Hill returns to East District

Beaver Local senior Owen Hill was named to the All-East District boys basketball team for the second year in a row.

Hill was named to the Division IV first team after averaging 23.5 points and 9.8 rebounds, both team highs.

Beaver Local senior Luke Rettos and East Liverpool junior Dre’Keim Abercrombie were named to the third team.

East Liverpool senior LaNease Andrews was named to the Division IV girls second team.

Beaver Local junior Matt Anderson and Beaver Local senior Ally Wright received special mention.

See page B6 for the complete All-East District basketball teams.

Columbiana County Hall of Famers

LISBON — The fourth class of the Columbiana County Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame includes six standouts.

Ken Cunningham (East Liverpool, Class of 1961); Don Davidson (Salem, 1961); Cheryl Nannah (United, 1979); Lori Montgomery (East Palestine, 1992); Jessica Deville (Leetonia, 2004); and Amy Scullion (Salem, 2010) will be recognized at approximately 6:45 p.m. Sunday during the 39th Columbiana County Classic at Lisbon High School.

Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students and are only available at the door.

Salem hosts boys district finals

SALEM — Salem High School will host a pair of Division VI boys basketball district championship games Saturday.

Second-seeded Orwell Grand Valley (20-4) will play 24th-seeded Warren JFK (6-18) at 3:30 p.m., followed by top-seeded Kirtland (21-3) vs. 10th-seeded Oberlin (15-9) at 7 p.m.

The winners will play in the regional semifinal at the Canton Fieldhouse on Tuesday.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. They will be available online or with cash at the door.

Doors will open at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. They will not be clearing the gym between games, so fans will be able to watch both district finals.

Rams trade for another piece

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams have agreed on a trade that sends star cornerback Trent McDuffie to Los Angeles in exchange for several draft picks, three people with knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press.

The sources spoke on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the trade has not been finalized. Kansas City will receive the 29th overall pick in the upcoming draft, and fifth-round and sixth-round picks this spring along with a third-round pick next year.

The deal would fill the Rams’ biggest roster need by adding an elite cornerback to their mediocre secondary. Los Angeles finished 19th in the NFL in pass defense last season, undercutting the work of a strong defensive line and the NFL’s most productive offense.

A two-time Super Bowl champion and a strong coverage defender who also excelled in pressuring quarterbacks and delivering big hits during his first four NFL seasons, McDuffie was a first-team AP All-Pro slot cornerback in 2023 and a second-team choice in 2024. McDuffie, a first-round pick in 2022, is entering the final year of his rookie contract and will make $13.6 million this season, though the Rams already are likely working on a long-term deal.