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Beaver Local’s girls soccer team, a 2025 Div. IV state semifinalist, earned the top seed in the Div. III East District tournament draw on Sunday.
The Beavers (10-4) will host ninth seeded New Philadelphia to open the tournament on Oct. 21. The winner of that game will play the winner of No. 3 Steubenville and No. 6 John Glenn on Oct. 26. Beaver Local has beaten Big Red in two tightly contested matches this season.
In Div. IV, West Branch (15-0) earned the No. 2 seed in the Northeast district. The Warriors will host No. 33 Sheffield Brookside on Oct. 22. If the Warriors win that game, they’ll host No. 35 Struthers on Oct. 27 in the district semifinal. The district championship game is set for Oct. 31 at Chardon.
United’s girls (10-4-2) are seeded fifth in Div. III and will host No. 39 Newton Falls on Oct. 20. The winner of that game will get the winner of No. 15 South Range and No. 31 Mineral Ridge in the district semifinal on Oct. 27. The district final will be played at 11 a.m. on Oct. 31 at Girard.
BOYS SOCCER
Beaver Local’s boys soccer team (13-2-1) earned the No. 2 seed in the Div. II East District tournament and will host No. 14 East Liverpool on Oct. 22. The winner of that game will get the winner of No. 8 Union Local and No. 7 Philo on Oct. 27. Beaver Local beat East Liverpool 7-0 in a regular season meeting on Sept. 8.
West Branch’s boys (11-2-1) are the third seed in the Div. IV Northeast district. The Warriors will host No. 38 Ravenna on Oct. 19. The winner of that game will get the No. 42 Brooklyn in a sectional final on Oct. 24. The winner of that sectional final will play the winner of No. 23 Triway and No. 27 Canton South on Oct. 29 in a district semifinal. That district final will be held on Oct. 31 at Orrville.
VOLLEYBALL
Beaver Local’s volleyball team grabbed the fourth seed in the Div. IV East district draw on Sunday.
The Beavers (15-4) will host No. 16 Indian Creek on Oct. 21. The winner of that game will get the winner of No. 9 Steubenville and No. 6 East Liverpool (12-6) on Oct. 26. The district final is set for Oct. 28 at a site to be determined.
In Div. IV in the Northeast district, West Branch (15-6) was awarded the sixth seed. West Branch will host the winner of No. 12 West Geauga and No. 32 Cleveland Garrett Morgan on Oct. 22. The winner of that match will play the winner of No. 15 Cleveland Heights Beaumont and No. 9 Perry on Oct. 26. The district final will be played on Oct. 28 at Copley.
In Div. V, Columbiana (18-2) got the sixth seed and will host No. 31 Ravenna on Oct. 22. The winner of that match will play the winner of No. 29 Champion and No. 8 Warren JFK on Oct. 27. The district final is set for Oct. 29 at Canfield.
Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference Gray Division champion Crestview (16-3) earned the seventh seed in Div. V and will host No. 33 Canton South on Oct. 22. The winner of that match will have the winner of No. 16 Wickliffe, No. 20 Shaker Heights Laurel and No. 9 Fairview on Oct. 27. The district final is set for Oct. 29 at Magnificat.
In Div. VI, United Local (15-4) garnered the No. 9 seed and will host No. 22 Northwestern on Oct. 22. The winner of that match will face the winner of No. 11 Independence and No. 26 Brooklyn in the district semifinal. The district final is set for Oct. 28 at Burton Berkshire.
In Div. VII, East Palestine, the third place team in the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference, earned the sixth seed. The Bulldogs (15-6) will host No. 19 Lowellville on Oct. 22. The winner of that match will get the winner of No. 3 Campbell and No. 10 Western Reserve on Oct. 27. The district final is set for Oct. 29 in Smithville.