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County rivals battle it out at state

COLUMBUS — Beaver Local junior Landon Wheatley and Salem senior Lucas Adams opened the season battling it out at the F.E. Cope Invitational and ended the season on the podium at the state track and field meet. Both cleared 6-foot-4 on their first attempts as Wheatley placed seventh and ...

Heartland’s Liposky grabs state discus title

COLUMBUS — Heartland Christian sophomore Claire Liposky knew her best would be good enough. Liposky unleashed her best two throws ever and won the Division V discus state championship — the first state track title in school history. "It was fun winning, but it wasn't the main thing," she ...

Poston on the prowl at The Memorial

DUBLIN (AP) — J.T. Poston stepped onto the putting green Friday at the Memorial just in time to feel the first gust of wind, knowing a tough course was about to get even harder. Part of him was eager to see how a new golf ball to help with the wind was going to perform. It's safe to say he was pleased. Poston had eight birdies in a round of 7-under 65, a score best measured by the fact he was nine shots better than the field average, enough for a one-shot lead over Ryan Gerard going into the weekend at Muirfield Village. Poston was at 9-under 135, a score not many saw coming. The ...

Beaver runners try to keep up

COLUMBUS — Salem freshman Chaya Murray made her presence known at the state track meet Friday. She posted the top time in the 200-meter dash and anchored the 400 and 1600 relay teams in the Division III preliminaries. "It's amazing," Murray. "I had so much fun." The fun starts ...

Southern Local's Jones saves the best for last

COLUMBUS - Southern Local senior Maddy Jones left the state track and field meet in tears again. "I'm crying happy tears," Jones said Friday after becoming the second Southern girl ever to stand on the podium at state. After finishing no higher than 14th place in her previous two trips to ...