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CHESTER WALKS OFF WITH WIN GREENVILLE — Howard Williams hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Chester Old-timers a 4-3 win over Greenville, Pa., at Thiel College on Sunday. Eric Sampson and Steve Bell had three hits for Chester. Kasey Arnott and Doug Comm had two hits apiece. Dave Smith picked up the win in relief of Kevin Ferell. Chester improves to 3-0 and will play Youngstown at 3 p.m. June 7 at Oak Glen. BIG PAYDAY AT MANSFIELD MANSFIELD — The 26 drivers at Mansfield Speedway's 40-lap Blaster 57 Special preliminary race got a surprise announcement sitting on ...

Grim delivers county’s first state tennis title

MASON — Columbiana County has its first state tennis champion. Heartland Christian junior Cooper Grim won two matches on Friday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center to win the Div. II state singles championship. After a marathon 7-5, 6-7, 6-1 win over Pepper Pike Orange junior Ilya ...

Oak Glen runs out of gas in pursuit of repeat

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen knew it faced a daunting task if it were to repeat as West Virginia Class AA state softball champions on Friday at Little Creek Park. The Golden Bears would have had to win four straight games but that proved to be too much of a hurdle to clear as the ...

Northeast 8 welcomes Quakers

SALEM — The Salem Quakers have found a new league. “We’re happy to be in the Northeast 8,” Salem athletic director Matt Freeman said. The official announcement came Friday afternoon. Salem will join the Northeast 8 Athletic Conference in the fall of 2027 in every sport in grades 7-12 but football. “Salem is a strong fit geographically, competitively, and culturally for our conference,” Northeast 8 commissioner Rob Conklin said. “This move strengthens the Northeast 8 and provides outstanding opportunities for our student-athletes and school communities.” Salem ...

Jones carries the county Div. 4 banner

AUSTINTOWN — Southern Local senior Maddy Jones will carry the Columbiana County banner at the Division IV state track and field meet. Jones was third in the shot put Wednesday and no county athletes got through the Austintown Division IV regional finals Friday. Jones topped the first ...

Season over for county’s last baseball team

STRUTHERS — Crestview was the only Columbiana County baseball team to make it to a district final this season and the Rebels had only one senior.  While the future looks bright for Rebel baseball the present belonged solely to the No. 5 seed Poland Bulldogs in a 14-0 no-hit win in five innings on Friday in a Div. V district final at Cene Park. "They won in all aspects of the game," Crestview coach Todd Kibby said. "All credit goes to them. They were prepared and they earned it."  Crestview starter Kyle Booth lasted nine batters and only recorded one out as Poland had seven runs ...