From Staff Reports

Potters sixth at Union Local

BELMONT — The East Liverpool wrestling team took sixth place at the Union Local Rick Link Invitational on Saturday.

The Potters scored 199 points to finish sixth out of 17 points. Parkersburg High won with 389 points.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Parkersburg High (WV) 389; 2. Union Local 348; 3. Martins Ferry 346; 4. Steubenville 341; 5. Huntington High (WV) 295; 6. East Liverpool 199; 7. Edison 194; 8. St. Clairsville 189; 9. Avella 139; 9. Waynesburg Central 139; 11. Shenandoah 130; 12. Shadyside 118; 13. River 116, 14. Wheeling Central Catholic (WV) 110; 15. Bridgeport 107; 16. Bellaire 93; 17. Monroe Central 53.

Two Beavers win at Cambridge Invite

CAMBRIDGE — The Beaver Local wrestlers opened the season Saturday by finishing second out of 12 teams at the Cambridge Invitational.

Louisville won with 318 1/2 points, followed by Beaver Local with 193.

Jake Hughes (165 pounds) and Jordan Bates (106) were individual winners for the Beavers, while John Burkett (120) was second.

Other placers for the Beavers were Leo Wilkes (138) in third, Jeryck Boyd (113) and Christopher Warrick (150) in fourth, and John Fraser (126) and Matthew Tomaino (144) in sixth.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Louisville 318 1/2; 2. Beaver Local 193; 3. West Holmes 176 1/2; 4. Sheridan 168; 5. Logan Elm 157; 6. Minerva 133; 7. Miami Trace 128 1/2; 8. Philo 123 1/2; 9. Licking Valley 108; 10. Cambridge 106 1/2; 11. Morgan 80 1/2; 12. Gallia Academy 48 1/2.

Southern’s Wiley on top at Malvern

MALVERN — Southern’s Rowan Wiley was the only area individual champion and the United boys wrestling team finished second at the Malvern Hornet Holiday Tournament on Saturday.

Wiley, a state qualifier last season, topped the 165-pound weight class.

United scored 120 points, trailing Western Reserve with 128 1/2.

TEAM STANDINGS

1. Western Reserve 128 1/2; 2. United 120; 3. Toronto 116 1/2; 4. Liberty 112 1/2; 5. Louisville 78 1/2; 6. Wellsville 75 1/2; 7. Jackson 72 1/2; 8. Canton Central Catholic and Southern Local 69; 10. Louisville St. Thomas Aquinas 67 1/2; 11. East Palestine 61; 12. Waterloo 49 1/2; 13. West Branch 49 1/2; 14. Malvern 49; 15. Conotton Valley 29 1/2.

AREA RESULTS

120. 2. Tyler Barnes (East Palestine); 3. Logan Monigold (Southern); 5. Carter Lucas (United).

126: 5. Maverick Lacey (United).

132: 3. Chesney Springer (Wellsville).

138: 6. Max Kunselman (East Palestine).

144: 2. Gage Smith (Southern); 3. Trenton Rambo (Wellsville); 4. Wyatt Haines (Southern).

150: 2. Jacob Hoffer (East Palestine); 3. Caleb Snyder (Wellsville).

157: 2. Leland Monte (Wellsville); 3. Blaine Thompson (East Palestine); 4. Will Gundersen (United); 6. Evan Householder (Southern).

165: 1. Rowan Wiley (Southern); 3. Oliver Kiko (United); 5. Garon Grimm (West Branch).

175: 3. Rohan Kelly (United); 4. Owen Bloss (West Branch).

190: 2. Shawn Coker (West Branch); 4. Hunter Casto (United).

215: 2. Payne Graybeal (United).

285: 3. Carson Roller (United); 6. Jaden Tedrow (United).

Wellsville falls at Steubenville Central

STEUBENVILLE — Trailing by three points at halftime, Wellsville was shut out in the third quarter and fell to Steubenville Catholic Central, 49-30, in boy basketball action Saturday.

The Crusaders improve to 2-1.

Wellsville drops to 0-3 heading into Tuesday’s game at East Palestine.

Lake Center drops Lisbon

HARTVILLE — The Lake Center Christian girls scored 29 points in the third quarter to pull away from Lisbon for a 66-44 win Saturday.

It was the first loss of the season for Lisbon, which moves to 4-1. Lake Center is 3-1.

Megan Treen and Caroline Shelly scored 20 and 19 points, respectively, for Lake Center.

Leaders for Lisbon were Jayden Smyth with 19 points, seven rebound and four steals and Lylah Brown with 19 points and four assists.

Lake Center also won the junior varsity game, 41-30.

The Blue Devils got nine points from Sofia Brown and eight from Gracyn Owens.

Lisbon host Southern Monday.

LI: 8-11-8-17–44

LC: 12-19-29-6–66

LISBON SCORING: Sofia Brown 0-0-0, Bridgett Newbold 2-1-6, Lylah Brown 9-0-19, Delaney Pickens 0-0-0, Maddi Klein 0-0-0, Aria Reckner 0-0-0, Autumn Jacques 0-0-0, Eme Cook 0-0-0, Ellie Burkholder 0-0-0, Jayden Smyth 7-3-19. TEAM TOTALS: 18, 4-8: 44.

LAKE CENTER SCORING: Nell Craig 0-0-0, Caroline Shelly 7-0-19, Bige Sommers 6-3-15, Sophie Dauphin 0-0-0, Lilly Kane 4-0-8, Brooke Kieffer 0-0-0, Sophie Strudtoff 1-0-2, Megan Treen 8-4-20, Jillian Griffin 1-0-2, Bailey Green 0-0-0. TEAM TOTALS: 27, 7-9: 66.

Three-point goals: Lisbon 4 (Smyth 2, Newbold, Brown), Lake Center 5 (Shelly 5).

Local football coaches in new jobs

ALLIANCE — It was an interesting weekend for a trio of former Mount Union players and coaches.

The day after Matt Campbell was named the new Penn State head coach, Toledo head coach Jason Candle and defensive coordinator Vince Kehres were announced at their new schools Saturday.

Candle, a 1998 graduate of West Branch High School, is replacing Jim Mora as head coach at Connecticut. Candle and UConn agreed to a six-year deal through the 2031 season. He will be officially announced at a press conference today.

Candle concluded his 10th season as Toledo’s head coach, guiding the Rockets to an 8-4 record in 2025.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jason Candle as the next head coach of UConn Football,” UConn athletic director David Benedict said. “Jason’s track record speaks for itself–he is the winningest coach in Toledo history with 81 victories, two MAC Championships, and a program that has consistently competed at the highest level. He has built a culture of excellence both on and off the field, developing young men who succeed at the next level. Jason’s ability to recruit elite talent, develop players, and win championships makes him the ideal leader for our football program.

Candle already has started his new job and will not coach Toledo in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 23.

Kehres will be defensive coordinator at Syracuse after six years in the same position at Toledo. There were reports Kehres interviewed for the Nebraska defensive coordinator opening.

A Broyles Award nominee, which honors the nation’s top assistant coach, Keheres’ defense has held its opponents to 14 or fewer points in eight of their 12 games this season.

“Vince has a championship pedigree and has consistently led some of the top defenses in college football,” Syracuse head coach Fran Brown said. “In talking with him for the last month and a half, I’ve learned our vision about football and the development of young men align. We see the game very similarly and are both extremely competitive.”

Kehres, a 1994 graduate of Alliance High School, was a player or coach in 12 in Mount Union’s 13 NCAA Division III national championships.