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Potters roll with the best at Buckeye 8

ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Barnesville boys set the tone early Tuesday in running away with the Buckeye 8 Bowling Championships team title at St. Clair Lanes. On the girls’ side, Buckeye Local battled back after an uncharacteristically low Game 2 team score while posting the top four-game total in the Baker rounds to overtake Harrison Central for the overall crown. Buckeye Local’s Olivia Takach, a senior, captured the girls’ individual championship with a 513, just two pins ahead of East Liverpool senior Lani Rudibaugh. Takach’s Game 3 total of 200 was the lone 200-or-better ...

East Liverpool is just getting started

EAST LIVERPOOL — East Liverpool scored the first 10 points in each the first and third quarters on the way to a 67-48 win over Brooke on Tuesday. The Potters had a balanced effort led by freshman Javan Dawson with a game-high 19 points. Sophomore Tyler Kirby followed with 15 points, junior ...

Golden Bears act their age

STEUBENVILLE — Oak Glen coach Jerry Everly knew his Golden Bears had the edge in experience over a young, shorthanded Steubenville Catholic Central team going into Tuesday’s game. The veteran coach wanted to see his unit take advantage of that with a fast start, and it did. Oak Glen opened the game on a 22-2 run and never looked back, putting together a 59-30 victory over the Crusaders at Mickey Barber Gymnasium. “They’re shorthanded tonight and that kind of hurt them, so we just wanted to take care of ourselves and play our game,” Everly said. “We shared the ...

Steelers are in NFL purgatory

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin, as always, got right to the point. “When you don’t get it done, words are cheap,” a subdued Tomlin said Monday night after the Pittsburgh Steelers were quickly ushered out of the playoffs again, this time in a 30-6 loss to Houston. “It’s about what you do or you don’t do.” And now it’s someone else’s turn to try to do it in Pittsburgh. The NFL’s longest-tenured head coach stepped down on Tuesday, when one of the league’s marquee franchises set a new course amid a postseason victory drought that is nearing a decade. Tomlin’s ...

Roe, Oliver lead Tigers to victory

WELLSVILLE — Junior Darnell Roe scored 21 points and senior Haydin Oliver had a career-high 20 points in leading Wellsville past East Palestine, 69-56, Tuesday in Eastern Ohio Athletic Conference play. Austin Adkins added 14 points. Wellsville improves to 5-8 overall and 5-3 in the EOAC, two games behind league leaders Columbiana and Lisbon. East Palestine drops to 1-9 and 1-7 in league play. East Palestine led 11-4 at the start and 24-23 at halftime. Oliver scored all 20 of his points in the second half as Wellsville held a 46-32 scoring edge. Roe added 14 points in the ...

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Tigers topple Irish EAST LIVERPOOL — Wellsville’s bowling team was a 1,835-1,665 winner over Ursuline on Tuesday at Walnut Lanes. Makayla Landess had a 226 high game and a 423 series for the Tigers (12-1). Madelyn Landess added a 192 high game and a 339 series. Wellsville hosts Youngstown Urban Scholars on Thursday. Chaney sweeps Southern The Southern Local bowling teams were swept by Youngstown Chaney on Tuesday. Chaney won the boys match, 1722-1557. The Indians were led by Mason Sosack with a 160 game and 311 series. Chaney also won the girls match, 1231-1172. ...