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Potters have reason to celebrate

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool quarterback Ben Myers knew coming into Friday’s game with winless Cambridge that the Potters needed a win. Good thing he has coach Paul Cusick pushing him and the Potters. “He’s a great coach,” Myers said. “I don’t think we’d be in the ...

Union Local jets past Beaver Local

BELMONT — There’s no stopping Union Local senior running back Brody Perzanowski. Perzanowski ran for 189 yards and four touchdown runs on 25 carries in leading the Jets past Beaver Local, 33-14, Friday. Union Local won its third straight to improve to 4-2, while the Beavers had four ...

Tigers can’t keep up with Bulldogs

EAST PALESTINE — The East Palestine Bulldogs are on a mission this season as they try to capture their first Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title since 2017. On Friday night, they took one step closer to that goal with a dominating 40-6 victory over the Wellsville Tigers. The victory ...

Steelers’ bonds to Ireland run deep

Mike Tomlin isn’t using the Pittsburgh Steelers’ trip to Ireland as a reason to offer up a history lesson about what the team and the Rooney family mean to Ireland. There’s no need. Yes, the team’s ties to the Emerald Isle run deep. Yet Tomlin knew Hall of Famer and former U.S. ...

Fourth win for Oak Glen

YORKVILLE — Oak Glen did pretty much what it wanted to on both sides of the football Friday night in posting a 17-0 shutout of Buckeye Local on the natural grass surface at World War II Memorial Stadium. The visiting Golden Bears (4-1) ran for 358 yards and two touchdowns on 50 carries ...

Tigers tussle with Blue Devils

LISBON — Lisbon swept its way to a three-set victory Thursday, defeating Wellsville 25-17, 25-18, 25-18 in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play. Maddie Marshalek led the Blue Devils with 11 kills. Addison Anderson added seven kills and five digs, while Brooklynn Klein chipped in three ...