MASON — Heartland Christian's Cooper Grim is two wins away from a state title. The highly ranked junior won his first two matches on Thursday to advance to the Div. II state semifinals at the Lindner Family Tennis Center. In the first round, the East Palestine resident knocked off ...
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Oak Glen's softball team isn't ready to go home yet. The Golden Bears, the fifth seed, staved off elimination in the Class AA tournament with a 8-0 win over No. 6 seed Independence in six innings on Thursday evening at Little Creek Park. Oak Glen, the ...
NEW CONCORD — East Liverpool senior Kailyn Kirby did not clear a height on Thursday in the Div. III regional girls high jump final at Muskingum University. Kirby was the only East Liverpool or Beaver Local athlete competing in a final on Thursday. East Liverpool's Meshach Harris (110-meter hurdles, 300 hurdles) and Loyd Hendershot (400) advanced out of the prelims to Saturday's finals. Beaver Local's Landon Wheatley also advanced to the finals of the 300 hurdles. Beaver Local's 400, 800 and 1600 boys relay teams also qualified for Saturday's finals. BOYS PRELIMINARY ...
CUYAHOGA HEIGHTS — Heartland Christian senior Rebecca Geiss advanced to the state track meet for the fourth straight year, while Wellsville senior Clayten Kersey in making it two in a row. Both earned runner-up finishes at the Cuyahoga Heights Division V regional meet Thursday. Geiss was second in the girls 3200-meter run in a season-best time of 10 minutes, 54.77 seconds. Defending state champion Kaitlyn Carr of Smithville won in 10:38.88. Kersey was second in the long jump at 21-8 3/4. Mogadore’s Jason Garvin won at 21-11 1/2. The top five finishers in each event advance to ...
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Despite an uneven season, Oak Glen's softball team, the defending West Virginia Class AA state champions, can still strike fear into opposing teams. Weir High came into Wednesday's first round Class AA contest with two regular season wins over the Bears, but that ...
AUSTINTOWN — Southern Local senior Maddy Jones qualified for the state track and field meet with a third-place showing in the shot put on Wednesday with a best throw of 38 feet, 6 1/2 inches at the Div. IV regional meet at Austintown Fitch. Jones hit that mark on her second throw. She fouled on the last three attempts. Norwayne's Haley Bittinger was first (40-1 1/4) and her teammate Hannah Froelich was second (39-11 3/4). The top five finishers advance to the state meet set for June 4 through 7 at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus. In the girls high jump United's Taylor ...
