Local Sports

Potters, Bears drop matches

EAST LIVERPOOL — Wheeling Linsly outlasted East Liverpool, 20-25, 25-20, 25-16, 21-25, 15-6, in volleyball action Wednesday. Linsly improves to 8-12, while East Liverpool goes to 10-3. Kendall Martin had 18 kills, Addie Jones 10 kills and Addi Smith seven kills for the Potters. Peyton Tanner had four aces and 13 assists, Taylor Loedding three aces and three assists, Hailey Board five kills and four blocks and Cameron Conley two aces and 25 assists. East Liverpool will play at Indian Creek today. ST. CLAIRSVILLE 3, OAK GLEN 0 NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — St. Clairsville powered past ...

SPORTS BRIEFING

HUTTON STARS ALLIANCE - Mount Union junior and former Salem High School standout Rylee Hutton is giving Purple Raiders women's soccer team a kick start. Hutton scored the lone goal in the 19th minute in a 1-0 win over Albion (Mich.) at Kehres Stadium on Wednesday night. Hutton also scored both of Mount Union's goals in a 2-1 win at Wooster on Saturday. The Purple Raiders (3-3) will travel to Oberlin at 1 p.m. Saturday. KLUSCH HONORED GROVE CITY, Pa. — Grove City College senior middle blocker Kendra Klusch from Alliance, Ohio, was named the Presidents' Athletic Conference ...

JUNIOR HIGH VOLLEYBALL

EAST LIVERPOOL VS. EDISON 7th Grade: Edison won 25, 19, 25-21 Tuesday. East Liverpool, Sadie D’Alesio 9 points and 5 aces, Karly Collins 7 points and 3 aces. 8th Grade: East Liverpool won 25-12,25-12. East Liverpool, Taylor Ingram 13 points,2 aces, 2 digs and 6 assists, Zarie Foster 3 points, 2 kills and 3 blocks, Aja’nae Lovett 5 points, Finley Campbell 3 points and 2 aces. UNITED AT SOUTHERN 7th Grade: Southern won 25-20, 25-23 Wednesday. Southern, Sadie Plunkett 12 points, 9 aces and 2 kills, Payzlee McCulley 6 points and 2 aces; United, Kaitlynn Hoopes 7 points, Hayden ...

Suburban League Cross Country

Beaver, Oak Glen advance to OVAC finals

CALCUTTA — Beaver Local's boys soccer left no doubt on Tuesday with a 9-3 win over John Marshall in an OVAC Class 5A semifinal at Pastore Field. The Beavers (10-0-1) will meet Wheeling Park (10-0-2) at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at St. Clairsville in the OVAC final. Park beat Steubenville 2-1 ...

Golden Bears handle Beavers in OVAC clash

CALCUTTA — In a battle of OVAC powers, Oak Glen claimed a 23-25, 25-22, 25-21, 25-20 over Beaver Local on Wednesday. Oak Glen, who sits third in the OVAC Class 4A standings, improved to 14-6. Beaver Local, who was first in Class 5A, fell to 10-3. Zoey Caughey led Oak Glen with 14 kills, while Naomi Ayers had 11 kills. Mikalyn Balch added nine kills, 26 assists and 19 digs. Caetlyn Six had seven kills, Mattie Carney had five and Laikynn Eckleberry added four. Bryson Adams recorded 17 assists. Kendall Six had five aces and 15 digs, while Keira Vick added 18 digs and one ace. Layla ...