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NORDONIA IS THE FIRST CANTON — Nordonia claimed the Ohio High School Athletic Association's first state flag football championship on Saturday with a 20-19 win over Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame in the final. Nordonia arrived at the final by beating Berkshire 38-20 in the semifinal. Mount Notre Dame was a 21-19 winner over Midview in its semifinal. Midview eliminated West Branch in the Cleveland Browns championship quarterfinals. MOUNT MAKES SUPER REGIONAL ALLIANCE – The no. 12 nationally ranked Mount Union softball team beat Christopher Newport twice to win the NCAA Regional ...

Stewart chooses Bethany

Oak Glen High School senior Haylee Stewart will continue her academic and volleyball careers at Bethany College in the fall. Stewart was on the 2025 Class AA state championship volleyball team, 2024 OVAC Class 4A championship team and the 2024 Class AA state runner-up team. She plans to pursue ...

Beaver Local feasts on East Palestine pitching

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local jumped all over East Palestine in a 15-2 win in five innings on Friday. Jett Johnson had three doubles and two RBIs for the Beavers. Paxton Grimes had two hits and three RBIs, while Aiden Dray had a single and double. Owen Moore had a double as well. Braxton Hickman earned the win with four strikeouts and a walk in four innings. East Palestine scattered five singles. Kealin Simon took the loss as he went four innings and walked four with three strikeouts. Beaver Local (17-9) hosts Claymont in a tournament game on Tuesday. East Palestine (10-11) ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

STEPIEN ACES TURKANA HOLE CALCUTTA — Tom Stepien aced Turkana Golf Course's No. 17 with an 8 iron on April 27. Witness was John Stepien. POTTER TEAM FINISHES THIRD DOVER — East Liverpool's Brady Dawson and Garrett Cooper ended up finishing third at the Div. II sectional tennis tournament on Friday at Dover City Park. St. Clairsville's Mavrik Malin and Caiden Staub defeated the Potters 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the semifinal. Dawson and Cooper beat Cambridge's Silas Hutchinson and Quentin Stora 6-1, 6-4 in the third place match. The St. Clairsville team beat Berlin Hiland's Clay Lehman ...