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Turkey shoots coming soon CHESTER, W.Va. — The Chester-Newell Sportsmen’s Club will hold turkey shoots on Sundays from Jan. 31 through April 12. Sign-ups start at 9:30 a.m. Shoots begin at 10 a.m. Cost is $3 per shot and $5 for the money shoot or you can do all the shoots for $30. The first shoot on Jan. 31 will be a benefit for 26-year-old veteran Tyler Rawson. All proceeds will go to his medical expenses and care. Gun show planned in February NEW CUMBERLAND, W.Va. — The Chester-Newell Sportsmen’s Club will hold a gun show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 21 and 9 a.m. to 3 ...

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GIRLS BASKETBALL Carrollton at East Liverpool 7th Grade: East Liverpool won 51-31 on Tuesday. East Liverpool: Mya Wright 25 points; Zarie Foster 17. 8th Grade: East Liverpool won 42-6. East Liverpool: Laney Edwards 14 points; Cam Conley 13; Addisyn Boyle 11. Next: Salem at East Liverpool today.

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Ohioans on Bevo Francis watch Mount Union sophomore Chance Casenhiser and John Carroll graduate student guard Luke Chicone have been named to the Top 100 Watch List for the Bevo Francis Award, given annually to the player who has the best season in small college basketball. Casenhiser has led the Purple Raiders to the best start in program history at 16-0. He leads the team in scoring (19.4) and is second in assists (2.6). Chicone is on the list for the third season for the Blue Streaks, who are 13-4. He leads the North Coast Athletic Conference in scoring (23.3), assists (6.4) and ...

Fourth time’s a charm for Buchheit

WHEELING, W.Va. – Beaver Local and Ohio Valley Athletic Conference history was made on Saturday at the 72nd annual Ron Mauck Wrestling Championships at WesBanco Arena. It wasn’t easy however. While still in the midst of recovering from a knee injury, Beaver Local senior Robert Buchheit ...

Potters dig deep to strike down Oak Glen

NEW MANCHESTER, W.Va. — East Liverpool’s boys basketball team banded together to gain a 52-49 win over Oak Glen on Saturday. The Potters (8-6) were playing without leading scorer Dre’Keim Abercrombie who injured his leg on the last play of the game with Indian Creek on Friday. ...

Long makes a splash at OVAC meet

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — Beaver Local’s Cole Long was a part of four Class 4A winning events on Friday and Saturday at the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference Swimming Championships at Brooke Natatorium. Individually Long won the backstroke in 53.59, while taking the 200 individual medley in 2:00.06. Mason Boggs, Justin Bailey, Abram Rettos and Long led the Beavers to a 4A win in the 400 freestyle relay (3:31.82). Zane Elick, Rettos, Boggs and Long also were the top Class 4A time in the 200 freestyle relay (1:35.3). Rettos was also first in the Class 4A 100 butterfly in 58.62. ...