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PREP TENNIS

East Liverpool 3, East Palestine 2 EAST LIVERPOOL — The East Liverpool tennis team opened the season Monday by sweeping the singles matches for a 3-2 win over East Palestine at Thompson Park. The Potters will host Poland on Wednesday. FIRST SINGLES: Brady Dawson (EL) def. Brady Brubakers, 6-0, 6-0. SECOND SINGLES: Garrett Cooper (EL) def. Kaylee Schwartz, 6-0, 6-0. THIRD SINGLES: Rowan Stokes (EL) def. Izzy Ratner 6-0, 6-0. FIRST DOUBLES: Madyson Cope-Payton Miller (EP) def. Hunter Estell-Jude Brown, 6-2, 6-2. SECOND DOUBLES: Marley Haldiman-Ainsley Evans (EP) def. Logan ...

Potters win two races

MINERAL RIDGE — Two East Liverpool boys and two Heartland Christian girls were among the winners at the Joe Lane Invitational at Mineral Ridge High School on Saturday. The East Liverpool boys got wins from Loyd Hendershot in the 200-meter dash (24.16 seconds) and Maddox Roach in the 1600 run (4:37.61). Heartland Christian’s victories came from Sayde Szabo in the 300 hurdles (49.98) and Rebecca Geiss in the 1600 run (5:20.84). The United girls 800 relay team of Kylie Holmes, Brinsley Hiscox, Ines Viela Rego and Taylor Simmons also won (1:57.47). Host Mineral Ridge swept the ...

Jones sweeps weights

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Southern’s Maddy Jones was a double winner, while Oak Glen won five events at the St. Clairsville Invitational on Saturday. Jones swept the girls discus (114-feet-0) and shot put (35-6). Oak Glen’s Charlie Oliver was part of two first-place finishes at Lester Carney Track. Wilson won the 200-meter dash (22.63 seconds) and joined Cayden Richie, Chance Ripley and Mason Kell on the winning 800 relay team (1:36.99).; Oak Glen’s Logan Murray won the long jump (21-11). The Oak Glen girls had two winners — Amelia Kampmeyer in the 800 run (2:45.62) and Lacey ...

PREPROUNDUP

BASEBALL Beaver 11, Minerva 9 MINERVA — Mikey Druschel had three hits and two RBIs as Beaver Local bested Minerva 11-9 on Saturday in baseball action. Jett Johnson added a single and double. Paxton Grimes had two hits and two RBIs. Reid Schwerha and AJ Bowser had two hits each. Grimes got the win as he went five innings while striking out six and walking three. Beaver Local (1-0) is at Edison today. BL: 0-5-0-4-1-0-1—11-14-1 MI: 0-1-1-2-2-3-0— 9-11-0 Edison 10, East Liverpool 0 RICHMOND — Santino Auteri had three hits including a home run and three RBIs from ...

SPORTSBRIEFING

Rettos scores 10 for winners CADIZ — Beaver Local’s Luke Rettos scored 10 points and helped his East squad to a 106-82 victory in the District 5 Basketball Coaches Association East-West All-Star Game Sunday at Harrison Central. Steubenville’s Cole Bowers, who led Big Red to the Ohio Division III state championship game the week before, was named the East MVP after scoring a team-high 19 points. Toronto’s Austin Buchanan followed with 18 points. Dover’s Robbie Copple was the West MVP with a a game-high 23 points. The East also won the girls game, 56-47, with East ...

Beaver Local answers the call

EAST LIVERPOOL — Beaver Local got a home run and two RBIs from Ciara Call in an 8-1 win over East Liverpool on Friday at Patterson Field. Brenna Jones added two hits including a double with an RBI. Addie Thurik had a double. Mya Anderson mastered the Potters with five strikeouts and ...