our seniors and for our entire ...

East Liverpool's Cowan gets 100th win

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Landess rolls 277 game for Wellsville EAST LIVERPOOL — Wellsville avenged its only loss of the season as junior Madelyn Landess chased perfection Wednesday. The Tigers won their 10th straight match by downing Heartland Christian, 2324-2147, at Walnut Lanes. Madelyn Landess had season highs with a 277 game and 469 two-game series. She rolled nine straight strikes to open her 277 game, but started the 10th frame with a spare and finished it off with another strike. Makayla Landess followed with a 212 game and 403 series, Cameron Taylor with a 225 game and 332 series and William ...

Potters recover nicely in win over Huskies

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool shook off a terrible start to the game to overcome Harrison Central 57-44 on Tuesday in a Buckeye 8 game. The Potters were down 16-3 after the first quarter, but Harrison only put up three in the second quarter to lead by one heading into halftime. East ...

Beavers pray for Coach D

WINTERSVILLE — It was an emotional night for the Indian Creek boys’ basketball team as the team played its first home game since longtime head coach Joe Dunlevy suffered a medical issue during his team’s home game against Claymont Dec. 27. Indian Creek returned to Coach D Court ...