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Season of change for area schools

There was bit of a shake-up in divisional placement for local schools on Thursday after the Ohio High School Athletic Association’s preliminary football numbers were announced. The Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference went from a league with five Div. VII teams to now just two. Southern ...

Beaver Local batters Minerva

CALCUTTA — The Beaver Local Beavers had to stop beating themselves before they could beat Minerva. Braxton Hickman’s two-run single and Jett Johnson’s RBI single highlighted a four-run fourth inning as the Beavers rallied for a 10-7 win Friday. Beaver Local has won five in a row ...

SPORTSBRIEFING STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Correction Beaver Local’s Ciara Call had a home run, triple and three RBIs in the Beavers’ 17-4 win over Crestview on Thursday. Her offensive stats were incorrect in Friday’s edition. Call has six home runs on the season. Support Southern football CALCUTTA –A golf outing to support Southern Local football and cheerleading will be held on June 20 at Turkana Golf Course. The four-person scramble will begin with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Cost is $300 per team which includes food from Bad Axe BBQ and prizes. To register for the event, call (740) 792-0031 or e-mail ...

EAST PALESTINE RELAYS

Friday at East Palestine BOYS TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Beaver Local 73; 2. Howland 71; 3. East Liverpool 58; 4. Ursuline 57; 5. Carrollton 54; 6. Camp. Memorial 52; 7. Rootstown 49; 8. East Palestine 43. BOYS RESULTS 4x100 RELAY: 1. Camp. Memorial (De’ondre Brown, Demetrius Lambert, Jalen McQueen Hall, Kenneth Addison) 44.09, 2. Beaver Local 44.90, 3. Howland 45.59, 4. East Palestine 45.64, 5. Ursuline 46.53, 6. East Liverpool 46.85, 7. Carrollton 47.72, 8. Rootstown 50.69 4x200 RELAY: 1. Camp. Memorial (De’ondre Brown, Demetrius Lambert, Jalen McQueen Hall, Kenneth Addison) ...

Steubenville routs Potters

STEUBENVILLE — Noah Kokiko took care of matters on the mound, while the Big Red baseball team’s bats erupted for 12 hits plating 14 runs against East Liverpool. Kokiko pitched a one-hitter striking out eight, and Big Red tallied 11 runs in the bottom of the second inning en route to a 14-0 victory in five innings Thursday. “We hit the ball well,” first-year Big Red coach Justin Banks said. “We had some solid barrels which was nice to see.” Kokiko recorded the win for Steubenville (10-4). He retired the first 10 batters he faced, and he did not issue a walk on his way to ...

Holden lifts Bears to split

Oak Glen at John Marshall GLEN DALE, W.Va. — Danica Holden went the distance and drove in three runs to give Oak Glen a 6-4 win over John Marshall and a split in Thursday’s doubleheader. John Marshall won the opener, 8-3. In the nightcap, Holden struck out eight and walked two. She helped herself by doubling and singled. Nevaeh Heath went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBIs. Brayley Lash, Matti Carney and Brystol Holden each had two hits. In the opener, K. White had three hits, including a double, and three RBIs to lead John Marshall. Danica Holden had two hits and two RBIs and ...