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EOAC athletes gun for OVAC spots

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — United’s Brinsley Hiscox and Taylor Simmons and Southern’s Maddy Jones posted the top marks in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Class 1A-3A qualifying meet Wednesday. Hiscox topped the Class 3A girls 100-meter hurdles, while Simmons tied for the top spot in the high jump. Jones was first in the Class 1-2A girls shot put. Area teams sent only a few athletes because the Columbiana County Track and Field Meet will be held today in Salem. The top four in the running events and top five in the field events advance Saturday’s OVAC finals at Red Devil ...

Salem, Branch look for new leagues

West Branch and Salem have plans in motion for their next league landing spots. The two schools have applied for positions in the Mahoning Valley-based All-American Conference and the Medina, Portage and Summit county-based Metro Athletic Conference. The AAC league affiliation would be for all sports but football, while the MAC would encompass all sports. The Quakers and Warriors have been scrambling to get something done after the collapse of the Eastern Buckeye Conference was made known in March when Carrollton, Minerva and Marlington decided to leave for the new Northeast ...

Beavers are top county challenger

By RON FIRTH Sports Editor SALEM — The 122nd Columbiana County Track and Field Meet will feature some of the top athletes in the state, but the Salem Quakers are favored to rule the day again. The Salem boys have won 15 of the last 16 team titles, while the Salem girls have eight ...

Grimes, Beavers shut down United

From Staff Reports CALCUTTA — Paxton Grimes tossed a two-hitter and shut down United, 12-2, in six innings Tuesday. Beaver Local improves to 13-9 and will host St. Clairsville today. United drops to 12-6 and will play at Columbiana today with the Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference title on the line. The Beavers scored eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning for the victory. Aiden Dray went 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs and Tysen Hammonds was 3-for-4 with two runs scored for the Beavers. Peyton Martin had two hits, three RBIs and two runs. Jett Johnson doubled, singled and ...

Beavers win big against Potters

From Staff Reports CALCUTTA — Ally Wright went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four runs and Ciara Call tossed a three-hitter with 12 strikeouts in Beaver Local’s 12-1 win over East Liverpool in six innings Tuesday. The Beavers have won eight straight to improve to 21-3 on the season. They will play at Minerva today. Gianna Congrove and Addie Thurik each had two hits and two runs and Calleigh Eels had two hits and two RBIs. Thurik and Call hit doubles. Tatum Fink took the loss, giving up four earned runs in 5 1/3 innings. She struck out six and walked three. East Liverpool ...